Justin Trudeau’S Coronavirus Pandemic
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Senate must be better prepared Is this really a Hill for emergency situations Climbers turning point? p.21 Canada Senator Scott Tannas p. 20 Michael should stop We’re crazy with confi nement, Harris but are we ready? p. 12 p.11 being shy about championing Canada’s justice system’s in Gwynne Dyer p. 14 human security p. 15 crisis and it isn’t news p. 10 Heard on the Hill p.2 THIRTY-FIRST YEAR, NO. 1724 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020 $5.00 News Money & politicsNews Canadian economy News PHAC & COVID-19 With political ‘Silent good’: fundraising mostly Unprecedented federal PHAC appropriate suspended, body for pandemic some MPs fl oating defi cits sustainable response, but idea of reviving requires reliable per vote subsidy resources and in short term, say more power, say BY ABBAS RANA hile the country is reeling from health experts Wthe health and economic hard- economists, but ‘exit ships due to COVID-19, MPs say BY BEATRICE PAEZ political fundraising will be a tough challenge in the coming months and he Public Health Agency of some are fl oating the idea of reviv- TCanada, which is currently ing the per vote subsidy to help deal ramp,’ post-pandemic navigating the country through with the loss of revenue and to keep the COVID-19 pandemic, is best it in place going forward. positioned to lead the national “The only thing that I’ve heard response to pandemics, but health come up [among MPs how to deal planning needed now experts and Parliamentarians say with fi nancial loss] is discussions it needs more resources and more power in order to deal more effec- Continued on page 17 tively with future pandemics. ‘It’s not yet Minister of Finance Bill Continued on page 6 clear’ what the Morneau, pictured on News Fed-prov relations post-pandemic March 18, economy will 2020, at a press conference on News Gun control Ongoing look like, says the Hill. The economics PBO estimates intergovernmental that in the Ballistic tracing, professor current fi scal cooperation year, the federal tougher penalties, Kevin Milligan. government will and joint operations ‘crucial’ to ‘We don’t know have a defi cit of $252.1-billion, key to slowing economic recovery what will be left with program expenses as provinces standing when totalling nearly cross-border gun $510-billion, reopen, say MPs, this is done,’ and budgetary smuggling, say says economist revenues former top cops Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 policy experts dropping to Armine $280.8-billion. The Hill Times BY PETER MAZEREEUW BY MIKE LAPOINTE Yalnizyan. photograph by Andrew Meade allistic tracing, joint-force op- s provincial economies across Berations, and tougher penal- Athe country inch closer to re- ties for smugglers are some of the opening after weeks of COVID-19 ways Canada can stem the fl ow of BY MIKE LAPOINTE & NEIL MOSS getary defi cit on record, some econo- it’s still too early to judge the future restrictions, close cooperation be- illegal guns across its border with mists say that emergency spending state of the economy now while the tween all three levels of govern- the U.S., say two former police ith an anticipated federal defi - at this level may be sustainable in COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. ment will be critical to Canada’s chiefs now sitting in the Senate. Wcit of more than $250-billion the short-term, but there is likely Continued on page 4 this year, the largest projected bud- more spending to come—and that Continued on page 16 Continued on page 18 2 MONDAY, MAY 4, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES since the pandemic hit Canada. Torstar cut Opinion 85 positions and Canadian Jewish News has closed its doors, among others. The federal government has announced economic help for struggling media Heard on the Hill outlets, but some have questioned if the announcements are substantial enough to A guaranteed by Neil Moss make a difference. Karina Gould listed as basic income one of eight young Environment and leaders ‘inspiring us right program is now’ by British Vogue no substitute Climate Change Canada’s 32-year- old International De- velopment minister for a good Canada wins Code of is one of eight young politicians of note to keep your eyes on, according to British employment Silence (dis)honour Vogue. Karina Gould has been a member of insurance information about a Prime Minister Jus- news release, of all tin Trudeau’s cabinet things,” he wrote. since 2017 when she International Development Access to informa- became the Demo- Minister Karina Gould has program tion requests have been cratic Institutions been a member of Prime put on hold due to the minister. Following Minister Justin Trudeau’s coronavirus pandemic. October’s election, cabinet since 2017. The EI is and remains the best she was shuffl ed Hill Times photograph by into the international Andrew Meade policy choice to encourage Perrin Beatty development role. “Gould became the youngest female a sustainable labour market honoured cabinet minister in Canadian history when with Japan’s she was appointed minister of democratic integration, occupational institutions in 2017, and has subsequently Order of the become the fi rst to give birth in offi ce. Cam- and labour mobility, and paigning for working mothers’ rights, the the protection of a decent Rising Sun 32-year-old also worked on an act improving the accessibility of Canada’s elections for A former Canadian standard of living. people with disabilities,” the fashion maga- secretary of state for zine said of Ms. Gould’s inclusion on the list. external affairs will be Ms. Gould tweeted on April 29 that she given Japan’s Order of was “excited” to be included in the list. the Rising Sun for his Others on the list include 23-year-old work fostering stronger U.K. Labour MP Nadia Whittome; 25-year- economic and defence Former environment minister Catherine McKenna, now federal old New Zealand Green Party MP Chlöe relations between the infrastructure minister, oversaw Environment and Climate Change Swarbrick, who received international two countries. Canada in the year for which it has received a critical ‘award’ for its acclaim for her “OK boomer” retort to a heck- Perrin Beatty, who departmental secrecy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade ling politician; 33-year-old Tunisian legislator was Canada’s top diplo- Sayida Ounissi; 33-year-old former Botswana mat in 1993 and defence Investment, Trade, and Industry minister or its departmental secrecy and a slow minister from 1986 to 1989, is being honoured Quebec Senator Diane Bellemare Bogolo Kenewendo; 29-year-old Panamanian Fresponse to an access to information with the gold and silver star of the Order of politician Edison Broce; 29-year-old Safiya Opinion request, four journalism advocacy groups the Rising Sun—the second highest honour in Wazir, a member of the New Hampshire have awarded Environment and Climate the order, which has been awarded since 1875. House of Representatives; and 25-year-old Change Canada the 2019 Code of Silence “I’m very grateful to the government he federal government has responded Australian Senator Jordon Steele-John. Award for Outstanding Achievement in of Japan for this honour,” he tweeted on Tto critical needs by adopting the Can- Government Secrecy. April 30. “Canada and Japan are separated ada Emergency Response Benefi t (CERB) With last October’s federal election just by geography, but we are united in our Directories for which provides $2,000 per month for peo- months away, Ottawa Citizen reporter Tom commitment to democracy, free markets ple experiencing signifi cant income loss Spears fi led an access to information re- and international cooperation. There is Parliamentarians due to COVID-19, as well as the 75 per cent quest to see if the department had timed the so much more we can do together to the wage subsidy which enables businesses af- release of a report showing that Canada was benefi t of both our countries.” and provincial fected by this crisis to maintain an employ- warming at twice the global rate to coincide Mr. Beatty is now the president of the ment relationship with their employees. with the implementation of the govern- Canadian Chamber of Commerce. legislatures available These measures respond to emergency ment’s carbon pricing plan. Mr. Spears was Others being honoured with the order needs related to an unprecedented crisis, told a response would take seven months— include Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Two directories that include the contact but they also refl ect the major shortcom- after the election took place. information for 338 MPs and 96 Senators, as ings of the Canadian Employment Insur- The report was leaked on the same day well as provincial and territorial governments ance plan (EI). that the carbon tax took effect. Postmedia shutters 15 local have been released by Hill Times Publishing. Some hope to see the CERB become “This, and countless other similar ex- The Inside Ottawa and Inside Canada permanent and universal and form the ba- amples of government secrecy, mean Ca- newspapers, cut salaries directories that were published in March sis of a guaranteed basic income program nadians are increasingly forced to rely on can serve as a helpful guides to keep track (GBI). party propaganda to fi gure out who they One of Canada’s largest media compa- of key political institutions across Canada. However, the implementation of a guar- should vote for. That may be what our par- nies has closed 15 local newspapers, and is The Inside Ottawa guide includes fed- anteed basic income program would be a ties want.