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BY MARCO V IGLIOTTI BY CHELSEA NASH

Critics are accusing the Liberal In 2010, Turkish President (then prime government of using ongoing public minister) Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at consultations on defence policy to obscure Pearson International Airport in dissenting opinions and selectively choose ahead of the G20 summit at around responses that correspond with their views midnight, and was greeted by then- on the fi le. minister of state for foreign affairs Peter NDP defence critic Kent, something Mr. Kent later recounted (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, B.C.) said he as a “nasty experience.” fears the government is using this broad, Before the president’s cavalcade could poorly-defi ned consultation process leave the airport for his downtown hotel, to ensure the responses it receives are Mr. Kent, Conservative MP for Thornhill, favourable to what it envisions for the Ont. was informed of a possible security future of Canadian defence policy. threat that the RCMP was investigating. “They know what they already want to The party was instructed to wait in a do and [with the consultations] you can pick secure room at the airport until the RCMP selectively from what you’ve heard across the gave the all-clear. country if there isn’t any way to systemize the “For a short period of time, the information,” he said in an interview. president accepted our hospitality in the secure room at the airport, but then he Continued on page 6 became impatient, and angry, and accused me of trying to humiliate him and threw quite a tantrum,” Mr. Kent, who is the Conservative Party’s foreign affairs critic, NEWS TRADE told The Hill Times. Liberals’ expanded Continued on page 7

Colombia human NEWS IMMIGRATION rights report still ‘If there is some disagreement, I think we can discuss and fi nd a solution for it,’ says Saudi Ambassador Naif Bin Bandir AlSudairy of the criticism of the deal to sell Canadian-made armoured Yazidi genocide falls short: Rights vehicles to Saudi forces, in a July 20 interview at his embassy. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia moves onto advocates sits down for interviews with Canadian McCallum’s plate Envoy defends arms reporters, spoke exclusively with The Hill BY PETER MAZEREEUW Times July 20 to weigh in on his country’s deal, says media place in the headlines and his job, which he BY PETER MAZEREEUW The Liberal government released its believes at least partly is to boost ties with fi rst take on an annual report on hu- producing ‘misleading Canada and change “some of the wrong or The whirlwind parliamentary study of the man rights in Colombia last week, which negative ideas about my country.” plight of Yazidis and other vulnerable groups included an expanded section on human information.’ Saudi Arabia’s use of Islamic law, sharia, has fi nished, and the witnesses and committee rights issues in the country but still fell “needs a kind of special arrangement, members are looking to Immigration Minister short of the expectations of labour and hu- BY PETER MAZEREEUW different than other places,” said Naif Bin John McCallum to make the next move. man rights advocates. Bandir Alsudairy, after responding to The emotional and often partisan study by The report, which has been criticized Saudi Arabia’s top offi cial in Canada is concerns about the country’s justice system, the House Immigration Committee included every year since it was fi rst released four defending his country’s human rights which allows for public beheadings and saw calls from survivors of the Yazidi genocide, years ago for failing allegedly to seriously record and a controversial $15-billion sale blogger Raif Badawi sentenced in 2014 to 10 community advocates, and opposition MPs examine any human rights concerns in Co- of Canadian-made armoured vehicles to years in jail and 1,000 lashes for insulting for the government to take special action to lombia, was delivered to the House on an the Saudi Arabian National Guard, noting Islam (though, under Western political help persecuted Yazidis—a minority religious adjournment tabling day on July 20, to the that despite “misleading information” in the pressure, he’s only received 50 lashes). The group targeted for genocide by ISIL (also surprise of advocates accustomed to seeing media, he still believes the contract will ambassador acknowledged, though, that known as ISIS, Daesh, and Islamic State)—in the report tabled in May. bring the two countries closer. “we always review.” and the surrounding territories. After a couple years under fi re, Saudi Continued on page 13 Arabia’s ambassador to Canada, who rarely Continued on page 3 Continued on page 4 2 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 FEATURE BUZZ Pakistan spreads sweetness with mango tasting ON HEARD THE HILL BY MARCO V IGLIOTTI Canadian politicos try Ripe mangoes imported from Pakistan for a special Pakistani High Commissioner Tariq Azim tasting at the high commissioner’s residence on Khan with Saudi Ambassador Naif Bin Bandir their hands as Pokémon July 22. AlSudairy. trainers, Trudeau announces Canadian olympic fl ag-bearer

Canadian politicians are Mr. AlSaudairy tries some of the mango not immune to the spells of drink being offered. Cheers! Mr. Khan, left, toasts with his guests, Malaysian smash mobile hit Pokemon High Commissioner Aminahtun Karim Shaharudin, second Go. NDP MP Erin Weir poses The Hill Times photographs from left, and her spouse, far right, A.G. Shaharudin, and next to a Cubone in Regina’s Global Affairs Canada's Rosaline Kwan. Cathedral neighbourhood by Sam Garcia (left), while Conservative MP Michelle Rempel showcases her in-game avatar (right). Photographs courtesy of the Twitter accounts of Erin Weir and Michelle Rempel

Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji, left, with Mr. Khan, Ms. Shaharudin, and Chinese Ambassador Luo okémon Go, the augmented reality mo- When asked what her favourite character Zhaohui. Pbile game based on the hugely popular was, Ms. Rempel mentioned she had captured fantasy series, has become an international an Aerodactyl, one of the rarer Pokémon. phenomenon since its release earlier this She also noted that numerous Pokémon month, drawing millions of users, includ- were hanging around on Parliament Hill, Peru honours air force members ing some Canadian politicians. proceeding to then capture one loiter- In the game, players can capture, battle, ing next to the Centennial Flame. and train fi ctional Pokémon creatures, Other MPs are also having fun “interact- who appear on screens as if inhabiting ing” with the virtual arrivals. real-world domains by using a device’s NDP MP Erin Weir (Regina-Lewvan, camera and GPS functions. The game has Sask.) tweeted some photos of himself won plaudits from some for encouraging greeting Pokémon that have cropped up physical activity and interaction between in his riding. He posted a photo of himself players, as users must physically travel posing next to a Cubone in a parking lot in General Carlos Chavez Cateriano, left, with to obtain Pokémon or compete in virtual Regina’s Cathedral neighbourhood and an- Colonel Jose Antonio Garcia Morgan, and his competitions. other one showing him with a Diglett in spouse, Diana León Vasquez, at the reception on Mr. Garcia with Peruvian Ambassador But it has also become a source of front of his constituency offi ce. July 22 to mark Air Force Day in Peru. Marcela López Bravo. controversy. Critics worry about Pokémon Conservative MP and leadership candi- being placed in high-risk or extremely date Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, sensitives areas, and are voicing concerns Ont.) can also be counted as a fan, posting a that the game encourages trespassing on picture of himself attempting to catch a Bul- Second Annual Defence and Security Summer Social private property. The RCMP released a basaur while attending the U.S. Republican statement on its Twitter account warning Party convention this past week in Cleveland. Pokémon Go players to be mindful of their Mr. Clement said he attended to repre- surroundings and follow all laws. sent Canadian interests and in his capacity “A Pokemon on private property is as deputy chairman of the International NOT an invitation to enter. Respect others Democrat Union, a global alliance of as you #CatchEmAll,” the agency wrote in centre-right political parties. a post. Meanwhile, Mayor Jim Watson As elsewhere, Pokémon fever appears was also recently spotted playing Pokémon to have spread to the Hill, with some Ca- Go at downtown’s Confederation Park, Outgoing Korean Defence Attaché Colonel Jang nadian politicos taking to social media CFRA News reported. Min Choi, Astrid Neuland, business development to share their experiences capturing the One MP and potential party leader, executive of Thales Canada, and Angela Son, the André LaFrance, chief operations offi cer and co- virtual denizens. though, jumped on the Pokémon bandwag- colonel’s spouse at the July 13 event. founder of the ALRM Group, greets Mr. Choi. Chief among them, Conservative MP on in a more novel way. Michelle Rempel ( Nose Hill, Alta.), Conservative leadership hopeful Max- who has been touting her skills as an ama- ime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) playfully tweet- teur Pokémon trainer on Twitter. ed of photo himself studying the menu at a In an interview with CTV News, up- restaurant on Ottawa’s Sparks Street with loaded online on July 20, Ms. Rempel said the caption, “The legendary freedom Poké- Photographs she had caught 75 “different species” of mon is at the Ottawa Bier Market today. courtesy of Pokémon and was a Level 18 trainer —an Will you be able to catch him? #cdnpoli.” Ulle Baum impressive feat considering that the game The photo also mimicked the gameplay was released on July 6 in the style of Pokémon Go. and July 17 in Canada. (Some Canadian Paul Fortin, director of business development for Borden Ladner Gervais's Asia players were able to access the game prior Continued on page 19 Pacifi c Operations, raises a glass to celebrate the departing Korean couple. to its offi cial release in the country.) THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 3 NEWS Q&A Saudi envoy defends arms deal, says media producing ‘misleading information’

‘We still believe “I think this is not right. Saudi Saudi Arabia’s Arabia is a member of the UN ambassador to that this contract Human Rights Council in Geneva. Canada, Naif When you get the membership Bin Bandir will bring the two in this very important council, it Alsudairy, says countries closer,’ gives you an indication that the he expects Saudi authorities are complying to welcome says Saudi Arabia’s with a high standard of human the head of rights regulation. And Minister the Saudi ambassador, in a Dion, during his visit to Saudi Human Rights rare interview. Arabia last month, invited the Commission to president of the Saudi Human Canada next Rights Commission, Dr. Bandar month. Continued from page 1 bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, to visit The Hill Times Canada in the near future. And of photograph by The ambassador, who also course we will arrange a meeting Sam Garcia leads the Ottawa Diplomatic with the media to explain how we Association, said he expects to think about human rights.” welcome the head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission to During the time that this contro- Canada next month to further versy in Canada over the arms explain the country’s views. sale has gone on, how would you The following interview has describe your conversations with been edited for length and style. Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion? “I think it’s very constructive. I Why is Saudi Arabia an impor- always listen to him, and I always tant ally for Canada? see him, and we continue our dia- “Well, because we share the logue over how to improve and to same values, and of course Saudi strengthen the relations between Arabia and Canada want to see the Saudi Arabia and Canada. And I world more safe and more stable.” really admire him.”

How do you think that close rela- The embassy had been planning tions with Saudi Arabia is going a cultural festival to take place to help Canada to create more in Ottawa this summer, but at the stable world? last minute it was delayed. Why “I think Canada is a very im- was it delayed? portant partner to Saudi Arabia “Actually it was not delayed, and the G20, [and] United Na- it was rescheduled, because we tions. And Canada is very much thought that by rescheduling involved in the region to bring we could prepare the event in security and stability in the whole the right way. And we think that Saudi Arabia has been helping “Let me ask you a question: ister of Saudi Arabia, made a very region: in Iraq, , all places Canada is a very important coun- to fund private Islamic schools do you think that Canada in the clear statement two days ago: he that are not stable. try, and if we want to do this kind in Canada for the past few years. future, or any other country, if they said we are very happy that they “So we believe that Canada of event we want it to be some- Why are you doing that? have some kind of pressure from released these pages because this can do a lot to help countries in thing to be proud of. And another “Saudi Arabia is helping, it’s abroad, they will change their judi- is proof that Saudi Arabia had the region to bring peace and reason, also, we thought that 2017 part of the plan to help Muslim cial system? Do you accept that?” nothing to do with 9/11. security and stability.” is going to be a very important people all over the world, not only “Even if 15 of these 19 people year for Ottawa, because of the in Canada. I suppose it depends on who the who attacked in 9/11 are from A lot of the discussion in Canada celebration of the 150th anniver- “If we want to make any partner was and why. Saudi Arabia, 15 people or 100, or in relation to Saudi Arabia over sary of Confederation. This was a donation to any organization in “Same thing. Of course, we 200 people from a country of 30 the past year has had to do with recommendation by high offi cials Canada, we go and do it through always review. And I think this million...Every society has fanati- the General Dynamics contract in the Ottawa mayor’s offi ce.” the Canadian authorities.” question, you can address directly cal, crazy people. We feel sorry, to sell LAV armoured vehicles to to Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al- and we are very much concerned Saudi authorities. What do you Do you see it as being part of What do you see as being the Aiban, the president of the Saudi that we don’t see more crazy peo- want to say to people who criti- your job to improve the way regu- Saudi Embassy’s role when it Human Rights Commission when ple in any society, in Saudi Arabia cize this deal and are concerned lar see Saudi Arabia, comes to interacting with Mus- he visits Canada, I think next or elsewhere. But this is human that Saudi authorities could use the way they think about it? If so, lims in Canada? month.” nature, that you have people who this equipment against civilians? how is it that you have been try- “They are our brothers, Mus- believe in violence. Muslim people, “I think misleading informa- ing to do that? lim brothers. You remember the Do you see Saudi Arabia as be- the word of Islam means peace. tion has been put in the media. “Of course, no one is perfect. event that we had for the Syrian coming a more liberalized coun- Saudi Arabia believes in peace, “When we signed this contract, And our job is to work very hard [where the Gulf Cooper- try in the future in general? and we believe that we should we thought this will strengthen to improve the relations and to ation Council missions to Canada “Saudi Arabia has a different solve all our problems between the relationship between Saudi change also some of the wrong or donated $31,000 to United Way perspective about liberal or not each other, between nations, by Arabia and Canada, and it will negative ideas about my country Ottawa for its work resettling liberal. Saudi Arabia is based in peace. Not by violence or war.” bring more co-operation. You and about Saudis in general. Syrian refugees]. Anything that Islamic sharia law. This needs a know, more than 3,000 people “But at the same time, we have will bring happiness to people, kind of special arrangement, dif- What do you see as being your are working on this contract in to understand that Saudi Arabia any kind of people. Of course ferent than other places. Always, biggest priority for the next year London, Ont., and more than 100 is the heart of the Islamic world. Muslim and Arab people from our we need to see how the people, as ambassador here? companies are doing some of the Mecca and Medina, the two holy region, we care about. We try to if they like the values, in any “My job here has two parts: spare parts and manufacturing- mosques, are in Saudi Arabia. be involved, and to help.” country.” one part, to strengthen the rela- related items. Muslim people all around the tions with our Canadian friends. “Usually when people have world, over two billion Muslim A lot of the press in Canada There were some pages from a 9/11 The second part, to serve Saudi more business, more work togeth- people, they are facing Mecca about Saudi Arabia concerns the report commissioned in the United citizens who live here in Canada, er, they have more understanding. fi ves times every day for praying. Saudi justice system. The case of States that just recently were students, businessmen, and tour- And they will be closer. So we still This gives you an indication of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi made public. There are reports that ists. We work very hard, we have believe that this contract will bring how important Saudi Arabia is, has been in the headlines a lot. those documents show that the a very big embassy, to reach out the two countries closer. If there is regardless of oil. The restrictions on women and Saudi government was helping to with our Canadian friends, to im- some disagreement, I think we can “We have over 30,000 students treatment of political dissidents fi nancially support mosques and prove the relations, to have more discuss and fi nd a solution for it.” here in Canada, huge contracts are sore subjects in Canada. Do other institutions in the United in common. We exchange high with Canadian companies like you expect that the Saudi govern- States that were spreading ideas of offi cial visits. What about the criticism of Saudi General Dynamics, ment will change the way that it Islamic radicalism. Do you believe “Next year, we will have a Arabia’s human rights record, the Hydro, Bombardier, SNC Lavalin. goes about dealing with women, that that was the case? If so, is that GCC strategic dialogue meet- fact that there have been reports Lately we just bought part of the dealing with political dissidents, still an issue? ing here in Canada, hopefully that equipment made in Canada Canadian Wheat Board. But put the way it’s handing the Raif “Nothing in those pages is in Ottawa, between the six GCC and other Western countries has this all to the side, and see how Badawi case? Or do you expect against Saudi Arabia. I saw them. ministers and Minister Dion.” been used to perpetrate violence important Saudi Arabia is for the that it’s going to continue on the You know Mr. Adel bin Ahmed [email protected] against civilians? Islamic world.” path that it has been? Al-Jubeir, the foreign affairs min- @PJMazereeuw 4 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 NEWS IMMIGRATION Yazidi genocide moves onto McCallum’s plate

What happened and over six years. Mr. McCallum told Bloomberg what comes next last week that his government after the heated was having trouble bringing in refugees fast enough to meet summer study on the demand of Canadians who wish to privately sponsor their vulnerable people resettlement. However, there was wraps up. concern among the leaders of some of Canada’s largest cit- ies that they would not have the Continued from page 1 resources to deal with the large infl ux of Syrian refugees as the The Liberal-majority Immigra- government hit the stride of its tion Committee asked Mr. McCal- mass resettlement effort earlier lum (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) to this year. “accelerate” asylum applications The government faces a more by Yazidis fl eeing the violence, technical barrier to the resettle- and to “create and implement ment of Yazidis and other per- special measures to facilitate secuted groups. Many of those Canada’s response” in a letter people are living in camps or sent through Liberal MP Borys other places of temporary refuge Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre, within the borders of their home Ont.), the committee chair. country. Under the wording of “We’re asking the government the 1951 UN Conven- to use existing tools that are avail- tion, upon which Canadian law able in order to fulfi ll what the is based, those people are not United Nations has called for” for considered to be refugees as they the Yazidi population, said Liberal have not left their country. MP (London Canada currently relies upon North Centre, Ont.), who tempo- the United Nations High Com- rarily replaced Liberal MP Shaun missioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Chen (Scarborough North, Ont.) on the UN’s refugee agency, to help the committee during the study. it select refugees for resettle- Conservative MP Michelle ment, and that agency does not Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.), have the mandate to deal with a committee member and her internally displaced people, David party’s immigration critic, sent Manicom, the associate assistant Immigration Minister John McCallum and his cabinet colleagues are under pressure to repeat the government’s her own letter to Mr. McCallum deputy minister for Immigra- headline-grabbing Syrian refugee resettlement initiative for other persecuted groups, particularly Yazidis from northern calling for the government to tion, Refugees, and Citizenship Iraq. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright once again exempt Syrian and Canada, told the committee. Iraqi refugees from an annual cap Canada and the international on privately-sponsored refugees community should look at re- cal problems making use of the tracking the ethnic, religious, and Tracking the success of reset- coming into Canada, and to opening the UN Refugee Conven- program, said Mr. Manicom. sexual orientation of refugees tling people persecuted for reli- examine using a special sec- tion to address that issue, said Mr. Controversy erupted each time a resettled in Canada, in order for gious beliefs, ethnic origin, or sexu- tion of the federal Immigration Fragiskatos. country was added to or removed the government to be able to gauge al orientation is more diffi cult than and Refugee Protection Act to However, Mr. Manicom said to the list of “source countries” in how many members of those it may seem, Mr. Manicom told the bring asylum-seekers to Canada doing so would be too risky, as which people were being perse- vulnerable groups were being committee. People may fall into quicker. some signatories to the conven- cuted, and the governments of recommended by the UNHCR and several categories for which they NDP MP Jenny Kwan (Van- tion wish to narrow, not expand, those countries would not always successfully resettled in Canada. could be persecuted, and tracking couver East, B.C.), a committee their responsibility to refugees co-operate with Canadian efforts The previous Conservative all of those categories would not member and her party’s im- under that convention. to help resettle people after their government had, for a period of a always paint an accurate picture migration critic, sent her own To bring in internally displaced country had been added to the few months last year, ordered the of why a person was resettled, he letter to Mr. McCallum. Both Ms. people from hard-to-reach areas, list, he said. IRCC to do just that, Mr. Manicom said, using as an example a person Kwan and Ms. Rempel called on the government may have to follow told the committee. However, there who was gay but being persecuted the minister to use that special in the footsteps of , which Section 25 was no automated way to do so, for political expression. provision in the Immigration and resettled more than a 1,000 per- Canada’s government should and Canadian offi cials had to track Comprehensive tracking of all Refugee Protection Act, section secuted Yazidis following the ISIL use section 25 of the Immigra- those fi gures using written case possible causes for persecution 25, to immediately resettle vulner- attack in 2014 by working with tion and Refugee Protection Act notes. The department ceased to would also require more resourc- able people to Canada, and to third-party humanitarian groups to bring over thousands of the do so when the new government es, Mr. Manicom said. begin tracking refugees by ethnic- instead, Mr. Manicom said. most vulnerable or traumatized began its major effort to resettle [email protected] ity, religion, and sexual orienta- Government offi cials are plan- internally displaced Yazidi people Syrian refugees, he said. @PJMazereeuw tion, so as to show how successful ning a fact-fi nding mission to immediately, said Ms. Rempel, Ms. the government is at bringing in Erbil in northern Iraq for the fall, Kwan, and some of the committee those under the greatest threat. he said. witnesses, including Nadia Murad, THE WEEK AHEAD: ELECTORAL Mr. McCallum declined to Ms. Rempel and some of the a Yazidi woman who escaped from REFORM COMMITTEE MEETS be interviewed on the subject witnesses before the committee ISIL captivity and has toured the through spokesperson Félix Cor- urged the government to allow world alerting political leaders to riveau, who wrote in an emailed third-party groups to recommend the genocide facing her people. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 statement that “the minister’s vulnerable people for resettle- Section 25 allows the federal • The House Special Committee on Electoral Reform will schedule will not allow him to ment in areas where Canada is immigration minister to provide a have its 10th meeting on this topic from 9:30 a.m. answer your questions.” not able to process applications. shortcut to permanent residency for to 12 p.m. in Centre Block, Room 237-C. It will hear The committee will issue a Murad Ismael, an executive people in special cases where he or from Henry Milner, a senior researcher and chair in she judges that “humanitarian and electoral studies at the Université de Montréal; Alex formal report to the minister once with the Yazidi advocacy group Himelfarb, former clerk of the Privy Council, 2002- Parliament resumes in the fall. Yazda, criticized the UNHCR for compassionate grounds” warrants it. 2006; and André Blais, political science professor what he said was discrimination The government would be at the Université de Montréal. This meeting will be UN refugee agency, UN against Yazidis who had made legally able to use Section 25 to televised. convention under fi re it to the refugee camps by local resettle persecuted Yazidis from • The House Special Committee on Electoral Reform The Liberal government faces Muslim UNHCR employees. the Middle East, Mr. Manicom will meet again from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Centre Block, numerous obstacles to the type The UNHCR did not respond told the committee, adding that Room 237-C (to be televised). It will hear from the Institute for Research on Public Policy research Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam of quick, large-scale action urged to that allegation when reached did not necessarily mean the director Leslie Seidle; University of Toronto professor by the committee members and by The Hill Times. government would or would not emeritus Larry LeDuc; and Université du Québec à Monsef, right, appearing before the advocates for persecuted minority In years past, the government logistically be able to do so. Montréal dean of the Faculty of Political Science and House Special Electoral Reform Commit- groups in the Middle East, South could bring internally displaced Section 25 has been used Law Hugo Cyr. tee July 6. This week the committee is Sudan, Myanmar, and elsewhere. people who did not qualify as almost exclusively by the govern- hearing from several academics. The Hill For one, it has already run up refugees to Canada using a pro- ment in the past to give perma- THURSDAY, JULY 28 Times photograph by Jake Wright a signifi cant bill during a defi cit gram called the Source Country nent resident status to people • The House Special Committee on Electoral Reform year for its ongoing admission Class of Humanitarian-protected already in Canada who would will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Centre Block, • The House Government Operations and Estimates otherwise be forced to leave the Room 237-C (to be televised). It will hear from York Committee will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. in Centre Block, and resettlement of 25,000 gov- Persons Abroad. University associate professor of political science Room 253-D (to be televised), for an emergency ernment-assisted Syrian refugees, However, that program was country, Mr. Manicom said. Dennis Pilon; Queen’s University associate professor meeting to discuss the situation surrounding the and has committed nearly $1 repealed after the government Ms. Rempel and Ms. Kwan also of political studies Jonathan Rose; and the president Phoenix Payroll System. Witnesses, likely to include billion to support those refugees ran into political and logisti- called on the government to begin of the Institute on Governance Maryantonett Flumian. departmental offi cials, are to be confi rmed. THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 5 NEWS Q&A

Canadian government, the United Nations, all of them have come out with a statement saying that Nadia Murad, voice of a genocide what happened was a genocide against my people.”

Nadia Murad, What can a country as far away ‘As long as the centre, urges as Canada do to help the Yazidi justice is not Canada’s people who are still in northern government Iraq? established, to do more to “We would like Canada to, help Yazidis just as they received the [Syrian] especially for the suffering in refugees, to receive also Yazidi women and girls, camps for refugees. Especially the victims, refugees and the direct victims: women, I will continue internally orphans, widows. All those who displaced became enslaved. We would like doing this,’ says this people in them to give a quota, or to bring Yazidi woman who the Middle a number of these people in. We East during a also would like Canada to play a told MPs how she July 19 press role in recognizing the genocide conference and accountability, in the Inter- endured rape and with national Criminal Court. We also abuse at the hands Conservative would like Canada to help with immigration humanitarian aid.” of ISIL in Iraq. critic Michelle Rempel, left. How did you fi rst come into con- BY PETER MAZEREEUW The Hill Times tact with Conservative immigra- photograph by tion critic Michelle Rempel, with cannot stop.” Sam Garcia whom you held the press confer- “I Nadia Murad looks tired, ence in Ottawa on Tuesday? sitting across the table with her “It happened about a month co-campaigner and translator, ago with [Conservative leader] Murad Ismael. Rona Ambrose, I was introduced The Nobel Peace Prize nomi- with her team in New York. We nee is about 20 minutes into a were invited to come and speak July 21 interview at The Hill when the resolution, the recogni- Times offi ce in Ottawa, another tion of the genocide was debated stop on her world tour of media by the Canadian Parliament.” outlets, national legislatures, and Murad Ismael: “Nadia and I high political offi ces. were supposed to come here for Two days before, Ms. Mu- that debate, and we applied for rad, who is in her early 20s, sat Nadia’s visa. It took longer; we before the House Immigration to tell your story. How did you when I was at the camp. Every in my speech. Because I wanted couldn’t come. But then this in- Committee and told yet another decide to do this? time a newspaper or anyone ap- to say everything that happened. vitation came...and Michelle, she room full of strangers about the “When I was rescued from the proached, I would tell them about I wanted them to know what was also offered to do a press confer- day armed members of ISIL (the enslavement under Daesh, there what happened. I really wanted to happening.” ence after we came here. But our militant group calling itself the was no way for me to go and tell the story to all the countries, fi rst contact in Canada was Ms. Islamic State, and also known testify and talk about this. but especially I wanted to tell Does it get any easier telling the Rona Ambrose.” as ISIS and Daesh) came to her “Then when I was at the camp, the Muslim world, and the Arab story of the terrible things that village in northern Iraq, gathered they came and said this program world about this, because ISIS happened to you and your family What do you think will happen the residents together, executed had been set up by the German was telling us that they were com- the more often that you do it? to the Yazidi people if the world the men—including six of her government, and they were trying mitting these crimes in the name “When I remember their faces, doesn’t take more action? brothers—and assigned the young to take 1,000 Yazidi women and of Islam. So I wanted to know when they were committing “For us, for the Yazidis, what women, including herself, into girls to Germany, and whoever from the themselves, crimes against us; when I remem- we see and what we feel is that sexual slavery. She watched their was interested could go and regis- whether Daesh was a Muslim ber, not just raping us, but also days from now, there will be the faces as Mr. Ismael translated the ter for that program. group or was not. insulting us and laughing at us as second anniversary of the Yazidi details of her rapes and beatings “We were three sisters, and my “I came to the U.S. in Decem- they were doing it;...when I talk, I genocide. We still have 3,200 over several months of captivity brother told us, ‘It is very diffi cult ber 2015. And then in December imagine these crimes. women and children in captivity. in 2014 before she managed to to take care of all of you, I would 2015 I met with Murad for the “In a way, I feel happy expos- “They have not been helped. escape her captors. like some of you to go. And once fi rst time. I told my story, and ing these crimes and telling the There has been no operation to In The Hill Times offi ce, the our conditions are better, you can then based on what I told him, he world what happened. But at rescue them. soft-spoken Ms. Murad, who is come back.’ wrote my speech and the next day the same time, continuing to tell “For the liberated areas of being tailed by a documentary “In September, I came to I presented before the Security the story while things don’t get Sinjar, 35 mass graves have been fi lm crew, is measured and un- Germany, and was resettled in Council. changed, it’s very painful. It’s found. They have not even been fl inching as she describes the mo- Heilbronn with my sister and nine “It was a surprise that my tes- very painful to talk about the documented or investigated. tivation that has taken her around other Yazidi families. timony was well received. It was girls in captivity, especially. And There has been only some yellow the world in the past eight months “I felt homesick, and I felt very not like what I did in Geneva. This nobody has attempted to rescue tape around it. with Mr. Ismael and Yazda, an unhappy being in Germany at testimony at the Security Coun- them yet.” “About 40 Yazidi temples advocacy group for Yazidis, who fi rst, and I told my brother that cil reached many places, and it were destroyed. And those who were targeted by ISIL for what I wished to go back. My brother received a lot of media atten- Have there been any times during survived, those who escaped from the UN and Canada’s government told me that it was better that I tion and international attention. your travels when you’ve had captivity, the orphans, the widows have called a genocide. stayed there to receive [medical] After the testimony, I met with doubts, or thought you wanted to who lost their husbands, there Yazidis are a Kurdish minority treatment, and then come back. the foreign minister of the U.S. be fi nished with it and return to has been no help offered to them. group who practice an ancient re- “It was about the end of Octo- [John Kerry], I met with [White Germany or somewhere else to “There are epidemics and ligion that shares many elements ber when they allowed me to go House National Security Adviser] call home? diseases, in thousands of cases, with Christianity and Islam, but to school. And then in November Susan Rice at the White House. “No. along the Yazidi camps. I would they are regarded as “infi dels” by a Yazidi activist approached me And then many more meetings “I cannot stop, because even say that up to two-thirds of the Ya- the Islamist militants in Iraq. and asked me if I was willing to became available.” if I stop, these crimes will not be zidi population is going through Ms. Murad has testifi ed to the testify before the United Nations stopped. And the sadness that I collective trauma. UN in Geneva and UN Security in Geneva. And I said, ‘Yes, I will Seventeen countries so far, is that live and go through will not be “For a small community to Council in New York, to the presi- do it.’ right? over.” suffer all this...if the international dent of , to governments “After I went back to Germany “I have to count them…” community doesn’t do anything in more than a dozen countries, after testifying, and they found [She smiles for a second, for Are you planning to continue...for for this small community, the and to countless journalists since the mass grave where my mother the only time during the inter- how long, do you know? Yazidi community will not exist. deciding to leave her temporary was killed. At that time I had a view, and lists off as many as she “As long as justice is not estab- Our question is now whether the home as an asylum-seeker in very diffi cult time, and I asked my can with her interpreter. They lished, especially for the women international community will do Germany late last year. family to go back. They told me, settle on 16, then remember Swit- and girls, I will continue doing something. And the question that The following interview has ‘Even if you come back, the mass zerland.] this.” we ask is whether the Yazidis will been edited for length and style. grave is not accessible, and you “Yes, 17 countries.” exist or not? cannot be there.’ Of all of the governments you’ve “Despite all this, we still have You’ve told the story of your cap- “In December, a Yazidi who What was going through your spoken to in those 17 countries, hope. Every morning we wake tivity many times before, includ- is working for Yazda called me mind before you gave your and the UN, have you seen any up. On every hour, we count on ing to the Immigration Commit- and asked if I was going to testify speech to the UN Security Coun- meaningful action taken yet by the humanity that will not allow tee in Canada’s Parliament. What before the UN Security Council. cil in New York? any of them? a peaceful community to suffer happened between the time when “I’ve always, since I returned “The fi rst thing that went “There has been some good this.” you arrived in Germany and from captivity, taken every op- through my mind was, what was news. For example, the U.S. gov- [email protected] began your tour around the world portunity to tell my story, even in my speech, and what was not ernment, the U.K. parliament, the @PJMazereeuw 6 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 NEWS DEFENCE

instead of simply replacing aging equipment. Liberals’ defence consultations “Develop certain areas of speciality that work well within our geography, climate and our needs as a country,” he said of offer predictable results, the response from the some 35 constituents at the event, hosted in North Bay. “Let’s not limit ourselves to questionable benefi ts, say critics those niche areas, but really concentrate on them.” He also said attendees called Opposition MPs for longer-term military budgets free from political interference. are accusing the Mr. Rota said he has been in government of using regular contact with Minister Sajjan about the local base since the the consultation Liberals assumed offi ce, and that he would follow-up with him to discuss process as rubber the response from the event. stamp. Ms. McCrimmon, a military veteran, said her constituents urged Canada to focus on preserving the Continued from page 1 peace, modernizing equipment, and protecting the country’s far north. He called parliamentary They also supported the need committees a more effective and for a comprehensive review to transparent process to collect ensure the country is focusing on information and put forward current and future threats, she said. recommendations, with meetings “[We have to] make sure publicly televised and a report on whatever we do is a refl ection is the proceedings usually required. the current realities we are dealing Jordan Owens, spokesperson with,” Ms. McCrimmon said, for Defence Minister Harjit adding that constituents expressed Sajjan ( South, B.C.), confi dence in the ability to address disputed these claims, saying military challenges through the government is “committed technological advancements. to engaging with Canadians” on Ms. McCrimmon’s riding, impactful decisions. which covers a vast section of “Throughout the consultation Ottawa’s far-west, is a technology process, we have encouraged hub, she noted. Canadians to join the Both MPs stressed the importance conversation and provide their of reaching out to the public to feedback and views on the future discuss defence policy. of Canada’s defence policy,” she “I think we need to engage as said in an emailed statement. many people as we can,” said Ms. “We are particularly McCrimmon. encouraged that MPs of all parties The Conservatives, however, have been actively engaging with expressed skepticism that the their constituents on the issues consultations would wield any that matter to Canadians.” infl uence with the government. The Liberal government Conservative defence critic (left) said voters he has spoken with expressed concerned that the Liberal Conservative defence launched public consultations government will ignore responses from the ongoing public consultations on defence policy that run counter to its stated views, critic James Bezan (Selkirk- on its promised review of while his NDP counterpart Randall Garrison (right) worries that the Trudeau government used the process to make it easier to Interlake-Eastman, Man.) said national defence policy in April, selectively choose responses that suit their needs. Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon (centre), however, is expressing optimism constituents he met with voiced with roundtable meetings with about the consultations and applauds the government for engaging with Canadians. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright concerns about the decision to pull experts and key stakeholders out of the anti-ISIS mission and scheduled in cities across the conversations with experts and Ms. Owens countered that Dozens of Liberal MPs hints that the government would country. Parliamentarians were allies will “feed into the policy review the government has taken action have held consultations on the sign-on to additional peacekeeping also urged to host town hall process and be refl ected within the on “a number of fi les that required defence policy review, with missions in Africa and abroad. meetings with constituents. fi nal policy document,” which will our immediate attention.” more scheduled over the next Although the Liberals called for The review website says it then be approved by Cabinet before Mr. Battista argued that while month. Conservative and NDP the consultations, he said there was will chiefl y focus on the main being publicly released. public consultations can prove parliamentarians have also little optimism that the responses challenges to Canada’s security, Mr. Garrison also criticized very useful, the process introduced hosted consultations, as well as would affect government policy. the role of the Canadian Armed the government for continuing to by the government is “muddled” several community and advocacy “What I’m hearing Forces in addressing current make big pronouncements about and confusing, citing issues with groups. Green Party Leader is people are concerned that threats and challenges; and the military commitments and defence the invited presenters, location has also hosted an this is predetermined, that the resources and capabilities needed policy prior to the completion of roundtable discussions, and event in her Victoria-area riding. government is going to go ahead to carry out the CAF mandate. of the review, which he argued avenues for public feedback. Two Liberal MPs who and make decisions regardless of Feedback from the public raised serious questions about the The process the Liberals used to have held consultations say what may came through the policy will be accepted until the end usefulness of the process. recruit speakers is “opaque,” he said, constituents appear to be largely review, or [that] the defence policy of the month, with the new Most notably, the Liberals with certain participants and groups supportive of the direction etched review...will support the things policy expected to be introduced have committed to steady brought in because of their expertise out by the Trudeau government that they’re already doing,” Mr. sometime in 2017, according to increases to the defence budget, but others seemingly called upon to on the defence fi le. Bezan said. National Defence. increasing the size of the military create the “appearance of a multitude Karen McCrimmon (Kanata- Conservative MP The government has also said and bolstering involvement in UN- of viewpoints irrespective of their... Carleton, Ont.) and Anthony (Peace River-Westlock, Alta.) said it has invited the Senate and led peacekeeping missions. They submissions.” Rota (Nipissing-Timiskaming, he’s hosted fi ve consultations House committees on national have also repeatedly promised Mr. Battista also objected Ont.) both said that speakers meetings across his sprawling defence to study issues of to transform the military into a to the options available for at their consultations indicated northern riding, and while relevance to the policy review. leaner and more agile organization, participation outside of the support for strengthening they were well-attended, he felt that However, Mr. Garrison raised though have yet to provide details roundtable discussions or MP- Canada’s commitment to the it wasn’t “something necessarily concerns about the government’s on what that would entail or how it hosted town halls. United Nations and NATO; a people were interested in.” failure to explain how the responses would be accomplished. Those who wish to share larger role in peacekeeping While most attendees were solicited from the consultations will Tony Battista, CEO of their views electronically can do missions; and streamlining the well-informed, the overwhelming be compiled and how it will inform the Conference of Defence so through several discussion procurement process. sentiment was that the consultations the policy-making process. Associations Institute, a security- forums on the policy review They also said that would have little impact on the “You need to have an explanation focused think-tank, levelled website or anonymously via an strong objections were not voiced development of the government’s of how it will be used, how is it part similar criticisms, accusing the online workbook. to the Trudeau government’s defence policy, he added. of the decision-making. And we’ve government of rushing to action No email address for the decision to withdraw Canada The Conservative Party has never had that from the minister or before the conclusion of the department is immediately from the air mission against the also launched its own parallel anyone involved in the consultation consultation process. provided, though one is made Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. consultations on the defence process,” he said. “The government seems available on page 28 of the Mr. Rota, whose riding includes policy review. Participants can “So if you say you’re going prepared to make policy consultation document, Mr. Battista CFB North Bay, a military base that submit feedback by responding to consult people, what are you announcements irrespective said, adding he’s unsure about how is the centre of NORAD operations to a 10-question form available going to do with that?” of the outcome of the...public helpful or informative it will be. in Canada, said that attendees on the party’s website. Ms. Owens, though, said input consultation process,” he said in Liberals report support for urged the federal government to [email protected] from the consultation process and an interview. government at consultations make smarter military purchases The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 7 NEWS FOREIGN AFFAIRS MPs of all stripes decry Turkish government’s reaction to failed coup Conservative foreign If crackdown affairs critic Peter continues, it could Kent, left, Liberal MP and chair of be ‘a very major the Canada- Parliamentary impediment’ to Friendship Group Canada-Turkey , and Turkish Ambassador ties, says friendship Selçuk Ünal. Mr. Kent and Ms. Sgro group chair and suggest there could Liberal MP Sgro. be consequences for the relationship Continued from page 1 between Canada and Turkey if what they He said he saw a “very less- described as the than-gracious personality in the Turkish government’s president on that occasion.” post-coup pattern “There is an arrogance that he of intimidation displays when he defends some continues. The Hill of these less-than-democratic Times fi le photos moments in his country, both pre-coup and post-coup,” Mr. Kent said, while discussing the current and future relations between Turkey and Canada with The Hill Times last week, days after Turkey announced a three-month state of emergency. With the recent arrest of a Turkish-Canadian citizen in Turkey, the post-coup-attempt activities of the Turkish government hit close to home for Canadians, and Members of Parliament of all political stripes are not holding back their criticism. The Turkish government has been widely criticized by Western governments, including the European Union, which it wishes to join, for a crackdown after a failed coup by members of the military on July 15, which has targeted more than 60,000 people, including academics, judges, public servants, and journalists. The president has mused about bringing back the death penalty, which Turkey scrapped in 2004 to help it join the European Union. “I don’t think this is a partisan issue at all, but across parties, we should express at any opportunity to the president and from many Turkish-Canadians and they are in Turkey’s constitution, The Canadian Press reported “The rule of law and respect to the representatives [of] Turkey Canadians with Turkish background and that “we all have to really that Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion for due process in the conduct of in Canada, our concern over the that they are fearful for their families understand the seriousness of last week said: “About the Gulen investigations are integral to the rule of law, freedom of speech, still in Turkey. this attempted coup. It has been movement...we have received democratic principles that, last freedom of association, and the She said what Canada needs reported, but I don’t know if it is requests before the coup and after Friday night, prompted thousands obvious, serious encroachment to do now is “continue the really well understood.” from the of Turks to fl ood into the streets to of civil and human rights in conversation about the impact “Because there were many about the movement that is existing protect. It is important that these the last week,” said Mr. Kent, of their actions and what it can civilians allegedly involved in in Canada, and we have asked for same democratic principles and speaking before the detainment [mean] long term.” Canada should this, or [who] aided these coup evidence because otherwise the values guide the government’s of Calgary man Davud Hanci was not overreact today, she said, but plotters, that was a necessity, as Canadian justice system cannot actions in the coming months,” reported. needs to carefully think through the government has announced, address an issue on the basis of read the statement. Liberal MP Judy Sgro (Humber the steps needed to restore peace that there will be temporary allegations.” Additionally, Mr. Ünal was River-Black Creek, Ont.) told in Turkey, “so that we all can move restrictions on some government Mr. Kent said Turkey wants to be called in to Global Affairs to be The Hill Times she was “alarmed” forward to build a better world.” employees, or the ones in the a member of the Western, democratic questioned about the arrest of Mr. at the behaviour of the Turkish When asked what she state universities; that’s why family. “But, the post-coup behaviour Hanci, according to a report from government in the aftermath of imagined these long-term impacts that is the starting point,” he told raises great concerns about President the Canadian Press. the attempted coup. NDP foreign might look like, she said she The Hill Times in an interview Erdogan’s commitment to rule of “Human rights is something affairs critic Hélène Laverdière also didn’t want to suggest them, but Monday morning. law, democratic process, and human that Canada stands for, and so expressed her displeasure to The continued to say “they can be very Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish rights.” did Turkey, we thought,” said Hill Times, and her party issued a signifi cant if you’re talking about imam who is in self-imposed exile Turkey is an important ally, Ms. Ms. Sgro. “You’re not respecting statement on Monday saying New trade or our relationship overall, from Turkey in Pennsylvania, Sgro said, “and we would like them human rights if you’re rounding Democrats are “alarmed” at the with NATO, and so on.” has been accused by President to continue to be just that, but that up thousands of people, highly situation unfolding in Turkey. Both Turkey and Canada Erdogan of instigating the coup becomes more and more diffi cult educated people, people in the Ms. Sgro said that if President are members of the NATO attempt. Mr. Hanci has been every day they talk about rounding judiciary, for heaven’s sake, and Erdogan continues with these military alliance and the G20. The accused of being affi liated with the up thousands more innocent intimidating Canadians abroad,” methods, it will be “a very major Conservative government Gülen movement. Mr. Gülen has people without any evidence of she went on, referring to the impediment” to the future of had started exploratory talks denied involvement in the coup. any wrongdoing, and talking about recent detainment of Mr. Hanci. Canada-Turkey relations. with Turkey toward possibly Family and friends of Mr. Hanci introducing the death penalty.” “Anybody who didn’t have to Ms. Sgro, who chairs the Canada- negotiating a trade deal, but the say he’s innocent. Mr. Dion issued a statement on same eye colour as the president Turkey Parliamentary Friendship talks have since fi zzled. Turkey “would like to see July 20, the same day the Turkish appears to be being labelled a Group, said she expected the Turkish Turkish Ambassador to Canada more solidarity messages [from government announced the state terrorist. I don’t think that’s the government to be a “mature enough Selçuk Ünal dismissed concerns Canada], and of course regarding of emergency, that said Canada is most productive way to handle democracy” to have responded about his country’s current state of the elements of this group here, very concerned with the reports these types of issues,” said Ms. Sgro. in a better, more measured way emergency. He said the measures we would like to see more co- of troubling behaviour of Mr. [email protected] than it has. She said she is hearing being taken are justifi ed because operation,” Mr. Ünal said. Erdogan’s government. @chels_nash 8 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016

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EDITORIAL REAL ESTATE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No easy solution in housing crisis Don’t just boost disaster he government’s The average price of a house sold Tdecision to institute a 15 per cent in Canada rose 13 per cent to a record funding—minimize disasters tax on foreign home buyers in the high of $509,460 in May, despite Vancouver region reads like smart unemployment sitting at nearly seven e: “Liberals promise plan to bolster ment from fl oodplains, managed watersheds emergency preparedness as extreme to moderate fl oods, saved wetlands, planted politics. per cent. In the Vancouver region, the R weather events surge,” (The Hill Times, trees, maintained strategically placed dams, Wealthy foreign buyers, largely benchmark price of a detached home now July 20, online). The report by offi ce of the monitored river fl ows, updated fl oodplain from fast-growing markets in Asia, sits at $1.4-million. The average price of parliamentary budget offi cer that Craig mapping, and reviewed development plans. are the easiest of targets in the a new house in the Greater Toronto Area Stewart cited found sharp jumps in federal A lesson for climate change: don’t just increasingly heated debate about has also soared above $1 million. disaster payments. But barely ap- boost disaster funding—minimize disasters soaring prices in the Lower Mainland. In an economic landscape marked pears. Between 2005 and 2014, it received by integrating land and water manage- They are the safest to blame because by stagnant wages and sky-high real $9 per capita while Alberta received $427, ment. And by planning for 100 per cent they don’t live here and, as the estate prices, seemingly detached from Manitoba $598, and $722. renewable energy by 2050, switching subsi- narrative goes, are absentee owners economic pressures, homeownership Why does Ontario need relatively mini- dies from fossil fuel to green energy, setting who simply use their purchases to has become even more vital. mal assistance? The report stresses differ- a carbon fee, judging energy projects for stash their immense wealth. So what are governments left to do? ences in fl oodplain regulations. Ontario’s emissions including downstream product Their actual impact, however, is far Hike interest rates? 70-year old Conservation Authorities Act re- use, and paying our carbon debt to the more elusive, with successive studies Demand larger down payments? quires land and water management integrat- Global South. As soon as possible. failing to paint a clear picture. The federal government is ed on a watershed basis. For decades, the 36 Elizabeth Snell Some blame foreigners for driving preaching caution, warning that watershed agencies have excluded develop- Guelph, Ont. the surging prices; others dispute any drastic change could seriously their impact. defl ate prices and erode the equity It’s a compelling debate, but it’s a Canadians have built in their homes. distraction. Instead, the Liberals have promised to The real issue at the heart of invest millions to bolster the stock of Divert military resources from offensive Canada’s real estate struggles affordable housing units in the country. is generational. It’s perhaps the safest route in a action to emergency preparedness First-time buyers are increasingly crisis with no good solutions. e: “Liberals promise plan to bolster would see some positive results: less war, An interest rate hike could have struggling to fi nd that seemingly Remergency preparedness as extreme less destruction, and maybe even decreased fabled reasonably priced starter serious ramifi cations for overextended weather events surge” (The Hill Times, July carbon emissions and better emergency home, as surging prices put home homeowners, among others. Remember, 20, online). Sadly, since the world has been services for the extreme weather events that ownership out of reach for a Canadians ended 2015 with a record- fi ddling while Rome burns, bolstering emer- are now inevitable. generation incessantly lectured about high debt burden, with households gency preparedness is now vital. However, increasing preparedness must its necessity. These pressures have also having more than $1.65 in debt for every Ironically, the military contributes not come at the expense of mitigation. It is pushed rental prices skyward. dollar of annual disposable income, greatly to carbon emissions that cause crucial that we cease damaging the Earth’s Older homeowners, who likely according to . climate instability and therefore creates climate systems. The quickest way to take the purchased their fi rst property decades Meanwhile, requiring larger further risk-multipliers around the world. biggest bite out of the problem is with carbon ago when prices were lower and down payments will only squeeze The military is now contributing to the need pricing. The fairest, most effective, and quick- starting salaries more robust, are faring out Canadians who cannot afford to for the military. est way to price carbon is with a revenue- far better. save such a large amount of money, Wouldn’t it be a better idea to divert neutral carbon fee and dividend policy. If they reside in a big city, the value especially cash-strapped prospective military resources from offensive action Cathy Lacroix of their home has likely skyrocketed fi rst-time buyers. to emergency preparedness? At least we Toronto, Ont. in a trend that shows little sign of With choices like that, don’t expect abating. any easy solutions to this crisis. Globalists the big losers with Brexit popular revolution against globalism is trust and contempt of ordinary Americans A well underway globally and globalists for the political establishment has never like George Soros with his political, fi nan- been greater. cial, and media-elite friends are not happy. The debate between elitism and popu- Britain may well have struck the fi rst blow lism is not new to Canada, and was in fact in a populist movement that could see more what brought Preston Manning’s Reform European Union members have their own Party to Ottawa in 1993. referendums to leave, and the distinct possi- is currently riding high bility of the eventual unravelling of the EU. in the polls but his decisions to ignore pub- The elitist overlords of the EU are dis- lic opinion in fast-tracking Syrian refugees covering that taking away borders and su- into the country, pulling our jets out of the perimposing manufactured civic identities fi ght against ISIS and opting for defi cit over once-proud nations and cultures with spending could come back to haunt him in their own rich and complex histories is not the 2019 election if he continues to ignore working and runs contrary to basic human the silent majority. psychology. The British rightly concluded Jason Kenney was right with his con- that any economic advantages they enjoyed gratulatory remark that Britain had chosen in the EU were more than offset by their “hope over fear.” Tony Clement’s comment loss of freedom and sovereignty, and that that Brexit was a “magnifi cent exercise in they were now at the mercy of unelectable democracy” was timely and a reminder to and unaccountable bureaucrats in Brussels. the federal Liberals that ordinary citizens The American version of Brexit is on in Canada want a say in electoral reform clear display in the United States election through a referendum. campaign, with the surprising support for Gerald Hall Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. The dis- Nanoose Bay, B.C.

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Beijing will certainly respond by pushing forward with the A glimpse of a Trump presidency proposed Regional Comprehen- sive Economic Partnership, which would include 16 nations of the Asia-Pacifi c region but exclude With Trump elected the United States. However, it Let’s suppose it’s president, China may also manufacture a military July 2017 and Trump may manufacture confrontation with the United a military States to distract popular discon- has won the U.S. confrontation with tent at home with a foreign threat. the United States The dispute over the South China election. The policy to distract popular Sea would do nicely. shockwaves are discontent at home Japan, which is starting a ma- with a foreign jor military build-up after Prime hitting Canada, threat, predicts Minister Shinzo Abe fi nally re- Gwynne Dyer. Photo moved the anti-war Article 9 from China, the EU, courtesy of Gage the constitution in March 2017, Skidmore will be at America’s side in this and Mexico hard. confrontation, but its European allies may not. Trump’s pro-Putin posture has not gone down well in the EU, which worries about Rus- sia’s intentions, and his demands that Europe’s NATO members pay GWYNNE DYER more of the alliance’s costs have not helped either. The European Union, still in ONDON, U.K.—Let us sup- shock after Britain’s Brexit vote in Lpose that it is July 2017. Let three that had the most appeal to controlled machine-guns that re- nationalist regime may come to 2016, has been further shaken by us suppose that Donald Trump, his core voters, and he is imple- spond to those attempts. There are power in Mexico, but “establish- the near-win of Marine Le Pen, the nominated as the Republican menting them fast. They are: a also landmines down in the ditch. ment experts” are not welcome in leader of the far-right, anti-EU Na- candidate for the United States tariff on foreign imports of up to Why is it so lethal? Because long the new White House. tional Front, in the May run-off of presidency exactly a year ago, 45 per cent, an end to free trade experience has shown that the Negotiations for a Transatlantic the French presidential elections. won the November election— deals, and tight curbs on immi- only way to really close a border is Trade and Investment Partnership The spectre of EU collapse comes quite narrowly, perhaps, but the gration—especially the famous to kill people who try to cross it. between the U.S. and European nearer, and Europe has no time for polls are certainly suggesting that “wall” on the Mexican border The “wall” is not yet fi nished in Union have been broken off, and America’s Asian quarrels. such a thing is possible. So he It won’t actually be a wall, July 2017, of course. It will take the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership will In the United States, the econo- was inaugurated six months ago, of course. It will be the kind of several years to complete, at a cost never be ratifi ed by Congress. The my is still chugging along despite and has started to put his cam- high-tech barrier that countries of $30 to $50 billion. Already, how- legislation for double-digit tariffs the stock-market crash of Novem- paign promises into effect. build when they are really serious ever, there are daily deaths among on foreign imports is still making ber 2016. Trump’s big increase in the We may also assume that the about closing a frontier. There the tens of thousands of Mexican its way through Congress, as is the military budget, his huge expansion Republican Party retains control will be a ditch about three metres protesters who gather at the con- bill to end the North American Free of infrastructure spending (with of both houses of Congress. If it deep and 10 metres wide extend- struction sites, and a few among Trade Agreement (which is causing borrowed money) and the rise in doesn’t, then Trump’s ability to ex- ing for 3,000 kilometres along the Mexican-American protesters on panic in Canada, about three- the minimum wage have kept the ecute his plans would be seriously U.S.-Mexican border. It will have the other side of the fence as well. quarters of whose exports go to the machine turning over for the time circumscribed, but the surge of a three-metre-high razor-wire The Mexican government, United States). being. The effect of declaring a trade support that gives Trump victory fence along the front edge of the faced with economic disaster as The new laws will go through in war on the rest of the world is not would probably also give the Re- ditch, facing Mexico, and another the millions of manufacturing the end, and the most important ca- yet being felt at home, but it will be. publicans a win in some close Sen- along the back edge. jobs created in Mexico to export sualty will be U.S.-China trade (as And it’s only July 2017. Trump ate races. The Republican majority The front fence has a high- back to the United States evapo- Trump fully intends it to be). China still has another three and a half in the House of Representatives, voltage current running through it. rate, has broken diplomatic rela- is already in a thinly disguised years in the White House. thanks to extensive gerrymander- The back fence carries the video tions with Washington, as have recession, and the impact of the Gwynne Dyer is a United ing, is practically fi reproof. and infra-red cameras and motion- several other Latin American new trade measures will turn it into Kingdom-based independent Trump’s three most disruptive sensors that detect attempts to nations. U.S. State Department a political crisis that threatens the journalist. campaign promises were also the cross the ditch, and the remotely experts are worried that a radical survival of the Communist regime. The Hill Times

INSIDE DEFENCE U.S. ELECTION

Latvia, and Lithuania—by not- blessed by geography to be sur- That was of course the case ing that he would examine their rounded on three sides by natural until The Donald boasted that, as In a Trump world, current military contributions to ocean-sized moats. Our single president, his U.S. military would NATO before committing to their land border is with the U.S. and, be checking out defence bud- collective defence. Trump’s state- given the comparative military get receipts before picking and ments fl y in the face of Article 5 strengths, that boundary will choosing which NATO members Canada’s Baltic of NATO’s founding treaty, which remain unchallenged until such to protect. guarantees a collective defence time as a future U.S. administra- The 4,000 troops sent by NATO against outside aggression for all tion chooses to adjust it. to the Baltic states have been member nations, with no caveats Regarding the Baltic states, described as a tripwire force, force less protected regarding individual defence Canada should also heed what with keen-eyed tactical analysts spending. Trump is spouting. As part of predicting they would not last 60 Canada should be particularly NATO’s ongoing propaganda hours in full combat with Vladi- time for the world to start bracing alarmed at the very real possibil- campaign to demonize Russia, it mir Putin’s Legion of Doom. Un- The U.S. cavalry will for the all-too-frightening prospect ity that this blowhard buffoon was decided to stage a pre-emp- der Article 5 of the NATO treaty, not be riding in to of Donald Trump actually becom- could soon be elected as com- tive deterrent in the Baltic states. that 60-hour window should have ing the next American president. mander-in-chief of the world’s Contrary to a prior agreement been enough time for the Good save the day if the For Mexicans, this means they largest military machine. with post-Soviet Russia, wherein Old U.S.A. to unleash a full-sized should start setting aside some At present, Canada would be non-indigenous NATO troops can of whoop-ass on these land- countries Trump calls money now to build that wall Trump considered one of the shirkers in would not be based east of the crazy Ruskies, and this would NATO freeloaders insists he will install once elected. the NATO club, as we spend only German border, Canada will be result in a glorious Hollywood During his acceptance speech about one per cent of our GDP on part of a four-nation force leading ending. don’t pay. last Thursday, Trump also set his the . To the deployment of combat troops In a Trump world, how- sights on the NATO alliance, par- match Trump’s demands, Canada in the Baltic region. ever, these shirkers in the Baltic ticularly those countries that do not would need to double its defence As a sop to the Russians, these states—which now includes an spend the arbitrarily assigned two budget from $20 billion to $40 soldiers will be patrolling the under-spending Canadian mili- per cent of their gross domestic billion annually. While this comes Baltic borders on a permanent, tary contingent—can bet that the product (GDP) on military budgets. as welcome music to the ears of rotational basis. U.S. cavalry will not be riding in Trump has bombastically the war-mongering Colonel Blimp Russia has rightly denounced to save the day. Brigade, right-thinking Canadians this new deployment as an unnec- These are going to be very SCOTT TAYLOR stated that such shirkers would not automatically be guaranteed will realize that this would mean essary provocation, since, as full interesting times indeed. U.S. military protection should he forfeiting $20 billion from other NATO members, Latvia, Lithu- Scott Taylor is editor and TTAWA—Now that the dust be occupying the Oval Offi ce next current government services. ania, and Estonia are all guaran- publisher of Esprit de Corps Ohas settled in Cleveland follow- January. The additional massive ex- teed collective defence in the case magazine. ing the United States Republican In particular, Trump singled penditure would also in no way that Russia would be suicidal [email protected] Party National Convention, it is out the Baltic states—Estonia, make Canada any safer. We are enough to violate their borders. The Hill Times 10 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 PLAIN SPEAK JUSTICE

The Globe reported that “the Liberals have decided no one from Supreme Court, the province fi ts its qualifi cations for the country’s highest court – and a lack of bilingual candidates appears to be the stumbling like Parliament, block.” The paper referenced that the Justice department said at least one judge on a lower court is functionally bilingual and six can accommodate others are taking French lessons. According to Globe justice correspondent Sean Fine, despite unilingual members the prime minister setting up a committee to identify someone and the province publicly Cromwell’s seat on the court advocating for a Newfoundlander Language and by convention is designated as or Labradorian on the court, no its nuances are an Atlantic Canadian place. Who one fi ts the bill. from the region will replace him? The only on-record comment important, but they Will Newfoundland and Labrador being made by the federal fi nally get a representative on the government to date is that shouldn’t be non- court? no appointment process has negotiable when it Since Newfoundland and been announced yet. That is Labrador joined Canada in 1949 tepid response for many in comes to who sits in they have never had anyone on Newfoundland and Labrador who the top bench in the land. Sixty- feel this is a matter of fairness. The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have to make his fi rst appointment to judgment of us. seven years as part of the country fairness argument is not likely to the Supreme Court of Canada after Justice Thomas Cromwell steps down in and no one from the Rock has win many supporters outside of September. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade been deemed as qualifi ed for the the province who will argue that role. While this omission hasn’t the bilingualism requirement is a Lord knows I wish my French would impair a justice lacking led to rioting in the streets or the simple fact of life when seeking a were better. But when it comes to bilingual capacity? Hopefully, if in premier fl ying fl ags at half-mast, higher-level federal appointment, putting judges on the Supreme fact “no appointment process” is it still a source of frustration to be that as a judge or as director in Court I suspect I am not alone truly underway, these matters will TIM POWERS many. a federal department. in hoping for the appointment get addressed. Language and its Blood started to boil again While it may be a fact of life, of a jurist with signifi cant legal nuances are important, but they last week in the East when a should bilingualism or a lack thereof experience, sound judgment, and shouldn’t be non-negotiable when it he prime minister soon has headline from be the make-or-break requirement a long record of success in his comes to who sits in judgment of us. Tanother important choice to screamed out, “Newfoundland to to sit on the court? This is more or her profession. Integrity and Newfoundland and Labrador make. Justice Thomas Cromwell remain without a judge on Su- problematic if used as a roadblock respect from various elements of has many top justices with long will be stepping down from preme Court.” If Newfoundland- in era where simultaneous the legal community would also and positive records. They should the Supreme Court of Canada ers still got physical copies of the translation is readily available and be part of the pedigree. not be dismissed for consideration on Sept. 1 and will need to be Globe, as hard copies of the paper used by the parliamentarians who What percentage of Supreme for a position on the Supreme replaced. This will be Justin aren’t delivered there any longer, make the laws. Court matters are heard or Court of Canada because they are Trudeau’s fi rst appointment to the the province’s litter boxes would Look, I am not looking to administered in French? Is it so lacking bilingualism. highest court in the land. have been well lined. start a language or cultural war. statistically signifi cant that it [email protected]

OPINION GREEN PARTY CONVENTION

Chinese, aboriginals, and other B’nai Brith Canada non-“whites” to buy property. and the Centre for Greens should vote In 1948 Annie Noble decided Israel and Jewish to sell a cottage in the exclusive Affairs asked their Beach O’ Pines subdivision on Lake supporters to write Huron to Bernie Wolf, who was Jew- Green Party leader to revoke Jewish ish. During the sale, Wolf’s lawyer Elizabeth May, realized that the original deed for pictured in June, the property contained the follow- about the motion ing clause: “The lands and premises seeking to revoke the National Fund herein described shall never be Jewish National Fund sold, assigned, transferred, leased, of Canada’s charitable rented or in any manner whatso- status, which is seen ever alienated to, and shall never by critics to be anti- charitable status be occupied or used in any manner Semitic. The Hill Times whatsoever by any person of the photograph by Jake Wright Jewish, Hebrew, Semitic, Negro Ottawa needs to tion calling on the party to pres- or coloured race or blood, it being stop subsidizing sure the Canada Revenue Agency the intention and purpose of the cance” in the battle, according to al and societal discrimination” in to revoke the Jewish National Grantor, to restrict the ownership, a local MP, “for human rights and Israel says JNF “statutes prohibit discriminatory Fund of Canada’s charitable use, occupation and enjoyment of against discrimination on racial sale or lease of land to non-Jews.” status. The Independent Jewish the said recreational development, and religious grounds in Canada.” The report notes that in re- land covenants. Voices Canada activist crafted including the lands and premises Six decades after the Supreme sponse to a 2005 attorney general a motion criticizing the JNF’s herein described, to persons of the Court delivered a blow to racist ruling, the Israeli government “discrimination against non-Jews white or Caucasian race.” property covenants, 62 per cent “agreed to compensate the JNF in Israel through its bylaws which Noble and Wolf tried to get the of Green members have voted for for any land it leased to an Arab prohibit the lease or sale of its court to declare the restriction a resolution calling on Ottawa to by transferring an equal amount lands to non-Jews.” invalid but they were opposed by end its support for a charity that of land from the Israel Lands Ad- In response to this exercise the Beach O’ Pines Protective As- discriminates in land use abroad. ministration to the JNF.” But that YVES ENGLER in party democracy, B’nai Brith sociation and both a Toronto court An owner of about 13 per cent doesn’t change the fact that the Canada and the Centre for Israel and the Ontario Court of Appeal of Israel’s land, JNF bylaws and JNF’s bylaws are discriminatory. and Jewish Affairs asked their sup- refused to invalidate the racist lease documents contain a restric- Yet JNF Canada, which raised espite a backlash evocative of porters to write party leader Eliza- covenant. But Noble and Wolf tive covenant stating its property $29 million in 2014, is a registered Dthose who defended the Jim beth May about the motion, which pursued the case, with assistance will not be leased to non-Jews. A charity. As such, it can provide Crow-era United States South, is seen by critics to be anti-Semitic. from the Canadian Jewish Con- 1998 United Nations Committee tax credits for donations, mean- Green Party members recently The Jewish Defence League of gress, to the Supreme Court of on Economic, Social, and Cultural ing that part of its budget effec- voted in favour of a resolution Canada, a far-right group, said it Canada. In a 6-to-1 decision, the Rights report found it systemati- tively comes from public coffers. calling on Ottawa to stop subsi- would protest at the party’s August highest court reversed the lower cally discriminated against Pales- The Green Party should ignore dizing racist land covenants. In convention in Ottawa. courts’ rulings and allowed Wolf tinian citizens of Israel (Arab Is- the right-wing backlash and up- August the Greens will make a Backlash aside, the Greens’ to purchase the property. raelis) who make up a fi fth of the hold the principle that discrimina- fi nal decision on whether they JNF resolution affi rms a principle The publicity surrounding the population. According to the UN tory land-use policies are wrong. support the principles underlying enunciated by the Supreme Court case prompted Ontario to pass a report, JNF lands are “chartered Yves Engler is the author of a half-century old Supreme Court 60 years ago. Into the 1950s, re- law voiding racist land covenants to benefi t Jews exclusively,” which eight books. His latest is Canada of Canada decision outlawing strictive land covenants in many and in 2009 the federal govern- has led to an “institutionalized in Africa: 300 Years of Aid and discriminatory land-use policies. exclusive neighbourhoods and ment defi ned the Noble et al. v. form of discrimination.” Echoing Exploitation. Green Party member Corey communities across Canada made Alley Supreme Court case “an the UN, a 2015 U.S. State Depart- [email protected] Levine has put forward a resolu- it impossible for Jews, blacks, event of national historic signifi - ment report detailing “institution- The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 11 NEED TO KNOW U.S. ELECTION

could instantly (and magically) fi x the economic, social, and Americans will fi nd out Nov. 8 crime problems facing the U.S. was a shocking affront to America’s democratic traditions. And then there’s his nightmar- what kind of country they have ish vision of a country where mil- lions of would-be immigrants are being rounded up and deported, Clinton’s running- in Donald Trump, the Democrats The choice of a centrist over hundreds of billions of dollars in where a wall is being built along headed into their convention in a leftist fi rebrand like Bernie tax breaks to the top two-tenths of the Mexican border, where no one mate announcement Philadelphia under the shadow of Sanders or Massachusetts one per cent, a Donald Trump who from a country seen by Trump an email scandal over anti-Bernie Senator Elizabeth Warren goes around the country insulting as compromised by terrorism gave her campaign Sanders bias, searing internal of course disappointed the Mexicans and Latinos and (read Muslims) is allowed into the a much-needed divisions, and hints of a stunning Democrats’ burgeoning Muslims and women, veterans, United States, where support for international scandal involving progressive wing, which was and African-Americans. Trust me, the U.S.’s allies hinges on their energy burst. alleged Russian skulduggery to particularly concerned over on—on his worst, worst, worst day, fi nancial contributions to NATO, help Trump. Kaine’s past support for free- Tim Kaine is 100 times better than where U.S. trading partners are In this unfolding political mine- trade deals and his wobbly Donald Trump will ever be.” held up for ransom, and where fi eld, it’s easy to see why Clinton position on abortion rights. Clinton needs all the help civil rights take a back seat to would be happy to have an expe- But it’s obvious that the she can get. The combination of police enforcement. rienced, centrist vice-presidential Clinton team made the calcula- her so far ho-hum performance Most stunning of all, however, candidate by her side. tion that those on the left have no- and the widespread dislike is the way this is all being debat- A former Virgina governor and where else to go and will realize and distrust of her among U.S. ed in the U.S. on an equal footing LES WHITTINGTON successful mayor, Kaine has never that staying home on Nov. 8 risks voters has against all reasonable with the Democrats’ proposals to lost an election. As the son of an helping put Trump in offi ce. expectations provided an opening broaden anti-trust laws, increase ironworker, a longtime civil rights Before the vice-presidential for Trump’s unprecedented the minimum wage, ease univer- TTAWA—For the fi rst time lawyer, a fl uent Spanish speaker, pick, Sanders had already endorsed presidential quest. sity graduates’ debt burdens, and Oin many months, Hillary and a staunch Catholic, he should Clinton. And he recognizes that Rather than the expected other more or less pragmatic, Clinton’s election campaign was help Clinton shore up support stopping Trump will in the end be attempt by Trump at the Repub- gradualist approaches. infused with a burst of energy as among African-Americans, the overriding goal of his party. lican convention to broaden his And while some Republicans she introduced running mate Tim Latinos, and swing-state voters. Of Kaine, Sanders told CNN: support with a dose of mod- such as columnist George Will Kaine. While labelled boring by “Tim is an extremely bright guy, eration, the billionaire developer and Arizona Senator Jeff Flake Standing behind the Virginia some, his fi rst speech in Miami on a very nice guy. Are his political reinforced his extremist appeals have said they can’t stomach senator during an appearance Saturday as the Democrats’ vice- views different than mine? Yes, to Americans’ fears, frustrations, Trump, it’s disturbing in the ex- in Florida, Clinton seemed presidential candidate was so they are. He is more conservative and resentments with a dark vi- treme to see how many GOP fi g- ecstatic, even relieved, to have compelling that commentators than I am. sion of the U.S. in decline, threat- ures have set aside their qualms the personable, politically astute were wondering what he could “But compared to Donald ened by immigrants, criminals, and consciences in the name of Kaine on her team as she readies possibly do for an encore in Trump, a guy who rejects science, terrorists, and cheating foreign power at any cost. for an electoral battle with no his address to the Democratic doesn’t even believe that climate governments. Les Whittington is an Ottawa known parameters or guideposts. convention. In fact, Kaine may change is real, let alone that Trump’s depiction of himself journalist and a regular contribu- If it weren’t enough to have a be a better campaigner than we have to take bold action to in Cleveland as an authoritarian tor to The Hill Times. totally unpredictable and free- Clinton, which could in time raise transform our energy system, a law-and-order candidate and a [email protected] form Republican standard-bearer questions of a different order. Donald Trump who wants to give kind of American Caesar who The Hill Time

OPINION TIM KAINE A Tolkienesque look at the U.S. election

It felt like ‘Mount Jim Wallis, who for decades has remained stuck in the red zone. Virginia been a voice of Christian evangelical Even Michael Moore believed that Senator Doom, here we social justice for America’s poorest Trump could win because Hillary and Hillary people, wrote in his blog that he was Clinton could be beaten. Clinton’s come,’ after last receiving messages from inside the Back in Hobbiton, it seemed running week’s Republican Republican convention. like a case of “Mount Doom, here mate Tim They came, he said, from we come”—until Tim Kaine showed Kaine, convention. But “friends who are Christian, con- up on Saturday, speaking the Span- pictured in servative, and Republican—feel- ish he learned while volunteering June. Photo then there was a ing almost distraught about all with the Jesuits in Honduras. courtesy U.S. ray of sunlight. three of those core commitments. As Hillary Clinton’s newly an- Department of One friend wrote me to say, ‘I am nounced running mate, Kaine did Education close to losing it. The spirit is so in his Miami speech what Clinton angry and hateful here.’” rarely accomplishes on her own. The real danger is that Trump- He got the crowd chanting, “Hill- ism could easily and quietly slip ary! Hillary!” across the border, because it al- So likeable is the senator JIM CRESKEY ready has something of a foothold. from Virginia that, in a speech school to teach trades like carpen- may now be able to beat the Trump Canada, too, is at risk of hav- impressive for its comfortable try and iron working in Honduras, brand of slick negative marketing. ing “politics treated as entertain- and believable story telling, his as Kaine did, is a cut above the Marketing almost always TTAWA—Watching the Re- ment; cynicism about the political good vibes quickly rubbed off on ordinary rich man’s lap dog. outsells rationality and logic. That Opublican National Convention process and public institutions,” his ticket mate. Standing slightly Honduras is now one of the is why we eat so much junk food from Canada was like gazing at wrote the CBC’s Aaron Wherry. behind him on his right, she even most dangerous countries in the and buy so many things we don’t the ominous distant mountains He also included, “a diminished appeared to grow more relaxed world. When Kaine worked there need. But in politics, as elsewhere, of Mordor from a peaceful round media industry challenged to hold and approachable as he spoke. in the 1980s it was caught up in marketing also has its limits. doorway in Hobbiton. politicians to account; a political Clinton, in her introduction the militarization fostered by the There are times when a crappy The brew of hate and fear woven system that seems unresponsive to of Kaine, had to present him not Ronald Reagan White House’s product can’t be sold, no matter into grim nationalist sentiments was the concerns of the public; a politi- only as an accomplished potential war against the neighbouring how slick the marketing. so potent that it got many Canadian cal culture that rewards polariza- vice president but also as a man Nicaraguan Sandinistas. Today, The likable and comfortable hobbits worrying that this sunny tion and extremes [and] the spectre who could make a competent more than 60 per cent of the story telling in English and Span- Shire might one day have to defend of exaggerated threats.” president. There may be more population lives in poverty and ish that Tim Kaine has brought to itself from a Donald Trump-led Not exclusive to the Trump truth in that than even Clinton violence reigns. the race can help overtake the mar- Washington. How to prepare? campaign, the politics of fear might care to admit. No, Kaine may not be the keting of Trump’s crappy product. It would be a good start to reject have to be challenged wherever Of course not every Democrat dream vice-president every In the meantime Canadian the idea that all Americans, especial- they are found. thinks that Kaine is the saviour of Sanders supporter is looking for. hobbits have just cause to worry ly all Republicans, are soulless foes. But it was an especially dark all things wholesome and civilized. Politically, he’s not Elizabeth War- and hope—to worry that Trump Though orcish talk domi- cloud that spread out from Cleve- Two hours before Kaine gave ren, but he brings a sea change might get elected, and to hope nated the Cleveland presidential land following the Republican his Miami speech the “Bernie Del- of approachability to the Demo- that he doesn’t. convention, it was reassuring to convention. Trump’s reality-TV egates Network” began sending cratic ticket. Jim Creskey is the founding note that not every Republican marketing genius felt poised to out emails, calling Kaine “a loyal Hillary Clinton’s likeability editor and the publisher of The who fi lled the fl oor of delegates defeat the stiff and pedantically servant of oligarchy.” reserve was running on near empty Hill Times. thought and behaved like one of rational Hillary Clinton. Clin- But anyone one who would before Kaine arrived. Overnight it [email protected] J.R.R. Tolkien’s orcs. ton’s inapproachability factor take a gap year from Harvard law has improved to the degree that she The Hill Times 12 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 OPINION CONSULAR AFFAIRS

Clockwise from top: Canadian permanent resident Khaled Al-Qazzaz is living in Egypt with his wife and family because Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Minister is the Trudeau he has been barred from fl ying to Canada. Iranian-Canadian Saren Azer is wanted by Interpol for abducting his four government’s point man on consular affairs. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Canadian-born children. Canadian academic Homa Hoodfar is detained in Iran under unknown charges. Photos courtesy of Wright freekhaledalqazzaz.com, Interpol, and Amanda Ghahremani When a Canadian is not a Canadian

future. The possibility of a Middle for being an innocent victim of recognize the Canadian citizen- an abdication of an appropriate Canada needs a Eastern political “spring” was the a horrifi c murderous attack. A ship of those who hold it. responsibility. better playbook hope of many. Canadian father has tried to hide International law is weak to Complicating assistance in such The spring was a short one, in Iran in order to escape the non-existent in this area. While cases is the continuing existence of to help residents as the newly elected government consequences of abducting his there is an international conven- the historical convention of “Crown was overtaken by its own haste, four children. And a Canadian tion on the provision of consular prerogative.” It provides discretion and citizens in inexperience, and expectations, academic with Iranian citizenship services, its weak provisions offer to the government for the denial trouble abroad. generating conditions in which is detained by security offi cials very little comfort in many of of assistance to even Canadian the military was able to return to for unexplained reasons. these situations. citizens in diffi culty overseas. power. Since then, the country is Unlike historical migra- Equally, there are no spe- There were indications earlier mired in an Egyptian winter of tions to Canada that involved cifi c international agreements or this year that the Trudeau govern- death, destruction, and decay. a one-way trip and the ending understanding outside of broad ment might be willing to disavow the President Morsi, along with of familial and other connec- international human rights law use of this discretion, but so far noth- many of his aides and support- tions, people born abroad but of the right of Canada and other ing specifi c has been announced. GAR PARDY ers including Mr. Al-Qazzaz, living in Canada now have more migratory-destination countries The continued existence of this was detained. Mr. Morsi remains chance to stay connected with to offer protection to persons who discretion undermines the ability imprisoned. their homelands. Other migra- are not citizens. of the government to provide con- TTAWA—When Khaled Al- Mr. Al-Qazzaz was imprisoned tory countries face a similar Canada does not help itself in sular services generally. It is par- OQazzaz decided in 2005 to for more than 500 days, but ongo- situation. It is a common aspect these matters. There is a reluc- ticularly ironic that the discretion go back to Egypt with his wife, ing international support and rep- of modern migration with, for tance to intervene in cases when continues even though Canadians Sarah Attia, little did he antici- resentation led to his release in many, a former life only several a Canadian resident encounters specifi cally pay for such services pate the dire circumstances he January last year. Since then, he air-hours away, or seconds for serious diffi culty in a foreign to the tune of approximately $100 would encounter. has been prevented from leaving direct communications. country. Usually in response, min- million annually. This is a serious A few years later, Egypt elect- Egypt and returning to Canada, Unfortunately, affected govern- isters and offi cials state: “There anomaly since the government ed its fi rst democratic govern- where he is a landed immigrant. ments have had trouble adjusting, are limits to what any country can collects monies for a service it ad- ment in its history, highlighting a Mr. Al-Qazzaz’s situation is and international law even more do for individuals who are not mits to no compulsion to provide. fi tting end to months of turmoil. not unique. There are tens of so, to these increasingly common citizens of that country.” But they Gar Pardy is retired from the Mr. Al-Qazzaz became a foreign thousands of Canadian residents aspects of international travel. piously iterate that “the govern- Canadian foreign service, where policy adviser to the new presi- and citizens who return to their Many countries are not willing ment continues to monitor the he was a director general of the dent, Mohamed Morsi. countries of birth for a variety of to accept Canada has a legitimate situation closely.” consular affairs bureau, among Morsi carried the hopes of understandable reasons. interest in ensuring such Cana- In fact, there are no limits to other roles. His recently published millions of Canadians and others In recent weeks such Cana- dians (or foreign-born residents) what a country can try to do to book, Afterwords: From a Foreign around the world that this lynch- dians have encountered serious are treated in accordance with assist such persons. Whether the Service Odyssey, is available from pin country of the Middle East diffi culties. In Bangladesh, a international norms and stan- other country will accept such Amazon and Books on Beechwood. was leading the way for others student from a Canadian univer- dards. Equally troubling is that efforts by Canada is an entirely [email protected] in the region towards a brighter sity remains detained apparently many countries are unwilling to separate issue; but not to try is The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 13 NEWS TRADE Liberals’ expanded Colombia human rights report still falls short: Rights advocates

Liberal MP Unscrutinized mining Mark Eyking and oil investments and other members remain the ‘elephant of the House Trade in the room’, says critic. Committee will have Continued from page 1 to decide whether to The annual report is the product of a undertake treaty signed between Canada and Colom- a study of bia in 2010 after human rights groups pro- this year’s tested the signing of a free trade agreement report on between the two countries, citing persistent human rights human rights concerns in Colombia includ- in Colombia ing violence against journalists, indigenous in the fall. groups, labour activists, and others. The Hill Times The treaty on the human rights reports, photograph by which at the time was the initiative of then- Jake Wright Liberal trade critic and current Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.), requires each country to make public a report each year on “the effect of measures taken” under the trade agreement between the two on human rights. For the fi rst time, the report this year included a lengthy outline of human rights issues in Colombia raised by groups who made submissions to or were consulted by the government, ranging from death threats made against indigenous and social justice activists to barriers to unionization and child labour. However, the report concludes that The report was released weeks after a Steelworkers and Amnesty International “despite concerns raised regarding the Trade committee has next move report by the International Federation for about human rights violations connected After the treaty requiring the annual human rights situation in Colombia, as in Human Rights (FIDH) and a pair of Colom- to mining projects, often including report was signed in 2010, Mr. Brison told past years, it has not been possible to draw bian human rights organizations alleging indigenous people being forcibly cleared the CBC that the report would allow a a direct link between the tariff reductions that Toronto-based oil company Pacifi c from land used for those projects by parliamentary committee to examine the taken under the [Canada-Colombia free Exploration & Production Corp. and its paramilitary groups. human rights situation in Colombia each trade agreement] and human rights.” contractors in Colombia were involved in The report also summarized efforts year, including by calling witnesses to testify. By failing to make that leap, Canada has using pressure tactics, including the threat by the government and partners in the However, the House Trade Committee missed an opportunity to take a lead role in of termination, to discourage employees extractive industry to address and prevent did so only once, in 2012. the world on the subject of human rights, from unionizing. human rights issues connected to the This year’s report will be sent to the said Mark Rowlinson, who works with the Pacifi c Exploration “completely and sector, such as the Extractive Industries trade committee, Global Affairs Canada United Steelworkers Union in Canada. categorically disagree[s] with the report’s Transparency Initiative. confi rmed, but as has always been the case, “If we’re going to take a leadership fi ndings,” spokesperson Melissa Mackie However, the human rights concerns it will be up to the committee to decide role in being a voice for human rights in wrote in an emailed statement. made in submissions to the government whether to begin a study on it. the world, it seems to be me these trade The government report’s only men- fall outside the scope of the report, it says, NDP MP Tracey Ramsey (Essex, Ont.), agreements are one of the very main levers tion of Pacifi c Exploration is a description as they are connected to general economic a committee member and her party’s trade that we have in order to set a standard for of a greenhouse gas emissions reduction trends or other factors that were not critic, will press for the committee to un- human rights,” he said. program the company implemented in caused by the trade deal. dertake that study, according to an emailed The report also fell short by failing to partnership with Canada’s government. The narrow language of the treaty statement from her offi ce. include benchmarks for improvement of The report acknowledges that the should either be expanded to allow Liberal MP Mark Eyking (Sydney, N.S.), human rights in Colombia, he said. Canada-Colombia free trade deal, which for a more meaningful report, or the the committee chair, said the committee was implemented in 2011, “provides greater government should do a separate and would be busy going forward studying the ‘First time’ report actually tackles stability and predictability for Canadian more comprehensive assessment of its CETA trade deal with the European Union rights: Amnesty exporters, service providers, and investors,” own on human rights in Colombia and and possibly something related to the table it during a session of Parliament, Under the Conservatives, critics particularly those in the mining, oil and gas, Brexit, but that it would decide during a fall instead of “on a sleepy day in July when accused the government of using a fairly agriculture, and manufacturing sectors. planning meeting whether to undertake a no one is really around in Ottawa,” said narrow interpretation of what “the effect of The report acknowledges concerns study on the Colombia report. Mr. Rowlinson. measures taken” under the trade agreement raised by groups such as the United [email protected] meant, investigating only whether changes in import tariffs had had a direct impact on human right is Colombia. Each year, WESTMOUNT the report concluded that those changes MOVING had not, despite continuing human rights WANT TO violations in the country that at times were allegedly linked to Canadian companies Westmount Moving operating there. LEARN This year’s report, the fi rst tabled by International has been the Liberal government, made the same conclusion, though it did list many of the providing fi rst class relocation concerns raised around human rights in FRENCH? 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ful protests to defend their land. for women and girls to escape en’s rights and gender equality. It Women like Claudette Osborne, poverty. It limits their control over can do so by ensuring that 20 per What we really, whose name didn’t even make the their own bodies and the choices cent of Canadian aid dollars is headlines when she went missing they can make. It impedes their dedicated to tackling the struc- back in 2008, with news reports access to education, making it tural causes of inequality and attributing her disappearance to harder to earn a living, become discrimination against women. really want is an her “lifestyle,” not to the pandemic independent, and participate in Looking beyond aid, Canada of violence against Aboriginal public life. can use diplomacy to advance its women and girls in our country. But I also know Canada, led feminist agenda and stop the rise It is estimated that globally by a feminist prime minister, of violence against women. As an end to violence one out of three women will be has an opportunity to become a example, it can call on the UN Se- physically or sexually assaulted global leader on women’s rights curity Council to put in place an in her lifetime. In some countries, and gender equality, including immediate embargo on the sale of rates of violence against women by helping put an end to violence arms to South Sudan, a country against women are so high that we have a term against women. where women are already facing for it: femicide. Women around Canada is in the midst of terrifyingly high levels of vio- the world continue to be afraid reviewing its international as- lence and rape. to say no to sex, for fear of being sistance framework, with a view The government’s recent It’s not only a major o mark its 20th anniversary, shamed, beaten, or even killed. to putting women’s rights at the decision to reinstate funding for Tartists from India to Nigeria Access to birth control is often heart of our aid agenda. With de- women’s rights organizations cause of death, recently revamped the Spice limited, yet seeking an abortion is cisive action and investment, Can- doing advocacy work here at Girls’ world-famous Wannabe diffi cult, stigmatized, and expen- ada can become a frontrunner in home was a welcome relief, after ill health, and video. What they “really, really sive. And in some countries, like pioneering a feminist approach to years of defunding and intimida- disability; it also want” this time around is an end El Salvador, it is fl at out illegal— development, joining only a small tion. The logical next step would to violence against women. even to save a woman’s life. The handful of other countries that be to ensure that more of our blocks opportunities I really, really want that too. world over, unsafe abortions kill have pledged to take this on. aid dollars go to women’s rights Because I know that our world as many 68,000 women a year. A feminist approach is fun- organizations doing frontline for women and girls continues to be an unequal, dan- And if they survive back-alley damentally new. It’s about being work in the Global South, just to escape poverty. gerous, and even deadly place for abortions, women can end up bold in our ambition to fi nally like the feminist organizations women. criminalized, with up to a life sen- see real progress on women’s in El Salvador that are mobiliz- Women like Qandeel Baloch, a tence for exercising control over rights. It’s about rethinking how ing to defeat a motion that would social media sensation in Paki- their own bodies. Like 21-year-old we work and whom we work increase jail sentences for women stan who was allegedly killed by Isabel Hernandez, jailed for 30 with. It’s about walking the talk like Isabel Hernandez. her brother earlier this month out years under El Salvador’s draco- and ensuring that our fi nancial An end to violence against of a sick sense of honour. Women nian anti-abortion law. commitments match our level of women: isn’t that what we all re- like Berta Cáceres, who was I know from my work that this ambition. ally, really want? gunned down in her own home a violence is not only a major cause Global Affairs should seize Julie Delahanty is the execu- JULIE DELAHANTY few months back for leading her of death, ill health, and disabil- this game-changing moment to tive director of Oxfam Canada. indigenous community in peace- ity; it also blocks opportunities scale up its commitment to wom- The Hill Times

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International Development Minister Marie- If working with mining, Claude Bibeau, pictured in January, is reviewing Canada’s Canadian aid needs to international assistance. It should be guided by the goal of get more sophisticated creating the most impact possible, writes Jeff Geipel. Rather than ask ment undertook pilot projects that should work with private sector The Hill Times saw Canadian aid funding go to partners, to deciding under what photograph by Jake whether Canadian projects by non-governmental or- conditions this should happen, Wright ganizations that also received con- and with which companies. aid should work with tributions from Canadian mining The question to be answered ties to leverage the private sector and these examples provide more companies. For example, in Ghana when a new project of any kind is for development. In these cases, no meaningful models of private sec- the private sector, we the Canadian government provided proposed is whether it will lead to level of Canadian mining presence tor engagement to guide our aid. need to decide under funding to a World University meaningful economic and social in the country should bias where In addition, Canada will be Service of Canada project that Rio development as compared to our aid money goes. doing itself no favours by choosing what conditions this Tinto contributed to as well. other projects. Put another way: What is particularly clear, mining companies as partners that These projects were controver- does this create the most impact though, is that Canadian interna- engage in unethical behaviour such should happen. sial, to be sure. Many civil society per aid dollar? tional assistance should not be as tax evasion or those who refuse organizations attacked them as In some cases this may mean used for any sort of project that is to adhere to the concept of free, Canadian aid money being spent that working with a Canadian min- basically a philanthropic commu- prior, and informed consent. on projects in the service of con- ing company may actually result nity investment program. It is the No company is perfect, of course, troversial companies. in an effective aid project. With responsibility of governments to and it can be very diffi cult to judge However, seemingly lost in this mining historically contributing so provide infrastructure and public allegations against mining compa- debate was much discussion of the little to real development in coun- services, and neither Canadian nies for their actions in remote areas JEFF GEIPEL actual merits of any of the projects tries in sub-Saharan Africa, for mining companies, nor NGOs, overseas. At the very least, how- in question, and whether they example, this actually means the should be taking that place. ever, it seems reasonable to avoid were an effective use of scarce opportunity to improve both gover- Canadian mining companies do working with companies that have n the Canadian government’s aid dollars. Their proponents nance and the economic impacts of not have providing social services consistently had allegations raised Icurrent review of international largely seemed content that aid mining operations is large. and building community centres against them from credible observ- assistance, there is a great deal of was involving the private sector This also means that Canadian as their core competency. Having a ers, when there is a large number to discussion on the role that the private at all, and the actual outcomes of aid money could at times be used mining company donate to a local choose from that have never faced sector can play in global develop- the projects seemed of secondary to work with non-Canadian com- soccer league or open a health such consistent confl ict. ment. This review is taking place in concern. Their opponents, on the panies, again, if it will lead to more clinic is hardly harnessing the pri- It’s time to raise the bar on how the context of the United Nations’ other hand, seemed unwilling to meaningful development than vate sector for development. Canadian aid works with all parts recently launched Sustainable ever consider whether real de- other projects being considered by Instead, if working with mining, of the private sector, and especially Development Goals, which correctly velopment and poverty reduction Global Affairs Canada. Doing so Canadian aid should focus on how our mining sector. Our assistance recognize that the private sector could result from engaging with would also help ensure and signal to leverage the most meaningful should be guided by the goal of must be involved in order to create the mining sector. that we are moving away from “tied potential impacts of private sector creating the most impact possible, the meaningful economic and social It is time that Canada becomes aid” once and for all. activity, including skills training, and we need to chose our partners development required to end poverty. more sophisticated in its aid work In other cases, however, work- technology transfer, local purchas- based on this above all else. Of note for the government in that partners with the mining sec- ing with the mining sector may not ing, and shared infrastructure. Jeff Geipel is the lead for Min- this regard is whether our inter- tor, and other parts of the private be a suitable development strategy It is through these avenues that ing Shared Value, an initiative national assistance should engage sector for that matter as well. We for particular countries. Other countries including South Korea supported by Engineers Without with Canadian mining companies. need to move past the question sectors and other companies will and China leveraged incoming for- Borders Canada. The previous Conservative govern- of whether or not Canadian aid simply offer far greater opportuni- eign direct investment to develop, The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 15 ENVOYS

Of the kerfuffl e that Mr. Vickers was involved in, in which he manhandled a protester at a ceremony in Dublin last May, Mr. Bassett shrugged and said, “Kevin is DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES Kevin. And we love him.” He said Mr. Vickers is loved in Ireland, BY CHELSEA NASH and that even the protester that Mr. Vickers tackled to the ground said he had no prob- lem with Mr. Vickers, whom Mr. Bassett referred to using his fi rst name. “Kevin is very charming.” Outgoing Irish Mr. Bassett said he has worked with politi- cians his entire life, and the secret to getting their attention and their ear is to go local. “All politics is local,” he said. “So ambassador not done politicians and ministers tend to be much more amenable and accessible, if you go to their own area.” with Canada yet He said he did a lot of travelling around the country during his six years here, visiting all 10 provinces. His favourite, however, is Ray Bassett, Ireland’s outgoing ambassador, says P.E.I. Perhaps it reminds him of home. to get the ear of the government, you’ve got to go rish Ambassador Ray Bassett is heading Queen’s representative for rooting out Mr. Bassett will also be passing on the local. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash Iout after six years in his posting here in treason. He came in the room and said position of dean of the European Group— Ottawa, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be ‘we’re going to be friends.’ And you know which includes a broader range of countries back soon. the size of Kevin? And we’ve been friends than just the European Union—to Armenian it before August 12. He’ll be stopping in St. While Mr. Bassett is retiring from the for about six years,” he said. The pair used Ambassador Armen Yeganian. The dean of John’s, Newfoundland, on his way back, foreign service after a career of over 40 to get tea or a beer about once a month the group is always the ambassador who where he’ll be staying for a few days to say years, he’s sticking around in the world of while they were both in Ottawa, and Mr. has been posted here the longest. goodbye to friends there as well. Canada-Ireland relations. He’s been asked Bassett said he’ll certainly be seeing Mr. If you want to wish Mr. Bassett farewell [email protected] to be a director for the D’Arcy McGee Vickers once he gets back to Dublin. before he leaves Ottawa, you had better do @chels_nash Institute, which promotes Irish-Canadian relations, and he also said he plans to stay involved with the Ireland Canada University Foundation, which fosters relationships between the two countries by offering scholarships and exchange BIOTECHNOLOGY programs. He plans on travelling back and forth & LIFE SCIENCES between Ireland and Canada to carry on with these roles, he told The Hill Times, but he also wants to ensure he gives his POLICY BRIEFING successor—Jim Kelly—some breathing room. With friends and family in Canada, Mr. Bassett, like many Irish people, has many PUBLICATION DATE: ties to Canada. Fostering diaspora relations September 7, 2016 is one way he was able to have a successful mandate, he said. BOOKING DEADLINE: “When I came in, there was a lot of September 2, 2016 [people] in the government that their families had migrated generations ago from Ireland. At least I got a sympathetic ear, and I found n this public policy briefing, The Hill access very easy and good, which a lot of people didn’t seem to do,” Mr. Bassett said. Times will explore federal efforts to When he fi rst arrived in 2010, he said Iencourage countries to allow grain his mandate was simple: Ireland was in imports to contain trace amounts of dire fi nancial straits, and he needed to genetically modified products not appeal to the for support. His pleas did not fall on deaf ears. approved in the importing country. “Canada was one of the most sympathetic countries in the world,” he Now that Health Canada has said. “Particularly [the late Jim] Flaherty and [Jason] Kenney (Calgary Mindapore, approved genetically modified salmon Alta.). That ethnic link was a huge plus,” as safe for consumption, we’ll check referring to the Irish background of in on the agriculture minister’s request both Conservative MPs. Mr. Bassett said Stephen Harper (Calgary Heritage, Alta.) that the House Agriculture Committee and Mr. Flaherty were strong advocates “explore what steps should be taken for Ireland at the International Monetary to best inform the public about Fund, and that Mr. Kenney worked hard to increase the number of Irish youth coming new products involving genetically to Canada under the Working Holiday modified animals.” Program, which allows Irish citizens under 35 to work or vacation in Canada, and vice versa. We’ll also examine the implications of He said that the current government an out-of-court settlement earlier this is probably “a better refl ection of real year between an Ottawa hospital and Canada” in terms of ethnic background, but that Irish roots can still be found. a global firm on patenting human Mr. Bassett is actually a friend of genes. Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna’s (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) father, John McKenna. The two of them went to school together in Ireland, BE A PART OF with Mr. McKenna a few years ahead of Mr. Bassett. But, Mr. McKenna is part of the THIS IMPORTANT Irish Canadian Club in Hamilton, where POLICY BRIEFING. he lives, and so the two men met before Ms. McKenna even entered the Canadian political scene. Speaking of Irish-Canadians, Canada’s Communicate with those most responsible ambassador to Ireland, Kevin Vickers, is of for Canada’s public policy decisions. entirely Irish descent as well. Mr. Bassett said when he fi rst arrived in For more information or to reserve your government relations Ottawa, he received a summons from the and public affairs advertising space, contact The Hill Times offi ce of the sergeant-at-arms. display advertising department at 613-688-8825. “So I was summoned up to meet the 16 The Hill Times, Wednesday, JUly 27, 2016 hill times classified information and advertisement placement: tel. 613-232-5952, fax 613-232-9055

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This is a full-timesenior position. management. Occasional travel and/or evenings and weekends may be required. • Contributes to the development of documents, key messaging, • Proficient in the use of project management principles, • Develop and maintain appropriate on-going working relationships with staff in MP and letters, social media content, and other collateral required for practices, and tools. Anticipated start date: August 29, 2016. government relations and public affairs activities. • Experience working with the wide diversity of cultures within Senators offices. • Plans and coordinates various government relations and the workforce and the community in general and a proven public affairs meetings and events. ability to build credibility internally and externally. The ideal candidateYou’re an ideal holds candidate a degree if youin Communications, hold a degree in political Public science,relations, public Political relations science or other or other • Conducts research, manages projects, and develops charges • Fluency in English and French is required. related field,related combined field, combined with 3 to with5 years 5 to relevant10 years ofexperience. professional Proficiency experience in thegovernment development relations, of visuals/ for committees and work groups related to this practice area graphic designincluding is essential, experience along on the with Hill. advanced Knowledge knowledge of the Canadian of software political suchsystem as is MS a must, PowerPoint, Adobe and engages committees in achieving these charges. Qualified candidates are invited to submit a cover letter combined with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in French and English. and resume by email, no later than July 29, 2016 to Photoshop and InDesign. He/She must be fluently bilingual, as you will be required to draft and proofread materials inAs boththe in-house official lobbyist,languages. you Knowledgemust ensure ofDFC the complies Canadian with political the Lobbyist system Code and of Conductits actors is also QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE [email protected]. and ensure all reporting requirements are met. You must also be client service oriented and • University degree in political science, public administration, or necessary.able Experience to handle within multiple the issues dairy under industry time and/or and resource agriculture pressures. sector is an important asset. related discipline. • Five years of experience in a policy-related position in the federal Think you’rThise isup a full-timeto the challengepermanent position, and want which to offers join excellenta dynamic benefits team? and Then a competitive please salary.forward your government, a government relations position in a professional If you’re interested in joining the DFC team, please send your resume via e-mail to association, or a similar position in a constituency office. resume and cover letter by e-mail to [email protected] prior to 16h00 on August 2nd, 2016. [email protected] prior to 4 p.m. on June 18, 2014. • Experience in identifying, monitoring and evaluating govern- ment programs, projects, and services. We thank Weall candidatesthank all candidates for their for interest. their interest, However, however only onlyselected selected candidates candidates will will be be contacted. contacted. THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 17 FEATURE POLITICAL STAFFERS HILL CLIMBERS BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT The team behind Kellie Leitch’s Conservative MP Kellie Leitch Nick Kouvalis is Jan Dymond is part Tannis Drysdale is addresses a crowd. Ms. Leitch is campaign manager for of the exploratory lined up to serve as leadership making a bid to become the next Ms. Leitch’s leadership committee advising Ms. Leitch’s director of Conservative Party leader, which will campaign. Photograph Ms. Leitch’s campaign. operations. Photograph be determined at the party’s national courtesy of LinkedIn Photograph courtesy of courtesy of LinkedIn convention set for May 2017. The Hill LinkedIn ‘exploratory Times Photograph by Jake Wright

Mr. Kouvalis was chief strate- lot of reach, we’re feeling pretty ously worked with Mr. Kouvalis committee’ gist for John Tory’s 2014 Toronto good about that, we’re raising overseeing data on Mr. Ford’s mayoral campaign, and before money from all parts of the coun- 2010 Toronto mayoral campaign, that briefl y served as chief of staff try,” he said, adding Ms. Leitch’s as well as on Mr. Tory’s 2014 may- ministers Barbara McDougall to former Toronto mayor Rob campaign already has about 300 oral campaign. Kellie Leitch has fi led and Michael Wilson, and in 1993 Ford, after having served as Mr. people across the country inter- David Artemiw is director of her papers to run for was the Eastern Ontario chair Ford’s campaign manager during ested in helping out. policy and research to Ms. Leitch. for Jean Charest’s bid to be- the 2010 Toronto mayoral race. He Mr. Grieve said in addition to He is a former Queen’s Park Conservative Party come leader of the Progressive left that role in February 2011. her different regional roots, Ms. staffer, having started out work- Conservative party, and prime He’s campaigned for the Leitch has roots in the medical ing in the PC offi cial opposition leadership, and Hill minister of Canada, following Conservative Party federally, community and through MBA leader’s offi ce in 2005 as a policy Brian Mulroney’s resignation. Ul- including helping out on the 2011 connections, from studying a adviser. He was part of the 2007 Climbers has learned timately, Kim Campbell won that campaign and was campaign master of business administra- Ontario PC campaign team, and of a number of people race while Mr. Charest was made manager to former Conserva- tion at Dalhousie University in post-election, resumed working at deputy prime minister. tive candidate Rick Fuschi in Halifax, N.S., “so she crosses a lot the Ontario PC OLO as a senior behind her campaign. Mr. Grieve was also commu- Windsor-Tecumseh ahead of the of boundaries” and “draws on a lot adviser for legislative affairs and nications director to Hugh Segal 2006 federal election. Ultimately, of pools of people.” later became director of policy in 1998, when the now former former NDP MP Joe Comartin “I expect it’ll get more interest- and research. Conservative senator made a was re-elected. Mr. Kouvalis was ing this fall as we roll out more John Simcoe, a partner at onservative MP Kellie Leitch bid for leadership of the federal also part of the 2013 provin- details,” he said. PricewaterhouseCoopers in Cwas fi rst to enter the Conser- Progressive Conservative party, cial campaign team for Christy Andrew Pringle is fundraising Toronto, is Ms. Leitch’s fi nancial vative leadership race, having ultimately losing to Joe Clark. He Clark’s B.C. Liberals. chair for Ms. Leitch’s campaign. agent. He’s also currently a chief fi led her registration papers with also previously did communica- Just over a week after Ms. A former bond trader, Mr. Pringle fi nancial offi cer and vice chair of the party on April 6, and the team tions and policy work for Con- Leitch registered to run as a Con- is currently chair of the Toronto the Ontario PC Fund, according of volunteers behind the former servative fi nance minister Jim servative leadership candidate, Police Services Board—which to his LinkedIn profi le. Fun fact: minister’s “exploratory commit- Flaherty during his 2002 cam- Mr. Kouvalis was arrested and he’s been a member of since another John Simcoe, who was tee” so far include a number of paign for Ontario PC leadership charged with drunk driving. He 2011—and is also chair of the the fi rst Lieutenant Governor of well-known conservative cam- (which former premier Ernie Eves ultimately pled guilty after reach- Shaw Festival board of governors, Upper Canada, is the inspiration paign organizers. ultimately won). ing a deal, which resulted in a chair of the Canadian Founda- behind the name of Ms. Leitch’s “We’re getting very strong Mr. Grieve is a former part- fi ne of $1,690. The impaired driv- tion for AIDS Research board of federal riding of Simcoe-Grey, Ont. indications,” said Sander Grieve, ner with Fraser Milner Casgrain ing charge was also withdrawn directors, and is a member of The Toronto lawyer Michael Wil- co-chair of Ms. Leitch’s campaign LLP and said he fi rst met Ms. as part of the deal. At the time, it Walrus’s board of directors. son, not the former minister, is exploratory committee, speaking Leitch when both were study- was reported by multiple media Mr. Pringle is a former man- part of Ms. Leitch’s exploratory with Hill Climbers last week. ing for undergraduate degrees at outlets that Mr. Kouvalis had aging director and head of the committee, as is Michael Dia- “It’s not easy to raise this Queen’s University in Kingston, resigned as campaign manager global fi xed income department mond, who previously worked on amount of money [to run a leader- Ont. During the 2015 campaign, for Ms. Leitch’s leadership bid as at RBC Capital Markets and from Rod Ford’s mayoral campaign in ship campaign] but we’re having he said he helped out Ms. Leitch a result. 2004 to 2008 was chair of the Toronto and with various pro- very good traction, we’re getting as a volunteer, knocking on doors Mr. Kouvalis told Hill Climb- Ontario Progressive Conservative vincial progressive conservative some great uptake of organizers, in her riding. ers he took a roughly two-month fund. He also previously served parties and candidates, including getting a campaign manager like Dany Renauld is the other leave from the campaign. for a time as chief of staff to in Manitoba, and Nick [Kouvalis] lined up is pretty committee co-chair for Ms. “It’s starting to look like we Mr. Tory as Ontario Progressive Ontario. extraordinary, to get a fundrais- Leitch’s leadership bid. Mr. have the capacity to raise the Conservative offi cial opposition Jan Dymond, who’s currently ing chair with the credentials of Renauld is another former Cha- funds and to sell membership for leader after the 2007 provincial vice president of public affairs for Andy Pringle is pretty amazing,” rest staffer and was previously a full-on campaign and we’re all election. the Investment Funds Institute of he said. vice-president for for the very excited about that,” said Mr. Tannis Drysdale is lined up Canada, is volunteering her time Mr. Grieve said Ms. Leitch’s federal Progressive Conservative Kouvalis. to serve as director of operations to Ms. Leitch’s leadership bid. Ms. leadership exploratory commit- Party, which merged with the Ca- Conservative Party members for the campaign, overseeing Dymond was a political staffer tee is helping to test the waters nadian Alliance Party in late 2003 will elect a new leader on May 27, fi eld organizers. Ms. Drysdale in the 1980s, including working among party membership, raising to form today’s federal Conserva- 2017, and so far, along with Ms. has her own consulting fi rm as a communications adviser to money and selling memberships tive Party. Mr. Renauld was also Leitch, Conservative MPs Max- and was most recently helping Ontario’s minister for citizenship “to see if we could set up a win- previously part of the team that ime Bernier and out conservatives in Manitoba, and culture and before that in the ning campaign team.” supported Peter MacKay’s suc- are also offi cially in the race, with serving as director of operations Toronto ministerial offi ce of then Ms. Leitch was elected as the cessful 2003 campaign to become Conservative MPs Tony Clement for the Manitoba Progressive Progressive Conservative federal MP for Simcoe-Grey, Ont. for the leader of the Progressive Con- and Deepak Obhrai also having Conservative campaign ahead of employment and immigration fi rst time in 2011 with roughly servative party. He is currently offi cially announced their inten- the April 2016 provincial elec- minister Ron Atkey. 49.4 per cent support and was co-president of Quebec-based tions to run for leadership. tion. Ultimately, the PC party, led Andrew McGrath, former re-elected last fall after garnering marketing and advertising fi rm, Ms. Leitch represents an On- by Brian Pallister, was elected to director of communications 46.6 per cent of the vote. Brad. tario riding, similar to Mr. Chong government. and issues management to Ms. “The exploratory committee Nick Kouvalis is volunteering as and Mr. Clement, but asked about Before that, Ms. Drysdale was Leitch as employment and social is due to report back to her and campaign manager for Ms. Leitch. the crowded Ontario fi eld, Mr. the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) development and status of women then we’ll see what she wants to Mr. Kouvalis is currently a principal Kouvalis said the exploratory director and northern Ontario minister, briefl y helped his former do from there,” said Mr. Grieve, at Campaign Research and is a well- committee is “very confi dent” organizer for Patrick Brown’s boss with media relations work adding a fi nal announcement is known conservative campaigner. overall and that “Ontario is going successful campaign to become for about a month starting in May likely in early fall. Back in 2012, Campaign Re- to be very strong for us,” not- Ontario Progressive Leader in ahead of the Conservative Party’s Mr. Grieve has been a partner search was censured by the Mar- ing that Ms. Leitch has “been an 2015. Vancouver convention at the end at Bennett Jones LLP in Toronto keting Research and Intelligence organizer in the party for over 30 Mitch Wexler, a voter-data of the month. since early 2013, focused on pub- Association over complaints over years.” expert and a principal at Poli- Stephanie Gawur has also lic market fi nances, mergers, and phone calls in the riding of Mont “She grew up in Fort McMur- train Consulting, is serving as a been helping out with event and acquisitions, and also teaches a Royal, Que. which incorrectly ray, [was] born in Manitoba, spent principal secretary for the cam- communications work, and was course at Western University. implied now former Liberal MP a lot of time down East going to paign. A long-time conservative by Ms. Leitch’s side during the A former Hill staffer in the Irwin Cotler was about to retire. school, she’s now in Simcoe-Grey campaigner, Mr. Wexler has been party’s convention in May. 1990s, Mr. Grieve has worked for Mr. Cotler did not run for re-elec- [Ont.] and has been an organizer actively involved with the Ontario [email protected] then-Progressive Conservative tion in 2015. in Ontario for years—she’s got a PCs in the past, and has previ- The Hill Times 18 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016 FEATURE PARTIES

PARTY CENTRAL BY CHELSEA NASH

Mr. Delcorde delivers remarks to guests gathered in his backyard. Belgian Ambassador Raoul Delcorde talks with Small but mighty crowd at French Ambassador Nicolas Chapuis, as he Belgian national day party welcomes him to his national day party on July 21.

here was no shortage of beer, fries, Tor networking at Belgium’s national day celebration on July 21 hosted by Belgian Ambassador Raoul Delcorde at his Rockcliffe home. And while beer and Outgoing Chief of Protocol Angela Bogdan French fries might be what the country is with Mr. Delcorde, EU Ambassador Marie-Anne known for (though the ambassador said Coninsx and her spouse, Kurt Schelter. Fries served with mayo: a Belgian treat! we ought to be calling them Belgian fries), Mr. Delcorde was sure to point out in his remarks the other things that Belgium has contributed to the world. You know, like the The Hill multilateralism that occurs in its capital on Times a regular basis at the headquarters of the photographs European Union and NATO. Belgian Ambassador Raoul Delcorde, left, wel- “I hope that at the end of the day, you will by Sam comes the ambassador of Angola, Edgar Martins, not just remember my country for chocolate Garcia and to his home. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and diamonds, both of which are, of course, Chelsea very precious,” Mr. Delcorde said, stressing Nash that his country is also very advanced in both small. It wasn’t a bad thing, either. The day The chip truck parked outside the Belgian residence, cooking up fresh fries. the petrochemical and satellite business. in question was quite hot, and the back- But back to the beer and fries for a moment. yard of the Belgian residence not particu- You had your classic Belgian beers larly large. Despite the small guest list, the available, being poured from bottles. Leffe event was very well attended by ambas- Warm welcome for Bosnian foreign minister Blonde and Duvel were the two drinks that sadors, high commissioners, their spouses, Party Central chose for the evening. The and senior government offi cials. A few of frites were served in little paper trays bear- the bureaucrats who had recently been ap- ing the colours of the Belgian fl ag, by a pointed heads of mission for Canada were chip truck parked on the front lawn. In true in attendance. European fashion, the fries were distrib- Outgoing Chief of Protocol Angela Bog- uted with sides of mayonnaise for dipping. dan was there to celebrate before her last André Plourde, dean of public affairs at day on the job last week. She is preparing Carleton University, said that fries and to leave for her posting as consul general in mayo were a bit of an acquired taste—but, Sydney, Australia, in less than three weeks. of course, when in Rome, as they say. Olivier Nicoloff, Canada’s newly an- While the fries were fi ne, those who nounced ambassador to Belgium, was Taipei Economic and Cultural Offi ce Slovenian Ambassador Marjan Cencen, left, mingles with were hoping for authentic Belgian frites present, and received well wishes from his Representative Rong-chuan Wu Peruvian Ambassador Marcela López Bravo, and Bosnian would have been a smidge disappointed: counterpart Mr. Delcorde, and French Am- with the Ambassador of Bosnia and Foreign Minister Igor Crnadak. they were compliments of McCain Foods, bassador Nicolas Chapuis, among others. Herzegovina, Koviljka Spiric, at the the Canadian frozen-food company German Ambassador Werner Wnendt, (though it has operations in Belgium). Polish Ambassador Marcin Bosacki, reception hosted at the Bosnian The rest of the food served that evening Manfred Auster, minister-counsellor with Embassy on July 19. was of a Belgian theme, one of the servers the EU Delegation, and Armenian Ambas- told Party Central. You had your mussels, sador Armen Yeganian made up just one of course. Sushi, beef tartare, and goat of many groups mingling together over cheese served on baby lettuce topped with aperitifs. The new high commissioner of basil were only some of the options on Sri Lanka, Ahmed Jawad, spent some the menu. Guests were never left empty- time with Pakistani High Commissioner handed, as the hors d’oeuvres were being Tariq Azim Khan, and Burundian Chargé offered by servers every few minutes. d’Affaires Emmanuel Niyonzima. Ambassador of Panama Alberto That was likely helped by the fact that [email protected] Arosemena, left, shares a laugh with Ms. Mr. Crnadak socializes with Armenian Ambassador Armen the guest list seemed to be kept relatively @chels_nash Spiric and her spouse, Goran Spiric. Yeganian and Austrian Ambassador Arno Riedel. is The all-new E-Class at Star Motors

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Presumptive Parliamentary U.S. Democrat- ic presiden- ON Calendar tial nominee THE Hillary Clinton, HEARD HILL pictured speak- BY MARCO V IGLIOTTI ing in Canada in 2014. The Hill Times pho- tograph by Jake Clement goes WayHome Wright THURSDAY, AUG. 25 Liberal Caucus Retreat—The Liberals will hold a two-day caucus retreat Aug. 25-26 in Saguenay, Que. Hillary For more information, please call Liberal Party media Continued from page 2 world championships, and secured her relations at [email protected] or 613-627-2384. spot on the Olympic roster by fi nishing Clinton SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 fi rst at the Canada Cup in March. G20 Leaders’ Summit—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Taking a break from catching Pokémon, “All of our extraordinary athletes em- Mr. Clement attended alternative rock mu- is expected to attend. Hangzhou, China. Sept. 4-5. body the motto of the Olympics—swifter, to speak TUESDAY, SEPT. 13 sic festival WayHome last weekend, where higher stronger,” Mr. Trudeau said during he took in some of the genre’s biggest acts. the event, the Canadian Press reported. Conservative Caucus Retreat—The Conservatives will Mr. Clement, known for being an alt-rock “Our fl ag-bearer certainly does, but I guess Thursday at hold a two-day summer caucus retreat Sept. 13-14 booster, wrote on Instagram that the highlights we’d put a particular emphasis on the higher in Halifax. For more information, contact Cory Hann, of the weekend-long event were performances director of communications, Conservative Party of for this particular athlete,” he said, referencing Canada at [email protected] by rockers Haim, electro-pop group Chvrches, Ms. MacLennan’s abilities on the trampoline. Democratic and electronic musician Robert DeLong. NDP Caucus Retreat—The NDP are gathering Sept. According to the Canadian Press, Mr. 13 to 15 in . Please call the NDP Media Cen- In a separate post, he also praised the Trudeau is not expected to attend the opening tre at 613-222-2351 or [email protected] performance by English indie-rock super- convention ceremonies in Brazil, which has weathered FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 group The Last Shadow Puppets. heated criticism for its handling of prepara- Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Ma- tions for the Games, as concerns swirl about WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 Leap to Where? Elements of a Canadian Climate jor Lazer, and The Killers were among incomplete venues and infrastructure, security Policy That Could Be Both Feasible and Enough: Thomas U.S. Democratic Convention—Until July 28, Philadel- Homer-Dixon—Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, 7 p.m. (doors the most high-profi le names performing at issues, pollution, government corruption and the festival. phia, Pennsylvania. On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack open at 6:30 p.m.), Carleton University, River Build- the spread of the Zika virus. Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will be speaking. ing Theatre (RB2200), 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa. When an Instagram commenter asked Numerous star athletes have pulled out On Thursday, Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will speak. Registration: carleton.ca/fpa. For more information, about the overwhelmingly younger-tilt of of the event because of the harmful virus, Hillary Clinton will speak about her vision for the country. call Cassie Hodgins, Carleton University, 613-520- event-goers, Mr. Clement, known for his which is spread by infected mosquitoes. World Press Photo 16—Some of the best photojournal- 2600 x 2995. eclectic personal style, replied that “mu- Tennis star Milos Raonic is the biggest ism in the world is on display at the The World Press Photo MONDAY, SEPT. 19 sic has no age limit.” Canadian name to pull out of the Olympics 16 exhibition at the Barney Danson Theatre at the Canadian Now in its second year, WayHome is War Museum, 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa until Aug. 17. Featur- House Resumes Sitting—The House resumes sitting because of the illness. Its symptoms in- ing 155 large-format photographs that depict everyday life on Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. after a 13-week break. The hosted at the Burl’s Creek Event Grounds clude fevers, rashes, joint and muscle pain, in the community of Oro-Medonte, Ont. and headline news from 2015. warmuseum.ca House adjourned June 17. and headaches. UN Consultation on the International Assistance Review TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 located immediately north of Barrie and a But most worryingly is the effect on and Sustainable Development Goals—The United Nations short drive south from the fringes of Mr. pregnant women. Association in Canada, in partnership with UN-Habitat Cabinet Meeting—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is Clement’s cottage-country riding. Zika infection during pregnancy can and UN-Women, is hosting one of a series of national expected to hold a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Sept. youth consultations in Ottawa on July 27. These con- On Instagram, Mr. Clement wrote he lives cause several severe fetal brain defects, ac- 20 on the Hill. For more information, call the PMO sultations are convening young leaders from across the Press Offi ce at (613) 957-5555. about 40 minutes away from the festival. cording to U.S. Centers for Disease Control The event was a major draw in its fi rst country to hear their ideas about the work of the United 2016 Canadian Inland Ports Conference—On Sept. and Prevention. Nations, Global Affairs Canada, and the role of youth in year, attracting some 35,000 attendees in 20-21, 2016, the Van Horne Institute will be hosting international development issues. Priority policy ideas the 2016 Canadian Inland Ports Conference in Win- 2015. This year’s festival drew about 40,000. emerging from discussions will be reported to Global Af- nipeg, Manitoba. This conference will bring together Mr. Clement, however, wasn’t the only Tootoo returns to work fairs Canada as part of its international assistance review leading experts from around the world to discuss politician spotted at the event. consultations. For more information please contact: Elias inland ports and their importance to their local, pro- A totem pole affi xed with the image of Independent MP Hunter Tootoo León, 613-983 5366, [email protected]; or Adlai vincial, and national economies. It will showcase fi ve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, () has completed his treatment for Salcedo, [email protected], 647-983 9768. of Canada’s Inland Ports located across Manitoba, Sas- Que.) with dog ears and a snout grabbed alcohol dependency and is ready to return FRIDAY, AUG. 5 katchewan, Alberta, and BC; as well as major Canadian the eyes of attendees. ports, airports, and stakeholders. Early bird registra- to work, his offi ce has announced. Convention—The Green Party tion before Aug. 22: $495. Registration after Aug. 22 In a statement, Mr. Tootoo said he will meets for its convention Aug. 5-7. Delta City Centre $600. Please contact Bryndis Whitson at bwhitson@ host an open house discussion with con- Hotel, 101 Lyon St., Ottawa. This year’s keynote ucalgary.ca or 403-220-2114 for more information. Olympic fever hits the Hill stituents Wednesday morning in Iqaluit, speaker, James Shaw, co-leader of the Green Party of http://www.vanhorneinstitute.com/event/2016-canadi- where he will be “available to address their New Zealand and Member of Parliament, will discuss an-inland-ports-conference/ concerns, as I resume my duties as their New Zealand’s shift away from the fi rst-past-the-post electoral system to a system of proportional represen- WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 Member of Parliament.” tation. Other speakers include: Frank Graves, founder Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet A press conference will precede the event. and president of EKOS Research Associates Inc.; in Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For Mr. Tootoo was elected as a Liberal in the David Coon, Green Party of MLA; Peter more information, please call Liberal Party media rela- 2015 election, and was later appointed minister Bevan-Baker, Green Party of tions at [email protected] or 613-627-2384. for fi sheries and the Canadian Coast Guard. MLA; Green Party Leader Elizabeth May; Évelyne Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives He resigned from cabinet and left the Huytebroeck, member of the Global Greens European will meet for their national caucus meeting. For more Liberal caucus at the end of May to seek Green Party Committee; Sonia Theroux, campaign information, contact Cory Hann, director of commu- manager for Campaign to Elect Jo-Ann Roberts, and Rosie MacLennan waves the Canadian fl ag on treatment for alcohol addiction. nications, Conservative Party of Canada at coryhann@ Parliament Hill after she was introduced as the former campaign manager for Victoria Mayor Lisa conservative.ca The Hill Times reported that Mr. Tootoo Helps. For additional information, please contact press NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet country’s fl ag-bearer for the opening ceremony of attended the same treatment facility as late secretary Dan Palmer, 613-614-4916. from 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, the 2016 Olympic Games. Photo courtesy of the Twit- Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Ship for World Youth Leaders Recruitment—This program on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at ter account of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take 242 youth leaders from around the world on a 613-222-2351 or [email protected] three-month journey across the sea, including 11 Canadian THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 Prime Minister Trudeau revealed the Sun sets on Sunshine youth between the ages of 18 and 30 and one national lead- athlete that will serve as Canada’s fl ag- er between the ages of 30 and 39. The voyage will depart TD Presents The Walrus Talks Arctic—The Walrus bearer for the opening ceremony of the Rio Girl in Ottawa in January 2017 aboard the Nippon Maru Japanese cruise Talks returns to the Canadian Museum of Nature (240 Olympics during an announcement on the ship and will include stops in Japan, Fiji, and New Zealand. McLeod St., Ottawa) on Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. TD Presents The Canadian Ship for World Youth Alumni Association is The Walrus Talks Arctic features leading Canadians front lawn of Parliament last Thursday. The Sunshine Girl will no longer grace organizing recruitment for Canadian delegates. The deadline the pages of the Ottawa Sun. giving short, focused Walrus Talks exploring the issues Gold medal-winning gymnast Rosie for general participants is Sept. 1, and the deadline for the and opportunities that make the North unique. Featuring MacLennan will hoist the nation’s fl ag The newspaper will no longer feature a national leader is Aug. 15. The Embassy of Japan will be ITK president Natan Obed, research scientist Jeffery M. and lead the Canadian olympic delegation daily photo of a Sunshine Girl in its print hosting an information session on Aug. 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Saarela, aboriginal languages and culture advocate Fibbie during the opening festivities on August 5 edition starting this week, though it will 255 Sussex Dr., Ottawa. Reservation is required: https:// Tatti, and more. $12-$20. Full event details and tickets in Rio de Janeiro. continue to be available on its website, shipforworldyouthinfo.eventbrite.ca. More information about available online at thewalrus.ca/events Ms. MacLennan, 27, was the sole Cana- editor-in-chief Michelle Richardson said in the program: http://swycanada.org/ TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 dian gold medal winner in the 2012 Olym- a brief letter to readers. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 “This is a change that refl ects the Senate Resumes Sitting—The Senate is expected pics in London, where she took top prize in World Social Forum 2016—Downtown Montreal plays to resume sitting on Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. The Senate the trampoline competition. evolving interests of our readers and our host to this gathering, which bills itself as the largest adjourned June 22. Ms. MacLennan faced an uphill battle to desire to focus on our real strengths: local gathering of civil society in the world. More than 50,000 The Parliamentary Calendar is a free listing. Send qualify for this year’s Olympics after sus- storytelling, in-depth sports coverage and people will be present and 1,500 activites offered, ac- in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or governmental taining a concussion ahead of last year’s no-holds-barred commentary,” she wrote. cording to organizers (both online and in person). $40. event in a paragraph with all the relevant details under Pan Am Games in Toronto. The Sun will replace the Sunshine Girl Until Aug. 14. https://fsm2016.org/en/ the subject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to news@hill- Despite the injury, she still managed to with a daily “Spotlight on Sports” feature, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 times.com by Wednesday at noon before the Monday which will highlight iconic sporting events paper or by Friday at noon for the Wednesday paper. emerge victorious at the event, picking up Hastings Plowing Match and Farm Show—Wednes- We can’t guarantee inclusion of every event, but we her second straight Pan Am gold. and local athletes. day, Aug. 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 2431 Queensborough will defi nitely do our best. She clinched a spot for Canada at the [email protected] Rd., Queensborough, Ont. Hastings-Lennox and [email protected] Olympics by fi nishing fourth at the 2015 The Hill Times Addington, Ont. The Hill Times PUBLICATION DATE: August 15, 2016 BOOKING DEADLINE: August 10, 2016

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