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staff to Indiana Republican Congressman ture, transportation and sustainable devel- Dan Burton from 1983-1989. opment and add to our client offering.” In 2000, he was the campaign manager Maple Leaf Strategies also has offi ces in for Mr. Pence’s successful campaign for an , , Winnipeg, and vancouver. Indiana seat in the House of Representa- Mr. Clark was fi rst elected to the pro- heard On tHe hill tives. vincial legislature as a Progressive Con- After the campaign, Mr. Smith served as servative candidate in the 1999 election, Mr. Pence’s chief of staff from 2001 to 2013. representing the suburban Hamilton riding by Marco Vigliotti During this span, he also served as a senior of Stoney Creek. He bested his Liberal op- advisor to the House Republican Confer- ponent by over 2,000 votes. ence, the name of the GOP caucus in the In 2001, he was appointed minister of House of Representatives. transportation by then-premier Mike Har- Mr. Smith followed Mr. Pence back to ris. He was then shuffl ed over to the labour Indiana when the latter successfully ran portfolio when Ernie Eves succeeded Mr. Canadian rockers for governor of the state. He then served Harris as premier in 2002. as Mr. Pence’s chief of staff for his two He lost re-election in 2003 to local years as governor before stepping down to journalist and Liberal candidate Jennifer form Sextons Creek. Mossop by more than 5,000 votes, as the Impact president Huw Williams said he PCs were booted from offi ce after eight sloan to headline “learned a great deal” from Mr. Smith when years in power. he worked under him as a summer intern Mr. Clark then switched to local politics, in Congressman Burton’s offi ce some 30 and won a seat on Hamilton City Council years ago. in 2006 by narrowly defeating an incum- “The Canada-U.S. trade relationship has bent councillor. never been more important,” Mr. Williams He represented Ward 9, which includes parliamentary said in a statement. parts of his old Stoney Creek riding. “Bill will offer Canadian clients a Mr. Clark ran in the 2011 federal elec- wealth of knowledge in understanding and tion as a Conservative but lost to NDP advocating at both the executive branch incumbent Wayne Marston in the Hamilton and within the U.S. Congress.” East-Stoney Creek riding. reception in May In a statement, Mr. Smith said it’s an honour to join the “respected and award- winning” team at Impact,” adding that he Byelections maintain the expected the collaboration between the fi rm and Sextons Creek to mirror the close status quo working relationship between trusted and reliable allies, Canada and United States. There were no surprises in the fi ve fed- Impact also has offi ces in and eral byelections on Monday, with none of Toronto. the contested seats coming close to switch- ing hands. The Liberals easily held on to long-time Maple Leaf Strategies stronghold Ottawa-vanier, a riding that captures a wide area just east of Parlia- adds former PC cabinet ment Hill, with candidate capturing more than 50 per cent of the minister vote, outpacing NDP candidate, ex-federal lawyer Emilie Taman, daughter of re- With the Progressive Conser- nowned Canadian jurist Louise Arbour. vatives on the upswing, a Toronto-based The Grits also easily kept GTA strong- lobbying outfi t has recruited an ex-Tory hold Markham-Thornhill, won by former cabinet minister to join its team. Trudeau appointments director , Former labour and transportation and solidly red Montreal riding Saint-Lau- Rockers Sloan will headline the third annual parliamentary reception for the Society of minister Brad Clark has joined Maple Leaf rent, won by political neophyte, 26-year-old Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada on May 16. Promotional photo Strategies’ Toronto offi ce as a principal, the teacher . fi rm announced last week. Ms. Ng won over 51 per cent of the “Brad has over 20 years of experience votes cast, while Ms. Lambropoulos took egendary East Coast rockers Sloan in executive management, public affairs, 59 per cent. Land up-and-coming Quebec songstress The EP featured songs in communications, government relations, Out west, Conservative candidates Charlotte Cardin will headline the annual resource development and public rela- , a former diplomat, and Hill reception next month for the group English and French. tions, and has managed signifi cant change businessman easily won the representing the performing rights of mu- in municipal governance and the Ontario ridings of Calgary Midnapore and Calgary sicians and publishers. Former transport sector,” said Bliss Baker, a part- Heritage, respectively. Both candidates The Society of Composers, Authors and Pence ad- ner at the fi rm, in a statement. won upwards of 70 per cent of the vote. Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), viser partners “Brad’s diverse background will further [email protected] which boasts some 130,000 members, is with Impact expand the fi rm’s expertise in infrastruc- The Hill Times hosting its third annual parliamentary A former reception on May 16 in the East Block staffer for U.S. courtyard, weather permitting. Republican “We’re really pleased that for Canada’s vice-president Morneau posts photo of him greeting Justin’s dad 150th birthday we’ll be entertained by Mike Pence the band who sings about living the rest has partnered Finance of their lives in Canada,” quipped Greg with an Ottawa- Minister Bill MacEachern, senior vice president of gov- based lobbying Morneau, ernment relations with Environics, in refer- shop to provide far left, ence to a lyric from Sloan’s early 2000s hit strategic advice stands on as song The Rest of my Life. on Canada-U.S. Bill Smith, former chief of Pierre Elliott SOCAN is actively registered to lobby relations. staff to U.S. vice-president Trudeau, the federal government under three Envi- Bill Smith, Mike Pence, has formed a father of the ronics consultants, including Mr. MacEach- an ex-congres- ‘strategic partnership’ with current prime ern. sional staff Ottawa’s Impact Public minister, Hailing from Halifax, Sloan broke into member and Affairs. Photograph courtesy greets well- the Canadian music scene in the early former chief of Impact Public Affairs wisher in 1990s with an edgier rock sound that of staff to Mr. the House in Pence, has morphed into a more melodic tone later in 1981. Photo the decade. joined Impact Public Affairs as an adviser, courtesy of the The band is likely best known for swag- the fi rm announced last week. Twitter account gering hits The Good in Everyone and If It Mr. Smith is currently the president of Feels Good Do It, as well as the moodier and CEO of government relations and stra- The Other Man, and arena rock staple tegic communications fi rm Sextons Creek, Money City Maniacs, a ubiquitous feature which boasts offi ces in Washington, D.C., of hockey games in Canada during the late and Indianapolis. 1990s and early 2000s. He will assume the role of adviser for Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Toron- in 1981. #FlashbackFriday,” he posted Ms. Cardin began her entertainment U.S. relations with Impact in addition to to Centre, Ont.) took to social media last on Twitter alongside a photo of him in career as a model before winning acclaim his work for Sextons Creek. week to share a photo of him meeting the House foyer near the former Liberal as a contestant on TvA singing competi- Ottawa-based Impact is touting the what he described as his political inspira- prime minister, who, of course, sired tion, La Voix. arrangement as an exclusive strategic part- tion, late prime minister Pierre Elliott current Prime Minister She released her debut EP, Big Boy, in nership focusing on Canada-U.S. advocacy Trudeau. (Papineau, Que.). 2016, with the song Les échardes being a efforts. “If public service is contagious, I think Mr. Morneau would have been either shortlisted fi nalist for the SOCAN Song- Mr. Smith spent over 20 years working I fi gured out who I caught it from, back 18 or 19 at the time of the photo. writing Prize. in Congress, including serving as chief of “ I AM A GOOD ENOUGH CANADIAN TO BELIEVE, IF MY EXPERIENCE JUSTIFIES ME IN BELIEVING, THAT CANADIANS ARE BEST SERVED BY CANADIANS.”

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NDP members think was critical to its demise in the last election: Peter Julian announce it was going to balance pictured at the budget, allowing the Liberal the first NDP Party and Justin Trudeau (Pap- leadership debate ineau, Que.) to outflank them on on March 12 at the left. the Delta Hotel in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph To the left or right? Julian’s by Sam Garcia direction for the NDP When asked what direction he thinks the NDP ought to go should he win the leadership, Mr. Julian said he doesn’t think there’s a contradiction between being fiscally responsible and taking the party to the left. What he wants to do is “invest in people,” and ensure that the country’s top earners are taxed at a higher rate to “pay their fair share,” and are prevented from evading tax payments. Mr. Julian wants to eliminate offshore tax havens and shelters, and take that money to invest in colleges and trade schools. Reducing or eliminating tuition at these institutions would be part of “a system that directly addresses poverty by allowing even poor Canadians to access college and trade school.” Mr. Julian said he thinks he’s struck a chord so far. “I think there is a real hunker across the country for real mean- ingful substantive change,” Mr. Julian said in a phone interview Monday. “Mr. Trudeau understood that, because he talked vaguely also had to do with Quebec: in iar slogan to followers Canadian about change in the last election. 1993, the NDP no longer held politics, as it was the message Mr. But now we’re seeing that by enough seats in the House of Trudeau touted during the last change meant more of the same.” Commons to be recognized as election. Mr. Julian said the party needs Peter Julian: an official party. It couldn’t Mr. Julian, who during his time to be “bold.” When asked what afford to sustain an office in the as NDP House leader had a repu- prompted him to enter the leader- province. tation of being a bit cut and dry, ship in the first place, he respond- But Mr. Julian was so com- doesn’t exactly compete when it ed excitedly: “Oh! [Because] we mitted to making the NDP and comes to charisma and celebrity, absolutely have to be bold.” a Westerner Quebecers part of the same team two things which happen to be Climate change, for instance, that he gave up his apartment, strengths of the current prime is an “absolute reality” that needs and moved into the NDP’s office. minister. to be paid “more than lip service.” He taught English in Quebec dur- But Mr. Julian, Mr. Stoffer, and Last week, he announced the ing the day, and slept on the office MP Erin Weir (Regina-Lewvan, “Just Clean Energy strategy” in with strong floor at night. Sask.) all dismissed this as a Regina, shortly after he was en- “We had to go through a rough potential weakness. dorsed by Mr. Weir. period,” he said, describing why “So what? You think John The strategy proposes multi- he took such drastic measures to Diefenbaker was charismatic? Too billion-dollar investments in keep a regional office open. “Ev- much is focused on how you look “clean research” and “renewable ties to Quebec erybody made the sacrifices they before the television. If that’s how energy” that would be financed in could to keep the party going.” we’re going to vote for people, part through the elimination of oil His commitment to building we’re doomed,” Mr. Stoffer said. and gas subsidies. The idea would Mr. Stoffer said he was “im- the party in Quebec was what Mr. Julian said he’s not a be to invest in renewable tech and Peter Julian believes mediately impressed” with the earned him endorsements from celebrity, and he knows it. He energy, first in Saskatchewan and rookie, who was 41 at the time. four Quebec colleagues early on hopes to mobilize supporters , to address any job losses his lifelong history (Mr. Julian is now 54). in the race, including MP Pierre- with “a vision of tomorrow, not a caused by the eventual phase-out “What impressed me right off Luc Dusseault (Sherbrooke), Que- popularity contest.” He believes of the oil sands. with the NDP, the bat,” he said, “is here’s this bec caucus chair Robert Aubin his policies, which he says offer “Other countries are doing it combined with his kid from B.C. who speaks perfect (Trois-Rivières), and MPs Brigitte a real alternative to the current and they are very prosperous as a French.” He later described him Sansoucy (Saint-Hyacinthe– government, are already inspiring result,” Mr. Julian said. ‘bold’ policies, is why as the “most bilingual” candidate Bagot) and François Choquette supporters who voted Liberal in Mr. Weir, who has known Mr. in the race, something that could (Drummond). 2015, but are disappointed with Julian for “several years” before he should be the next give him an advantage in Quebec. That kind of dedication, Mr. the outcome. his own election in 2015, decided Mr. Julian didn’t pick up his Stoffer says, is what makes him Mr. Stoffer, who could gener- to endorse him fairly early in leader of the party. French off the streets of Burnaby, think the party “can’t find a ally be considered a more right- the race because he believes B.C., however. He owes his flu- harder working” person to lead leaning New Democrat than some he can “translate our social By Chelsea Nash ency to spending years in Quebec them. of his former colleagues, does democratic values into specific building up the NDP base in the “Peter won’t sleep until every- disagree with some of Mr. Julian’s solutions.” What you might know about province. body else goes to bed,” he said. proposed policies, like his opposi- As for the LEAP Manifesto— NDP MP Peter Julian is he’s a The candidate described the While Mr. Stoffer said the two tion of the Energy East pipeline, an ideological document that has lifelong New Democrat, who NDP surge, known as the “orange might disagree on policies, Mr. for instance. dogged the NDP since it was first hopes to persuade his party to wave,” in Quebec during the 2011 Julian’s commitment to being a But Mr. Julian believes that oil brought to the convention floor vote for him to be the next party election as the highest point in his social democrat is something he should be refined within Canada, last year—Mr. Julian is on the leader. long career with the party that he admires. and then exported, not the other fence. He said he’s “glad we’re What you might not know joined at the young age of 14. “I think it’s his care,” he said. way around. He is against any discussing it,” and while he agrees about Mr. Julian (New Westmin- Mr. Julian described the mo- “We always say in the NDP and pipeline that transports raw with some parts, he disagrees ster-Burnaby, B.C.) is he’s really ment, which he had worked on social democratic circles, it’s not bitumen (unrefined oil from the with others. good at basketball. with both the late Jack Layton about [an individual], it’s about oil sands) outside of the country, This is another thing Mr. Stof- That’s according to Peter Stof- and current leader Tom Mulcair, us. [Peter’s] love of the coun- because it unnecessarily height- fer takes issue with: “on the LEAP fer, a former NDP MP from Nova as “that breakthrough from the try, his love of bringing people ens the risk of messy spills in manifesto, the one thing I’m look- Scotia. While Mr. Stoffer isn’t sup- NDP being a strong regional together to find common cause... Canada. ing for is are you in favour of it, porting any candidate in this race party to a national force.” that’s what links us all together.” That said, Mr. Stoffer said he yes or no,” the former MP said. so far, he has known Mr. Julian The lowest point in his Themes of “hope and hard is confident Mr. Julian would not [email protected] since he was first elected in 2004. forty-some years with the NDP work,” might sound like a famil- have made a mistake that some The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 5 News Anti-globalist movement hasn’t hit Canada yet, public opinion poll suggests

This is likely no surprise to Ottawa’s Most of those surveyed political strategists. Both the Liberal and supported free trade and Conservative parties have for the most part embraced free trade in recent history. The international institutions previous Conservative government under threw its weight behind like the UN. numerous trade and investment negotiations during its nine-year tenure, and the current By PeTeR MaZeReeUW Liberal government has championed “pro- gressive” free trade as a pillar of its effort to on’t expect to see any “Canada fi rst” raise Canada’s profi le in the world. Dslogans bandied about by in-the-know The New Democrats have taken a more politicians here because Canadians by nuanced position on free trade in recent years, supporting it in principle but oppos- and large support international trade and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Strasbourg, France to address the European Parliament ing or criticizing the deals completed by governance, a recent poll suggests. in February, after it voted through the Canada-EU trade agreement. Seventy-one per cent of the other parties. More than half of respondents to a respondents to a recent Pollara poll said they supported a pro-globalism statement, versus 10 per Respondents were also asked which of a January survey of 1,501 adults agreed cent for a negative statement. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti with statements supportive of free trade pair of statements about Canada’s involve- and participation in international orga- ment in multilateral organizations, like nizations, while a much smaller minority NATO and the UN, best represented their weakest in Saskatchewan, at 64 per cent. Sup- free trade is a sign that those who support it agreed with negative statements on those views: “It is good for Canada to be a member port for the negative statement was strongest can’t get too complacent, he said. subjects. and participant in as many global organiza- in Alberta, at 14 per cent, and weakest in the Many polls present respondents with The survey was conducted online by tions as possible—so that we can enjoy the Atlantic region, at six per cent. shorter, yes-or-no style questions. The Toronto public opinion research fi rm Pol- peace, stability, co-operation, integration, and Fifty-four per cent of respondents said Pollara poll instead tried to present both lara Strategic Insights between Jan. 25 and reduced borders that these multi-country they support both the pro-trade and pro-mul- sides of the debates around globalism and 30. The fi rm was aiming to see whether organizations and governments provide their tilateral statements, while just six per cent free trade, to see which appealed more to Canadians had been caught up in the members,” or “It is bad for Canada to be a said they supported both the anti-trade and Canadians, said Mr. Worden. anti-trade and anti-globalist sentiment member and participant in global organiza- anti-multilateral statements. Thirty per cent The individuals who completed the on- seen in the United States, United Kingdom, tions—because they do not fairly deliver the said they were unsure to both. line survey were selected at random from a and Europe, said Craig Worden, Pollara’s benefi ts they promise and we increasingly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papine- group of several hundred thousand Cana- executive vice-president. Leading politi- give up more of our national sovereignty and au, Que.) has touted himself as a champion dians who have signed up to take surveys cians in those places have recently spoken decision-making authority to these multi- of multilateralism, declaring that “Canada with AskingCanadians, an organization out against, variously, the European Union, country organizations.” is back” in the world after winning govern- that offers reward program benefi ts such United Nations, NATO, and Trans-Pacifi c Seventy-one per cent of respondents said ment in 2015. The Stephen Harper Conser- as Aeroplan Miles to members. Partnership, NAFTA, Canada-Europe and they supported the pro-globalism statement, vative government was less enthusiastic Online surveys are not considered by U.S.-Europe trade deals. versus 10 per cent for the negative statement, about the United Nations than Mr. Trudeau, pollsters to be truly random. A random On free trade, respondents to the poll and 19 per cent who said they didn’t know. while his government’s embrace of other sample of the same number of individuals, were asked which of two statements best Support for the anti-multilateral statement was multilateral institutions was a mixed bag. such as one conducted by phone, would yield represented their views on the economy twice as strong among men, at 14 per cent, The Pollara survey showed that Cana- a margin of error of 2.5 per cent, 19 times out and trade: “Free trade agreements are good than women, at seven per cent, while support dians haven’t yet been caught up in the of 20, for the Canada-wide numbers, while for Canada, and we should sign onto more for the positive statement was almost even at isolationist wave that helped bring Donald regional breakdowns within the poll, using free trade treaties to increase our access to 71 and 70 per cent, respectively. The remainder, Trump to power in the U.S. and spurred the smaller samples, would have margins of er- other countries’ markets for the goods and 14 and 23 per cent, said they were unsure. European Brexit in the U.K., said Mr. Wor- ror of between 4.9 and 9.8 per cent. services sold by companies in Canada. This Support for the pro-multilateral statement den. However, the 23 per cent of respondents [email protected] will bring more economic growth and jobs was strongest in B.C., at 75 per cent, and who indicated they didn’t have an opinion on @PJMazereeuw to Canada,” or “Free trade agreements are bad for Canada, and we should restrict or cancel our current free trade treaties and stop signing new treaties. This will encour- age companies in Canada to stop moving jobs to other countries, and instead hire more Canadians to create more of their products and services here.” Sixty-two per cent of respondents agreed with the pro-trade statement, while 15 per Curious cent agreed with the anti-trade statement, and 23 per cent said they were unsure. Quebec respondents were the most about beer? likely to favour the pro-trade statement, at 70 per cent, versus 10 per cent for the anti-trade statement and 20 per cent un- sure. Support for the pro-trade statement We don’t blame you. was weakest among Manitobans, at 47 per cent, versus 20 per cent opposed, and Join us as we tell secrets & bust 33 per cent unsure. Both men and women were signifi - myths, exploring the many sides cantly more likely to support the pro-free of this timeless, fascinating drink. trade statement, though women were more likely, at 29 per cent, to say they were not sure, versus 17 per cent for men. There was no signifi cant difference in the responses between age brackets. The weakest support for the pro-trade statement was among those earning less than $50,000 per year, at 52 per cent. Twenty-one per cent of respon- beercanada.com @BeerCanada dents in that income bracket supported the anti-trade statement, and 27 per cent said they were unsure. 6 wednesday, APRIL 5, 2017 | the hill times News

Mr. Fraser countered that eliminating the Conservative reforms would leave in place a problematic legislative structure Proposed navigation that saw the unnecessary “mixing” of navigation and “certain essential environmental protections,” which belong in different legislation such as the Fisheries Act. bill reforms amount to “By making the recommendations that we have made, we have landed on a spot that balances the need for efficiency and the promotion of projects and the need to protect broken campaign promise: navigation,” he said. But Ms. Lui pointed out that pollution and other forms of envi- ronmental degradation impact the flow of marine traffic, and hailed advocacy group, NDP the Act as uniquely positioned to address these issues. “It’s the federal government’s responsibility to protect water in for Canadians to petition for different ways, and navigation Liberal MP Sean additions to the list, and recom- and protecting navigable waters mended the establishment of a is one of them,” she said. Fraser says Transport Canada tribunal to “There is no other legislation recommendations adjudicate complaints related to that would do that.” all Canadian waterways. In their dissenting opin- balance the need “It’s a very stark broken ion, Conservative committee promise from the Trudeau Liber- members called the findings of for ‘efficiency and als,” Ms. Lui said of the recom- the majority report “disingenuous” mendations. and unreflective of the testimony the promotion of it heard from presenters, as well Liberals recommend as full of problematic contradic- projects, and the need tions. to protect navigation.’ maintaining existing For example, the Tories schedule, better slammed the proposed tribunal as a “backdoor” tool to eliminate the Continued from page 1 communication legislated schedule of protected Transport Minister Marc waterways that the Liberals ar- On March 23, the Liberal-ma- Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce- gued should be maintained. jority House Transport, Infrastruc- Westmount, Que.) was tasked in Conservative MP and commit- ture, and Communities Commit- his mandate letter from the prime tee member (Carlton tee tabled in the House its report minister after the 2015 election Trail-Eagle Creek, Sask.) said on the Navigation Protection with reviewing changes to the while the report put forward Act, which regulates travel along Act, with the purpose of restoring recommendations largely sup- Canadian waterways. lost protections and incorporating portive of keeping the Act as it The study was prompted by modern safeguards. is, questions persist about what concerns from the Liberals about The Liberal government an- Minister Garneau will do with sweeping changes to the Act nounced last June that it would this report because instructions in made by the former Conservative launch a comprehensive review of his mandate letter “contradict the government, which reduced the Canada’s environmental agencies recommendations” made by the number of water bodies under and regulations, including the Liberal members. federal protection from thousands Navigation Protection Act. “The testimony we heard dur- to just the listed 97 lakes, 64 riv- Mr. Garneau separately asked ing this brief study confirmed ers, and three oceans. the House committee to conduct that the changes made to the NPA The legislation, known as the its own review of the Act, which it (Navigation Protection Act) were Navigable Waters Protection Act opted to pursue last fall over the sound public policy,” she told The prior to the Conservative amend- protests of Conservative members Hill Times. ments, had previously deemed who objected to what they viewed “I feel partially vindicated any water body deep enough to as executive overreach into par- because the concerns raised were float a boat or vessel of any kind liamentary business. Liberal MP , right, defended the Transport Committee more focused on the process than as navigable, and thus deserving A request for comment from recommendations while Conservative member Kelly Block, left, said she felt the product.” of federal protection. Mr. Garneau was passed on to ‘partially vindicated’ by the study, but worried that Transport Minister Marc Ms. Block said although the The Conservatives justified the Transport Canada. Garneau might opt for more substantial reforms. Photos courtesy of the offices study was solely conducted reforms as crucial to cutting bur- Spokesperson Natasha of Kelly Block and Sean Fraser to fulfill a Liberal campaign densome red tape, especially for Gauthier said the department is commitment, it was “useful” municipalities and Canadians pur- reviewing the recommendations creation of a complaints tribunal. allow respondents to either lobby because it confirmed that “very suing small projects on designated and would respond within 120 Regardless of legislation, Mr. for new waterways to be added real issues existed” for waterways, such as wooden docks. days of the tabling of the report. Fraser said Canadians still retain or to raise individual complaints municipalities seeking to build However, the Council of “The recommendations will the common law right to navigate, through a streamlined, more critical infrastructure in a Canadians and other opponents inform future decisions; however, but argued that complaints are responsive system. reasonable timeframe. argued the reforms allow pipe- it’s too early to indicate what currently funnelled through a In his dissenting opinion, NDP The other recommendations in lines or electricity transmission changes will be made,” she said in lengthy and unwieldy litigation committee member Robert Aubin the committee’s report focused on lines, among other disruptive a statement. process “completely out of access” (Trois-Rivières, Que.) depicted the improving the level of consulta- projects, to be constructed along Liberal MP and commit- for most. recommendations as another bro- tion and communication between most waterways in the country tee member Sean Fraser (Cen- He also cited concerns from ken promise from the Liberals, the federal government and lower without any sort of oversight tral Nova, N.S.) said he’s “very municipalities and others about and called for the complete resto- orders of government, as well as from Ottawa. pleased” with the findings of the potential procedural headaches ration of all protections eliminat- affected stakeholders and First In the 2015 election cam- report, arguing the recommenda- if the government reverted to the ed by the Conservatives. Nations. paign, the Liberals repeatedly tions effectively balance the need old floating standard. “Despite their opposition to It also called on the govern- pledged to restore environmental for efficiency and strengthened For example, projects con- the Conservative policies and a ment to examine ways to protect protections eliminated by the safeguards. structed on dry waterbeds only campaign promise to reinstate the navigation along waterways Harper government, while also “We recognize there’s some filled during the spring runoff protection measures, the Liberals crossing traditional Aboriginal raising concerns about sparse efficiencies that come with main- or floods would be subjected have once again shown they can- lands, and to ensure the inclusion consultations with affected stake- taining a schedule of listed water- to environmental assessments not be trusted,” reads the NDP’s of the federal Transport Ministry holders and First Nations. ways but we want to ensure that under the pre-reform act, he dissenting opinion. in the decision-making process But the Liberal majority on every Canadian on every water- explained. “We were disappointed to see for environmental assessments of the committee recommended no way has the ability to challenge In recognition of these sorts that the Liberal MPs are recom- pipelines and electrical transmis- alterations to the list of protected any actions that infringe their of issues and legitimate threats mending that the federal gov- sion lines that cross navigable waterways. common law right to navigation,” to navigation, Mr. Fraser said ernment maintain the schedule, waters. Instead, Grit members called he said in reference to the ability the committee opted to maintain which will keep 99 per cent of [email protected] for measures to make it easier to add new waterways and the the existing schedule system but lakes and rivers unprotected.” The Hill Times The Hill Times | wednesday, APRIL 5, 2017 7 News

derstands” the point of view of the were one-year memberships) was Tamils who feel they have been handed over to the Chief Elec- caught up in the fray. toral Officer, he said. Mr. Coates said Ron Chatha, “We’re not able to trace who was the person who alerted beyond the IP address, and so the O’Leary campaign to the the party has reached out to the membership troubles in the first Office of the Commissioner of place, ended up getting “calls from Canada Elections offering to pro- people in communities that he’s in, vide any additional information thanking him for doing it because that they may require or need,” so many new Canadians just want Mr. Hann wrote in an emailed to play a role in our democracy.” response to questions. The problem, Mr. Coates said, iPolitics reported that Elec- is “you have a lot of old time, tions Canada confirmed its traditional Canadians who take involvement in the investigation, advantage of the way politics though it did not offer further was played back in their home comment. country.” “They don’t want to be used O’Leary camp wants that way,” he added. Mr. Nallaratnam said that’s ex- rivals to release actly what happens: some political membership numbers to organizers within the community take advantage of the way politics look for discrepancies is done in India, or Sri Lanka. Since the initial allegations Mr. Nallaratnam pointed to were released by Mr. O’Leary’s one of the key Tamil organizers campaign, the deadline for candi- working for Mr. Bernier’s cam- dates to sign up new members— paign: Babu Nagalingam. March 28—has come and gone. He said Mr. Nagalingam has a While some leadership candi- reputation for making promises dates have publicly said how he has no ability to keep. many members they signed up, “This is not Sri Lanka, this is the majority of the 14 candidates Conservative leadership candidates at the Manning Centre debates in Ottawa. From left: , Kevin O’Leary, not India, stop with your dirty are keeping that information to Rick Peterson, and Maxime Bernier. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright games,” he said. themselves. Mr. Nagalingam responded by That prompted Mr. O’Leary’s email to the allegation by saying team to once again issue a state- “I can’t not tell people to be in- ment, this time urging his fellow volved. They need to be inspired.” candidates to release the number Mr. Nallaratnam also criticized of members they signed up as Mr. Nagalingam for working for soon as possible. the Liberal candidate Mr. Blair in The reason for this ask is to the last federal election, and now make sure there’s no discrep- CPC membership aligning himself with the Conser- ancy between candidates’ claims vative Party again. Mr. Nallarat- about memberships, and the nam was running against Mr. Blair. official membership numbers Mr. Nagalingam said, “the that the Conservative Party will community is motivated by ac- likely release at the end of April tions not blind partisan alle- or beginning of May, says Mr. debacle: Tamil Coates. giances.” Mr. Nagalingam said the “It’s a good way to hold Tamil community was mobilized everyone to account,” he said. not by promises he made, but by “Transparency. There’s nothing candidates who had shown their else like it. Tell the truth, put the Conservative Party commitment to the community. number out there,” he urged other He pointed to Mr. Blair and Pat- candidates. rick Brown, the Ontario PC leader If there’s a discrepancy in the who mobilized the Tamil com- numbers, then that will say a lot munity in 2015 to support him in to Conservative members, he his leadership bid, as having done added. members feel just that. But in the federal leader- Mr. Hann said “there’s a lot ship race, he said Tamil Canadi- of processing and reviewing ans were not rallying behind any that still has to happen” before one candidate. the membership numbers can “Frankly, there is not a giant be released. This isn’t out of the Tamil involvement in this federal ordinary, though, as he pointed to unjustly called out leadership as there is no 2004, when the final membership or Patrick Brown,” Mr. Nagalin- number was not released until without specifying who is respon- just not enough information, gam said. about two weeks prior to the lead- Politically involved sible, to be “punishing the entire and that the association of Tamil Mr. Nagalingam also said the ership vote. Tamil community.” Canadians with the membership 1,351 memberships the party Mr. O’Leary says he has Tamils say if the party It’s something he feels “awk- fraud, without naming individu- found to be illegitimate could signed up more than 35,000 mem- ward” about, he said, because “as als, is detrimental to the political not have come from the Tamils berships. Mr. Bernier has not said doesn’t release names a Canadian, we want to make involvement of Tamils in Canada. supporting Mr. Bernier, because how many new members he had of those responsible, changes too.” That’s why they want the at that point, those memberships signed up during the course of his Last month, leadership can- party to further its investigation had not yet been submitted. campaign. Other candidates, like it reflects poorly on didate Kevin O’Leary released into the matter to find the people Erin O’Toole, are keeping those a statement alleging “backroom responsible, and then make that Party looks to Chief numbers to themselves as well. entire community. organizers [were] committing information public. says he signed widespread vote rigging and “It’s an insult to the entire com- Electoral Officer for help up 17,000 new members. Kellie potentially breaking our electoral munity,” Mr. Nallaratnam said. “A with investigation Leitch lays claim to 30,000-plus Continued from page 1 and financing laws to try to buy a lot of people work hard to involve Conservative Party spokesper- new members, and Lisa Raitt leadership victory.” themselves in Canada’s democratic son Cory Hann said the Conser- says she has signed up more than Liberal Bill Blair (Scarborough Following Mr. O’Leary’s al- process, and then there might be vative Party has done what it can 10,000 new members. The num- Southwest, Ont.), and Raj Subra- legations, The Huffington Post one or two kind of black sheep do internally, and has completed bers cannot be verified, and some maniam say the recent member- Canada reported that “the alleged who’re trying to do dirty games.” its review of “potential ineligible have said they should be taken ship fraud debacle in the Conserva- scheme involves Tamil field co- “The party needs to get deeper. membership purchases.” The with a grain of salt. tive Party leadership race reflects ordinators in the Toronto-area.” They have two IP addresses. The 1,351 memberships it found to When Mr. Hann was asked poorly on the entire Tamil Canadi- also referred party should definitely come out be disallowed were purchased whether or not the party would be an community, and is discouraging to Tamil organizers, but both and say these are the individuals anonymously through two IP ad- reviewing memberships as they to Canadian Tamils who want to reports indicated that the Tamils [responsible].” dresses, and not purchased by the came in for fraud, he said “the get involved in local politics. allegedly involved in the illegiti- individual members themselves. party regularly reviews member- Mr. Subramaniam, who once mate memberships were support- ‘Home country’ politics The money the party received ships to ensure they are within ran for city councillor in Markham, ing Maxime Bernier’s campaign. Mike Coates, Kevin O’Leary’s as a result of thse illegitimate our rules.” said he considers the association of But some Tamils involved with campaign manager, said in an memberships (a minimum of [email protected] the Tamils with membership fraud, the Conservative Party say that’s interview last week that he “un- $20,200 if all the memberships @chels_nash 8 wednesday, APRIL 5, 2017 | the hill times

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Health deduction increase unfair Liberals’ new housing fter 30 years of a most fulfilling service eral government has modified the deduc- Awith Canadian Heritage-Multicultur- tions to increase, on a 50/50 cost sharing alism, I suddenly had a severe stroke in the basis beginning in 2018. plan a good start workplace. I was diagnosed with terminal Is this the way to treat retirees, who cancer, with six months to live. After a brain gained a health benefit for having faith- surgery to assist in an extension in life, I mi- fully served the federal government and he Liberal government should be “...Many families are forced to live raculously got a second chance, and a needed the public? I leave the Members of Parlia- applauded for promising to tackle in overcrowded, sub-standard housing medical retirement from the department. ment to compare it with their benefits, Taffordable housing in its latest bud- and regularly make the choice between Over the past 20 years in retirement, and to make their own judgments on this get, but only time will tell if it can deliver paying the rent and feeding the kids,” I have paid a regular and a reasonable basic matter in retirement. what’s been promised. it said. amount for my federal government public Roman Mukerjee Budget 2017 announced a National However, so-called “national strate- service medical insurance. Now, the fed- Ottawa, Ont. Housing Strategy, including $11.2-billion gies” can be hard to pin down for those over 11 years to build and renovate af- looking for tangible results, and 11 fordable housing units. Nearly half of that years is an eternity in politics. There is will go into a National Housing Fund, to a good chance that some of the minis- Site C dam won’t harm Wood Buffalo be administered by the Canada Mortgage ters and staffers who drew up this plan and Housing Corporation, and doled won’t be in politics, let alone power, e: “Is Wood Buffalo National Park’s world on the PAD is not required.” out to do everything from building new during the final years of the National Rheritage status in jeopardy?” (The Hill We’re disappointed that the report on the housing to keeping rents low and making Housing Strategy. Times, March 27, p. 11). During a three-year UNESCO Reactive Monitoring Mission chose existing units more energy efficient. This Liberal government has shown federal-provincial environmental assessment to disregard this evidence. The National Housing Strategy also in- no compunction with repurposing money process, B.C. Hydro commissioned studies The joint review panel report on Site cluded $300-million for housing in Canada’s allotted by its Conservative predecessor, from leading scientific researchers to evaluate C detailed the potential adverse effects North; $225-million for housing for indig- or even its own previous budget. There the potential downstream effects of Site C. of the project—and this culminated in enous people living off-reserve; $2.1-billion are no guarantees that the National Hous- The studies concluded that Site C would more than 150 legally-binding federal and for preventing and reducing homeless- ing Strategy will deliver all of the money, have no measurable effect on the Peace-Atha- provincial conditions of environmental ap- ness; about $300-million for the CMHC and let alone results, promised over such a basca Delta (PAD), which is located 1,100 km proval—however, the panel was clear in its Statistics Canada to improve the way they long period of time. downstream of the project. conclusion that Site C would not affect the keep data on housing; and $202-million to Journalists and housing advocates An independent joint review panel agreed Peace-Athabasca Delta. make “surplus” federal land and buildings would do well to inform voters heading to and stated: “The panel concludes there would Dave Conway available to affordable housing providers. the polls in 2019 what has been delivered be no effects from the project on any aspect Community relations manager, Site C Lobby groups including the Federation and accomplished through the National of the environment in the Peace Athabasca B.C. Hydro of Canadian Municipalities and Canadian Housing Strategy already by that time, Delta, and a cumulative effects assessment Prince George, B.C. Housing and Renewal Association, and instead of focusing on promises of bigger the NDP, have called for a National Hous- and better things with another Liberal ing Strategy for more than a decade. With mandate. overheated housing markets in some of Still, the easiest path for the govern- Experience shows need for Canada’s most densely-populated cities, ment would have been to point to the the time is right. deficit and ignore calls for more afford- About 235,000 people use homeless able housing altogether. Those who live ombudsperson with teeth shelters every year in Canada, according in sub-standard housing, or struggle to to a report last year from advocacy group find a home at all, have been made to wait e: “If human rights ombudsman is cre- American countries, while only a sample Raising the Roof. before. Rated, learn from experience” (The Hill of such cases globally, is ample evidence of Times, March 22, p. 17). There are numerous the need for an effective ombudsperson. In assertions in Pierre Gratton’s opinion piece fact, Mr. Gratton might consider that, were on the need for a human rights ombudsper- such an ombudsperson in place, there may son for the extractive sector that deserve a be less need to bring cases before Canadian critical response. I will focus on misleading courts. claims made in just one paragraph. Mr. Grat- Finally, Mr. Gratton mentions that Barrick ton questions the need for an ombudsperson Gold is “working with” victims of its opera- given the existence of a CSR counsellor tions to provide remedy. Mr. Gratton refers for the extractive sector. While it may have to women who were raped by mine security new marching orders from the government, guards at Barrick’s Porgera joint venture the CSR counsellor does not have a “new mine in Papua New Guinea, a perfect case in mandate,” as Mr. Gratton claims, but rather point. If we had had an effective ombudsper- the same order-in- council mandate that son in place, perhaps Barrick would not have informed the former failed CSR counsel- been able to deny the rapes for years before lor, who was unable to resolve nearly all of being forced to take action. And if we had an the cases brought before her, and had no effective ombudsperson in place now, per- powers to independently investigate com- haps the 119 indigenous rape victims from plaints or recommend remedy for harm done. Porgera, who believe they received inequita- Mr. Gratton further asserts that the ble remedy from Barrick in return for signing push for an effective ombudsperson rests that they wouldn’t sue the company, would on only four cases, three of which are have a place to file a complaint in Canada, currently before Canadian courts. This rather than having to bring their complaint to is willful ignorance. Mr. Gratton should a UN body, as they have recently done. at least familiarize himself with a recent Yes, we need to learn from experience, report by one of the law professors whose and experience speaks loudly in favour of opinion piece in The Hill Times sparked Mr. a strong independent ombudsperson for Gratton’s response. Professor Shin Imai’s the extractive sector. report on violence, including deaths and Catherine Coumans rapes, associated with mines owned by 28 MiningWatch Canada Canadian mining companies in 14 Latin Ottawa, Ont.

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Those Kurds proudly fl y the fl ag of With atrocities mounting, Kurdistan above their vehicles and out- posts, and their leaders have openly stated Canada will have to decide what they will not return to Iraq or submit to the authorities of the regime in Baghdad. its soldiers are fi ghting for. Senior Canadian offi cers took the bizarre decision to have our special forces trainers wear the fl ag of Kurdistan on their uniforms despite the fact it is the symbol of an unrecognized, breakaway state. Not to mention the fact that this symbol on our soldiers’ sleeves runs completely counter to our stated objective. Again, the offi cial announcement was extremely careful not to mention what our soldiers’ extended mission is hoping to achieve. Instead, it simply repeats what our scott Taylor contingent is fi ghting against—and that is, Inside Defence of course, Daesh evildoers. The battle is now centred on Mosul, one of two remaining Daesh strongholds in Iraq. By TTAWA—Last Friday, Defence Minis- all accounts, Daesh is putting up one hell of Oter made the long-antici- a fi ght. The offensive to liberate Mosul began pated announcement that Canadian troops last October and in fi ve and a half months of are extending their mission to battle Daesh combat, the U.S.-led allied coalition has only evildoers (aka ISIS or ISIL). recaptured two thirds of the city. The offi cial news release was a very The cost in casualties has also been high craftily-worded document that attempts to for the allies, with an estimated 5,000 allied Two CH-146 Griffon helicopters take off from the fl ight line near Camp Érable, Iraq during weave through the complexity of the cur- Iraqi soldiers killed or wounded to date. Operation IMPACT on February 20, 2017. Photograph courtesy of the Department of National Defence rent confl ict: “Canada remains committed The progress made thus far is in large to defeating Daesh and responding to the part due to the fact that the allies can call needs of the people who have been displaced upon a vast air armada led by the U.S. — of only 172 allied dead. In addition to the mounting loss of or devastated by war in Iraq, Syria and the and to which Canada contributes air-to-air As the current Iraqi coalition force fi ghts civilian life, there have also been reports of region,” reads the opening sentence. refuelling and reconnaissance aircraft. its way into the narrow congested streets of atrocities committed by Iraqi coalition troops In this case the word region is used in The loose coalition of Iraqi ground western Mosul, the U.S.-led airstrikes have against suspected Daesh sympathizers. lieu of the name Kurdistan, which is where troops, including the Canadian-trained only intensifi ed. It is estimated that more So while our government announced Canadian combat troops and our military Kurds, is also estimated to outnumber the than 2,000 allied bombs were dropped on a 90-day extension to the current deploy- fi eld hospital are currently located. But die-hard fanatical Daesh by 10 or 15 to one. Mosul in the month of March alone. Given ment, the situation on the ground only con- no one can offi cially admit this because To put Daesh resistance into context, the densely populated and steadily decreas- tinues to get murkier and bloodier. Pretty Canada’s current foreign policy supports a it should be recalled that when the U.S. ing territory held by Daesh, these air attacks soon Canada is going to need to determine unifi ed Iraq once the Daesh evildoers have invaded Iraq in 2003, they routed Saddam’s have been taking an alarmingly increased what our soldiers are fi ghting for—not just been defeated. 300,000-strong army and captured the toll on innocent civilians. what they are fi ghting against. And that This is of course not the intention of the entire country in less than six weeks. Dur- One incident on March 17, initially denied isn’t going to be easy. Kurdish fi ghters that our soldiers are currently ing that one-sided campaign, the original but subsequently admitted to by the U.S. Air Scott Taylor is editor and publisher “advising and assisting” in the bloody battle to U.S.-led four-country coalition killed an Force, resulted in the death of more than 130 of Esprit de Corps magazine. recapture the city of Mosul from Daesh. estimated 30,000 Iraqi soldiers for the loss Iraqi civilians in a single errant airstrike. The Hill Times ‘Couch jihadis’ aren’t always terrorists in waiting

clearances revoked over concerns that they be investigated, but we cannot make the mis- to think that the government could cave The fact that employees at a had become “radicalized”. The men had ac- take of labelling everyone with an extremist to prevent long, drawn out and expensive cess to restricted areas, one had talked about idea a dangerous terrorist. legal proceedings, not to mention the expo- Montreal airport had their emulating the 2015 Paris attacks, and yet More worrying are the potential holes sure of classifi ed intelligence. security clearances revoked another posted pro-Islamic State material on in the security screening process that Thirdly, a security clearance cannot be FaceBook. All in all, a scary event. may have been exposed in this incident. a static process. Those with access to sensi- shows that the security Still, this story is both less serious and Although this particular case may not tive material must be examined regularly more serious than it might have appeared have been an example of problems with to determine if any changes have occurred system was working. at fi rst. Whatever the real threat posed the system, it is still worth explaining how that may affect one’s right to a clearance. here, as I shall try to outline, it did not war- the whole thing works. CSIS is respon- All this requires time and money. A secu- rant the shrill Cassandra-like statements sible for recommending whether or not an rity review is exactly what appears to have made by some politicians and pseudo ex- individual needs a certain level of security happened at Pierre Elliot Trudeau, meaning perts. It is my experience that the words of clearance to access certain information or that the system is working as it should. politicians and senior offi cials, especially certain sensitive sites (of which the inner We cannot take airport security lightly. on national security issues, are sometimes workings of an airport most assuredly A Russian airliner leaving Egypt that was ill-considered and unhelpful, spreading qualify). What most people probably do brought down in October 2015, killing fear rather than confi dence. not realize is that CSIS advises on security all 224 aboard, may have been subject to On the plus side, there is no evidence, clearances, it does not grant them. Those a bomb placed in the hold by an airport at least not in the public domain, that any agencies asking for a clearance for an em- worker. The threat is thus not merely theo- of these men were engaged in planning an ployee or applicant usually accept CSIS’s retical. Airport employees must be subject attack at the airport. They certainly appear advice, but they can move on without to stringent security reviews, and those Phil Gurski to have been radicalized, and that is serious, doing so (at least that is how I understand who fail must have their access removed. Security but people often make the inaccurate leap in the process: I never actually worked in At the same time, however, let’s not assuming that radicalization inevitably leads security screening). Secondly, some whose overreact to an incident that may not have to violence. Nothing could be further from applications have been denied can appeal been as serious as it was made out to be by ome potentially disturbing news on the the truth. In my experience the vast major- (and have appealed), seeking to know some. We have enough real plots without Sterrorism front came out the other day in ity of people who hew to violent ideologies why. This places the government in a hard inventing others. Canada. According to reports, employees at never act on their ideas. We used to call them place, as the information used to determine Phil Gurski worked for more than 30 Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport in Montreal (it “couch jihadis” at CSIS. Talk, after all, is eligibility is usually secret. Lawsuits have years in intelligence and is the author of used to be called Dorval) had their security cheap. I do think that these people have to been started and it would not be ridiculous Western Foreign Fighters. 10 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES Comment

Byelections as mini-referendums on Byelections, fi libusters, and the government are another favourite tale. Usually of the tall tale variety! Bye- lections may be about more local issues and personalities, though it was interest- other godsends in boring April ing to see Prime Minister Justin Trudeau campaign in Alberta, where Jason Ken- ney and Stephen Harper’s old seats were up for grabs. PMs usually stay away from Marijuana legalization and the Conservative byelection campaigning to avoid the story leadership candidates give us something to being about the mini-referendum gone wrong. Perhaps that is the most exciting speculate about. thing that happened in the lead up to the most recent contests. TTAWA—Canadian politics is pretty Other than ardent political watchers Odamn boring right now. Call that an and people who are paid to care most, uncomfortable truth for a column writer Canadians forget about the byelection as I sit here trying to pick a riveting sub- and the outcome as soon as it is done. ject to engage you, the reader. But, damn, it makes good copy in quiet How about something on those recent April. The media industry is in decline, so byelections? No. Can you spell lame? I someone needs to write about it to keep always love those byelection stories and collecting a cheque. The government’s pledge to legalize marijuana, how the contests themselves represent Another not-so-exciting topic is the and the continued police enforcement of anti- some greater meaning. Yah! Whatever! If big dust up in the House of Commons the key element of the coverage is a par- pot laws in the mean-time, remain controversial Tim Powers over the Liberals’ attempt to change issues for some Canadians. The Hill Times ticular opposition party’s share of votes parliamentary procedure around sitting photograph by Jake Wright Plain Speak grew, that is bound to bait clicks. Not. days, Question Period, and god knows what else. Much fi libustering happening this week as the opposition tries to stop the Liberals from limiting their fun. Fili- what? It is no fi let mignon. But it is what passes for “where’s the beef?” in Parlia- ment. Being open and transparent only works, I guess, if it is on your terms. That, Vaping, Regulation at least, is what the Conservatives and New Democrats are suggesting of the government Liberals. A ratings driver it is not, but who knows, it might allow the Tories and Dippers to raise a few bucks off their supporters who get appalled by just seeing Justin Trudeau’s name in & the Law: print. What is that you say? Another opinion piece on the Tory leadership race? Kevin A multi-stakeholder approach on how best to prevent O’Leary, Maxime Bernier, Brad Trost, and Kellie Leitch do just say the darnd- est things. Too bad Art Linkletter is not tobacco-related disease & premature death in Canada with us anymore; he could moderate the best debate adhering to that wonderful kids’ show theme. Though expecting Mr. O’Leary to attend might be a bit much, as he probably has a Shopping Channel gig south of the border. As the excitement mounts as we get closer to the voting period, rumours swirl that the Liberal government may legalize April 11, 2017 11am to 1pm marijuana sooner than 2018 to keep the nation chill. Here is a bold prediction— and I haven’t even had a draw yet—the st winner of this race is not likely to be Gatineau Suite, 1 Floor, Chateau Laurier Hotel leader of the Conservatives in four years time. Unless the winner is Erin O’Toole or Andrew Scheer, nobody else will likely be given a second chance should they fail in defeating Justin Trudeau. The panel will include a small, select group of Canadian Now the one story that is interesting is the one on the apparent forth-coming marijuana legislation and supposed and world-class thinkers, experts and advocates. national legalization of weed by July 1, 2018. Next year, Canada Day will be brought to you by Doritos. Once we move beyond government spin and agenda Mr. Derek From Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos setting, it will be vital to see the federal Lawyer with the Canadian Constitution Foundation Cardiologist and Nicotine Expert government’s proposed plan to make this happen. Having been in Atlantic Canada last week, it seems many governments are themselves trying to come to grips Dr. Gaston Ostiguy Dr. Riccardo Polosa with how everything—from, distribution, Chest Physician at the McGill University Health Pulmonologist and Director of the Institute for Internal to absolution for some members of the Centre,Montreal Chest Institute Medicine and Clinical Immunology at Italy’s University of Catania public—will work. The euphoria of it hap- pening could be overtaken by the reality of making it work. But that can’t be writ- ten about now because, lo and behold, we have nothing to spark up. Yup, the best I can do this week are limp weed jokes. God isn’t it great to live in Canada? Tim Powers is vice-chairman of Sum- RSVP to Cynthia Waldmeier ma Strategies and managing director of Abacus Data. He is a former adviser to [email protected] • 613-233-8906 Conservative political leaders. 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Bardish Chagger—serves as the government’s house leader. She Trudeau leads Liberal has perfected the art of delivering unhelpful answers with a smile. Another is Finance Minister Bill Morneau. If cardboard cut- apathy towards House outs could speak, he might have one take his place in question period. On budget day he told me and they are grateful to him for date. His House performance in he feels that what happens in the The Liberal wish that. Most opposition members do his new role as prime minister Commons is, for the most part, list for Commons not wake up at night to hate the has been consistent with his destined to never make it out of current prime minister. On both daily performances as opposition the bubble. Like his leader, he reform appears sides of the Commons, some save leader. does not see the point of putting a their most negative feelings for What agitates the Commons lot of energy in his parliamentary intended to make it colleagues of their own party. is often unrelated to what drives game. No, this is really about the the mood of the country. That’s a All of which brings one to the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has more convenient for venue itself—a stage for which disconnect that political leaders wide-ranging House reforms the not been at his best in the House Trudeau’s affection seems in- (and those who are paid to report Liberals have recently brought of Commons, and his attitude has the government. versely proportional to his love of on them) lose sight of at their forward under the guise of what fi ltered down the Liberal benches, rallies, parades of all kinds, and own peril. But Trudeau is at risk they call a discussion paper. writes Chantal Hebert. The Hill Times even the most contrarian of town of going to the other extreme. For the four opposition parties halls. Possibly because he earned the proposals add up to a heavy- photograph by Jake Wright In opposition as in govern- poor marks for his spotty atten- handed bid to erode their already ment, Trudeau has never quite dance in the House over his fi rst limited capacity to hold a major- of a minority of the votes cast managed to command the atten- year in offi ce, the prime minister ity government to account. in the last election. It does not tion of the House in the way that has been more assiduous in ques- There is a bit of verbal infl a- help that they apparently feel no he often does in an unscripted tion period since the new year. He tion at play here. Some of the obligation to seek, if not unanim- format. It may be that he never is often there in body only. government proposals used to be ity, at least a multi-party consen- bothered to try. Trudeau rarely engages with championed by Conservative MP sus before changing the way the Even in his early days as op- the opposition in a meaningful Michael Chong as part of a bid House operates. Chantal hébert position leader, he did not have way. For the most part he speaks to breathe more life in Canada’s Only a governing party that is tone-deaf to the mood of the Inside Politics a lot of time for the mini-dramas past his critics’ arguments. The parliamentary democracy. that tend to grip the attention of attentive hearing he affords those But overall, the spirit that House would have initiated such Parliament Hill insiders. who challenge him in town halls seems to have presided over the a sensitive discussion in this way ustin Trudeau does not much While Thomas Mulcair sys- does not extend to opposition drafting of the Liberal wish list is so soon after having led the op- Jlike the House of Commons tematically dominated Question Parliamentarians. When not on a desire to make the House func- position down the garden path on and the feeling is mutual. Period, and earned kudos for his feet, Trudeau can be the pic- tion in a more convenient manner electoral reform. In this instance, This is not a statement on his performance, Trudeau was ture of adolescent boredom. for the government. the tone-deafness is deliberate. the people who sit alongside or content to achieve the required Trudeau leads by example. His In opposition, Trudeau would Chantal Hébert is a national across from the prime minister, or minimum to stay on the radar. attitude has fi ltered down the Lib- have fought many of the propos- affairs writer for The Toronto the latter’s feelings toward them. Today, it is Mulcair who is on eral benches. They are fi lled with als tooth and nail. Star. This column was released on A majority of MPs owe their the way out and Trudeau who is rookies who won seats for the The Liberals already enjoy the April 1. seats to Trudeau’s campaign skills half way into a majority man- fi rst time in 2015. One of them— powers of a majority on the basis The Hill Times

no fl ag, so many people do not recognize that they are funded by Budget shows signs of life for taxpayers of supporting countries like Canada. If a greater share of the exist- ing budget is channelled through international development multilateral institutions, fewer funds will be available for bilat- eral programs designed by the development assistance as a per- free trade, to accept refugees, to organizations who lost their Canadian government. At a time We still have a centage of the wealth we produce join the international Arms Trade offi cial American funding and a when Canada is seeking a seat ways to go to meet is just over a quarter of one per Treaty, to ease restrictions on $650-million envelope to address on the UN Security Council and cent, a near record low and half apparel imports from least-de- gaps in sexual and reproductive when many countries are specifi - the goals of the of its record highs in the 1970s veloped countries and to deploy health and rights. cally seeking Canadian models and 1980s. up to 600 military personnel to a Geographically, fragile states and advice, it will be important 2030 Sustainable The lack of new funds may be United Nations peace operation and regions continue to draw for our government to leave suf- understandable given the context. all demonstrate that the stated attention. There is a $1.6-billion fi cient budget room to respond Development The federal government has “whole-of-government approach whole-of-government commit- directly to requests for assistance. Agenda. an unexpectedly high defi cit to ... upholding Canadian values” is ment (i.e., more than aid) to Iraq, In a restricted budget context, contain. It also has not yet settled action as well as words. Syria and affected neighbours. A it is also important to mobilize on a number of new policies. In As well, the budget repeat- new Canadian military deploy- Canadian civil society if we re- addition to a new international edly connects global stability and ment to a UN peace operation is ally want to demonstrate that assistance policy, related policies prosperity to Canadian stabil- widely expected to be in a fran- “Canada is back.” Without a new such as defence and innovation ity and prosperity. International cophone country in Africa. The international assistance policy, are pending. It could be consid- assistance is not a gift; it is in budget also specifi cally mentions the budget may not be very ered prudent not to commit more our self-interest as well. The new Ukraine and Haiti. inspiring on its own. More than funds amid such uncertainty. international assistance policy Canada will be joining the 10,000 Canadians participated The budget refers to “inter- may emphasize interdependence Asian Infrastructure Investment in consultations. Millions more national assistance” rather than further, as the budget states it will Bank by depositing $256-mil- Canadians voluntarily donate to “offi cial development assistance.” “help realize tangible progress on lion over fi ve years, will amend international development. There Some worry that this leaves the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable legislation to “facilitate Canada’s is pent-up interest across the Darren schemmer the assistance budget open to Development.” The goals of the ongoing effective membership” in country to know how our fed- Budget 2017 purposes other than the “central 2030 Agenda apply to all coun- the World Bank and International eral government will support the focus on poverty reduction” in tries, including Canada. Goal 10, Monetary Fund, and contribute 2030 Sustainable Development the Offi cial Development Assis- for example, calls on us all to “re- $804-million to the Global Fund to Agenda. Hopefully, we won’t wait hile waiting for the federal tance Accountability Act of 2008. duce inequality within and among Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Ma- much longer for the full picture. Wgovernment’s new interna- However, the budget states that countries.” Goal 13 calls on us all laria. Some evidence shows that Darren Schemmer recently tional assistance policy, we can the new international assistance to “take urgent action to combat multilateral institutions are less returned to Vancouver after a 25- see some clues about it in the policy “will outline how Canada climate change and its impacts.” infl uenced by short-term political year career in the federal public recent federal budget. can best refocus its international Thematically, the budget is considerations, so their programs service working on international Canadians interested in assistance on the poorest and explicit that “International assis- lead to more effective poverty development and foreign affairs, reducing global poverty were most vulnerable.” tance (will be) focused on women reduction than national programs including as a senior executive disappointed most by the num- More positively, it’s clear that and girls to strengthen their do. However, multilateral institu- and high commissioner. He now bers. There was no increase for our federal government knows empowerment and protect their tions consume additional admin- works as a management consul- international assistance, nor that international assistance is rights.” This is backed up by re- istration costs as they supervise tant and he is a fellow with the was a plan announced for future only one way to reduce poverty. cent spending announcements of other organizations that do the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. increases. Canada’s offi cial The commitments to promote $20-million to fi ve international actual fi eldwork. They also carry The Hill Times 12 Comment Advantage: Xi Jinping

on tweets and alternative facts, his protectionist, climate-change-is- but on the preponderance of a-Chinese-hoax, America-fi rst-ism empirical evidence from which but which actually hugely benefi t we can possibly glean the true China both economically and signifi cance of what’s unfolding geopolitically. This theory was most behind the daily circus. recently presented in a column by In the current public state The New York Times’ Tom Friedman of the relationship between the last week, subtly titled, “Trump is United States and China, we have, a Chinese agent,” which may or on the one hand, a belligerent may not have been an example of president of the United States Swiftian irony, given the kicker. who seems inclined to be “tough “The only other explanation is that on China” over its $350-billion he’s ignorant and unread…without trade surplus with America, its any thought to grand strategy,” dumping of cheap steel and its Friedman concludes, “Surely that reluctance, so far, to neutral- couldn’t be true?” ize belligerence and possible Measures taken by Trump post-truth messenger presiding keynote that presented China as nuclear threat from North Korean amid much nationalistic swag- over a cavalcade of daily inanities the free-trading, climate change- dictator (or, as John McCain put ger and aggressive tweeting in a world where power has been innovating, globalist among major it recently, “Crazy fat kid”) Kim that actually benefi t America’s redefi ned by borderless cyber-op- powers and himself as the open, Jong-Un. geopolitical rivals include: the erations and interests, apparently, sophisticated grown-up at the On the other hand, we have— effective torpedoing of the Trans- are murky. table. “As the Chinese saying goes,” what with all the overwhelming Pacifi c Partnership trade deal, a Will human rights — including he said, “people with petty shrewd- anecdotal evidence that the 2016 move that forfeits U.S. economic the surveillance-enabled harass- ness attend to trivial matters, ONTREAL—The president presidential election may have infl uence in Asia; a rollback of ment and jailing of journalists, while people with vision attend to Mof the United States will be really been one long, real-life U.S. leadership on climate change lawyers and activists, the sur- governance of institutions.” meeting with the president of Austin Powers acid hallucination so fl agrant it actually included veillance-enabled harassment of It’s a reassuring, if incomplete, China Thursday and Friday at of stunningly overt spy craft, and the use of coal miners as human Tibetan community leaders and narrative. And it wouldn’t have Mar-a-Lago, the new weekend the fact that this administration props; and the extermination of cultural fi gures, the crackdown seemed plausible at any other White House. seems to view the basic require- American soft power through on NGOs, for starters — be raised moment in recent U.S. history. That’s the face-value lead ments of democratic governance, the political marginalization and at Mar-a-Lago? Probably not by a Lisa Van Dusen, associate editor about Donald Trump and Xi including the truth, as optional— proposed fi nancial embolization leader who values stability, order, of Policy Magazine, was a Wash- Jinping meeting face-to-face for the lingering suspicion that some- of the State Department. and control over liberty, and ington columnist for The Ottawa the fi rst time since Mr. Trump’s thing is not quite right. Meanwhile, America’s tradi- sees democracy as an existen- Citizen, Washington bureau chief previously imponderable ascen- In the case of current U.S. rela- tional role as the indispensable tial threat. And probably not by for Sun Media, and international sion to the most powerful offi ce in tions with China, the suspicion nation that could exercise moral one who defi nes journalists as news writer for Peter Jennings the world. But, as with so much of stems from the fact that, despite suasion on questions of rights enemies of the people. at ABC World News Tonight, as what Donald Trump does, there’s Trump’s rhetoric on China, he has and democracy with the econom- At the World Economic Forum well as an editor at AP in New York the administration narrative and executed a number of measures ic and military leverage to back in Davos in January, President Xi and UPI in Washington. there are the subtitles based not that seem to be manifestations of it up has been compromised by a reportedly stole the show with a The Hill Times U.K.’s existence at risk as runaway Brexit train gathers speed

Nine months after the country rules for eastern Europeans within tional standoff with May by mov- voted in a closely-contested refer- the bloc to move to, and work, in ing to hold another referendum endum to go its own way following the U.K. But freedom of movement on Scotland`s separation from nearly half a century as part of within the EU is a fundamental the U.K. The aim of nationalists the European bloc, British Prime principle. So as long as May sticks would be to keep their country in Minister Theresa May on March 29 to the current plan to clamp down the EU after independence. delivered a letter to Brussels kick- on immigration to Britain, there is But May, who must approve starting divorce proceedings. no reason to think Brussels nego- Sturgeon`s request before Scots The rules provide for a two-year tiators will agree to accommodate could hold such a vote, has been say- negotiating process, but it is now the British in key areas such as ing it’s inappropriate to begin talks clear the talks are unlikely to be tariff-free trade access to the EU’s about another referendum while fi nished within that time frame. 500-million-strong market. Brexit negotiations are underway. And working out a new relation- Thanks in part to Mark Car- Scotland voted overwhelming- ship between Britain and the EU, ney, who as head of the Bank of ly against Brexit, which Sturgeon ist party favouring unifi cation if things get that far, could prolong England paved the way for lower derides as a “reckless gamble” with Ireland. for a decade the deep uncertainties interest rates in the wake of the ref- with the potential to damage the Sinn Fein is calling for a here over the economy, trade, citi- erendum, the predicted immediate Scottish economy. A referendum referendum on separation from zens’ freedom of movement, social economic slump did not happen. is unlikely before 2019 at the the U.K., and its power-sharing ar- benefi ts, security, and foreign ties. But the outlook for the medium- earliest, but some believe any rangement in the Northern Ireland Speaking in Parliament, a grim and long-term is completely up in continued intransigence on May`s legislature with Protestant politi- and exhausted-looking May sought the air. Many economists say exit- part will only stoke support for cians with ties to pro-Brexit British to put the best face on her country’s ing the EU will be a lasting blow to Scottish independence. In the Conservatives has broken down. leap into the unknown. Brexit will be the economy, undermining goods 2014 vote, 44.7 per cent voted for Prime Minister May, who once an opportunity to build a “stronger, producing industries and wiping Scotland to leave the U.K. while opposed Brexit, says her aim is fairer Britain,” she said, adding out opportunities for British profes- 55.3 per cent opted to stay in. to ensure that all residents of her repeatedly that post-Brexit it is her sionals in fi nance, education and The looming departure from the country will be better off when the TTAWA—Forget about the aim to establish a “deep and special” other services. EU has also contributed to politi- whole episode is fi nished. But the Opotential impact of Brexit relationship with the EU. Fear of what all this will eventu- cal turmoil in Northern Ireland, challenges of unwinding 44 years of on Britain’s economy. The bigger That has to be seen as desper- ally mean to Britons’ job prospects, raising urgent questions about the integration with Europe cannot be question is whether the United ately wishful thinking in as much national wealth, worker rights, and viability of the hard-won, fragile overstated. And, taking everything Kingdom can manage to survive as Britons and Europeans are standard of living are widespread. peace process that ended decades into account, it seems highly likely the coming upheaval at all. badly split on the most basic is- On the political side, leaving the of sectarian violence there. that Brexit will take the U.K. with it, British media are in a frenzy sues on which discussions of any European bloc is straining ties that A majority of voters in North- along with May’s political career. over everything to do with the de- future ties will hinge. have held England, Scotland, Wales, ern Ireland rejected Brexit, and Les Whittington is an Ottawa cision—set in stone last week—to Brexit is above all about immi- and Northern Ireland together. concerns about leaving the EU journalist and a regular contribu- break with the other 27 European gration, in particular, the desire in Scottish leader Nicola Stur- have fuelled support for Sinn tor to The Hill Times. Union member states. Britain to end the right under EU geon has set in motion a constitu- Fein, the major Catholic national- The Hill Times 13 Comment Trump talks big, but coal is dead

energy prices are now on par with coal. cent. The U.S. accounts for 16 per cent of It just doesn’t make economic sense to mine it and use it Sheer inertia means that India will go on global emissions, so do the math: 13 per as an energy source anymore—government intervention expanding coal-fi red generation for a few cent of 16 per cent equals about two per more years, but its National Electricity cent of global emissions. or not. Coal is dying as a major energy source in the U.S. Plan projects no further increase in coal- That’s what would be at stake over based capacity after 2022. King Coal truly the next four years if Trump’s presidency no matter what Trump does, and even he is dead. stopped all the anticipated reductions in cannot make it economically attractive You don’t need good intentions to do greenhouse emissions that Obama based to build new ones. (Only nine per cent of the right thing for climate safety any more, his promise on—but it won’t. A lot of those American coal-fi red plants were built in just common sense. From fuel effi ciency in emission cuts are going to happen anyway, the past quarter-century.) automobiles to replacing coal-fi red plants because they just make economic sense. At Coal is by far the most polluting of the with natural gas or solar arrays, saving a guess, around half of them. fossil fuels, producing twice as much carbon money goes hand-in-hand with cutting So how much damage can Trump do dioxide as gas does for the same amount of emissions. The economy is not your enemy; to the global fi ght against climate change energy, but that alone wasn’t enough to turn it’s your ally. So Trump won’t do nearly as over the next four years? He can keep the energy industry against it. It’s the cost much harm as people feared. global emissions about one per cent higher per kilowatt-hour of electricity that mat- President Obama promised last year than they would have been if the United ters, and coal has simply been overtaken by to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by States had kept its promise to the Paris cheaper forms of energy. about 26 per cent from the 2005 level by conference. And that’s all. Even in India, the most heavily coal- 2025. About half of that 26 percent cut Gwynne Dyer is a United Kingdom- ONDON, U.K.—“My administration is dependent of the big economies and a would have come in Trump’s fi rst and based independent journalist. Lputting an end to the war on coal,” said country with vast amounts of coal, solar maybe only term (2017-20), so say 13 per The Hill Times Donald Trump, surrounded by the usual gaggle of offi cials and (in this case) coal miners, as he put his super-size signature on the Energy Independence Executive Order. But coal is dying as a major energy source in the United States for reasons far beyond the reach of executive orders. “The miners are coming back,” Trump boasted at a rally in Kentucky last week. But no less an authority than Robert Mur- ray, founder and CEO of Murray Energy, the biggest United States coal company, promptly rained on his parade. “I suggested that [Trump] temper his expectations,” he said. “He can’t bring them back.” Trump’s executive order is not just about coal, of course. It’s a frontal assault on all the Obama-era regulations that aimed at curbing climate change. But while it will slow the decline in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, it will not have a major impact on global emissions. That is partly because the U.S. accounts for only 16 per cent of global emissions. Compared to China’s 29 per cent, it doesn’t matter all that much, and China remains committed to big cuts. In January, China scrapped plans for 104 new coal-fi red power plants, and it intends to invest $361-billion (equal to around half the U.S. defence budget) in renewable energy between now and 2020. The Chinese govern- ment is spending that kind of money because it is rightly terrifi ed about what global warm- ing will do to China’s economy and, above all, to its food supply. Like the Indians, the Europeans, and pretty much everybody else, the Chinese re- main committed to the climate goals agreed at Paris in December 2015 even though the United States has defected. Their own futures depend on meeting those goals, and they know that the American defection does not destroy all hope of success. Globally speak- ing, it’s not that big a deal. It would seem like a much bigger deal, however, if they were not confi dent that Ameri- can greenhouse gas emissions will continue to decline under Trump, though not as fast as they would under a less ignorant and less compromised administration. Coal provides an excellent example of why. In 2009, when Barack Obama entered the White House, coal provided 52 per cent of U.S. electricity. In only eight years, it has fallen to 33 per cent, and the decline has little to do with Obama’s Clean Power Plan. First, cheap gas from fracking undercut the coal price, and then even solar power got cheaper than coal—so 411 coal-fi red plants closed down, and more than 50 coal- mining companies went bankrupt. Half the 765 remaining big coal-fi red plants in the United States were built before 1972. Since the average age when American coal-fi red plants are scrapped is 58 years, half of them will soon be gone 14 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion Budget 2017 a win for low-energy, aff ordable housing

Housing Demonstrating the utility bills can political will to spend represent a major on energy effi ciency, portion of and not just regulate, the income of low- sends a message to earners, a cost that the marketplace. energy- effi ciency renovations can help to lower. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Ian Cullis, Karen Tam Wu Budget 2017

ith the new federal budget, WCanada’s government is sending a strong signal that it intends to follow through on its commitment to curb carbon pollu- tion from our homes and build- ings. Investments in energy ef- fi ciency are peppered throughout possess the means to make their of the building sector. This mes- Canada’s growing clean economy. Karen Tam Wu is the director the 2017 budget, supporting the homes more energy effi cient. sage, coupled with the promise of Indeed, every $1-million invested of the Buildings and Urban Solu- transition to a low-carbon building At least one million Canadians a growing market for low-carbon in energy effi ciency creates 13 tions Program at the Pembina sector as outlined in the Pan- spend more than 10 per cent of buildings, drives early adoption, jobs, and $3-million to $4-mil- Institute, a non-profi t think-tank Canadian Framework on Clean their income on utility bills. For because industry has the cer- lion in economic growth. By that advocates for strong, effec- Growth and Climate Change. comparison, the average Cana- tainty needed to attract private improving health and well-being, tive policies to support Canada’s Although the dollars won’t dian spends two per cent. investment. lowering utility bills, and boosting clean energy transition. fl ow until next year, the com- The National Housing Fund This year’s budget recognizes local jobs and innovation, a more Ian Cullis is the director of mitments are signifi cant. Funds should help address this im- that the low-carbon building energy effi cient building sector asset management at the B.C. are earmarked for the delivery balance. Loans will support sector is an important part of promises to benefi t all Canadians. Non-Profi t Housing Association. of energy effi ciency programs renovations to improve energy ($67.5-million over fi ve years), in- effi ciency. According to the Pem- creasing the use of wood in mid- bina Institute’s research, energy rise buildings ($39.8-million), new effi ciency upgrades could lower Week ahead in Committees building codes to guide construc- utility costs by up to half. Such tion of new net-zero energy ready renovations also rectify discom- buildings, and energy effi ciency fort and health issues associated WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Acts. It will hear from offi cials from the Province Building, to proceed with its study on the economic upgrades for existing buildings with cold air drafts, moisture, and • The Senate Human Rights Committee will of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver, as security of women in Canada. It will hear from meet at 11:30 a.m. at Room 9, Victoria Building, well as experts and advocates from the Canadian offi cials from the United Steelworkers union, the ($182-million over 11 years), and mould. Nurses Associations, Recovery Ottawa, Canadian Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Natural Resources Canada’s Construction of new afford- to continue its study on the issues relating to the human rights of prisoners in the correctional Drug Policy Coalition, and the British Columbia Québec, and the United Food and Commercial work on reducing carbon pollu- able housing and helping “im- system. It will hear from offi cials from the Parole Centre on Substance Use. It will be televised. Workers Union Canada, as well as members of the tion from government buildings prove the quality and condition Board of Canada and the St. Leonard’s Society of • The Senate Social Affairs, Science and Company of Women and the Canadian Federation and vehicles ($13.5-million over of affordable housing” are goals Canada. It will be televised. Technology Committee will meet at 4:15 p.m. of Business and Professional Women. fi ve years). These investments of the fund. This represents an • The Special Senate Modernization at Room 2, Victoria Building, to study Bill S-5, • The House Health Committee will meet are in addition to any fi nancing opportunity to build new hous- Committee will meet at 12 p.m. at Room An Act to amend the Tobacco Act, Non-smokers at 11 a.m. at Room 253-D, Centre Block, to 257, East Block, to consider methods to make Health Act, and consequential amendments to discuss Main Estimates 2017-18: Votes 1 and 5 for low-carbon building projects ing to net-zero energy ready others. It will hear from representatives from the under Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Votes that may come from the Canada standards, to which the federal the Senate more effective within the current constitutional framework. It will hear from Lord Tobacco Harm Reduction Association of Canada, 1 and 5 under Canadian Institutes of Health Infrastructure Bank ($5-billion government is steering all new Norton of Louth and Lord Wakeham DL, who both Non-Smokers’ Rights Association, the Canadian Research, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Department over 11 years), or the $2-billion construction by 2030. Net-zero sit in the British House of Lords, and Meg Russell, Convenience Stores Association, and National of Health, Vote 1 under Patented Medicine Prices Low Carbon Economy Fund to energy ready homes use so little director of the constitution unit in the department Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco. It will be Review Board and Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Public be disbursed to the provinces energy that they could generate of political science at University College London. It televised. Health Agency of Canada. It will hear from Health will be televised. • The Senate Banking, Trade, and Minister Jane Philpott, deputy minister Simon and territories over the next fi ve the equivalent of their annual Kennedy, and the heads of the Canadian Food • The Senate Subcommittee on Diversity will Commerce Committee will meet at 4:15 p.m. years. energy consumption with renew- at Room 9, Victoria Building, to study the Inspection Agency and Public Health Agency able sources, such as solar panels. meet at 2:30 p.m. at Room 172-E, Centre Block, to of Canada, as well as a vice-president of the By focusing on social housing, examine the fi ndings contained in the fi fth report development of a national corridor in Canada to the budget also signals a resolve Such low-carbon homes are more facilitate commerce and internal trade. It will hear Canadian Institutes of Health Research. It will be of the Senate Administration’s Advisory Committee televised. to ensure energy effi ciency will comfortable and durable, health- on Diversity and Accessibility and issues of diversity from Chris Bloomer, president and CEO of the benefi t all Canadians. The govern- ier, and more affordable to heat in the Senate workforce. It will hear from several Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, and former • The House Transport Committee will meet Conservative cabinet minister David Emerson, who at 11 a.m. at Room 420, Wellington Building, ment promised $11-billion over 11 and maintain. members of the Senate administration staff. There will be an audio broadcast. conducted the government-initiated study of the to discuss aviation safety. It will hear from years for affordable housing. Of Energy effi ciency renovations Canada Transport Act. representatives of the Air Transport Association this, $5-billion will go to the new and low-carbon building stan- • The House Citizenship and Immigration of Canada, the Canadian Business Aviation Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Room Association, Air Canada Pilots Association, National Housing Fund. Admin- dards aren’t necessarily cutting- 415, Wellington Building, to continue its study on THURSDAY, APRIL 6 istered by the Canada Mortgage edge, but they still aren’t the the Air Canada Component of the Canadian immigration consultants. It will hear from Jacobus • The Senate Fisheries and Oceans Committee Union of Public Employees, Union of Canadian and Housing Corporation, the norm. Opportunities to test and Kriek of consultancy fi rm Matrixvisa and from will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Room 9, Victoria Building, Transportation Employees, and Unifor president fund will provide low-cost loans refi ne energy-saving solutions attorney David Nurse, as well as individuals Wensi to continue its study of Bill S-203, An Act to amend Jerry Dias, as well as Justice of the Court of for renovating existing hous- provide a working lab, classroom, Zhang and Qiufang Mo. the Criminal Code and other Acts (ending captivity Queen’s Bench of Alberta, Virgil P. Moshansky. ing units and constructing new and marketplace in which trades, • The House Public Accounts Committee will of whales and dolphins). It will hear from two • The Subcommittee on International Human affordable housing. Investing in professionals, suppliers, and meet at 3:30 p.m. at Room 253-D, Centre Block, professor specializing in marine mammals and a Rights of the House Foreign Affairs and to consider the main estimates 2017-18: Vote 1 researcher from the Vancouver Aquarium. It will social housing will spark innova- manufacturers can hone their International Development Committees will under Offi ce of the Auditor General, the report on be televised. meet at 1 p.m. to hear a briefi ng on the human tion and accelerate the uptake of skills, knowledge, and products. plans and priorities 2017-18 of the Offi ce of the • The House Government Operations and rights situation in Venezuela. It will hear from a low-carbon buildings. This is how solutions that can be Auditor General, and the 2015-16 performance Estimates Committee will meet at 8:45 a.m. member of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the The budget emphasized en- applied across the country are report of the Offi ce of the Auditor General. It will at Room 425, Wellington Building, to continue its National Assembly of Venezuela and Montreal ergy effi ciency as a specifi c goal identifi ed. hear from Auditor General Michael Ferguson and review of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection West municipal councillor Maria Margarita Torres. several offi cials from his offi ce. The meeting will Act. It will hear from offi cials from the Offi ce of the • The House Access to Information, Privacy, for existing housing. This is key Demonstrating political will be televised. for low-income Canadians. People and commitment to invest in Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada and Ethics Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. • The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs before meeting privately to discuss the instructions innovation, not just regulation, at Room 420, Wellington Building, to discuss the living in social housing stand to Committee will meet at 4:15 p.m. at Room 257, of drafting a report. Personal Information Protection and Electronic benefi t the most from more af- sends an important message to East Block, to study Bill C-37, An Act to amend the • The House Status of Women Committee Documents Act. It will hear from three lawyers fordable utility bills, but may not the marketplace: this is the future Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and other will meet at 8:45 a.m. at Room 420, Wellington specializing in privacy and information. The Hill Times | wednesday, april 5, 2017 15 Comment Wrestling with war and peace at the Vimy Ridge memorial What makes a good war memorial? Is it simply an admonition to go to war ‘Never Again,’ or can we the pay the peace message forward in some way that will actually stop us from slaughtering yet another generation?

I thanked the man, not know- For What? by the Group of Seven’s Fred Varley, who was an eyewitness to the First World War, can be seen at the ing what else to say, and went Canadian War Museum. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons back to reading The Vimy Trap. Later in the trip, around Cobourg, I thumbed through the McKay and Swift help sort out “King was intent on seeing If ever there was the idea of a book that was given to me. It was this question with good writing the war as one in which self- just war, that time is over. Modern called, Valour At Vimy Ridge, and and admirable research. sacrificing Canadians give of war memorials will now have to the writer, seated behind me, was Then there is the Vimy memo- themselves so that war might commemorate the fallen civilians, Tom Douglas. When I gathered rial itself, 10 kilometres north of be forever abolished,” continues noncombatants, women, children up the presence of mind to talk the French city of Arras, unveiled McKay and Swift. Canada’s 10th and the elderly who die in ap- Jim Creskey with him, he told me that he was in 1936. prime minister made it clear that palling numbers. From Iraq and a former Canadian Press rewrite What makes a good war me- the Vimy memorial constructed on Afghanistan to Yemen and Syria, Vimy 100 editor who once worked for then- morial? Is it simply an admoni- land ceded to Canada by France civilians are on the front lines. Veterans Affairs minister Bennett tion to go to war “Never Again,” or would place a special emphasis “For What?” is the title of ast week, I sat on a Via Rail Campbell in the Pierre Trudeau can we the pay the peace message on “the futility of war” Fred Varley’s famous painting of Ltrain heading to Toronto, read- government. forward in some way that will “From his perspective the the WWI trenches. It was a fair ing a copy of the timely and well- Even 100 years after the First actually stop us from slaughter- Canadian state should express its question in 1917. It is even more considered book, The Vimy Trap: World War battle, and 6,000 kilo- ing yet another generation? sympathies with ‘the fallen’ and meaningful today. Or, How We Learned to Stop Wor- metres away, Canada isn’t that far their families—while conveying It is worth mentioning that rying and Love The Great War, by from Vimy. the principal message that war is the book given to me on the Ian McKay and Jamie Swift. The question that remains is ‘a miserable failure.’” train—Tom Douglas’ Valour at About halfway through the what we do with that memory. Is But that quest for peace in the Vimy Ridge—ends with a com- trip, near Kingston, I felt a poke it a memory that helps us forge years following the war began to pelling collection of letters sent in the elbow and, looking over new paths to peace, or one that change during successive genera- home during the war from Private my shoulder, I saw a friendly we use to militarize Canada and tions along with different interpre- Ronald MacKinnon to his sister whiskered man who was pushing create myths of the birth of some tations of the Vimy battle and the and father. another book in my direction. kind of warrior nation? Turns out war itself. How that happened is Wounded at Ypres, Private it’s both, and The Vimy Trap does presented in McKay and Swift’s MacKinnon is first sent back to a an admirable job of charting both Vimy Trap almost as if it were a “rotten camp” in Sussex, England courses, some of them mutually smart crime, procedural with the where he points out that “Our exclusive, some proceeding in clues along the trail. Some clues officers seem to be afraid of the tandem. lead from militaristic churchmen Imperial Authorities and nearly There is little doubt that many who become pacifists; others to all the towns around here are of the veterans who returned popular writers like Pierre Berton “out-of-bounds” to us.” from the sickening ditches filled and Timothy Findley, to respected Returned to France when he is with rotting corpses during the historians like Tim Cook, to Ot- healed, MacKinnon’s last letter is world’s first industrialized killing tawa’s Canadian War Museum, to dated April 6, 1917. spree brought home the message the “bellicose” Harper government. “This is Good Friday so I had a of “never again.” History, especially military good feed of eggs,” he wrote, “as I But if you read Canada’s history, is often rewritten to bol- will not be in a place where I can Citizenship Guide, first published ster sagging public opinion and get them on Sunday.” in 2009—the booklet that new open the public purse to military A letter that Private MacKin- immigrants must study in order spending. Incredible though it is, non’s father sent from Canada to pass the citizenship test—Vimy Valour At Vimy Ridge By Tom peace is a harder political sell. the day before April 5, 1917 “was get a mention that strongly sug- Douglas. Published by James What makes a good war memo- returned unopened in June. On gests it was somehow the birth of Lorimer, Toronto, 2007. rial if peace is again the goal? It’s not the envelope was inscribed: ‘De- a nation. so much the architecture—although ceased. Killed in Action 9-4-17.’ ” In the section that mentions “[Prime minister William Lyon both Vimy and Canada’s National Ronald MacKinnon was buried Vimy Ridge, the guide quotes an Mackenzie King], who orchestrated War Memorial, also conceived and in the Bois Carré British Military unnamed Canadian military of- the Vimy memorial, recoiled from built in Mackenzie King’s time—are Cemetery on the lower slope of ficer who once said, “In those few the notion that Canada was born on admirable in that respect. Compared Vimy Ridge. The Vimy Trap: Or how we learned to minutes I witnessed the birth of a Vimy Ridge,” writes McKay and Swift. to the recent toy-soldier contraption The painting, For What? by the Stop Worrying and Love The Great nation.” “That the country had secured its that is supposed to commemorate Group of Seven’s Fred Varley—who War By Ian McKay and Jamie Swift. Are nations “born” like babies independence and freedom through the war of 1812 from a knoll in front was an eyewitness to the war—can Published by Between The Lines, by a battle, or a stroke of the pen the exercise of military might.” of the East Block, they both inspire be still seen at the Canada War Toronto 2016. in a Confederation agreement or But he was not one of those rather than pander. Museum. It’s worth a visit. a repatriated Constitution? Or are one-sided peaceniks who were But critical questions of war Jim Creskey is one of the pub- “Here,” he said. “Here’s my Vimy they the sum total of a country’s victims of “an instinctive loathing and peace press on us today even lishers of The Hill Times. book. You can have this copy.” collective deeds and misdeeds? of military men.” more than they did in 1917. The Hill Times 16 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion The future of polling lies in social media

Prime Artifi cial intelligence Minister Justin can track changes in Trudeau has earned a public opinion in a reputation way that telephone as one of the world’s polls cannot. most social media-savvy leaders. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

erin Kelly Public opinion

ocial media isn’t just a broad- Scast technology, it’s also a polling technology; one that is far superior to any other on the planet today, including the telephone. So why does the Canadian government continue to use tele- phone polling to fi nd out what the citizenry is thinking? Why haven’t public servants progressed to new tools for polling, as have the gov- ernments of France, the United a drop in Conservative support. The AI is able to analyze the same the recent Trump election in people were unwilling to admit to Kingdom, and even municipal media assumed that the drop in people over the whole year. It the United States, BREXIT, and pollsters on the other end of the governments in Canada? support was due to Kurdi’s death, knows where your true colours the Canadian Federal Election telephone that they were going Last month, the Privy Coun- and “social media listening” on Twit- lie, and it doesn’t need to ask. in 2015. CIC does not require to vote Trump. It was unpopular cil Offi ce and Forum Research ter seemed to confi rm this. Tweets It was the Harper government’s opt-in and it does not require to admit such things in polite agreed to a $312,000 one year about Kurdish and Syrian refugees overreaction to the refugee issue the pollster to ask any questions company. But online, our AI could polling contract to conduct a increased 300-fold, as did criticism that cost them the election. The (that’s the beauty—the informa- see differently. weekly rolling survey of Canadi- of the Harper government, which Conservatives, in order to defend tion is already there). Consider Not everyone participates in ans. PCO decided to limit itself had been slow to let refugees into their refugee policy (which their the following advantages of using social media, and social media is to telephone surveys, however, the country. supporters weren’t asking them randomized, controlled samples overrepresented by some de- telephone polling has so many What Harper, the media, and to defend in the fi rst place), went from social media: mographic groups—like young problems that many governments just about everyone else failed to overboard, promoting fears about • Engagement score. CIC people. But there are enough have stopped using it. Consider recognize was that the fall in Con- Muslim immigration with the “bar- can tell us what percentage of people on social media that we the following: servative support had nothing to do baric cultural practices” tip line. the population is discussing a can get a representative sample of • Fewer than 10 per cent of re- with Alan Kurdi’s death. The day This over-reaction turned the soft particular topic without being the population. Not everyone has a spondents will agree to participate before Kurdi drowned, Statistics Conservative support away. prompted. For example, if I call telephone landline either. Con- in a telephone survey. This creates Canada published a report saying Because AI works 24 hours someone and ask “What do you sider that, since 2010, there are what scientists call opt-in bias. that Canada had entered a techni- a day, it is able to see, up to the think of the Islamophobia motion more people with a social media • Low opt-in rates force cal recession. It was this report, minute, when public opinion (M-103)”, the respondent will give account than with a telephone. pollsters to over-sample minority and not the drowning, that caused changes. It was able to distin- me an answer even if, previous This is why we sample. Sampling demographics. Since opt-in bias the fall in Conservative support. guish between reaction to the to this call, she didn’t care about ensures that we have enough tells us they are likely outliers to People who voted for Harper did so Statistics Canada report and the it at all. With CIC technology, we people in each demographic to begin with, this leads to a very because they believed him to be a photo of Alan Kurdi. can gauge how important a topic accurately assess public opinion. distorted view of public opinion. good steward of the economy. They With phone polling, if you are is to Canadians, without asking Contrast this with social media lis- • Merely posing a question to not asking the right questions, you were not concerned about his poli- them. tening, where companies listen to respondents creates question bias. have no chance of getting the right • Large sample sizes. We have cies on refugees. everything that is said. This is bad, • Small sample sizes are not answers. Furthermore, the phone a Canadian sample of 75,000 Ca- Conservatives supported tak- because, for example, one-third of representative. The government’s ing a cautious approach on immi- pollsters were questioning people nadians. Compare that with the all posts are made by bots. And rolling survey will sample 500 gration. And all those anti-Harper when emotions were running high. sample of 500 the government’s many lobbyists are paid to Tweet, people a week. That is not enough Tweets? This is a perfect example The AI, by contrast, can analyze rolling survey is using. distorting results like we saw in to tell us what people across the of why social media listening the same people all year, and can • No opt-in bias. Privacy is the 2015 Canadian election. country, from every region, lan- doesn’t work. Listening is not predict how things will settle after meticulously protected, no names The whole impetus for the guage, and socio-economic group the same as sampling. Listening immediate tragedies have passed. collected, only demographic think. Not even close. analyzes every Tweet, and Twitter We now have the ability to call information. The AI can map the populism movements taking • Rolling or windowed surveys is over-represented by certain de- up social media pages randomly demographics to the census to shape around the world is that are controversial because they mographic groups, so you need to the same way that we used to ensure a perfectly representative citizens do not feel they are being are trying to mimic longitudinal correct for this through sampling. randomly dial telephone num- sample—no weighting required. heard. It is still true that if you studies which survey the same Our artifi cial intelligence (AI) bers. To be clear: we’re not talking • No question bias. No ques- want to effect change in our so- people over a longer period of showed those anti-Harper Tweets about web panels. Web panels are tions are asked. Instead, the CIC ciety, you have to be well-heeled time. With new technology, there came from committed support- even worse than telephone poll- algorithm is able to interpret and organized. Policy is being is no need for this mimicry. Real ers of the Liberals and NDP. ing for gauging public opinion. what is being said to answer the made by special interest groups, longitudinal studies are already They were never going to vote Samples garnered from web questions posed to it—naturally lobbyists, and big business. We possible, for a fraction of the cost for Harper in the fi rst place. How panels are neither randomized and without biasing the sample. want to make it possible for poli- the government paid for this sub- do we know this? Because like nor controlled—two necessary Back in August, 2016, when cymakers to hear what citizens stitute method. so many elements of democracy, pre-conditions for interpreting media commentators were poking are saying, so that policy refl ects The 2015 Canadian federal traditional public opinion polling public opinion. I am talking about fun at Donald Trump for alienat- the needs of real people. election provides a good illustra- has been overtaken by technol- randomized, controlled samples ing black and Hispanic voters, Erin Kelly is president and tion of how telephone polls can ogy. The gap between technologi- of social media users. This new our company published a report CEO of Advanced Symbolics, lead to wrong insights, and cause cal adoption among consumers technology is called Conditional showing the opposite—that sup- an Ottawa-based company that politicians and policymakers to and technological innovation Independence Coupling (CIC). port for Donald Trump was grow- uses artifi cial intelligence (AI) for make the wrong decisions. among pollsters has contributed CIC (pronounced “kick”) was ing in exactly these demograph- public opinion research. Polls released a week after the to a parade of polling debacles, invented in 2012 and has been ics the pundits thought he was [email protected] viral release of a photo of the body whereby election eve numbers used successfully to predict over losing. Because the stereotype of This article was adapted from of three-year-old refugee Alan Kur- and actual election results are 100 elections and referendums the Trump voter was so nega- a version published in the March/ di washed ashore in Turkey showed wildly divergent. around the world, including tive (sexist, racist, lower class), April issue of Policy Magazine. The Hill Times | wednesday, april 5, 2017 17 News

Gina Wilson, an associate deputy minister ‘Nation builder’ for public safety, is being honoured in Ottawa Gina Wilson Wednesday by the Famous 5 Foundation, which works striving for civil to inspire and commemorate Canadian women. The Hill Times photograph service where by Jake Wright indigenous are ‘respected and included’ ‘I found that I was She then joined the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) as a senior actually able to have manager and worked as chief of staff to then-national chief Ovide more influence and Mercredi before leaving for the civil service in 1996, where she make more changes served for five years as the director general, aboriginal affairs, with the within than I was Correctional Service of Canada, outside the federal which manages federal prisons. Ms. Wilson credited her deci- Conversely, she said she’s advancement for indigenous tions, Inuit, and Metis people, and government,’ says sion to first consider working been able to use her position to people in the public service as create workplaces that are welcom- for the federal government to a explain to indigenous communi- problematic. ing in that regard,” she said. the high-ranking desire to continue working and ties the machinery of government. The report pointed out that “If people don’t feel under- living in the national capital area, indigenous people in government stood, they don’t necessarily feel indigenous public and noted that she was protest- Indigenous people are “overrepresented in the lowest connected to their workplace.” ing the policies of the federal salary ranges and underrepre- As part of efforts to foster servant. government as a member of the underrepresented in sented in senior management.” greater understanding, she noted AFN when the job opportunity senior management It goes on to states that the that the Canada School of Public Continued from page 1 presented itself. Ms. Wilson said the ultimate indigenous people are concentrat- Service is developing an indig- During her time in the civil goal of her efforts is to transform ed in departments serving their enous online learning service, the “I have never regretted that deci- service, she has worked for In- the public service into a more communities, and are leaving the first section of hichw is already sion, I found that I was actually able digenous and Northern Affairs hospitable place for indigenous federal public service at a “greater up and running. to have more influence and make (INAC), Indian Residential School employees. rate than they are being hired.” The program, she said, allows more changes within than I was Resolution Canada (IRSR), “The objective behind the Ms. Wilson pointed to the public servants the opportunity outside the federal government.” Employment and Social Develop- work that I do, being a champion number of indigenous people in to learn about indigenous history, As the associate deputy minis- ment Canada, the Privy Council for indigenous federal employ- executive positions as something culture, and values, and impress- ter for public safety, Ms. Wilson, Office (PCO), and Public Safety. ees is...to create a public service that needs to be “aggressively es upon them the contributions an Algonquin, is the highest As director general of engage- where indigenous peoples who improved,” but said her deputy made by indigenous people. ranking indigenous woman in the ment with PCO in 2005, she orga- are seeking and living a public minister colleagues are “increas- While Ms. Wilson said her role federal public service, and has nized a First Ministers meeting. service career are respected and ingly interested” in the issue, within government has allowed emerged as a designated cham- The following year, Ms. Wilson included,” she said. and are seeking out strategies to her to wield greater influence, she pion of indigenous employees was appointed as the assistant But while Ms. Wilson has man- bolster the numbers. acknowledges that it hasn’t always within government. deputy minister with IRSR, and aged to work her way through “I’m one of the very few [in- been easy for a self-described On Wednesday, she’ll be feted her office oversaw the co-ordina- the ranks, the upper echelons of digenous] senior public servants, activist who holds strong beliefs, as a “nation builder” at an event at tion of events leading to then- the public service remain largely I would definitely appreciate see- though she maintains she has Ottawa’s Rideau Club organized prime minister Stephen Harper’s white. ing more of us,” she said, noting always done her job diligently. by the Famous 5 Foundation, which historic apology in June 2008 As a whole, the federal gov- the number of talented and expe- “As a public servant, I’ve works to inspire, educate, and com- to the indigenous people who ernment employs a disproportion- rienced indigenous people work- always aimed to provide govern- memorate Canadian women. suffered through the residential ately large share of indigenous ing in the private sector. ments with the best public policy Ms. Wilson said she still hears school program, according to her people. According to Ms. Wilson, the advice,” she said. concerns and skepticism from biography on the Public Safety Indigenous people made up 4.6 government is doing a fairly good “I’ve often given just as many indigenous people about joining Canada website. per cent of federal civil servants job at attracting young indig- options as I could, and recom- what is sometimes depicted as She later held an assistant in 2014-15 compared to 3.3 per enous applicants, though retain- mended certain advice that I felt “the other side” or the “dark side.” deputy minister position with cent employed in similar roles in ing them has proven problematic, was right, and a number of times But she said that as a senior bu- INAC and associate deputy min- the broader Canadian economy, with many leaving for other op- those decisions are not necessar- reaucrat with roughly two decades ister position with Employment according to the 2016 annual portunities. ily taken, but I don’t think I’ve in the workplace, she can speak and Social Development Canada report on the public service When asked why this was ever become...discouraged by from experience about the wealth before being appointed associate prepared by the clerk of the privy happening, she cited a “lack of un- that.” of opportunities for indigenous deputy minister with the Public council. derstanding” of indigenous people Ms. Wilson said she’s always peoples in the federal government. Safety department in July 2015. People with indigenous iden- and issues, and their “diverse been interested in influencing “The federal government is a And last summer she per- tity made up 4.3 per cent of the perspectives” among those in the government decisions, but espe- large employer and there are many, formed a traditional smudging Canadian population in the 2011 public service as a significant cially preventing poor decisions, many opportunities for indigenous ceremony at an event for Na- census. challenge. an important role that often goes peoples in the federal government tional Aboriginal Day attended However, indigenous people In the face of these challenges, unrecognized. and in all facets,” she explained. by senior cabinet members and only make up 3.4 per cent of and emboldened by renewed Over the years, she said she Ms. Wilson began her career Prime Minister Justin Trudeau those in executive positions in the reconciliation efforts, the focus on has advised ministers, deputy as a social development worker (Papineau, Que.). public service compared to 5.2 indigenous employment efforts ministers, and other senior lead- in the First Nations community of In her various roles, Ms. per cent in the national work- has turned to fostering welcom- ers against certain decisions and Kitigan Zibi in western Quebec, Wilson said she has been able to force, statistics show. ing, respectful, and inclusive for the most part, her advice has located near Maniwaki, about 130 “translate” the realities of indig- Indigenous people held a workplaces, she said. been taken. kilometres north of Ottawa. enous peoples and communities slightly larger share, 3.7 per cent, “I know that for the federal “There’s a tendency that the right She was the executive director for public servants to help with of executive roles in government public service, in that spirit of thing to do does come back in ways, of health and social services in the programming, and to inform the in 2013-14. reconciliation, that we want to take in shapes, in forms,” she added. community, and later became direc- advice they provide to political A 2013 Senate report on em- actions to welcome, include, and [email protected] tor of the Wanaki Treatment Centre. and government leaders. ployment equity flagged limited demonstrate respect for First Na- The Hill Times 18 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES

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by Chelsea Nash Chinese ambassador says human rights, democracy shouldn’t factor in trade deal to countries that use capital punishment, The newly arrived torture, or other inhumane ways of punish- ing criminals. ambassador says changing Canada has sent prisoners back to China when the government was assured Canadian public opinion there would be no human rights abuses. of China will be one of his “We shouldn’t refuse judiciary and law enforcement, even though we have differ- biggest priorities during his ent judicial systems,” Mr. Lu said. But while Mr. McCallum works on mandate in Ottawa. improving Canada-China trade relations and tries to advocate for human rights in Continued from page 1 China, Mr. Lu says he will be spending a good chunk of his time in Ottawa “to in- Mr. Lu was fi rm in his opposition to this troduce Canada [to China] in an objective idea, however. manner, and seek their support.” “I think it’s an insult to democracy and He said while Chinese and Canadian human rights to take them into nego- relations have become stronger in recent tiations. If so, people will ask how much years, and that is generally refl ected in democracy and human rights cost,” the the “mainstream...sometimes the negative ambassador said in an interview at his voice sounds louder.” embassy on Monday. He spoke via a trans- Since his arrival, Mr. Lu said he’s no- lator. ticed Canadians sometimes wonder why Mr. Lu, who arrived in Canada on Feb. China cannot “act the same as Canada.” 28, said he considered the proposition of Mr. Lu said his time spent as vice-mayor including “non-trade factors” in a free trade of the Chinese city Wuhan led him to understand the complexities of “manag- agreement to be “unfair.” Chinese Ambassador Shaye Lu, who arrived in Ottawa on Feb. 28, is a bit of a history buff. ing affairs” in a country as big as China. China has offered to enter into trade The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia negotiations with Canada for years, and “It demands wisdom,” he said. “Based on the Liberal government agreed to enter the national conditions of China, it doesn’t able in French, though he prefers Chinese. into exploratory talks towards a deal in work if we just follow foreign examples.” foreign affairs offi ce of the Communist He is busy settling into Ottawa with his September of last year. He also said that while human rights Party of China. He has also served as wife, Liwen Wang. The couple has one son, Mr. Lu outlined “advancing talks” on the and democracy might not be the same as ambassador to Senegal. His arrival at the who is currently studying history at school free trade agreement as one of his main they are in Canada, critics of the Chinese end of February marked his very fi rst visit in China. Mr. Lu’s son seemingly takes priorities while posted here, so as to “create government should compare today’s China to Canada. after his father, who also admits he enjoys more favourable conditions to expand our with China twenty years ago. Over the past So far, he said he fi nds Ottawa to be history. Currently, he is studying Canadian trade.” two decades, China has been able to drasti- “very fresh,” and not too noisy. “It snows a history in his spare time, and hopes to visit While Mr. Lu may have different opin- cally reduce its poverty rate, for instance, lot,” he said with a smile, something that is Ottawa’s many museums and galleries ions than his counterpart in Beijing, Mr. nearly eliminating urban poverty. not common in Beijing. But he is look- when he has some time off from meeting McCallum, he said Mr. McCallum’s posting Aside from having been a vice-mayor, ing forward to enjoying Ottawa’s other and greeting Canadian government of- to China, as Canada’s former immigration Mr. Lu has also held multiple positions in seasons. fi cials, academics, journalists, and fellow minister, was signifi cant for the Canada- the Chinese department of foreign affairs, Mr. Lu admits his English is not the diplomats. China relationship, and “the right choice.” including most recently, as director general best, which is why he conducted his inter- [email protected] He said Mr. McCallum has a “very good for the bureau of policy research for the view via a translator. He is more comfort- understanding” of Mr. Trudeau’s position on China. Mr. Trudeau has made an effort on the foreign affairs fi le to engage with coun- status of Bills tries such as China, and Russia. While HOUSE OF COMMONS • C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefi ts Standards Act, 1985 SENATE Canada might disagree with human rights • S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Canadians Act (second reading) • S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based practices in these countries, Mr. Trudeau (second reading) • C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim surcharge) inequities in registration) (committee) maintains that engagement is the best way • C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action (second reading) • S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the Non-smokers’ to get a message across. Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second reading) • C-32, An Act related to the repeal of section 159 of the Criminal Health Act (second reading) This may prove to be a diffi cult task, • C-7, An Act to Amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act, Public Code (second reading) • C-4, An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code, Parliamentary however, given the clear contradiction Service Labour Relations and Employment Board Act, and others • C-33, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (second reading) Employment and Staff Relations Act, Public Service Labour between Mr. McCallum’s wish for human (RCMP union bill) (consideration of amendments made by the Senate) • C-34, An Act to amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act Relations Act, and Income Tax Act (third reading) rights to be addressed in a trade deal, and • C-12, An Act to Amend the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans and other Acts (second reading) • C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (third reading) Mr. Lu’s outright rejection of such an idea. Re-establishment and Compensation Act (second reading) • C-36, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (committee) • C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the It’s also not the only area in which they • C-17, An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio- • C-38, An Act to amend an Act to amend the Criminal Code Criminal Code (committee) disagree. Mr. McCallum said on Monday economic Assessment Act (second reading) (exploitation and traffi cking in persons) (second reading) • C-18, An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban Park Act, Parks that Canada and China are a “long, long” • C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act (second reading) • C-39, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unconstitutional Canada Agency Act, and Canada National Parks Act (second way off from an extradition treaty, as re- • C-22, National Security and Intelligence Committee of provisions) (second reading) reading) ported by The Globe and Mail. Parliamentarians Act (report stage) • C-42, An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Members and • C-30, Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Mr. Lu maintains that an extradition • C-23, Preclearance Act (committee) Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act, the Pension Trade Agreement Implementation Act (committee) treaty between the two governments would • C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and the Financial Act and the Department of Veterans Affairs Act and to make • C-31, Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act be mutually benefi cial. On the Canadian Administration Act (second reading) consequential amendments to other Acts (second reading) (committee) side, China’s human rights record is a • C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, • C-43, An Act respecting a payment to be made out of the • C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Canada Cooperatives Act, Canada Not-for-profi t Corporations Act, Consolidated Revenue Fund to support a pan-Canadian artifi cial (second reading) problem. Canada has a policy in place that intelligence strategy (second reading) prevents it from releasing foreign fugitives and Competition Act (committee) THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 19

hill ClimBerS by laura Ryckewaert Central NDP staff changes include new videographer

Emilie Grenier, who left at the beginning A number of staffi ng of March after roughly fi ve years on the job. Ms. Grenier was fi rst hired to work as changes have taken place in a policy researcher for the NDP in 2012 when it was the offi cial opposition. the NDP’s caucus research Nasha Brownridge is now a media logistics offi ce in recent months. offi cer for the NDP caucus, having joined the NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair speaks with media on the Hill. Along with recent hires, a number of team in February to replace Karyne Vienne upcoming staff additions are in the works. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright he NDP has undergone a healthy who had left the offi ce the month before. Thandful of changes to its central Ms. Brownridge had previously been a staffi ng roster on the Hill in the last few member’s assistant to NDP MP Linda Duncan, months, including the recent hiring of who represents Edmonton-Strathcona, Alta., a new videographer, Geoff McCaldin, since November 2015. She also previously who’s marking his fi rst day on the job worked as a parliamentary assistant to former April 3. NDP MP Jonathan Genest-Jourdain, who was “The videographer is really just a part of defeated in the 2015 federal election, and has building our direct communications team, just been parliamentary affairs and policy adviser being able to communicate with a greater di- in the Offi ce of the Commissioner of Offi cial versity of more engaging products,” Riccardo Languages, among other past experience, as Filippone, director of strategic communica- indicated by her LinkedIn profi le. tions to the NDP leader, told Hill Climbers. Pierre Michaud is now working as a Up until now, the caucus didn’t have a translator for the NDP caucus, replacing videographer on staff, and graphics and Anaïs Navarre who left the Hill back in Oc- writing have essentially been the “limit” of tober. Meanwhile, the hunt is currently on what the NDP caucus has been able to do to hire another new translator to fi ll a void in terms of online communications prod- left by the departure of Katelyn Sylvester, ucts, he said. who’d been working for the NDP on the “Being able to fi lm reaction from caucus Hill since the fall of 2011. members, to fi lm events, to create explain- In more belated news, around the start er videos, to react to issues and communi- of the New Year, Rick Devereux, who had cate on stuff that we’re working on and our been director of operations for the NDP on position on issues, that’ll be a big support the Hill, moved over to work at party head- and expansion of our capacity on the team quarters as director of leadership, with the for sure, and a really important one,” said ongoing leadership race set to end this fall. Mr. Filippone. Also a number of months ago, Danielle Having moved to Ottawa to work for the Dalzell replaced Sam Dinicol as a senior NDP fulltime, Mr. McCaldin was previous- writer for the NDP on the Hill. ly working as a freelance videographer in As with all parties in the House, the Montreal, and worked on contract for the NDP’s central caucus staff, working under party during its 2015 election campaign. the leader’s offi ce and research bureau, are heavily integrated and work out of offi ces at 202 Sparks St., as well as the leader’s offi ce in Centre Block. Each recognized party in the House of NDP director of strategic communications Riccardo Filippone, left, pictured with director of media Commons is allocated a budget to run both George Smith. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright a leader’s offi ce and a caucus research of- fi ce, which supports MP by providing infor- Royal Canadian Legion,” read the state- mation on bills and other issues before the Former PMO aide Lecce ment, which also said Mr. Lecce “has deep House, as well as various communications roots in his community.” products, among other things. For 2016-17, now Ontario PC candidate Mr. Brown is also a former Conservative the NDP was given $1,693,297 for its re- MP, having represented Barrie, Ont. in the search offi ce, dubbed NDP caucus services, Stephen Lecce, a former aide to Con- House of Commons from 2006 to 2015. and $2,059,807 for its leader’s offi ce. servative prime minister Stephen Harper, Mr. Lecce was fi rst hired to work as a Ray Guardia is chief of staff to outgo- was offi cially nominated as the Ontario communications strategist in Mr. Harper’s ing NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, aided Progressive Conservative Party’s candidate offi ce as Prime Minister in 2010, and before by three chiefs of staff: Jordan Leichnitz, in King-vaughan, Ont. last week. that had been president of the of Western Lucy Watson and Chantale Turgeon. James Mr. Lecce was named the party’s candi- University’s Students’ Council, his alma Smith, Sarah Andrews and Mélanie Richer date for the upcoming 2018 provincial elec- matter. Later in 2010, Mr. Lecce took leave are all caucus press secretaries. tion on April 2, while former Conservative to work on then-Conservative Party can- Other central NDP staffers include: MP Susan Truppe was named the Ontario didate Julian Fantino’s heated by-election Nasha Brownridge, pictured on Parliament Hill, Ève-Laurence Gasse, political researcher; PC candidate for London North Centre, bid in vaughan, Ont., his home riding. In is now a media logistics offi cer for the NDP. Orian Labrèche, political researcher; Omar Ont. and Aris Babikian was named the offi - 2011, Mr. Lecce was made deputy director Photograph courtesy of Facebook. Sabry, issues coordinator; Angela Rick- cial candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt, of communications in the PMO. He was man, issues coordinator; Myriam Legault, Ont., as recently reported by iPolitics. promoted again in early 2014 to the role of There are also plans to hire a second French writer and translator; Sonja van In a press release from Ontario PC lead- director of media relations to Mr. Harper. graphic designer to support the NDP cau- Dieen, coordaintor offi cer; Rosalie Boutil- er Patrick Brown on April 2, Mr. Brown A number of other former Conservative cus soon, who will work alongside current ier, correspondence coordinator; Shawn congratulated Mr. Lecce on his nomination staffers are working for Mr. Brown as lead- graphic designer Reg Albino. Mr. Filippone Sutherland, correspondence offi cer; and and noted the “wealth of experience” he er. That list includes former Harper PMO oversees direct communications, media, Cédric Williams, national and regional cau- brings. director of issues management Alykhan as well as policy and research in his role, cus coordinator for logistics. “Stephen has been an advocate for free Velshi, who is now Mr. Brown’s chief of meaning director of media George Smith There’s also Frank Galloro, IT offi cer; and fair elections abroad, and served as an staff, and deputy chief of staff Paul Hong, a and director of policy and research Tim Adrian Morrison, fi nancial coordinator; offi cial observer during the 2014 Tunisian former senior policy adviser to John Baird Howlett both report to him. Carlos Martinez, human resources coordi- election. Closer to home, he’s remained as foreign affairs minister, to name two. A new policy adviser is expected to be nator; Don Gauthier, IT coordinator; and active in the Italian-Canadian community [email protected] hired soon to replace former policy adviser Tanya Fredette, training coordinator. while working to get youth involved in the The Hill Times 20 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES

Party Central by shruti shekar Eric Baptiste, CEO of SOCAN (left) with Stewart Johnston, president of CIMA (right). Solange Drouin, vice-president of public affairs at ADISQ, Music, glamour, speaking at the afternoon event. mini quiches highlighted during Liberal MPP Marie-France Lalonde listening to Ms. Joly giving remarks at the CIMA & ADISQ event. Mr. Johnston, president of CIMA, speaking at the afternoon JUNOs weekend event.

t was JUNOs weekend in Ottawa, mean- Iing the downtown core was buzzing with energy, music, and of course, lots of parties. You would think that by Sunday even mu- sic-lovers would be in laundry-mode, relaxing at home. Nope. That afternoon the Sir John A. MacDonald Building was fi lled with nearly 200 Global Public Affairs’ Michael Dietrich, with his guest guests, including Parliamentarians, authors, Dana Logan at the JUNOs networking event. musicians, industry leaders and more. Hosted by the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) and Associa- Ind. Sen. René Cormier with NDP MP Pierre Nantel. tion québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video (ADISQ), the The Hill Times photographs by afternoon event brought many people to network, chat, and meet with Canadian Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. “It’s extremely important to have a Donna Murphy, vice-president of operations at CIMA strong independent producer industry in (right), Derek Andrews, chair of the World Music Canada and I’m happy to see that French Advisory Committee, and Yasmina Proveyer, music and English are both side-by-side working manager (left) at the event. together,” a casually dressed Ms. Joly said to me, before addressing the crowd. She briefl y talked about her time in Florence, Italy and the importance of showcasing creators for Canadian society locally and internationally. I briefl y chatted with Donna Murphy, vice-president of operations at CIMA, Derek Andrews, chair of the World Music Advisory Committee and Yasmina Global Public Affairs’ Sean Casey chatting with Christine Flutura Mazreku, right, executive assistant to Proveyer, a music manager about why hav- Yours truly taking a selife with Canadian Michaud, director of communications for Ms. Joly. Conservative MP and Elvanee ing this event was important for those in Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly. the music industry. Veeramalay, member assistant to Conservative MP Pat “The opportunity for the JUNOs and Between all the mingling, I noticed Kelly, both sharing a laugh. [the Canadian Academy of Recording Liberal MPP Marie-France Lalonde and Arts and Sciences] to be in Ottawa helps Solange Drouin, vice-president of pub- the cultural politics of the music industry lic affairs of ADISQ, before I had a brief get on the radar of the government,” Mr. chance to talk to Stewart Johnston, presi- Andrews said. dent of CIMA, and Eric Baptiste, CEO of “I think there are a lot of people here the Society of Composers, Authors & Music who are infl uential in developing Canadian Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). music and it’s great the minister will be “We are a community of communities here to meet those people.” and we come together at events like this to And just my luck, the one time I decided be part of the fellowship that we are,” said to eat lunch before heading to an event and Mr. Johnston, who added it takes a diverse Environment Minister Catherine McKenna walking the red the majority of the hors d’oeuvres were group of composers, singers, writers, carpet Sunday night at the JUNOs at the Canadian Tire Sky Bridges, CEO of APTN with Carole Vivier, CEO of vegetarian. They tiny delights ranged from labels, recorders and management com- Centre. Manitoba Film and Music. little pieces of toast with tomato mousse panies to come together to create music and herbs to petite quiches to shrimp and that Canada is well known for around the chicken on skewers world. Red and white wine, as well as beer Mr. Baptiste added that “the business were all on hand and free—a great refresh- is an ecosystem and the strength of every ment for the amazing weather that fi nally element of the ecosystem is very important came to Ottawa. at SOCAN we represent songwriters and I bumped into some familiar faces publishers, but it’s very important the re- including Emily Rowan, practice lead of cord labels—major and independent—are government relations at Engineers Canada, healthy and it’s important to highlight this and Sean Casey, vice-president of cultural here in Ottawa during JUNOs weekend.” industries at Global Public Affairs, who I had a chance to chat with Sky Bridges, was chatting away with Christine Michaud, CEO of Aboriginal Peoples Television director of communication for Ms. Joly. Network, and Carole Vivier, CEO and fi lm From Global Public Affairs, Michael Di- commissioner of Manitoba Film and Music. etrich was also present, as well as Ben Carr, Before jetting off to take in some of director of parliamentary affairs for Ms. Joly. the gorgeous weekend weather, I quickly Other staffers were also enjoying the spoke with NDP MP Pierre Nantel and Ind. music and food, including Elvanee Verama- Senator René Cormier. lay, member assistant to Conservative MP Shruti Shekar is the editor of The Lobby Monitor, owned by Hill Times Publishing. , who was chatting with Flutura Gov. Gen. David Johnston looking sharp smiling for the Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson smiling at the red carpet during [email protected] Mazreku, executive assistant to Conserva- cameras at the JUNOs red carpet Sunday. Sunday night’s JUNOs. tive MP Randy Hoback. 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Celebrating Pakistan's national day: Mahmoud Eboo, resident representative of the Aga Khan Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to Development Network, with Pakistani High Broadbent receive the Indigenous Women in Leadership Commissioner Tariq Khan and a minister of the high Award from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal commission, Muhammad Saleem. Institute hosts Business on April 6 in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright Progress Summit Ambassador of the Philippines Petronila Garcia with Mr. Research Centre. Thursday, April 6, 7:30 a.m., Parlia- Khan at the Chateau Laurier on March 23. mentary Dining Room, Centre Block. No charge to MPs, April 5-7 Senators, and media. All others, $25. Pre-registration required by Monday, April 3, by contacting Donna Boag, PAGSE [email protected] or call 613-991-6369. 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Black Lives Matter-Toronto; and more. April 5-7. Delta NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon St. N. For registration from 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, details, see: broadbentinstitute.ca/summit2017. on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at Indigenous Women in Leadership Award and Key- A good number of diplomats fi lled the room to celebrate 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. note—The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business their colleague's culture, including newly arrived Indian will present this award to Justice Minister Jody Wilson- Bloc Québécois Caucus Meeting—The Bloc Québé- Mr. Khan with Conservative MP . High Commissioner Vikas Swarup. cois caucus will meet from 9:30 a.m. in the Fran- Raybould in Toronto, April 6 at the Design Exchange. cophonie room (263-S) in Centre Bock, on Wednesday. 5:30-9:30 p.m. For more information, call press attaché Julie Groleau, FRIDAY, APRIL 7 514-792-2529. The 15-Year Experiment: An Update on the Afghanistan Breakfast Invitation: Future of News—Following the luck o’ the Irish: Ireland’s national day bash Reconstruction Effort—The University of Ottawa presents release of The Shattered Mirror in January, the Public a conversation with John Sopko, SIGAR (Special Policy Forum continues the conversation on the future Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction) for of news and democracy with a breakfast session on the United States. April 5. 1-2:30 p.m. 120 University Friday, April 7, with Emily Bell, founding director, Tow Pvt., Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ottawa Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Univer- FSS 5028. sity. She will be interviewed by Edward Greenspon, Famous 5 Speaker Series—Gina Wilson, Public Safe- president of the PPF, about her new research on the ty Canada’s associate deputy minister, the most senior rise of the fake news ecosystem, the role of Facebook’s First Nations woman in the , will algorithmic changes and the surge in AI-based misinfor- Saint Patrick's Day was celebrated in be celebrated as a nation builder. Wednesday, April 5, mation campaigns. The interview will be followed by a diplomatic circles on March 21 at the Q&A session. 7:45-9 a.m. Centre Block Room 256-S, 5:30-7:30 p.m., the Rideau Club, 99 Bank St., Ottawa. Irish ambassador's residence, and Tickets $25, plus GST. eventbrite.ca/e/an-evening-with- Parliament Hill. $20-$35. Register via: eventbrite.ca/e/ Irish Ambassador Jim Kelly greets Mr. Kelly with Slovenian gina-wilson-tickets-32701616415 the-future-of-news-and-democracy-in-canada-breakfast- featured a performance by a harpist in a Koviljka Spiric, the ambassador of Ambassador Marjan The Harper Factor, Panel Discussion and Book Sign- event-tickets-32962832720. green dress. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cencen. ing—Co-editors Jennifer Ditchburn and Graham Fox will SATURDAY, APRIL 8 read from their book, The Harper Factor, on Wednesday, April 5, at 7 p.m. in the MacOdrum Library at Carleton 2017 CFHS National Animal Welfare Conference—The University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, as part of annual Canadian Federation of Humane Societies Na- the Ottawa International Writers Festival. The panel tional Animal Welfare Conference features speakers and discussion will be hosted by professor Susan Harada, dozens of different animal welfare topics, helping to associate director of Carleton’s school of journalism. further professionalize the sector, build knowledge and She will be joined by panellists Derek Antoine, instruc- set the agenda for Canada’s humane movement for the tor at Carleton’s school of journalism and Paul Wilson, year to come. April 8-11, 2017. The Westin Ottawa, 11 associate professor with Carleton’s political manage- Colonel By Dr. conference.cfhs.ca. ment program. MONDAY, APRIL 10 THURSDAY, APRIL 6 House, Senate Sitting—The House and Senate are Bacon & Eggheads Breakfast—The Partnership Group sitting April 10-13. They break April 14-28 and resume The High Commissioner for Saint Kitts and Nevis Shirley for Science and Engineering presents a talk, ‘Building sitting May 1-19 (the Senate’s fi rst fi xed sitting day is Skerritt-Andrew chats with Costa Rican Ambassador New Zealand High Commissioner Daniel Mellsop, a Climate-Smart World: How Development Research May 2, and last is May 18). Roberto Dormond and the High Commissioner of with Anne Martin, and her spouse, Mr. Kelly, and Helps the Global Population Adapt to Climate Change,’ Cameroon, Solomon Azoh-Mbi. Jane Hooker, Mr. Mellsop's spouse. with Robert Hofstede, International Development Continued on page 23 The Low Tide Cocktail Hour

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FRIDAY, APRIL 21 Parliamentary Diplomatic Hospitality Group—The Canadian Federa- tion of University of Women’s Diplomatic Hospitality Calendar Group in Ottawa invites diplomats, their spouses/ partners, and their families to this event. Enjoy a day of history and nature in the Ottawa Valley. This outing will feature a visit to the Diefenbunker Cold War Museum and Aquatopia Lunch. 3929 Carp Rd., and 2710 March Rd., Carp. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. A nominal fee will be charged to help cover costs. SATURDAY, APRIL 22 Earth Day 2017 with David Suzuki, Ian Hanington, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson—The Ottawa Interna- tional Writers Festival presents this talk Saturday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks Washington Post St. Tickets: general $35; reduced $20; and free for members ($5 more at the door). writersfestival.org. cartoonist to TUESDAY, APRIL 25 Natan Obed, centre, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Perry Bellegarde, right, national chief Canada’s Infrastructure Outlook—The Ottawa Eco- of the Assembly of First Nations, will be among the speakers at this year’s Progress Summit put on nomics Association (OEA) invites you to a luncheon by the Broadbent Institute at the Delta Ottawa City Centre hotel, April 5-7. They are pictured with speak at May 2 event featuring Glenn Campbell (executive direc- Nunavut Premier Peter Taptuna at last December’s First Ministers’ Meeting in Ottawa. The Hill Times tor, Canada Infrastructure Bank Transition Office, Infrastructure Canada) and Jordan Eizenga (partner, photograph by Sam Garcia press freedom infrastructure M&A, Deloitte LLP). Join the OEA for a panel discussion on Canada’s infrastructure needs, and celebrate Canadian writers and writing will happen SUNDAY, MAY 28 the government’s infrastructure investment plan and Wednesday, May 10, at the Chateau Laurier hotel. The lunch the role of the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Members: evening will end with the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen NDP Leadership Debate—The party will hold a de- $50 prepaid on-line/$80 at the door; Non-members: Prize winner for the best political book of the year. bate in Sudbury. 2-3 p.m. Cambrian College. In order $75/$100; Student members: $25/$30 (online prices Nominees: Kamal Al-Solaylee for Brown: What Being to vote for the leader, you need to become a member Continued from page 22 are exclusive of HST). Tuesday, April 25, 11:45 a.m., Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone); Christie of the NDP no later than Aug. 17. Online voting begins Chateau Laurier Hotel, Laurier Room. Details and Blatchford for Life Sentence: Stories from Four De- Sept. 18 and a leader will be announced no later than Oct. 29. TUESDAY, APRIL 11 registration via cabe.ca. cades of Court Reporting – Or, How I Fell Out of Love with the Canadian Justice System (Especially Judges); WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 Life and Health Insurance Industry Advocacy Day— TUESDAY, MAY 2 Ian McKay and Jamie Swift for The Vimy Trap: Or, CEOs representing Canada’s life and health insurance Ottawa Press Freedom Luncheon—Ann Telnaes, The How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Great CANSEC 2017—This is an annual showcase of tech- industry will be in Ottawa to meet with Parliamentar- Washington Post’s Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist War; James McLeod for Turmoil, as Usual: Politics in nology, products, and services for land-based, naval, ians about issues of importance to Canadians, such and president of the Association of American Editorial Newfoundland and Labrador and the Road to the 2015 aerospace, and joint forces military units. Organizers as access to affordable prescription drugs, investing Cartoonists, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Election; and Noah Richler for The Candidate: Fear and say this two-day event is the largest and most important in Canada’s infrastructure and international trade. For World Press Freedom Day luncheon and awards pre- Loathing on the Campaign Trail. defence industry event in Canada. Until June 1. EY more information, contact Susan Murray (smurray@ sentation. Telnaes will speak on “Donald Trump’s Dys- MONDAY, MAY 15 Centre, 4899 Uplands Dr., Ottawa, Ont. defenceandse- clhia.ca). functional Relationship with the Press: A Cartoonist’s curity.ca/CANSEC2016/cansec/Overview. Michael Healey’s 1979—Canada’s Shaw Festival View.” The annual luncheon, hosted by the Canadian Donner Prize—The award for the best public policy THURSDAY, JUNE 1 is set to co-produce a new production of 1979 by Committee for World Press Freedom, in partnership book by a Canadian will be announced in Toronto at Michael Healey with Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre with the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, recognizes the Donner Prize’s Gala evening. The Donner Prize A Collaborative Roadmap for Canadian Parliamentary Company. The play takes us back to the eve of former the ongoing struggle for journalistic freedom by honour- encourages and celebrates excellence in public policy Reform—Michael Chong, , and Kennedy prime minister Joe Clark’s minority government’s defeat ing winners of the annual Press Freedom Award and writing by Canadians and the winner receives $50,000 Stewart, will launch their book at Ben McNally Books, in a non-confidence motion. It’s a fast-paced satire International Editorial Cartoon contest. Tuesday, May 2. while the other nominated authors receive $7,500. The 366 Bay St., on June 1 in Toronto. The book is called incorporating political heavyweights and influencers of 11:30 a.m. Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel ballroom. shortlist will be announced in April and the winner will Turning Parliament Inside Out: Practical Ideas for the era. The production will rehearse at Shaw Festival, Tickets: $65, or $120 for two. https://www.eventbrite. be proclaimed at a gala dinner on Monday, May 15. Reforming Canada’s Democracy. Author proceeds will premiere in Ottawa at GCTC and tour back to Shaw as ca/e/19th-annual-world-press-freedom-day-awards- Last year’s winner was Donald Savoie’s What Is Govern- go to Samara Canada. part of its 2017 season. The Ottawa component will luncheon-tickets-32899334796 ment Good At? A Canadian Answer. For more informa- SATURDAY, JUNE 3 run from April 11 to 30, 2017. Tickets for Ottawa’s Vision Forum—May 2. To celebrate the launch of tion, contact the Donner Prize manager Sherry Naylor production on sale: 613-236-5196 or gctc.ca. Vision Health Month, visit the Vision Health Forum for at 416-368-8253 or [email protected]. Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner—Press gallery Canada Arab Business Council Annual Business some light refreshments, interactive displays, and mini members are urged to bring their favourite Parliamen- Forum & Gala Dinner—Trade Minister François-Philippe vision expo. The Canadian Association of Optometrists, TUESDAY, MAY 16 tarian to this annual event. Saturday, June 3. Canadian Champagne will be the keynote speaker. Among the Canadian Council of the Blind, Foundation Fighting Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers Museum of History. The evening will begin with a Arab delegates, Algeria will be well represented by the Blindness, and the Canadian National Institute for the of Canada—The Society of Composers, Authors, and reception in the River View Salon at 5:30 p.m. The largest business delegation ever to visit Canada led by Blind will be hosting the Vision Forum. 4-8 p.m., Room Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) invites all Parlia- dinner will be held in the Grand Hall at 7 p.m. Tickets: the president of Algeria’s Business Leaders Forum, Ali 256-S, Centre Block. For questions or to RSVP, contact mentarians and staff to come celebrate Canadian music $113 per person. Part of the ticket price will go to a Haddad. Hilton Lac Leamy, 3 Boulevard du Casino, Laurence Therrien: [email protected] or 613-241- talent at a reception on May 16 on Parliament Hill. donation to a charitable organization to further journal- Gatineau, Que. The day begins at 7:15 a.m. with a 6000, ext. 226. 5:30-8:30 p.m. The event will showcase music perfor- ism. Tickets will be limited to a total of four per active networking breakfast and opening remarks, a speech THURSDAY, MAY 4 mances from English and French top-chart artists. member. by former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge, and TUESDAY, JUNE 6 panel discussions. Mr. Champagne speaks at 8:20 Bacon & Eggheads Breakfast—The Partnership Group WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 p.m. during the gala dinner. CABC members: $275, for Science and Engineering presents a talk, ‘Next- Canada Grows On Trees: Celebrating Canada’s Sustain- Diplomatic Hospitality Group—The Canadian Federa- non-members: $350 + HST. Register via eventbrite. Generation Technologies for Tomorrow’s Crops: Getting ably Managed Natural Resource, Forests—The Forest tion of University of Women’s Diplomatic Hospitality ca/e/canada-arab-business-council-annual-forum-and- to the Roots of Global Food Security’ with Leon Kochian, Products Association of Canada will be hosting a cocktail Group in Ottawa invites diplomats, their spouses/part- gala-dinner-tickets-32086491560. University of Saskatchewan. Thursday, May 4, 7:30 a.m. reception on May 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m., in the Laurier ners, and their families to this event, with the theme WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 Parliamentary Dining Room, Centre Block. No charge to Room at the Château Laurier in Ottawa. For more informa- Canada’s First Capital. It will feature a visit to Kings- MPs, Senators, and media. All others, $25. Pre-regis- tion or to RSVP, please contact [email protected]. ton, including a bus tour, cruise, and lunch. 8 a.m.-5 Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in tration required by Monday, May 1 by contacting Donna p.m. A nominal fee will be charged to help cover costs. Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more Boag: [email protected] or call 613-991-6369. THURSDAY, MAY 18 Great Canadian Debates: The Government Must Act information, please call Liberal Party media relations at MONDAY, MAY 8 U.S. Tax Reform and Canadian Competitiveness—The to Save Journalism in Canada—The Macdonald-Laurier [email protected] or 613-627-2384. Ottawa Economics Association (OEA) invites you to Institute presents this debate between former Toronto Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives will Our Whole Society: Religion and Citizenship at a luncheon event featuring Jack Mintz, president’s Star publisher John Honderich (for) and Postmedia col- meet for their national caucus meeting. For more informa- Canada’s 150th–May 8-9, St. Paul University, Ottawa. fellow, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary, umnist Andrew Coyne (against). 7 p.m. June 6. Barney tion, contact Cory Hann, director of communications, Con- At Canada’s 150th, we need to discover a new way of and national policy adviser, EY Canada. Jack Mintz Danson Theatre, Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Pl., servative Party of Canada at [email protected]. talking, thinking, and acting together so that Canada’s will present his views on U.S. tax reform, Canadian Ottawa. Tickets: $25-$20. macdonaldlaurier.ca. NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet religious diversity can become a resource for our competitiveness, and what needs to be done to improve WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7 from 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, collective advancement. Building on years of experi- private investment in Canada. Members: $50 prepaid on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at ence in interfaith and religious-secular dialogue, this on-line/$80 at the door; Non-members: $75/$100; APEX Symposium 2017: Celebrating Leadership, Inno- 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. conference will convene a range of fresh perspectives Student members: $25/$30 (online prices are exclu- vation, and Diversity—APEX, an association representing Bloc Québécois Caucus Meeting—The Bloc Québé- around the themes of Reconciliation, Immigration & sive of HST). Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 11:45 a.m., the interests of the 6,400 federal executive com- cois caucus will meet from 9:30 a.m. in the Fran- Refugees, and Solidarity in Diversity. Speakers include: Chateau Laurier Hotel, Laurier Room. Details and munity across Canada, is holding its flagship annual cophonie room (263-S) in Centre Bock, on Wednesday. John Ralston Saul; John Borrows; Rita Chahal; Andrew registration via cabe.ca. professional development and networking symposium. For more information, call press attaché Julie Groleau, Bennett; Douglas Sanderson; Ingrid Mattson; Howard Speakers include: Salim Ismail, a Waterloo grad and 514-792-2529. Adelman; Karen Joseph; Bishop Mark MacDonald; WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 global ambassador at Singularity University; Zabeen Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to Palbinder Shergill; and Martin Mark. To register: inter- Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to Hirji, chief human resource officer with the RBC, who make its latest interest rate announcement as well as faithconversation.ca/2017. make its latest interest rate announcement. 10 a.m. will participate in a panel discussion on diversity and publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. 10 a.m. inclusiveness in the workplace; and Michele Maheux, Former Parliamentarians—The Canadian Associa- TUESDAY, MAY 9 THURSDAY, MAY 25 chief operating officer from the Toronto International th tion of Former Parliamentarians’ 12 annual Douglas Global Impact Soiree by the Canadian Council for Diplomatic Hospitality Group—The Canadian Federation Film Festival, who will participate in a panel session on C. Frith Dinner will take place on Wednesday, April International Co-operation—On the occasion of Canada’s of University of Women’s Diplomatic Hospitality Group in what it takes to be a top employer in Canada. The sym- 12 in the ballroom of the Fairmont Château Laurier 150th anniversary, the Canadian Council for Interna- Ottawa invites diplomats, their spouses/partners, and their posium invites participation from the public, private hotel from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The guest speaker, Pierre tional Co-operation is hosting the Global Impact Soirée, families to this event, with the theme Historic Ottawa. and academic sectors. June 7 and 8, Shaw Centre, Pettigrew, will speak about “The future of Globalization an inspiring social event to highlight the achievements It will feature a visit to the Billings Estate Historic Site, 55 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa. For more information: apex. and Canada’s Place in the Emerging World Order.” For of our colleagues, community, and country. May 9, 2100 Cabot St., Ottawa. 10 a.m.-noon. A nominal fee will gc.ca/en/services/symposia additional information, please call the CAFP office at Museum of Nature, 4th floor gallery. Tickets, early bird be charged to help cover costs. The Parliamentary Calendar is a free events listing. 613-947-1690. special $50 until April 15, include gourmet food and Send in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or govern- Day of Pink Gala—Celebrate queer and trans women one drink ticket. Regular price $65. Attire: cocktail/ SATURDAY, MAY 27 mental event in a paragraph with all the relevant details at the Day of Pink Gala, hosted by the Canadian Centre black tie. globaldev150.ca/global-impact-soiree. Conservative Party Leadership Convention—The under the subject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Award presenters and WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Conservatives will elect their next leader on May 27, [email protected] by Wednesday at noon before the hosts include MPs , Sheri Benson, 2017. The party is urging Conservative Party members Monday paper or by Friday at noon for the Wednesday , Catherine McKenna, Randy Boissonnault, Politics and the Pen—Politics and the Pen, the an- to buy memberships or renew them in order to vote. paper. We can’t guarantee inclusion of every event, but and others. April 12. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Horticulture nual fundraiser that brings together federal politicians, For more information, contact Cory Hann, director of we will definitely do our best. Building, Lansdowne Park, 1525 Princess Patricia Way, writers, diplomats, and notable arts and business lead- communications, Conservative Party of Canada, at [email protected] Ottawa. Free. RSVP via ccgsd-ccdgs.org. ers to support the Writers’ Trust’s mandate to advance 613-697-5614. The Hill Times