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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

ON quential, divisive, beatable but so One of the major keys was strategy, er, strategist, last week, 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. ca’s biggest half-marathon race. also defect public attention from tions and public affairs advice. The Globe and Mail’s TV “The start was in Central Park evaluating the substance of the critic John Doyle, meanwhile, as was the first six miles. There- sponsor’s offering.” jumped on the bandwagon and after you came into Times Square Political Marketing in Cana- Ichannel’s #FAQMP hosts poked fun at the incident, call- where there are tens of thou- da, published by UBC Press and ‘all star’ season finale ing her a new star of Canadian sands of people cheering. It was recently released, explains that Five MPs are competing to be television and said he couldn’t pretty cool. The finish was in the political marketing has become iChannel’s season finale guest get enough of her. Seaport district where there were methodical and deliberate within This just in: Maclean’s political editor for its political show #FAQMP, “A set-to with local media so many people it took nearly 30 political parties fighting elections Paul Wells just released an e-book on Frequently Asked Questions for went from testy to hostile to minutes to get through them,” Mr. campaigns, and within govern- PM Stephen Harper. Sweet. your Member of Parliament. absurd, and the footage went Powers told HOH last week. ment bureaucracy. Conservative MPs Dean Del viral. If you haven’t seen it, you Mr. Powers ran the half mara- “In theory, political marketing Mastro and Joy Smith, Green Party must,” he wrote. “The ensuing thon, 13 miles or 21 kilometres, Maclean’s Wells publishes is about developing and promot- Elizabeth May, Liberal deputy with fellow Summa Strategies’ Kar- ing political goods and services argument was toxic. It’s tremen- e-book on Harper’s last 10 years leader Ralph Goodale and Liberal dous television. MacIntyre, all ine Cousineau and her husband Prime Minister Stephen that the broader electorate wants,” MP Carolyn Bennett are in the run- gum-chewing, hair-swinging, Steeve Pratte who works at MD Harper “won big” after the 2008 writes Mr. Marland in the book’s ning. Viewers will vote online for finger-wagging, mall-rat mal- Management. “Last year the actor constitutional crisis in which he preface. “In practice, it is a com- who they want to see interviewed ice and attitude, expressed her Hugh Jackman ran it. We all beat prorogued Parliament to avoid a petitive tool to win power by tar- and then will have a week to sub- utter contempt for the reporters his time—take that Wolverine!” confidence vote, says Maclean’s geting segments of the electorate.” mit questions to the winner. and TV crews with aplomb. She Mr. Jackman ran the half mara- political editor Paul Wells. The editors attribute the rise The five “all star” MPs were was so sharp it looked like she’d thon in two hours, five minutes and “I think the coalition crisis after of political marketing to former chosen because they have previ- even cut herself if she happened 52 seconds in 2011. Mr. Powers’ time: the 2008 election was the most Conservative strategist Patrick ously appeared on the show and to look at herself. The idea that 2:00:04. “The time is maddening. I important week in Canadian poli- Muttart, who served as an adviser “drew large numbers of votes a reporter might want to ask thought I was 10 seconds under two tics since the 1995 Quebec referen- to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and view questions,” according to hours only to discover I was four dum,” he said last week in a Q&A and the architect of the Conser- a press release. the Premier a question was, to seconds above two hours. I could with macleans.ca about his new vative Party’s voter targeting “We get great questions from her, so patently outlandish that have used my hot air to carry me in e-book, The Harper Decade: Inside strategy. Mr. Marland called him the public,” #FAQMP host Karyn one imagined her cackling with faster,” Mr. Powers joked. The Fight to Remake Canada. a “pioneer” of political marketing Pugliese said in the release. derision in her dark lair after Ms. Cousineau’s time was “It was a brutal collision of com- in Canada, having come from the “Some are serious policy ques- the event.” 2:26:30 and Mr. Pratte’s was 1:57:15. peting camps. And Harper, who corporate marketing and commu- tions, others are thought-pro- Mr. Doyle said all the issues Mr. Powers said he decided to started from a position of weakness, nications world and bringing those voking. Some questions express that came up as a result—democ- run the half marathon after Ms. won big. When public support was commercial elements to politics. anger and frustration, others are racy, media rights, access to Cousineau and Mr. Pratte signed everything, more Canadians backed University of Calgary profes- sent in by some witty people who elected officials—were important, up and he made it in through a lot- him than the other guys. He has sor Tom Flanagan, in his book obviously have a great sense of but “what really matters is that tery system. “As fate would have it pushed the advantage he won that Harper’s Team, noted Mr. Muttart’s humour.” we have a new female, grade- we all got selected,” he said. “I had week ever since.” addition to the Conservative war Voting begins on March 27 A villain. Someone so utterly run a half-marathon in January in The book is a look at the last room was unique: “We had never and closes April 10 at faqmp. obnoxious and real that one Nassau and remained keen to do 10 years since Mr. Harper won the had someone like Patrick on the ichannel.ca. hopes MacIntyre sticks around another one quickly so this fit the Canadian Alliance leadership race, campaign team—a high level strat- for years, aiming her gum-chew- bill. Besides, it’s NYC and it is the how he helped unite the right, and egist with an ability to think in How not to do media relations, ing, screw-you disposition at the biggest half-marathon in North how he fought four election cam- visual terms and dramatize policy. TV cameras all over the country. America. There were a number of paigns before winning a coveted … Patrick has an eye for colour and how a star emerged British Columbia should not have Olympians from different coun- majority government and chang- schemes, photo ops, sound bites Canadians were treated this phenomenon to itself.” tries running—I was just a beaten ing Canada’s political landscape. and all the other things that bring to British Columbia Premier [email protected] up plodder from Canada.” Mr. Harper is “smart, conse- political communications to life.” Christy Clark’s communications The Hill Times “ We have said that we will maintain or increase support for the CBC. 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friends.ca/CBCpromise * Nanos Research, March 12, 2012. 4 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 NEWS: ROBOCALLS INVESTIGATION Chief electoral officer Mayrand wants to testify before House Affairs Committee on robocalls information should be held fully Conservative MP and accountable by Elections Canada for doing so.” chair of House Affairs In Mr. Mayrand’s statement, he said the public shouldn’t be Joe Preston says it’s “drawing conclusions based on possibly inaccurate and incom- up to the committee plete information.” Last week, the National Post and ‘matter of reported that the calls originating from Guelph went to cities as far as Thunder Bay and Kingston, and arranging a date.’ suggested that the person making those calls could have had a bad Continued from Page 1 data set and therefore the voter “We in the Ottawa bubble have suppression issue could be isolated been engaged in this for weeks, to Guelph, rather than more wide- but it’s really only starting to spread than previously assumed. reach critical mass as an issue in Mr. Martin said he doesn’t “buy” the coffee shops of the nation,” that explanation, however. said NDP MP Pat Martin (Win- “I’m more inclined to accept nipeg Centre, Man.). “If we man- the tentative conclusion that you age to get the poor Chief Elec- get a phone call from the Conser- toral Officer to appear, I anticipate vative party and they’re asking, Dean Del Mastro will move that ‘Will you vote for the Conserva- we go in-camera which is non- tives? If you say yes, you go on debatable and always succeeds so, one list and you get a phone call it will be of questionable benefit that says, ‘Make sure you come to the general public if the chief out and vote.’ If you say no, you electoral officer’s not allowed to don’t support the Conservatives, say his piece in public and it gets you go on list B, and that means shrouded in a cloak of secrecy.” you get a phone call on elec- In a statement recently, Chief tion day that lies to you saying Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand your polling station has changed. said that he will deliver a report That’s the scenario that I believe to Parliament “in due course” with that’s closer to the truth,” he said. regard to the investigation into “I just hope that Elections fraudulent calls during the last Canada has the tools to inves- election campaign, but said he tigate that fully because if our would “welcome the opportunity” worst fears are realized, and that to appear before the Procedure was the game, then our electoral and House Affairs Committee “to system needs a serious shake up provide information on [Elections and a serious review and we can’t Canada’s] administrative and allow that to undermine and com- investigative processes.” promise our democratic institu- Conservative MP Joe Preston tions. That has to be condemned (Elgin-Middlesex-London, Ont.), in the strongest way possible and chair of the House Affairs Com- corrected so that it can never hap- mittee, told The Hill Times last pen again,” Mr. Martin said. week that getting Mr. Mayrand Mr. Garneau said there are before the committee is a “matter still many unanswered questions,

of arranging a date.” Photographs by Jake Wright, The Hill Times including how widespread the Currently the committee is issue is. looking at a point of privilege Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand, NDP MP Pat Martin, Tory MPs Dean Del Mastro and Pierre Poilievre and Procedure and “If you live in Thunder Bay against Public Safety Minister House Affairs Committee chair Joe Preston. Mr. Mayrand wants to discuss Election Canada’s investigative process at the committee. and you’re told to go to the mall Vic Toews (Provencher, Man.). Mr. in Guelph, then it’s clearly some- Preston said points of privilege us be in camera, but I can’t see pursuit of certain inquiries where and NDP voters in hotly-contest- how something went wrong and usually take precedence at com- where having the chief electoral sharing that information with ed ridings that the Conservatives it was really focused on Guelph, mittee meetings, but the commit- officer would be in camera,” Mr. the public might prejudice some- were hoping to take from Grit but if on the other hand, you live tee could decide to stop work- Preston said. “That’s at the choice thing, then there might be some incumbents. Voters have also com- in Thunder Bay and you were told ing on that issue and move on to of the committee, not the chair.” reasons for that, but I guess we’ll plained about being inundated to go to a place that does exist something else. He said he antic- Liberal House Leader Marc have to wait and see whether the with annoying or harassing pro- in Thunder Bay, then that’s two ipates the committee will hear Garneau (Westmount-Ville Marie, chief electoral officer intends to Liberal or NDP calls at all hours different places. That’s the kind from Mr. Mayrand in “the next Que.), vice-chair of the Procedure just provide information that he of the day. Elections Canada is of information we don’t have at week or two.” and House Affairs Committee, intends for the whole public to currently investigating the issue. the moment so I think I’ll let the “I’m at the will of the com- said he is hopeful that the Con- know, or whether he wants to dis- The Conservative Party has wheels of the inquiry turn and see mittee as to if they want to stop servative members of the com- cuss some sensitive information, denied allegations that there was what comes up out of it,” he said. what we’re doing and have him mittee would not try to move the in which case it will become clear a central, coordinated effort to Both Mr. Martin and Mr. Gar- come. It’s not a one-person deci- meeting in camera. he would like to do this only in suppress the vote during the last neau said that the issue will con- sion here. I get to be a better chair “They have said that they want camera,” he said. “I don’t want to election campaign. During House tinue to dominate Question Peri- by not making decisions for my to be open and cooperate … so judge it, because I don’t know yet.” debate on the issue, Minister of od in the early part of the week committee and letting the com- I cannot see the Conservatives The robocalls story broke last State for Democratic Reform before the budget is tabled this mittee make the decisions. It may saying we need to do this in cam- month when The Ottawa Citizen Tim Uppal (Edmonton-Sherwood Thursday. make the process slower, but it era,” he said. “I can’t speak for the and Postmedia News reported Park, Alta.) said: “What is alleged “There’s no question that the sure makes it happier,” Mr. Pres- committee and I won’t speak for that Elections Canada received to have happened in Guelph, budget is important and there’s ton said. the committee, but I think that complaints about automated calls Ontario is unacceptable. Voter always new things that come up all In response to whether the issue is likely to come up next on May 2, election day, last year. participation is the cornerstone the time, but certainly I think our committee will be in camera, Mr. week. I hope it does, in terms of at Voters in as many as 18 ridings of our democracy. In fact, we are basic strategy is if something new Preston said he doesn’t see why least setting a date.” received phone messages, or proud that more than 900,000 comes up related to the robocalls Mr. Mayrand’s appearance would Mr. Garneau noted, however, “robocalls” from a service pre- more Canadians voted in the you can be sure that we’ll be talk- need to be behind closed doors. that he doesn’t know exactly what tending to be calling on behalf last election. We saw that right ing about it, if there’s nothing new, “The Procedure and House Mr. Mayrand wants to share with of Elections Canada, telling them across the country and believe it we may be talking about it occa- Affairs Committee works very the committee, and if necessary that their polling station had been demonstrates the strength of our sionally just to keep in the minds of collegially and we are as open the meeting could go in-camera. moved, and misdirecting people democracy. However, anyone who Canadians,” Mr. Garneau said. as we can possibly be. Normally, “If he gets into some informa- to a new location. The calls seem makes an effort to suppress voter [email protected] committee business would make tion that may be related to the to have been targeted at Liberal participation by providing wrong The Hill Times Possibilities

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Photographs by Jake Wright, The Hill Times Selling the budget: Top right and clockwise, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Defence Minister Peter MacKay, Treasury Board President Tony Clement, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, Human Resources Minister Diane Finley, Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose, Energy Minister Joe Oliver and Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney.

This is in contrast to the 1995 inside-the-beltway perception, he budget in which departments’ said. The overall message that the budgets were cut from between government has been consistent Feds to roll out budget, 20 to 60 per cent and transfers to on is the need for belt tighten- provinces were also dramatically ing. In addition, he said that all reduced. Conservative MPs campaigned Mr. Alboim said the Liberals “essentially on austerity,” reduc- implemented an almost 11-month ing the deficit and getting back to Cabinet ministers to sell preconditioning strategy in which a balanced budget and therefore Canadians were told to expect a the budget will not a be difficult very austere budget. When the “sell” when MPs return to their budget was tabled, Canadians got ridings to talk about it and make ‘austerity’ measures what they expected, he said. speeches at business chambers “We had the summer discus- and community town halls. sions, the grey and purple books, “I just think that because we for the kind of severe austerity the Parliamentary committees, follow these things so closely in They’re on: Harper and Cabinet ministers set to sell the that Mr. Flaherty previously talk- the minister made a number of Ottawa and everybody’s parsing ed about and the Prime Minister speeches, there was a building every word, that you don’t see ‘quintessential political document of every government.’ talked about in Davos.” communications strategy that the forest for the trees sometimes Earnscliffe Strategy Group culminated in February that was the way Canadians might,” Mr. “modest.” principal Elly Alboim, who very coherent and headed one Storeshaw said, noting also that Continued from Page 1 Liberal MP Ralph Goodale worked on federal budgets as way. So, in fact, when the budget the “sales job is more important to May 2 and I think they’ve just (Wascana, Sask.), a former a strategic communications came there were no real surpris- prior to the budget being tabled” lost their discipline around the finance minister, said the mes- adviser for the Liberals from es,” Mr. Alboim said, noting that to ensure there are no major sur- messaging and people are losing saging on what to expect for the 1994 to 2006, said that there was it was not then difficult for MPs prises in public opinion. confidence in them.” budget has not been “precise and potentially “a rethink that went to fan out across the country and “Through experience with a Mr. Julian told The Hill Times understandable” which could on” in which the precondition- “sell” it in their ridings. couple of these things, I think that the Conservatives are “reeling pose a problem for the Conserva- ing started in one direction and “It wasn’t hard because their there’s sometimes an expecta- from self-imposed fiascos” from tives when the budget is released. then there was a “mid-course constituents were ahead of them tion that the finance minister or Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s “The communications run- correction.” and they had the cover that, ‘Look the Prime Minister, or every MP (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) speech ning up to this budget have been “I think it became somewhat it’s not just us that’s suffering this, across the country is going to go in Davos, Switzerland about muddled. The government on the incoherent. I don’t think anybody everybody is carrying their load. out and do two weeks worth of potential Old Age Security chang- one hand is preaching austerity actually knows what to expect It’s happening everywhere, and events and media and everything es and the backlash that ensued, and talking about making cuts because of the conflicting signals, it’s a collective effort to reduce the else to sell the budget and talk to Treasury Board President Tony deeper than they have previously but I think that probably reflects deficit and reduce the debt.’ … In about the budget. I think, gener- Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, forecast,” Mr. Goodale said. changes internally in the think- the immediate aftermath of the ’95 ally speaking, that’s usually a bit Ont.) announcing the govern- “On the other hand, when Mr. ing,” he said last week. “I don’t budget and the ’96 budget, there optimistic, that you can fill that ment was looking for $4-billion Flaherty met with the economists know the answer, but it sounds was tremendous support for what much space and time and media of annual savings and it rising to about two weeks ago, he came like instead of a strong auster- had been done and MPs didn’t real estate with those types of $8-billion. While the government out of that saying he saw the situ- ity budget, there are going to be have any problems selling it.” messages,” Mr. Storeshaw said. signaled the budget could be ation as maybe less risky than he austerity measures within a bud- Hill and Knowlton vice-pres- “I think if you develop your severely austere at last fall, For- had thought a few months ago, get to try to change some of the ident Mike Storeshaw, a former message to Canadians prior to eign Affairs Minister John Baird and the signs were getting better. underlying economic principles communications director to Mr. the budget being tabled, with a (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) later … It has been a real hodgepodge and policies. The common wis- Flaherty, said, however, precon- reasonably clear expectation of said the job cuts in the public ser- of preconditioning and it’s not dom in a majority mandate is you ditioning for that long is not what’s going to come, and then vice would be “like nothing” that clear what message they’re actu- do the major things early. I think needed now because the public meet or exceed that expectation took place in the 1990s when the ally intending to send. I would the major things have evolved is already aware that austerity is in a good way, then your sales job federal Liberals cut 45,000 public imagine that Canadians go into into structural changes in some needed. “I think those days are after the budget is not only easier, service jobs. Now, Mr. Flaherty this budget a bit confused about of the programs rather than a past,” he said. it frankly doesn’t require as much (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.) has said where the government actually is major cut throughout govern- Although there may seem time or effort,” Mr. Storeshaw said. the cuts in the budget he’ll table on the state of the economy, the ment. That’s what it feels like, but to be “mixed messages” coming in the House this Thursday will be status of the deficit and the need again, it’s not terribly coherent.” from the government, it’s an Continued on Page 7 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 7 LEGISLATION: FEDERAL BUDGET DOCUMENT

WEEK AHEAD IN PARLIAMENT Budget’s communications MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 • Conservative MP Dan Albas appears before the House • House debates motion M-307 on Old Age Security. Finance Committee to discuss Bill C-311, Interprovincial • House debates Bill C-31, Protecting Canada’s Immigra- Importation of Wine for Personal Use Bill, at 3:30 p.m. in tion System Act, at second reading. room 7-52, 131 Queen St. • House Fisheries and Oceans Committee meets in • House Public Safety Committee meets in room 268 La camera to discuss a draft report on closed containment Promenade Building at 3:30 p.m. to discuss Bill C-293, strategy ‘incoherant’: MPs salmon aquaculture. Vexatious Complainants. • House Foreign Affairs Committee continues study of • House Veterans Affairs Committee meets at 3:30 p.m. “In the days after the budget, “Canadians have expecta- the role of the private sector in achieving Canada’s inter- in room C-110 1 Wellington to discuss delivery of front- ‘I think that if the budget national development interests at 3:30 p.m. in room 306 line health and wellbeing services for Canadian veterans. expect ministers to make much tions that the government will La Promenade Building. • Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee meets in camera turns out to be inappropriate, of the programs they have pre- be responsible in this budget • Queen’s University professor Ned Franks appears at 9:30 a.m. in 160 Centre Block discuss a draft report served whenever they are on the and not cut services that fami- before the House Government Operations Committee to on the Métis in Canada. unpopular and inadequate it hot seat for those that they cut,” lies depend on and not cut jobs discuss the process for considering estimates and supply • Senate Transport Committee continues its study on at 3:30 p.m. in room C-160 1 Wellington. emerging issues related to the Canadian airline industry Ms. Hébert wrote. which will weaken even further • House Human Resources Committee continues study at 9:30 a.m. in room 2 Victoria Building. may accelerate the feelings of “Internally, they will be the economy,” he said. “If the of addressing existing labour shortages in high demand • Senate National Finance meets in camera to discuss a discontent. It’s very important, judged in equal measures on budget is responsible, it makes it occupations and barriers to filling low-skilled jobs in draft report on the 2012 main estimates. their private willingness to cut room 253-D Centre Block at 3:30 p.m. • Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee meets at 5 easier for MPs to sell. If the bud- • House Status of Women Committee hears from Plan p.m. in room 2 Victoria Building to examine innovation and potentially it’s either an deep in their budgets and their get is an attempt simply for the International for its study on improving economic pros- in the agriculture sector. public success in making a case government to carry on its own pects for Canadian girls at 3:30 p.m. in room 228 La • Senate Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources opportunity to be seized or to be that the essential missions of agenda without reflecting on Promenade Building. Committee continues its study on the current state and their departments are intact. • Senate National Security and Defence Committee future of Canada’s energy sector at 5 p.m. in room 257 missed given that they’re in a what the public is clearly saying, meets at 4 p.m. in room 2 Victoria Building to hear from East Block. Senior government insiders say then that would be a mistake Jack Granatstein on lessons learned during Canadian majority and can do what they that ministerial careers could and I think you’ll find that Con- Forces operations in Afghanistan. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 be made or broken over the servative MPs will just run for • Senate Official Languages Committee continues its • House votes on Bill C-288, National Flag of Canada want,’ Elly Alboim said. study on the CBC under the Official Languages Act at 5 Act, at third reading and Bill C-350, Accountability of marketing of the 2012 budget. cover. They won’t be out there p.m. in room 9 Victoria Building. Offenders, at second reading. The suggestion is that the Prime selling the budget because there • House debates motion M-331, Housing. Continued from Page 6 Minister’s Office is approaching won’t be much to sell.” TUESDAY, MARCH 27 • House Agriculture Committee continues study of the Mr. Storeshaw added: “I’ll be the exercise with zero toler- Mr. Goodale said that the gov- • House debates motion M-313, on the Governor food supply chain in room 268 La Promenade at 3:30 General p.m. interested to see how much time ance for ministers messing up ernment should be focused on • House debates Bill S-201, National Philanthropy Day • Auditor General Michael Ferguson appears before the they go out and spend doing the government’s message,” Ms. having a “prudent” budget with Act. House Government Operations Committee to discuss the chamber of commerce speeches Hébert wrote. “careful fiscal management,” but • House Health Committee studies the government and process for considering the estimates and supply at 3:30 Mr. Storeshaw said while in industry’s role in determining the drug supply in Canada p.m. in room 237-C Centre Block. and those sorts of things. There’s should not take an axe to social at 8:45 a.m. in room 306 La Promenade Building. • Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Com- not going to be goodies to go out some sense there will be pressure programs that Canadians care • House Industry Committee meets in camera to discuss mittee meets in camera to discuss a draft report on the there and re-announce, which is to ensure that “everybody is com- about, especially pensions. “I a draft report on the e-commerce market in Canada. establishment of a Charter of the Commonwealth. often what the sales aspect of the mitted to what the budget is not think Canadians fully understand • Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver appears before • Senate Social Affairs, Science and Technology Com- the House Natural Resources Committee at 9:45 a.m. mittee meets at 4:15 p.m. in room 2 Victoria Building budget ends up being. If those only doing in a practical sense, and have understood for a long in room 237-C Centre Block to discuss his department’s to continue its study on prescription pharmaceuticals aren’t there, then you may have but the message they’re deliver- time that the economy is fragile,” main estimates. in Canada. to get more creative, or you may ing, they’re willing to stay the he said. “I think people are wor- • House Official Languages Committee meets at 8:45 • Senate Aboriginal Peoples Committee meets in room have to dial it back.” course on it over the long term,” ried about the levels of house- a.m. in room C-110 1 Wellington to discuss improving 160-S Centre Block at 6:45 p.m. to hear from Canadian programs and service delivery. Heritage director general Patricia Neri. After Mr. Flaherty introduces he is confident that all ministers hold debt, a portion of which is • House Public Accounts Committee meets in camera • Senate Transport and Communications Committee the budget in the House at 4 p.m., and MPs will do a good job. mortgage debt, so sure, I think to discuss a draft report on the 2011 Public Accounts hears from British Columbia MLA Rob Howard on its there are a total of four days of “I have confidence that they Canadians are fully aware of of Canada. study of issues related to the Canadian airline industry at debate allotted for the budget, will because they’ve all run on it the risks and they want to see a • Transport Minister Denis Lebel and Minister of State 6:45 p.m. in room 2 Victoria Building. Steven Fletcher appear before the House Transport which don’t necessarily have to and you’re not only managing the credible plan but a plan that has Committee at 8:45 a.m. in room 253-D Centre Block to THURSDAY, MARCH 29 be consecutive. The first day of public expectation but you’ve spent within it a growth component discuss their department’s main estimates. • Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will present the 2012 debate will be Friday, March 30, time as a government managing and not just austerity for the sake • Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault and budget at 4 p.m. in the House of Commons. the caucus and Cabinet expecta- Conflict of Interest Commissioner Mary Dawson appear • House Natural Resources Committee meets in camera at which time Mr. Julian, the offi- of austerity because that could be before the House Access to Information, Privacy and Eth- to discuss a draft report on the current and future state cial opposition’s finance critic, tions so when it comes, you’re not counterproductive.” ics Committee in room 253-D Centre Block at 11 a.m. to of oil and gas pipelines and refining capacity in Canada. will deliver a speech in response shocked, taken aback and feeling Mr. Goodale noted that the discuss their offices’ main estimates. • House Public Accounts Committee studies chapter four to Mr. Flaherty’s budget speech. like they can’t communicate this to budget should also focus on grow- • House International Trade Committee meets at 11 a.m. of the Auditor General’s Fall 2011 Report on regulating in room 268 La Promenade Building to discuss Bill C-23, pharmaceutical drugs. He will then move an amendment their constituents,” he said. ing the economy rather than sim- the Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement. • Ontario deputy minister of energy David Lindsay to the main budget motion. Mr. Alboim said that the bud- ply cutting. For example, he said • Conservative MP David Tilson appears before the appears before the Senate Energy, the Environment After Mr. Julian concludes his get “is the quintessential political deficits have shifted to the prov- House Justice and Human Rights Committee to discuss and Natural Resources Committee at 8 a.m. in room 9 speech and amendment, Liberal document of every government” inces, and if the federal govern- Bill C-217, Mischief Relating to War Memorials Bill, at 11 Victoria Building to discuss the current state and future a.m. in room 306 La Promenade Building. of Canada’s energy sector. MP and finance critic Scott Bri- and if it’s not supported, the ment cuts something like Old Age • Public Safety Minister Vic Toews appears before the • Senate Foreign Affairs and International Trade Com- son (Kings Hants, N.S.) will also “government has got substantial Pensions and forces people to rely Procedure and House Affairs Committee to discuss his mittee meets in camera to discuss a draft report on the speak to the budget motion and trouble.” A recent Ekos poll found on the provincial welfare system, question of privilege relating to threats against him at 11 establishment of a Charter of the Commonwealth. move a sub-amendment to Mr. that 47 per cent of Canadians no money is actually saved. a.m. with Queen’s professor Ned Franks in room 237-C • Senate Social Affairs, Science and Technology Commit- Centre Block. tee hears from Canadian Institutes of Health Research Julian’s amendment. believe the country is headed in “The big deficit and debt issues • House Aboriginal Affairs Committee meets at 3:30 p.m. president Alain Beaudet for its study on prescription On the second day of budget the wrong direction, compared are now with the provinces. That’s in room 362 East Block to discuss land-use and sustain- pharmaceuticals. debate, on Monday, April 2 if to 42 per cent who believe the where federal offloading becomes able economic development. opposite. In addition, 53 per cent • Immigration Minister Jason Kenney appears before FRIDAY, MARCH 30 consecutive, all parties will get really problematic,” he said. the House Citizenship Committee at 3:30 p.m. in room • Opposition finance critics debate the 2012 budget. a chance to debate the main disapprove of the direction of the “You’ve just shifted the cost from 253-D Centre Block to discuss his department’s main • House debates motion M-319, Nutrition Among budget motion and the Liberal government, compared to 37 per the federal level to the provincial estimates and to discuss the committee’s study on ensur- Children. sub-amendment. Fifteen minutes cent who believe otherwise. level. If you insist on a big jails ing Canada’s immigration system is secure. before the expiry of government “I think that if the budget turns agenda, that will cost some bil- business, House Speaker Andrew out to be inappropriate, unpopu- lions of dollars over several years Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, lar and inadequate it may acceler- and half of that burden is carried Sask.) will interrupt the pro- ate the feelings of discontent. It’s by the provinces, you’ve created a STATUS OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ceedings to take a recorded vote very important, and potentially new debt burden for the provinc- HOUSE OF COMMONS • C-31Immigration and Refugee Reform Bill (second reading) on the sub-amendment. At the it’s either an opportunity to be es, which doesn’t bring with it any • S-2 First Nations Matrimonial Real Property Rights Bill • C-32 Civil Marriage of Non-residents Act (second reading) end of the third day of debate, seized or to be missed given that source of revenue to help offset it.” (second reading) • C-36 Elder Abuse Bill (second reading) the House will vote on the NDP they’re in a majority and can do Meanwhile, Mr. Julian said the • C-4 Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing amendment. The House would what they want,” Mr. Alboim said. government likely “doesn’t have Canada’s Immigration System Bill (second reading) SENATE • S-4 Railway Safety Act Amendments (second reading) • S-6 Election and Term of Office of First Nations Chiefs then move onto the fourth and “Depending on how much they confidence” in what they will be • S-5 Foreign Ownership of Financial Institutions Bill and Councillors Bill (third reading) final day of debate. reach and how ideological they presenting because they are pre- (committee) • S-7 Combating Terrorism Bill (committee) The main budget motion will are they may misread the country. senting the budget on a Thursday, • C-5 Air Canada Back to Work Bill (second reading) • S-8 Safety of Drinking Water on First Nation Lands be called 15 minutes before the I don’t think the country generally instead of a typical Monday or • C-7 Senate Reform Bill (second reading) • C-19 Eliminating the Long-Gun Registry Bill (committee) • C-11 Copyright Modernization Bill (report) • C-34 2011-2012 Supplementary Estimates Bill (second reading) end of government orders and the is in the same place as the Conser- Tuesday. • C-12 Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal Information • C-35 Interim Supply Bill (second reading) House will vote. Once the main vatives about the role of govern- Mr. Goodale said he believed Bill (second reading) budget motion is passed and the ment and the size of government. I the government is trying to “con- • C-14 Improving Trade Within Canada Bill (second reading) ADOPTED/ROYAL ASSENT • C-15 Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of • C-2 Mega-trials Bill budget is accepted in principle, the think most Canadians believe in a trol the news cycle” because the Canada Bill (second reading) • C-3 Budget Implementation Bill government will then introduce a more activist and broader role for first day of debate is on a Friday, • C-17 Air Canada and Its Associates Bill (second reading) • S-3 Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 3 ways and means motion to levy government than the Conserva- which is usually a short day and • C-21 Accountability with Respect to Political Loans • C-6 Canada Post Back to Work Bill any taxes outlined in the budget tives do. If they decide to impose rarely gets any coverage. (second reading) • C-8 2011-2012 Main Estimates Bill • C-23 Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (committee) • C-9 2011-2012 Supplementary Estimates A Bill document, as well as a budget a very draconian view of govern- “I think maybe Mr. Julian is read- • C-24 Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (second • C-10 Safe Streets and Communities Bill implementation bill to enact all ment and it turns out to be more ing too much into the date than he reading) • C-13 Second Budget Implementation Bill other aspects of the budget. austere than we anticipated form should,” Mr. Storeshaw said. “I don’t • C-25 Pooled Registered Pension Plans Bill (report) • C-16 Security of Tenure of Military Judges Bill In a column last month, The the preconditioning, they have a think there’s going to be any lack of • C-26 Citizen’s Arrest and the Defences of Property and • C-18 Ending Wheat Board Monopoly Bill Persons (report) • C-20 Increasing Seats in the House of Commons Bill To r o n t o S t a r ’s Chantal Hébert problem,” Mr. Alboim said. coverage of the budget or anything • C-27 Financial Accountability and Transparency of First • C-22 Crees of Eeyou Istchee Treaty Agreement wrote that that ministers will Mr. Julian said he hopes the to do with it, because it’s two days Nations Bill (second reading) • C-29 2011-2012 Supplementary Estimates B Imple- “make much of the programs they government will have taken into later than he might’ve preferred. I • C-28 Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Amend- mentation Bill have preserved whenever they are account opposition parties’ and think that’s kind of silly.” ments Bill (second reading) • C-33, An Act to provide for the continuation and • C-30 Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic resumption of air service operations on the hot seat for those that they Canadians’ concerns on where [email protected] Communications Bill (first reading) —Updated to March 16 cut” after the budget is introduced. the budget will be headed. 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The Hill Times reserves the right to edit letters. 2010 Better research of the Ottawa, ON K1P 5A5 Letters do not reflect the views of The Hill Times. Thank you. Newspaper Library of Parliament. e-mail: [email protected] Winner EDITORIAL: ELECTIONS CANADA & ROBOCALLS Let Mayrand testify, explain Elections t’s been more than a month since Post- it’s doing it, and what the extent of the 700 Imedia News and The Ottawa Citizen complaints his office has received is. We want broke the story about alleged voter sup- to know if it indeed was an isolated case spe- pression in the Guelph, Ont., riding during cific to Guelph, or if it was more widespread the last election campaign, and there are to the almost 70 ridings previously reported. still more questions than answers so far. Mr. Mayrand should also discuss the Elections Canada has been mostly quiet scope of the investigation. As NDP MP Pat on what it’s doing. Chief Electoral Officer Martin told The Hill Times, “The one good Marc Mayrand has said he wants to appear thing about Elections Canada is they’re before the Procedure and House Affairs allowed to open any door and follow wher- Committee “to provide information on our ever it goes, whereas a public inquiry is administrative and investigative processes.” usually limited by specific terms of refer- He should, and the committee should allow ence and even if they unearthed further him to do so sooner rather later. wrongdoing in the process of investigating There have been new revelations almost their mandate, they wouldn’t be allowed to daily on this issue. Pierre Poutine. Burner follow it up. Nothing is stopping Elections cellphones. Voter suppression. Illegal vot- Canada from following every lead and tak- ing in some ridings. Electoral fraud. Bad ing it wherever it’s justified going.” data sets. At the same time, however, the House “There’s still a huge amount of informa- committee should undertake its own inves- tion that’s not confirmed yet and only at tigation of Canada’s electoral system and the rumours stage so we do need to get to seriously look at the use of robocalls. the bottom of what happened in Guelph,” “The last time we looked at the integ- Liberal House Leader Marc Garneau told rity of our institutions, election campaigns The Hill Times. “About 5,000 calls were constituted driving lawn signs in the front made in the Guelph area, but there were lawn and dropping leaflets in people’s mail Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times other calls that were made to other parts boxes. Things have changed a lot and I’m It’s Jimmy: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, pictured in this file photo in a scrum on the Hill. of Ontario and in other ridings and the not sure institutions have kept up with question is were they all really originat- technological change,” Mr. Martin said, ing with the intention of being focused on noting the last time any type of examina- Guelph, or were there separate places in tion happened was 23 years ago during the separate ridings? In other words, was there Lortie Commission. “Our electoral system Hill Times raises important public more than one riding being targeted or needs a serious shake up and a serious were there multiple ridings being targeted review and we can’t allow that to under- and in each case people being told to go to mine and compromise our democratic policy issues: Ombudsman for different places? The 700 complaints obvi- institutions. That has to be condemned in ously have some of that information in it.” the strongest way possible and corrected When Mr. Mayrand testifies, he should so that it can never happen again.” Banking Services and Investments clarify what Elections Canada is doing, how Canada’s democracy depends on it. he Hill Times has correctly called tion, where the ‘client’ is the firm, not the Tattention to some pressing public consumer. A service hired by the bank and policy issues. Policy-makers are currently that, consequently, has the bank as a client faced with a question: should banks be will know who it is they need to please in permitted to hire and pay for the organiza- order to keep the business, and it’s not the tion that will judge and rule on the merits individual making the complaint. of customer complaints and claims for The Hill Times’ policy briefing on Cana- compensation? RBC and TD, having pulled da’s Aging Society (March 12, pp. 22-34) was out of the independent Ombudsman for also timely. Elder financial abuse is some- Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) thing OBSI has seen a notable increase of in for banking complaints, are now seeking recent years, often perpetrated by family or to have government or Parliament ‘lock in’ other trusted individuals. This trend is likely their chosen for-profit, less-onerous pro- to accelerate as Canada’s baby boomers viders of dispute resolution. enter their golden years. Already, 75 per cent We know that all Parliamentarians of OBSI complainants are 50 years of age have an interest in ensuring the integrity of of older, meaning they are at or approach- the Canadian financial consumer protec- ing the end of their earning years, and an tion and dispute resolution framework. The outright majority (53 per cent) are seniors. op-ed by NDP MP Glenn Thibeault gets to Canada’s banks, like policymakers, have a the crux of what is surely a non-partisan significant interest in preventing elder finan- concern: that the independent investigation cial abuse, and the challenge for all of us is of consumer complaints cannot be cred- to remain focused and continue building on ibly handled by a private for-profit supplier the important steps that have been taken in chosen and paid for by a bank, (“Govern- recent years to protect our most vulnerable ment rhetoric insufficient for protecting seniors. consumers and small business,” (The Hill Douglas Melville Times, March 12, p. 21). MPs from all par- Ombudsman for Banking Services ties have realized the negative implications and Investments of one-side competition in dispute-resolu- Toronto, Ont. LIES FROM HEALTH CANADA

Health Canada regulates Natural Health Products in the The Food and Drug Regulations and the Natural Health Prod- The NPN licence on a product is the public’s assurance that it best interests of consumers and in accordance with the LIE: uct Regulations are lawful and must be obeyed. is an effective, high quality product. LIE: laws of this country. LIE: 17 Both of these sets of regulations are ultra vires Many high quality products are no longer on Health Canada is a rogue bureaucracy that holds TRUTH: (beyond the law) because they (a) contravene TRUTH: the market because suppliers could not afford TRUTH: itself above the law and is answerable to no one. the Constitution Act, 1867, (b) have never been sanctioned by Parliament, the excessive costs of complying with the NPN licensing scheme. Health (c) have never been examined under the Statutory Instruments Act for Canada tends not to approve licences for products which are used to treat Natural Health Products need to be regulated for reasons conformity to the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Charter of Rights and signifi cant health challenges, nor to those which compete with prescrip- LIE: of safety. Freedoms, and (d) have never been reviewed by the Scrutiny of Regula- tion drugs. Many consumers are upset because key ingredients have been tions Committee (REGS). taken out of their favourite products in order to comply with NPN licens- Natural Health Products (NHPs) are safer than ing, rendering these products less effective than they used to be. TRUTH: everyday foods. As an example, people die every Every Natural Health Product must obtain an NPN licence year from food poisoning or anaphylactic shock from eating peanuts. No LIE: before it can legally be offered for sale. “The role of the Natural Health Products Directorate (NHPD) is one has ever died from consuming vitamins, dietary supplements, nor any LIE: to ensure that Canadians have ready access to Natural Health other kind of NHP – not in Canada, not anywhere, not now, not ever. This threat is a form of extortion requiring sup- Products that are safe, effective, and of high quality while TRUTH: pliers to submit to unwarranted restrictions and respecting freedom of choice.” Natural Health Products are “drugs”. to incur excessive costs for the “privilege” of being allowed to stay in busi- LIE: ness. The NPN licensing scheme is a scam that contravenes the Constitu- The NHPD is accomplishing the exact opposite of tion Act, 1867 and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Health Canada TRUTH: its professed objective. It has restricted thousands This argument will never stand up in court. The does not have any right to be in the product licensing business. The only of safe and effective products from the market, causing some domestic TRUTH: defi nition of “drug” in the Food and Drugs Act legal authority that Health Canada has to take any product off the market suppliers to go out of business and others to cut back on their product lines. is meaningless and unenforceable. It violates the “void for vagueness” is if said product has been proven to be injurious. A number of U.S. companies have also withdrawn their safe and effective and “over breadth” doctrines under section 7 of the Charter of Rights products from the Canadian market because the NPN requirements were too and Freedoms. According to this whimsical defi nition, foods are magically Health Canada has the legal authority to stop the sale and im- much cost and bother for them. Consumers have less freedom to choose transformed into “drugs” the moment true health claims are made for LIE: portation of any product which does not have an NPN licence. safe and effective NHPs than ever before. them – including oranges for scurvy, prunes for constipation, carrots for vision, oat bran for cholesterol, bananas for potassium, milk for ulcers, No, it does not. The only lawful reason Health Health Canada has the legal right to seize Natural Health green tea for antioxidants, garlic as an antibiotic, bran for fi bre, cherries TRUTH: Canada has for restricting any product from sale or LIE: Products that do not conform to regulations. for gout, papaya for digestion, fi sh as brain food, mints for halitosis, water importation is if said product has been proven to be injurious. As a branch for preventing dehydration, and any food that prevents starvation (which of the federal government, Health Canada’s powers under the Constitution Such confi scations amount to theft and are in includes all foods). Health Canada does not have any valid legal basis for Act, 1867 are limited to policing crimes. No crime has been committed TRUTH: violation of the unreasonable search and seizure proclaiming whatever it wishes to be a “drug”. simply by not complying with bureaucratic dictates. provisions of the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They are also in contravention of the Constitution Act, 1867 The Natural Health Product Regulations (NPHR) are needed Health Canada has the right to restrict any product from the that limits the powers of federal government departments to policing LIE: because the public is not adequately protected from these LIE: market if suffi cient “safety data” cannot be provided for it. actual crimes, such as selling products proven to be injurious. substances in any other way. This is an impossible reverse onus that defi es Armed police raids on vitamin suppliers have never happened. The public is already suffi ciently protected. All TRUTH: science, logic and law. Science can measure LIE: TRUTH: Natural Health Products must comply with the only actual events, such as instances of injury. Safety is a non-event, the Food and Drugs Act, which protects the public from both injurious prod- absence of injury, and thus cannot be measured. It is impossible to reach For proof that Health Canada has instigated these ucts and those which are fraudulently promoted. NHPs must also comply any conclusion on the basis of that which does not exist. This is the fun- TRUTH: armed raids multiple times, go to www.dspu.ca. with the “truth in advertising” provisions of the Competition Act and the damental principle of “innocent until proven guilty” on which our entire “Raided at Gunpoint” (posted 24 Nov/11) features a video of Dr. Eldon Dahl Canadian Code of Advertising Standards. All NHPs imported from the legal system is based. In the absence of proven cases of injury, any given describing the terror he felt during 11 hours of the unreasonable search and U.S. also comply with the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act substance must be presumed to be safe. seizure that destroyed his family business. “Vitamin Police Terrorize Suppliers” (DSHEA) administered by that country’s Food and Drug Administration. (posted 15 Oct/11) summarizes this and six separate but similar police raids Health Canada has the right to pre-approve health claims for that also took place at gunpoint. Health Canada has the legal authority to regulate Natu- LIE: Natural Health Products. LIE: ral Health Products. There is no collusion between Health Canada and the pharma- For Health Canada to limit health claims to those LIE: ceutical industry. Health Canada’s regulation of NHPs is unlaw- TRUTH: which conform to its beliefs is an act of censor- TRUTH: ful because it contravenes sections 90 and 91 ship, in contravention of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Deciding Drug companies are the obvious benefactors of of the Constitution Act, 1867. These sections define and delineate the which health claims may or may not be valid for a particular condition TRUTH: the unwarranted restrictions on Natural Health legislative powers of the federal and provincial governments. Health constitutes the practice of medicine, which discipline falls exclusively under Products. Schedule F of the Food and Drug Regulations includes nine Canada is a branch of the federal government and as such has jurisdic- provincial jurisdiction. NHPs that are restricted to sale by prescription only. (Health Canada is tion over crime but not over products. Matters of health are the currently attempting to add digestive enzymes to Schedule F.) Schedule exclusive domain of the Provinces. Health Canada has the right to evaluate the effi cacy of Natural A of the Food and Drugs Act lists 29 health challenges for which Health LIE: Health Products. Canada does not wish the public to self-medicate, meaning that these Regulations have the power of law. conditions can be treated only by prescription drugs. Health Canada LIE: To decide which products may be effective for does not issue NPN licences for NHPs that compete with prescription TRUTH: particular health conditions constitutes the drugs. It is impossible for small family businesses to comply with the Laws are Acts of Parliament passed by our practice of medicine, which discipline falls exclusively under provincial licensing procedures and hurdles, yet easy for the giant drug companies TRUTH: elected representatives. Regulations are dictates jurisdiction. Any product which is falsely promoted for purposes that it to do so. The staff of the Natural Health Products Directorate includes created by bureaucracies on the basis of “because we say so”. Anyone cannot fulfi ll is in contravention of the “truth in advertising” provisions many employees who have pharmaceutical backgrounds but none who who breaks a law is guilty of a crime. Anyone who does not conform to a of the Competition Act and the Canadian Code of Advertising Standards. have any expertise with Natural Health Products. Those regulations and regulation has simply ignored or overlooked a bureaucratic decree but has Suppliers of NHPs have a rational self interest in providing effective prod- policies which are biased towards the pharmaceutical industry may be in not committed any crime in so doing. ucts because consumers soon stop buying those which do not work. contravention of the Monopolies Act.

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Minister of Health, Leona Aglukkaq, has been asked to respond by March 30 to the above charges, for which supporting legal affi davits have been posted at www.naturalhealthfreedomcanada.com. You may wish to express your own concerns to the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq at [email protected], with copies to your MPs and Senators. If the Health Minister does respond, her reply will also be posted at www.naturalhealthfreedomcanada.com. Non-response on her part can only be construed as tacit agreement that Health Canada is in fact lying to us. To Protect, Educate & Empower 10 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 LETTERS: TO THE EDITOR Surely, our Elections Canada veterans deserve should be better treatment disclosing more ow could two departments of the federal lections Canada’s disclosure that it government be so diametrically opposed? H has received 700 complaints about I ask this question because there are two eco- E false phone calls during the 2011 fed- nomic support programs for our veterans in eral election, its commitment to issue play here. One is the Service Persons Income a public report once its investigations Security Insurance Plan Long Term Disability are completed, and the chief electoral (SISIP LTD), a mandatory insurance program officer’s willingness to explain to a for Canadian Forces (CF) members, and the Parliamentary committee how it han- other is the Veterans Affairs Canada Earnings dles complaints, are all steps forward. Loss Benefit (VAC ELB). However, other steps must be taken Before October 2011, the New Veterans to ensure Canada’s election law is Charter (NVC) and the Service Person’s’ enforced fairly, properly, and effectively. Income Security Insurance Plan (SISIP) Elections Canada’s report on the provided for 75 per cent of a Canadian false phone calls must include a chart Forces member’s salary at release—the two with information about the nature of programs were exactly the same. Injured each complaint; whether, how and members were on one or the other. when each complaint was investigated; Last year, in response to appeals from Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times what evidence was found; what the veterans’ groups, such as the Royal Cana- Night flights issue: Canada’s federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel, pictured. The Markland conclusions were, and; what enforce- dian Legion, the federal government Wood Homeowners Association wants Mr. Lebel to deny the GTAA application for increased ment actions were taken (if any). announced it would increase the benefit to flights at night at Toronto Pearson Airport and maintain the present 1997 standard. This same detailed information ensure basic needs such as shelter, food, must be disclosed about the 1,281 clothing, etc., could be met. VAC imple- complaints Elections Canada received mented the increased amount to the ELB during the 2004, 2006 and 2008 elec- program on Oct. 3, 2011. The Department of tions, and about the 1,003 complaints National Defence (DND)/CF did not. There- GTAA wants 50 per cent increase filed during the 2011 election (once the fore, there is now a huge inequity. Through investigation of these complaints is no fault of their own we have some veterans completed), and about any complaints who have been injured attributable to their in nighttime flights, Etobicoke filed in between elections since 2004. military service being paid $40,000 per year Elections Canada has never dis- and some at less than $20,000. closed any information about these This is an unacceptable situation and neighbourhood group fights against plan complaints and what it did with each needs to be fixed now. We have given e: “Brampton, Mississauga support information technologies, scientific complaint. DND and the CF ample time to fix this increasing nighttime Pearson Airport research, financial services, transpor- There is no law that says this infor- inequity but there has been no commit- R flights,” (The Hill Times, March 19, letter tation, engineering as well as public mation cannot be disclosed, but the ment to date. Now, with the federal gov- to editor, p. 8). Sheldon Lieba of the Mis- sector domains. We support sound eco- Canada Elections Act must also be ernment deficit reduction a certainty, the sissauga Board of Trade and Steve Sheils, nomic growth for all Canadian enter- changed to clearly require Elections Royal Canadian Legion is looking for a of the Brampton Board of Trade, note that prises, but submit that daytime airport Canada to disclose this information commitment and a firm date. they avoided using the word “sleep,” and hours should be used to enable this pos- about each complaint in the future. Vot- This is a substantive example of how instead spoke of “balance.” itive growth, not a knowing imposition ers have a right to know this informa- the federal government’s deficit reduction There is no “balance” when one on neighbours’ slumber. tion, and need to know it to ensure program is being run on the backs of our vet- neighbour consciously seeks permanent As one researches how other major federal elections are fair. erans. Surely our veterans deserve better treat- permission to cause the other to suffer global airports are managed, it becomes If Elections Canada refuses ment than this. Those who have been injured up to 50 per cent more nighttime aircraft obvious that they can handle growth for to disclose this key information, in the performance of their duties with the CF disturbance than presently permitted. economic reasons and do so in the day- Canadians have a right to assume deserve the same income support regardless What “community interests” does that time with new technology and optimized that Elections Canada is covering of which program they are on. This is only fair. serve for the Greater Toronto residents? scheduling management. New improve- up questionable investigation and It is inconceivable that institutions such Since 1997, Toronto and the GTA ments in air traffic control makes this enforcement activities. as the CF and the federal government can have enjoyed the protection, however infinitely possible. The point here is that And every provincial, territorial, stand up and say we care for our troops and limited, of a standard set by Transport there is room for growth in the daytime and municipal election agency should we care for our own when they treat the Canada when they devolved operation of to enable economic growth. There is no also be disclosing, and required to most vulnerable of our veterans so shoddily. Lester B. Pearson International Airport need to use the night time when the air- disclose, information about each com- Young men and women today join the CF to the Greater Toronto Airports Author- port is properly and modernly managed. plaint received and how they handle for a rewarding career. To have it cut short by ity (GTAA). This standard already Other very recognized international complaints, to help ensure fair elections a debilitating injury is hard enough, however, permits night flights to average every airports of significance have strict limita- across the country. the loss of a suitable income should they be 10 minutes and has an increase factor tions from night time flight disturbance— Duff Conacher unable to work again is a two-fold burden built in which never decreases. Now the and we wish Toronto Pearson to stay Board member that they should not have to bear. GTAA is requesting permission to revise among these leaders in harmonious living Democracy Watch Patricia (Pat) Varga the formula which will permit up to 54 with their residents. It would appear that Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. night flights, a 50 per cent increase. globally, airport jurisdictions are imple- (The author is the Dominion president We most certainly object to this menting more night time curfews. Our of the Royal Canadian Legion). request, and ask Transport Minister Denis information suggests that in 1970, some 40 Lebel to retain the present provisions of or so airports worldwide had night time Kenney’s proposed the 1997 standard without amendment. curfews. In 2012, that number has grown Sleep has not become less necessary to approximately 200 airports. We wish Time to change since 1997. Toronto needs it as much Toronto Pearson to lead and to be proud immigration overhaul today as ever and any threat to it from any of our cooperation—simply maintain the Canada’s electoral source should be challenged. To be clear, 1997 night budget formula. right move, says reader this is a Greater Toronto matter, not mere- A federal study for LBPIA completed ly something affecting close neighbours. in 1992, entitled “Air Traffic Management mmigration Minister Jason Ken- system: reader Large aircraft and the strict flight patterns in Southern Ontario,” had recommended Iney’s pending and proposed reforms nstead of a Liberal-NDP merger or they must follow ensure a liberal distribu- that night flights have a complete curfew to overhaul Canada’s immigration Icooperation in the next federal elec- tion of aircraft disturbance to many parts for other than emergency flights. We system are long overdue: they will ulti- tion, would it be more logical and more of the metropolitan Toronto area. are of the mind that the government of mately transform our immigration sys- serious to have a better voting system Toronto Pearson is our airport, and the day issued the 1997 letter in recogni- tem from one based on non-immigrant in the next federal election? Should we we are proud of it. Its adherence to the tion of the residential GTA communities’ criteria to one based almost solely on have a preferential transferable vot- night flight budget imposed by Trans- needs expressed in that document, and it economic interest. The fast integration ing system or run-off elections like in port Canada is one shining factor which has been appreciated ever since. and the productivity gains will offer France? makes it a leader in Canadian if not We again request, nay implore, that much to this country. I commend Mr. And, in order that each vote count as international examples. The facility is Mr. Lebel deny the GTAA application Kenney for being such a long-term much as possible in each riding, could operated by capable people, and we cer- for increased flights at night at Toronto visionary on this front and hope that the House of Commons have a maximum tainly wish them continued success—but Pearson Airport and that he maintain Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s of 10 per cent of the Members elected by not at the expense of Toronto sleep. the present 1997 standard. administration pursues this goal with proportional representation with seats As throughout the rest of Toronto, Richard H. Boeheke and Saulius Brikis perseverance and diligence. Kudos and awarded to best defeated candidates? we in Markland Wood have many resi- Etobicoke, Ont. right on, Mr. Harper and Kenney. Marc Williams dents who are accomplished execu- (The authors are members of the Mark- Kevin Carter Montreal, Que. tives and managers in manufacturing, land Wood Homeowners Association). Niagara Falls, Ont. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 11 POST-PARTISAN PUNDIT: PRIME MINISTER HARPER Busting the top five Harper myths, someone has to During Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s more than six years leading Canada, a number of myths have emerged regarding his leadership, myths which many in the media and elsewhere have come to accept as reality.

anything, the Harper Tories just decided to fight fire with fire. Myth No. 3: ‘Stephen Harp- er is an arch-conservative’ BY Gerry Nicholls Prime Minister In reality, Prime Minister AKVILLE, ONT.—Stephen Harper is not so much a conser- OHarper has now been Prime vative as he is a right-wing popu- Minister of Canada for more than list, with a lot of Liberal thrown six years. in for good measure. His stance And during that time a on a stronger military and his number of myths have emerged tough “law and order agenda,” for regarding his leadership, myths instance, are pure populism. At which many in the media and the same time, however, his fiscal elsewhere have come to accept policies of more spending and as reality. bigger government can be found So, in the interest of setting in any Liberal Party playbook. It the record straight, I have decid- should go without saying that a ed to bust the “Top Five Stephen truly conservative prime minister Harper Myths.” would have cut spending and Here they are in no particular made government smaller. order: Myth No. 4: Sixty per Myth No. 1: Stephen Harper cent of Canadians are wants to turn Canada into a irrevocably opposed to Christian theocracy Harper’s agenda The perpetrators of this This myth gets trotted out myth like to paint Harper as a every time somebody wants cross between Rick Santorum to delegitimize some aspect of and Ayatollah Khomeini. In Harper’s agenda. And yes, it’s fact, in her book, The Armaged- true on Election Day 2011 about don Factor, Marci McDonald 60 per cent of Canadians didn’t suggests Harper is plotting to vote for the Conservative Party. hand control of Canada over to Of course, 70 per cent of Cana- a cabal of bible-thumping evan- dians didn’t vote for the NDP, gelical Christians who want to 81 per cent didn’t vote for the ban abortions, stop gay mar- Liberals and a whopping 96 per riage and just generally throw cent didn’t vote for the Green society back to the Middle Party. So what? The way people Ages. Is this true? Nope. When vote is an imprecise measure it comes to social issues Harper of overall political attitudes or is really a “Don’t Rock the Boat intensity. A voter may cast a Moderate.” That’s why social ballot against Harper, yet still conservatives overwhelmingly agree with many of his policies. backed Stockwell Day during the 2002 Canadian Alliance leadership race. Myth No. 5: Harper is anti- democratic Myth No. 2: Stephen Harper Columnist Lawrence Martin once wrote the “Harper govern- introduced ‘American-style’ ment has shown no hesitation to attack ads to Canada bully its way through democratic The Harper Tories unques- barriers. It has padlocked Parlia- tionably run aggressive media ment, been the first government campaigns and they routinely ever to be found in contempt of pillory their opponents with Parliament and, more recently, “attack ads.” But let’s face imposed closure and time limits it, they were not the first in on parliamentary debate at a Canada to employ rough-house record-breaking clip.” tactics. Indeed, the book Kick- Sounds scary. So here’s a ing Ass in Canadian Politics, less scary way to essentially describes its author, Warren say the same thing: Like any Kinsella—the one-time strate- politician, Harper is using dem- gist for former prime minister ocratic Parliamentary rules to Jean Chrétien—as “an enthu- his advantage. siastic advocate of tough, in- There you have it; the top your-face politics—politics that five Harper myths officially infuriates opponents, but wins debunked and busted. votes.”And in the 2004 federal That’s five down, 50 to go. election it was the Liberals who Gerry Nicholls is a communi- aired attack ads designed to cations consultant. Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times make Harper look scarier than www.gerrynicholls.com Talk to me: PM Stephen Harper, pictured in May 2010 on the Hill in a Q&A session with Conservative Senator Mike Duffy. a Stephen King film festival. If The Hill Times Location 56.913079, -111.462084

EVERY DROP OF COUNTS. The more we know, the less water we use to produce a barrel of oil. With today’s technology, over 80% of the water used in our oil sands process is recycled over and over. But we’re not stopping there. We continue to improve and are designing even further reductions in water use.

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oilsandstoday.ca A message from Canada’s Oil Sands Producers. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents member companies that produce over 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil, including Canada’s Oil Sands Producers. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 13 POLITICAL REPORTING: ELECTION 2011 & BALLOTS Elections Canada allowed ballot boxes in a gated community clubhouse, a suburban supermarket, a lawn bowling club Willowdale Lawn Bowling Club Pettit also placed a polling sta- now at Forest Brook church, with A Hill Times investigation shows Conservatives harvested though a public library and civic tion at The Beaches Clubhouse 825 votes. Alexander’s plurality thousands of votes after Elections Canada placed ballot centre were two blocks away. Con- on Blue Heron Beach Way, a pri- over the Liberal incumbent across servatives won three of the four vate club for residents of a gated the riding was 3,228 votes. boxes in evangelical churches, clubs and other locations lawn bowl polls with 404 votes. community. Ajax school officials said they In Mississauga East-Cooksville, “It’s gated—one of the first knew of no reason for the reloca- that appeared to favour government supporters. another Conservative pick-up by in Markham,” said Douglas Ack- tion of the Pickering High polls. 676 votes following the retirement hurst, a member of the commu- “Elections Canada just gives us possible” in public buildings. Yet of Liberal MP Albina Guarnieri, nity association. “There’s a fence a list,” said Mark Joel, superinten- Elections Canada confirmed it ballot boxes were placed in a around the property and a secu- dent of education operations for gave “no further instructions” to Loblaw Superstore though two rity gate with a guard.” the Durham District School Board. returning officers who set up bal- schools were located within a one- Residents instructed to vote at “They say, ‘Here are the schools we lot boxes in a lawn bowling club kilometre radius. A store manager the clubhouse noted they’d previ- want to use,’ and we comply.” and a suburban supermarket confirmed polls were placed in a ously cast ballots at a Catholic Forest Brook’s pastor, Ken BY Tom Korski with a sushi counter—both actual second-floor room above the deli high school one kilometre away. Thompson, said his church was Toronto-area polling stations. display and sushi counter, but “We had usually voted at Brother asked by the local returning offi- ARLIAMENT HILL—A Hill Poll data were obtained declined further comment. Con- André School,” said one resident. cer to host the balloting. “We were PTimes investigation shows through Access to Information. servatives won three of the four “It is just next door.” asked by Elections Canada if we’d Conservatives harvested thou- Returning officers interviewed Loblaw polls with 267 votes. Documents confirm Markham like to be a polling station,” said sands of votes after Elections by The Hill Times said they typically In Oak Ridges-Markham, polling station #256 was relocat- Thompson. “We did it as a public Canada placed ballot boxes in disregarded demographic and cen- where first-term Conservative ed. Calandra had won the school service. The returning officer is a evangelical churches, clubs and sus data when picking poll stations MP Paul Calandra last year poll by 47 per cent, just three member of our congregation.” other locations that appeared to that may have favoured one party fended off a challenge by former votes over his Liberal rival, in “He has been a member here favour government supporters. over another. Nor did Elections Liberal member Lui Temelkovski, 2008. After the poll moved to the for 15 or 20 years,” the pastor said. Ontarians voted in a gated com- Canada advise its agents to balance election managers placed seven gated community Calandra won Returning officer Robert munity clubhouse and a church picks like private clubs with other polls in two evangelical churches. #256 with 60 per cent support. Cumbertbatch did not return whose congregation included the diverse locations such as campuses Calandra swept all seven with an In Ajax-Pickering, records messages left at his Ajax home. local returning officer, records show. or union halls for a broad represen- average 65 per cent support. track the move of six polls from Chief Electoral Officer Marc Conservatives swept both polling tation of electors in each riding. “I won’t be able to comment,” Pickering High School to an Mayrand declined an interview. stations in winning hotly-contested “For us it was just numbers; said Colin Pettit, the Markham evangelical congregation, Forest And Elections Canada did not Toronto-area ridings last year. it was all geography,” said one returning officer responsible for Brook Community Church, more respond to March 7 written ques- “We rely on the good judg- returning officer. the poll locations. “I certainly don’t than a kilometre away. tions on reasons for the relocation ment of the local returning In Willowdale, where Conserva- want to speak out of turn according In 2006, then-Liberal MP Mark of the Ajax ballot boxes, Markham officers,” said Elections Canada tive MP Chungsen Leung unseated to the directions I’ve been given.” Holland swept six school polls— poll #256 or the Loblaw and lawn spokesperson John Enright. Liberal incumbent Martha Hall Elections Canada issued a Feb. #51 and #77-81—with 55 per cent bowling polling stations. Federal law requires voting Findlay by 932 votes, Elections 28 email forbidding all returning support. In 2011, Conservative MP Next week: Winning The booths be located “wherever Canada placed four polls at the officers from speaking to reporters. Chris Alexander won the six polls, Country Club Poll.

OPINION: ENVIRONMENT & BUDGET Cutting up Canada’s environmental safety net that these protections have in com- Smearing people who have legiti- Like rules that prevent smoking in the office or putting your kid in a car without a mon is that they are common trig- mate concerns about new projects seatbelt, protecting citizens’ health and livelihoods from a polluted environment gers of the Canadian Environmental like pipelines and cutting off their Assessment Act). right to have a say won’t quiet the is a Canadian social norm. Will this week’s budget roll back established legal Strong environmental laws mat- critics. It will just mean that the fight ter for our ecosystems, our economy goes elsewhere, to where the prod- protections for our environment and put public health and safety at risk? and the democratic process. Cana- ucts are being sold, to the courts and da’s key federal environmental laws to investors. Again, the social licence fishery, the toxic waste lying at the long term value of putting in place like the Canadian Environmental for the oil industry in particular has bottom of Hamilton Harbour. rules to protect the environment. Assessment Act, the Fisheries Act, already eroded given the failure to The point in dredging up We learned our lesson. Or did and the Species at Risk Act have limit the impacts of tar sands devel- these environmental disasters we? This week’s budget will be made tangible improvements to opment and deal honourably with is to show that we learned some instructive. our ability to promote a sustainable First Nations. Canada has more to do lessons: a polluted environment Like rules that prevent smoking economy, protect us from toxics and on this front, and should not be con- BY Jessica Clogg hurts us humans as well as other in the office or putting your kid in pollutants, save species from extinc- templating doing less. critters. And cleaning up after the a car without a seatbelt, protect- tion and hold polluters accountable. Third, it’s a few big companies ANCOUVER, B.C.—Cana- fact (assuming it is even possible) ing citizens’ health and livelihoods What should we be working that would benefit from weaken- Vdians once let corporations is extremely costly, making strong from a polluted environment is now toward? First and foremost, we need ing our environmental laws, yet dump whatever they wanted into environmental laws a smart finan- an accepted social norm. Yet over to be able to count on governments all Canadians that would pay the our air and water, and dig and cial investment for taxpayers who the last few months, there have to make sure the air we breathe price, in terms of impacts on our destroy forests, rivers and lakes can be left footing the bill. been strong signals that legislation and the water we drink is safe, not health and quality of life as well without consideration of what spe- Over the decades, Canada has will soon roll back established pro- poisoned, and that our rivers, lakes, as the actual tax dollars to clean cies might be living there. developed an environmental safety tections for our environment. And farmland and forests stay healthy up environmental disasters. An oil Think of the Sidney Tar Ponds, net of laws intended to protect like driving without a seatbelt, this enough to support our economy tanker spill off the North Pacific where a steel mill was allowed to habitat and species. Limits have would be a reckless move that puts and be there for future generations. Coast, for example, could leave fill an entire estuary with toxic been put on what factories can put public health and safety at risk. We can’t risk an Exxon Valdez-like citizens on the hook for billions. sludge, including cancer-causing into the air and water. Environ- Why? So Canada can ship oil spill on our coasts, nor can we Canadians want strong envi- PCBs. The local community is mental assessment, through which unprocessed natural resources over- allow another Sidney Tar Ponds to ronmental laws to ensure a clean, still paying for that mess with potential impacts are addressed seas as fast as we can, and earn oil happen. There’s ample evidence secure, and sustainable future elevated cancer rates, and Cana- before a project is allowed to go companies a few dollars more per that our existing laws need to be for ourselves and our children.50 dian taxpayers are still paying to ahead, has become an established barrel of oil? Anticipated legislative strengthened, not weakened, to organizations nationwide have clean it up decades later. Think of part of our democratic process. changes to weaken environmental protect humans from pollution. endorsed a common set of prin- the First Nations communities in (Of course there are a few gaps assessment may have been spurred Take, for example, the leaking toxic ciples that outline how; see www. northwestern Ontario that were in the net—one need only look at by unprecedented public concern tailings ponds in Northern Alberta envirolawmatters.ca, and which poisoned because a chemical com- the continued decline of species at about the proposed Enbridge North- and the elevated cancer rate found have been submitted to the federal pany dumped 9,000 kg of mercury risk like woodland caribou and the ern Gateway tar sands pipeline and in First Nations communities living government. We’ll find out on bud- into the river system people fished rapid expansion of water-polluting supertanker project, but they could downstream. get day if they have been listening. in. The list can go on and on—Lake tar sands mines). But, across many impact industries nationwide. There Second, a credible decision-mak- Jessica Clogg, executive direc- Erie dying, the acid rain crisis, sectors, damage to the environ- is even talk that habitat protection ing process that gives citizens a voice tor and senior counsel, West Coast flooding communities for dam ment and health has decreased for fish and species at risk could be is crucial for industries to obtain Environmental Law Association. reservoirs, the collapse of the cod because our governments saw the on the chopping block. (A key factor a social licence for their activities. The Hill Times 14 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 IMPOLITIC: GUTTER POLITICS

only shows how naive, or prissy, prime minister says, as he did last standards favoured by campaign or mired in nostalgia, normal peo- January, that Canada has signed a war rooms, or senior party advisers. ple can be. Negative ads are part “contract” to buy some expensive But they don’t run things. Rush to political of the game now, out-of-season or fighter planes and urges the oppo- It is also true that every oppo- not. Besides, all parties do it. And sition to “stop playing politics with sition leader promises to bring they “work.” Everyone says so. these crucial contracts,” you might transparency, honesty and account- Stéphane Dion, for instance, assume there is a “contract.” ability to political life. Some even gutter seems had his problems communicat- Not so fast! What Stephen mean it. But the zeal tends to last ing, but he took a greater political Harper meant, he explained only until their first crisis. risk than any recent leader with patiently in the Commons not Arresting the current slide his future-oriented Green Shift in long ago, is that Canada signed “a into the ethical swamp would 2008. Although negative advertis- memorandum of understanding.” require a multi-partisan effort, unstoppable ing alone didn’t destroy Dion, to So (overnight) we may not be so probably originating on the back portray an honest, serious man committed to those planes after all. benches, of like-minded MPs with a daring vision as a dithering “Obviously,” Harper said, “we have determined to speak publicly, and The level of invective, the banality, may not incompetent took some guile. It not signed a contract, so that we privately, against the destructive also set a depressing precedent. can retain our flexibility in terms tactics and pervasive myths that yet match the headlong rush to the sewers we New Democrats are already pre- of the best deal for taxpayers.” are eroding trust in politics. paring to defend their new leader So it wasn’t true about the It isn’t true that all politicians are are seeing in the Republican leadership race from the inevitable sliming by the “contract”; there was no prospect the same, that the politics of anger Conservative machine. Albertans of Canada being financially penal- always trumps the politics of hope, down south. But it feels like a matter of time. are bracing for an unprecedented ized for withdrawing? Yes and no. that the ends justify the means, that exchange of televised trashings, This nit-picking, this peevish the other guys are just as bad. attack ad on Bob Rae, for pitting Wildrose’s Danielle Smith insistence on the literal truth, Everyone from Preston Man- instance—unprovoked, dated against Progressive Conservative betrays Old Thinking. The mod- ning, to the Catholic Register, to and devious—is indefensible. Premier Alison Redford in the pend- ern view—helpfully advanced Michael Ignatieff has spoken out The normal person’s instinct is ing provincial election. Girl-on-girl, by any number of pundits—is against the corrosion of public to turn away in weary disgust; to gender-inclusive abuse. that, in the face of mounting life. Pundits fret about it regularly. question the integrity, not of Rae The level of invective, the uncertainty about the costs and But until active politicians, includ- BY Susan Riley when he was premier of Ontar- banality, may not yet match the capabilities of the F-35, Harper ing Conservatives, start confront- io—a different man, in a different headlong rush to the sewers we did the prudent thing. He showed ing, and resisting, the cynicism ATINEAU, QUE.—The ethical party, in a different time—but of are seeing in the Republican “flexibility.” Back-flips worthy of they see every day nothing will Gdivide between normal people the authors of this tired tripe. leadership race down south. But Cirque du Soleil, some might say. change—and normal people will and practising politicians is wor- That, as I say, is how a normal it feels like a matter of time. It is worth noting that many MPs stop voting altogether. Which is rying at the best of times, but it is person might respond (including Already, normal people are would never dream of conducting what the cynics want. beginning to look unbridgeable. a Conservative normal person, by expected to ditch their restric- their personal, or professional, lives Susan Riley is veteran political The recent Conservative the way.) Which, cynics will argue, tive definition of “lying.” If the according to the forgiving ethical columnist.

OPINION: FORESTRY & GOVERNMENT Reflections from front-lines of industry transformation It takes courageous leadership to identify the uncertain path to success and commit to it.

Canada’s forest industry was a sector fading to black. But sometimes dramatic chal- lenges lead to heroic innova- tion. Instead of sinking into the sunset, the industry reinvented BY Avrim Lazar itself. Investments in new tech- nologies opened vast new mar- TTAWA—For the last kets for bio-products extracted Odecade, I have been on the from wood fibre including fuels, front line of an historic shift in chemicals, and health products. the fabric of the Canadian forest Mill managers and workers products industry. Its odyssey found ways to improve produc- through tumultuous times is in tivity that left both U.S. competi- itself a fascinating story but it tors and the rest of Canadian also offers insights into the chal- manufacturing behind. lenges and changes faced by the Ambitious efforts to open entire Canadian economy. markets made forest products Dramatic cyclical swings Canada’s most successful export- are not new for natural resource er to China and India. World- industries but the forest prod- leading improvements in envi- ucts industry had to face fun- ronmental practices won the sup- Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times damental shifts that shook the port of big-name environmental Forestry product talk: The transformation of the forest industry is well launched, but not complete, says Avrim Lazar. foundations of its world: the groups. In short, Canada’s forest rise of the Canadian dollar from products industry found a new of change will work. Making the programs often create barriers character: an innovative resource $0.62 in 2002 to around parity footing and now faces the future right changes only happens if lead- to change. And in times of stress based industry, a global trader, an today, an incredible 60 per cent with sober self-confidence. ers take risks, yet support for risk- governments feel pressure to industry aware of its dependence increase; the explosion of the How does an industry reverse taking is often perversely lowest slow down painful transforma- on nature, and a creator of human information age depressing the itself from an accelerating down- when things are the most insecure. tion or may step in to freeze the value from natural resources. Those demand for paper; the collapse of ward spiral to a profitable path? It takes courageous leadership to status quo. Smart government remain the fundamentals that will the U.S. housing market; the fal- Through my 10 years of living in identify the uncertain path to suc- does the opposite: it provides see Canada’s forest products indus- tering recovery of European and economic turbulence, three fac- cess and commit to it. support to accelerate the pace of try into the future. North American markets and the tors stood out: courageous lead- Improving productivity and industry adaptation. Few industrial sectors in shift of the engine of economic ership, rethinking the business innovating are necessary. But The transformation of the for- Canada are insulated from the growth from these traditional model, and smarter government. being better at what we do is est industry is well launched, but threats of the rapidly shifting customers to Asia. We tend to underestimate the rarely sufficient. Rethinking the not complete. However the down- global economy. And all have the Any of these shifts would be pressures on industry leaders when business model is more powerful ward spiral has been reversed and capacity to adapt, prosper and a serious challenge for industry change is occurring. Major eco- than simply improving productiv- industry leadership, the rethinking continue to support the quality of adaptation, but the cumulative nomic shifts might be seen as an ity: new partnerships, new prod- of business models and govern- life Canadians enjoy. impact was cataclysmic: the loss opportunity to transform but what ucts, new markets and new posi- ment support for change helped Avrim Lazar is retiring after of around 100,000 jobs and the clo- is actually experienced from inside tioning are essential in address- achieve this shift in direction. 10 years leading the Forest Prod- sure of well over 200 mills with the is loss, confusion and threat. And ing a new economic reality. It’s also clear that changes were ucts Association of Canada. human and social toll felt across while it may be clear that change is And yes government mat- only possible because they were [email protected] rural Canada. Many believed that needed, it’s rarely clear what type ters. Government policies and grounded in the industry’s enduring The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 15 OPINION: RCMP & SENATE COMMITTEE Sen. Kenny should stick to the facts, himself The Liberals chose to do it. They What I will not do, for the sake of publicity, is conduct didn’t like how things went in hearings on issues that properly belong before the committee so they decided to have their say regardless. courts—allegations of sexual harassment within They should not have done it, not using materials gathered at the RCMP. Ours is the National Security and Defence taxpayers’ expense for a Parlia- mentary committee. Committee, so we’ll stick to those topics. Finally, Sen. Kenny says that I could, if I wished, release heard from Commissioner Paul- transcripts of the committee’s son and will hear from him again in-camera talks about his draft before the summer on progress report—which would prove that being made on the wide range of no one suggested calling the issues facing the RCMP, includ- RCMP “a rent-a-wreck.” No, Sen. ing allegations of discrimination Kenny, I cannot release those BY Conservative against female members. transcripts and you know it. Sen. Pamela Wallin What I will not do, for the Under your leadership, the com- sake of publicity, is conduct Photograph courtesy of the RCMP mittee voted to destroy them at e: “Sen. Wallin should stick hearings on issues that properly RCMP: Despite Liberal opposition, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson is being invited the end of the Parliamentary Rto the facts,” The Hill Times, belong before the courts—allega- back to the Senate’s National Security and Defence Committee, says Sen. Wallin. session. Even if they did exist, I by Liberal Senator Colin Kenny, tions of sexual harassment with- couldn’t release them without the March 19, p. 12). Sen. Kenny said in the force. Ours is the National I believe that the RCMP vations were downright defama- committee’s consent. I should wash my mouth out with Security and Defence Committee, deserves the same scrutiny as tory, as was the general tone. My last observation would be soap. He’s the one who should so we’ll stick to those topics. any other important publicly- It was a smear job, not a useful that Sen. Kenny just can’t seem take a bite of the bar, given the It is ironic, given their inter- funded organization. Unfor- examination of the RCMP. to accept that he’s no longer kind of language he has used to est in studying the RCMP, that tunately, when Sen. Kenny We argued over that draft running the Senate National describe the RCMP—language I just this last week the Liber- produced a draft report two-and- report in committee, clause by Security and Defence Committee. don’t want to repeat here. So it is als refused to support a return a-half years ago it included a lot clause, and in the end Parliament He keeps wanting to fight past precious that he, as he often does, appearance by the new com- more than witness testimony. was prorogued before the report battles. Sen. Kenny, it’s time for blatantly misrepresents the facts missioner unless they got to It was full of quotations and was ever finalized. you to move on. to fit his peculiar world view. set terms and conditions. It observations by people who Thus thwarted, the commit- Saskatchewan Conservative The force and the new RCMP makes me wonder, do they want hadn’t testified, including jour- tee’s Liberals put out their own Senator Pamela Wallin is chair of Commissioner Bob Paulson have answers or just a show? Despite nalist Paul Palango. He had private “position paper” on the the Senate National Security and a lot on their plates. A lot. The Liberal opposition, Commission- called the RCMP “a rent-a-wreck” RCMP. They weren’t “forced” to Defence Committee. committee I chair has already er Paulson is being invited back. of a force. Some of these obser- do this, as Sen. Kenny writes. The Hill Times

OPINION: BUDGET & OVERSEAS TAX CHEATS

treatment from the CRA once it to make a serious effort to recoup was discovered they were stash- monies from Canadians who try to ing money in Liechtenstein. avoid paying their fair share. Feds bring in cutbacks In response to a written question Since Liechtenstein, the Gov- I tabled in the Senate, CRA revealed ernment of Canada has been that as of June 2010, 20 residents handed the names of Canadians of Canada who have accounts in with secret accounts in a bank in Liechtenstein had availed them- another tax haven, Switzerland. As while overseas tax selves of the CRA’s voluntary disclo- an example of the size of the prob- sure program (VDP). lem facing the federal government, For a disclosure under the VDP these two banks had accounts for to be valid, it must be voluntary. over 1,800 Canadians. Imagine cheats get off the hook CRA’s own definition of “voluntary” how many other accounts exist disqualifies disclosures where throughout the world? “the taxpayer was aware of, or had The Harper government must do When this government has searched the tax knowledge of an audit, investiga- the right thing. In addition to charg- tion or other enforcement action ing these individuals with tax eva- havens of the world, recovered the taxes owed, set to be conducted by the CRA . sion, the federal government should . .” (CRA Income Tax Information make the names of Canadians with and punished those who illegally hid their money Circular IC00-1R2, Voluntary Dis- overseas bank accounts public. closure Program, October 2007). These wealthy tax cheats benefit there, then we can talk about cutbacks. Since CRA publicly revealed from taxpayer-funded services, such that all 106 Canadians with as Canada’s health-care system, Four years ago, the Canadian Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times accounts in Liechtenstein were when they or a family member get federal government was given the Money tracker: National Revenue subject to some level of compli- sick, but they refuse to fund their names of 106 Canadians with secret Minister Gail Shea. Why the dou- ance action, none of them should fair share of the system. These peo- bank accounts in Liechtenstein by ble standard for very rich Canadians have been eligible for the volun- ple must be judged by Canadians in the Government of Germany. The with foreign bank accounts hidden in tary disclosure program. the court of public opinion. BY Liberal Sen. information the Canadian govern- well-known tax havens, asks Liberal In fact, CRA had previously The government has ment was handed showed that the Senator Percy Downe. stated that “as compliance action announced that 60,000 Canadians Percy Downe amounts in Canadian-held Liech- has been commenced on all of will receive the Queen’s Diamond ARLIAMENT HILL—The tenstein bank accounts totalled four years since this information the listed taxpayers, they are no Jubilee Medal. I am certain that no PConservative government has more than $100-million, ranging has come to light, not one of these longer eligible for consideration Canadian would want that medal plunged our public finances into a from a minimum of $500,000—to Canadians who have hidden their under the VDP,” (response to writ- to be awarded to an overseas tax deficit, which Prime Minister Ste- one account with over $12-million. money abroad to avoid paying taxes ten question tabled in Parliament). cheat, but if the names are not phen Harper now plans to solve by Not one account contained in Canada has stood before a judge, The CRA then changed its pol- made public, how will we know? reducing retirement benefits for less than half a million dollars. in Canada or overseas. icy position. Put simply, at least 20 It is unconscionable that this seniors, cutting services to Canadi- These are very rich Canadians. Any ordinary resident of rich Canadians have avoided pros- government would introduce cut- ans, and laying off public servants. Last year, the Canada Rev- Canada who is found to not be ecution because they have been backs while allowing overseas And yet, there are billions of enue Agency (CRA) claimed to declaring their income would be given special treatment. Why? It is tax cheats off the hook; when this dollars in taxable assets illegally have recovered only $6-million hounded by the CRA. Why the unacceptable that after receiving a government has searched the tax hidden by wealthy Canadians in back taxes, interest, and pen- double standard for very rich tax holiday, this government gave havens of the world, recovered the in overseas tax havens, and this alties on the money hidden by Canadians with foreign bank these wealthy tax dodgers a vaca- taxes owed, and punished those government’s efforts to recover these Canadians in Liechtenstein. accounts hidden in well-known tion from prosecution. who illegally hid their money there, the tax on this money—thereby And amid the talk of interest tax havens? Where is Canada Tax fairness, like justice, must be then we can talk about cutbacks. lessening the burden on those and penalties, another fact becomes Revenue Minister Gail Shea? Why seen to be done. Honest, law-abid- Liberal Percy Downe is a Sen- law-abiding Canadians who clear: not one penny has been is she allowing this to happen? ing, taxpaying Canadians should ator from Charlottetown, P.E.I. already pay their fair share—is assessed in fines. That is because In fact, these tax cheats not have to feel let down by a feder- [email protected] simply unacceptable. not one charge has been laid. In the appear to have received special al government unable or unwilling The Hill Times 16 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 OPINION: BUDGET 2012-2013 Canada’s growing inequality gap The richest one per cent of Canadians enjoying 32 per cent of all income gains from economic growth in this period and the richest one per cent increasing their share of total income to almost 14 per cent.

herty can take to strengthen growth. One of the most effective ways would be to push hard on innova- tion in the business sector, especial- ly for small and midsize companies BY david crane developing new technologies, since many new jobs will have to come ORONTO—Finance Minis- from new business activities. Tter Jim Flaherty’s upcoming The budget allocation for the budget is being advertised as an Industrial Research Assistance pro- austerity budget. This would be a gram (IRAP) could be significantly mistake. What Canada needs is a increased. This highly-regarded pro- growth-enhancing budget because gram helps companies develop new the outlook for growth is too low technologies. Flaherty could also and unemployment is too high. make use of the R&D tax incentive Restoring growth and jobs will help much simpler for small and midsize restore fiscal health by boosting companies and improve the ways government revenues and creating in which companies that currently room for future spending reforms. do not qualify for refundable R&D While the unemployment rate tax credits to monetize their unused fell to 7.4 per cent in February, the credits—for example through the rate fell because the number of use of flow-through shares, which people looking for work declined, are already permitted in the mining according to Statistics Canada. industry. Some of these proposals Moreover, many of those working are contained in the recent expert part-time—902,000 Canadians last panel report on innovation chaired year—were doing so because they by Tom Jenkins of Open Text Corp. could not find full-time jobs. The Another proposal, from the job market is especially challeng- Jenkins panel, could see the estab- ing for young Canadians. lishment of a Canadian version of Growth is also too low. As the the U.S. Small Business Innovation Canadian Centre for Policy Alter- Research program, which allocates natives points out in a pre-budget 2.5 per cent of extramural research report, while real GDP growth budgets in all U.S. government between 1998 and 2007, before the agencies with research budgets of financial crisis, averaged 3.3 per more than U.S. $100-million to con- cent a year, the projections of both tracts or grants to small businesses. Finance Canada and the Parliamen- A company can receive grants total- tary Budget Office are for annual ling U.S.$1.15-million to help it fund average growth of just 2.3 per cent to a project that meets the R&D need 2.4 per cent a year from 2012 to 2016. of government or commercializes Compounding these problems research out of government labs. At is growing inequality. As the Cen- the same time, more effective use of tre for Policy Alternatives points government procurement could be out, while Canada enjoyed strong made to boost the innovation capac- economic growth between 1997 ity of Canadian companies. and 2007, it also saw in this same Support for innovation is even period “unprecedented growth in more important, as Canada’s petro- income inequality” with the rich- dollar is hurting Canada’s high-tech est one per cent of Canadians manufacturing industry (and our enjoying 32 per cent of all income tourist industry as well). We cannot gains from economic growth in rely on a raw materials economy to this period and the richest one per sustain our way of life. The budget cent increasing their share of total needs to focus on ways to strength- income to almost 14 per cent. en Canada as a knowledge-based The Bank of Canada’s Tiff economy with high-value manu- Macklem, in a recent speech which facturing and services as well as looked at the financial crisis and exploiting of our resources. the Great Recession it precipi- Canada also needs—at all three tated, acknowledged that the crisis levels of government—significant focused much greater attention on investment in infrastructure, from rising inequality. “The ensuing reces- urban transit and water systems sion inflicted the greatest hardship to highway construction, airport on the most vulnerable. And this expansion, high-speed broadband comes against the background of a and new sources of clean energy. A disturbing trend,” he said. “Not only federal infrastructure bank, with a have lower- and middle-income relatively small equity infusion by households borne a disproportion- government and the bulk of its capi- ate share of the cost of the Great tal from the sale of bonds to pension Recession; they reaped less than funds and other long-term investors, their proportional share of the could be a major source of funding income gains during the Great Mod- for infrastructure development. This eration. Those gains were skewed to too would, be a productive way to higher-income households.” boost growth and jobs. With concerns over the health Austerity will not deliver the of the economy this year, Flaherty growth and jobs Canada needs. has room to promote growth and Without growth and jobs, the jobs. The International Monetary burden of deficit elimination can Fund endorses Flaherty’s plan to only be achieved through even eliminate the federal deficit over bigger cutbacks. Properly done, the next several years, but adds measures to generate growth and Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times that “there is policy room to pause jobs can also reduce the deficit. The economy: The Bank of Canada’s Tiff Macklem, right, pictured with Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney in if downside risks to growth keep David Crane can be reached Ottawa. In a recent speech which looked at the financial crisis and the Great Recession it precipitated, Mr. Macklem rising.” That’s where we are today. at [email protected]. acknowledged that the crisis focused much greater attention on rising inequality. There are a number of steps Fla- The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 17 POLLING & POLLSTERS: PROVINCIAL SHOWDOWNS

The two premiers occupy of January. Support for his some of the same political terri- party has dropped to the mid- tory in the centre of their prov- 20s since then. ince’s spectrum, and both are But like Redford, the Quebec being challenged by newish par- premier has to campaign in two ties on the right. directions to have any chance of In Alberta, the Wildrose pulling off an improbable fourth Party has contested elections consecutive electoral victory. The before and traces its heritage Parti Québécois has returned even further back, but with from the brink of disaster, polling strong fundraising and a char- in the mid-30s after dropping to ismatic leader running in her below 20 per cent support only a first election, Wildrose is a very few months ago. The PQ is draw- different animal than what it ing much of their new support has been before. In Quebec, the from the CAQ’s francophone Coalition Avenir Québec was base in the suburbs north and only launched late last year but south of Montreal, where the has swallowed up the Action Liberals are also competitive. Démocratique du Québec and is Charest will have to campaign following in some of their foot- against Pauline Marois in order steps, making it a new party to to get back some of that support some and the ADQ with a new by stoking fears of a third refer- coat of paint to others. endum and speaking out against Wildrose is posing a serious the unpopular federal govern- problem to Alison Redford’s Pro- ment, a tactic he has used before gressive Conservatives, who have with some success. governed the province since 1971. Legault, too, will need to be Though the Tories likely hold a the target of his attacks. The lead of around 11 points over CAQ is fading but has neverthe- Danielle Smith’s party, a recent less the support of a large con- survey has put that margin as stituency that might otherwise low as five points. The edge the vote for the Liberals. These are PCs have in Edmonton, where nationalist (but not sovereign- Wildrose is weakest, means that tist) Quebecers who care more Redford still has every chance of about pocketbook issues than forming a majority government language or national unity. Last even if she falls behind in Cal- week’s Liberal budget, which gary and the rest of the province. promises a return to balanced But if the campaign takes a turn, books by 2014, is a step in that a strong possibility with rookie direction. Emphasizing his leaders heading the Tories, Wil- northern development plan, drose, and the provincial Liber- Jean Charest will undoubtedly Photographs courtesy of Alison Redford and Danielle Smith als, things could go very bad very make the argument that he is Alberta provincial election, come on down: Alberta Premier Alison Redford will get a run for her money in the upcom- quickly for Redford. the best steward of Quebec’s ing provincial election from Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith. Ms. Smith’s party poses a serious problem for Ms. This makes her appeal to cen- economy and that the province Redford’s Progressive Conservatives who have governed the province since 1971, writes columnist Éric Grenier. tre-left voters in Alberta all the cannot take a chance on the more important. The New Demo- unproven Legault, the kind of crats appear set to increase their message that gave Prime Minis- share of the vote but the Liberals ter Stephen Harper his majority have hemorrhaged almost half of government in 2011. the support they had in 2008. If But if Charest fails in his Incumbents challenged from the Tories can keep that Liberal bid for re-election and Pauline vote down, they will be able to Marois becomes the province’s stay ahead of Wildrose in Cal- next premier, 2012 will be the gary and salvage enough seats in year in which two major prov- the rural parts of the province to inces elect female premiers for right in provincial showdowns pad their majority, even if Smith their first time in their respective proves to be a strong campaigner. histories (the two parties with a In Alberta and Quebec, incumbent governments are set to face fierce opposition Jean Charest faces a far shot at winning in Alberta are different set of obstacles. both led by women). from upstart parties on the right. But that is not where the similarities end. The most recent polls put the While the two elections fea- governing Liberals around 30 ture upstart parties on the right have to fight two-front cam- in Quebec does not have to be per cent support, some four taking a run at long-standing paigns when their provinces held until the end of 2013, but to six points behind the Parti incumbent governments, their next head to the ballot box. But with a public inquiry into corrup- Québécois. Both the Liberals results might end up have some- whereas Redford enters Alberta’s tion in the construction industry and the PQ have had some of thing more historically signifi- spring campaign as the front- scheduled to begin in the fall, their support flip to François cant in common. BY Éric Grenier runner, Charest will have to Jean Charest is rumoured to be Legault’s CAQ. But Legault’s Éric Grenier writes about mount a comeback if and when favouring a vote this spring. The star has fallen rapidly in Que- politics and polls at ThreeHun- TTAWA—Both Alison Red- he calls the next vote. campaign in Alberta is already bec, where he was leading in dredEight.com Oford and Jean Charest will The next provincial election underway. the polls as recently as the end The Hill Times 18 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 OPINION: HEALTH CARE & FEDS Picard on health: mixed medicine and messages self, need to hate-on Americans more when Privatization where necessary, speaking in Canada). But I also heard some very interesting but not necessarily privatization. things about evidence-based decision- making in health care and the funda- mental instability of our current 1950s approach. I heard a clear condemnation of the Canada Health Act as a barrier to

needed reform. I heard a call to stop talk- The Hill Times ing about two-tier health care because we, like everyone else around the globe, BY Charles Cirtwill already have multi-tiered health care. I heard a litany of what we should add to ALIFAX, N.S.—I recently attended a publicly-funded services in Canada but it lecture in Halifax delivered by André was accompanied by an equal, if not lon- H Photograph by Jake Wright, Picard entitled, “Medicare: Can It Survive 25 ger, list of what we should remove from More Years?” To a large extent, I got exactly that publicly covered pool. The health files: Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, pictured seated at a recent announcement in Ottawa. what I expected from a “Canadian intel- Consider Picard’s observations on lectual.” There was the jingoistic anti-Amer- health care’s administrative costs. They control spending, but to increase value fessions and not counting bedpans. In icanism, the snide jibes at Republicans, a have risen some 50 per cent over the last from that spending. But he repeatedly Picard’s view it seems, if we improve how Euro-centric love-in, repeated references to 25 years, but in his view they are still too emphasized that administration should we spend we will get more for what we Canadian history and core Canadian values, low and he used private-sector administra- be done by administrators, not doctors spend, and over the long term will likely and, of course, the de rigueur slams of Prime tive practice as his justification for that or nurses. At the same time, he defended then need to spend less. Minister Stephen Harper and “this” federal assessment. For example, he argued that high wages for all health professionals, Central to this thesis was a surprising government. The crowd ate it up (note to electronic health records are not a tool to provided they are practising their pro- point (at least for me). Picard offered a strong endorsement of mixed public-pri- vate delivery, a relatively strong approval of at least mixed private management where appropriate, and an unequivo- cal endorsement of private insurance as a means to enhance services available through public funding: “it has always been there and always will be.” Picard cited not only global evidence that it works everywhere, but he went for the THE HEART OF OUR ECONOMY IS heartstrings too, highlighting that Tommy Douglas held similar views of the private RIGHT IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD. sector’s needed role in sustainable univer- Not only do Canada’s convenience stores employ 185,000 people — more than sal health delivery. Of course, these positive remarks about the Canadian auto industry, Canada Post or the Canadian Forces — they also the necessity to blend private and public contribute more than $33 billion to our economy annually. And they do it delivery and finance of health services were followed a few minutes later by a all while serving more than 10 million Canadians every day. blanket condemnation of “calls for total privatization.” Given the applause after the latter remark and the silence following the former, I suspect the audience missed the nuance of Picard’s presentation. A nuance that sounded to me like it fell into the category of what I believe the Cana- dian Medical Association once described as privatization where necessary, but not necessarily privatization. It was as if Picard’s better evidence-based angels were warring with his socialist col- lectivist ideological demons (feel free to reverse that sentence structure depending on your own personal world-view). After all, while slamming “this” federal government for “disengaging” on health reform, he made the very case the federal government is making for what the upside of that disengagement might be—provincial action. Too long the provinces have waited for Ottawa to lead the way, with Ottawa holding out this time, pro- vincial leadership becomes not only possible but necessary, and he urged them to step up (just as Harper has done). Similarly, while unilaterally dismissing out of hand some views he considers too hard line (on both the left and the right), he called for a more respectful national debate; one where leaders are free to lead, not just to follow, where diverse views are tolerated and the right to hold them is accepted without question and where the merits of the idea and not the morals of the individual are what we discuss. Picard is a double morality tale on this front— showing us not only why it should be done, but how hard it will be to do it. With talks like this one it is no wonder that Picard prefaced his remarks by high- lighting he gets attacked from both left and right. If you attack both left and right, nei- ther are likely to love you all the time. For- tunately, it also increases your odds of being Learn more at MoreThanAStore.ca right, as, on this evening, Picard largely was. Charles Cirtwill is president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, an independent social and economic policy think tank based in Halifax, N.S. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 19 WISEGUYS: ROBOCALLS ‘Ringy, Dingy, Time for PM Harper Sure, robocon has Thingy,’ or the to show some hurt Tories, but robocalls storm chutzpah and call how about those To me it is just one damn big confusing mess that in many ways reflects poorly on inquiry into robocalls Dippers, eh? Wow. all parties regardless of how legitimate New Democrats are worried because the confidence The magnitude of the NDP’s ongoing strength is it is for parties to connect with voters Canadians have in our democratic system is eroding. nothing short of historic. Against all odds, against through automatic telephone technology. experienced opponents like Harper and Rae, and despite the mistaken forecasts of soothsayers like me, the NDP have prevailed.

BY Karl Bélanger BY Tim Powers hen the foundations of our entire democratic system Ware under attack, the reaction of our elected officials n Newfoundland, we like to call it the “Ringy, Dingy, needs to be swift, forceful, and meaningful. Sadly, what we IThingy.” For those of you who aren’t familiar with saw from the Conservatives was their typical communica- BY Warren Kinsella my province’s dialects you refer to it as the “robocall tions strategy: dismiss, deny, delay and blame others. controversy,” or worse, depending on your position At the heart of this latest Conservative scandal is a as Robocon hurt Tim’s party? Obviously. on the political spectrum or partisanship. To me it is systemic attempt to undermine our electoral system, H Case in point: the NDP. just one damn big confusing mess that in many ways suppress votes and ultimately alter the democratic wish I tip my hat to Karl’s party—who, by the time you read reflects poorly on all parties regardless of how legiti- of the people of Canada. Tim seems to be hoping against this, has a newly-minted leader. mate it is for parties to connect with voters through hope that this is all isolated to Guelph, but I wouldn’t bet They suddenly lost the charismatic, much-loved Jack Lay- automatic telephone technology. on that myself. There are confirmed reports of Elections ton in the summer. They had an interim leader, Nycole Turmel, The centre of the “Ringy, Dingy, Thingy” storm is Canada interviewing people in other ridings. who used to be a card-carrying separatist. They had a leader- Guelph, Ont. A variety of reliable reports inform us that The technology used to do so is irrelevant despite the ship race that was duller than dishwater. They have a caucus Elections Canada is conducting an investigation into media’s drive to make this scandal about robocalls. It might bursting at the seams with children, none of whom were calls people in that district received from a robotic caller be a sexy label, but it is intellectually lazy. Not all allegations expected to get their deposits back, let alone get elected. They claiming to be from Elections Canada and directing vot- were made with automated calls, and not all automated calls haven’t said or done anything of significance inside or outside ers to a polling station that did not exist. You can’t split made during the campaign were about suppressing votes. The the House of Commons since May 2011. In fact, they have had hairs here. There is a saved voice message which proves Conservatives were more than happy to add to the confusion, a year that has been remarkably unremarkable. it is a real verifiable fact and not some trumped up par- blaming the Liberals for their use and misuse of the technol- But here’s the thing: as of last week, the pollsters at Envi- tisan charge. That sort of call is wrong. Against the law. ogy, ignoring the substance of the issue: electoral fraud. ronics tell us, they are tied for first place with the governing Whoever did it, and let us hope Elections Canada finds The NDP has been relentless in pushing the Conser- Conservative Party. And their extraordinary victory in last them, must suffer the full consequences of the law. If that vatives for answers. New Democrats have come to the May’s general election, which every pollster and pundit (includ- person or persons is found to come from a political party conclusion that it is time to clear the air, clean up poli- ing this one) regarded as temporary, an anomaly? that political party should also kick them out and ban tics, and fix Ottawa—a commitment made by the NDP in Well, it’s increasingly looking like it isn’t temporary at all. them from ever working on another campaign. the last election and one of the reasons Canadians gave Bob Rae—the interim leader who isn’t either—is seen by We have also learned that Elections Canada is look- New Democrats the official opposition mandate. the commentariat as a capable, quotable, and experienced ing into 700 other election related complaints. That is Conservatives have been hurt by this scandal and are politician. Against a lightweight like interim NDP boss marginally up from the 500 related complaints they dropping in the polls. New Democrats should feel very Nycole Turmel, they prognosticated a few months back, got in the 2008 campaign. After that the “Ringy, Dingy, good since Environics shows the NDP is tied with the Con- Rae would vault into second place, and the Liberal Party Thingy” has all sorts of dimensions that go down a vari- servative for first place. Nycole Turmel is handing the new would shortly resume its traditional role as government, or ety of paths depending on your pursuits. If you are a leader a party that has never been in a better position to government-in-waiting. supporter of Stephen Harper and the Conservative gov- form the first NDP government in the history of Canada. But that didn’t happen, did it? Turmel—as unexceptional ernment you are inclined to accept the CPC’s argument But the truth is, New Democrats are worried because the a politician as you will ever encounter, albeit with a nice that anything beyond what Elections Canada is investi- confidence Canadians have in our democratic system is smile—kept her party in second place in the polls, whilst Rae gating is some sort of political smear job. If you are an eroding. Once cynicism sets in and trust disappears, it is remained mired in third. Simultaneously, a parade of Dipper opponent of the Tories this is manna from heaven and hard to restore. And that is not good for Canada. leadership aspirants had dreary debates and disagreed about you employ the narrative to its fullest dimensions—real This is why, while it is important to support Elections little. Heeding the lessons of the Liberal Party’s decade-long but more likely imagined—that this is proof of a vast Canada in its investigation, it is also equally important leadership fratricide, the New Democrats deliberately kept political conspiracy to ensure the Tories won the elec- for the Prime Minister to call a public inquiry into this their internal affairs as boring as possible. It worked. tion no matter what the cost. If you are a real human whole mess. One doesn’t prevent the other from happen- The Conservatives, meanwhile, have done just as badly. with no direct and immediate attachments to the par- ing, and there are precedents for this, namely the Gomery They hover at or near single digits in the NDP’s Quebec ties or the debate, you are probably shaking your head Commission into the Liberal Sponsorship Scandal while stronghold, and they haven’t yet laid a glove on Turmel or saying those damn politicians are all alike as you take the RCMP was investigating. Stephen Harper should any of the NDP leadership candidates. They’ll turn their guns a wait-and-see approach while Elections Canada works show leadership and be a Prime Minister, instead of play- on the new Dipper leader starting this week, naturally. But, to get to the bottom of the “Ringy, Dingy, Thingy.” ing defence as leader of the Conservative Party. when nobody was looking, the Cons plummeted 10 points in My guess is the Prime Minister is none too thrilled We also have to look for the way forward to avoid Environics’ stunning poll—and they are now tied, as noted, that this is dominating debate in Ottawa. One recent new scandals, to prevent further attempts to suppress with the New Democratic Party. poll from Environics suggests it might be impacting votes through fraudulent calls and prevent the infamous Stephen Harper, Conservatives regularly remind us, is the the government while others have said that is not the ‘in and out’ method. We need to reinforce the powers of “uber-strategist. The guy who a succession of Liberal leaders case. The Prime Minister will want to turn the page Elections Canada and allow the chief electoral officer have been unable to dislodge. The guy who the Parliamentary and take back the agenda. He’ll also want, more than to request all documents from political parties that he Press Gallery grudgingly regard as a magician. anyone, to get to the answer here—he came to power deems necessary for all of his investigations. But against the meek-as-a-church-mouse interim leader— on an accountability agenda and knows how that This is why the NDP presented a motion to direct the against the inexpert youngsters in the New Democrat caucus, still remains important to the vast membership of his government of Canada to bring forward legislation to and against the leadership contestants nobody could pick out in party. He is well aware that these things, real or not, increase the authority of Elections Canada’s CEO and a police lineup—Harper, the supposed magician strategist, has can eat at the credibility of government. increase transparency for voter contact service pro- dropped like a proverbial stone. The opposition will work to keep the “Ringy, viders. It is ridiculous that if the chief electoral officer The magnitude of the New Democratic Party’s ongoing Dingy, Thingy” alive for a while. That is their job. needs more information, he needs to call in the RCMP. strength is nothing short of historic. Against all odds—against Facts won’t matter to them but they will to Elections If Elections Canada had had this power in 2006, the experienced opponents like Harper and Rae, and despite the mis- Canada. Let us see what they say. Conservatives wouldn’t have been able to drag the ‘in taken forecasts of soothsayers like me—the NDP have prevailed. One take away I’d like to see from this saga regard- and out’ scandal out for five years. The truth would have They have done what nobody, one year ago, ever thought less of outcome is more ethics guidance and training come out earlier. The NDP motion can restore a bit of possible. for all participants in election campaigns across all Canadians’ confidence in our democratic system. We Politics is full of ups and downs, with the latter tending parties—from candidate to canvasser. Just about every were glad to see the Conservatives support it. Now, we to outnumber the former. The New Democratic Party is cur- other organization known to man has some educa- need the Prime Minister to respect the democratic will rently up, in a big, big way. tional model that is mandatory. Political parties need of the people’s elected representative, and act on it. It’s a This spring, at least, they deserve to feel good about to catch up. question of respect for voters. themselves. 20 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 NEWS: PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS & CONSTRUCTION Public Works says restoring Parliament Buildings to original heritage ‘fundamental’ Mr. Wright said he and his officials went Continued from Page 1 back through archives to get a sense of the functions,” says Rob Wright, Public Works’ aesthetic as well as the original designs of director general of major Crown projects. the buildings. The historic Confederation “What we’re trying to do is to retain the Room 200 in the West Block building is a heritage character, or in some cases go back good example of efforts to return the build- Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times to the heritage character of the building that ings to their original character, he said. Construction zone: The Wellington Building’s restoration is expected to cost a total of $245-million. has been lost over the past century.” “In the 1960s there was a project to shift Heritage conservation is a fairly recent the use of the West Block from public ser- Wright said, “in fact, there is a high-arched in Ottawa, depending on the nature and practice, not just in Canada but across the vice to accommodating Members of Parlia- ceiling throughout the building … so we’ll be needs to the piece, said Mr. Wright. world, said Thierry Monpetit, director of ment [and] the offices were reconfigured taking out the suspended ceiling, which has Some of the marble from the Welling- the Wellington Building project. significantly,” said Mr. Wright. “We’ll be tak- no heritage value, and we’ll be going back to ton Building lobby, for example, had to be Mr. Wright said all the architectural firms ing that portion of the West Block back to its the heritage character of the building.” removed. The pieces of marble have been num- hired for precinct projects are either experts original design intent, its original heritage In determining the heritage value of bered and are being stored in the Pink Road in heritage conservation or have hired some. character. We’ll be putting in actually a new elements in each building, Mr. Wright said warehouse until they can be reintroduced. “That’s something that we require floor slab to take it back so that they’ll be there are a number of criteria, but, in general Mr. Wright said they have done their through our contractual documents,” said two floor levels, as it was, [and] restoring terms, “uniqueness is very important, wheth- best to reincorporate all heritage elements Mr. Wright. the exterior windows as they were when er it has historical value. Obviously if it was into the buildings, but if a piece can’t be Working in partnership with the Fed- that was originally built.” part of the original heritage building that’s a reintegrated they consider whether it could eral Heritage Building Review Office, the West Block’s Confederation Room 200, defining aspect of it having heritage value.” be incorporated into another project and if Heritage Conservative Directorate within used for ceremonial events, parties, and Mr. Wright said the masonry of the West reuse is found, pieces “may be put in long- Public Works, the Canadian Conservation large meetings by Parliamentarians, is Block building is a fundamental heritage term curatorial storage until a high alter- Institute and the curator of the House of being permanently relocated to the Sir element of the building—something he said native use can be determined.” Commons, among others, Mr. Wright said John A. Macdonald building (the former they’ve taken “great pains to restore.” He said Displaced items with no heritage value the first thing Public Works does is run a Bank of Montreal building on Welling- a number of features within the building’s (things such as chairs, tables, electric detailed assessment of the heritage com- ton Street). The construction contract for corridors, such as handrails and some doors, motors) can be sold through the Crown ponents in both the interior and exterior of the full rehabilitation of the Sir John A. are heritage features, as well as a few offic- Asset disposal process—the funds from the buildings. Macdonald building, worth approximately es around the Mackenzie tower. The tower which are used to offset the projects cost— “The design for the project is driven $66-million, was awarded to the EllisDon itself, he said, has original heritage value. or, if they have no commercial value, may by this assessment, these heritage compo- Corporation on Dec. 16, 2011. The exterior of the western side of the be turned over to the building’s contractor nents, and we integrate the heritage ele- Additionally, all throughout the corridors Wellington Building is considered a “key for disposal, said Mr. Montpetit. ments into the design process,” he said. of West Block are suspended ceilings but Mr. heritage character-defining element,” said Mr. Wright said the only example he could Mr. Montpetit. Originally built as the Met- recall of a heritage piece not being reincor- ropolitan Life’s “flagship headquarters in porated into the West Block or Wellington North America” in 1927, the building dou- Building was the grand chandeliers that were bled in size in 1959. The building’s west- removed from West Block’s Room 200. ern-most section is the original structure, The old, high-ceilinged Confederation and is thus considered of heritage value, Room in the West Block is being split into Join Canada's whereas the eastern-most section is not. two floors, and the new space being fit- The federal government expropriated ted to serve as its replacement in the Sir the Wellington Building in 1985. The divi- John A. Macdonald building already has Lumber-Jack-In-Chief sion between the two building sections is its own heritage chandeliers. “At this point, noticeable from street-level, if you know to it’s hard to incorporate those chandeliers. as he shares lessons from look for it said Mr. Monpetit. Now we are assessing how else they can Aside from the Wellington Building’s be used; those are being retained. That’s a exterior, Mr. Montpetit said there are some rare case where it’s not being incorporated the frontline of industrial heritage elements inside, such as a large into the design,” said Mr. Wright. mosaic that was installed in 1927. According to a section of Parliament’s web- “It’s kind of an allegory of mother insur- site about the House of Commons’ heritage col- transformation. ance protecting citizens against pestilence lection, these chandeliers were already more and disease and all of that…it’s beautiful,” than 100 years old when they were installed in said Mr. Wright. The mosaic is in the main the room at its opening in 1964. Avrim Lazar, the retiring President lobby on the western-side of the building, The escalators in the Wellington Build- & CEO of FPAC, will share his the marble lining the lobby walls and floor, ing lobby, on the other hand, were installed and a few doors on the west side stairwell. in the late 1950s and aren’t considered of experience of an industry in Mr. Montpetit said the mosaic is of the heritage value. They are, however, con- same vintage and by the same firm as the sidered out-of-date—Mr. Wright said they transformation on March 28th artisan installations at the Rockefeller Cen- didn’t even operate in the last few years ter in New York. With such an historic piece, before renovations began. at the National Arts Centre at Mr. Wright said “great care” is taken to pro- “That’s been taken completely out, and tect the artwork, which, for obvious rea- it’ll be replaced with something that is 11:45 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. sons, couldn’t be removed for protection. functional,” said Mr. Montpetit. “In fact, we have sensors on the mosaic The West Block was completely emptied to make sure that there’s no displacement by January 2011 and demolition work, the Register online: of the mosaic tiles [and] we’re working first phase of the building’s construction, very closely with the Canadian Conser- began in March. The EllisDon Corporation http://www.fpac.ca/ecot2012 vation Institute on the mosaic, so a huge won the contract for West Block demoli- amount of effort is being taken to ensure tion work in February 2011, worth approxi- Presented by there’s no damage during the construction mately $358.5-million. Overall, West Block’s and there will be a full refurbishment of renovation is expected to cost $863-million The Economic Club of Canada. that mosaic. That’s a core part of this proj- and is scheduled to end in 2017-18. ect,” said Mr. Wright. Demolition work on the Wellington When construction began, heritage com- Building has been ongoing since April ponents were either protected “in situ” in the 2010 and includes asbestos removal, a seis- building—using plywood or another mate- mic upgrade for the building, and more. rial to protect them—or removed and stored if In March 2010, PCL Constructors was there’s potential for damage, said Mr. Wright. awarded the approximately $39.29-mil- Heritage pieces that are removed from lion demolition phase contract. Overall, the West Block or Wellington Building the Wellington Building’s restoration is are then kept in one of two storage facili- expected to cost a total of $245-million and @fpac_apfc ties: a climate-controlled storage facility be complete in 2015. on Sacré-Coeur Boulevard in Gatineau, [email protected] Que., or a regular warehouse on Pink Road The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES MARCH 26, 2012 MINISTER Q&A Heritage Minister James Moore says the federal government’s top priority is the economy, and creating jobs and growth. That includes arts and culture. p. 24

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MINISTER MOORE: LEADERSHIP WHAT’S WITH THE MONARCHY? Heritage Minister James Moore gets high marks as a strong advocate for arts and culture Feds call Crown revival a celebration of Canadian history, but observers call it a ‘political within Tory government, but critics skeptical of feds’ commitment. By CHRIS PLECASH p. 22 exercise.’ By CHRIS PLECASH p. 28

FUNDING: AN OVERVIEW WAR OF 1812 CELEBRATIONS Without support for arts and culture, government ‘doesn’t have a plan for economic growth Spending $28-million to commemorate the War of 1812’s bicentennial this summer during and recovery,’ says Heritage Minister James Moore. By CHRIS PLECASH p. 26 a time when the federal government is expected to cut billions of dollars is ‘irresponsible,’ say opposition MPs. By MIKA REKAI p. 30 CANADIAN IDENTITY More than just a reflection of our identity, arts and culture represent a crucial pillar of CANADIAN VISION our society. Economically, they drive as much as 10 per cent of Canada’s GDP, stimulating Feds should embrace vision of a culturally-vibrant Canada. The Prime Minister has stated sustained growth in several high-value sectors and accounting directly for more than a he believes that ‘ordinary Canadians’ don’t care about cultural issues and his policies have million jobs nationwide. By NDP MP TYRONE BENSKIN p. 29 followed this line of thinking. By Liberal MP SCOTT SIMMS p. 27 22 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 ARTS & CULTURE POLICY BRIEFING: CABINET LEADERSHIP

“We like what we hear,” said Joanne Deer, national director of public policy and communica- Heritage Minister Moore tions for the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Art- ists (ACTRA). “Arts and culture is clearly important to our national gets high marks as a identity. It’s definitely not a frill, it’s a key piece of our economy. We like that he recognizes that, and hopefully when he’s at the Cabi- strong advocate for net table he’s making that case to the Finance minister and his col- leagues so that they also realize it’s smart to invest in culture.” However, ACTRA has also arts and culture within been an outspoken opponent of certain aspects of Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act, specifically the legislation’s fair Conservative government, dealing and mash-up provisions, which allow users to reproduce works for non-commercial use. Ms. Deer said that her organi- but critics skeptical of zation’s membership was “quite disappointed” that the minister and the committee charged with reviewing C-11 had rejected amendments to the legislation feds’ commitment that would have giving artists greater power to “control and Despite spectre of cuts to arts funding and profit from their work.” Responsibility for defending unpopular copyright reforms, Canada’s artistic and promoting the legislation, which was introduced in Septem- community gives James Moore positive reviews ber of last year after the original legislation died on the order paper for commitment to $85-billion industry. with the last election, has been the responsibility of Minister Moore industry accounts for an estimat- and Industry Minister Christian By CHRIS PLECASH ed seven per cent of GDP. Paradis (Mégantic-L’Érable, Que.), The minister has also used his who have adamantly defended onservative governments are Cabinet clout to offer movie and the legislation as striking a fair Coften accused of being out of music nights at the National Art balance between consumer and touch with the arts and culture Centre. The popular galas show- producer rights. sector, but Canadian Heritage case Canadian film and music On the positive side, Ms. Deer Minister James Moore has spent and draw cross-partisan crowds noted that under Mr. Moore’s the last four years working to from Ottawa’s political set. leadership funding to the Cana-

change that perception. “I’m surprised at how univer- Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times dian Media Fund had remained Since entering the House of sally liked he is by the people in stable. The CMF invested more Commons as a Canadian Alli- the field, by the arts and culture Cabinet ministerial leadership: Heritage Minister James Moore has demon- than $350-million in 558 televi- ance MP in 2000 at the age of 24, community. He’s well-respected strated a certain level of commitment for arts and culture, unfortunately, says sion, digital, and interactive proj- James Moore (Port Moody-West- in that community which makes NDP MP Tyrone Benskin, that commitment isn’t shared by the rest of the party. ects last year. wood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) has my job a lot easier,” observed “In the film and television indus- emerged as an adept frontbench- Conservative MP Paul Calandra going after the CBC,” leading the including the Canada Council, try like any other industry, predict- er and Prime Minister Stephen (Oak Ridges-Markham, Ont.), Quebecor-owned outlet to call for the CBC, the National Arts Cen- ability is very important and not Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, who was appointed parliamen- his removal from Cabinet. tre, and others,” acknowledged having long-term stability created Alta.) B.C. lieutenant after being tary secretary to the minister of Although Mr. Moore has been Mr. Sirman, who added that he some problems, so we were very appointed minister of Canadian Canadian Heritage following last outspoken in his support for was reassured by the govern- happy last year when the minister Heritage and Official Languages spring’s federal election. “People federal arts and culture fund- ment’s pre-budget language that said it would be permanent going in 2008. He also serves on Cabi- recognize that he’s a very strong ing, in December of last year he arts would not face drastic cuts. forward,”said Ms. Deer. net’s Priorities and Planning and aggressive advocate for arts acknowledged to the Heritage “The signals they have sent When it comes to giving the committee. Responsible for stra- and culture. He’s got a pretty Committee that his department out, generally, are that they are Canadian Heritage Minister tegic management and medium strategic mind and wants to get would be among the hardest hit not disproportionately targeting a performance review, even and long range planning, the things done.” when the government begins to the cultural sector.” NDP Canadian Heritage Critic committee is considered the Micheline McKay, publisher of reduce the deficit with the 2012- Ms. McKay said that the Tyrone Benskin (Jeanne-Le Prime Minister’s “real Cabinet.” cultural policy and government 2013 budget. Under the govern- beneficiaries of federal arts and Ber, Que.) had positive, albeit “Any government that doesn’t relations magazine Arts Advo- ment-wide strategic and operat- culture funding were concerned measured, praise. have a plan for arts and culture cate, described the minister as a ing review, all federal depart- about the government’s approach “Minister Moore has demon- simply doesn’t have a plan for “very strong advocate” for arts ments were called on to draft to eliminating the deficit, but said strated a certain level of commit- the economy,” Mr. Moore told The and culture in Canada. proposals to cut their operational the minister has made an effort ment for arts and culture, unfor- Hill Times in this week’s Arts and “He’s very much out there in budgets by 5 and 10 per cent over to calm concerns. tunately I don’t think that com- Culture Policy Briefing. “[We] front for the cultural sector with- the next three years. “He’s indicated that he wants mitment is shared by the rest of didn’t cut, didn’t maintain, but in this government, and I think However, the minister made it to ensure that the least impact of the party,” said Mr. Benskin, who rather increased our funding for people within the community clear that he wanted the cuts to the cuts would be to artists and is himself a member of ACTRA the arts,” Mr. Moore said. recognize that,” she said. be made within the department organizations,” said Ms. McKay and previously served as the Throughout the govern- Mr. Moore’s strong support of Canadian Heritage and mini- in reference to recent statements union’s national vice-president. ment’s fiscal response to the for arts and culture occasionally mize the effects on current fund- by Mr. Moore. “How that trans- Mr. Benskin criticized the recession, Mr. Moore has been puts him at odds with Conserva- ing programs. lates, nobody knows.” governing Conservatives for cre- a strong advocate for arts and tive colleagues and allies. Six Bob Sirman, who serves as Nobody with the exception of ating a “precarious situation” for culture funding. Since the 2008- Conservative MPs have tabled CEO and director for the Canada Minister Moore and Finance Min- the arts in Canada by continually 2009 recession, the federal petitions calling for the CBC Council of the Arts, admitted ister Jim Flaherty (Whitby-Osha- urging for the privatization of the government has increased and to be defunded of its $1.1-bil- that just like every other federal wa, Ont.) knows how the cuts CBC, while the lack of transpar- stabilized funding for a host of lion annual public subsidy since agency that participated in the will affect Canadian Heritage. ency in the strategic and operat- programs under the auspices of last fall, but the Minister has review, staff at the Canada Coun- Mr. Flaherty will unveil the gov- ing review process had added to Canadian Heritage, including the defended the public broadcaster cil are anticipating cuts, but he’s ernment’s budget for 2012-2013 on uncertainty throughout the arts Canadian Media Fund, the Can- for its important role in connect- encouraged by signals that the Thursday, March 29, but last week and culture industry. ada Council of the Arts, and the ing Canadians and has spoken government will not drastically he described the coming spending “The lack of transparency in Canada Cultural Spaces Fund. favourably of the CBC’s five-year target arts and culture funding. reductions as “modest.” terms of how they’re spending Overall the government has com- plan to bolster regional coverage “It’s natural for [Canadian Mr. Moore also gave reassur- the money, where they’re plan- mitted to investing $1.5-billion in and expand its digital presence. Heritage] to have a strategy in ances to stakeholders in his own ning on cutting, creates a sense Canada’s arts and culture sector He also raised the ire CBC how they wish to meet what- portfolio, telling media last week of instability in the sector,” Mr. between 2010 and 2015. nemesis Sun Media for defend- ever the targets will be that are in Vancouver that the arts were Benskin told The Hill Times. “If Arts and culture is an $85-bil- ing the public broadcaster’s more assigned to their department. an important part of economic you look at any business, you lion industry directly and indi- risqué programming and accus- That includes their direct spend- growth and the government can’t grow based on instability.” rectly employing more than ing Sun Media personality Kris ing and the spending of their would continue to support the [email protected] one million Canadians, and the Sims of “being in the business of various Crown corporations, sector. The Hill Times

24 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 ARTS & CULTURE POLICY BRIEFING: MINISTER Q&A Moore says a government without a plan for arts and culture is one that has no plan for economy Heritage Minister James Moore says the federal government’s top priority is the economy, and creating jobs and growth. He says that includes arts and culture. attend events across the country By CHRIS PLECASH during Her Majesty’s Royal Tour in 2010. Last year’s Canada Day anadian federal Heritage celebrations with the Duke and CMinister James Moore is Duchess of Cambridge were the credited as being a strong voice largest in Parliament Hill’s histo- for the arts within Prime Minister ry. This year Canadians will have Stephen Harper’s government. had the honour of hosting the Canada’s artistic and cultural fourth Royal Tour in just two-and- industries were major recipients a-half years—tours that saw three of stimulus funding following the generations of our Royal Family. 2009 recession, and Mr. Moore, The year 2012 also marks Her who has been on the file since Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. Anni- the fall of 2008, has consistently versaries such as these are rare. advocated for the arts while There has only been one other other members of the govern- Diamond Jubilee of a reigning ment petition to defund the CBC sovereign ever celebrated in and conservative commentators Canada—that of Queen Victoria in attack public funding for the arts. 1897. Canadians are very proud Mr. Moore (Port Moody-West- of their history and our Govern- wood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.), who ment is proud to celebrate these declined an in-person interview important Canadian institutions.” with The Hill Times to talk about arts and culture and the federal Are you concerned that promot- government, responded to email ing the monarchy could alienate questions on the upcoming War Quebecers? of 1812 celebrations, the monar- “Canadians are very proud of chy, changes at the CRTC, and our institutions. There is always the future of the CBC. speculation when members of the Royal Family tour Que- This year marks the 200th anni- bec that they will not receive versary of the War of 1812. What as warm a welcome than in other are going to be the highlights as parts of the country. That’s been far as events commemorating clearly proven false in every this conflict in 2012? Royal Tour we’ve hosted. There “Already this year our govern- certainly is room for disagree- ment has made several impor- ment regarding our institutions, tant announcements. On March and the Crown will always be 19, I was pleased to announce a source of debate. But these support for a major exhibit at debates have typically been Vancouver’s Canada Place that respectful across Canada.” will tell the stories of some of the major naval battles of the war. Konrad Von Finckenstein recently Fisheries and Oceans Minister ended his term as CRTC chairman. Heritage Minister James Moore, pictured in this file photo Keith Ashfield has announced You’ve said that his permanent on the Hill, says his favourite Canadian movie of 2011 support for the Saint John River replacement will be bilingual—but was Ken Scott’s Starbuck and his favourite Canadian Society in New Brunswick to re- this is the same government that album was Oh Fortune, by Vancouver’s Dan Mangan. enact the 104th Regiment of Foot appointed an anglophone auditor which saw British troops march general after advertising the profi- more than 1,100 kilometres from ciency in French was “essential” to Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times Fredericton to Kingston to thwart the role. Why is it any more impor- based on a number of commit- tion for promoting big govern- ture is absolutely essential to keep- an American invasion during the tant that the head of the CRTC be ments made by Random House ment policies. Isn’t trying to fos- ing our economy on track.” war. We are supporting the Histor- bilingual? Canada, first and foremost, was ter Canada’s cultural identity just ica-Dominion Institute to recreate “The next chair of the CRTC its commitment to support and another big government solution? Several Conservative backbench- its famous Heritage Minutes. will be the most competent can- promote Canadian authors in Why should the government be ers have tabled petitions in the “Prime Minister Harper has also didate for the position, he or she Canada and internationally. The in the business of promoting arts House calling for the defunding of announced important upgrades will be bilingual, and we will be objective of our Government’s and culture when the economy the CBC, which is expected to have to 1812 battle sites in the Niagara following through on our public- Book Fund is to ensure the avail- is struggling and we’re run- its public funding reduced by 10 region. All of these investments cre- ly-advertised selection process.” ability of Canadian-authored ning multi-billion-dollar deficits? per cent over the next few years. ate economic growth while boost- books for readers everywhere. It “Our government’s top priority Why are some of your colleagues ing tourism and educating Canadi- Mr. Von Finckenstein has been supports the production of about is the economy, and creating jobs so focused on cutting funding to ans about our history.” replaced by acting chair Leonard 6,500 new Canadian-authored and growth. Any government that the public broadcaster, which has Katz. When do you expect to books each year from publishers doesn’t have a plan for arts and had an essential role in fostering Your government has made have a permanent CRTC chair? in 80 cities in all 10 provinces. culture simply doesn’t have a plan Canada’s cultural identity? efforts to re-establish the British “As you know, the government That certainly won’t change. ” for the economy. Canada’s cultural “The CBC always has been, and monarchy in Canada’s cultural has a well-established process to industry is three times the size of always will be a source of intense identity, but a recent poll by fill senior positions in the public What’s the best Canadian film of our insurance industry. It’s twice public debate. The CBC is Canada’s Léger Marketing found only 29 sector. A process is underway and 2011? the size of our forest industry. It national public broadcaster and per cent of respondents favoured the permanent chair of the CRTC “My favourite movie of 2011 represents 640,000 jobs in our will continue to fulfill this role. This this policy. Some 49 per cent had will be announced in due course.” was Ken Scott’s Starbuck. An economy. In challenging economic doesn’t mean, however, that the an unfavourable view of this pol- outstanding, funny and heart- times, our Economic Action Plan CBC cannot eliminate waste and icy, and 22 per cent didn’t have Long-time Canadian publishing warming Quebec film I would contained key investments in cul- improve the way it does business. an answer. Is this policy of pro- house McClelland & Stewart was recommend to anyone. ture. While other governments Far from it. In fact, everyone must moting the Royals out of touch recently acquired by Germany’s in other countries were making be doing their part to contribute to with the majority of Canadians? Bertelsmann media empire. Are Best Canadian album of 2011? decisions to heavily cut their sup- balancing the budget. Conservative “Not at all. When I travel the you concerned that this could “Without question, Oh For- port for culture, we chose a dif- Members of Parliament are simply country I am always struck by limit the amount of distinct tune, by Vancouver’s Dan Man- ferent path. Our Economic Action doing their job in holding the CBC how proud Canadians are of Canadian literature that is pub- gan. Rows of Houses and Post- Plan didn’t cut, didn’t maintain, to account, which is exactly what our institutions, especially the lished in the future? War Blues are the album’s two but rather increased our funding Canadians elected them to do.” Crown. For example, I saw liter- “Our government’s decision strongest tracks, in my opinion.” for the arts. We did these things [email protected] ally tens of thousands of people to approve this investment was Your party criticizes the opposi- because supporting arts and cul- The Hill Times

26 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 ARTS & CULTURE POLICY BRIEFING: ARTS FUNDING Without support for arts and culture, government ‘doesn’t have a plan for economic growth and recovery’: Minister Moore Federal funding for arts and culture has stabilized in recent years, but James Moore has warned that his department will face the deepest cuts in 2012.

“The signals sent out by the Magazine and newspapers By CHRIS PLECASH government are that they are not The federal government pro- disproportionately targeting the vided magazines and non-dailies he government has been tight- cultural and artistic sectors,” Mr. with more than $70-million in Tlipped when it comes to the Sirman told The Hill Times. funding in 2011-2012 as part of the details of this week’s federal bud- In his December testimony Canadian Periodical Fund, which get, but Canadian Heritage Min- to the Heritage Committee, Mr. supports publishers and funds ister James Moore already knew Moore praised the Canada Coun- initiatives to sustain the industry that his department would see the cil as “a model program” for fund- and develop new business models. deepest cuts when he appeared ing arts and culture in Canada. Of the $70-million, $53-million before the House Canadian Heri- went to magazine publishers, and tage Committee last December. CBC/Radio-Canada $17.5-million went to a wide range “We will have the biggest cut in Canada’s public broadcaster of local non-daily papers across the operation of my department, celebrated its 75-year anniversa- the country. more than anybody else, in order to ry last year, but the CBC has seen The Canadian Periodical Fund protect the integrity of the Canada better days. While the broadcast- replaced Publications Assistance Council, our national museums and er’s national reach makes it the Program and the Canadian Maga- festivals across the country,” Mr. go-to network for federal Cabi- zine Fund in 2010. The change has Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port net ministers to communicate been criticized for capping the Coquitlam, B.C.) told the committee with Canadians, it has also been amount of funding larger publica- on Dec. 1, 2011, when he appeared attacked repeatedly by Conser- tions can receive. For example, Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times to review his department’s supple- vative backbenchers petitioning newsweekly Maclean’s received Let’s do this: James Moore, pictured at the Gunless screening in Gatineau, Que., mentary estimates for the year. “We to have its $1.1-billion in annual $1.5-million in funding last year, on April 27, 2010, with the film’s producer, Niv Fichman, and star Paul Gross. will lead by example. The largest public funding eliminated. along with Canadian Living, Chat- reduction in spending will be in my Mr. Moore has promised that elaine, and Reader’s Digest. Under will fund as much as 60 per cent Last year the CMF provided department.” won’t happen on his watch. He’s the Periodical Assistance Program, of approved interactive media 21 Canadian record labels with Canadian Heritage is one of gone on the record as saying which was also based on circula- projects valued up to $500,000. $8.5-million, 13 publishers with sixty-seven departments and that the broadcaster will have tion, but not capped, Maclean’s Funding is targeted to official $420, 000, and two musical orga- agencies charged with reducing the funding to meet it’s five-year received more than $3-million in language minority, aboriginal, nizations with $1-million in fund- their operational budgets by as plan to improve regional service 2009-2010. The new program has and ethno-cultural communities; ing through its Musical Entrepre- much as 10 per cent over the next and continue to shift towards also been a challenge for smaller non-profit cultural organizations; neur Component (MEC). three years. digital programming. publications. Non-dailies and mag- educational institutions; and pro- However, Mr. Moore said that The CBC is expected to see a full azines require a minimum circula- vincial, territorial and municipal- Festivals & Performing Arts support for the arts was essential 10 per cent cut to its budget over the tion of 2,500 to meet the threshold level cultural institutions. The federal government offers to any government’s plan for eco- next three years, but the minister for funding. a host of funding programs for nomic recovery. has made a point of highlighting Film local festivals and performance “Any government that says that the public broadcaster saw its Broadcasting and Digital Media Established in 1967, Telefilm arts across the country. One of that they have a plan for eco- funding cut by $400-million—33 per The Canadian Media Fund Canada was created with a man- the largest is the Canadian Arts nomic recovery, growth and future cent—in the mid-nineties under the (CMF), a partnership between date to support and promote films Presentation Fund (CAPF), which growth that doesn’t include a Chrétien government. Canada’s cable and satellite pro- expressing Canadian culture Canadian Heritage has promised strong plan to support the arts is ducers and the federal govern- within Canada and internation- will enjoy stable funding from a government that doesn’t have Books ment, provided $325-million in ally. In 2010-2011 the crown cor- 2010 until 2015. In 2010-2011 a plan for economic growth and The federal government 2011-2012 to fund 513 projects poration invested $88.5-million in the program provided nearly recovery,” he told media following provides support to the book through the fund’s “convergent the development, production and $28-million in funding to 590 cul- a funding announcement last week publishing industry in Canada media” stream. The fund defines marketing of Canadian cinema tural events across Canada. in Vancouver, a point he reiterates through the Canada Book Fund. convergent media as having a through the Canada Feature Film The government also invested in this week’s Hill Times Arts and Established to develop a national broadcast component (television) Fund. With additional funding for more than $22-million in 39 artis- Culture policy briefing. book industry that produces and a digital (online) component. documentary, independent film, tic organizations and institutions The comment has been inter- Canadian-authored content, the Producers can apply to the fund marketing, and festivals, Telefilm to provide artistic training to preted by many in the arts and fund provided Canadian organi- directly, or receive CMF funding invested more than $103-million aspiring performers in 2010-2011. culture sector as a signal that they zations with nearly $5.5-million through broadcasters. in Canada’s film industry. Other funds include the Build- won’t be on the receiving end of and publishers with over $30-mil- Local stations are also eligible The world-renowned National ing Communities Through Arts the deepest cuts, but all depart- lion in funding in 2010-2011. for funding through the CRTC- Film Board of Canada invested and Heritage Program, the Cana- ments and agencies are bracing to The publishing industry has administered Local Programming an additional $45-million into the da Cultural Investment Fund, the do more with less in the coming been protected from foreign Improvement Fund, which was production of audiovisual con- Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, years. Here’s a look at the where ownership under 1974’s Foreign established in 2008 to support the tent through 97 original and co- and Cultural Capitals of Canada. Canadian Heritage could begin to Investment Review Act and later production of local programming produced films in 2010-2011. The Niagara Falls and Calgary are see cuts when Finance Minister Jim the Investment Canada Act of in “non-metropolitan markets.” NFB has also increasingly been recipients of Cultural Capitals Flaherty (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.) 1985, but in January longstand- However, the CRTC recently promoting the development of funding for 2012, which will pro- delivers the 2012-2013 budget on ing Canadian publisher McClel- announced that it would be holding digital content—it funded 107 films vide up to $2-million to each city Thursday: land Stewart was taken over a public hearing on the future of for the web in the same year. The to celebrate arts and culture and by Random House Canada, a the fund beginning on April 16. The organization, which will turn 75 in incorporate the arts into commu- Canada Council of the Arts subsidiary of German media fund provided more than $106-mil- 2014, has also archived much of its nity planning. Since 1957, the Canada Coun- conglomerate Bertelsmann. Mr. lion in support to 75 local stations library online and made it acces- cil has served as an arm’s-length Moore, who personally approved across Canada in 2010-2011. sible through smartphone apps. Museums and cultural spaces distributor of federal arts fund- the takeover, reportedly received The fed also provides a 25 per In addition to Crown corpora- ing. The council has seen its bud- assurances from Random House Interactive Media cent tax credit on film production tions such as the National Arts get stabilize around $180-million that the takeover would be in the Funding for Canada’s growing labour costs through the Canadian Centre, the National Gallery, and in recent years, with $150-million “net benefit” of Canadian culture interactive and digital media indus- Film/Video Production Tax Credit the Canadian Museum of Civiliza- going to Canada’s arts and cul- and the economy in return for try has increased in recent years as (CPTC), and a 16 per cent tax cred- tion, the federal government also ture industry through multi-year an exemption from the foreign creators move towards interactive it on film production service costs provides a number of funding funding grants. investment restrictions. new media platforms. Under the through the Film/Video Production streams to support and maintain Today, the council supports art- Canadian Heritage initiated Canadian Media Fund’s “experi- Services Tax Credit (PSTC). museums and cultural spaces in ists in film and television, writing a review of foreign investment mental” stream, which supports communities across Canada. and publishing, visual arts, music, of the book publishing industry innovative digital media projects Music Programs include the Canada dance and performance arts. in 2010, but the review’s find- such as software design, interac- The Canada Music Fund (CMF) Cultural Investment Fund, the Canada Council director and ings have yet to be translated tive web content, and video games, provides financial assistance to Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, CEO Bob Sirman acknowledged into legislative reforms. As the 45 projects received $33-million in the domestic recording industry the Museum Assistance Pro- that the council is anticipating department looks to cut costs funding in 2011-2012. through targeted funding to a gram, and the Movable Cultural budgetary constraints in the in the coming years Canadians Canadian Heritage also number of streams, including musi- Properties Grant. coming years just like any other could see more foreign takeovers recently established the Cana- cians, artist associations, music [email protected] government agency. of domestic publishers. dian Interactive Fund, which publishers, and record labels. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 27 ARTS & CULTURE POLICY BRIEFING: VISION

Nice iceberg: In Liberal MP Scott Simms’ riding in cen- tral and northeastern Newfoundland, residents of Fogo Island and Change Islands are developing a new way to integrate the arts, geo-tourism and social enterprise, led by Zita Cobb, pictured, and the Shorefast Foundation.

Photograph courtesy of Shorefast Foundation Feds should embrace vision of a culturally-vibrant Canada

Led by Zita Cobb and the have conducted a ruthless attack economy, regional and local The Prime Minister has stated he believes that Shorefast Foundation, the arts on the Canadian Broadcasting economies, as well the cultural are being used not only to pre- Corporation, with many in the sector, independent production, ‘ordinary Canadians’ don’t care about cultural issues serve and protect the islands’ Conservative caucus calling for technology and Canadian tal- unique culture, but to allow new the outright privatization of the ent. The direct public funding of and his policies have followed this line of thinking. creations and to provide a sus- CBC. The Conservatives have $1.1-billion, together with CBC/ tainable economic future. This made it clear that the CBC will Radio-Canada’s self generated vision of a culturally-vibrant is one of a hundred examples of be forced to absorb a huge cut of revenues, generates $3.7-billion Canada, the Conservative how arts and culture is bring- as much as 10 per cent of their in economic value. Cuts to CBC’s government has moved in the ing Canadian communities operating budget, while some say budget do not make sense and opposite direction. The Prime together and providing a better cuts could go even higher, even we must continue to challenge Minister has stated he believes future. According to the Con- though total funding for the CBC the Conservative government in that “ordinary Canadians” don’t ference Board of Canada, the is already six per cent lower than order to protect this important BY GRIT MP Scott Simms care about cultural issues and his cultural sector generates more it was when the Conservatives public institution. policies have followed this line than $80-billion in direct and came to power. There are many challenges ARLIAMENT HILL—Arts of thinking. In 2008, Conserva- indirect economic benefits every In 2017, Canada will celebrate facing artists and cultural orga- Pand culture are central to the tives cut $45-million in arts and year, and creates 1.1 million jobs its 150th birthday. A great deal of nizations in Canada. Continued Canada’s identity and the federal culture funding for programs like across the country. content, by way of movies, docu- investments are essential to government has an important the PromArt and Trades Routes We must support artists and mentaries, news programs, and sustain and develop artistic and role to play in supporting artistic which promoted and supported creators to the fullest extent digital media, will be produced cultural activity, while making and creative activities. The arts Canadian artists in exhibiting possible. The Conservative gov- to commemorate and explore our it possible for more Canadians allow communities to tell their and promoting their work out- ernment has used copyright Canadian identity. The creation to be able to experience the stories, to share them across side Canada. They introduced amendments to strip away rev- of a great deal of this content country’s rich diversity of arts Canada, to celebrate our heri- legislation to give the Heritage enue for artists. This is not right. will be facilitated and supported and cultural offerings. We must tage. These narratives are impor- Minister the power to penalize Authors, musicians, dancers, by the CBC/Radio-Canada, our also look to the new digital envi- tant to who we are as Canadians. “objectionable” cultural produc- painters, directors and actors public broadcaster. To truly cel- ronment as a way of exposing Cultural expressions can take tions by withdrawing federal tax inspire us, teach us, and promote ebrate who we are as Canadians, Canadians to galleries, museums, many forms: community festivals incentives and they cut funding our uniquely Canadian values. this content must be available for performing arts, books, films in outport Newfoundland and for SummerWorks, a decision Liberals have always been com- all Canadians in all regions of and music from all over our Labrador, uniquely francophone which was driven by politics, not mitted to the value of cultural the country. Without our public vast country. Arts and cultural music from Quebec, multicultural the criteria for the funding. This expression and we will continue broadcaster, who will make sure endeavours help us to express exhibitions in Toronto, and indig- is not acceptable. It’s time for the to advocate for arts and cultural that these stories are shared? our values, build communities, enous soapstone carving and Conservative government to real- funding and programming. In this fragmented media and bring us together to cel- printmaking in the North. The ize that “ordinary” Canadians do We also recognize the indis- environment, public broadcast- ebrate our uniqueness and diver- arts contribute to the quality of care about arts and culture. pensable role played by CBC/ ing is an essential promoter and sity as a country. life and the social and economic In my riding in central and Radio Canada in providing defender of Canadian culture, in Liberal MP Scott Simms, who vitality of many small and rural northeastern Newfoundland, res- national, regional and local pro- both French and English. In addi- represents Bonavista-Gander- towns in Canada, while enriching idents of Fogo Island and Change gramming, including news cov- tion, every dollar that Canadians Grand Falls-Windsor, Nfld., is his and creating learning communi- Islands are developing a new way erage and services to linguistic invest in public broadcasting party’s heritage critic. ties within larger centres. to integrate the arts, geo-tourism minorities throughout Canada. creates almost four dollars in [email protected] Instead of embracing this and social enterprise. Meanwhile, the Conservatives economic value for the Canadian The Hill Times 28 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 ARTS & CULTURE POLICY BRIEFING: THE MONARCHY

the economy,” he said, referring not only to the economic platform of the Conservatives, but also the Liberals and New Democrats. “So what distinguishes these parties? It’s really about articulating val- ues and who embodies Canadian values—it’s about who gets to define those values.” The politicization of the Crown is something that Rob- ert Finch, dominion chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada, dreads. His organiza- tion is a strong proponent of celebrating Canada’s royal his- tory, and has existed for more than 30-years with that purpose. While he’s pleased at the renew- al of the monarchy’s visibility in federal events and institutions, Mr. Finch said he is concerned that the Crown will emerge as a political wedge issue as political parties compete to distinguish themselves from one another. “It’s unfair and untrue to por- tray the monarchy as the property of the Conservatives. In fact, I think it’s quite dangerous because you risk having the institution become a partisan issue. The last thing we need in this country is to have one party say, ‘I support the monarchy,’ and another party say ‘I don’t sup- port the monarchy,” Mr. Finch said. “The monarchy is not the property of one political movement in Cana- da, it belongs to all of us.” While Mr. Finch took exception to the suggestion that the monar- chy as a symbol lends itself espe- cially well to conservatism, Prof. Nimijean described the Crown as an “inherently political” symbol. “Patriotism has been a core ele- ment of the Conservative commu- nications strategy, so there is a par- Photograph by Jean-Marc Carisse, The Hill Times tisan dimension to it. Where it gets It’s Kate and Will: Kate and Will, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, pictured last summer in Ottawa on the first day of their Canadian tour with Laureen tricky is that symbols are poten- Harper, Governor General David Johnston, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. tially divisive as well as uniting,” he noted. “Conservative voters tend to be older, and older Canadians professor of Canadian studies at outside of Quebec have a different Carleton University. relationship with the monarchy.” Prof. Nimijean describes the So far it’s unlikely that the cultural policies as “value poli- opposition will make the Crown Monarchy a defining trait of tics” meant to instill Canadians an election issue in the coming with certain values that they will years. At last January’s Liberal associate with Conservative gov- Policy Convention in Ottawa, ernance. Although previous Lib- party membership strongly reject- eral governments were generally ed a policy proposal by the Young government’s cultural policy receptive to the country’s histor- Liberals of Canada to reopen the ical ties to the British Empire, national debate on Canada’s ties Coquitlam, B.C.) in this week’s a portrait of the Queen on display. royal iconography never became to the British Crown. Feds call Crown revival a arts and culture policy briefing The federal government also a defining trait of the party’s rule. The New Democrats have also celebration of Canadian in The Hill Times. Mr. Moore will reattached the ‘Royal’ title to the “It’s well known that part of shied away from entering a politi- host Prince Charles and his wife, Canadian Air Force and Cana- the Prime Minister’s strategic cal debate on the future of the history, but observers call the Duchess of Cornwall, when dian Navy last summer in a move vision is to ensconce the Conser- monarchy in Canada. they tour Canada to mark Dia- that the Department of National vatives as the dominant political NDP Canadian Heritage Critic it a ‘political exercise.’ mond Jubilee ceremonies in May. Defence described as “restoring party the way the Liberals once Tyrone Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber, It will be the third royal tour to a recognizable part of military were,” he told The Hill Times. Que.) said that his party includes visit Canada in less than three heritage.” The move came after a It’s not just royal symbols, both monarchists and republi- By CHRIS PLECASH years, following a 10-day visit by 44-year absence of a royal title noted Prof. Nimijean. The military cans, and while the role of the Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke to Canada’s Armed Forces. In has also become a more promi- monarchy in Canada is an “ongo- The federal government con- of Edinburgh over Canada Day in 1968, the title was dropped when nent institution with a presence ing discussion,” the party has yet tinues to pay homage to the Brit- 2010, and a week-long visit during the Air Force, Navy and Army in citizenship ceremonies and a to settle on an official policy. ish monarchy with policies that Canada Day in 2011 by the Duke were unified under the title of the collaboration between the Depart- NDP MP Pat Martin (Winnipeg outside observers say are moti- and the Duchess of Cambridge. Canadian Armed Forces. ment of National Defence and Centre, Man.) has gone on record vated more by politics than pride. The noticeable frequency of In addition to recent policies by the re-established Winnipeg Jets as saying that the cost of royal This spring the federal govern- royal visits throughout six years Canadian Heritage, Foreign Affairs in the design of the team’s new visits alone was enough to war- ment is marking Queen Elizabeth of federal Conservative govern- and National Defence, Citizen- logo—an agreement unlikely to be rant abolishing the Crown as head II’s 60-year reign with Diamond ment rule and the current Dia- ship and Immigration has made approved without the consent of of state, a view that Tom Mulcair Jubilee celebrations across Cana- mond Jubilee fanfare are just a the monarchy a central figure in the Prime Minister’s Office. (Outremont, Que.) has backed. da. The Tories have invested more few of the many policies aimed citizenship ceremonies and educa- Prof. Nimijean contends that Asked what his own position than $7-million to host celebra- at re-establishing the Crown as a tion. The department’s Discover as the debate over economic pol- on the Crown was, Mr. Benskin tions in capitals across the coun- culturally relevant institution in Canada handbook for new immi- icy has become increasingly nar- responded that he was the “wrong try and award 60,000 Canadians Canadian society. grants puts the Crown at the top row, political movements must person to ask.” with well-deserved Queen’s jubi- In the lead up to last summer’s of the list of Canadian symbols, increasingly rely on being asso- “I was born in England so it’s lee medals honouring community royal visit the federal govern- and describes it as “a symbol of the ciated with Canadians’ values to personal for me—it’s the country service and volunteerism. ment made a frenzied push to state in Canada for 400 years.” gain popular support. I was born in,” said Mr. Benskin. “I “Canadians are very proud of make the Queen’s image preva- “This is all, I would argue, part “What was the big economic can’t speak for all Canadians. I rec- their history and our government lent at the Department of Foreign of a strategy of getting Canadi- issue in the last election? Corpo- ognize the journey that we’ve taken is proud to celebrate these impor- Affairs and other federal build- ans to rethink their identity in a rate tax rates where people were as a country from Dominion, to tant Canadian institutions,” says ings throughout Ottawa, and by more partisan way and displace arguing over a few percentage Commonwealth, to its own country.” Heritage Minister James Moore the end of the summer Canadian values associated with the Liber- points. There were no bold visions [email protected] (Port Moody-Westwood-Port embassies were required to have als,” observed Richard Nimijean, of how to renew and restructure The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 29 ARTS & CULTURE POLICY BRIEFING: IDENTITY Feds needs to do more to foster a vibrant arts and culture sector in Canada More than just a reflection of our identity, arts and culture represent a crucial pillar of our society. Economically, they drive as much as 10 per cent of Canada’s GDP, stimulating sustained growth in several high-value sectors and accounting directly for more than a million jobs nationwide.

BY NDP MP Tyrone Benskin

s Canadians we have arrived Aat a defining moment in our history. At stake is the history and tradition we have built for ourselves versus the homog- enizing prospects of culture as defined by economic interests. More than just a reflection of our identity, arts and culture repre- sent a crucial pillar of our society. Economically, they drive as much as 10 per cent of Canada’s GDP, stimulating sustained growth in several high-value sectors and accounting directly for more than NDP MPs Andrew Cash, Tyrone Benskin, Pierre Nantel and Charlie Angus pictured shortly after last year’s election discussing the state of arts and culture. a million jobs nationwide. Our television and film indus- tries continue to produce a varied repertoire for both domestic and international distribution. Our rich and regionally diverse live theatre production scene enriches communities across the country and across the world. The international recognition of Canadian musicians and artists shows no sign of slowing down. In fact, Quebec’s explosively creative cultural milieu—particu- larly its film industry—continues to capture the world’s attention with its powerful and passionate expression of its distinctiveness. The ballooning growth of the entertainment software industry and the major festivals and events that add to the tourist industry provide a good example of the economic impact and potential of the Canadian arts and culture sector. Yet amidst such impressive successes, driven by the sheer cre- ative capacity of our society, deci- sions taken by the Conservative government have been a concern.

What is especially disturbing is Photographs by Jake Wright, The Hill Times the ideology that government gets to decide what goes on our Tuning in: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Heritage Minister James Moore, and Treasury Board President Tony Clement. Mr. Benskin writes that there’s internal screens and our stages. battle going on inside the Conservative Party regarding the CBC and Radio Canada. He says Mr. Flaherty and Mr. Clement are looking to further paralyze it Canada’s creative industries with even deeper cuts. Mr. Moore defends the CBC, ‘yet hides behind the vague veil of accountability.’ The budget will come on down on March 29 in Ottawa. have had to emerge, survive, and flourish in bold defiance of the in the upcoming spectrum auc- Heritage Minister James Moore plan ahead—to develop long-term continued viability of Canadian ideological practices of this Con- tion need to be carefully exam- defends the CBC yet hides behind marketing strategies which would culture and its institutions. This servative government. Support- ined to ensure they are in the the vague veil of accountability. allow better use of public funds stabilization is merited by the con- ing the arts isn’t simply about best interests of Canadians. The misguided notion that gov- and better ability to maximize their tinued quality of the work being how much money is spent, it is It is this government’s respon- ernment should have no part in the revenue-generating potential. This produced by Canada’s artists and also about how money is spent. sibility to ensure that Canadians dissemination or support of arts stability would also allow for time the support they get from estab- There are a number of not only have access to content and culture is troubling. When an to be invested in the development lished government agencies. emerging issues that need to be that reflects who we are on Cana- adviser suggested to Sir Winston of new works that would expand My NDP colleagues and I con- addressed. In a culture and econ- dian airwaves, but have the abil- Churchill that he cut arts funding the catalogue of Canadian cre- tinue to be inspired by our artists. As omy that is inextricably linked ity and the means to create and and put the money towards the war ations, something that is severely the official opposition, we will con- with the digital world, we must deliver that content. effort, he replied, and I paraphrase, threatened in this climate. tinue defend their rights and contri- explore and decide on new ways Nowhere is this more evident then what are we fighting for? For this reason, I will soon butions in the face of an agenda of to ensure that artists receive fair than in the internal battle within At the heart of the New Demo- table a private member’s bill that indifference and ignorance. When rewards for their creations. The the ConservativeParty regarding cratic Party and my role as the would allow artists to average we celebrate and study the great Local Programming Improve- the Canadian Broadcasting Cor- critic for culture is the understand- their income so that they are not civilizations of the past, seldom, if ment Fund is a crucial initiative poration and Radio Canada. Min- ing that the arts and culture sector punished for one high-income ever, do we remark on the genius of for local content, but it is up for isters Jim Flaherty and Tony Clem- are a vital part of the Canadian year that is the fruit of multiple their economic plan. We remark on review in April. The NDP strong- ent are looking to further paralyze economy and more importantly a years of labour and creativity. the stories they left us that helped ly believes this important protec- our public broadcaster with even significant part of the well-being of Stabilizing the arts and culture us understand who they were and tion for local content should be deeper cuts, continuing the work Canadians. The NDP’s policies on sector, including government sup- what we could be. renewed. The recent examples of the Liberal government, and arts and culture have at their core ported agencies such as the CBC/ NDP MP Tyrone Benskin, who of growing foreign interests in egged on by backbenchers who initiatives that would move towards RC, Telefilm Canada, the National represents Jeanne-Le-Ber, Que., is Canadian publishing and the are calling for the complete disin- stabilizing this sector in a way Film Board, and our national his party’s Canadian Heritage critic. possibility of foreign ownership tegration of CBC/Radio Canada. that would allow organizations to museums, is key to ensuring the The Hill Times 30 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 ARTS & CULTURE POLICY BRIEFING: WAR OF 1812 COMMEMORATIONS

Photographs by Jake Wright, The Hill Times Commemorating the War of 1812: Liberal MP David McGuinty, Heritage Minister James Moore, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The federal government will be rolling out commemorations of the War of 1812, but Mr. McGuinty and Ms. May say, in a time of economic belt-tightening, the federal government doesn’t need to spend $28-million doing so. The federal government disagrees.

commemorating the anniversary of sympathized with their Repub- the Exxon Valdez oil spill.” lican aggressors and federalists Mr. McGuinty agreed that the within the United States supplied Feds roll out War of largesse of the 1812 commemora- intelligence to British forces. tion is part of a larger cultural “Commemorating this war, shift that Prime Minister Harp- then, risks turning it into an er (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) is exercise not of accurate histori- trying to impose on the country. cal account but of contemporary 1812 commemorations, Instead of promoting a history of nationalistic propaganda,” he peacekeeping, social justice and wrote. “To this danger can be added equality—hallmarks of Canadian the Harper government’s relentless identity since the Trudeau era—the attempt to appropriate and invent critics says it’s too much government is reaching back to an symbols of Canadian pride, and to earlier time when the military and associate itself with them.” imperialism where a greater part Moreover, the War of 1812 Canada would not exist had the American invasion not been repelled of the Canadian identity. marked the beginning of the end “This goes part and parcel with for many First Nations. After during the War of 1812, and for that reason, the war is a defining chapter the renaming of the branches of peace was declared and the pre- the military and using the prefix war borders were redrawn in in our country’s history,’ says Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore. ‘royal.’ It seems to go with the the Treaty of Ghent in 1815, the orders of [Foreign Affairs Minis- British agreed to stop support- commitment the government has dian-born farmers and militia ter John] Baird and Mr. Harper to ing their Native American allies By MIKA REKAI made to commemorate the war men took part in the conflict, as change paintings from our nation- in the interest of resuming trade over the next three years. well as a large contingent of First al Foreign Affairs department, relations with the United States. Spending $28-million to com- “Canada would not exist had Nations, it was soldiers from Brit- insisting that the Queen’s portrait The same aboriginal peoples who memorate the War of 1812’s the American invasion not been ain that did the vast majority of hang anywhere and everywhere fought fearlessly in Canada’s bicentennial this summer during repelled during the War of 1812, fighting and dying. possible,” Mr. McGuinty said. “It’s defence were deprived of weap- a time when the federal govern- and for that reason, the war is a “The footprint of the war was Mr. Harper trying to reclaim in ons as American settlers moved ment is expected to cut billions defining chapter in our country’s relatively small,” Mr. Moore said a certain respect, in his mind, westward into native lands. of dollars is “irresponsible,” say history,” Canadian Heritage Min- at House Canadian Heritage Com- another Canada, a Canada from While it is still unclear wheth- opposition MPs. ister James Moore (Port Moody- mittee meeting last fall. “But the the 1920s and ’30s.” er the commemoration will recog- “I think most Canadians are Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) impact of the war was pan-Cana- Ms. May suggested that promot- nize the British betrayal of their despondent when they see almost said during the funding announce- dian in consequence, which is why ing militarism and traditional val- native allies and mixed loyalties $30-million being spent to com- ment on March 19 in Vancouver. we’re supporting documentaries ues are an attempt to co-opt patrio- of Canadian settlers, Ms. May and memorate one war,” Liberal MP “We invite all Canadians to learn and educational materials that tism as a Canadian value and part Mr. McGuinty said the price tag is David McGuinty (Ottawa South, more about this important part of will be spread across the country.” of a larger Canadian culture war. simply too high. Ont.) told The Hill Times last our past and to take part in many Ms. May said, however, that “What’s the purpose? Well, it’s Much of the funding Mr. Moore week. “A fundamental war, yes, of the activities and events that the program is an underhand- the larger scale notion of insert- announced on March 19 will go to and an important part of our his- will pay tribute to our heroes.” ed effort by the Conservatives ing, into the Canadian psyche, refurbishing the 40 1812 historical tory, but … I think most Canadi- Mr. Moore was one of five min- to further tie Canada’s national very reminiscent of the American sites that exist in southern Ontar- ans would think spending that isters that made funding announce- identity to its military, and over- Republicans, the ability to wrap io, including Fort York in Toronto sort of money is irresponsible.” ments regarding the 200th anniver- simplify a multifarious conflict yourself in the flag of your coun- and Fort George in Niagara-on- Green Party leader Elizabeth sary of the War of 1812 the same in the interest of blind patriotism. try. … They are trying to remake the-Lake. Other projects receiv- May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) day. The investments, which were “Of course, it is the 200th anni- our iconography,” Ms. May said. ing support include Heritage Min- agreed. “If Stephen Harper’s Cab- made through the Department of versary so it’s the right time [to “Any celebration of war needs to utes (which are produced by the inet wants us to believe that this Canadian Heritage’s Celebration commemorate 1812] and there is be done very cautiously. What we Historica-Dominion Institute), the is the time for tightening belts, and Commemoration Program, a reason for it, but it’s being done want to mark is our evolution as KA’NATA Foundation and the how on earth do you manage to the War of 1812 Commemoration through a lens that’s more about a nation, and the important fea- Royal Nova Scotia International spend $28-million on commemo- Fund, and Canadian studies pro- current political advantage then it tures of Canadian history.” Tattoo (which will be incorporat- rating the War of 1812?” she said. gram, are meant to raise aware- is about historical knowledge and Mr. McGuinty added: “It’s ing themes from the War of 1812 “I love our history. I think that ness about Canadian history as awareness,” she said. “There are cer- important obviously to commem- into it’s programming this year). marking an important moment well as boost tourism. tain anniversaries that get marked orate the war in an impartial, There will also be a reenactment in our growth as a nation is just The War of 1812 formally and there are certain anniversaries objective and honest way but if of the 1,100 kilometre march that great to do, but $28-million?” began when the newly indepen- that don’t. Our military history, and we’re going to do the commemo- New Brunswick’s 104th Regiment Having campaigned during dent Americans chose to resolve the militarization of our memory of ration let’s at least make sure it’s of Foot made during the conflict the last election to mark the 200th a number of trade, diplomatic and Canadian history is a project that historically accurate.” to save the city of Kingston from anniversary of the war, the feder- sovereignty disputes with Great particularly has been pushed by In a column for The Globe and American forces. The Municipal- al government announced $5-mil- Britain by invading their territory Stephen Harper. I don’t think we Mail last fall, Jeffrey Simpson ity of Lacolle will be receiving lion last week to 24 organizations in North America. would ever see the government suggested that celebrating the $265,750 to commemorate the which will promote education The land beneath the boots of mark the achievements of women actual history would not neces- contributions of French Canadi- and tourism for commemorations those two armies now belongs to with the kind of largess that they sarily be a very patriotic affair. ans in the conflict. across the country. The latest an independent Canada, histo- splash around the War of 1812. … The conflict, he said, was “messy” [email protected] funding is part of a $28-million rians say that while some Cana- I don’t think he has any interest in and many colonists in Canada The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 31 BOOK EXCERPT: EUGENE FORSEY Where’s Eugene Forsey when you need him? Eugene Forsey, the late, illustrious constitutional expert and Senator, was known for his sharp wit and his distinctive view of Canadian society. As his daughter, Helen Forsey, writes in her new book, Eugene Forsey: Canada’s Maverick Sage, Forsey brought deep research, high principle, and irascible tenacity to the cause of constitutional democracy, justice and equality for all. He was one of a kind and is missed today in federal politics.

of every government’s mandate to By HELEN FORSEY protect the public interest. He was as critical as anyone of bad regu- Eugene Forsey MPAH, ONT.—There’s a line lations, but he was equally clear Born: In Grand Bank, Nfl d. May 29, 1904 Oin a Newfoundland folk song on the need for good ones. Nor Died: Feb. 20, 1991 that reflects the proper order of could his position be dismissed as Senator: 1970-1979 things aboard Canada’s ship of a remnant of socialistic thinking Politics/Career: Supported the Conservative Party led by state. It says: “The captain’s below from bygone days. Recalling his Arthur Meighen, but later converted to democratic socialism making tea for the crew.” Likewise own Conservative upbringing, he and was a delegate at the founding convention of the CCF in 1933 in Regina, Sask. He served as a lecturer in economics and in Eugene Forsey’s view of gov- reminded his Senate colleagues political science at McGill University from 1929-1941, and also of the “old Conservative tradition, ernment: the captains are there taught at Carleton University, the University of Waterloo, and to serve the passengers and crew. both in this country and in Great served as chancellor of Trent University. The fundamental duty of every Britain, that the state should inter- • A “constitutional conservative,” he wrote a PhD thesis government, whatever its stripe, is vene whenever sufficient cause is on the King-Byng Affair, published in 1943 as The Royal Power to pursue the public interest, and shown for doing so.” of Dissolution of Parliament, considered a major work on the every government is ultimately “Sufficient cause” might be reserve powers of the Crown. responsible to the people. social, economic, or environmen- • He was president of the CCF in Quebec in the 1930s, The principle that the state tal, and this last was a dimension spent years working for the CCF, ran unsuccessfully for the CCF exists to serve the people is part Dad addressed with increasing in 1948 in the byelection in Carleton, and ran and lost again of a longstanding Canadian tradi- urgency in his later years. in 1949. tion in which governments play a “Pollution in its myriad forms,” • Forsey was appointed by John Diefenbaker’s Progressive wide-ranging and creative role in he warned, “threatens to destroy Conservative government to the Board of Broadcast Governors our national life. My father insist- life on this planet, and here the case and remained in that position until 1962. ed on this principle throughout for ‘free enterprise’ and ‘the free • After the NDP was formed from the alliance of the CLC his long career as trade unionist, market’ is about as weak as any- and the CCF, he left the party because of its constitutional constitutional expert and Senator. thing can be. Governments must policy that viewed Quebec as a nation within Canada. In the For him, the fundamental duty of intervene, massively and decisively, 1960s, he joined the Liberal Party of Pierre Trudeau and was appointed to the Senate in 1970. He resigned from the Liberal every government is to pursue the or we shall all disappear.” Party in 1982 over proposed changes to the Constitution of He foresaw a growing need public interest and be responsible Canada. to the citizenry. for “massive government regula- • Forsey was made an Offi cer of the Order of Canada in At a time when many people tion, planning, and in some cases, 1968, promoted to Companion in 1988, and appointed to the treat “government” as almost a spending” to save the environment. Queen’s Privy Council for Canada in 1985. dirty word, this understanding He knew, of course, that • His publication, How Canadians Govern Themselves, is of its role and purpose takes on although regulation is an integral his most enduring legacy, a simple, yet comprehensive guide special importance. It stands in part of Canada’s characteristic Photographs courtesy of Helen Forsey to Canadian government that is continuously edited and sharp contrast to the notion— mix of public and private, it is also Eugene and Harriet in Ottawa, 1971, top. The ‘Forsey Foursome,’ published with posthumous credit. prevalent in the United States highly controversial. Regulations Harriet, Eugene, Margaret, and Helen, in Ottawa, 1952. —Source: Wikipedia and increasingly being pushed raise the ire of business executives, on Canadians—that the less “gov- urban developers, property rights efficiency and competitiveness dian Grain Commission, indepen- where what Dad called the “doc- ernment” there is, the better. proponents, and a host of others are accepted as primary, legisla- dent government laboratories, and trinaire notion of the primacy of “I sometimes find a tendency who view private interests as para- tion can be drafted so that key experimental farms. Despite recent private enterprise” is so widely for people to think that if a public mount. Unfortunately, numerous provisions can be defined later on spectacular system failures in sec- embraced (although there, too, authority spends money it is ter- examples of ill-conceived or badly- by order-in-council, without Par- tors like transportation and food business is heavily supported by rible, but if it is spent by some implemented regulations have liament’s involvement. Other such safety, monitoring and enforcement government). He believed a more private body, then that is mag- given the whole concept a bad finagling may involve widening is often neglected, while public sensible way to decide about public nificent,” he told a young audience name in many circles. ministerial discretion, replacing concerns about the resulting loss or private enterprise was to ask in in 1960. “They think taxes are an The unsurprising exception is government oversight with indus- of accountability and democratic each case: “Can such-and-such an unmitigated evil; that public activ- in the field of “security,” where try “self-regulation,” or off-load- control are largely ignored. industry be safely left to private ity of any kind is to be cut down to regulation is enjoying an unprece- ing responsibilities to compro- Former NDP MP Svend Rob- exploitation, with or without public the smallest possible proportion; dented heyday. Elsewhere, though, mised bodies like the Canadian inson recalled that Dad was regulation? Or is it safe only in the that private enterprise is always it is either being watered down or Food Inspection Agency. “appalled” by these trends. “This hands of a public authority? Can good and public enterprise always left to the tender mercies of indus- Interestingly, John Ralston turning things over holus-bolus this other industry be better run by bad. These seem to me extraordi- try itself. “Self-regulation” often Saul suggests that efficiency and to the corporate sector and private enterprise or public?” narily silly and irrational attitudes, involves imported systems with democracy are, to some extent, abandoning any kind of public This pragmatnism, he noted, which may be disastrous.” trendy labels like “HACCP,” wide- incompatible. accountability was just complete was also part of a long, non-parti- A few years before medicare ly used in the mega-food industry. “The rise of democracy,” he anathema to him,” he told me. san, and very Canadian tradition. became a national program, he Officially, the acronym stands for says, “is tied closely to the idea that Global corporations and pow- “It was not socialist zeal, or spoke to a group of doctors to “Hazard Analysis Critical Control the citizen should slow down the erful trading partners continue to abstract theories on public owner- urge the plan’s adoption. Some, Points,” but people who have seen leaders; slow down their efficiency. pressure us to let the fox guard, ship that led Whitney and Beck to he said, objected that medicare it in operation call it “Have A Cup ... Democracy isn’t about decisive- own, and manage the chicken coop. set up Ontario Hydro, or Borden would be “socialistic.” of Coffee and Pray.” ness; it is about consideration. It is But for the sake of both present and Meighen to nationalize three “My answer to that is, ‘Oh! The usual pretexts for this intended to be inefficient.” and future, we need to resist those railroads, or R. B. Bennett to estab- Fudge!’ So are public sewage and kind of thing are “efficiency” and This resonates with Dad’s pressures and reclaim Eugene Fors- lish the CRBC (the predecessor of garbage disposal, public water “competitiveness,” buzzwords insistence that democracy means ey’s understanding of government the CBC), or Mackenzie King to supply, public highways, the public much beloved by industries like using our heads, not just count- as defender of the public good. make the Bank of Canada wholly post office, public education. The oil, agri-business, and pharmaceu- ing them; that “government by publicly owned, or C.D. Howe to only sensible question to ask about ticals, where giant corporations discussion” is the essence of Free enterprise is not the create Trans-Canada Air Lines, or any of them is not, ‘Is it socialis- constantly clamour for speedy the Parliamentary system; that same thing as a free society Borden to advocate nationalization tic?’ or ‘Is it free enterprise?’ but, approvals and the loosening of diligent committee work and One of the distinguishing char- of the telephone industry. It was ‘Will it do the job, and do it better applicable restrictions. Too often, the Senate’s function of “sober acteristics of Canadian society solid, practical reasons.” than any alternative plan?’” business-oriented governments second thought” are essential to that my father always emphasized As he and his colleagues in In contrast to this pragmatic comply, invoking “efficiency” and good government. was its flexible mix of public and the League for Social Recon- approach, the right wing in Can- “competitiveness” for the ben- Views like these have gone private endeavour in an overall struction had pointed out back in ada has adopted this disingenu- efit of those corporations—the out of fashion in many quarters. context of freedom. “‘Free enter- the 1930s, those practical reasons ous appeal for “less government” bureaucracy’s so-called “clients” Bureaucratic restructuring, “regu- prise’ is not the same thing as a often had at least as much to as a rallying cry. A multi-faceted —regardless of the consequences latory reviews,” trade deals, and free society,” he pointed out. “Nor do with providing benefits and campaign has been under way for anyone else. cross-border “harmonization” have is ‘the free market.’ They may serve advantages for Canadian capital- for years to favour corporate As my father pointed out, the knocked the teeth out of some leg- the free society, but they are not ists as with serving the public interests by denigrating govern- legitimate purposes of regula- islation and prevented other regu- the same thing. They are means, interest. But the point still stands: ment in the public mind. tion—fairness, protection of the latory measures from seeing the not ends. ... That is why we live in a in Canada, pragmatism has regu- One prong of this attack is the public, and the planet—may also light of day. There are now constant mixed economy, not a ‘free enter- larly trumped ideology on ques- ongoing pressure for deregulation. be subverted by governments attempts to phase out or privatize prise’ or ‘free market’ economy.” tions of public versus private. For my father, fair and sensible themselves to serve vested inter- publicly-run regulatory mecha- In this regard, Canada is very regulation was a necessary part ests or other nefarious ends. Once nisms and services like the Cana- different from the United States, Continued on Page 32 32 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 BOOK EXCERPT: EUGENE FORSEY

was given to the peoples of these have indeed used their growing provinces when they came into the power to wage war on federal union... . [These provisions] have involvement in areas like labour, been treated in a rather lightheart- health care and the environment. Fundamental duties ed and cavalier fashion sometimes In too many cases, enforceable since... .This is not the way in national standards aimed at which a solemn undertaking given ensuring equality among citizens, by a great nation to its constituent regardless of region, have fallen parts should be treated.” by the wayside, despite their con- of government to The dismantling and privatiza- stitutional legitimacy and their tion of Canada’s transportation practical benefits. and energy sectors have contin- Dad frequently pointed out the ued since his death, under both dangers of replacing enforceable, Conservative and Liberal govern- legislated national standards with pursue public interest, ments. Petro-Canada, for example, vague phrases like “compatibility went to the private sector in 1991, with national objectives.” When CN Rail in 1995. Current proposals all that’s left are broad generali- at various levels to try to combat ties, the stage is set for a deterio- budget deficits by continuing to rating patchwork of policies and responsibility to people sell off federal or provincial Crown programs that weaken the whole assets—some of them, like Atomic system and aggravate disparities has some, like any other organi- Energy of Canada Limited, of stra- Continued from Page 31 between provinces. The vision of zation—has been a major factor tegic importance and delicacy— equality for Canadians from coast My father’s pride in our in preserving the two distinctive would appall him. to coast to coast gets blurrier, and matter-of-fact acceptance of the Canadian cultures which we pos- He summed up his view of the ability of our national gov- public ownership option was dis- sess... . We must maintain the CBC, these trends in a 1980 article in ernment to do anything about it turbed, however, by signs that this and strengthen it.” Maclean’s magazine. “ ‘Neo-con- effectively disappears. sensible Canadian approach was His skepticism about the servatism,’ of which ‘privatization’ The years since my father’s being eroded. One such sign was supposed superiority of private is the first installment, looks to death have seen a serious dimin- a section in a 1971 report of the for-profit enterprise in radio and me like just a fancy name for the ishment of the role of government Senate Finance Committee that television had been reinforced by biggest international romp ever in Canada, in terms of both per- recommended “a constant search his experience on the regulatory mounted by the rich for some- ception and reality. With the nota- for governmental activities ripe to Board of Broadcast Governors thing very far from ‘neo’ and much ble exception of “security mat- be handed over to the private sec- between 1958 and 1962. As he closer to the very old ‘Every man ters,” there has been a relentless tor.” Dad objected to the Commit- explained in the same Senate for himself and devil take the Photograph courtesy of Helen Forsey push to reduce the ability of gov- tee’s “sweeping, a priori theoreti- speech, those four years of close hindmost.’ ‘ Privatization’ and the Nice hat: Eight-year-old Eugene on the ernments to develop pro-active cal pronouncements” on a subject contact with private broadcast- ‘neo-conservatism’ from which it wharf at Grand Bank, Nfld., 1912. policies, implement regulations, that was not even germane to the ers had left him with “a very poor springs should be consigned to the build effective programs or own substance of the report. opinion of them.” rubbish heap where they belong, multi-national corporations unless and control economic entities. “The thing that worries me,” “Over and over again we got before they rob and enslave us.” we have effective national states. Many of the government func- he told his fellow Senators, “is the impression that when these Given the wide range of func- The problem of creating such con- tions that he fought so hard to this remark about government people spoke—often in purple tions involved in good government, trols from a series of fragments of win and defend—policies and activities being ripe to be handed passages—about their devotion to how are those responsibilities existing nations simply compounds programs like universal medicare, over the private sector. [It] seems the public interest and their desire shared within the complex frame- the enormous difficulties which unemployment insurance, afford- to suggest that all the duds, all to promote Canadian program- work of a federation? In Canada, already confront us.” able housing, the CBC—have the deficit-producing enterprises, ming and Canadian talent, it was the Constitution specifies certain been picked away at, starved of should be left to the government. very much what the Irish call ‘big provincial and federal powers, but funds, or stripped of effective But the minute there is any sign of offers and small blows’—a lot within that framework there is Eugene Forsey: authority. Almost all political revenue comign out of it—oh, hor- of talk, but very little action. In often flexibility. The balance, and Canada’s parties now promote tax cuts in ror, shades of Karl Marx, red ruin general, the impression left on me the mechanisms for implementing Maverick Sage, their election platforms, feed- and revolution!—and we must was that the theme song of pri- it, continue to evolve. ing the resentful ignorance that immediately hand these things vate broadcasters could very well Eugene Forsey believed that by Helen Forsey defines all taxes as infringements over to private enterprise …. For have been taken from that Gilbert jurisdictional issues between Can- 486 pp., on personal liberty, rather than the life of me, I cannot see why and Sullivan opera, The Pirates of ada and the provinces should be Dundurn, as payment for public services this general principle should be Penzance: decided based on what would best and investments in the common $35 adopted. It savours of the Ameri- “‘Oh! I am a pirate king. Yes, I serve the public good in every good. Governments at all levels can dogmatism on economic am a pirate king; part of the country. For him, this too often put their authority and subjects which is one of our most “And it is, it is a glorious thing most often meant that the central resources at the service of global noxious importations into the to be a pirate king.’ government should be in charge. Dad’s commitment to equal- corporations and a privileged country from the United States.” “To get rid of the CBC and Foremost among his “solid, prac- ity and fairness for all citizens national elite. This is ultimately a For Dad, the trend towards turn our broadcasting over to this tical reasons” for taking this posi- was another reason why he was betrayal of their oath of office— privatization or dismemberment collection of gentlemen fills me tion was the need for what he called reluctant to see any further pro- their responsibility to act in the of Crown corporations and other with horror.” “a real country,” a national presence vincialization of powers. As a best interests of the people as public institutions and services Transportation was another strong enough to preserve and build fifth generation Newfoundlander symbolized by the Crown. meant placing ideology above sector of the mixed economy on what Canadians have already and part Nova Scotian, he was As Canadians come to real- common sense. He argued that if where my father urged a strong achieved in the way of shared pros- particularly aware of the risks of ize the consequences of what the reasons those entities were an role for government. He was con- perity, social programs, and regional requiring smaller provincial gov- has been happening, we have the institution was established in the vinced that it was not an option equality. “Only a real country, with a ernments to take on what were option of changing course. We first place still existed, to jettison to leave the whole transporta- powerful national government and essentially national responsibili- need not go on maligning govern- it would be foolish. They should tion sector in private hands. In Parliament, can have any hope of ties: dealing with macro-economic ment as evil. We need not continue continue to exist as well. Today, the a country as large and sparsely controlling inflation and restoring problems; shouldering the costs of the downward slide of deregula- same logic would apply to govern- populated as ours, the movement full employment,” he said. “Only health care and social programs to tion, privatization, and provincial ment laboratories and research of people and goods could not be a real country can maintain the meet national standards; provid- power grabs. Our political struc- stations, the Canadian Wheat expected to always turn a profit, unemployment insurance, the old ing support for culture and heri- tures may be battered and bruised, Board, and the CBC, all of which, particularly in more remote areas. age and disability pensions, the fam- tage. Downloading more federal but we still possess the essential having served the public good for Since adequate transportation ily allowances and child tax credits, responsibilities to the provincial framework for responsible govern- decades, have either been disabled was obviously essential for the the medicare, which we now enjoy. level, he predicted, would widen ment—a Constitution that allows in whole or in part, or are increas- public good, he believed it was a Only a real country can give the the gaps between richer and us, if we so choose, to take back ingly threatened with extinction. matter for government to address. people of the poorer provinces any- poorer provinces, and weaken the our country and restore the vital He was, of course, a strong The Canadian Constitution thing like modern educational and broader Canadian identity. role of government in our lives. We advocate for the CBC and its pub- itself, Dad pointed out, reflects social services.” He warned that if large chunks can follow my father’s example, lic, non-commercial status. During the recognition of this reality. In Another major concern was of national jurisdiction were demand that our governments a 1971 Senate debate on broad- order for each of the four Atlan- the huge and growing challenge handed over to the provinces, the fulfill their true role as servants casting, one Senator contended tic provinces and British Colum- of maintaining some control over central government and Parlia- of the people, and implement our that the public broadcaster ran a bia to agree to join Confed- our own economy in a global- ment would be reduced to “merely traditional shared values of equity “deficit.” Dad responded: “I do not eration, there had to be detailed ized world. “If we are going to do marginal conveniences, to do and compassion. think there is a deficit. There is a provisions for railway and ferry anything in the way of promoting for the glorious and immortal Writer and activist Helen grant made out of public funds to linkages, and these were written Canadian economic independence,” Provinces the odd jobs they could Forsey is the daughter of the late the CBC as a public service. It was right into the terms of union. he declared, “we are going to need not somehow do for themselves.” Senator Eugene Forsey, one of never set up to be a paying com- “[Without] this essential factor a strong central government.” Up Canada would risk becoming Canada’s leading constitutional mercial proposition; that was not of transportation in our Constitu- against the enormous power of nothing more than a collection of experts. This is an excerpt from the intention at all. Just as you do tion,” he said, “you would simply global corporations, a fragmented semi-independent minor states her new book on her father’s not expect the National Gallery not have the Maritime provinces, collection of smaller governments with little power or influence, at legacy. This chapter is titled, to show a commercial profit, you or Newfoundland, or British operating from the provincial level home or in an increasingly inter- “Serving the Common Good: The cannot expect the CBC to. That is Columbia... . It is a matter of fun- would, he believed, be especially dependent world. Role of Government.” not what it is there for. I believe damental national importance, vulnerable. “We certainly can- Over the past few decades, [email protected] the CBC, with all its faults—and it a fundamental undertaking that not have international controls of various provincial governments The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 33 NEWS: VIKILEAKS & HOUSE PROBE Vikileaks30 mastermind Carroll ready to appear before Ethics Committee, Toews to testify Tuesday

(Prince George-Peace River, B.C.) Ethics, House Affairs committees charge asked on behalf of a colleague whether it was possible for a hack- ahead with study of Vikileaks, Anonymous. er to put a document onto an MP’s Parliamentary computer. restrictions then we would have Mr. Bard said while it was pos- Continued from Page 1 other matters to deal with. We’ll sible, “in every instance we’ve convenient for him,” Mr. Champ see how it unfolds at this stage.” been the first one to detect this told The Hill Times last week. Mr. Carroll could be found in on Parliament Hill.” Mr. Bard said Mr. Carroll started the contempt of Parliament if he fails there is extensive monitoring of @Vikileaks30 account after the to appear before the committee. the House system. federal government introduced Within the House Ethics Com- “The chief information offi- Bill C-30, the Protecting Chil- mittee though, opposition mem- cer and his team are in constant dren from Internet Predators Act, bers seem to want the committee contact with the Communications which will greatly enhance the to lose its focus. Security Establishment to monitor ability of federal law enforce- Conservative members of the cyber threats,” said Ms. O’Brien. ment to conduct surveillance of House Ethics Committee have fre- Ms. O’Brien said there are also the public’s internet activity on quently moved to hold meetings in outside partners who continuous- Feb. 14. Soon after Public Safety camera, but on March 15 there were ly monitor the threat level facing Minister Vic Toews (Provencher, only two Conservative members the Parliamentary precinct and Man.) defended the legislation in present at the start of the meeting MPs, and said “we adjust our pos- the House by telling opposition and opposition MPs quickly jumped Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times ture here appropriately in order members that they “stand with us on the opportunity to take the sched- Not so Anonymous: Public Safety Minister Vic Toews will appear before the House to respond to that.” or stand with the child pornog- uled in-camera meeting public. Affairs Committee to discuss the activities of hacker collective Anonymous. Mr. Bard estimated that 70 raphers.” Mr. Toews’ comments “We think this is a discussion per cent of emails sent to Par- created strong reaction and the public deserves to hear, and a computer-generated voice—that “Many people think we some- liament’s system—that is, to any within 48 hours the @Vikileaks30 they deserve to hear how our com- Mr. Toews scrap Bill C-30, and step how have to discover Anonymous email address ending in parl. account was airing details of Mr. mittee is being high-jacked by down as minister. In the video, in order to finish this study, and gc.ca or a close variation, not just Toews divorce to more than 7,000 Dean Del Mastro and this witch- Anonymous threatened to expose I don’t think that’s the case. We main MP email addresses—are followers. hunt,” said NDP MP and commit- further details of Mr. Toews’ per- have to prove that there was a rejected before they enter Parlia- Mr. Carroll was initially asked tee member Charlie Angus (Tim- sonal life. breach of a member’s privilege… ment Hill. Mr. Bard said an email to appear before the committee on mins-James Bay, Ont.). “You will cease your efforts to and then we have to come up with falls into that 70 per cent when March 13, but Mr. Champ informed Once public, Mr. Angus quick- defy the will of your own citizens a remedy or prevention for the it’s origins can’t be traced back. the committee that his client ly moved to rescind the summons immediately. If you do not, rest future. That may be a bit tougher, “Security is evolving every would not appear at that time due asking former Liberal staffer Mr. assured that public outrage and but I’m not certain we have to day.… It’s like peeling an onion, to health issues. A summons was Carroll to appear before the com- protests will only grow and you identify Anonymous to get that there’s always something new to subsequently issued, and Mr. Car- mittee to testify. will find yourself not only mocked, answer,” said Mr. Preston. discover. I think the strength we roll was expected to appear at the “Under the Parliamentarian but jobless and despised. A man as Liberal MP and committee have is the ability to react, and I March 15 meeting but again he code, if someone apologized for deceitful as yourself is bound to member Marc Garneau (West- think we’ve proved that several was too sick to attend. something in the House, and the have many skeletons in his closet,” mount-Ville-Marie, Que.) said that times,” said Mr. Bard, adding that Although Mr. Carroll is Speaker accepts it, then the mat- said the video’s voiceover. while he thought it was important when something like the Anony- now cleared to appear before ter is closed…someone has to On March 6 House Speak- for the RCMP to investigate the mous video happens the House the House Ethics Committee take responsibility and someone er Andrew Scheer (Regina- threats, he was still scratching his strengthens its monitoring system to answer questions about his has to apologize, and they [the Qu’Appelle, Sask.) ruled that the head over the decision to send the and reinforces security measures. orchestration of the @Vikileaks30 Liberals] did that within the con- Anonymous video constituted a matter to committee. Mr. Bard pointed out that con- Twitter campaign against Mr. fines of the House, so the Speaker “direct threat” to the minister and NDP MP and committee mem- stituency offices’ internet access Toews, at this point he is not ruled that closed, but that wasn’t found it to be a question of privi- ber Chris Charlton (Hamilton is outside the Parliamentary Pre- scheduled to appear before the good enough for the Parliamen- lege. Immediately after, Mr. Toews Mountain, Ont.) noted that the com- cinct system and therefore it’s not committee on Tuesday of this tary secretary [Mr. Del Mastro],” tabled a motion—which the House mittee has three responsibilities— monitored by Parliament’s secu- week, or at any time in the future. said Mr. Angus at the meeting. passed that evening—to send the to confirm if there is a finding of rity team. He suggested that, if it Mr. Champ, the Ottawa-based House committees have the matter to the Procedure and House privilege, to find the culprit, and hasn’t already been done, MPs lawyer, who specializes in human authority to report facts to the Affairs Committee for study. to explore possible remedies—and should develop a security plan for rights law, will appear alongside House and suggest remedies, but The committee’s study is a puz- asked the witnesses for advice on internet use to implement in their Mr. Carroll at any future appear- only the House—that is, effective- zling one due to the nature of the how to frame the committees’ study. constituency offices and teach ance before the House Ethics Com- ly, the House Speaker—has the Anonymous group: a fluid and face- “Frankly speaking, I’m not to constituency staffers. He said mittee. Mr. Champ said any public authority to make a ruling, and it less collective of ‘hacktivists,’ Anony- sure that seeking out a culprit as House information services could statement from Mr. Carroll would is up to the House whether or not mous is better described as a meme such wouldn’t be a giant waste of provide consultation to help MPs be made at the committee where to adopt a committee report. than a group, as any hacker-activist time, because I think the nature develop plans for their offices. his client is prepared to provide “Why we would be expected is open to protest under the name. of these attacks is that they’re Mr. Toews is set to testify detailed information about how to take something back to the “We all come here to do our job extremely fluid,” said Ms. O’Brien. before the committee for an hour the @Vikileaks30 Twitter account, Speaker when the Speaker’s and to do the work of the country. Ms. O’Brien said it’s important on March 27. which aired salacious details from already ruled on this, again, turns When a minister of the Crown can to put things in context of what’s Though the Procedure and the Public Safety Minister’s divorce this into a monkey show,” said Mr. be threatened because he’s doing happening in the world today so House Affairs recently received file, was set up, operated and used Angus at the committee meeting. his job, because he’s putting for- as not to “engender unwarranted another question of privilege to between February 14 and 17. Not long into the meeting’s ward a piece of legislation, I think anxiety about the thoroughness study on March 15 when the House Mr. Champ said that Mr. Car- televised session, with more MPs all Parliamentarians and perhaps of our security posture.” Speaker ruled that tight security roll’s undisclosed ailment made having arrived, the Conservative all democracy is a bit threatened Moreover, Ms. O’Brien also measures during the recent visit the House Ethics Committee’s majority on the Ethics Commit- by that,” said Mr. Preston. “I think noted that due to the fact that of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin summons a human rights issue tee was restored and Conserva- sometimes things like this are the video was posted on YouTube, Netanyahu may have breached “to an extent.” tive MP and committee member taken just a little bit too lightly “it’s completely outside any of MPs’ privileges by hampering “The disability issue is some- Blaine Calkins (Wetaskiwin, and it’s a very serious matter.” our controls or environment,” and their movements, Mr. Preston said thing that I’ve raised with the Alta.) moved the proceedings On March 15, the House Affairs questioned where the committee for now, the committee remains committee and I’ve indicated back in camera. Committee heard testimony from the was taking its study. focused on its Anonymous study. to them that they have a duty Meanwhile, Conservative MP Clerk of the House, Audrey O’Brien, In terms of remedies Ms. “I expect that we’ll probably to accommodate any medical Joe Preston (Elgin-Middlesex-Lon- Sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers, and O’Brien said that “awareness is the speak to a couple of police groups, restrictions that he may have in don, Ont.), chair of the Procedure chief information officer Louis Bard most important thing,” and added whether it’s the RCMP or other his appearance,” Mr. Champ said, and House Affairs Committee, said on the state of the House of Com- that the committee needed to make police groups around the world adding that Mr. Carroll was also the committee will likely spend mons’ internet security as part of peace with the idea that they can’t about Anonymous, but they will look dealing with financial hardship around five more meetings on their their study on Anonymous. control what goes on in cyberspace. at how we prevent this. In this case after being dismissed from his study of hacker collective Anony- Mr. Preston said the meeting’s Committee members asked it was a threat through a YouTube duties as a researcher for the fed- mous and already has witnesses in purpose was to learn more about the witnesses questions about the video,” said Mr. Preston. “I’m not sure eral Liberal Party, where he had mind, including the RCMP. Parliament’s internet security and House’s ability to trace emails, how there’s prevention but there may worked for eight years. “We’ve Following the shut down of the monitoring systems, and deter- vulnerable it is to hackers, and how need to be some thought of remedy. communicated this to the commit- @Vikileaks30 account by Mr. Car- mine the safety of MPs’ personal secure constituency office internet What can Parliament do to stand up tee and if the committee refused roll on Feb. 17, Anonymous posted and classified information on their systems are. Conservative MP and for Members of Parliament?” to respect those conditions or a YouTube video demanding—in Hill computers or BlackBerries. committee member Bob Zimmer The Hill Times 34 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 CIVIL CIRCLES: BUDGET 2012-2013

to the budget and austerity mea- sures, noted Mr. Thomas. But he also noted that the Flaherty to release machinery of government “has a life of it’s own.” “It’s hard for that giant super- tanker of official Ottawa to change course,” he said. ‘terribly important’ Decisions on the strategic and operating review were the respon- sibility of a Cabinet sub-commit- tee led by Mr. Clement, and filled out by seven Cabinet ministers budget, says Crowley and Conservative MP Laurie Hawn, who has reportedly been tasked with liaising with caucus. Under program review in the Treasury Board President Tony Clement says details in mid-1990s, led by then-finance minister Paul Martin, decisions cuts will be in acts introduced in the spring and fall. were also made by a Cabinet sub- committee. A Caucus Committee Age Security system, which the on Expenditure Review and an Conservatives have argued is Expenditure Review Secretariat in unsustainable in its current state. Treasury Board were also involved. Reforms include the possibility of “I don’t see this process as raising the age of eligibility to 67, being as lucid and as powerful as from 65. The government has indi- the one that we used in the mid- BY Jessica Bruno cated that any changes would be 1990s,” said Mr. Crowley, who phased in over years or decades. said the decision to exempt trans- OAS reform, as well as a deci- fers from cuts was “a mistake.” Continued from Page 1 sion to move federal-provincial Currently, PSAC and the NDP “This will be really the first health funding transfers to a per- have called for the exemption of budget for which they will be fully capita based system after the cur- Veterans Affairs from austerity. answerable to the population,” Mr. rent agreement expires in 2014, Signals suggest that the CBC Crowley, who helms the Macdon- are two examples of current will face harsh cuts, as well as ald-Laurier Institute, added. decisions with implications in the the Atlantic Canada Opportuni- Speaking to reporters March long-term, noted Mr. Crowley. ties Agency, said Mr. Thomas. 22, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty “What they’ll do is they’ll send ACOA and the four other (Whitby-Oshawa, Ont.) said that the long-term fiscal position of federal regional economic devel- the billions of dollars of cuts to Canada off on a different trajec- opment agencies are vulnerable, public services expected in the tory,” he said. said Mr. Crowley. He added budget will be “moderate” but University of Manitoba profes- that the Prime Minister and the didn’t give details. sor emeritus Paul Thomas said that Finance Minister don’t like them. The government has been he thinks the outcry against chang- In total, federal economic looking for at least $4-billion to es to OAS may have “scared off” Show me the budget: development agencies spent $8-billion in annual cuts to feder- the government for now, and that Finance Minister Jim $1.4-billion in 2010-2011 and al departments, for a total of five they may instead test the waters Flaherty says the employed the equivalent of 1,518 to 10 per cent of their operating first with a discussion paper. expected cuts in the full-time workers. budgets. The goal is to balance TD Bank predicted that the cur- budget will be ‘modest.’ Mr. Thomas explained that the the government’s books by 2015- rent state of Canada’s finances gives regional agencies could be seen 2016 after years of deficit. the government some extra “wiggle Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times as treading on provincial juris- In a report released March 21, room” and could alleviate the need diction, going against the PM’s TD Economics predicted that the for more harsh austerity measures. cent, and he said that he thinks launch another salvo calling [for] philosophy of open federalism. deficit will come in at $26-billion Last week, Mr. Flaherty said that Canadians will learn of what more spending, higher taxes and “I think he could make the argu- for 2011-2012, which is almost that those focusing on the gov- was cut only when they try to big, wasteful government,” said ment that provincial growth is a $5-billion less than predicted in the ernment’s program of cuts would access programs or services that Sean Osmar. matter for provincial governments government’s fall economic update. miss the bigger budget picture. have disappeared. Liberal finance critic Scott to take care of, and we’ll create a The update estimates that tak- It’s “about long-term sustain- Service Canada worker Heath- Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) said favourable tax climate,” he said. ing the strategic and operative ability for jobs, growth and er Millar, a member of PSAC who that the government has been Mr. Crowley said that the “evi- review into account, the govern- prosperity, looking at retirement works on processing Old Age preparing the public for “signifi- dence is thin” that development ment will return to surplus in income, making sure our social Security applications, said that cant cuts.” He said he is worried agencies actually promote eco- 2014-2015, and have $10-billion programs are sustainable in the attrition and a hiring freeze has for government science and nomic growth in the regions. in the coffers in 2016-2017. long-term for Canada,” he said. hollowed out her department and research programs. “If they decided to go after Mr. Flaherty said that budget But the lack of information contributed to lengthy wait times Peter Julian (Burnaby-New regional development agencies, would return to balance in the and consultation in the lead-up for government assistance. Westminster, B.C.), finance critic I think there’s a good case for it. “medium-term.” to the budget has alarmed public “Am I worried about what this for the New Democrats, echoed Politically, they’ll have to take the Mr. Crowley noted that the servants. Mr. Flaherty has said government’s austerity plan may economists’ warnings that auster- heat for it, but I think they can government has excluded trans- recently not to expect the details mean for me and my colleagues? ity measures that cut too deeply make a good case that it’s not fers to people or provinces from of exactly what is cut to appear Of course, but I’m also very wor- could result in further harm to been money well spent,” he said. their spending review, giving the in the budget. ried about what the cuts to the Canada’s fragile economy. Mr. Julian said that the regional government “a relatively small Treasury Board President work I do for the Old Age Secu- “We’ve been hurt over the last agencies have a role to play in sandbox to play in.” Tony Clement (Parry Sound- rity program would mean for the few months with economic slow- Canada’s economic recovery, and Predictions and government Muskoka, Ont.) told the House of people I serve,” she said. down,” he said, noting that 3,000 it “doesn’t make sense” to cut them signals on the severity of the Commons Government Opera- She and other public servants jobs were lost in February and while trying to spur job creation. cuts have varied widely in recent tions Committee on March 14 at the event said they and their 40,000 unemployed Canadians He also noted that Canada weeks, with some putting the that the details will be in acts colleagues are at a loss for infor- stopped looking for jobs that month. was ranked 131st worldwide for severity of the cuts at even more introduced in the spring and fall mation on where their depart- Mr. Brison stated that Cana- economic growth by the IMF in than 10 per cent. to implement budget measures, ments and the programs they da’s economic recovery has cen- 2011, and is projected to fall to “I think people are over-esti- as well as departmental spending provide will be cut. tred on oil and gas in two prov- 152nd this year. mating the size of what’s going to requests tabled later in the year. Merv Wiseman, a member of inces, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Mr. Crowley said that the happen. I also think that a lot of “Our commitment to you is the Canadian Coast Guard for 35 He said a harsh federal budget Conservative government’s the reforms are going to involve when we have detailed informa- years and PSAC member, said had the potential to harm vulner- spending record has been worse relatively small incremental tion that is accurate, we will, of that two Coast Guard employees able provinces like Ontario, Que- than recent Liberal governments, changes that have a long-term course, post that in the normal have been fired for speaking out bec and the Maritimes. even prior to the introduction of effect,” said Mr. Crowley course,” he said. against the cuts publicly, and that The budget comes out March stimulus spending in 2009. “The sense I get from people The Public Service Alliance he himself was currently under 29, two days before the start of the Larry Rousseau, regional vice- in the government is that they’re of Canada, which represents investigation by the department. fiscal year. Mr. Julian said he hopes president of PSAC for the National pretty committed to OAS/GIS almost 175,000 public servants He said he was being pressured the reason it is coming out so late is Capital Region, noted that it is the reform. The sense I got is they nation wide held a press confer- to stop talking about the cuts. because the government has given Conservatives’ high-level of spend- were going to do the very best they ence March 21 to denounce the “We have this process here it some “sober second thought.” ing that has put Canada into deficit. could to get this in the budget and upcoming cuts. that is just absolutely untoward TD Bank revised its predic- “First you create the crisis, defend it,” Mr. Crowley stated. “We’re also here to tell the and covert,” he said. tions for growth in Canada’s then you solve the crisis by Prime Minister Stephen government to end the secrecy A spokesperson for Mr. Clem- GDP upward last week, from 1.7 throwing out public services and Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) and the mixed messages,” said ent said that PSAC’s stance per cent to 2.2 per cent in 2012. bringing in private corporately- and Mr. Flaherty have indicated John Gordon, PSAC president. against the cuts is predictable. In light of better economic num- delivered, for-profit services. Wel- that the government is look- Mr. Gordon said he expects “It’s not surprising that self- bers, the government could have come to the new reality,” he said. ing at reforming Canada’s Old the cuts will be closer to 10 per interested union bosses would done some last-minute tweaking The Hill Times DO YOU KNOW HOW WELL YOUR CAMPAIGN IS WORKING?

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Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times As the F-35 jets issue Hill staffer news: Associate Defence Minister Julian Fantino, right, pictured recently with Defence Minister Pete MacKay, at a National Defence Committee meeting on the Hill. The F-35 issue is heating up and Fantino and MacKay staffers will likely be working extra hard behind the scenes. heats up, Associate Defence Minister Julian Fantino hires new director of Parliamentary affairs and issues management Terence Scheltema.

BY Laura Ryckewaert ebate over the government’s F-35 Dfighter jets purchase—expected to cost $30-billion for 65 F-35 planes—is heating up again as the federal government now seems to be in a holding pattern on the controversial procurement as it awaits an auditor general’s report, and in the mean- time, Associate National Defence Minister Julian Fantino, the minister responsible for military procurement, has been in the InterVac opened on the U of S campus in 2011. Question Period spotlight. So it’s probably good timing that Mr. Fantino, who is also world the MP for Vaughn, Ont., has just welcomed a new director of Parliamentary affairs and Lorne Babiuk, University of Saskatchewan professor issues management to his ministerial office emeritus and alumnus, has been honoured with a in the National Defence Building on Colo- prestigious Canada Gairdner Wightman Award, one nel By Drive in Ottawa. of the world’s most important biomedical prizes. Terence Scheltema joined Mr. Fantino’s staff from the office of Conservative MP Lorne is an outstanding leader in Canadian vaccine Ed Holder, the MP for London West, Ont., research. Now vice-president research at the where he had been working for some time University of Alberta, he led the U of S Vaccine and as Mr. Holder’s executive assistant. Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) for 14 years, Mr. Scheltema has been on the Hill and built the organization into an international since the late 1990s, during which time he has worked for a number of MPs and powerhouse carrying out major research in ministers. immunology, pathogenesis, virology, molecular At the beginning of 2007, Mr. Schel- virology and vaccinology. tema was working as director of Par- His vision also led to construction of the International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the U of S. This state- liamentary affairs for then minister of National Revenue Carol Skelton, the for- of-the-art facility will advance the next generation of vaccines to protect animal and human health in mer MP for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, Canada and around the world. Sask. The next year, when Conservative The U of S is the only university in Canada that combines a containment level three vaccine research MP and now Chief Government Whip Gor- centre with veterinary, agricultural and medical schools on a single campus. Lorne has helped put the don O’Connor, the MP for Carleton-Mis- sissippi Mills, Ont., took over the Revenue U of S at the forefront of integrating human, animal and ecosystem health to address threats to the ‘one Canada portfolio, Mr. Scheltema stayed health’ we all share. on, and went on to serve as a senior policy adviser to Mr. O’Connor. We congratulate Lorne whose leadership will have an impact Interestingly, during this time, Mr. on the health of Canadians for decades to come. Scheltema was working alongside one of Curious his (not so) new co-workers in Mr. Fan- tino’s office. Grayson Shanahan, who is Prestigious currently serving as director of policy for Mr. Fantino, worked in Mr. O’Connor’s Ingenious National Revenue office with Mr. Schel- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization – tema as a policy adviser. International Vaccine Centre Ambitious Ad t Continued on Page 37 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 37 HILL CLIMBERS: POLITICAL STAFFERS Ministers Oda, Aglukkaq, and Kenney hire new staffers

for Red Deer, Alta.; and Earl her first time working in politics who won 45.8 per cent of the votes Prior to last May’s election, A string of smaller Dreeshen, the MP for Red Deer, and Ms. Aglukkaq’s office won’t to Ms. Lee’s 32 per cent. Ms. Lee Ms. Fortier worked as a mem- Alta., as his legislative assistant. be an entirely new experience. joined Ms. Aglukkaq’s office last ber’s assistant to then Conserva- staffing changes have “I know he will make a tre- After working as an adminis- July as her director of regional tive MP Josée Verner, the former mendous contribution to our trative assistant at the Yellowknife affairs for the Northwest Territories. MP for Louis-Saint-Laurent, Que. taken place in the offices team in London and Ottawa. I am Foster Family Association, Ms. In addition to working with Ms. Verner was defeated in the of a number of Cabinet excited to welcome him abroad,” Hanvold-Walker began working her former boss, Ms. Hanvold- May election by NDP candidate wrote Mr. Holder in a recent as a constituency assistant for the Walker is one of two special Alexandrine Latendresse who ministers in recent weeks. newsletter put out by his office. then Northwest Territories MLA assistants in Ms. Aglukkaq’s garnered 39.8 per cent of the vote for Range Lake, Sandy Lee. Ms. office; the other is Ted Laking, to Ms. Verner’s 37.7 per cent. Ms. Lee was first elected as an MLA special assistant for policy. Verner was appointed to the Sen- Continued from Page 36 Ministers Oda, Aglukkaq, and Kenney change staff in 1999, but stepped down in Citizenship, Immigration and ate last June. March 2011 to run as the Conser- Multiculturalism Minister Jason In other news, Mr. Kenney’s Over the past 14 years, Mr. A string of smaller staffing vative candidate for the federal Kenney, also the MP for Calgary private secretary got married Scheltema has worked for changes have taken place in the riding of Western Arctic, N.W.T. Southeast, Alta., has said good- recently; formerly Agnes Kim a range of MPs and Cabinet offices of a number of Cabinet Ms. Lee came second to NDP bye to special assistant Alexan- she is now Agnes White. ministers including the office ministers in recent weeks. incumbent Dennis Bevington, dra Fortier. The Hill Times of now Independent Conserva- International Cooperation tive MP Peter Goldring, the Minister Bev Oda, who is also the veteran MP for Edmonton East, MP for Durham, Ont., welcomed Alta., who was first elected as a Allison Filleul to her ministe- Reformer in 1997. Mr. Goldring rial office as her new scheduling Cabinet’s Directors of Communications voluntarily left the Conserva- assistant around a month ago. tive caucus recently after he The position had previously was charged with refusing been vacant in Ms. Oda’s office, and Chiefs of Staff List 2012, updated to give a breath sample after according to the government’s Minister Department Chief of Staff D. Comm Press Secretary Telephone he was stopped by police last electronic directory service. Harper, Stephen Prime Minister Nigel Wright Angelo Persichilli Andrew MacDougall* 613-957-5555 December. Mr. Goldring has Carl Vallée, Julie Vaux Most recently, Ms. Filleul was *associate director of communications and spokesperson stated that he only had one working as a communications beer and plans to fight the Aglukkaq, Leona Health/Northern Scott Tessier Steve Outhouse Cailin Rodgers 613-957-0200 assistant in the office of Conserva- Economic Development charge in court. tive MP Paul Calandra, who is also Mr. Scheltema graduated Ambrose, Rona PWGSC/Status of Women Michele Austin Michelle Bakos Amber Irwin 819-997-5421 the MP for Oak Ridges-Markham, (Public Works) from Brock University with a Ont., during which time she was (Status of Women) 819-956-4009 bachelor of business economics responsible for putting together Ashfi eld, Keith Fisheries and Oceans/ Fred Nott Erin Filliter Barbara Mottram 613-992-3474 in 1996; it was shortly after that press releases for the MP. Atlantic Gateway he made his way to the Hill. The office of Minister of State Baird, John Foreign Affairs Garry Keller Chris Day Joseph Lavoie 613-995-1851 Currently working in Mr. Fan- for Transport Steven Fletcher, Blaney, Steven Veterans Affairs Frédérik Boisvert Codie Taylor Jean-Christophe de le Rue 613-996-4649 tino’s office are: Mr. Shanahan, who represents Charleswood-St. Clement, Tony Treasury Board/Federal Economic Tenzin Khangsar Jennifer Gearey Sean Osmar 613-957-2666 chief of staff Dan Mader, direc- Development Initiative for Northern Ontario James-Assiniboia, Man., has yet Duncan, John Aboriginal Affairs and David McArthur Jason MacDonald Jan O’Driscoll 819-997-0002 tor of communications Chris again shrunk in size. Mr. Fletch- McCluskey, executive assistant Northern Development er, a quadriplegic, has temporar- Fast, Ed International Trade/ Bill Hawkins Adam Taylor Rudy Husny 613-992-7332 to Minister Fantino Elecia Elliott, ily removed himself from his special assistant Victoria Shore Asia-Pacifi c Gateway ministerial duties for personal Finley, Diane Human Resources and Skills Development Ann Matejicka Alyson Queen - 819-994-2482 and assistant Nicole Bussiere. health reasons. Until he returns, Flaherty, Jim Finance Kevin McCarthy Chisholm Pothier Mary Ann Dewey-Plante 613-996-7861 Over in Mr. Holder’s office, Canada’s federal Transport Min- Kenney, Jason Immigration Howard Anglin Ana Curic 613-954-1064 Doug Rice has been hired to ister Denis Lebel, who is also the Kent, Peter Environment Stephanie Machel Rob Taylor Adam Sweet 613-997-1441 serve as the MP’s new executive MP for Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Lebel, Denis Transport/Economic Development Yan Plante Vanessa Schneider Genevieve Sicard 613-991-0700 assistant. Like his predecessor, Que., will be covering Mr. Fletch- Agency for the Regions of Quebec (Transport) 514-496-1282 Mr. Rice has a long history on the er’s ministerial responsibilities. (Quebec Development) Hill and has been working as a Mr. Fletcher’s minister of staffer since 1996. LeBreton, Marjory Government Senate Leader Sandra Melo - Johanna Quinney* 613-943-0756 state office staffing roster has *communications adviser During his time on the Hill largely remained intact on Mr. Rice has worked for former MacKay, Peter Defence John MacDonell Jay Paxton Josh Zanin 613-996-3100 GEDS. Mr. Fletcher’s press Moore, James Heritage Joanne McNamara James Maunder Sébastien Gariépy 819-997-7788 Reform, Alliance and now Con- secretary, Brayden Akers, has Nicholson, Rob Justice/Attorney General Maureen Murphy Julie Vaux Julie Di Mambro 613-992-4621 servative MPs, including Mike declined to comment on how Mr. Oda, Bev International Cooperation Neil Desai Stephanie Rea Justin Broekema 819-953-6238 Scott, the former MP for Skeena, Fletcher’s temporary departure Oliver, Joe Natural Resources Neil Drabkin Patricia Best - 613-996-2007 B.C.; Eric Lowther, the former has affected his ministerial staff Paradis, Christian Industry/Minister of State Marc Vallières Richard Walker Alexandra Fortier (Industry) 613-995-9001 MP for Calgary Centre, Alta.; or whether or not they are cur- for Agriculture (Agriculture) 613-773-1107 Betty Hinton, the former MP for rently helping Mr. Lebel. Penashue, Peter Intergovernmental Affairs/Privy Council Sandra Buckler Niklaus Schwenker Cory Hann 613-943-1838 Raitt, Lisa Labour Douglas Smith - Ashley Kelahear 819-953-5646 Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, That said, Kyle Nordman is B.C.; Bob Mills, the former MP Ritz, Gerry Agriculture/Wheat Board Aaron Gairdner Meagan Murdoch Jeffrey English 613-773-1059 no longer working Shea, Gail National Revenue Ian West Nancy Bishay - 613-995-2960 for Mr. Fletcher. Until Toews, Vic Public Safety Andrew House Michael Patton Julie Carmichael 613-991-2924 Power in the PMO: The gloriously- recently, Mr. Nordman Van Loan, Peter Government House Leader Chief of Staff Fraser Malcolm - 613-995-7226 appointed Langevin Building in has been serving as a Ottawa, home to the PMO. senior special assis- ASSOCIATE MINISTER tant to the minister. Fantino, Julian Defence Dan Mader Chris McCluskey - 613-996-3100 According to GEDS, Mr. Akers, MINISTERS OF STATE senior policy adviser Ablonczy, Diane Foreign Affairs (Americas and Stephen B. Snell John Babcock* - 613-944-2300 John-David Bridges, Consular Affairs) *Senior communications adviser policy adviser James Bernier, Maxime Small Business and Tourism Marc-André Plouffe - Scott French 613-943-6183 White, special assis- Fletcher, Steven Transport Gary Toft - Brayden Akers 613-991-0700 tant for caucus Madi- Goodyear, Gary Science and Technology/Economic Jeannie Smith - Stephanie Thomas* 613-947-2956 Development Agency for Southern Ontario *special assistant son Howe and special Gosal, Bal Sport Dustin Van Vugt Jenny Van Alstyne - 819-934-1122 assistant Shawn Syl- Menzies, Ted Finance Shawn Fried Bram Sepers - 613-996-7861 vestre remain in the O’Connor, Gordon Whip John Nieuwenhuis - Andrea Walasek* 613-995-2291 office. *Parliamentary communications Canada’s federal Uppal, Tim Democratic Reform Shane Bourke Kate Davis - 613-995-3611 Health Minister Leona Valcourt, Bernard ACOA/La Francophonie Mélisa Leclerc Sophie Doucet Andrea Richer 613-941-7241 Aglukkaq has a new Wong, Alice Seniors James Yousif Robert Lynch - 819-953-1144 special assistant Yelich, Lynne Western Economic Diversifi cation Stacey Gairdner Jerra Byrne Nicholas Insley 613-952-9831 working in her min- PRIME MINISTER’S PRESS OFFICE isterial office. Carla Angelo Persichilli (Director of communications) 613-992-4211 Hanvold-Walker Stephen Lecce (Deputy Director of communications) 613-952-7699 has made her way Mike White (Deputy Director of communications) 613-957-5555 down south from the Andrew MacDougall (Associate Director of communications and spokesperson) 613-957-5555 Northwest Territories Carl Vallée (Press secretary) 613-957-5555 to work in Ms. Agluk- Julie Vaux (Press Secretary) 613-952-7344 kaq’s office. This is her first time working PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS on the Hill. Raymond Rivet (Director, corporate and media affairs) 613-957-5233 —Updated to March 8, compiled by Laura Ryckewaert ([email protected]) However, it isn’t 38 CLASSIFIEDS THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 HILL TIMES CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT: TEL. 613-232-5952, FAX 613-232-9055

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The Spin Doctors By Laura Ryckewaert After weeks of speculation and mixed reports, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is expected to deliver a frugal, belt-tightening budget on March 29. What do you think? Is this the kind of budget Canada needs?

Fred DeLorey – Conservative strategist Ian Wayne – NDP strategist Sarah Bain – Liberal strategist Camille Labchuk – Green strategist

“Our Conservative government is focused “Conservatives may boast about being focused “What we are expecting “Since taking power in 2006, Stephen Harper on what matters to Canadians—jobs and on jobs and the economy but the sad truth is this from the Conservatives is an has managed to blow Canada’s surplus with economic growth. While Canada’s job growth government’s inaction on job creation has meant austerity budget that justifies budget after bloated budget, sending us back into record is the best in the G7 with more than mounting job losses and shattered Canadian fami- its own slashing and burning. deficit. The Conservatives have focused on jails, 610,000 net new jobs created since July, the lies in communities across the country. Though this government has jets, and subsidies, to polluting industries of the global economy remains very fragile with “We’ve lost hundreds of thousands of manu- consistently refused to tell past. Now, they intend to get Canada out of the ongoing economic challenges in Europe and facturing jobs since Stephen Harper took office, a Canadians what will be cut, if hole they dug with a budget full of ideologically the United States. That’s why Prime Minister situation only made worse with recent layoffs at the last six years are any indi- driven cuts to critical programs and services. Harper and the Conservative government is companies like Caterpillar in Ontario and White cator, we can expect a barrage “There’s little doubt that our most vulnerable focused on creating jobs, growth and long- Birch in Quebec. Unfortunately, the Conservatives’ of ideological cuts to science people will bear the brunt of the pain, along with term prosperity for Canadians. laissez-faire attitude to foreign ownership, particu- and the environment, Statistics the environment, culture, and communities. The “Economic Action Plan 2012 will con- larly in the manufacturing sector, has meant too Canada, the CBC and Status of CBC is rumored to be up for deep cuts, and it tinue to focus on making Canada’s econ- many good-paying jobs shipped out of Canada. Women, and for them to follow would be no surprise to see further slashes made omy stronger for today and over the long- “Last week job losses continued to mount in com- through on their plan to attack to science (the Harper government seems to have term, with prudent pro-economic growth munities across the country—2400 jobs lost at Aveos, our seniors and the OAS. something against science), health care, and post- initiatives and responsible spending of 500 at Transcontinental and 500 at HSBC. Thousands “This will be another budget secondary education. taxpayers’ dollars. The budget will not con- of Canadian families left without a breadwinner. that will hit the regions still “The Greens have a better idea: let’s pull out tain reckless new spending commitments “As if sitting on their hands and watching our struggling for economic recov- the green scissors and focus on cutting perverse or tax hikes that will kill jobs and reverse jobs vanish wasn’t enough, Conservatives had the ery the hardest, and that will subsidies and real waste. Canada’s economic growth. gall last week to send out a self-congratulatory press download significant costs onto “For instance, ending subsidies to fossil fuels, “While we’re focused on growing Cana- release declaring mission accomplished on jobs and the backs of the provinces. nuclear, biotechnology, and asbestos will save da’s economy with our low-tax and pro-trade taking cheap partisan shots at the Opposition. “What Canada needs is a us nearly $1.5-billion. Cancelling the F-35s and plan, the Liberals and NDP want to hike taxes “Budgets are about making choices—and sadly, budget that focuses on job cre- opening a competitive bidding process for planes that would kill Canadian jobs, and engage in Conservatives are making the wrong ones. Their ation, addresses Canada’s skills we actually need will save us over $8-billion. massive deficit spending that would cripple priority is spending billions on failed fighter jets shortage, strengthens our public Reducing government ad spending, cutting the Canada, now and into the future. And it’s not while cutting vital services Canadians rely on, like pension system, and makes stra- ballooning Prime Minister’s Office budget, and like they don’t have a record of doing just food inspections, environmental assessments and tegic investments that will help canceling the planned expansion to the House of that. Just look at what interim Liberal Leader even Service Canada Centres. Conservatives choose create sustainable prosperity Commons by 30 seats will save us even more. Bob Rae managed to do while premier: to download billions onto the provinces to pay for and equality of opportunity for “This is no time to slash critical services or dramatically raised taxes, racked up large their prisons agenda and rising health costs, further all Canadians. Unfortunately, run an austerity program that further jeopardizes deficits and created new regulations which slowing down economic growth. the only investment Canadians our economy. Canada needs a budget that priori- devastated Ontario’s economy, leading to “Conservatives are clearly out-of-touch with Cana- can count on from this Conser- tizes our continued economic recovery, providing 1.2-million Ontarians on welfare. dians’ priorities. In contrast, New Democrats are fight- vative government is the mil- services for people who need them, and building “So yes, a fiscally responsible Con- ing for a budget that creates jobs, protects vital ser- lions of taxpayer dollars they stronger, healthier communities.” servative budget is exactly what Canada vices and puts Canadian families first for a change.” are spending to advertise their needs for continued economic growth.” mean-spirited budget.” Start the new session with: PAID MESSAGE BY THE EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN CANADA Celebration of Latvian ex-Legionaries of Waffen-SS in Riga CANADA’S PREMIER DAILY PARLIAMENTARY INFORMATION SERVICE arch 16, 2012 a solemn march of UN General Assembly about of the Latvian ex-legionaries of inadmissibility of actions promoting The essential research Mthe notorious Waffen-SS took the escalation of the modern forms and planning tool for place in Riga followed by their rally at of racism and xenophobia, as well your work in and the cemetery of Lestene where Sejmas as the recent country report of the with the federal Deputies from the governing coalition European Commission against Racism government. also participated. and Intolerance in which a grave Search, track, and stay The odious manifestations of concern about glorification of the Nazi ahead of the curve. legionaries stained by numerous movement, ex-members of Waffen-SS, crimes were held against the and local collaborationists is expressed. Q Stay on top of the issues background of the massive The attempts to justify the crimes of This desire for ‘historical revenge’ QNever miss a key event propaganda campaign to heroicize the Latvian Voluntary SS Legion against does not contribute to the perception QTrack legislation these so-called “fighters for Latvia’s the civilians of the Novgorod and of modern Latvia as a democratic state QMonitor regulation and lobbying freedom” organized by the Latvian Pskov Regions, Belarus, and in Riga and to the development of its relations authorities. This flagrant attempt to ghetto are sacrilegious and immoral; with Russia. The indulgence of Latvian review the truth on Nazi atrocities they naturally cause strong indignation authorities to ex-legionaries and the and rulings of the Nuremberg Trials both in Latvia and abroad. attempts to rewrite history should that condemned SS-members can not We see a demonstrative neglect receive an adequate reaction on the Start a free trial today but arouse indignation. of the resolution of the 66th session part of the international community. www.parliamentnow.ca THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 41 FEATURE: EVENTS

Budget 2012—Finance Minister Cocktail Fundraiser at Burlington Art WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 Jim Flaherty will table the federal Centre—The Burlington Liberals Conservative Weekly Caucus Meet- government’s 2012-2013 budget are hosting a ing—The Conservatives are sched- today at 4 p.m. in the House of meet-and-greet uled to meet on at 9:30 a.m., in Commons. http://www.fin.gc.ca/ with Liberal MP Room 237-C, Centre Block. For fin-eng.asp Hedy Fry. March more information, call the PMO How a Traditional Industry Reinvented 30, 7 p.m., Press Office at 613-957-5555. $50. Burlington Itself—Join guest speaker Avrim NDP Weekly Caucus—The federal New Lazar, president and CEO of Forest Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Democrats are scheduled to meet for Products Association of Canada, for their weekly caucus meeting, Railway a talk on, “How a Traditional Industry Rd., Burlington, Ont., 905-637- Room, 253-D, Centre Block, 10 Reinvented Itself: Canada’s Lumber- a.m.-12 noon. For more information, jack-in-Chief Shares Lessons from 8909 or www. liberal.ca please contact senior press secretary the Frontline of Industrial Transfor- Karl Bélanger at 613-720-6463 mation.” Presented by the Economic Governor General’s Awards in Visual and or [email protected] Club of Canada. March 29, 11:45 Media Arts—Celebrating the career a.m.-1:30 p.m., $79. Fairmont Cha- achievements of Canadian artists, Liberal Weekly Caucus—The federal teau Laurier, 1 Rideau St., Ottawa, acknowledging excellence in the visual Liberals are scheduled to meet for Ont. www.economicclub.ca and media arts. The 2012 laureates their weekly caucus meeting in are Jana Sterbak, Royden Rabinow- Room 160-S, Centre Block. For 2012 Canada-Europe Law Lecture— more information, contact the Lib- The Centre for European Studies itch, Geoffrey James, Margaret Dragu, Ronald Martin, Jan Peacock, Diana eral spokesman Daniel Lauzon at presents the 2012 Canada-Europe 613-943-4995. Law Lecture. Guest speaker Dr. Alicia Nemiroff, and Charles Lewton-Brain. Hinarejos, University of Cambridge, March 30-June 17. National Gallery of Address by Bank of Canada Deputy will give a talk on “The Eurozone Canada, 380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, Ont. Governor—Join guest speaker Jean Crisis and the Limits of Economic www.gallery.ca Boivin, deputy governor, Bank of Canada, for a luncheon talk to Integration.” March 29, 2-4:30 p.m. SATURDAY, MARCH 31 Dunton Tower, Room 2017, Carleton members of the Economic Club of Charity Boxing Fundraiser—Liberal University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Canada. April 4, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 MP Justin Trudeau and Conserva- Ottawa, Ont. www.carleton.ca/ces p.m., $79. The Hilton Toronto, tive Senator Patrick Brazeau will 145 Richmond St. W., Toronto, Better Value for Money in Health compete in a charity boxing match Ont. www.economicclub.ca Care: European Lessons for Canada— to raise money for cancer research. Lend Your Leg for a Mine Free World— Join guest speaker Ake Blomqvist, March 31. $250, includes a four- Carleton University’s department Conservative MP Brian Storseth course meal. Hampton Inn Conven- (Westlock-St. Paul, Alta.) and Mines of economics, for a talk on “Bet- tion Centre, Ottawa, Ont. Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times ter Value for Money in Healthcare: Action Canada are hosting a recep- Parliamentary Associations—The Group European Lessons for Canada.” tion to show support for a world free LEND YOUR LEG FOR A MINE FREE WORLD—Conservative MP Brian Storseth, pictured, (Westlock-St. Paul, Alta.) and of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Presented by Carleton University. of landmines. This is one of many travels to Kampala, Uganda. March Mines Action Canada are hosting a reception to show support for a world free of landmines. This is one of many Lend March 29, 6-9 p.m. $5. Reception Lend Your Leg events being held 31-April 5. For more information, Your Leg events being held globally to mark International Mine Awareness Day. By invitation only. April 4, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 with Swedish food to follow. Tory globally to mark International Mine please visit http://www2.parl.gc.ca/iia Awareness Day. By invitation only. p.m. Room 16, East Block Basement, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ont. RSVP to 613-996-1783 or [email protected] Building, Room TB342, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., SUNDAY, APRIL 1 April 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Room 16, Ottawa, Ont. www.carleton.ca East Block Basement, Parliament 2012 Juno Awards—William Shat- Hill, Ottawa, Ont. RSVP to 613-996- Ottawa Independent Writers—Free- ner is slated to host the 2012 Juno 1783 or [email protected] lance writer Laura Byrne Paquet will Awards. Performers include Blue explain the ins and outs of travel Rodeo and Feist. April 1. Tickets THURSDAY, APRIL 5 writing. Presented by Ottawa Inde- at box office. Scotiabank Place, GRIC Speaker Series: Political Tory MP Storseth hosts pendent Writers. March 29, 7 p.m., Ottawa, Ont. www.junowards.ca Panel—Panelists will discuss: $10 guests. Room 156, Library and MONDAY, APRIL 2 What direction will the NDP go in Archives Ottawa, 395 Wellington St., under a new leader? Where will a 613-731-3873 or www.oiw.ca The Golden Age of Natural Gas: Canada’s new Liberal Party executive take Golden Opportunity—Join guest speaker FRIDAY, MARCH 30 the party? And how has the Con- Greg Ebel of Spectra Energy Corp, for servative Party of Canada’s style reception for landmine Post-Budget Breakfast with John Baird— a talk on “The Golden Age of Natural changed one year into a major- Join Foreign Affairs Minister John Gas: Canada’s Golden Opportunity.” ity government? April 5, 7:30-9 Baird for a Post-Budget Breakfast, Presented by the Economic Club of a.m. $ 45.20 members; $62.15 presented by the Ottawa Chamber of Canada. April 2, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 non-members. Rideau Club, 99 Commerce. March 30, 7-9 a.m. Wes- p.m., $79. Westin Hotel, 11 Colonel Bank St., 15th floor, Ottawa, Ont. tin Hotel, 11 Colonel By. Dr., Ottawa, By Dr. www.economicclub.ca http:gric-irgc.ca/events/event/ awareness on April 4 Ont. www.ottawachamber.ca Canada’s Torture Memos—Join speaker-series-political-panel Finance Minister to Address Cana- panelists Creg Forcese, Faculty of dian Club—Join Finance Minister Law, University of Ottawa, Wesley SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Room 160-S, Centre Block. For Jim Flaherty War, GSPIA, University of Ottawa, Parliamentary Associations—The Can- more information, contact the Lib- (Whitby-Osha- and Alex Neve, Secretary General, ada-China Legislative Association THE eral spokesman Daniel Lauzon at wa, Ont.) for Amnesty International (TBA) for a travels to Beijing, China to attend 613-943-4995. PARLIAMENTARY a post-budget panel discussion on Canada’s Torture the 15th bilateral meeting. April Faith Meets Secularism: Threat or talk today. Pre- Memos. Presented by the University 7-14. For more information, please of Ottawa. April 2, 12 p.m., Room Opportunity?—Join guest speaker sented by the visit http://www2.parl.gc.ca/iia CALENDAR Cardinal Thomas Collins for a talk Canadian Club 12110, Desmarais Building, Univer- on “Faith Meets Secularism: Threat sity of Ottawa, 55 Laurier Ave. E., MONDAY, APRIL 9 Natural Resources: Powering Quebec’s of Toronto. MONDAY, MARCH 26 or Opportunity?” Presented by the Ottawa, Ont. http://cips.uottawa.ca Economy—Join Natural Resources March 30, House Not Sitting—The House of House Sitting—The House of Com- Canadian Club of Toronto. March Minister Joe Oliver for a talk on “Natu- 11:30 a.m., TUESDAY, APRIL 3 Commons breaks for two weeks, mons resumes sitting after a week’s 28, 11:45 a.m., $65 members; but resumes sitting on April 23. ral Resources: Powering Quebec’s $65 members; Tabling of the 2012 Spring Report break. The House will sit from $75 members. Intercontinental Economy.” Presented by the Econom- $75 non- of the Auditor General—The 2012 Minister Steven Blaney to Travel to March 26 to Thursday, April 5. It Hotel Ballroom, 220 Front St., ic Club of Canada. March 27, 11:45 members. Fairmont Royal York, spring report of the auditor general Vimy Ridge—Veterans Affairs Min- will take a two-week break and then Toronto, Ont. www.canadianclub.org a.m.-1:30 p.m., $79. Le Westin Mon- 100 Front St., Toronto, Ont. www. Michael Ferguson will be tabled ister Steven Blaney will lead a del- resumes sitting on Monday, April Human Suffering and Humanitar- canadianclub.org egation to France to mark the 95th 23. It will then sit every weekday treal, 270 Saint Antoine W., Montreal, today. Media lock-up: 8-9:45 a.m. ian Response—Join guest speaker Press Gallery Mugging—The Parlia- Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy until Friday, May 18. The House Que. www.economicclub.ca Journalists must respect the media Craig Calhoun, New York Universi- mentary Press Gallery will hold a Ridge, where 10,000 guests are will then take another one-week The St. Lawrence Seaway—Join embargo until the report is tabled in ty, for a talk on “Human Suffering mugging for permanent press gallery expected, including 5,000 Canadian break. It resumes sitting again on speaker Terence Bowles, president the House of Commons shortly after and Humanitarian Response.” Pre- members. March 30, 12:30 p.m. students. April 9. 613-992-7468. May 28 and is scheduled to sit until and CEO St. Lawrence Seaway 10:00 a.m. However, journalists will sented by IDRC. March 28, 2-3:30 Reading Room, Room 237-C, Centre June 22 before it breaks for almost Management Corporation, for a talk p.m. Free. IDRC, W. David Hopper be allowed to leave the media lock- TUESDAY, APRIL 10 on “The St. Lawrence Seaway—Not Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ont. up at 9:45 a.m. Internet access will three months for the summer. Room, 150 Kent St., 8th floor, Dr. Jack Kitts to Address Canadian just a Marine Highway: Transforming Burlington Town Hall on Health Care with be available for filing stories once Prime Minister Travels to Seoul— Ottawa, Ont. Register to www.idrc. Club—Join guest speakers Dr. Jack National Infrastructure into a Lever for ca/lectures-calhoun Liberal MP Hedy Fry—Share questions, the report has been tabled. April 3. Prime Minister Stephen Harper News conference, 11-11:30 a.m., Kitts, president and CEO, the Ottawa International Trade.” Presented by the The ‘Decline of the West’ Revisited— comments and ideas on the future of (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) travels National Press Theatre, 150 Welling- Hospital, and Dr. John C. Bell, cancer Economic Club of Canada. March 27, Join guest speaker Robert Cox, York health care in Canada with Liberal MP to Seoul, South Korea for the ton St. Interviews begin at 12 p.m. therapeutics, OHRI for a luncheon talk 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $79. The Sut- University for a talk on “The ‘Death Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre, B.C.). Nuclear Security Summit. March The report contains the following to the Canadian Club of Ottawa. April ton Place Hotel, 955 Bay St., Toronto, of the West’ Revisited: Future World March 30, 4 p.m. Free. Burlington Art 26-27. 613-957-5670. chapters: Border Controls on Com- 10, 12 p.m., $47 members; $75 Ont. www.economicclub.ca Order and a Dialogue of Civiliza- Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burling- mercial Imports; Replacing Canada’s non-members. Ballroom, Fairmont TUESDAY, MARCH 27 tions.” March 28, 2:30 p.m. Free. ton, Ont. www.liberal.ca WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 Fighter Jets; Interest-bearing Debt; Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau St., Ottawa, Famous 5 Presented by the International On the Grill with Scott Brison—Liberal Conservative Weekly Caucus Meet- Non-Filers and Non-Registrants- Ont. www.canadianclubottawa.ca Ottawa Luncheon— Political Economy Network at CIPS, MP and finance ing—The Conservatives are sched- Canada Revenue Agency; Oversight Famous 5 Ottawa University of Ottawa. Room 12110, critic Scott WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 is hosting a lun- uled to meet on at 9:30 a.m., in Brison answers of Civil Aviation-Transport Canada; Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Ave. The Canada We Want in 2020: Rising cheon honouring Room 237-C, Centre Block. For questions on the Special Examinations of Crown E. http://cips.uottawa.ca to the Asia Challenge—Join Canada Sheila Fraser, more information, call the PMO Liberal perspec- Corporations-2011. To schedule 2020 and hear from the authors former auditor Press Office at 613-957-5555. THURSDAY, MARCH 29 tive on the 2012 interviews, call 613-952-0213 ext. about steps they feel Canada should general of Canada, NDP Weekly Caucus—The federal New Bacon & Eggheads Breakfast—PAGSE federal budget 6292. www.oag-bvg.gc.ca as a nation build- Democrats are scheduled to meet for presents a talk entitled “The Low- and the cur- 195 Years and Counting—Join Cana- take to speed up the development er. Hear about their weekly caucus meeting, Railway down on the Meltdown,” with Richard rent economic dian Bankers Association President of economic, social and cultural ties her career path, Room, 253-D, Centre Block, 10 a.m.- Pelletier, University of Toronto. March environment. Terry Campbell for a talk on “195 with Asia. Speakers include Dominic her 10 years of service as a officer 12 noon. For more information, please 29, 7:30 a.m. No charge to MPs, Michael McCain, Years and Counting—What the Barton, McKinsey & Company, and of Parliament, and her commitment contact senior press secretary Karl Senators, and Parliamentary Press president and Future Holds for Canada’s Banks.” Yuen Pau Woo, Asia Pacific Founda- to ensuring Canadians received good Bélanger at 613-720-6463 or Karl. Gallery members. All others, $25. CEO of Maple Presented by the Economic Club of tion of Canada. April 11, 4:30 p.m. value for public funds. March 27, [email protected] Payment required in advance. Parlia- Leaf Foods, will serve up some ques- Canada. April 3, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau St., Otta- 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Panorama Liberal Weekly Caucus—The federal mentary Restaurant. RSVP to Donna tions. March 30, 5-7 p.m., $85. The p.m., $79. Fairmont Chateau Lau- wa, Ont. http://canada2020.ca/ Room, NAC, 53 Elgin St., Ottawa, Liberals are scheduled to meet for Boag by March 26 at 613-991-6369 National Club, 303 Bay St., Toronto, rier, 1 Rideau St., Ottawa, Ont. 613- Ont. www.famous5.eventbrite.com their weekly caucus meeting in or [email protected] Ont. www.liberal.ca 369-4363 or www.economicclub.ca Continued on Page 42 42 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 FEATURE: EVENTS Foreign Affairs Minister Baird to host post-budget breakfast on March 30 Andrew Lundy, Globalnews.ca and Rachel Nixon, digital media director THE for CBC News. April 19, 6:30 p.m. PARLIAMENTARY TMX Broadcast Centre-Gallery, The Exchange Tower, 130 King St. W., Toronto, Ont. http:///cjf-fjc.ca/ CALENDAR MONDAY, APRIL 23 the creation of innovative models for House Sitting—The House of Com- Continued from Page 41 a sustainable future and the improve- mons resumes sitting today after a ment of capabilities for a regional Iran and the West: A Dialogue of Ambas- two-week break. transformation. In addition, with the International Polar Year Conference— sadors—Join guest speakers James participation of the energy ministers of Blight, CIGI, former U.S. ambassador “From Knowledge to Action” the Inter- Latin America, the second Sustainable national Polar Year Conference takes Thomas R. Pickering, and former Growth Summit will take place, as Iranian ambassador to Germany, and place April 23-27. 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For more information, please cigionline.org/events/iran-and-west- [email protected] dialogue-of-ambassadors/ visit http://www2.parl.gc.ca/iia Parliamentary Associations—The THURSDAY, APRIL 12 Canadian Branch of the Common- TUESDAY, APRIL 24 Lunch With wealth Parliamentary Association Let’s Talk Exports 2012—Join Peter Bob Rae—The travels to Nuku’alofa Tonga, for the Hall, vice-president and chief econo- Hamilton Centre Executive Committee Meeting. April mist of EDC, for “Let’s Talk Exports Federal Liberal 16. For more information, please 2012.” Presented by the Economic Association pres- visit http://www2.parl.gc.ca/iia Club of Canada. April 24, 11:45 ents lunch with WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 a.m.-1:30 p.m., $79. The Sutton interim Liberal Place Hotel, 955 Bay St., Toronto, Leader Bob Rae Innovation, Entrepreneurship and the Ont. www.economicclub.com Global Market—Join Carleton Uni- (Toronto Centre, Arthur B. Meighen Freedom Medal versity President Roseann O’Reilly Ont.). 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Leaders Annual Meeting will address find out how new ideas are building community newspapers, is partner- WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 the region’s role and contribution to audiences. Moderated by Wilf Din- ing with the Canadian Association annual conference will kick off dur- [email protected] the governance of the global economy, nick, OpenFile. Panelists include of Journalists, OCNA and others ing Newspapers Canada’s annual Ink Official Portrait Unveiling—The The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 43 OPINION: ROBOCALLS & INVESTIGATION Robo-Gate: will it take Big Brother to save The Hill Times Canadian democracy? Anyone who has ever immersed themselves into the full-bore of an Photograph by Jake Wright, election campaign knows all too well the kind of fevered delirium that can Robocalls: Elections Canada’s office in Ottawa. The agency is investigating the so-called robocalls issue. overtake cooler, clearer thinking. It’s not called the ‘war room’ for nothing. nization has a listening post in the south tool to do a saint’s work. But what if the a rocket scientist to realize how a political end of Ottawa. But do they record every very integrity of our elected system of campaign can use this aversive response known cellphone conversation in the government actually hangs in the balance? to their advantage. Aim as many irritating area? Who knows? But they might. And if Is it such an unthinkable option? Either calls at people who are apt to vote for an they do, anyone in Ottawa who had been way… it’s certainly the stuff of which a opposition party as you can, only be sure conferring with the mysterious Pierre Pou- John le Carré novel is made. to give the impression you’re calling from tine cannot only be tracked down. Their Paul H. LeMay is the former special BY Paul LeMay your opponent party’s campaign. Then, for conversations may actually be a matter of assistant to the late Liberal Senator Shei- the coup-de-grâce, add a phony baloney electronic eavesdropping record. la Finestone. He is an independent writer ANCOUVER, B.C.—If politics is war, call from “Elections Canada.” Trouble is, the optics are totally based in Vancouver. Vthen election campaigns must be civil No less an impression was left with Orwellian. Call on Big Brother to defend [email protected] wars. Canadians when CBC News correspon- democracy? It’s a bit like using a devil’s The Hill Times Of course, the sanctity of the demo- dent Terry Milewski, in his news report on cratic process—something we Canadians March 16, sampled a series of presumably hold very dear—has civilized the process non-Conservative voters in 31 different considerably. Instead of lobbing bombs or ridings across the country that were the bullets at one another to settle ideological target of such an effort. scores, we use ballots. Or as the snappy I personally know of at least one elder- saying goes: ballots, not bullets. But let ly longstanding Liberal supporter in Van- none be deluded. Anyone who has ever couver Centre who told me directly he had immersed themselves into the full-bore received half a dozen or so calls at differ- of an election campaign knows all too ent hours of the day, purportedly from Lib- well the kind of fevered delirium that can eral Hedy Fry’s campaign asking him for overtake cooler, clearer thinking. (It’s not his support. In the end, he had become so called the “war room” for nothing.) irritated as to declare he had no intention S e t t i n g fi nancial This is the psychological context out of voting for the Liberals because of it. of which the clever “high concept” strategy And I too got a taste of the same we now know as the robocall scandal was tactic. About half way through the last executed, if not conceived. federal campaign, I received a call from planning standards The sensitive question now before the a Conservative campaign worker asking country is whether this calculated voter whether their candidate could count on diversion strategy bears the organiza- my support. Knowing it was better to keep to protect Canadians tional fingerprints of high-ranking power such knowledge confidential, I said I was players in the Conservative Party of Can- undecided. Some days later, however, our ada—akin to the Watergate plumbers—or household got another call, only this time whether the execution of the strategy my girlfriend answered the phone. She is the result of some secretive, overly- was, shall we say, a whole lot-less-subtle FPSC certifi es over ambitious clique—be it foreign or domes- in her response. Then on election day, we 17,500 fi nancial tic—that took it upon itself to conduct a received another call “advising” us that our nationally-coordinated “black op.” polling station location had been changed. planning professionals Then there is the “wink-wink, nudge- Knowing full well that our polling station nudge, know-what-I-mean, know-what- was right across the street, I blurted out across Canada. I-mean” enterprise that sits somewhere the word “bullshit” and hung up the phone. Financial Planning Standards Council between these two possibilities. Oliver As Terry Milewski’s story makes clear, (FPSC®) is a national not-for-profi t North anyone? no matter who is behind the effort, the We love this story in the same way proposition that any one individual would organization which develops, promotes we love a John le Carré novel. It offers so likely have the time or the data-base nec- and enforces professional standards many of the same juicy twists and turns essary to coordinate such a nation-wide in fi nancial planning through CERTIFIED that keep us guessing. campaign seems doubtful. It has the look FINANCIAL PLANNER® / C FP ® certifi cation, But as the political smoke clears, the and feel of a large and very well-coordi- and raises Canadians’ awareness of pieces will inevitably begin to fall into nated operation, although there is no evi- the importance of fi nancial planning. place. And as each and every uncomfort- dence of this. able piece assumes its embarrassing posi- Okay, so what’s it going take for us to FPSC has received ISO 17024 tion, the story will inhale another scandal- get to the bottom of this? accreditation from the Standards ous breath of life. But let’s see if we can’t While the Conservative Party has, to Council of Canada for its role as help clear some of that smoke here. its credit, made it known they are cooper- the certifying body for the Enter Malcolm Gladwell. In the year ating with Elections Canada in its investi- CFP® certifi cation program. 2000, his book The Tipping Point burst gation, if this was an underground rogue onto the scene becoming both a No. 1 and black op, it’s hard to believe that those No. 2 bestseller in the advertising and involved will come forward willingly, espe- marketing specialty categories accord- cially if their careers are on the line. So ing to Amazon rankings. For those of you allow me to suggest the following to both who were still watching Sesame Street at Parliamentarians and Elections Canada the time, his book is about how seemingly officials. In 1995, Brian Mulroney’s former small things can become social epidem- press secretary Michel Gratton and Mike ics. What most people don’t realize is that Frost released a book entitled Spyworld: the author—a Canadian by the way—also Inside the Canadian and American Intelli- penned an “afterword” for the 2007 audio- gence Establishments. In it, they discussed book edition, which also now appears the operations of Canada’s little-publi- in the latest 2012 paperback edition. “So cized Communications Security Establish- what?” you early adopters quip. ment (CSE), our equivalent of the NSA. To learn more visit www.fpsc.ca In it, Gladwell explores the question Speaking of the NSA, the authors also of psychological immunity, or more spe- described its apparent ability to both inter- or email us at [email protected] cifically, the question of telemarketing cept and record every known cellphone CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and are certifi cation trademarks owned outside the U.S. by and why it has become such an audience conversation in the United States. These Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB). Financial Planning Standards Council is the marks turn-off pox. Enter the robocall. Building are then stored on super-computers for licensing authority for the CFP marks in Canada, through agreement with FPSB. FPSC, FPSC and logo and Financial Planning Standards Council are trademarks of Financial Planning Standards Council. on the premise that phoning folks at home later retrieval and analysis. Whether Can- ©2012 Financial Planning Standards Council. All right reserved. will more likely turn-them-off than turn- ada’s CSE possesses a similar capability is them-on to your message, it doesn’t take unknown. But it may. Certainly the orga- We’re listening to

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