TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO. 1260 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSWEEKLY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 $4.00 HEARD ON THE HILL BUZZ NEWS HARASSMENT Artist paints Queen, other prominent MPs like ‘kings, queens in their people, wants a national portrait gallery little domains,’ contribute to ‘culture of silence’: Clancy BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT “The combination of power and testosterone often leads, unfortu- n arm’s-length process needs nately, to poor judgment, especially Ato be established to deal in a system where there has been with allegations of misconduct no real process to date,” said Nancy or harassment—sexual and Peckford, executive director of otherwise—on Parliament Hill, Equal Voice Canada, a multi-par- say experts, as the culture on tisan organization focused on the Hill is more conducive to getting more women elected. inappropriate behaviour than the average workplace. Continued on page 14 NEWS HARASSMENT Campbell, Proctor call on two unnamed NDP harassment victims to speak up publicly BY ABBAS RANA Liberal Senator and a former A NDP MP say the two un- identifi ed NDP MPs who have You don’t say: Queen Elizabeth, oil on canvas, by artist Lorena Ziraldo. Ms. Ziraldo said she got fed up that Ottawa doesn’t have accused two now-suspended a national portrait gallery, so started her own, kind of, or at least until Nov. 22. Read HOH p. 2. Photograph courtesy of Lorena Ziraldo Liberal MPs of “serious person- al misconduct” should identify themselves publicly and share their experiences with Canadians, NEWS LEGISLATION arguing that it is not only a ques- tion of fairness, but would also be returns on Monday, as the race helpful to address the issue in a Feds to push ahead on begins to move bills through the transparent fashion. Vancouver Liberal Sen. Larry Campbell Parliament before it adjourns “It’s hard for me, as a male, to and former two-term NDP MP Dick in four weeks on Dec. 12, perhaps suggest this, but maybe in Proctor are encouraging NDP MPs to anti-terrorism, budget bills ending the scrappy, boisterous publicly share their accusations. The legislative year for good. All the Continued on page 26 Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright BY RACHEL AIELLO debate on their controversial political parties are preparing for new anti-terrorism legislation, the next federal election. he Conservatives plan to Bill C-44, and swiftly move it wrap up second reading to committee when the House Continued on page 18 T THE FULL NELSON PARLIAMENT NEWS SENATE OPINION CLIMATE Time to reinvigorate Nolin, Eaton, Andreychuk considered ‘Canada has run out of excuses for failing Parliament, right now top contenders for next Senate Speaker staffers tell MPs what to do and to reduce emissions’ say, and MPs lack the informa- BY ABBAS RANA list of top contenders, say Conser- tion they need to be effective vative Senate sources. BY DAVID CRANE legislators. Watching parliamen- rime Minister Stephen Harper Whoever is appointed the tary proceedings is depressing. has not announced yet who is Senate Speaker will have to take a ORONTO—The need for action P NELSON WISEMAN Pierre Trudeau once said MPs going to succeed Senate Speaker leadership role to deal with Auditor Ton climate change is getting are “nobodies” once they leave Noël Kinsella when he retires General Michael Ferguson’s upcom- closer to home and Stephen Harp- the Parliamentary Precinct. Now, on Nov. 28, but three prominent ing and unprecedented audit of all er, Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau they are nobodies in Parliament Conservative Senators—Pierre Senators’ expenses expected to be are running out of places to hide. ORONTO—Parliamentary as well. Kevin Page, the former Claude Nolin, Nicole Eaton and Tdebate is lacklustre, Question Raynell Andreychuk—are in the Continued on page 6 Continued on page 23 Period is a travesty, unelected Continued on page 48 HILLH CLIMBERS HEALTH SHOEBOX PROJECTCT ED BROADBENT InfrastructureIn Minister This week’s Caroline Mulroney Why Robert Reich is DDenis Lebel hires policy Lapham on the the keynote speaker veteranve staffer Agop briefing. Shoebox Project on at this year’s Progress Evereklian.Ev PAGE 57 PP. 27-45 the Hill. PAGE 47 Gala. PAGE 24 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2014 FEATURE BUZZ second will be more visionary, dealing with Young Tories seeking what participants would like to see from an Blue Skies for Ontario’s Ontario conservative government. The initiative isn’t affi liated with the PC ON centre-right movement party or with any leadership campaign. All THE of the candidates for the leadership, which HEARD HILL will be decided in May, attended a Toronto A group of young Ontario Tories is event in September but they’ll likely be BY M ARK B URGESS gathering in Ottawa this week to put their absent from the Ottawa session as there’s a heads together about what’s ailing the leadership debate in northern Ontario the province’s blue movement. next day. The Blue Skies Initiative, organized by Some of the other Blue Skies organiz- a collection of 30-something lobbyists and ers are Leif Malling, a former adviser to Artist paints Queen Elizabeth, former Hill staffers, will meet Nov. 22 to Maxime Bernier, now an associate director brainstorm the way forward for Ontario’s at Turner and Townsend in Toronto; Jamie conservatives. Ellerton, also a former ministerial Hill staff- other prominent people, wants “It’s a young group of people that have er who’s now at Conaptus in Toronto; Dan been involved, that want to see things Mader, a former senior staffer to John Baird improve and get people talking and start and Julian Fantino, who’s now at Strategy- national portrait gallery building a bigger coalition for 2018,” Katlyn Corp in Ottawa; and Ginny Movat, a consul- Harrison, a consultant at Summa Strate- tant at Crestview Strategy in Ottawa. gies, told The Hill Times. The session will be held Nov. 22 from 10 “Really we’re just trying to get the a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Arts Centre’s rtist Lorena Ziraldo said she got fed word out to small-c conservatives—people Fountain Room. Aup that Ottawa still doesn’t have a that used to be involved in the party but national portrait gallery, so she started her for whatever reason aren’t anymore, or Continued on page 56 own, kind of. Ms. Ziraldo has an eclectic people that are involved in the party but exhibit on at Wallack Galleries on Bank are feeling disengaged following the last Street in Ottawa featuring 58 oil and mixed campaign. It’s a broad scope.” CORRECTIONS: media paintings ranging in price from $450 The organization is looking to Canada The Hill Times to $3,500 until Nov. 22. She paints every- 2020, the think tank founded by a group Regarding last week’s front page story, one from Queen Elizabeth, which sold last of former federal Liberals, as a model for “Sexual harassment dialogue reveals cul- week for $3,200, Laureen Harper, Stephen bringing people together and talking about tural, systemic problems on Hill,” (The Hill Harper, John Baird and throws together big ideas. The Ottawa event will feature a Times, Nov. 10, p. 1), we incorrectly reported unlikely characters, including Prime Minis- speech from Reg Downs, a senior adviser that there are 15,000 House employees. There ter Harper and Mr. Burns, the scrooge boss to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. Mr. are approximately 1,500 House employees. The Hill Times apologizes for this error. from The Simpsons, in one painting. “I’m Downs will talk about Saskatchewan Par- not a huge Harper fan,” Ms. Ziraldo told ty’s advertising compared to the Ontario The Hill Times. referring to the old U.S. Embassy building Regarding the photo caption in PCs, Ms. Harrison said, and look at “how “When politicians actually do work Born in Italy, she grew up in Toronto on Wellington Street, which was supposed you can take a party from relative obscu- and came to Ottawa in 2005 after study- to be home to the National Portrait Gallery, together, positive policy,” (The Hill Times, rity or, in Ontario’s case, extreme electoral Nov. 3, 2014), incorrectly identifi ed Indus- ing at the Nova Scotia College of Art and but was kiboshed by the government. “I defeat, and turn it into a positive and get couldn’t believe the Harper government try Minister James Moore as the minister Design. “I fi nd it sad that Canada does not people re-engaged and interested again.” responsible for Canadian co-operatives. killed it. It’s the one museum Canada have a portrait gallery. A portrait gallery is The event will also include two break- Conservative MP Candice Bergen, the a must. When I arrived in Ottawa in 2005, should have for Canadians—Liberal, Con- out sessions: the fi rst will deal with move- minister of state for Social Development, I was so looking forward to visit it. The big servative, NDP—who cares.” ment-building—how to get more members is the minister responsible. The Hill sign on Wellington Street drew me in and Asked what inspires her, Ms. Ziraldo and recruit better candidates—and the Times apologizes for this error. then it was shut down,” Ms. Ziraldo said, said, “life.” Find out more about our exciting plans for a new Gallery! 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