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Trump Effect HOW Freeland Trump pilloried forr TO Effect unproven misconductct STOP is sweeping the Trump/Brexit of her juggernaut Europe grandfatherer Warren Kinsella p. 5 Sheila Copps p. 9 Lubomyr Luciuk p. 1111 TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 1416 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 $5.00 Women march on the Hill Women want in Shruti Shekar p. 26 Feature Anti-Islamophobia motion News Cabinet Liberals buzzing about a summer Amid death threats cabinet shuffl e, fall Throne Speech BY ABBAS RANA in the fall as Liberals approach the and hate over her anti- midpoint of their four-year man- PARLIAMENT HILL—Govern- date until the next federal election ment backbenchers say Prime Min- in 2019 and after the Conservatives ister Justin Trudeau could conduct elect their new leader in late May. Islamophobia motion, Grit a major cabinet shuffl e this sum- MP Khalid takes high road mer followed by a Throne Speech Continued on page 22 News Conservative leadership A month after M-103 was debated in the House, amidst a fi restorm of negative reaction, Grit MP Iqra Khalid is staying positive. The police Bernier, O’Leary, and Scheer continue to patrol her Mississauga riding offi ce, but she’s moving on. considered top contenders for Conservative leadership, say Conservative insiders BY ABBAS RANA the top three contenders of the 14 contestants vying for the party’s Conservative MP Maxime leadership, say Conservative Bernier, businessman Kevin Party insiders. O’Leary, and Conservative MP Andrew Scheer are considered Continued on page 6 News Lobbying Lobbying the money man: Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 Morneau draws interest from wide range of GR practitioners BY DEREK ABMA released in the budget on March 22—it’s not surprising that so many Being the gatekeeper of more than people want an audience with $300-billion in annual government Finance Minister Bill Morneau. Liberal MP Iqra Khalid, pictured on the Hill, will see her motion debated again March 21. It’s set to pass. The Hill spending—details of which for Times photograph by Jake Wright the 2017-18 fi scal year are to be Continued on page 7 2 MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES Ottawa, including of some crowds skating Canadian Film Fest this month in Toronto. on the Rideau Canal. The movie is called Filth City. It’s set In an interview with Immigration and in a city called York, which has a mayor, Refugee Minister Ahmad Hussen, Mr. Kristof played by Kingston, Ont., native Pat Thorn- asks about Canada’s history of being “every ton, who is caught on Heard on the Hill bit as xenophobic and racist in immigration video smoking crack. policies as the U.S. and Europe,” and why According to a sum- at this time Canada is moving in a different mary on the festival’s by Derek Abma direction than other Western countries. website, Mayor Tom Mr. Hussen cites the 1982 patriation of Hogg, who’s run- the Constitution and inclusion of the Charter ning for re-election, of Rights and Freedoms, with its “commit- becomes “desperate ment to multiculturalism,” as a factor. He to get his hands on PCO seeks ‘issues ninja,’ also talks about the emphasis Canada places that video. But so on language training as “key and integral are Hogg’s many to integration and settlement.” He says the enemies, includ- government will spend $900-million this year ing his eco-friendly ‘master storyteller’ on settlement services for newcomers. opponent (Kathleen Later in the video, Mr. Kristoff says Phillips); a vigilante cop out for revenge one thing that helps Canadians maintain (Danny Polishchuk); a grieving girl on the a positive attitude on immigration and run (Melinda Shankar) and a timid but te- he Privy Council Offi ce is taking great said he’s willing to put some money into, refugees is that it doesn’t have “a poorer nacious journalist (Siobhan Murphy). They Tstrides to make working in the federal and that it would be not for profi t and “just country right next door that is sending all want to take the Mayor down, but Hogg public service more interesting, and appar- for the good that supporting musicians undocumented immigrants and causing re- and his crew of dirty cops aren’t going out ently coming up with cool job titles is part brings.” sentment,” in reference to the United States’ without a fi ght.” of that strategy. He told The Hill Times in an email that relationship with Mexico. The “dark comedy crime story” is slated An internal job posting went out late he’s heard back from some people and However, he adds, “This also is, I think, to close the festival on Saturday, March 25 last month seeking an “issues ninja,” a that he’s “encouraged by how others are a case of political leadership.” at 8 p.m. at Toronto’s Scotiabank Theatre. “master storyteller,” and another job to reacting, very encouraged in fact. There’s That’s followed by an interview with support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that so much fi ne musical talent in Canada that Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was a little of both. can use all the help they can get to reach in which she says of welcoming newcom- De adder has new coff ee The posting was open to those al- and delight a broader audience.” ers to Canada: “I think it’s becoming, really, ready working in the public service in the While there are many details to be part of our identity. I think Canadians are table book on way National Capital Region, and applications worked out, he said his vision is to have sort of doubling down right now and a lot Michael de Adder, an award-winning were due Feb. 26. The positions were adver- the musical content hosted on a “microsite of us are saying, ‘Yeah, this is who we are.’ ” syndicated editorial cartoonist, whose tised as temporary placements that would and to use social media and YouTube as the She’s later asked how vulnerable work appears in The Hill Times, has a new pay the successful candidates between engines for building the audience.” Canada is to terrorism, given its welcoming $89,112 and $101,892 annually. approach to refugees. Ms. Freeland replies, coffee table book coming out later this One job was for an issues ninja in the “Being an open society means being a year that highlights what it means to be a PCO’s strategic communications division. Campbell named new vulnerable society, and we are 100 per cent Canadian, just in time for Canada’s 150th This person was to have “spidey senses” committed to do everything in our power to birthday. that would help them “anticipate issues” trade commissioner protect Canadians.” The book will be called You Might Be and “tackle tough ones,” overseeing com- From Canada If … . Published by Ma- munications for a group of departments Ailish Campbell is Canada’s new trade cIntyre Purcell Publishing, it’s similar in and providing advice to senior offi cials in commissioner. Granatstein, Richler to theme to past books from Mr. de Adder the PCO and Prime Minister’s Offi ce. She tweeted the news such as You Might Be From Nova Scotia If Another position was as a master herself last week, saying, debate if Canada should ... , You Might Be From New Brunswick If storyteller for Privy Council Clerk Mi- “Excited to work with … , and You Might Be From Newfoundland chael Wernick’s communications team. Canadian companies & be ashamed of history and Labrador If … . Writing speeches, social media, issues incredible team.” An example of the kind of thing that management, and internal communication Ms. Campbell had can be found in this 128-page book, which were among the aspects of this job. been an associate is slated for release in mid-May, is a draw- Lastly, the PCO was looking for assistant deputy ing of someone in a winter setting with someone to be an issues ninja and master minister for the text, “It’s so cold your nostrils froze storyteller for a PCO component known Finance Canada together.” as “prime minster’s products.” This person since Novem- was to write “non-partisan communica- ber 2015, was Upcoming book assesses tions” to support the prime minister’s “ac- vice-president Ailish Campbell, the tivities and announcements.” Among other of policy for the new trade commissioner. John A.’s legacy in things, this person would need to deal with Business Council Photograph courtesy of “highly sensitive fi les that require discre- of Canada for Ailish Campbell’s Twitter present-day Canada tion, tact, and attention to detail.” more than two years before that, A new book is coming out that looks and between 2008 and 2013 held a number Jack Granastein will debate Noah Richler at the vision aspired to 150-years ago by Bruce Anderson looks into of senior positions at Industry Canada. on Canadian history. Photographs courtesy of Canada’s fi rst prime minister, Sir John A. replicating NPR music Macdonald-Laurier Institute Macdonald, and how this vision has held New York Times video over into the Canada we see today. program The book is called Sir John A’s Echo: profi les Canadian refugee Historian Jack Granatstein and NDP The Voice for a Stronger Canada, written Bruce Anderson, the consummate Ot- candidate and author Noah Richler will be by John Boyko and published by Dundurn. tawa insider with involvement in Spark policy featured in the next edition of the Macdon- A release from the publisher says the Advocacy, Summa Communications, ald-Laurier Institute’s Great Canadian De- book “examines the Abacus Data, National Newswatch, and his New York Times columnist Nicholas bates, discussing whether Canada’s history question” of whether own Anderson Insight, is trying to repli- Kristof is behind a new video on the news- is something to be ashamed of.
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