Canada’s (The other) Who’s the European tattooed embassies trade deal house hundreds Senator Territorial Europeans who makes of non-foreign- DEVELOPMENT lobby to Indian sweets ministry staff Policy briefing expand it from scratch? p. 7 pp. 17-24 p. 5 Party Central p. 26 TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 1433 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017 $5.00 News Legislation News Conservative leadership Government aims to pass nearly a dozen bills in Senate O’Leary says Tory as summer break looms BY PETER MAZEREUW fan of fast-tracking through the usual stages of Senate scrutiny. caucus members told The government expects to As of May 16 there were pass all its bills currently in the eight government bills in the Sen- Senate before the summer break, ate, including the government’s according to its representative budget implementation bill, C-44, there, in what would be a marked which is in a pre-study stage in him, ‘don’t be selfish’ acceleration to a legislative pro- committee. Sen. Harder, who sits cess that has passed just 22 bills as an Independent, told The Hill Ex-O’Leary supporters detail why they support—or don’t support—Bernier. since the Liberals came to power. Times on May 11 that he expected Government representa- that all eight would be passed tive Sen. Peter Harder (Ottawa, before the Senate rose for the sum- Ont.) and his deputies will have mer. He also said he expected the their work cut out for them; Sen. Senate would receive and deal with Harder has previously called out three bills that are currently back the opposition Conservative Sen- in the House for consideration ate caucus for slowing the debate of Senate amendments, meaning on legislation in the Upper Cham- there could be 11 laws passed over ber, though the pace seems to the next several weeks. have picked up lately. The Senate The Senate is scheduled to rise Liberal caucus won’t be a rubber on the last day of June, though it can stamp either, and Leader Joseph sit later if Senators agree to do so. Day (Saint John-Kennebecasis, N.B.) told The Hill Times he’s no Continued on page 6 Plain Speak Conservative leadership Five lessons the next Conservative leader ought Maxime Bernier, left, now to learn from Rona Ambrose the perceived frontrunner in the Conservative leadership race, says his campaign has seen a significant growth in support since Kevin O’Leary, right, left the race and endorsed him last month. The Hill Times Tim Powers photograph by Sam Garcia TTAWA—Rona Ambrose’s main nameless,” gave Mr. O’Leary support in Quebec as the reason Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 BY CHELSEA NASH Otenure as interim leader of advice before he dropped out of for leaving the race, and says Mr. the official opposition and leader Former Conservative leader- the race: “don’t be selfish,” is what Bernier is an “asset” to the Con- of the Conservative Party is end- ship contestant and business he says they told him. “Do what it servative Party, as a “true Que- ing this week. Most would give tycoon Kevin O’Leary said he takes [for the party] to win.” becer that has traction in Alberta her solid marks for her perfor- had to put aside his ego for the “I understand that,” Mr. and B.C.” mance guiding the Conservatives greater good of the party. O’Leary said, despite the fact that Mr. O’Leary says most of his after the 2015 election loss. “it hurts not to take the leader- supporters have also moved over Interim Conservative Leader Ambrose He told The Hill Times in an There are a few lessons that ship.” He describes the decision as to Mr. Bernier’s campaign, but not can step back from the leadership interview May 16 alongside the Ambrose’s tenure provides that “a test of my ego.” everyone agrees with that statement. of the party pleased with her efforts, candidate he’s now support- ought to be heeded by whoever ing, Maxime Bernier (Beauce, In the end, he dropped out, While some of the public supporters writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times Que.), that some members of the throwing his support to Mr. Ber- photograph by Jake Wright Continued on page 12 Continued on page 4 Conservative caucus, “who will re- nier. Mr. O’Leary cited a lack of 2 wednesday, may 17, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES World Economic Forum, a director at the hour speech from the new leader that would Environics Institute and Samara Canada, end right at 7:30 p.m., when the national the Toronto Region Immigrant Employ- broadcasters might switch gears from politics ment Council’s chair emerita, and the into Canada’s other national sport. former chair of Lifeline Syria. If both conference finals don’t go the full Heard on the Hill Nominations for the CAMH search are seven games, then game one of the final is open until July 1 and can be made online slotted for the same evening the Conserva- at the CAMH website. Nominees must be a tives plan to elect their new leader. Wanting to by Chelsea Nash & Marco Vigliotti Canadians or residents of Canada make the most of prime-time coverage to get Philanthropist couple Sandi Treliving the new leader’s message out to Canadians, and Jim Treliving, the chairman and owner the party is planning accordingly. An added of Canadian casual dining chain Boston challenge for the Conservatives hoping to Pizza and a regular on CBC’s entrepreneur- compete for Canadian eyes on May 27: the Ambrose fêted in the ial-themed television show Dragon’s Den, Ottawa Senators could be one of the teams are the national chairs of the initiative. competing for the cup in the final round. The Sens are currently in the conference finals, battling the Pittsburgh Penguins. House as she bids Memorial University It might be a tight squeeze to actually have everything finished by that time, though, as the professor wins Donner Prize party has to count all the votes from across the country on that one day, including those ballots farewell to federal politics Alex Marland has won the 2017 Don- that have been mailed in in advance. With more ner Prize for his book examining the role than 259,000 members eligible to vote, that’s branding and marketing plays in Canadi- no easy task. Those leading the vote-counting ans politics. process plan to get an early start at 3 p.m. It re- Mr. Marland, a political science professor mains to be seen whether or not they’ll be able at Memorial University, was revealed as the to stay awake to watch the game. winner of the $50,000 grand prize during an awards gala Monday night in Toronto. His book Brand Command: Canadian MacLatchy tapped as new Politics and Democracy in the Age of Mes- sage Control argues that political parties head of the PPS and governments are beholden to the same marketing principles used by the world’s There’s a new chief on the Hill. largest corporations. RCMP chief superintendent Jane Ma- The Donner Prize, established in 1998, cLatchy has been selected as the new director is awarded annually to the best public pol- of the Parliamentary Protective Service, the icy book written by a Canadian. The grand agency responsible for security on the Hill. prize winner was decided by a five-person She will start in the position on May 23. panel and chosen from 81 submissions. In a joint statement, Speaker of the Senate George Furey (Newfoundland and Labrador) and House Speaker Geoff Regan (Halifax Michener Award Foundation West, N.S.) said they were confident that Ms. MacLatchy’s background in protective fellowships announced policing and major events will be a “great as- set,” given the unique, complex, and collabora- Ottawa Citizen journalist and Carleton tive environment in which PPS operates. University professor Matthew Pearson has Former PPS director Mike Duheme was been awarded a fellowship for his pro- recently appointed assistant commissioner posal to develop a teaching module to help of the RCMP’s national division. Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose announced Tuesday morning that she was leaving students and working journalists better federal politics after 13 years in office. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright Ms. MacLatchy was sworn in as a mem- understand trauma and its impact. ber of the RCMP in 1988, and has served in Mr. Pearson was revealed on Monday as a diverse array of postings from the Musi- nterim Conservative leader Rona Am- one of two recipients of Michener-Deacon cal Ride to executive diplomat protection Ibrose is leaving federal politics to join a Senator joins panel in Fellowships, handed out by the Michener to immigration/passport and war crimes Washington think tank. Awards Foundation, the organizers of investigations to major events security. Ms. Ambrose (Sturgeon River-Parkland, search of 150 mental health arguably the most prominent awards in She worked in federal security coordi- Alta.) announced Tuesday at a Canadian ‘difference makers’ Canadian journalism. nation for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Club of Ottawa event at the Chateau Lau- The Citizen scribe’s proposed teach- and Paralympics, and for the 2010 G8/G20 rier that she would resign her seat after the ing tool netted him the fellowship for The Centre for Addiction and Mental meetings in Toronto and Muskoka. House adjourns for the summer, to take up journalism education. As part of the fel- Health has launched a nationwide search to [email protected] a new role as a visiting fellow at the non- lowship, Mr.