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Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna is pictured Heard on the Hill speaking to members of the media on by Neil Moss Aug. 10 to address an incident at her constituency Ng, Qualtrough to appear at office that is being investigated Finance Committee as WE by the Ottawa police. The Hill Times photograph by Charity inquiry continues Andrew Meade

Small Business The individual in the video also posted NDP MP Heather McPherson said it Minister Mary a video on Aug. 8 in which he confronted is “pretty universally agreed upon is that Ng, left, and a CBC-Radio-Canada reporter in what there needs to be more done.” Employment looks to be downtown Ottawa, calling him “I will say that the testimony that we Minister Carla a “scumbag” and “part of the problem [who] heard—the very credible witnesses that we Qualtrough protects Justin Trudeau.” heard from, the survivors that we heard from— are the latest There is also a third video on what ap- there’s pretty strong proof and testimony that cabinet pears to be Sparks Street outside of CBC’s there have been acts of genocide perpetrated members to headquarters, where the individual con- against the Uyghur people,” she said. appear in front fronts a cameraman and reporter calling of the House them “the enemy of the people.” Former BoC governor Mark Carney Finance Ms. McKenna has received support on- Committee line since reports of the incident came out, to advise Trudeau on COVID-19 in the midst including from Conservative leadership of the WE economic recovery: report candidate Peter MacKay, who wrote “this is A former governor of the Bank of scandal. The abhorrent behaviour that no one deserves,” Canada has been selected to help craft Hill Times as well as from former U.S. ambassador Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s economic photographs by to Canada Bruce Heyman, who wrote that recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew Meade although he doesn’t “as a normal course according to a Bloomberg report. involve myself in Canadian politics,” he respects Ms. McKenna, her professional- ollowing the testimony of Diversity and who launched into an expletive-filled rant ism, “and her desire to make Canada and FInclusion and Youth Minister Bardish after being denied a conversation with the the world at large a better place.” Ottawa Chagger, Employment, Workforce Devel- Liberal MP. City Councillor Riley Brockington, who opment, and Disability Inclusion Minister The confrontation was captured on represents River Ward, also tweeted that Carla Qualtrough, and Ian Ian Shugart, camera and has been circulating on social he firmly stands with his Ottawa Centre the clerk of the Privy Council, at the House media. After asking if he could speak with colleague and friend “by rejecting any and Ethics Committee on Aug. 11, Small Busi- Ms. McKenna, a staffer told the individual all forms of hate.” ness, Export Promotion, and International that her office was not open to the public Ms. McKenna has also previously been Trade Minister Mary Ng and Ms. Qual- due to the COVID-19 pandemic. the subject of death threats and hate online trough will take centre stage as the House Following an initial question about and in-person, including being confronted Finance Committee continues its look infrastructure spending, the individual in her riding of Ottawa Centre while with into WE Charity and the awarding of the then began a nearly 50-second tirade about her children during the last federal election Canada Student Service Grant. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the ongo- campaign, and having her campaign office WE Charity sent a proposal to Ms. Ng ing WE Charity scandal, and government vandalized in October 2019 when someone and Ms. Chagger in April to run a program spending before suggesting “you’re all go- spray painted the word “cunt” across her that it said would aid young Canadians ing to get what you deserve,” among other picture on the front door of her office. amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which foul statements that The Hill Times has —Mike Lapointe Mark Carney was the governor of the Bank of followed a phone call Ms. Ng had with WE chosen not to re-print. Canada from 2008 to 2013. The Hill Times co-founder Craig Kielburger in which Ms. “I’ve got a tiny bit of an issue—can you International Human Rights photograph by Andrew Meade Ng told the organization to submit a pro- help me? She says she’s spending $10-bil- posal for a program that would encourage lion a year on infrastructure, the PBO of- Subcommittee to meet to draft Mark Carney, who was Canada’s top young Canadians to launch businesses. fice, Yves Giroux says she’s only spending news release on Uyghur crisis banker from 2008 to 2013, is assisting Mr. So far, a handful of cabinet members $5-billion a year—what’s up with that,” said Three weeks after the House Subcom- Trudeau in an informal role for his “ambitious” have appeared before the Finance Com- the unidentified individual before launch- mittee on International Human Rights recovery plan that will start to be announced mittee, including Prime Minister Justin ing into his tirade. heard from 23 witnesses over more than 14 in a fall budget update, the report notes. Trudeau, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, When asked about the incident that ap- hours on China’s treatment of its Uyghur Following his time leading the Bank of and Ms. Chagger. The committee has also peared on social media, Const. Martin Dom- population, its members are meeting in Canada, Mr. Carney served in the same role for heard from nearly two dozen witnesses pierre, in media relations with the Ottawa camera to review a draft of a news release the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020. He was over eight meetings since July 16, includ- Police Service, told The Hill Times that “on on the meetings. appointed the United Nations’ envoy for climate ing Mr. Shugart and PMO chief of staff Aug. 6, at approximately 10:30 in the morn- action and climate finance last December. Katie Telford. Ms. Ng and Ms. Qualtrough ing, there was an incident that occurred in Before the last federal election last are each scheduled to appear for an hour the 100 block of Catherine Street.” October as the Liberals’ poll numbers were on Aug. 12. “We received the complaint and it’s declining due to the SNC-Lavalin affair, The Ethics Committee is in the early presently under investigation. There’s The Toronto Star suggested that Mr. Car- stages of a study reviewing safeguards no further information at this time,” said ney was a potential replacement to succeed needed to prevent conflict of interests in Const. Dompierre, who also said the Ot- Mr. Trudeau as the next Liberal leader. government projects in the fall out of the tawa Police Service does not release infor- Former Caisse de dépôt et placement du WE scandal, and the House Committee mation around specific addresses. Québec CEO Michael Sabia is also advising on Official Languages is meeting on Aug. Ms. McKenna’s community office is Mr. Trudeau, Bloomberg reported. Mr. Sabia 12 to decide if it will start a study on the located at 107 Catherine St., slightly north- was recently appointed the new chair of the federal government’s decision to award a west of the Queensway in Centretown. board for the Canada Infrastructure Bank. contract to implement the Canada Student “The appropriate law enforcement [email protected] Service Grant to a primarily Anglophone authorities have been notified about this The Hill Times organization. incident,” wrote Ms. McKenna in an emailed statement to The Hill Times. “Unfortunately, Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says there is it is not a one-off or an isolated occurrence.” ‘clear cut’ evidence that Chinese authorities are committing acts of genocide against Uyghur CORRECTION: The Hill Times, Ottawa Police investigating Ms. McKenna also wrote that she, her August 5 issue family, and her staff deal with abusive Muslims in Xinjiang. The Hill Times photograph incident outside McKenna’s by Andrew Meade behaviour on a regular basis, which is “un- Re: “WE scandal underlines need to community office acceptable” and which she is “committed to review lobbying rules,” (The Hill Times, The Ottawa Police Service is cur- working across party lines to make it stop.” The subcommittee heard from many Aug. 5). The Hill Times incorrectly stated rently investigating an Aug. 6 incident “It is also the kind of behaviour that who argued that the treatment of Uyghur that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2017 that occurred at Minster of Infrastructure discourages women from entering politics,” Muslims in Xinjiang amounts to genocide. Bahamas vacation to the Aga Khan’s and Communities Catherine McKenna’s said Ms. McKenna. “These people just want Conservative MP Garnett Genuis told private island was paid for by the Aga Khan constituency office in Ottawa after one of attention. The only attention they should The Hill Times in July that there is “clear Foundation. The Hill Times regrets this error. her staff was confronted by an individual get is from law enforcement.” cut” evidence of genocide taking place. THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 3 News

in March, with June exports in- creasing 17.1 per cent compared ‘Weak’ trade growth in 2019 caused to the previous month. The report suggests that signs of an economic recovery in China is “good news,” as it suggests that by ‘trade policy uncertainty’ and country will resume importing and exporting. “As Canadian industries resume their activities, many will ‘mixed economic signals’, Global likely look again to China as an important market while others will once again procure most if not all of the inputs they have Affairs report suggests traditionally sourced from China,” the report reads.

Canada’s export More needs to be done to growth with China take advantage of CETA: report declined by 16 per Although trade with the European Union grew by 7.7 per cent in 2019 and cent in 2019 compared to an an- nual growth of 3.3 per cent in the growth in exports last decade, the report suggests to the United States more still needs to be done to take advantage of Canada’s trade slowed to 2.5 per cent. International Trade agreement with the EU, the Com- Minister Mary Ng prehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Continued on page 3 took over the cabinet role near the tail The agreement has been pro- The benchmark report on end of a year filled visionally applied since 2017, al- Canada’s international trade with trade tensions though only 15 of 27 EU member numbers, released by the office of and poor economic states have ratified the pact. Global Affairs’ chief economist, growth. The Hill The report found that the found that goods exports to China Times photograph by utilization rate for preferential dropped by 16 per cent in 2019, Andrew Meade tariffs was 53 per cent for exports despite an annual average growth and 46 per cent for imports—in- of 6.3 per cent from 2010 to 2019. creases of three and nine per Export growth with the United ing protectionism, and increased Prof. Wolfe said there is only numbers in the early days,” he cent, respectively, compared to States only reached 2.5 per cent, China and U.S. trade uncertainty, so much that Canada can do to said. the previous year. down from an average growth of said former trade official Robert promote trade growth. “These findings suggest that 4.6 per cent over the last decade. Wolfe, now a Queen’s University “What Canada can do is further promotion efforts are The report suggests that Can- policy studies professor emeritus. try to keep barriers down and Auto, electronics, energy, needed, with special attention to ada’s “weak” trade performance “The rules applying to trade markets open so that when there and machinery exports some markets like Germany and was due to the “challenging global haven’t been as stable as firms is growth, we have a chance to the United Kingdom, to increase trade environment,” but noted that like and that has a real impact on compete for the sales in those decline in March the utilization rates.” “Canadian trade performed well firm strategy and firm behaviour,” markets just like everybody else,” The State of Trade report Mr. Taylor said more needs to compared to global trade.” Prof. Wolfe said of the increased he said. “Arguably, that is what looked at how Canadian trade be done on the implementation Trade tensions between the uncertainty brought on by the Canada has been doing at the was impacted by the COVID-19 and enforcement of trade deals, United States and China was China-U.S. trade war. WTO with various initiatives to in the early days of 2020, finding like CETA. noted as a contributor to “trade “We’re a small player, relative promote keeping markets open that the automotive, electronics, “For example, the Canadian policy uncertainty” as was the to China and the United States; and to keep monitoring what energy, and machinery sectors agri-food sector has essentially ongoing Brexit process. “Mixed if their trade is slowing or their has been going on so there is a suffered the biggest decline. been shut out of the EU market economic signals” also caused economies are slowing, our trade early warning signal if there are Auto exports dropped 23 per because of all these non-tariff trade disruptions as the global will slow,” he said, cent in March com- barriers that have persisted de- economy had the worst year of noting that is par- pared to the previ- spite the agreement being in force Canada’s economic growth since the reces- ticularly the case ous year, electron- for three years,” he said. “We set trade with sion. for energy. ics exports dropped up a whole bunch of mechanisms China Goods export growth also Exports to by 26 per cent, within the agreement to prevent declined by declined to Mexico, South Korea, China declined 15 energy exports by these very things from happen- 15 per cent and Japan, but grew compared to per cent in March 21 per cent, and ing—yet they’re happening.” in March last decade’s average growth in 2020 compared machinery by 11 Mr. Agnew said there is compared India and the European Union. to March 2019, as per cent. “definitely” work that needs to be to the Annual growth for exports was Canada was facing Overall in done still to realize opportunities, previous 1.7 per cent in 2019 across the the early days of March, exports including on promotion of the year. The board compared to 4.4 per cent in the economic shut- dropped by 7.9 per agreement and enabling busi- Hill Times average annual growth from 2010 down brought on cent compared to nesses to understand how to take photograph to 2019. Imports similarly grew by the pandemic. the previous year advantage of it. by Andrew slowly—1.1 per cent compared to Mr. Agnew said and imports by 8.4 He said there also is a need Meade an annual average of 4.5 per cent there are questions per cent. But the for patience, as building relation- in the last decade. Services trade yet to be answered report suggests that ships take time, which will only also grew slower than its average over how political the declines cannot be made more difficult due to the annual growth in recent years. issues with China be “fully attributed” pandemic. “The global economy was will affect Canada’s to the pandemic. Mr. Agnew added it will take already starting to kind of tap exports. The agriculture seven to eight years to have a the brakes a little bit even before He added there are still restrictions growing on anything sector had a 13 per cent increase better understanding if the trade COVID came along and the slug- structural issues for Canada to from medical goods to agricul- in exports in March, which, the pact met the objectives of the gish growth was a concern that address, such as the global wave tural commodities.” report found, “moderated” the negotiation to allow companies we had. Now, everything was just of protectionism, including with Adam Taylor, a former adviser decline in good exports for the to understand the agreement and blown up by COVID altogether,” the U.S. and its use of national to then-Conservative trade min- month. build relationships. said Mark Agnew, senior direc- security tariffs, as well as the ister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.), Pharmaceutical exports grew Mr. Taylor said more needs to tor of international policy at the challenges created for Canadian now president of Export Action by 35 per cent in March, which be done by Global Affairs, espe- Canadian Chamber of Commerce. industry by industrial subsidies Global, said the slowing economy the report suggests is likely to cially through its State of Trade He said the types of problems around the globe. is “ultimately the culprit” for re- continue throughout the pan- report to analyze trade deals and that Canada faced before March The Trump administration duced trade flows. demic, if Canadian industry can to see if Canadian businesses that were causing the slowdown reimposed 10 per cent tariffs Mr. Taylor said increased pro- keep up with the demand, as will have gotten what was promised. in trade are not the same things on Canadian aluminum tariffs, tectionism was more of a concern increases in precious stones and “It is increasingly being identi- that have to be dealt with due to for which Canada announced it in 2020 as the pandemic hit and metals which were up 12 per cent fied as a real sort of gap at Global COVID-19. would have a “dollar for dollar” countries were focused on self- in March as gold prices have Affairs—the tracking of imple- The declining trade numbers response with $3.6-billion worth sufficiency. risen during the pandemic. mentation and enforcement side with China can be seen as a result of retaliatory tariffs following “The economy was already Since the pandemic hit Cana- of trade agreements,” he said. of Canada’s political difficulties a period of consultations with slowing pre-pandemic and I think da, there have been rebounds in [email protected] with China, as well as increas- Canadian industry. that was a large driver of the some of the sectors that struggled The Hill Times 4 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES News

Marc and Craig Kielburger, WE Charity pictured speaking to the House Finance Committee on July highlights 28, told MPs their interactions with the government did not cross the loopholes for threshold required for disclosure in the lobbyists’ registry. A review ‘celebrity’ and of the Lobbying Act is supposed to happen every five years, but the last was in 2012 when secret lobbying, no changes were made. Screenshot warn observers via ParlVu Chan—a former high-ranking “Whether it’s 20 per cent or replaced by a “transparency-by- bureaucrat and Liberal political not, the Act is clearly supposed to default approach along with some staffer—defended not registering, be doing something that it doesn’t exemptions based on objective who call for long telling Maclean’s the company do here because this rule is too criteria,” said her spokesperson doesn’t “even come close to the restrictive,” said the assistant pro- Manon Dion by email. threshold.” fessor and ethics scholar at York “Striking a balance between And amid the SNC-Lavalin University, and creates a “grey transparency and administrative overdue review scandal, in his report, ethics com- area” that organizations likely burden is key,” she said, adding missioner Mario Dion tracked exploit. Ms. Bélanger has also recom- several unreported communica- “I’m of the opinion that orga- mended the “arranged in advance” “big loopholes” Mr. Conacher and tions between government offices nizations understand the rules so requirement be removed because ‘I’m of the opinion others would like to see closed. during the company’s bid for a well that we have seen that they it means spontaneous communi- The Act also limits registrable deferred prosecution agreement, will make sure they don’t have to cations go unreported. that organizations lobbying activity to those who including a call between chair- report if they don’t want to.” She has also called for “harmo- understand the rules are paid consultants, staffers, man Kevin Lynch—a former nizing” registration requirements or board members, and only re- clerk of the Privy Council—and Lobbying Act review for corporations and organiza- so well that we have quires that oral and pre-arranged then-Privy Council clerk Michael tions, which have different rules communications be reported. Wernick. That call may have run ‘long overdue’ on listing employees who lobby, seen that they will And if a politician reaches out or afoul of existing laws because WE Charity’s testimony is an- with corporations only required a person is “invited to lobby,” Mr. paid board members who engage other reminder that the Act needs to list those who meet the 20 per make sure they don’t Conacher noted, and the matter in lobbying activities have to to be reviewed and changes need cent mark. isn’t about money, that interaction register as a consultant lobbyist to be strongly considered, said Any breach of the lobbying have to report if they isn’t tracked and file a monthly communica- Prof. Stedman. code of conduct leads to a report don’t want to,’ says Records of communications tion report of contact with public The review is supposed to hap- to Parliament, and the office should be disclosed in close to officials. Democracy Watch has pen every five years and is “long said there should be a wider ethics scholar Ian real time so people can see who launched a complaint in this case. overdue,” with the last conducted spectrum of sanctions, including is talking to government on its And now, the Kielbergers, who by MPs in 2012, he said. None of education, administrative mon- Stedman. decisions, and “we can follow the themselves were involved in con- the recommendations from eight etary penalties, and prohibition whole trail,” said Mr. Conacher. versations with ministers but nei- years ago were adopted into leg- on lobbying. islation, which included deleting Continued from page 1 The 20 per cent rule isn’t ther they nor their charity were Lobbyists and those in govern- wrong and was created for a valid registered. During testimony to the 20 per cent rule. ment relations have been calling close ties and past speaking-fee reason, said Ryan Eickmeier, the House Finance Committee on One solution put forward that for more clarity in the Lobbying payments to members of Prime president of the Public Affairs July 28 they rejected suggestions Prof. Stedman supported is a Act for a long time, said Gov- Minister Justin Trudeau’s family. Association of Canada, but a that they lobbied government catch-all requirement to register ernment Relations Institute of Without the current media and challenge has emerged that was officials or the Prime Minister’s all lobbying activity, with some Canada (GRIC) president Alayne committee scrutiny, the interac- not envisioned when the Lobby- Office, or that the charity crossed exceptions—to make sure it isn’t Crawford. tions between WE Charity and ing Act came into effect in 2008: the 20 per cent threshold. a disincentive for people or orga- “As an arbitrary measure, the officials would not have been capturing what he called the “ce- When big government con- nizations with fewer resources to 20 per cent rule is a threshold known, and that needs to change lebrity lobbyist,” who isn’t really a tracts are on the line and monthly reach out to the government. that can be a challenge for some said Duff Conacher, co-founder of lobbyist but is engaging in these communications aren’t capturing But any lobbying from well- businesses to measure,” she said Democracy Watch. activities. conversations taking place, Mr. resourced organizations should by email, though there should still “Secret and unethical lobbying “This idea of celebrities being Eickmeier said it’s clear the rule be mandatory, he said, and be “an appropriate minimum level is legal at the federal level and lobbyists, people that had typi- needs to be examined. COVID-19 exclusions around unpaid board of activity that triggers registra- and very easy to do and that’s a cally never engaged in govern- has also added another dimen- members—like the Aga Khan tion to ensure that organizations recipe for corruption, waste, and ment to the extent that they are sion to the rule, he said, because incident—need to be changed. with infrequent political advocacy abuse of the public interest and now. How do you capture them? organizations may not reach the “A lot of people have organiza- work are not unduly burdened.” the loopholes need to be closed How do you capture the Aga 20 per cent mark on pitches or tions and foundations and take no GRIC supports the “overdue so not even one minute of secret Khan in the lobbying rules?” he policy discussions when decisions money from them … but they’re review” of the Act, she added, to lobbying is allowed,” said Mr. Co- said, suggesting it’s not practical are made on tight timelines and a still incredibly powerful people,” get “greater clarity, transparency, nacher in an interview after tes- and not the intent of the legisla- lot of money is at stake. he said, adding Mr. Eickmeier and consistency in the system.” tifying Aug. 10 before the House tion to make it so registration “When somebody who is less made a good point about celebrity As for whether the review Ethics Committee on the scandal comes from CEOs of every major engaged in these types of activi- lobbyists. will happen, Mr. Eickmeier and and conflict of interest investiga- corporation—like Mark Zucker- ties [pokes] their head in and the “Whether you’re paid or not, Prof. Stedman said they weren’t tions into Finance Minister Bill berg of Facebook, for example. result is a significant government what you’re trying to do is influ- hopeful. Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) In the last Parliament, several contract, I think that tests the trust ence the government. I think the “The reality is the timing just and Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.). high-profile political actors came of the public and that’s where I be- pay thing is arbitrary at this point. isn’t great to try and pass some- The Bloc, NDP, and Conservative under scrutiny when their names lieve we have a problem,” he said, We’ve learned the paid thing was thing through Parliament with ethics critics did not respond to didn’t appear in the lobbying adding he couldn’t say whether an idea, an experiment, and it’s urgent other policy matters,” said request for comment by deadline. registry despite conversations that’s the case with the Kielburger not the right one. We should fix Mr. Eickmeier, while Prof. Sted- The lobbying rules require emerging with officials and their brothers because all of the details that.” man questioned who would bring groups and individuals to register organizations engaging with aren’t yet public—but if they were Since her appointment in 2017, the bill forward, that it would communications with designated government. First, Mr. Trudeau’s leading discussions, they should lobbying commissioner Nancy have to come from backbenchers public officials—like political 2017 acceptance of a trip to the have registered. Bélanger has made a number of or oppositions. staffers, top bureaucrats, and Aga Khan’s private island. In that Regardless of the amount recommendations to improve the “History shows us that people politicians—if government rela- case, the commissioner found the of time spent, the question is Act and her office said it contin- who are subject to stronger tions make up a significant part Aga Khan not guilty of violating substance and whether big issues ues to prepare in anticipation of restrictions don’t usually volun- of their duties. Often referred the act as he wasn’t a paid lob- are being influenced, said Ian the legislative review. tarily add those restrictions on to as the “20 per cent rule,” if an byist, a decision that was upheld Stedman, a lawyer who special- She agreed the 20 per cent rule their own free will, unless there’s employee’s time on lobbying by the Federal Court of Appeal. izes in ethics and a former staffer should be removed and has made political reason to do so.” meets that mark, then the group Then in 2018, Facebook’s Cana- at Ontario’s Office of the Integrity that case before past parliamen- [email protected] must register. But there are other dian head of public policy Kevin Commissioner. tary committees. It should be The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 5 Opinion ‘How are you doing?’ Finding a way through during troubled times

My goal most days is to limit moments of anxiety and find some good in the circumstances, because there are positives to be had.

Tim Powers Plain Speak

TTAWA—It has been almost Ofive months of living with COVID-19 and all the changes it has brought to our lives. The degree of struggle and challenge varies for everyone, but I have yet to meet anyone who has not been impacted by the pandemic. From the body politic to personal well-being, the virus has packed a punch. It is not easy out there for People in my family and my anyone right now, so hang in bubble have all been fortunate, as there as best you can, and talk no one has gotten the disease, ev- and share as best you can, eryone still has their jobs, and can writes Tim Powers. Photograph pay the bills. While we are blessed, courtesy of Pixabay I still find it is a slog, mentally. This is not a poor-me lament, just an attempt to have a comfortable conversation about mental well- I have discovered new ad- and Newfoundland and Labrador Lost time is a constant source find some good in the circumstanc- ness in these challenging times. dictions in this time of COVID. end its travel restrictions? I am of angst in this turbulent era. I es because there are positives to be The most common question I I find I need a daily fix of case practically obsessed with getting worry about my son losing key had. Thankfully, time and laughter hear and ask myself these days numbers in Ottawa, Ontario, positive answers to those ques- moments with his grandmother with my son provides a salvation, as is “How are you doing?” It is an and Newfoundland and Labra- tions. To escape my mental prison, in Newfoundland. She is not do other family activities, exercise, easy conversation starter, as it dor. I suspect I am not alone on I need the liberty of an eastern getting younger and he is not and maintaining an ongoing sense an inquiry driven both by kind- this one. The rational part of me passage. getting that opportunity because of purpose. ness and kinship. Many of us are knows this is like playing some As a parent, my COVID radar of the restrictions that prevent It is not easy out there for trying to take the temperature of slot machine and zeros across the is highly active. Am I doing all eastern travel. While my mother anyone right now. If I have a those around us and acknowledge board is not a lever pull away. Or that I can to make sure my son is blessed with a rich extended message, it is hang in there as the common bond of navigating somehow knowing this daily data is healthy, happy, and living a family and social circle at home, best you can, and talk and share these taxing times. is akin to having my fortune told normal life in this abnormal time neither my sister nor I live nearby. as best you can. This pandemic The answer to that question and that the magical words I want warp? With school coming, are That brings the delightful cocktail will not last forever—even if some usually does elicit two things: a to hear will at last find their way the right choices being made to of worry and guilt. days it feels like it will. general recognition that circum- to my ears. keep him safe now and to put him Rare is the day when I do not Tim Powers is vice-chairman stances are mostly tolerable and Every day, I also scout for bor- on a positive track for the future. feel anxious, but I am sure that is of Summa Strategies and manag- we are getting through it, fol- der advisories and travel updates. Worries abound about the basic true for most of us. It is not a pleas- ing director of Abacus Data. He is lowed by some signalling that My primary glance is to the east. joys and benefits of early learning ant feeling to have distress coursing a former adviser to Conservative there is a bit of personal bruising. When will Atlantic Canada open he could potentially lose out on as through one’s veins. My goal most political leaders. Hematomas abound. its doors to the rest of Canada the pandemic continues. days is to limit those moments and The Hill Times

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Chinese Ambassador Cong Peiwu, and U.S. Co-operation is the only right Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. China stays committed to choice for China and the U.S a community with a shared future for mankind, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently published by the John F. we would like to The U.S. is also flagrantly attacked the Com- Kennedy School of Government develop China-U.S. munist Party of China (CPC) and of Harvard University, under the relations featuring the troublemaker China’s social system, maliciously leadership of the CPC, the Chi- non-conflict, non- said the CPC has “designs for he- nese people’s overall support and confrontation, mutual in China-Canada gemony,” and called on countries satisfaction towards the Central respect and win-win relations. The Meng to gang up on China. Pompeo’s Government exceeds 93 per cent. co-operation, but we baseless fact-distorting speech is Pompeo and those who claim reject any bullying Wanzhou case is full of ideological prejudice and a to safeguard democracy and and injustice, writes Cold-War mindset. It has forsaken freedom cannot represent democ- Mr. Cong. The Hill a grave political the most basic sense of propriety racy and freedom and the whole Times photographs in interactions between countries international community at all. by Sam Garcia and incident concocted by and breached the very bottom They only reflect a tiny number of Andrew Meade the U.S. to suppress line of international norms. The external elements that smear and purpose is to disrupt China’s attack China out of ulterior mo- Chinese high-tech development. Such behaviour is tives. Furthermore, their behav- Wanzhou case is a grave political The past 41 years taught us stark power politics that can be iour is unpopular and contrary to incident concocted by the U.S. to that China and the U.S. both stand enterprises. Canada is captured by one word: hegemony. the trend of the times. suppress Chinese high-tech en- to gain from co-operation and The outrageously deranged words More than that, the U.S., pro- terprises. Canada is being taken lose from confrontation and that being taken advantage and acts have been criticized by moting “America First” over the advantage of by the U.S. a steady and sound bilateral rela- all who love and have a sense of past years, has been going further On the contrary, China tionship grows only when there’s of by the U.S. justice, including those in the U.S. down the path of unilateralism, upholds world peace, contrib- equality and mutual respect. Co- Since the People’s Republic of repeatedly breaking its interna- utes to global development, and operation is the only right choice BY CONG PEIWU China was founded 71 years ago, tional commitments and obliga- upholds international order. By for China and the U.S. the Chinese people, under the tions, and severely undermining last year, China has contributed China doesn’t intend to change urrent China-U.S. relations leadership of the CPC, have found international law and order. The to nearly 40,000 UN peacekeep- the U.S., and the U.S. surely Care facing difficulties and a development path in line with number of international treaties ing personnel, outnumbering cannot alter China. China stays gaining much attention from the the country’s national realities that this U.S. administration has other permanent members of the committed to a community with a international community, includ- and achieved remarkable prog- pulled out from is far larger than Security Council. Over the past shared future for mankind, and we ing Canada. In fact, China and the ress. The Chinese people have that of any of its predecessors. 70 years, China has helped more would like to develop China-U.S. United States shoulder essential an increasingly stronger sense What’s worse, at the criti- than 120 developing countries to relations featuring non-conflict, responsibilities in upholding of happiness and fulfillment and cal time when solidarity is most the best of its capabilities. And non-confrontation, mutual respect world peace, stability, and pro- now enjoy unprecedented rights needed by the international com- China has joined more than 100 and win-win co-operation, but we moting global development and and freedoms. China’s economic munity to fight COVID-19, the intergovernmental international reject any bullying and injustice. prosperity. I want to share some growth rate has been leading U.S. announced withdrawal from organizations and signed more We are still full of confidence in of my observations on China-U.S. major world economies, and it the World Health Organization than 500 multilateral treaties, the future of the world, because relations. has been contributing more than and dodged its responsibilities. It the latest one is the Arms Trade acting against what’s right and The U.S. side ultimately creates 30 per cent to world economic has become the biggest perpetra- Treaty, which demonstrates good can never be popular and ev- the current difficulties between growth for many consecutive tor to destroy the current interna- China’s resolve and sincerity erlasting. Peace and co-operation China and the U.S. A few days years. More than 800 million tional order, making it a country in maintaining an international will surely be the choice of the ago, the U.S. launched a unilateral Chinese people have been lifted that stands in opposition to the arms control regime, supporting times and the people. provocation by abruptly demand- out of poverty. China now has the historical trend. Actually, the U.S. multilateralism, and forging a Cong Peiwu is the Chinese ing that China close its consul- world’s largest number of middle- is also the troublemaker in China- community with a shared future Ambassador to Canada. ate general in Houston, Texas. incomers. As revealed in research Canada relations. The Meng for mankind. The Hill Times

The next census should better reflect who we are

welcomed a young woman from 100,000 and greater. The rural is about: neighbourhoods, villages, Although the census is not Although the the nearby town of Saint-Pascal de parts were what remained. and towns where people rely on the “wedge issue” it was under Kamouraska, a friend of the fam- With those numbers, Canada one another. In cycling across the Harper government, there is census is not the ily, to come and work as our fille was suddenly 70 per cent urban Canada, I always knew, whether in so much more we need to know ‘wedge issue’ it was au paire, or nanny. Patricia was and 30 per cent rural. But it still Golden, Moose Jaw, Kenora, Flor- about our country and ourselves: smart, industrious and thought- meant little Saint Pascal is consid- enceville, Antigonish or Corner how many of us are function- under the Harper ful, and as a francophone had no ered “urban.” It is no wonder we Brook, I would find helpful people ally illiterate? How many speak problems adapting to “La Suisse.” refer to Riviere-du-Loup (popula- who prided themselves in not be- French or English as a second government, there However, in her first week tion 19,500), 35 kilometres away, ing from the “big city.” language outside the home, even in the city, she went to the train as “La Metropole.” It has a mall. Rather than having three if it is not their mother tongue? is so much more we station to get some tourist infor- There is a big difference be- categories of “urban” to make us How many Black, Indigenous, mation. We told her what bus to tween small towns where every- sound “sophisticated,” why not people of colour feel they have need to know about take, but she had no idea how to one knows one another, surround- come to grips with reality and been discriminated against? our country and get back. Luckily, a friendly bus ed by farmland, and genuinely define urban as a city with transit If we knew the answers to these driver helped her out and she urban areas. It is a mindset, as of some kind, a few businesses, a questions, we would get a greater ourselves. returned to our house. well as a geographic and demo- radio station or a newspaper, and sense of where we are going and The reason she was unfamiliar graphic reality. I grew up in the a significant institution like a col- what we need to do to get there. with buses is she had never been town of Montreal West, only 10 lege or university? The floor could Ignoring our collective flaws is on one. Neither the town of Saint kilometres from downtown. And be 50,000 people. much like pretending we all live in Pascal (population 3,490) nor the yet, our town might as well have The reason I raise this issue big cities: it fails to recognize the surrounding area had mass transit. been in the middle of the Prairies. is the 2021 census is around the people affected, whether in rural And yet, according to Statistics We had three Protestant churches, corner, and there will be a num- Canada, BIPOC, or the education- Canada, Patricia lived in an urban three elementary schools, one ber of innovations: family and ally challenged, who face signifi- area. From 1971 to 2006, StatsCan Protestant high school, a main demographic data, education and cant challenges of their own. defined “urban” as municipalities of street with a dress store, hardware labour market information, data on Andrew Caddell is retired from 1,000 people or more, which led to store, a shoe store, two pharma- immigration and ethnic diversity, Global Affairs Canada, where he the old shibboleth about modern cies, a grocery store, and a pizze- income, expenditures, and housing. was a senior policy adviser. He Andrew Caddell Canada being 90 per cent “urban.” ria. Everyone knew each other. These is all very useful informa- previously worked as an adviser In 2010, a change was made. Joe Clark, “The Man from High to Liberal governments. He is a With All Due Respect tion, but Canada is still considered Small population centres were River” (pop. 13,584), was once to be an urban country, which is fellow with the Canadian Global defined as between 1,000 and lambasted for calling Canada a not really true. We have an average Affairs Institute and a principal of AMOURASKA, QUE.—When 29,999; medium population cen- “community of communities.” It’s a density of a handful of people per QIT Canada. He can be reached Kwe lived in Geneva, Switzer- tres were 30,000 to 99,999 people redundant expression, but it does square kilometre, even excluding the at [email protected]. land, in the mid-90s, our family and large urban centres were encapsulate much of what Canada territories above the 60th parallel. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 7 Opinion The swindled and Port plan enables national trade growth the vile: America’s while protecting the bomb-less Blitz environment calculation of risk. They wore gas masks; As Donald Trump attacks we wear non-medical face masks. lease payments and port authority rev- In wartime Britain, supply chains were If we don’t meet the enues—not taxpayer dollars. all the narrative inputs of a disrupted, rationing ruled, and stores, increasing demand in If we don’t meet the increasing demand free and fair election—from factories, and restaurants were here one in container trade through the Port of day, gone the next; victims of the Luftwaffe container trade through Vancouver, there will be consequences the U.S. Postal Service to the rather than lockdown economics. But mili- for Canada’s economic progress. Once tary production meant that in 1941, GDP the Port of Vancouver, Canadian ports are full, importers and longstanding expectation was 21 per cent greater than in 1938. exporters will be forced to move cargo The threat of annihilation came from there will be consequences through ports in the U.S., resulting in in- of a peaceful transition of the sky, not from other humans in the gro- creased transportation costs which would cery store, so the consolations of company for Canada’s economic be passed on to Canadian consumers power—history offers some remained. People gathered for plays in progress. and export markets and impact our trade Covent Garden and movies in Piccadilly; competitiveness. Canada would also lose lessons. they danced at the Dorchester. The cliché the jobs and economic benefits associated of the wartime stiff upper lip was born of with the project, estimated at $1.2-billion the critical gap between passive submis- in GDP annually. sion and defiant adaptation. The benefits and potential effects of Winston Churchill channeled the fury, the project have been thoroughly re- fear, shock, and grief of his people through viewed. In March, a federal independent a moral certitude that clarified the stakes review panel concluded the project is in of a Nazi future as a fate worse than death, line with our mandate, “consistent with binding their resolve with truth and requi- Canada’s role as a trading nation” and sitioning it as a weapon. that it would “support competitiveness In 1941, Britain and Germany were offi- for Canadian markets linked to a marine cially at war. Today’s world war is an unde- Duncan Wilson shipping supply chain facing important Lisa Van Dusen clared, borderless one against democracy. Opinion changes.” They concluded that we had What Fresh Hell After years of subterfuge and chicanery, it properly assessed alternatives to the has now produced the perfect-storm cre- project, and agreed that it would provide scendo of a transformation-rationalizing s Canada continues to tackle the a significant contribution to the national, ears ago, when I first lived in Washing- pandemic and a transformation-rational- Achallenge of COVID-19, the Port of regional and local economies as well as Yton, D.C., the city was so paralyzed by izing American president in the process of Vancouver remains resilient, thanks to a Indigenous communities. snow one January Saturday that friends staging a coup against his own country. diverse trading partners and cargo. At the The panel also studied potential envi- who came for lunch stayed five days. I In major democracies, notably Britain end of June, year-to-date cargo volumes ronmental effects of the project and made wrote a column about how a hostile power and the United States as high-value narra- are only one per cent lower than 2019, recommendations for how they could be could simply wait for what, in Canada, tive warfare targets, people are recoiling despite pandemic impacts to the cruise and mitigated—providing a road map for how would be a good ski day to invade and through the same sort of scammery— auto sectors. This gives us confidence that we can further mitigate project-related hang an “Under New Management” sign on including craven betrayals of national trade will rebound strongly, as it did after effects. We are committed to working with the White House. interest—that the the 2008 recession. Indigenous groups, government and other As it turns French and Brit- Our confidence extends to the container stakeholders to develop and implement out, it has ish witnessed as sector, where independent forecasts show measures that effectively address these taken more than epically fraudu- long-term growth. Container trade will concerns. a Snowmaggedon lent Nazism continue to be vital for Canadians who But our commitment to the environ- but less than a advanced. count on access to consumer goods that ment extends beyond what is proposed or military invasion On Jan. 11, enable our standard of living; and to farm- required for the project. For example, since to paralyze Amer- 1941, Harry ers and businesses across the country who 2014, we have brought together the marine ican democracy. Hopkins, Franklin rely on access to global markets. transportation industry, government, In- The technological Delano Roos- Improvements have been made to con- digenous individuals and groups, environ- revolution just evelt’s trusted tainer terminals in Vancouver and Prince mental groups and scientists to advance dawning when adviser, arrived Rupert to increase efficiency and capac- a regional initiative called the Enhancing that snowstorm at Ditchley Park, ity. But they still won’t provide enough Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) hit was already the Oxfordshire room to manage Canada’s future trade Program to study and reduce the effects of ushering in the estate where demands. marine shipping on at-risk whales in our era of covert con- After years of subterfuge and chicanery, today’s Churchill spent As a Canada Port Authority, our man- region. quest, leveraging world war has now produced the perfect-storm full moons to date under the Canada Marine Act is to We appreciate the significant amount innovations in crescendo of a transformation-rationalizing evade the bomb- enable trade through the Port of Vancouver. of support the project has received. viral corruption pandemic and a transformation-rationalizing ers. After din- This means anticipating and preparing for We’ve heard from many stakehold- to produce previ- American president in the process of staging a coup ner, as brandies growth in the densely populated Lower ers—Canadian producers of grain, forest ously unimagi- against his own country, writes Lisa Van Dusen. swirled in the Mainland of British Columbia while con- products, minerals and other resources, nable outcomes. White House photograph by Tia Dufour candlelight, per sidering impacts to local communities and retailers, railways, shipping lines, the It’s an odd Larson’s book, protecting the environment. construction industry, labour, small, time to be reading Erik Larson’s The Churchill deployed his plea for American For a decade, we’ve been consulting medium and large businesses across the Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, help in the war against Hitler. with stakeholders, local governments, country, and the governments of Alberta, Family and Defiance During the Blitz. Not “We seek no treasure. We seek no territo- and Indigenous communities about Saskatchewan and Manitoba—who rec- just because of the parallels, often drawn, rial gains,” he said. “We seek only the right of the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, a ognize the project’s national importance, between our current chaos and the last man to be free; we seek his right to worship proposed deep-sea container terminal as well as our ability to protect the envi- time malignant authoritarianism made his God, to lead his life in his own way, secure in Delta, near Vancouver. The project, if ronment at Roberts Bank. Like us, they a play for the free world, but because of from persecution … we wish him to know approved, would take six years to build, are optimistic about Canada’s trading how the confluence of an avoidable global that no rat-a-tat-tat (knocking loudly on the making it ready by 2029, just in time to future and the role this project will play pandemic and engineered political chaos table) of the secret police upon his door will relieve a west coast Canadian container in its success. has made life feel like wartime. disturb his leisure or interrupt his rest.” capacity crunch. We look forward to the federal gov- On the worst night of the Blitz, May That knock at the door isn’t always a The project holds tremendous genera- ernment’s decision on the project and 10, 1941, 1,436 people died. There are knock at the door anymore. But its mean- tional opportunity for Canada. It would supporting Canada’s economy moving now more than 1,000 deaths a day from ing for humanity hasn’t changed. inject more than $2-billion in private forward. COVID-19 in the U.S. The bombings also Lisa Van Dusen is associate editor of capital into the economy, creating more Duncan Wilson is vice-president, En- disrupted individual choice architecture, Policy Magazine and was a Washington than 12,000 construction jobs and more vironment, Community, and Government subjugating every decision to the whims of and New York-based editor at UPI, AP, and than 12,000 operating jobs. The project is Affairs for the Vancouver Fraser Port Au- a genocidal monster. The constant physi- ABC. She writes a weekly column for The driven by trade and market economics that thority, the proponent of the Roberts Bank cal peril telescoped the vanishing points Hill Times. will unleash private investment to fund the Terminal 2 Project. of planning horizons and recalibrated the The Hill Times project through an operator’s long-term The Hill Times 8 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Hurling abuse at politicians and Timing is right for Canada to lead staffers isn’t a game and needs to end on the world stage, says reader retty much for as long as there have ized by incidents like this and the July 2 here has been a widespread call for feel strongly about, such as protect- Pbeen people, there have been people thwarted alleged attack of Rideau Hall by TCanada to closely re-examine its for- ing ourselves while aiding others who who behave badly. People who treat Corey Hurren. eign policy after our recent failed bid for are experiencing violence, growing our others poorly, who think they’re above But, as Tim Powers noted, “The disdain a UN Security Council seat. Not surpris- economy while keeping the welfare of their fellow human, who go out of their game has reached another level and it’s ingly, PM Justin Trudeau has taken most future generations in mind, and taking a way to denigrate and demean their getting dangerous.” of the criticism for this failure, with many firm stand against those things we find neighbours. Journalist Justin Ling spoke to a num- critics saying Canada has not lived up to morally wrong. And then the human race added ber of politicians and political staffers for the many promises that he’s made. Critics will argue that we don’t have politics to the mix, which was eventu- a July 27 Vice story that outlined a spate Canada currently isn’t demonstrating the clout and resources to make an ally followed by the internet. This makes of violent or otherwise disturbing events the global leadership it once did on mat- impact. I would argue otherwise. Canada it all the easier for people who would those who work in politics say is becom- ters of conflict diamonds, the use of child can make a major positive impact on otherwise perhaps (hopefully) limit their ing commonplace. soldiers, banning landmines, and promot- the world stage by playing the role of vitriol to yelling at their TV screens when “There was the staffer who was ing norms such as the Responsibility to the troubleshooter, the collaborator, the their favourite sports team is playing punched in the face at an election cam- Protect (R2P). trusted adviser, and the innovator. badly to feeling so entitled to a politi- paign stop by someone trying to get to a Moreover, we are in unprecedented Some of the tools we can put front cian that they would get up from their cabinet minister. One opposition Member times facing multiple global issues such and centre to support these efforts should keyboard and seek out an elected repre- of Parliament said they stopped going as climate change, a global pandemic, include undertaking early conflict preven- sentative in person to deliver their latest to public events without some kind of nuclear proliferation, economic uncer- tion, supporting sustainable development, hateful screed. security presence. A cabinet minister was tainty, and other security threats. Indeed, and mediating global crises. All of these The recent verbal assault on Infra- forced, due to a flight cancellation, to stay we may be at a major historical turning are proven to be cost-effective measures. structure Minister Catherine McKenna’s in the same small town as a man who had point where the decision now to co- The current moment presents an staff at her Ottawa Centre constituency repeatedly threatened their life, without operate with others or compete; to go solo important opportunity for Mr. Trudeau to office is just the latest in a very long line security. A parcel addressed to another or to build multi-lateral coalitions and build a lasting legacy, to promote peace of abuse hurled at politicians in general, minister was filled with literal shit. Death alliances; to innovate or retreat into old and development, and to be a shining light and Ms. McKenna in particular, who, threats were spray painted across one ways of thinking and acting, will set us on of hope on a world stage which feels like since heading up the Liberals’ environ- minister’s home and cottage,” Mr. Ling different trajectories for years to come. it is otherwise devoid of true leaders pos- ment agenda, has been a favoured target reported. With these challenges in mind, Canada sessing ingenuity, integrity, and wisdom. for many years. It’s up to everyone to change to the should revise its foreign policy. Evan Hoffman “What happened at Rideau Hall (with) tone, change the rhetoric, and condemn As usual, our foreign policy should Adjunct professor of political threats against the Prime Minister, and this kind of behaviour. Some people see be firmly grounded in our values and science, Nipissing University what happened here—other incidents politics as a sport, a game that requires principles; those things that Canadians Vancouver Island, B.C. we’ve seen and a lot of incidents we picking a team and defending it all costs. haven’t heard about—are all too common. But people’s lives are at stake—those who And we have to be vigilant,” Ms. McKenna make the decisions, those who support told reporters on Monday. the decision makers as their employees, COVID-19 does not discriminate when As The Hill Times’ Samantha Wright and those for whom those decisions have Allen reported on July 15, there is some consequences. debate over whether there is a larger As Ms. McKenna said, it needs to stop. it comes to who gets sick: reader problem in Canadian politics stemming It’s not a game. from right-wing extremists that is symbol- The Hill Times he coronavirus does not discrimi- It’s a vicious and unfair downward Tnate when it comes to who gets sick. spiral, but it can be helped. However, there is a disparity in regards to Canada has always been an advo- who may suffer the most. While the virus cate for the vulnerable and its support inflicts illness, it also exacerbates the is especially needed during this current relationship between health, food, educa- crisis. It is therefore imperative that tion, and income inequality. Canada invests at least one per cent of Millions of people, especially in low- its COVID-19 response in new and addi- and middle-income nations suffer from tional aid towards an emergency global income inequality. This means that the response. Health, food, and education poor are unable to cope or recover from should never depend on income status illness, but it also means that illness will especially during a pandemic. Let us further exacerbate their poverty. This help the vulnerable so that they are not cycle further leads to a lack of access to left behind. other basic human rights such as ad- Dena Sharafdin equate food and nutrition, education, etc. Newmarket, Ont. Trudeau shouldn’t need a director of ethics and oversight, writes reader e: “Trudeau should hire a ‘director of professor of constitutional law at the Rethics and oversight’ to vet potential University of Ottawa, who said during conflicts and break ‘serial pattern’ of eth- Senator Mike Duffy’s trial: “There is noth- ics lapses, say pollsters,” (The Hill Times, ing wrong with the institutions, there just Aug. 3, p. 1). needs to be a better quality incumbent.” I In my opinion, probably the best re- believe it is imminently applicable here. mark ever made about this issue of ethics Suzanne Langlois Mooney and politics was made by Errol Mendes, Ottawa, Ont.

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Vice-Admiral This was not the Mark Norman and Department of his lawyer, Marie National Defence’s Heinen, are first rodeo, and it pictured outside won’t be its last. court in Ottawa on May 8, 2019. That day, the Crown dropped its breach-of- trust charges against Norman. The Hill Times Scott Taylor photograph by Andrew Inside Defence Meade

TTAWA—There were a Oseries of stories last week by Ottawa Citizen reporter David Pugliese which clearly illustrate the culture of defiance and invin- cibility that exists within National Defence Headquarters’ upper echelons. The genesis of this current saga has its roots dating back to some extraordinary testimony at a December 2018 pre-trial hear- ing in the Vice-Admiral Mark Nor- man case. Norman had been suspended from his duties as the vice-chief of defence staff and was sub- sequently charged with breach of trust. It was alleged by the prosecution that Norman had communicated cabinet confidence information to a Quebec-based shipyard. Norman’s legal team had been struggling to get informa- tion from the government that was needed in his defence and had used the federal access-to- information law to request such documents. Others had also requested similar records under the access law. However, at the pre-trial hear- of the access-to-information law attorney general’s office alerted liese to ask about the status and to crack. The case was closed ing, a Canadian Armed Forces was commonplace. “This is not the Public Prosecution Service results of the OPP investigation. as their sleuthing efforts “did major testified that the requested our first rodeo,” was the brigadier- of Canada. This would be the Pugliese’s inquiry prompted not reveal sufficient evidence to documentation had been delib- general’s alleged reaction to the same public prosecutors who the revelation that nothing was pursue criminal or service offence erately hidden. According to the conscientious major’s incredulity. were handling the charge against ever done. Due to an “administra- charges in the matter.” witness, who had been tasked Needless to say, this testimony Norman. tive error,” the RCMP never got No documentation of the CF- with collecting the Norman files, set off alarm bells within the legal Nevertheless, the prosecution around to contacting the OPP. NIS investigation was released to a brigadier-general had boastfully community. Federal Information service notified the RCMP about That has now been remedied. Pugliese, who was told he could claimed that when the documents Commissioner Caroline May- Maynard’s concerns. Following Pugliese’s query, the only obtain them with an access- were created, Norman’s name nard—whose job is to oversee Realizing that because they OPP have now belatedly opened to-information request. Which, was deliberately not used. There the implementation of the ATI were the agency that had con- an investigation. We wish them of course, brings us full circle to would also be later testimony that process—immediately began an ducted the original investigation, godspeed on a very cold trail. where this all began. This was not the military had used code names investigation into DND and the which resulted in the charge Of course, the bombshell rev- DND’s first rodeo, and it won’t be like “Kraken” a phonetic play on CAF. Within two months May- against Norman, the RCMP felt elations in the major’s testimony its last. Norman’s former title as Com- nard’s office concluded that what it could be in conflict of interest. also alarmed officials at DND. For the record, the case mander of the Royal Canadian had transpired in the Norman Therefore, it handed the case over As such, Deputy Minister Jody against Norman collapsed before Navy (CRNC). case was a possible “commission to the Ontario Provincial Police. Thomas detailed the Canadian trial in May 2019. The vice-admi- This all meant that any search of an offence” under the Access At least that was the story. Force’s National Investigative ral retired and received a finan- for records about “Mark Norman” Act. Maynard’s concerns and Service (CFNIS) to leave no stone cial settlement from the Crown. would come back as “nil.” Accord- As Maynard does not have actions regarding the Norman unturned in their investigation to Scott Taylor is the edi- ing to the witness, the unnamed the authority to investigate such case were released in a report to find the culprit(s). tor and publisher of Esprit de brigadier-general made it sound offences, her office notified the Parliament tabled on July 22. This Alas, the case proved too dif- Corps magazine. like such deliberate thwarting attorney general. In turn the prompted keen-eyed reporter Pug- ficult for the military gumshoes The Hill Times 10 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion

they pay in carbon tax. The rebate helps Shakedowns, bullying Canadians afford climate action, and over The most time, households could invest their rebates in things that help reduce carbon emis- sions—say caulking windows, or a smart thermostat—that also help save them business, trade important money. The problem with the program is the rebate is currently paid as a refundable income tax credit. Not surprisingly, our outrages: election- climate polling has found that only a third of Ontarians are even aware that they receive the rebate. One of the reasons the government bound Trump spreads change chose a tax credit was that issuing pay- ments via cheque or direct deposit would require a new IT system that would have been complex and time-consuming to chaos far and wide policy that set up. But times have changed—the civil service has demonstrated an ability to Just in the last few days, the president quickly deliver new programs, and the Canadians should be ready has spawned massive confusion at home Canada Revenue Agency is also upgrading about what, if anything, his fellow Ameri- no one’s its entire IT platform. for further trade ambushes cans might receive in the way of new finan- The time is right for the CRA to invest on flimsy national security cial help as they continue to struggle with in technology that would make the carbon an out-of-control COVID-19 pandemic. rebate a direct payment. It even has a prec- grounds, including possibly With the Republicans in the U.S. Senate talking edent to follow since the payment system holding up the next round of emergency would be very similar to the GST/HST renewed tariffs on Canadian aid because they want, among other things, credit, presumably lowering the complex- steel. to slash supplemental support for the ity and risk. unemployed from $600 a week to $200 a about Sending money directly to Canadians week, many of the 30 million Americans in a way they can clearly see will build receiving unemployment support, as well support for the most effective climate as others, could lose their houses or face The time is right for the policy tool we have, thereby increasing eviction now that the previous tranche of the chances of the program enduring and COVID aid has lapsed. Canada Revenue Agency to growing over the long term. Polling we In keeping with his increasing use of commissioned last year showed that half executive orders, Trump responded to invest in technology that of those who oppose a carbon tax im- the Congressional standoff with his own mediately change their minds when told COVID-19 support measures. A hodge- would make the carbon the money goes back to households and podge of iffy, conditional proposals, it was businesses. With that one fact, support for largely a symbolic power grab aimed at rebate a direct payment. a carbon tax and rebate climbs above 70 Les Whittington wooing voters as much as helping those per cent. Need to Know damaged by the virus-fed recession. Senior More than just increasing public sup- Congressional Democrats said afterwards port, a direct payment will help achieve they were ready to renew negotiations the goals of Canada’s carbon-pricing TTAWA—Whatever your political on aid legislation, but huge differences policy. A study of another direct-payment Ostripe, you have to have some sympa- remained, with Republicans favouring only benefit program administered by the CRA, thy for Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia a $1-trillion package versus the Democrats’ the Canada Child Benefit, found that Freeland. proposed $3-trillion. recipients used the money in ways con- In the face of President Donald Trump’s Trump has also injected a previously sistent with the program’s goals—increas- plan to scrap NAFTA if it could not be re- unimaginable element of uncertainty into ing family expenditures on food, child negotiated along lines more advantageous the conduct of global business with his care, education, and health. There’s every to the U.S., Freeland led Ottawa’s 18-month sudden move to ban popular TikTok or Michael Bernstein reason to believe that discrete carbon tax campaign to try to build some kind of force its sale. The administration, which Opinion rebate payments will produce the same rapport with the White House anti-trade as part of its pre-election positioning is results, encouraging people to mentally zealots. Dodging what Freeland called an ramping up its cold war with China on all allocate their rebate money to reducing “existential threat” for Canada’s trade- available fronts, based its edict on security n March 25, a few weeks into the their carbon footprints. dependent economy, Canadian negotiators concerns about the Beijing-headquartered OCOVID-19 crisis, the government made During difficult economic times, like eventually worked out a new pact with the app. But there’s also a revenge factor. an announcement that left most analysts now, it’s likely that most families will U.S. and Mexico that debuted July 1. TikTok amplifies young peoples’ ridicule of wondering if it had bitten off more than it allocate their carbon rebate money to A month later, in a political stunt meant the president and was the vehicle behind could chew. urgent needs, debt repayment, or sav- to burnish his America First credentials, the hoax that led to the embarrassingly Within 10 days, according to Prime Min- ings. But a recurring, clearly identified the president displayed his contempt for low turnout at Trump’s much-hyped Tulsa, ister Justin Trudeau, the government would payment would increase the likelihood bilateral trade relations, Canada, and the Okla., rally last month. have a new system up and running to issue that Canadians will think about the ac- so-called progress evinced by NAFTA And, as if to justify those who say direct payments to millions of Canadians. tions they might take—both small and 2.0 by re-imposing 10 per cent tariffs on Trump conducts national affairs like a This was not your typical government large—that could decrease the amount of Canadian aluminum imports. Trump said mafia boss, the president demanded that program. And yet, when the Canada Emer- carbon tax they pay out, and increase the he did so because Canadian aluminum was whoever buys TikTok give the U.S. govern- gency Response Benefit launched on April rebate money they retain. As the rebate being dumped into the U.S., a claim repu- ment a payoff, a shakedown so outside 6, the system worked as planned. It was an rises over time, a periodic payment also diated on all sides, including by the leading the bounds of any known ethical or legal impressive counterpoint to the well-worn increases the chances that households American aluminum industry association. standard as to be almost laughable. narrative that governments are slow and will go on to make ever more significant Ontario Premier Doug Ford, once a Trump U.S. corporations can only guess what’s inefficient. investments in reducing their carbon fan, spoke for a lot of Canadians when he coming as Trump manipulates business, This newfound government nimbleness emissions. called the latest U.S. protectionist move a stab the economy, and international commerce should now be applied to another impor- Switching to direct payments, if issued in the back against an ally. The federal govern- for political purposes over the next few tant program that pays money to Canadi- quarterly, could also save the government ment announced plans to introduce $3.6-bil- months. And what is most astounding is ans: the carbon tax and rebate. the significant interest associated with lion in retaliatory tariffs that will be carefully the lack of outrage in the U.S. about the A carbon tax and rebate system is one advancing a full year’s worth of rebate reciprocal—a means of striking back without president’s abuse of power and disregard of the best policy tools we have to reduce money. In 2021, we estimate that the sparking escalating punishment from Trump. for the rule of law. With the almost total greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the savings could be as much as $38-million Despite that, Canadians should be acquiescence of Republicans, things have worst impacts of climate change, while dollars. ready for further trade ambushes on flimsy reached a point where Trump makes no also protecting the economy. Across the Building public support for the most national security grounds, including pos- bones about running the U.S. any way he political spectrum, economists are in effective tool we have to address climate sibly renewed tariffs on Canadian steel. The wants. agreement on this point. Poll after poll change, encouraging Canadians to fulfil president hinted last week that more na- His transgressions against accepted show Canadians expect their govern- the intent of the policy and reduce their tionalistic trade measures were on the way. traditions of governance, democracy and ments to take serious action on climate— emissions, and saving money—these are In that sense, Canadians are little differ- international relations can only be ex- but they’re also concerned about afford- all excellent reasons to switch to quar- ent from everyone else between now and pected to increase, with the attendant rise ability. terly rebate payments. It’s an upgrade the Nov. 3 presidential election—and this is in conflict, tension and uncertainty in the That’s where the rebate comes in—ev- that could unlock the full power of the true whether we’re talking trade, business, U.S. and abroad, as the presidential elec- ery household that pays the carbon tax carbon tax and rebate and help us reach or diplomacy. As a desperate Trump seeks tion nears, making for a long, bumpy few gets a rebate. For example, a family of four the ultimate goal of net zero emissions any possible ploy to fuel a reversal of his months until Nov. 3. in Ontario will receive $448 in 2020, an by 2050. weak poll numbers, the chaos is rolling out Les Whittington is a regular columnist amount that will increase in future years Michael Bernstein is executive director from the White House across the U.S. and for The Hill Times. as the price of carbon also rises. Most of Clean Prosperity. the world in seemingly endless waves. The Hill Times families’ rebates will exceed the extra costs The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 11

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with interim Diplomatic Circles president of Venezuela Juan Guaidó by Samantha Wright Allen in Ottawa on Jan. 27, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Venezuela winter Meade elections will be Asked about Venezuela’s legislative out international observation, impartiality, elections, Global Affairs Canada spokes- [and] the participation of opposition.” man Jason Kung said by email Canada “believes that a peaceful political solution Ottawa embassy staffed by fraudulent, warns is needed more than ever and we remain fully committed to continuing to support Maduro appointees efforts to that end.” Mr. Viera-Blanco remains working out Mr. Guaidó has already been challenged of his own home office, jumping between for the spot of leader of the National Ottawa and Montreal, while the embassy in envoy, calling for Assembly, the only institution the opposi- the capital is staffed by diplomats appoint- tion controlled in January 2019 when he ed by Mr. Maduro. declared himself interim president, citing It’s a highly unusual situation that has the constitution. (Mr. Viera-Blanco said he continued for more than a year, though Mr. continued support didn’t “self-proclaim” his presidency, but Viera-Blanco has since been handed an of- rather its a succession order in Article 233 ficial designation in November 2019, when of the constitution). In January 2020, Mr. he presented his credentials to Governor General Julie Payette. Orlando Viera- Guaidó was blocked from accessing the The status of those appointed by the Blanco was legislative building during the body’s vote Maduro regime “is currently under con- officially recognized to re-elect him as Speaker, in a move he sideration,” said Mr. Kung, who also noted as Venezuela's called a “parliamentary coup” and coun- these diplomats continue to provide con- ambassador tered days later with a rival vote outside sular services to Venezuelans in Canada. to Canada in the chamber, re-electing him to the spot, More than a year ago, Mr. Viera-Blanco November 2019 according to BBC News. he told The Hill Times it was a “complicat- when he presented The problem isn’t with the calling of the ed” situation he didn’t want to rush, and he his credentials to election, but how they’re being conducted said that’s still the case because he doesn’t Governor General in order to “get advantage” of the assembly, want to interrupt any consular services Julie Payette, eight said Mr. Viera-Blanco. they might offer. It doesn’t make sense for months after the The Supreme Court, which he said is him to “squeeze the situation” if the office prime minister Maduro-controlled, will make the ap- can be helpful in getting documents and recognized him as pointment of the member of the board services to his people, he said. the representative of the electoral branch—a choice typi- “That is the issue. Now the situation start- of Venezuelan cally made by the national assembly. That ed to be a little bit different and if we can Opposition Leader didn’t happen, he said, because of what reach the full consular services that a normal Juan Guaidó. he said was continued intimidation and bribery of members of opposition until it diplomatic representation could be done, Photograph courtesy no longer had its majority. It’s what the that changes totally the picture,” he said. of Orlando Viera- opposition has dubbed “Operation Scor- The hope is for Mr. Guaidó’s diplomatic Blanco pion,” explained Mr. Viera-Blanco, and what corps to be able to issue special passports, he called corruption of deputies with the something he said that’s not already on the to Nicolás Maduro, whom the Canadian loyalty bought. table but they are trying to “work in that Last November, Canada government has called an “illegitimate” That’s created “a fracture” in the Venezu- direction.” leader after his re-election as president of elan National Assembly, he said. Last August, Canada, like some other officially recognized the South American country last January. That board has decided to expand countries, granted a five-year extension of The pandemic gives a “kind of politi- the number of deputies that make up the the validity of existing Venezuelan pass- Orlando Viera-Blanco, a cal and social control” because people in assembly—congressional seats, which ports. representative of interim Venezuela “have no hospital, they have no opposition used to control with 112 and a “It’s not something that’s going to hap- medical attention, we don’t have statistics two-thirds majority—from 167 to 277 for pen soon, but we need to be prepared,” to president Juan Guaidó, as [about] what’s going on, there’s no water, the five-year period starting 2021. keep open possibilities for immigration, or there’s no power, there’s huge inflation,” he “It is to undermine the assembly,” he registration should a future election permit the country’s ambassador. said, describing the “primitive situation” as said, and an example of gerrymandering voting from people outside the country, one that could any day bring “some kind of where regions of the country that tradi- which Mr. Viera-Blanco said is necessary social explosion.” tionally support Mr. Maduro will get more “if that’s going to be a potential scenario in enezuela’s December congressional “It’s a tense climate right now in the representation. the future.” Velections will be fraudulent, warns country that the [Maduro] regime tries to The international community, including His upgrade to recognition as an of- the Venezuelan ambassador, who says he control on the justification of COVID,” he the Canada-led Lima Group, insisted it “will ficial ambassador to Canada, eight months trusts Canada and the international com- said. not recognize these kind of elections with- after he was recognized as a diplomatic munity to remain steadfast in their support representative by Prime Minister Justin of Juan Guaidó as the interim president of Trudeau, is “a demonstration” from Canada Venezuela. that shows it’s “aligned with the narrative It’ll almost certainly lead to the loss of of Canada supporting Juan Guaidó and the opposition control of Venezuela’s National restoration of democracy.” Assembly, on Dec. 6, noted Orlando Viera- His new designation means he can have Blanco, but he said it shouldn’t complicate one-one-one meetings with the Canadian Mr. Guaidó’s political standing as the government and other heads of mission, body’s former leader because the interna- though he can’t host these discussions. tional community already knows the elec- All of the roughly 40 ambassadors ap- tion is something the current government pointed by Mr. Guaidó have been working has “tried to fix” and is going to be “illegal for more than a year without any kind of and unconstitutional.” income, he said, but just a few weeks ago “That means that we don’t have legiti- they started to get some financial support. mate elections, so we just have an exten- “We have to finance everything our- sion, a continuation of the assembly that selves and it was just a few weeks ago that we already have until we have fair elec- we have received some kind of support and tions,” said Mr. Viera-Blanco in a phone financial co-operation from NGOs in the interview Aug. 4, referring to the view of United States,” he said, though he didn’t the more than 50 nations that recognize know the total amount for his mission, Mr. Guaidó’s interim position. Then-foreign affairs minister Chrystia Freeland speaks to Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge saying that it’s “nothing” in comparison to He compared the situation in Venezuela Marcelo Faurie at a Lima Group meeting in Ottawa on Feb. 4. The group accepted Venezuela’s regular compensation for diplomatic work. to a ticking time bomb, made worse by the Juan Guaidó, whom members recognize as the oil-rich country’s interim president, to join it as a [email protected] pandemic that he said gives more power member on Feb. 4, 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times 12 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES News Easing of restrictions to non-U.S. travellers into Canada unlikely to be met with Trump backlash, could pave way for reopening of 49th parallel, say experts

messages and part of doubling ID-19, which Canadian embassies ‘The core operating down on the core messages … is around the world can help moni- Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump’s reaction to a potential easing of that [they] have the borders under tor on the ground. Canadian restrictions to non-U.S. restrictions will be muted as his administration ideal within … Ottawa control,” he said. He added that a potential is in favour of border restrictions. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks Despite some pressure from reopening with some Euro- is evidence-based U.S. lawmakers who represent pean countries could begin the policymaking and border regions, there hasn’t been conversation on how Canada ship travel. We will continue to Mr. Robertson said the con- a great push to allow Canadians can reopen its borders to the do what is necessary to keep stant communication between there are clearly other and Americans to freely cross international community to Canadians safe and will base Canadian and American officials the border, with Canadian public establish the principles needed our decisions on the best public allows for neither side to be jurisdictions out there opinion siding strongly against a and work through the unresolved health evidence available,” press surprised by developments in the return to normalcy as COVID-19 issues that will be helpful when secretary Mary-Liz Power said in other country. besides the U.S. that cases in the United States top five it becomes a possibility to have an email. In those conversations, Mr. have done a better million with more than 160,000 a reopening of the Canada-U.S. Canada is one of 14 countries Robertson said Canadian officials deaths. border. that have been allowed to travel would be briefing their American job in containing The Canada-U.S. border has “If we wait for this to magi- to the EU since the beginning of counterparts on Canada’s think- been closed to non-essential cally happen on its own or to go July. ing on easing restrictions to non- [the virus],’ says Eric U.S. travellers and they would give advance notice if Canada Miller. made the decision to reopen travel with a country before the Continued from page 1 restrictions were loosened with the U.S. with non-U.S. countries could Christopher Sands, director of take place without an Oval Office the Canada Institute at the Wilson backlash as the restrictive im- Center in Washington, D.C., said migration policies of the Trump if Canada does ease restrictions administration favours a closed for non-U.S. countries, there Canada-U.S. border. would be an understanding by “I think there’s going to be American officials that a land a lot of countries—particularly border and an air border are two Europe and parts of East Asia— distinct considerations. that Canada is going to open to “Other borders are just so far before they open to the U.S.,” qualitatively different that the said trade consultant Eric Miller, U.S. doesn’t see it in the same president of Rideau Potomac category [as the Canada-U.S. bor- Strategy Group who worked on der],” Mr. Sands noted, although the Beyond the Border Action he said there could be a negative Plan, which sought to make reaction from American officials Canada-U.S. border crossings if Canada eases restrictions on more efficient. a country that is handling the Canada has been closed to pandemic worse than the United non-U.S. nationals since mid- States. March due to the pandemic. An Mr. Sands said there is a order was extended until Aug. 31 medical advantage for the closure preventing non-American inter- of the Canada-U.S. border to national travellers from coming to prevent Americans without health Canada. The restrictions aren’t a coverage crossing into Canada blanket ban, as some internation- in large numbers or Canadians al travellers are allowed to enter crossing into the United States en Canada as long as they have a The Canadian government has restricted travel from non-U.S. countries since mid-March. Photograph courtesy of Flickr/Dan Zen masse if the U.S. develops a vac- quarantine plan. cine before they do. Mr. Miller said the Trump ad- But he said there should be ministration is unlikely to make a crossers by joint agreement be- away, we’re going to be waiting a Former Canadian diplomat clearer signs of how the two gov- big deal of a Canadian reopening tween the two governments since long time,” Mr. Miller said. Colin Robertson, vice-president at ernments plan to have a phased with Europe or East Asia because March 21. The initial agreement A spokesperson for Pub- Canadian Global Affairs Institute, reopening for the Canada-U.S. they don’t see having restrictions closed the border for 30 days, but lic Safety Minister Bill Blair said it is possible that Canada border. on the 49th parallel as a bad thing. the closure has been extended ev- (Scarborough Southwest, Ont.) could open up to some European He said a loosening of restric- “If Canada lets in French and ery month since, with the current wouldn’t say if the federal gov- countries that Canada feels has tions between Canada and a German and other EU citizens closure ending on Aug. 21 if there ernment would consider easing control over the pandemic. non-U.S. country could be used or lets Japanese citizens in, then isn’t another extension. restrictions on non-U.S. nationals “We’ll probably open up to to influence how Canada and that’s considered Canada’s busi- “The core operating ideal entering Canada before reopen- some countries, but not all,” said the United States move forward, ness and it’s not something that within the civil service in Ottawa is ing the Canada-U.S. border. Mr. Robertson, adding that it adding that a a previously tested I think the White House is going evidence-based policymaking and “We brought forward signifi- would make sense to open the solution will be more palatable to react very negatively to,” said there are clearly other jurisdictions cant restrictions at our borders to Canada-U.S. border in a similar for Americans to accept amid the Mr. Miller, a former senior policy out there besides the U.S. that have keep Canadians safe during the fashion with different regions hyper-partisan reaction to the adviser at the Canadian Embassy done a better job in containing [the COVID-19 pandemic. We all have reopening at different times. handling of the pandemic by the in Washington, D.C. virus],” Mr. Miller said. a shared responsibility to flatten “I think we are more likely to Trump administration and the “The Trump administration He said an easing of restric- the curve, and our government open to other countries before fast-approaching U.S. presidential sees a narrow path to victory [in tions could be done based on continues to advise Canadians to we open to the United States’ full election. the Nov. 3 presidential election] the performance of individual avoid non-essential travel outside border,” he said, noting that won’t [email protected] by doubling down on their core countries in addressing COV- of Canada and avoid all cruise happen for some time yet. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 13 News

“When you stop fundraising flawed rules and definitions for for a month, obviously that’ll have underrepresented groups. an impact on your bottom line,” Still Mr. Merner said he feels said Mr. Merner over the phone that’s been a “huge advantage” for Aug. 7 between campaign stops in Ms. Paul, but said his chances are Lloydminster, Alta., and Saska- still “fantastic.” toon, Sask., on his second tour “We’re running different types of across the country. campaigns,” said Mr. Merner, who “People were telling me that it ran unsuccessfully for the Greens in was important for them to donate Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, B.C., in to their local women’s shelter and the last two general elections. “Dimi- food banks and the other candi- tri and I are on the road, so we will dates felt the same way,” he said, have travel expenses and others are adding that about four candidates just doing Zoom and phone cam- hit pause, including Judy Green, paigns, so their expenses will be who raised $8,895 last quarter. lower and they won’t need as much “Annamie didn’t.” money to run a full campaign.” That’s not the case, Ms. Paul His campaign brings hand said, saying her team basically sanitizers and masks to events and took off much of March and all of sets up stakes to indicate proper The top three fundraisers among Green Party leadership contenders are, from left, Annamie Paul, Dimitri Lascaris, and April save for raising the $10,000 social distance, while also limiting David Merner, with Ms. Paul pulling ahead and more than doubling the the other two in the second quarter. Photographs entrance fee—required within 10 numbers based on the sites. courtesy of Annamie Paul, Dimitri Lascaris, and Facebook days after a contestant submits “People are coming out, their application, in her case they’re positive, there’s a little bit pre-lockdown. Fundraising was of anxiety about COVID-19 [and] mostly passive (like other cam- getting together in person, but paigns leaving website donation it’s building,” he said. “It is much buttons up), she said, pointing to easier to recruit new members if Fundraising amid they show up in the community.” two weeks in April when the team raised $50 and three weeks in Part of her campaign’s fundrais- March where the total was $210. ing pitch for support has also been Though the team didn’t make tied to a call for a different style of pandemic ‘incredibly any “public pronouncements” politics after the pandemic. The party about it, she said they decided it needs to diversify and still “struggles wasn’t the time to be aggressively with diversity, whether in candidates, seeking money from people. governance, a lot of professional experience,” added Ms. Paul. As a difficult’ for Green Former leader’s fundraising Black, Jewish woman she knows her campaign carries symbolism and a ‘huge advantage’ people have been responding to her It’s also difficult to gauge the historic campaign. impact of Green MP Elizabeth “I represent a lot of firsts in leadership hopefuls as May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), Canadian politics if I actually who stepped down as leader in win, so those things are exciting November 2019, helping through to people,” she said, adding she virtual events, said Mr. Merner likes to believe there’s more that who called her an “outstanding the candidates have in common Paul takes clear lead fundraiser” that he estimated than separates them. brought in about $40,000. Ms. Mr. Lascaris said he has no The second- “The feeling we have is one while Mr. Lascaris put his donor Paul said that guess is “pure problem separating himself from of momentum when we look at count at more than 400. Though speculation” and wrong. the pack. He describes himself as and third-place the numbers,” she said because he acknowledged it’s well behind, “We didn’t have any special an “eco-socialist,” whereas he said the numbers remained strong he’s “very encouraged” by his preference,” said Ms. Paul, and the others in the top four— Ms. fundraisers are over the last few months. “We numbers, especially because he she hasn’t been the only one to Paul, Mr. Merner, and fourth-place led in donations in many parts entered the race months after take Ms. May up on the offer to fundraiser Glen Murray, a former hitting the road, of the country and so it makes Ms. Paul, his team didn’t start help, saying so have Meryam Ontario Liberal cabinet minister us feel like we’re truly a national fundraising until early June, and Haddad, Courtney Howard, and who raised $23,105 last quarter— holding socially campaign.” also didn’t benefit from the “very Judy Green. are regarded by party members as, distanced campaign Her campaign led in donations significant fundraising support In response to those concerns, to varying degrees, centrists. in six provinces, including B.C., from the former leader.” Green Party interim leader Jo- “From a political perspective, events across the Ontario (where the top two each I’m very distinct from the other earned half of their respective Former Green candidates and I’ve made no country as they try pots in the second quarter), and Party Leader bones about it,” said Mr. Lascaris, Quebec, the provinces where the Elizabeth May pointing to his endorsement from to close the gap with bulk of party funds are typically has offered to Sid Ryan, former president of the raised. She was second in fund- fundraise with Ontario Federation of Labour. leader Annamie Paul. raising in Manitoba, Saskatch- candidates from He also takes issue with the ewan, and Nova Scotia. under-represented party’s election slogan—”neither Quarterly returns filed with left nor right, but forward”—say- Continued on page 13 groups, which Elections Canada showed the some candidates ing the party shouldn’t position est competitors, Montreal-based Greens raised $626,636 in the said has earned itself that way and Canada is in lawyer Dimitri Lascaris’ $33,421 second quarter, up from $576,644 fundraising need of a stronger left-leaning and $27,715 for David Merner, a raised by the end of March this frontrunner party with the NDP failing in that retired federal and B.C. public ser- year. The Conservative Party Annamie Paul a regard and a greater appetitive vice lawyer who ran for the Liber- of Canada raised the most, at ‘huge advantage.’ for socialism in the population. als in 2015. Party data puts her $3.53-million (up from $3.81-mil- The Hill Times That’s where the opportu- total at $120,989 by the end of July, lion in the first quarter), followed photograph by nity is, he said, not trying to “out followed by Mr. Lascaris’ $52,610 by the Liberal Party’s $2.63-mil- Andrew Meade middle” the Liberals. (though he said it’s more than lion (slightly down from its “We can’t win on that ground, $60,000 now), and Mr. Merner’s $2.88-million raised the three now it’s become very crowded,” $46,718—totals the candidates months before), and the NDP’s “If not for those factors, I Ann Roberts noted Ms. May has Mr. Lascaris said, adding he’s predict will tighten ahead of the $1.3-million (up from $963,923). think this would be much, much said she won’t endorse anyone been struck on the campaign trail October election for the party’s The Bloc raised $131,883 by the closer in terms of fundraising and offered fundraising to contes- by how many people have left first leadership race in 14 years. end of June, down from $184,196 numbers,” and last week was his tants who request it and are from other political parties—particu- The pandemic has made for in the first quarter. campaign’s third-best bringing under-represented groups. larly the NDP, but also the Liberal “incredibly difficult conditions to The Green Party said it has his total to over $60,000, said Mr. “The fundraiser with Annamie Party—to join his campaign. be fundraising in,” said Ms. Paul, a seen a steady increase in mem- Lascaris in an interview Aug. 10 Paul, who was the first contestant “I feel like we’re in great shape lawyer who’s worked internation- bership over the last two months from London, Ont., one of his to formally enter the race, was … but I don’t assume based on ally for NGOs and at the Inter- and expects the biggest surge to last southwestern Ontario stops held a couple of months ago and these numbers that Annamie is national Criminal Court and ran occur over the next two weeks, before heading out west. her volunteers have continued to the frontrunner—but she does unsuccessfully in Toronto Centre, though it didn’t offer any num- Both Mr. Merner and Mr. Las- build on the early start,” added have a significant financial edge.” Ont., for the Greens in 2019. She bers. caris said one of the main reasons Ms. Roberts by email. The leadership election will added it has to be done with a lot As of July 31, Ms. Paul said they are behind is an agreement At least one candidate, B.C. as- take place Oct. 4. of humility and sensitivity and her campaign had 1,004 indi- to hit a pause on fundraising trophysicist Amita Kuttner, has de- [email protected] she’s grateful for the support. vidual donors to our campaign, amid the pandemic. clined the offer, citing the party’s The Hill Times 14 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Feature Parties of the past The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

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If you washed your hands Madhulika Verma and her husband Nirmal Kumar Verma, the then-high commissioner of India, greet and your hand bled then-Indonesian ambassador Dienne H. Moehario at an Indian Independence Day party at Carleton University You would think on Aug. 15, 2013. “THIS IS SERIOUS STUFF” Why are bleeding gums when you floss any different??

Dulcena Johnson, wife of the then-Bahamian high commissioner, Ms. Verma, Mr. Verma, and then-Bahamian Then-Jamaican high commissioner Sheila Sealy- high commissioner Calsey Willmore Johnson. Monteith, Ms. Verma, and Mr. Verma. Austrian envoys says farewell

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12 Roach. For information and sponsorship, contact Julia Yu, events manager, at jyu@ House Sitting—MPs are scheduled writerstrust.com to meet as a committee of the whole on Aug. 12, and Aug. 26. The House is then MPs back on the Hill SUNDAY, SEPT. 26 scheduled to return in the fall on Monday, Green Party Leadership Online Voting Sept. 21, for three straight weeks, as per Begins—Online voting to choose the next the original House sitting calendar. leader of the federal Green Party begins Senate Not Sitting—The Senate is today and will continue until Oct. 3. adjourned until Sept. 22. Wednesday for first SATURDAY, OCT. 3 THURSDAY, AUG. 13 Green Party Leader Announcement—The How-to Parliament—Ryerson University Green Party of Canada is set to announce hosts “How-to Parliament: An introduction its new leader in a virtual event at 8 p.m. to the Institute for Future Legislators.” EST. Past IFL alumni and instructors will share insights from their time in the program, of two August sittings THURSDAY, OCT. 15 how they’ve put their training practice since PPF Testimonial Dinner and Awards—Join the institute, and advice for anyone inter- Justice Minister the Public Policy Forum at the 33rd annual ested in the program or politics in general. David Lametti, event to network and celebrate as the Participants can participate in one of our pictured in the Public Policy Forum honours Canadians signature IFL political simulations, experi- House of Commons who have made their mark on policy and encing first-hand some of the challenges, on July 20. Behind leadership. Anne McLellan and Senator trade-offs, and opportunities that come Peter Harder will take their place among a along with public office. Thursday, Aug. 13, him are Women and Gender cohort of other stellar Canadians who we’ve beginning at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Register for honoured over the last 33 years, people the Zoom event via Ryerson. Equality Minister who have dedicated themselves to mak- WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 Maryam Monsef ing Canada a better place through policy and Government leadership and public service. The gala Ipsos COVID-19 August Update: Ask Me House Leader event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Anything Webinar—Join Darrell Bricker, Pablo Rodriguez. the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 global CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs for Front St. W., Toronto. another interactive and frank “Ask me any- Members of thing” webinar examining how the public Parliament were SATURDAY, OCT. 24 mood around COVID-19 has evolved, where last in the House Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner—The concerns are most focused now, and how Chamber on July Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner happens the crisis is affecting Canadians’ behaviour 22. The Hill Times on Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Sir John A. now and in the future. Aug. 19, 1:30 p.m. photograph by Macdonald Building on Wellington Street (ET), online. It will last 60 minutes. Regis- Andrew Meade in Ottawa. ter at Ipsos.com. Business Fireside Chat with Minister Ng FRIDAY, OCT. 30 and NCR Caucus—Minister of Small Busi- CJF Awards Celebrating 30 Years of ness, Export Promotion, and International Excellence in Journalism—The Canadian Trade Mary Ng will take part in a Busi- Journalism Foundation Awards will be held ness Fireside Chat hosted by the Ottawa on Oct. 30, 2020, at the Ritz-Carlton, Board of Trade. Wednesday, Aug. 19, from Small Business and Toronto, hosted by Rick Mercer, former host 10:30-11:30 a.m. Registration available at of The Rick Mercer Report. The CBC’s Anna business.ottawabot.ca. International Trade Minister Mary Ng, Maria Tremonti will be honoured. Tables FRIDAY, AUG. 21 pictured taking are $7,500 and tickets are $750. For more information on tables and sponsorship Conservative Party Leadership Contest— part in a June 10 opportunities, contact Josh Gurfinkel at The federal Conservative Party’s Leadership press conference [email protected] or 416-955-0394. Election Organizing Committee, also known on COVID-19 via as LEOC, announced on April 29 that Aug. videoconference. TUESDAY, NOV. 3 21 is the deadline for mail-in ballots, after The Hill Times U.S. Presidential Election—The U.S. the leadership was suspended on March presidential election is scheduled for 26 due to the global pandemic. The party photograph by Andrew Meade Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. U.S. President says the winner will be announced once the Donald Trump is the Republican candidate ballots can be safely counted. and former vice-president Joe Biden is the MONDAY, AUG. 24 presumptive Democratic candidate. The winner is scheduled to be inaugurated on Innovation and Manufacturing in the Jan. 20, 2021. Time of COVID—The Pearson Centre will host this talk with Innovation Minister THURSDAY, NOV. 12 Navdeep Bains on Monday, Aug. 24 from Liberal Party National Convention—The 1:30 to 2 p.m. to discuss his govern- Liberal Party of Canada announced the ment’s plans to assist the private sector 2020 Liberal National Convention will be in the rebuilding and recovery of the hosted in Ottawa, from Nov. 12-15. For Canadian economy. He will be discussing Infrastructure Minister Catherine more information, please contact: media@ this issue with Rhonda Barnet, president liberal.ca, 613-627-2384. & COO at AVIT Manufacturing, and past McKenna, centre, chair of the Canadian Manufacturers and staff pictured FRIDAY, NOV. 13 and Exporters. 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The Hill divides in the wake of a global pandemic.” graphic and editorial director of National Times photograph by The forum will draw on emerging trends Geographic Partners, is the latest speaker Andrew Meade and lessons learned from the COVID-19 to be confirmed for the 43rd FIPP World pandemic through biweekly webinars. For Media Congress, which will take place more information or to register, visit www. online from Sept. 2-30. To find out more, victoriaforum.ca. www.fippcongress.com. The Parliamentary Calendar is a free MONDAY, SEPT. 21 events listing. Send in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or governmental event House Sitting—The House is scheduled attracts 500 guests from Canada’s political Council: A Small Power on a Large Scale, in a paragraph with all the relevant details to return in the fall on Monday, Sept. 21, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 and literary circles. The 2020 digital event by Adam Chapnick; Peace and Good Order: under the subject line ‘Parliamentary Cal- for three straight weeks, as per the original Politics and the Pen 2020: Digital will feature a special presentation of the The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada, endar’ to [email protected] by Wednes- House sitting calendar. Edition—Politics and the Pen will hold a 20th Shaughnessy Cohen Prize as well as by Harold R. Johnson; Claws of the Panda: day at noon before the Monday paper or by TUESDAY, SEPT. 22 virtual event on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Poli- memorable moments from past galas. To Beijing’s Campaign of Influence and Intimi- Friday at noon for the Wednesday paper. 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