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Trudeau rebuffs D.C. trip to mark new NAFTA

Justin Trudeau won’t Heard on the Hill be joining U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican by Neil Moss President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to celebrate the new NAFTA this week. White House photograph Freeland continues by Tia Dufour, Flickr photograph courtesy of the Mexican President’s Office, The role overseeing Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t Mr. Trudeau held a phone call with Canada-U.S. file be travelling to Washington, D.C., to cele- Mr. López Obrador on July 6 in which he brate the new NAFTA with U.S. President expressed “regret” about missing the meet- Donald Trump and Mexican President ing, according to a PMO readout. Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Mr. Trump and Mr. López Obrador are Tam said last week that if Mr. Trudeau had as Ng takes reigns set to meet on July 8 and 9 to celebrate gone to America’s national capital, he would the new North American trade pact that have to quarantine for 14 days on his return. came into force on July 1. The trip has raised health concerns, as Mr. Trudeau previously put cold neither Mr. Trump or Mr. López Obrador water on a potential visit due to the are known to wear face masks in public and of new NAFTA COVID-19 pandemic and the threat some worry that the Mexican president may that the U.S. may reimpose national have been in contact with Mexican Finance security tariffs on Canadian aluminum Minister Arturo Herrera, who has tested posi- implementation act exports. tive for the virus, according to media reports. countries around the world about the im- ethics critics—Michael Barrett and Charlie Deputy Prime portance of strengthening and rebuilding a Angus. Minister Chrystia “successful world order.” Mr. Trudeau has been found to have Freeland had “Nothing short of that will do,” he said. acted improperly after two previous eth- been tasked with Mr. Rae was the interim federal Liberal ics investigations into his trip to the Aga the responsibility leader from 2011 to 2013 and was Ontario Khan’s island and his involvement in the of guiding the premier under the NDP banner from 1990 SNC-Lavalin affair. new NAFTA to 1995. along, but its He was part of a delegation that trav- Brent Jolly named new CAJ implementation elled to New York City to campaign for the bill is now in the Security Council alongside Mr. Blanchard president The Canadian Association of Journal- ministerial hands last September. Mr. Blanchard has been ists has a new leader as Brent Jolly has of International Canada’s top diplomat in New York City been named its next president. Trade Minister since 2016. Mary Ng. The Hill Times photographs by Mario Dion looking into WE Andrew Meade charity contract, Trudeau’s third probe Canada’s ethics commissioner is look- hile International Trade Minister Mr. Rae was named the successor to ing into a contract awarded to the WE WMary Ng has gained responsibil- Marc-André Blanchard on July 6, taking charity, which was subsequently cancelled. ity for the implementation law of the new the role his father, Saul Rae, held from NAFTA, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia 1972 to 1976 during the Pierre Trudeau Freeland remains the cabinet minister re- government. sponsible for overseeing the ever-important Bob Rae has Canada-U.S. relationship. most recently Ms. Freeland has carefully stick-handled served as the new NAFTA through all phases of nego- Canada’s tiations and implementation, but now that the special trade pact came into force on July 1, the legis- envoy for lation for its implementation is in the hands of humanitarian Ms. Ng, an order-in-council has set out. Brent Jolly has been the vice-president of the CAJ and refugee Bill C-4, the Canada–United States– since 2018. Photograph courtesy of Twitter/Brent Jolly issues. The Mexico Agreement Implementation Act, Hill Times was passed by the House and Senate Mr. Jolly will take the reigns of the jour- photograph in mid-March before Parliamentarians Mario Dion will be undertaking his second ethics nalism advocacy organization for the 2020 by Andrew adjourned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to 2022 term. He currently is a National Meade with Ms. Freeland guiding the bill through when he examines the WE charity contract. The NewMedia Council director and has been a the legislative process. Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade vice-president of the CAJ since 2018. The order doesn’t have any impact “It’s an incredible honour to be selected on Ms. Freeland’s role spearheading the Mario Dion’s investigation into the by my esteemed group of peers to serve as Canada-U.S. file, according to a govern- awarding of the contract is the third ethics the next [CAJ] president,” he tweeted on ment official, as it is normal practice for Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on July probe into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. July 6. “Whether you’re a grizzled vet, mid- the international trade minister to be in 6 alongside Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Rae called Mr. Dion’s office confirmed the latest career freelancer, or an up-and-coming stu- charge of all trade agreements. the appointment “an enormous honour.” investigation in a tweet last week. dent j, it’s time to rally around each other.” Despite being shuffled out as foreign af- “For me to be able to work in the same The WE charity was awarded a contract Under Mr. Jolly’s leadership the association fairs minister last November to become the place as my father and to be able to have to pilot a $900-million program for summer will look to “advance discussions about indus- deputy prime minister, Ms. Freeland kept his picture in my office, and to be engaging student grants. try diversity,” according to a press release. control over the responsibility of broadly constantly in a sense that we’re part of a Mr. Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gré- Mr. Jolly replaces Karyn Pugliese who overseeing the file that has been typically very fine tradition is a wonderful moment goire Trudeau, both have ties to the charity. is a former executive director of news at split between several cabinet minsters and for me,” he said. He has appeared at multiple WE events, APTN. Ms. Pugliese will remain on the led by the prime minister. Mr. Rae was previously Canada’s spe- and she hosts a podcast associated with board of the CAJ. cial envoy for humanitarian and refugee the group. Margaret Trudeau, Mr. Trudeau’s Succeeding Mr. Jolly as vice-president, issues, as well as the special envoy to mother, has also appeared at WE events. The will be Fatima Syed, who is a reporter at Bob Rae tapped as Canada’s Myanmar where his work centred around charity has said that the Trudeaus aren’t paid The Logic. next UN ambassador the Rohingya crisis. for their work for WE aside from travel reim- The CAJ’s Ottawa chapter director is Bob Rae will be following in his father’s He said his most important job is to bursements for Ms. Grégoire Trudeau. Global News’ Abigail Bimman. steps when he becomes Canada’s next convince Canadians of the importance of The investigation is being undertaken at [email protected] ambassador to the United Nations. the work at the UN, as well as to convince the request of the Conservative and NDP The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 3 News Canada needs to protect We see Arctic sovereignty to remarkable confront emboldened change Putin, say MP and expert ahead

After a questioned referendum, Russian President Vladimir Putin can keep his hold on power until 2036. United Nations photograph by Cia Pak

pared Russia is and the aggressive action it Liberal MP John McKay says is looking to take. Over the last decade, Russia has in- there will be ‘incursions and creasingly placed resources in the Arctic, with the U.S. military raising alarm flags intrusions and aggressive about the spread of the Kremlin’s influence actions taken increasingly in the North. Canada’s transportation fuels industry has U.S. General Terrence O’Shaughnessy, worked hard to keep people and goods moving in the Arctic’ by Russia. the commander of Norad, stated his concern over Russia’s build-up in the Arctic during the pandemic. Now our focus shifts to with the presence of long-range cruise mis- BY NEIL MOSS siles in a letter to the U.S. Senate Armed fuelling Canada’s future with solutions that Services Committee earlier this year and s President Vladimir Putin has solidi- stressed the need to modernize North drive a strong, resilient economy and help us Afied his grip on Russian leadership for America’s aerial defence system. the next 16 years, a Liberal MP says that “We really do need to get serious about achieve our environmental goals. Canada needs to prepare for the threat of our own security arrangements up there,” Moscow’s influence in the Arctic, while a Mr. McKay said, adding that it is “essential” former aide to past foreign affairs minister to have an active presence in the Arctic. Stéphane Dion says Canada needs to begin “If you’re not active, physically there dialogue with Russia. asserting your own sovereignty against all A referendum on a series of consti- comers—whether it’s China, whether it’s We are ready to support Canada’s recovery by: tutional amendments that were already Russia—[they] will start to take liberties approved by parliament had wide support and treat what we regard as inland water- among Russians in what some believe was ways as international waterways,” he said. • Reducing GHG emissions at the lowest a tainted vote. The amendments give Mr. Documentarian and human rights activ- possible cost to society Putin the ability to stay in power until 2036. ist Marcus Kolga, a fellow at the Macdon- Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough- ald-Laurier Institute, said Russia has spent Guildwood, Ont.), chair of the House of a lot of money and resources to build up • Leveraging and adapting existing infrastructure Commons Public Safety and National its Arctic military capabilities and restore Security Committee, told The Hill Times Soviet-era bases while building new bases. and expertise that he anticipates Canada’s relationship Mr. Kolga, an expert in Russia and East- with Russia will continue to deteriorate in ern European affairs, echoed Mr. McKay the coming years. on the importance for Canada to work with • Enhancing domestic energy security “Maybe the deterioration will even ac- its allies to counter the increasing Rus- celerate,” he said. “There will be incursions sian threat in the North, as well as work- and intrusions and aggressive actions ing with Arctic nations to bolster military taken increasingly in the Arctic.” procurement. Mr. McKay added that the “militariza- He said that Mr. Putin hasn’t shied away tion and degradation” of the Arctic archi- from using the Russian military to achieve pelago will continue swiftly. his goals and Canada has to look out for Learn more about how we can help “And there’s not much that we will be able its own national security, adding that it is to do about it, aside from joining up with like- important to strengthen NATO. Canada power into a better future. minded allies,” he said, adding that “the main If the status quo in the relationship like-minded ally [the U.S.] is distracted.” between Ottawa and Moscow continues, “I don’t anticipate that distraction will Canada should be thankful, but things are change anytime in 2020 and we’ll see about likely to get worse, Mr. Kolga said, as Mr. 2021 brings,” Mr. McKay said. Putin’s popularity decreases. He said that Canada can’t do it on its “We need to make sure that we are able own, but needs to work with Arctic part- to defend [the Arctic],” he said, which will ners such as Finland, Sweden, Norway, include developing the Arctic and deepwater CanadianFuels.ca Denmark, Iceland, and the United States. Baltic and Nordic countries, Mr. McKay Continued on page 17 said are “intensely aware” of how well pre- 4 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 5 News News Disaggregated data key to ensuring representative workplaces, say experts, as PMO skirts Black staff statistic

Graph created with Infogram Graph created with Infogram measured gets done,” said Prof. Foster, noting highest-level Black public servant is the The PMO declined “consistent” calls from the Black community, assistant deputy minister for Immigration, A survey circulated by Justin Trudeau’s Prime vey among ministers’ offices, with responses In all, the PMO reported a response LGBTQ2; 71.6 per cent identified English and train diverse staff from across Canada. The and others, for disaggregated data across Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, Caro- Minister’s Office to cabinet ministers’ offices collected and aggregated by the PMO be- rate of 82 per cent to its survey, with a little as their first language, while 24.1 per cent current conversations around systemic racism to provide a specific various issues and sectors. “It’s the only way line Xavier, who was appointed in February excluded a specific question The Hill Times was fore being emailed on the evening of July 3. more than 560 respondents from all min- said French, and 2.5 per cent identified and discrimination in our society have made breakdown of self- to comprehensively deal with problems that and stands alone at her level. asking about staff who identified as Black.The While these findings in ways present isters’ offices, including the PMO. The Hill another language. it even clearer that we need to continue this have been with us for centuries.” Just as important as elected officials are Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade more data than was sought—providing Times was only provided the aggregated, Picking out the PMO specifically, the work,” said Mr. Wellstead. identified Black staffers “By staying away from those numbers, the staff who support them—the people insights into language, disability, and LG- total percentages for each category. office reports that 29.9 per cent of its “We will be offering opportunities for putting their head in a hole, then they’re at the table or behind the keyboard when bureau, and the Liberal Whip’s office. BTQ2 diversity among political staff—they Of the total, 24.7 per cent of staff identi- staff self-identified as racialized/visible staff to participate in future confidential among cabinet offices actually preserving their own interests, laws are being drafted, debated, amended, Among MPs, 26 of the 36 respondents were also lack one of the two key aspects The Hill fied as racialized/visible minority/a person of minority/a person of colour and 1.1 per and voluntary surveys to better understand but it really doesn’t do anything for an and passed. Liberal, six were Conservative, three were Times sought to understand, specifically: colour and 3.4 per cent identified as Indige- cent as Indigenous; 52.9 per cent identi- our team later this summer. Topics on this when asked, but says it inclusive and empowering society and the NDP, and one Bloc Québécois, for a total how many political staff identify as Black. nous; 51.2 per cent identified as male and 48 fied as male and 47.1 per cent as female; survey will include greater granularity on plans to circulate further representative society that we all want and Low response rate, aggregated response rate of about 10 per cent. Instead, numbers were provided for staff per cent as female; 2.3 per cent identified as 3.4 per cent identified as a person with a demographics, mental health in the work- we all talk about,” he said. Based on Elections Canada’s riding who identify as “racialized/visible minority/a a person with a disability; 15.8 per cent iden- disability; 12.6 per cent as LGBTQ2; and place, the impacts of COVID-19, systemic voluntary surveys to better Recent widespread anti-Black racism categories cloud survey findings assessments, of those MPs who responded, person of colour” as one combined category. tified as LGBTQ2; 68.5 per cent identified 69 per cent identified English as their first inequalities, education and training, and and police brutality protests have put a To conduct its survey, The Hill Times 27 represent urban ridings, five represent “As many of the offices you surveyed have English as their first language, while 23.8 language, while 25.3 said French, and 4.6 more,” he said, noting the upcoming survey understand its staff ‘later spotlight on diversity and representation reached out to a total of 386 offices on urban/rural ridings, and four represent a smaller number of staff, information shared per cent said it was French, and 6.2 per cent said another language. would use Statistics Canada’s list of visible among Canada’s public institutions. Parliament Hill, including all 338 MPs, all rural/urban ridings. detailing individual’s race and gender by each identified another language as their first. “As all our offices are always striving minority groups. That list includes “Black” this summer.’ Last fall, The Hill Times collaborated opposition leader offices, House leaders, One MP office that responded declined office could very much identify individual Among senior staff in the PMO and to provide a safe and healthy workplace, as a distinct group. with The Samara Centre for Democracy Whips, research bureaus, 36 ministers’ of- to provide a gender breakdown, and an- staff. So to ensure the privacy of individuals ministers’ offices (directors, senior advis- and one where employees feel valued and The Hill Times reached out to Diver- Continued from page 1 and researchers Jerome Black and Andrew fices, and the PMO. In reaching out, it was other declined to provide a breakdown of is maintained, we asked Minister’s Offices to ers, chiefs of staff) who responded, 19.1 be treated with dignity and respect, this sity, Inclusion, and Youth Minister Bardish Griffith to analyze more than 1,700 candi- indicated responses would be reported on Black or Indigenous staff. In turn, percent- share information in a manner that was both per cent identified as racialized/visible information will also help us continue our Chagger’s (Waterloo, Ont.) to speak with responses from a little more than 560 dates running for the Liberals, Conservatives, in aggregate with other like offices. ages for those categories were calculated anonymous and voluntary,” said PMO press minority/a person of colour and 1.9 per work toward a more diverse and inclusive the minister about diversity on Parliament staffers across all cabinet offices and NDP, Greens, and the People’s Party in 2019. The survey was voluntary, and based using modified total staff counts. secretary Alex Wellstead in an email. cent identified as Indigenous; 57.4 per cent workplace,” said Mr. Wellstead. Hill but was told she was not available by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Compiled through candidate biographies, entirely on self-identification by staff. In all, these 38 offices reported a total of “With that in mind, we sent a confiden- identified as male and 42.6 per cent as “We are committed to creating a workplace filing deadline. Que.), offered an aggregated percentage of media articles, social media and the like, it Offices were asked for a total count of 212 full-time staff, of whom 119 identified as tial survey to staff to help collect informa- female; 3.1 per cent identified as a person that truly reflects the full diversity of our great [email protected] staff who identified as “racialized/visible found 16.5 per cent of candidates were from a full-time staff (both on the Hill and in rid- women (57.2 per cent), 88 as men (42.3 per tion on the diversity of our team.” with a disability; 11.7 per cent identified as country and we will continue to recruit, retain, The Hill Times minority/a person of colour.” visible minority group, with 2.8 per cent iden- ing offices), a gender breakdown (male, cent), and one as non-binary (0.5 per cent), But truly addressing gaps in diversity tified as Black, and 3.7 per cent as Indigenous. female, or non-binary), and how many staff and 89 identified as a visible minority (42 and representation requires being will- Of the 338 MPs elected, roughly 15.1 per identify as a visible minority, Black, or per cent). Eleven staff identified as Black ing to talk about the numbers and break- cent belong to a visible minority group— Indigenous. Offices were also asked about (5.3 per cent of the adjusted total), while five ing them down, “particularly along racial within that, five MPs, or 1.5 per cent, are their hiring practices, namely: what they’ve identified as Indigenous (2.4 per cent). lines,” said York University professor Lorne Black—and almost three per cent (10 done to ensure diversity in hiring and Reacting to The Hill Times’ findings from Foster, as barriers to inclusion—and their MPs) are Indigenous. Within Mr. Trudeau’s whether approaches were being reconsid- MPs, Mr. Griffith said he was “surprised” at solutions—are unique to different groups. 36-member cabinet, seven ministers (19.4 ered. For ministers’ offices and the PMO, an the “very high percentage of visible minor- “In education for instance … a large number per cent) are a visible minority, just one of extra question was included regarding how ity staffers,” but stressed it’s hard to draw of the visible minority category are doing quite whom is Black, and one is Indigenous. many EX-level staff—a Treasury Board conclusions as the results don’t reflect “the well in school, but when you disaggregate the Mr. Griffith similarly spoke to the Secretariat designation that refers to the total universe of MPs and their staff” due to data you find that South Asians do well, but need for disaggregated data, noting that, senior-most level of ministerial staff, like the small sample size and self-identifying Chief Communications Officer and Associate Vice-President Blacks don’t do well,” said Prof. Foster, who is through his research, when it comes to po- directors and chiefs of staff—identify as nature of the survey. Mr. Griffith also director of York’s Institute for Social Research. litical representation, often “South Asians Black or Indigenous. hypothesized that MPs from more diverse (Communications & Public Affairs) Questions were sent to offices by email ridings—namely, urban ridings, which 75 experience. Supporting and coordinating a growing network of communications on June 16 and 17, with a deadline of June per cent of MP respondents were—may be Carleton University invites applications, nominations and expressions of interest 29 to respond. more likely to have diverse offices. for the position of Chief Communications Officer and Associate Vice-President professionals in programs, faculties and schools, the department works with It’s important to note that, along with The results are different when it comes (Communications and Public Affairs), with the appointment to be effective as early as the relevant stakeholders at Carleton to lead the development and execution of being based on self-identification, the to cabinet and the PMO. September 1, 2020. This is an exciting opportunity to lead Carleton’s communications comprehensive, long-term, strategic and proactive communications, government survey did not capture part-time staff, Though The Hill Times reached out to and media relations; public affairs and government relations; as well as design, relations and public affairs, as well as marketing and branding strategies. students, or interns—a decision contested these offices individually with a similar set marketing and branding initiatives in a dynamically changing world context. by at least one office, noting an increased of survey questions, only one minister’s A leading communications and public affairs professional, the successful candidate level of part-time staff due to efforts to office responded directly, and in doing so, Located in Ottawa, Carleton University is a progressive research and teaching institution will have significant experience in all areas of the portfolio, with a knowledge of issues, provide flexible work arrangements. declined to provide a specific breakdown with a tradition of leading change. Its internationally recognized faculty, staff and trends and new technologies in higher education, communication and policy. With a In the end, excluding cabinet and the of Black or Indigenous staff. wide range of excellent communications and interpersonal skills, the new AVP will PMO, The Hill Times received 38 responses Instead, The Hill Times understands the researchers provide more than 31,000 full- and part-time Canadian and international from 36 MP offices, the Liberal research PMO circulated a different, voluntary sur- students from over 150 countries with academic opportunities in more than 65 be able to effectively interact with media, government, community leaders and internal degree programs. As an innovative institution, Carleton is uniquely committed to stakeholders of the University. Candidates will possess outstanding management developing solutions to real-world problems by pushing the boundaries of knowledge expertise, the capacity to develop and lead strategic plans, and a demonstrated and understanding. Carleton has long been known as a university that promotes commitment to team-building, responsive and proactive communications, staff research excellence and connectedness and enjoys partnerships around the globe. development and stakeholder management. With strong leadership over the years, it enjoys a healthy financial position and its proximity to government and cultural institutions, media and a thriving knowledge Carleton University is committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source Graph created with Infogram economy make Carleton and Ottawa a great place to learn and live. Further information of excellence, cultural enrichment and social strength. We welcome those who would tend to be overrepresented in relation to may be found at www.carleton.ca. contribute to the further diversification of our University including, but not limited Moreover, ensuring a truly represen- their share of the population, whereas to, women; racialized peoples; First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples; persons with tative workforce means going beyond Blacks are underrepresented and Filipinos Reporting to the President and Vice-Chancellor, the Chief Communications Officer and disabilities; and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. just “diversity by the numbers” to look at are underrepresented.” Associate Vice-President (Communications & Public Affairs) will lead an accomplished All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Applications from Canadians and occupational mobility, who holds senior While there may be seen to be “less team of professionals in continuing to enhance Carleton’s provincial, national and permanent residents will be given priority. positions of power, how diversity is be- everyday racism in the street” in Canada as international reputation and profile. The AVP will work closely with the President and ing harnessed and empowered, and how compared to the U.S., the story is reversed The search committee will begin consideration of candidates immediately. Applications diverse perspectives are being integrated senior leadership team to provide strategic counsel in all areas of the portfolio. The AVP when it comes to institutional racism and should include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and the names of three references into organizational frameworks, he said. systemic discrimination, said Prof. Foster, will build on Carleton’s recent achievements and momentum to effectively communicate “If you don’t have that disaggregated with far more instances of Black people in Carleton’s successes and aspirations to both internal and external stakeholders. (who will not be contacted without the consent of the candidate) and be submitted data, you really don’t know where the positions of power, as elected officials and electronically, in confidence, to: gaps are and you really cannot get to any otherwise, south of the border. University Communications at Carleton is a multidisciplinary department that provides problems or vulnerability, or even develop “It’s really quite remarkable and the University community with advice, support and strategic direction to enhance Laverne Smith & Associates Inc. constructive workplace policies. You know, distinctive in terms of its difference with Carleton’s reputation for academic excellence, research and exceptional student [email protected] there’s an old saying, it’s been said a million the Canadian scene,” he said, noting that times but it’s worth noting again: what gets within Canada’s federal public service, the Graph created with Infogram 6 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Comment Legacy media can’t seem to shake legacy of white supremacy

Journalists You wouldn’t know attend a media that an act of availability at Rideau terrorism took place Cottage on on the grounds of May 29. The Conservatives Rideau Hall, not from are half- right: the an inept Canadian news media is biased, news media. however it’s not biased towards ‘liberals,’ it’s biased towards white supremacy and actively works to uphold that viewpoint, writes Erica Erica Ifill Ifill.The Hill Times Bad+Bitchy photograph by Andrew Meade TTAWA—Canadian media Oare the public relations arm of white supremacy and their inability to credibly cover stories relating to Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC) is an embarrassment to the nation. Fur- thermore, their inability to cover the biggest terrorist threat to hit this country—the far right, a.k.a. angry, white men—is diabolically disgraceful. Corey Hurren, a military re- But you wouldn’t know that an request of Mr. Cormier, the one make those decisions, rendering incident. The article was written servist (shades of Patrik Mathews, act of terrorism took place on the whose actions are actually on tri- the news media landscape as by a white guy whose first step which begs some pointed ques- grounds of Rideau Hall, not from al.” The criminalization of BIPOC one, big plantation. BIPOC are was to call the police. This is the tions about who the Canadian an inept Canadian news media. In victims continued with the trial of the workers and the decision- most dangerous advice one can Forces recruits, but that’s beyond fact, this man has been labelled Gerald Stanley for killing Colten makers are white—one invari- give if someone is experiencing the scope of this piece) is accused an “intruder” by many news Boushie. In her thesis at Wilfred ably has more power than the racism. If that person is Black or of pulling up to Rideau Hall kitted outlets, thereby reducing the Laurier University entitled, “The other and those with power are Indigenous, especially, death by out in the far-right starter pack: a severity of his act to a youthful Examination of News Media Rep- white. Rather than diversity and the hands of police is a potential loaded M14 rifle (currently banned indiscretion. Global News char- resentation of Indigenous Murder representation at all levels, Cana- outcome when interacting with in Canada), two shotguns, and a acterized him this way with the Victims in Canada: A Case Study dian media are made up of white, the police. But CBC didn’t bother handgun. Allegedly, he uttered headline: “Corey Hurren, alleged of Colten Boushie’s Death,” Lata- corporate, men and women who to care about the lives of innocent threats against the prime minister Rideau Hall intruder, threatened sha VanEvery’s research discov- still don’t understand the inter- Black or Indigenous people when in an effort to “talk” to him, which Trudeau: RCMP officer. Sounds ered that “selective media outlets net and who think any story that doling out this terrible advice and sounds like something an abuser like a little spat. This is the same ‘dehumanized’ Boushie through doesn’t centre downtown Toronto they obviously didn’t have anyone would say. For 13 minutes, the ac- type of approach Canadian news narratives defending Stanley’s and Montreal whiteness is not to stop them. Thankfully, Vice cused roamed free on the grounds media took with the Nova Scotia actions as self-defence.” worth committing resources to. News eventually corrected them. before the RCMP made visual con- shooter: A headline from The In other words, the media Look at all of the major stories And yes, that piece was written tact. Another 90 minutes passed Globe and Mail reads, “Nova Sco- characterizes BIPOC victims as mainstream Canadian news me- by a person of colour. before he was arrested. Were he tia mass shooter was a denturist perpetrators and white perpetra- dia has missed: Trudeau’s black- (White people cannot credibly Black or Indigenous, he wouldn’t with an obsession for policing.” tors as victims. The Conservatives face, Wet’suwet’en defenders, give advice on anti-racism efforts. have gotten that far, but that’s the Sounds like a Tinder profile or a are half-right: the news media is and far-right terrorism (it was We don’t need racism whites- privilege of whiteness. Blue Lives Matter rally, neither of biased, however it’s not biased Vice, The Canadian Anti-Hate plained to us, so they should stay Another privilege of white- which is good for BIPOC. towards “liberals,” it’s biased Network, and PressProgress, in their lane.) ness is the expectation of being Contrast that with vicious towards white supremacy and among others, who started writ- I’m starting to wonder why we treated humanely by the police. headlines describing BIPOC who actively works to uphold that ing about the latter after Alex- need legacy media. We can fund From what I understand, this are victims. viewpoint. andre Bissonnette’s date with media that is actually inclusive of man is still alive and breathing. Chatelaine executive editor The news is not unbiased: terrorism, not legacy media). Canadian stories because BIPOC are Too bad neither Jason Collins nor Denise Balkissoon, when she was the headlines and layout, what They would rather placate power, Canadians, too. Not even CBC up- D’Andre Campbell enjoyed the still the only columnist of colour is emphasized, how a story is hoping to join its ranks, rather holds its mandate, which is to “reflect assumption of humanity from the at The Globe and Mail, wrote framed, which stories are ac- than do their job and challenge the multicultural and multiracial police that Hurren enjoyed. This about this aspect of the media in cepted when pitched are all the the status quo. Management is nature of Canada,” yet it continues is where racism is systematic; it the death of Tina Fontaine, saying result of multiple decisions made always the problem and fish rots to receive the tax dollars of BIPOC is racism that is implemented in “multiple news outlets, includ- by editors and producers. The from the head. people to discriminate against us. a methodical and organized man- ing The Globe, used headlines idea that news can be delivered An example of this so-called Make it make sense. ner to benefit white people, which highlighting Tina’s substance in an unbiased way is laughable. objectivity is when CBC produced Erica Ifill is a co-host of the invariably discriminates against use without contextualizing that There is always a bias, but only a garbage article on what to do Bad+Bitchy podcast. BIPOC. it was being scrutinized on the white people have the power to when you encounter a racist The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 7 Opinion

For some reason, the ambassador took me under his wing, Rae’s appointment as UN envoy a and I remember several occa- sions when he took extra time in his office explaining to me the mysterious workings of the long-awaited, sorely needed move UN. I formed a deep respect for him, so I was interested when his son was elected to Parlia- Having displayed the named Canada’s ambassador to Rae is not bland. Now, hav- ment as an NDP member in a the United Nations. That didn’t ing displayed the humanitarian 1978 by-election. The next year, humanitarian values happen. But if it had, Canada values that the UN cries out for, however, when Joe Clark had today would be a new member of he has finally been appointed formed a minority Progressive that the UN cries the UN Security Council. Canada’s ambassador to an Conservative government, Rae Of course, I cannot prove that institution that sorely needs Rae’s brought it crashing down with out for, Bob Rae has Rae would have made the differ- vision and deep understanding of a sub-amendment to the budget ence in Canada’s campaign for the human condition today. bill that passed. That was the end finally been appointed a seat, which came close but not I cannot be put down as a lifelong of the government and, although close enough to beat Norway and fan of Rae. But he has won me over. Canada’s ambassador to Douglas Roche I didn’t realize it until some time Ireland on June 17. But knowing Our relationship started on a high later, the end of my House of an institution that sorely Opinion the UN and knowing Rae, I am note, for when I started going to the Commons career. very confident that his personality UN as a young Parliamentarian in Rae was not my favourite pub- needs his vision and would have influenced the develop- the early 1970s, I met Ambassador lic figure. But life went on. Rae etter late than never. When ment of stronger Canadian foreign Saul Rae, Rae’s father, then capping switched to provincial politics deep understanding of BJustin Trudeau was elected policies over the past few years a distinguished diplomatic career by prime minister in 2015, I wrote and would have attracted not a few serving at both the Geneva and New the human condition. to him, suggesting Bob Rae be ambassadors to vote for Canada. York bases of the UN. Continued on page 17

Revellers attend a St- Alberta cannot Jean-Baptiste Day show at the Plains of Abraham in look to Quebec Quebec City in 2015. One suspects that the current separatist wave as a model for in Alberta is less about initiating divorce separatism—it’s proceedings in good faith and more of a temper tantrum not a fair fight fuelled by Quebec envy, writes Ross O’Connor. Alberta can’t compete with Quebec when it Photograph courtesy comes to the sentiments of Canadians and of Flickr/ therefore cannot use the Quebec model to fetenationale extort similar concessions from Ottawa. for more autonomy, it might be in hearts of Canadians that many bec’s hand over all other prov- for a rude awakening due to an felt its adoption would lead to inces, including Alberta. bined weight of Alberta and unspoken truth: Quebec matters Canada becoming the 51st U.S. Because of this situation, it’s Saskatchewan, which clocks in more to the Canadian identity state. The 1988 federal election not even a fair fight. Alberta at 48. When an idea is popular than Alberta does. In other words, became a referendum on the can’t compete with Quebec when in Alberta but unpalatable to Canada without Alberta contin- issue and Canadians were so it comes to the sentiments of Ca- Ontario, the superior numbers in ues to be Canada, but without involved that voter turnout was nadians and therefore cannot use the East will likely lead a prime Quebec, Canada becomes the U.S. 75 per cent, a high-water mark the Quebec model to extort simi- minister to choose Ontario over Why? Canadians define their not seen since. lar concessions from Ottawa. If the Prairies if they wish to stay identity in opposition to our To this day, young Canadian the independence movement be- in power. southern neighbours and live travellers continue to sew Cana- lieves that the menace of Alberta As such, if it is the will of the in fear of being compared to dian flags on their backpacks to walking out the door can coerce Ross O’Connor good people of Alberta to leave Americans. Ontario and Quebec avoid being mistaken for Ameri- the rest of Canada into making Opinion Canada, then they should be al- have a long history of animosity, cans, some even getting a tattoo concessions, then an interven- lowed every opportunity to make but agreed to put their differ- of the maple leaf. If you’re still tion needs to be staged, lest this their case. However, one suspects ences aside to come together not convinced, try this experi- tantrum fester into a crisis. new political party has that the current separatist wave in 1867 and create Canada as a ment: tell a Canadian how there The fate of Alberta remains, Aentered the political arena in in Alberta is less about initiating bulwark against the Americans isn’t much difference between as it should, in the hands of Alberta: the Wildrose Indepen- divorce proceedings in good faith that holds to this day, disproving him and an American and a vig- Albertans but they need to have a dence Party of Alberta—a merger and more of a temper tantrum the warnings of Francis Bond orous and full-throated pushback complete picture of what they are between the Freedom Conserva- fuelled by Quebec envy. Head, a lieutenant-governor of will undoubtedly ensue. getting into before heeding the tive Party and Wexit Alberta. This Quebec possesses unique pow- Upper Canada who predicted that In fact, there are really only siren call of separatist politicians. new independence party reflects ers over immigration and taxa- a partnership of the English and two major tangible differences Quebec envy makes for a poor the mood that Albertans will al- tion, making it the province in the the French under one roof would that separate Canada from the strategy if independence is truly ways get a raw deal from Ottawa Canadian family with the most not hold together for five minutes U.S.: universal health care and what Alberta desires. because federal governments autonomy. Quebec envy is further and that keeping the French and the presence of a francophone Ross O’Connor is a former have to cater to the golden tri- exacerbated by the federal equal- the English apart merely followed province. So, if Quebec is re- senior advisor to Prime Minister angle of Toronto-Montreal-Ottawa ization program, a fund to which what nature herself did “when she moved from the Canadian equa- Stephen Harper on foreign affairs above the interests of the West. Alberta contributes to and pays deliberately created the English tion, Ontario becomes Michigan, and national security and some- There is merit to this argu- out billions to Quebec. However, Channel.” and Alberta turns into Montana. one who has lived in both Quebec ment. Greater Toronto alone if the Wildrose Independence In the 1980s, the idea of a The presence of Quebec is so and Alberta. Find him on Twitter boasts 57 Members of Parlia- Party of Alberta hopes to mimic free-trade agreement with the crucial to the Canadian national @atomicblackbird. ment, which trumps the com- Quebec’s separatist past to barter U.S. struck such fear into the psyche that it strengthens Que- The Hill Times 8 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES

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ince taking the country’s highest As The Globe and Mail reported on July 6, sinks UN bid, says reader Spolitical office, Prime Minister Justin the Prime Minister’s Office won’t say wheth- Trudeau has been a big proponent of er the decision was one made by cabinet or if he United Nations’ organizational char- “open and transparent” decision making. Mr. Trudeau took part in the choosing. Tacter is worth noting as Canada’s latest And don’t get him started on making On the same day, The National Post rejection becomes a memory. The UN actu- “evidence-based” choices. reported on the government’s refusal ally functions like a corporation, where the So, when it was announced on June to identify the “various” other organiza- five permanent Security Council members 25 that the government was awarding a tions it says were considered for run- (China, Russia, France, the U.K., and the U.S.) $912-million sole-source contract to the ning the CSSG, or even say how many possess a veto like that of majority corporate WE charity to run the Canada Student there were. shareholders. Any resolution that displeases Service Grant (CSSG) program, Mr. “As part of its strategy, [Employment this nuclear quintet may be arbitrarily vetoed Despite their personal and political differences, Trudeau was quick to tout the bona fides and Social Development Canada] consid- and erased from history; thus rendering both Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau failed to that the public service had done its due ered several parameters and various not- global consensus irrelevant. Ironically, the gain Canada a temporary seat on the UN Security diligence and made the decision that the for-profit (NFP) organizations that could will of weaker states was allowed to prevail Council, writes Morgan Duchesney. The Hill Times charity was the only group capable of be in a position to deliver such a unique in Canada’s 2020 case; albeit for cynical photographs by Andrew Meade running the operation. initiative,” the department told The Post, reasons. The aim of the program is to provide post- without further explanation. Undoubtedly, many of the nations who re- reasonable critics. Such leaders prefer that secondary students with a one-time payment Now, for the third time in three years, jected Canada’s UN bid have been negatively the public accept a mainly symbolic role in of between $1,000 and $5,000, based on the the federal ethics commissioner will be affected by the international behaviour of democracy, leaving serious matters to those number of hours they volunteer. investigating Mr. Trudeau for yet another Canadian industries left free to police them- who understand the value of expediency and Despite questions about the operation decision he (refuses to clarify if he) made. selves. The mining sector’s conduct in Latin the superior wisdom of the wealthy. of the program being raised because of Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion said America and Africa, and Canada’s indiffer- Such arrogance requires a marketing the Trudeau family’s pre-existing connec- in a July 3 letter to Conservative eth- ence to Palestinian statehood have damaged democracy where politicians employ public tion to the WE organization, with both ics critic Michael Barrett that he found the nation’s image. relations advisers to manufacture needs and Mr. Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau grounds to investigate Mr. Trudeau based Both Justin Trudeau (2020) and Stephen consent through advertising techniques. It volunteering their time for the charity, the on three potential contraventions of the Harper (2010) failed to gain a temporary Se- need not be like this. Developing historical public service, Mr. Trudeau said, deter- Conflict of Interest Act: that he gave WE curity Council seat, for quite similar reasons, and political literacy is one way to undermined WE was “capable of networking preferential treatment, that he should have although these prime ministers are person- stand power and resist its corrosive influence and organizing and delivering this pro- recused himself from the decision, and ally very different. However, they do share on public affairs. gram on the scale that we needed it.” that he’s in conflict of interest because it an oligarchical sensibility featuring reflexive Morgan Duchesney By July 3, the contract was a dud, and improperly furthers WE’s private interests. hostility and contempt for even the most Ottawa, Ont. Mr. Trudeau continued to distance himself Hopefully, by the time Trudeau III from the selection of the charity. comes out, it won’t be a retread of the “This was a decision that needed to be commissioner’s investigation following made by our professional public service, the SNC Lavalin scandal, in which he they made the decision in a transparent and said he was “constrained” in his work. Mr. Time for Parliament to get open way, and in a rigorous way,” he said. Trudeau and the government should be as But the lack of transparency, and the transparent as possible, giving the com- government’s refusal to answer direct ques- missioner as much evidence as is needed back to work, reader says tions about how exactly WE was awarded to come to a decision. It is, after all, how this contract continue to fly in the face of he says he operates. hile the U.S. Congress and Sen- support democracy in Hong Kong, to more all of the prime minister’s declarations. The Hill Times Wate debate and pass bills on police closely examine François-Philippe Cham- reform, here in Canada, we bend a knee, pagne’s dealings with a Chinese bank, to cross our hearts, mouth platitudes, and question the sole-sourced $900-million tell ourselves that we can wait for the fall contract with WE, and much, much more. to re-open Parliament. In a time of turmoil and dislocation, In order to bring about change, hold the when Canadians minds are being opened to Liberal government to account, and to stand longstanding unresolved problems, like sys- up for democracy, both here around the temic racism, and are prepared to consider world, Parliament must get back to work. big changes, like defunding the police and a Police reform is only part of a legisla- guaranteed annual income, we need our Par- tive agenda which could be rolled out liamentarians at work—full time, and now. over the summer. The Parliamentary Jody Wilson-Raybould has told us of Black Caucus has made common cause the Trudeau government’s “back burner” with Indigenous people in demanding ac- response to repealing Harper tough-on-crime tion on over-incarceration. We need to act legislation. The Liberal government is quite on this call to action, and act now, when, happy to continue its lassitude, sailing on a in response to COVID-19, the numbers of sea of bromides, well-knowing that the hot inmates inside correctional institutions— fire of protest will die out some day, and the especially at the provincial level—have protest messages tamed or forgotten. been reduced by as much as one-third. While millions have had their incomes We could make this reduction perma- reduced, and lost work, MPs continue to nent and go further taking funding away earn full paycheques—worth twice the from jails and prisons and putting it into highest median family income in Canada. community supervision and restorative It is shocking to think while caregivers put justice. their lives on the line in nursing homes, We also need Parliament back in action Members of Parliament think they are to hold the Liberal government account- entitled to a summer holiday. able, for its response to COVID-19, to de- Peter Kirby mand action on freeing the two Michaels, to Kenora, Ont.

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Through the 1930s, as the question of whether and how The great escape: Vol de Nuit to fight Hitler torqued every conversation, Vol de Nuit became popular as a parable on the value of sacrifice. The fact that and the summer of our discontent Saint-Exupéry himself died in 1944 when his plane went down during a reconnaissance mission the tactical obliteration of ethical Vol de Nuit, over occupied France suffuses the Our previously boundaries have conspired to the 1931 work book with added poignancy. It produce narratives, dialogue, and by Antoine de seems odd to describe a story that unthinkable, plot twists so monstrously absurd Saint-Exupéry, weighs in at fewer than 200 pages that only Kafka and Hitchcock pictured near as epic, but saying that Vol de pandemic-besieged can compete has made me too Montreal Nuit is a novel about aviation is moment is a good tough a room for the consolations in 1942, like saying Spike Lee’s Mo Better of a great novel. stands out Blues is a movie about trumpet time to revisit Saint- There have been many novels in COVID-19 playing. It’s not about the instru- that have dispelled that fear, most quarantine ments. Exupéry’s humanist recently Antoine de Saint-Exu- as a paean to Here in 2020, our lives are un- péry’s Vol de Nuit, the 1931 fic- outside and for folding, as the Little Prince might epic. tionalization (the English transla- its empathy, say, on two different planets—the tion, Night Flight, landed in 1933) writes Lisa corporeal one where we live of the Le Petit Prince author’s Van Dusen. when we’re not looking down at life as an air mail pilot in South Wikimedia the one on our screens, and the America. Vol de Nuit (I re-read Commons virtual one where life is a con- the French version because it was image veyer belt of curated inputs, and the one I fell for in high school) is where the latest contrived lunacy an old-fashioned adventure story from Donald Trump flies by at the and idiosyncratic macho manage- everyone from front-line health- clock-watching paramours and for same weight as the avoidable loss ment manual (“Aimez ceux que care workers to Black Lives Mat- the people in the towns and cities of tens of thousands of lives due vous commandez; mais sans leur ters protesters. whose lights chaperoned them like to his mismanagement. dire”—love those you command; If books mean different things earthbound stars. Sometimes it’s good to re- Lisa Van Dusen but without telling them), about to us at different times, Vol de The combination of nerve and orient ourselves in history, and What Fresh Hell brave, flawed men in leather Nuit (the mail pilots flew at night skill it took for the members of “le in the authentic reality of fiction, jackets doing stuff with gyro- to maintain their commercial culte du courrier” to test them- to be reminded of what—both scopes and maps and other things edge over ships and trains) stands selves and technology against beautiful and horrifying—has ometimes, during the first that helped human beings find out in COVID-19 quarantine as the Andes every night makes Vol come before. Stwo decades of this Jeremy their way before GPS and Siri. It a paean to outside—those poetic de Nuit the rightful prequel to Lisa Van Dusen is associate Bentham-meets-Elmore Leonard is also about, as the protagonist, descriptions of earth and sky that Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff, editor of Policy Magazine and century, I’ve feared that real- Rivière, reveals, “l’obscur senti- make you suddenly understand published nearly half a century was a Washington and New York- ity has spoiled me for fiction. ment d’un devoir, plus grand que the flight fetishists—and for its later, in which Saint-Exupéry is based editor at UPI, AP, and ABC. That living in a world in which celui d’aimer”—that rare sense of empathy; for the pilots who risked described as “A saint in short, true She writes a weekly column for technology, corruption, industri- a duty greater than love—a timely their lives to connect the world de- to his name, flying up here at the The Hill Times. alized, “post-truth” bollocks and theme embodied these days by cades before the internet, for their right hand of God.” The Hill Times

fighting the Taliban is that the Af- True or not, alleged Russian ghan army soldiers want to live to cash their comparatively lucrative paycheques. In other words, if the Russians interference didn’t affect have indeed been paying out six-figure bounties, they have been wasting their money. As thousands of years of history clearly demonstrated, the outcome of Afghan war Afghans don’t need a reward to kill After The New York Times broke a story foreign invaders, and one would headlines, there is now a third intelligence paid Afghans to kill alleging Russian intelligence operatives think the Russians of all people It would be foolhardy bombshell story competing for Americans it would amount to a have been paying a bounty to Afghan would have learned that lesson dur- the American media’s attention. heinous crime deserving of sanc- insurgents who target and kill U.S. ing their decade long occupation of to believe that blood Last week, The New York tion. However, it would be fool- soldiers, the story angle quickly became Afghanistan (1979-1989). payments altered Times broke the story that U.S. hardy to believe that such blood about when U.S. President Donald Another thing to keep in mind intelligence sources allege that payments altered in any way the Trump knew about the allegations and is that just six months ago, a in any way the Russian intelligence operatives failed course of the American-led why he didn’t act, writes Scott Taylor. dossier dubbed the Afghanistan have been paying a bounty to Af- war in Afghanistan. White House photograph by Andrea Hanks Papers was made public by The failed course of the ghan insurgents who target and Even to accept the New York Washington Post. In this 2,000- kill U.S. soldiers. Times expose as gospel truth, Many believed that foreign page document compiled by the American-led war in The allegations—although they claim that the Russian fighters seeking an international Special Inspector General of unproven and based solely on un- bounty on U.S. soldiers was only holy war were the problem, and a Afghanistan Reconstruction (SI- Afghanistan. named intelligence sources—were “implemented in recent years.” standard refrain was that this was GAR), it was concluded that the quickly accepted as fact. Over- For those keeping track, the all Pakistan’s fault. Were it not for U.S. public has been consistently night, the story angle became U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001, those outsides forces, they believed misled about an unwinnable war. “when was Donald Trump made and initially Russia was a key sup- that the grateful Afghans would The report was based on aware of these reports?” and porter of that effort with a shared treat our soldiers as “liberators.” hundreds of interviews with those “why has Trump not taken action enemy in al-Qaeda extremists. Never once did I hear any sug- key figures directing the Af- against the Russians?” Relations between Russia and gestion that Russia was the desta- ghanistan conflict. The two main For the hardcore Colonel the U.S. did not sour until the bilizing force through their bribing themes concluded by SIGAR were Blimp Brigade—including the crisis in Ukraine in 2014, so that of Afghans with “up to $100,000” that U.S. officials manipulated usual war-mongers here in would mean that the American- for each American soldier killed. statistics to portray to the Ameri- Canada—this allegation was a led occupation of Afghanistan Such a notion of the Taliban can public non-existent progress eureka moment: we didn’t lose was combatting a fanatical warrior as a greedy mercenary also and that successive U.S. adminis- Scott Taylor the war in Afghanistan ourselves, resistance for a decade and a half defies any understanding of their trations had failed to clamp down Inside Defence it was Russian interference that before the Russians began paying fanatical mindset. The reason that on the widespread corruption. prevented our victory. out these alleged kill rewards. the Taliban have been so resilient in Not once in the report did This conclusion defies all logic As a reporter who covered the their defiance is that they are more anyone blame the lost war on TTAWA—With the COVID-19 and would only be embraced by war in Afghanistan, I was privy to than willing to die for their cause. Russian bounties. Opandemic resurgent through- the wilfully blind. a lot of claims made by interna- The collective failure of the Scott Taylor is the editor and pub- out the U.S. and the Black Lives Let me be clear that if there is tional officials as to NATO’s in- NATO-trained and -equipped lisher of Esprit de Corps magazine. Matter movement still garnering any shred of truth that Russian ability to suppress the insurgency. Afghan security forces when The Hill Times 10 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Comment

forgetting capitalism is simply Are we all Marxists now? I hope not earning money without working to create a good. Labour union pen- sions, like OMERS and Teachers, had come to pass, that leaders and the writing reflected the style mocracy. Marx, on the other hand, are among the biggest capitalists The reductionist “are adopting Marx’s argument of the 17th and 18th centuries. inspired Stalin, Lenin, and Mao. in this country. In Canada, we live concepts touted by that economics is the driving Plato’s Republic, widely acknowl- Which leads me to wonder why in a “mixed economy,” with many force in human development.” edged to be one of the great books he is in vogue. Dr. Simone Cham- of the attributes of socialism, com- so-called ‘Marxist For Marx, anything not of all time, gave me headaches. bers, who teaches political science at bined with free enterprise. materialistic was anathema. His Of late, I have read online intellectuals’ may play throwaway line about “religion Andrew Caddell articles by so-called “Marxist intel- being the opium of the people” writes that, of lectuals” calling for the overthrow well in social media rings true today, in a society more late, he has read of the vestiges of colonialism, cap- secular, but also more selfish. online articles by italism, and our system of govern- or on TV, but have a But, while Marx called for re- so-called ‘Marxist ment. The rhetoric is basic, binary, limited connection forms in society, for labour unions, intellectuals’ and blaming “the oppressor.” laws, minimum wage legislation, calling for the These are wonderfully reduction- to contemporary welfare benefits, public housing, overthrow of ist concepts, which may play well public health systems, progressive the vestiges of in social media or on TV, but have a reality or the great income taxes, he never believed colonialism, limited connection to contemporary those in authority would permit capitalism, and reality or the great philosophers. philosophers. them. In the Communist Mani- our system of They also don’t take into account festo, he wrote, “The history of all government. the fact society is composed of a hitherto existing society is the his- Flickr photograph rich tapestry of millions of complex, tory of class struggles. What the by Roger Jones hard-working, mostly conscientious, bourgeoisie produces, above all, is peace-loving individuals. its own grave-diggers.” Hegel’s conception of the Marx wrote these words in 1848 But that was the point of the the University of California, Irvine, dialectic was society evolved from (152 years ago), failing to incite exercise: our professors sought to believes “there is value in studying a competing thesis and antith- revolution in Europe; so he had no challenge us, and make us think Marx and Adam Smith, for their eses to another thesis. My hope influence on his era. And yet, he about the human condition as well views on political economy.” Which is the reaction to today’s vacuous keeps on being revived. I remember as systems of government. What is fair: for all his flaws, Marx was an Marxism will be a genuine intel- reading the Communist Manifesto was justice? What was the relation- economist, not a political theorist. lectual response, which encour- Andrew Caddell in CEGEP in the 1960s, as well as ship between the governed and But aside from context, what ages us to examine issues at their With All Due Respect Le Petit Manuel de L’Histoire du their leaders? Was there a social does Marx offer, aside from mate- core, takes the human spirit into Québec, a Marxist history of Que- contract? What was the relation- rialism and socialism? Presumably, account, and advances society bec, which blamed all Quebec’s ills ship between humans and God? any insightful student recognizes without seeking to destroy it first. TTAWA—In the fall of 1997, on the English bosses, the church, Yes, they were a bunch of old, the largest Communist country in Andrew Caddell is retired from Oa friend sent me a copy of an and Canadien collaborators. white men who lived a long time the world is the antithesis of Marx- Global Affairs Canada, where he was article from The New Yorker mag- A few years later, I was required ago. But they were geniuses of ism: China’s feudal communism a senior policy adviser. He previously azine, called “The Return of Karl to take philosophy in university. their era and beyond, whose legacy represses the society and keeps worked as an adviser to Liberal gov- Marx,” by John Cassidy. The point I read Plato, Locke, Hobbes, Ben- was the movements that led to the wages down and products cheap ernments. He is a fellow with the Ca- of the article, written in the last tham, Voltaire, Rousseau, Machia- American Revolution, the French so an elite can benefit. It is Orwell’s nadian Global Affairs Institute and a years of a decade known for its velli. This required mental gymnas- revolution, the end of slavery, Animal Farm come alive. principal of QIT Canada. He can be avarice, was Marx was right: the tics, because the concepts behind responsible government, universal Meanwhile, young Canadians reached at [email protected]. materialist conception of history their writing were so complicated suffrage, and the spread of de- rail against the “capitalist system,” The Hill Times Hong Kong: the ‘British’ three million

will be able to apply for settled ment with China that Hong Kong Kong’s last British governor, For the three million more It is still hard to status. After a further 12 months would keep the rule of law, free wrote recently: “If China destroys who have BNO status, it’s a with settled status, they will be speech, and freedom of the press the rule of law in Hong Kong, it harder choice. They have much believe that an ultra- able to apply for citizenship.” for 50 years after the handover in will ruin the city’s chances of con- less money, and no houses, no nationalist British The stunning thing about 1997. China has broken that “one tinuing to be a great international contacts, no jobs waiting for this promise is that it applies to country, two systems” deal, and financial hub that mediates about them in Britain. But they’re government that won all three million people in Hong Hong Kongers can only expect two-thirds of the direct invest- ambitious, they’re well educated, Kong—almost half the popula- a thinly disguised Communist ment in and out of China.” and a lot of them are young. It the Brexit referendum tion—who have British National dictatorship from now on. The decision has been taken, would be surprising if at least (Overseas) status by virtue of It’s right there in the new “se- and Hong Kong’s residents have half a million of them didn’t take on a wave of anti- having been born there before the curity” laws imposed illegally last two good reasons to leave: their up the British offer. foreign rhetoric will former British colony was handed month by the regime’s rubber- freedoms are gone, and the eco- Just one little problem: the back to the People’s Republic of stamp National People’s Congress nomic future is grim. Many will children of people with BNO sta- really keep these China in 1997. in Beijing. New crimes include decide to leave, but where can tus who were born after 1997 but They don’t even need to have separatism, subversion, terror- they go? are too old to qualify as depen- promises. an actual BNO passport (although ism, and “collusion with foreign For the 300,000 Canadian citi- dants—the 18 to 23 year olds—are 300,000 of them do). All three forces,” the same vague catch- zens in Hong Kong, the 100,000 not currently eligible for BNO million of them qualify: “all those all charges that the Communist Australian citizens, the 100,000 status. That includes a majority of with BNO status will be eligible, regime uses to suppress dissent British citizens, and the 85,000 the young adults who were active as will their family dependants in the People’s Republic. (“Ter- Americans, it’s easy. Most are in the protests and have most to who are ordinarily resident in rorism” includes damaging public ethnic Chinese from Hong Kong fear. But the British government Hong Kong. The Home Office will transport.) Maximum sentence is who knew that you could never says it is considering their case. put in place a simple, streamlined life in prison. trust the Communists, and took And one little doubt. It is still application process. There will be These laws will be enforced out an insurance policy long ago hard to believe that an ultra- no quota on numbers.” by China’s “security” (i.e. politi- by emigrating to another country nationalist British government This is an unprecedented com- cal) police, who will now oper- and acquiring citizenship. that won the Brexit referendum mitment, and it’s not even a legal ate in Hong Kong. The charges Most of them even bought on a wave of anti-foreign rheto- Gwynne Dyer requirement. Britain voluntarily they bring may be tried in Hong houses, but then they moved back ric, and a Home Office that still gave asylum to 30,000 Ugandan Kong’s courts, but if there are to Hong Kong to be with their stubbornly maintains a “hostile Global Affairs Asians in 1972 when the bloody “certain circumstances” or “special wider family and make better environment” for immigrants, will dictator Idi Amin confiscated situations,” the accused can be money. Many will go soon, be- really keep these promises. e will grant BNOs five their property and expelled them extradited to mainland courts, en- cause the Communist regime may It would be nice if they kept “Wyears’ limited leave to from the country, but we’re talk- tirely under the regime’s thumb, start forbidding people to leave their word, but it would also be remain (in the United Kingdom), ing about potentially a hundred where the conviction rate is well (it doesn’t recognize dual citizen- quite surprising. with the right to work or study,” times as many people in Hong above 99 per cent. In other words, ship). Others will gamble on stay- Gwynne Dyer’s new book is British Foreign Secretary Domi- Kong. it’s over. ing for the time being, in the hope Growing Pains: The Future of nic Raab told the U.K. Parliament It is a debt of honour, however, It’s not just freedom that’s that if it gets very bad, they will Democracy (and Work). on July 1. “After five years, they as Britain negotiated an agree- over. As Chris Patten, Hong still be able to get out later. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 11

hill climbers by Laura Ryckewaert Two new advisers on Jessica Fullerton is a recent addition to the LRB. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn Crown-Indigenous John O’Leary starts with Crestview Strategy this the University of Toronto, with minors week. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn in environmental science and political science, and while in school, spent the cratic institutions minister, starting under summer of 2018 and of 2019 helping tackle Relations Minister then-minister Maryam Monsef and end- outreach work in Prime Minister Justin ing under her successor, Karina Gould. Trudeau’s office. During the summer of (Ms. Monsef is now minister for women 2017, she’d interned in the LRB, taking on and gender equality, while Ms. Gould is Indigenous and Filipino outreach, accord- Bennett’s team minister of international development.) He ing to her LinkedIn profile. first came to Parliament Hill as a ministe- Ms. Agustin is also a former constitu- rial staffer in January 2016, starting out as ency assistant to Mr. Anadasangaree, who communications head to then-employment represents Scarborough-Rouge Park, Ont., Plus, John O’Leary has minister MaryAnn Mihychuk. During the and a former Indigenous outreach co-ordi- exited as director of last federal election, Mr. O’Leary was part nator for the University of Toronto. In 2017, of the national Liberal campaign’s rapid she was the Equal Voice Daughters of the strategic communications response and issues management team. Vote delegate for Scarborough-Rouge Park, Along with past work in the private amongst other past experience. in the Liberal research sector—as manager of public affairs and communications for The Coca-Cola Com- Christiana bureau and joins Crestview pany and a consultant for StrategyCorp in Agustin Toronto before that—Mr. O’Leary previous- is now Strategy as a senior ly worked for the former Ontario Liberal executive consultant this week. government, including as education policy assistant to adviser and later manager of legislative the head of issues to then-premier Dalton McGuinty, the LRB. and as a policy adviser to then-education Photograph rown-Indigenous Relations Minister minister Kathleen Wynne. courtesy of CCarolyn Bennett has welcomed a fa- Jordan Ames-Sinclair is handling Western In his new role, Mr. O’Leary will be LinkedIn miliar face back to her fold, with Charlotte regional affairs for Ms. Bennett. Photograph supporting Crestview’s Ottawa and Toronto McKenna returning to serve as a policy courtesy of LinkedIn offices and its clients “across all practice adviser to the minister for the summer. areas,” according to the firm’s June 25 an- from last October, Mr. Ames-Sinclair said nouncement. Charlotte he’s been a member of the Liberal Party “John understands how to build and McKenna since he was 14 years old, and has previ- lead successful advocacy campaigns at has ously sat on the Métis Nation Legislative all levels of government across Canada,” returned Assembly and the Métis Nation of Sas- said Ginny Roth, national practice lead for to Ms. katchewan Provincial Youth Board. government relations at Crestview in the Bennett’s Other regional advisers in the minister’s company’s release. “John’s mix of private for the Finally, Jacob Wilson, who’d been a office currently include Joshua Wagamese, and public sector experience gives him a special assistant for communications in summer. who tackles the North; Kaitlyn Forbes, as unique perspective that will help Crestview Photograph the Liberal caucus’ research office since policy and Ontario regional affairs adviser; Strategy’s clients and governments across the fall of 2017, has taken over the LRB’s courtesy of Chloe van Bussel, as Quebec regional af- Canada better understand each other and LinkedIn Ontario desk as a regional adviser, replac- fairs adviser and manager of operations; deliver better results.” ing Kevin Den Heijer who recently left to and Harrison Paul as Atlantic regional af- Over in the LRB, Hill Climbers under- do the same for Public Safety Minister Bill fairs adviser and assistant to the minister’s stands that a new communications director Blair, as reported by Hill Climbers. parliamentary secretary, Liberal MP Gary has yet to be hired, but there are a few Mr. Wilson, who is the son of Health Anandasangaree. other additions to note. Minister Patty Hajdu, was an LRB summer Shaili Patel is director of policy to Ms. Maja Staka has joined the office as a intern before being hired on full time and Bennett, whose office is run by chief of special assistant for communications. Up has previously written for The Walleye, a staff Sarah Welch. The team also currently until the October 2019 election, she was Thunder Bay, Ont.-based arts and culture includes: Vincent Haraldsen, director of previously working on the Hill as an as- magazine. A former assistant to then-Manitoba parliamentary affairs; Gillian Hanson, di- sistant to then-Alberta Liberal MP Randy The LRB, which supports all 156 Liberal Liberal MP Doug Eyolfson, Ms. McKenna rector of communications; Emily Williams, Boissonnault. (Mr. Boissonnault ultimately Members of Parliament, has been allocated first landed a job as a legislative assistant press secretary; and Bennett Donahue, lost his seat to now Conservative MP a budget of almost $3.1-million for 2020-21. in Ms. Bennett’s office as the then-minister special assistant for operations. James Cumming.) [email protected] for Indigenous and northern affairs in Ms. Staka has a bachelor’s degree in The Hill Times April 2017, later being bumped up to the John O’Leary exits LRB for French language and literature, with a title of parliamentary affairs adviser. minor in linguistics, from the University of She left the minister’s office, and the Crestview Strategy Alberta, where she also studied a master’s Hill, in August 2019 ahead of starting a law After almost three years on the job, degree in the subject, as well as a transla- degree at the University of Windsor. Ms. John O’Leary recently ended his run as tion certificate. Before joining Mr. Boisson- McKenna remains a law student, and re- director of strategic communications in the nault’s office in 2018, she’d been working joined Ms. Bennett’s office in the beginning Liberal research bureau (LRB). He’s join- as a French translator for the Running of May to help tackle policy full-time over ing Crestview Strategy as a senior consul- Room. the summer. tant this week. Jessica Fullerton is now a special as- In more recent staffing news, Jordan In the LRB, he’d been in charge of the sistant in the LRB. Ames-Sinclair has been hired as the min- communications, outreach, and strategic Ms. Fullerton recently graduated with ister’s Western regional affairs adviser and research teams. His last day in the office a master’s degree in public policy and ad- marked his first day on the job last week. was July 2. ministration from Carleton University and Mr. Ames-Sinclair is from the Zagime “Crestview is a growing, exciting spent the last year representing graduate Anishinabek First Nation in southern Sas- agency with a talented team. I’m excited to students on the school’s board of gover- katchewan, and, at the age of 19, ran as the learn from and work with them, and con- nors. Last summer, she worked as a pro- Liberal Party’s 2019 candidate in Regina- tribute to Crestview’s growth,” Mr. O’Leary gram officer for Veterans Affairs Canada Qu’Appelle, Sask., last fall. The riding told Hill Climbers in an email. and is also a former research analyst with has been held by outgoing Conservative “I am grateful for the opportunity I’ve The Capital Hill Group and a former intern Order a Romantic Party Leader Andrew Scheer since 2004. had to serve our Liberal caucus and add in Nova Scotia Liberal MP Sean Fraser’s Mr. Scheer was ultimately re-elected with value to their work. It has been an honour office. Italian Dinner roughly 63.1 per cent of the vote, while Mr. to serve the government, and I will treasure Christiana Agustin has been hired as Ames-Sinclair came third behind the NDP the experience for the rest of my life.” executive assistant to the LRB’s managing candidate with 11.7 per cent support. Before joining the LRB in the fall of director, Melissa Cotton. 356 Preston St. • 613-749-7490 In a candidate question-and-answer 2017, Mr. O’Leary spent about a year as She recently earned a bachelor’s degree lafavoritapreston.com interview with Regina’s 980 CJME Radio director of communications to the demo- in international development studies from 12 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 13 News News

Prime Bob Minister Rae was Justin announced Argentina, Trudeau, as Canada’s pictured next UN speaking ambassador at the UN this week. Chile, DRC, General The Hill Assembly in Times 2016, made photograph winning a by Andrew seat on the Meade Hungary, and Security Council a central piece of his foreign Madagascar policy. United Nations photograph by say they backed Cia Pak rope and Others bloc—Australia and New He will be replaced by former Ontario pre- ther victory nor defeat are permanent, and “We have to pick ourselves up, dust our- Zealand. mier and interim Liberal leader Bob Rae, who we always exaggerate the impact of either,” selves off, and start all over again. That’s the Spokespeople for Australia’s Depart- has sought to temper any feeling that the elec- he said during a July 6 news conference. nature of life at the United Nations as it is in Canada’s Outgoing UN ambassador Marc-André Blanchard, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Foreign Affairs Minister ment of Foreign Affairs and Trade and tion loss reflects how countries view Canada. “The message is: we didn’t win the vote, we many other aspects of human endeavour.” François-Philippe Champagne spearheaded Canada's Security Council campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs “Based on my entire political experi- didn’t have enough votes. That’s the only [email protected] Meade and United Nations photograph by Manuel Elias and Trade both said their countries do not ence, I can tell you with certainty that nei- message I take.” The Hill Times publicly disclose how they vote, while not- UN Security ing the historic ties between Canada and country of Argentina in early A Small Power on a Large Stage, to Ireland. Without that vote, a Australia, and New Zealand and Canada. March in a trip aimed at strength- said the Hungarian support for second-round run-off would have Neither Latvia nor Ukraine commented ening bilateral relations, and Canada goes counter to some of taken place. on their Security Council vote. Canada has International Development Min- those who are fatalistic about “Those [unused] votes are been a close partner with both countries Council bid, ister Karina Gould (Burlington, Canada’s chances against Euro- critical,” he told The Hill Times. “If working to combat the Russian threat. Ont.) travelled to the Democratic pean competitors in the Western Canada can get four or five coun- Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada Republic of Congo in January Europe and Others bloc, adding tries that voted for it to only vote had deployed 200 troops as part of a train- where she announced a $56-mil- that New Zealand and Australia once, then either Ireland or Nor- ing mission to strengthen Ukraine’s secu- but closest lion funding package for those af- would have needed to have “some way don’t make the threshold,” rity forces. Canada has also pledged more fected by the Ebola outbreak and limited” success in Europe when he said, adding that the Canadian than $785-million to Ukraine in security conflict. A Canadian military task they have been elected to the strategy was to get to the second and development aid since 2014, according force deployed in Uganda has as- Security Council. round where it had a “much better to Global Affairs. In Latvia, Canada has allies are silent sisted the UN peacekeeping mis- Prof. Chapnick said for La chance.” deployed 540 troops and leads a NATO bat- sion in the Democratic Republic Francophonie countries like the A Hungarian official said it tlegroup. Spokespeople for both countries’ of Congo, as well as South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo cast both its ballots in the elec- UN missions noted the close co-operation au, Que.) was visiting the Western since August 2019. and Madagascar, Canada would tion, hinting that it voted for Ukraine and Latvia have with Canada. The United States, Africa nation that his country A modernized trade deal have been able to make “a stron- Ireland due to its EU connec- A spokesperson for Mr. Champagne did would support Canada’s cam- between Chile and Canada came ger case” for its candidacy, as op- tion. not respond when asked how Canada cast United Kingdom, paign. Emails to the Senegalese into force in 2019, and the two posed to Norway and Ireland. Some of Canada’s closest al- its two votes in the UN Security Council UN mission and its embassy in countries are both members of But he added there is always lies, like the United States and the election, saying in an email that the vote is Australia, and New Ottawa were not returned. the Ottawa Group, which is aim- the possibility that countries lie United Kingdom, refused to com- “secret.” While on that trip to Africa, Zealand were among ing to build consensus for reform- about who they voted for, or that ment on whether they supported While much has been made about Can- Mr. Trudeau met with Madagas- ing the World Trade Organization. the ambassador at the UN didn’t Canada’s bid. ada’s late entry into the campaign—joining can President Andry Rajoelina 17 countries that Before the Security Coun- follow a leader’s guidance on “As a matter of long-standing the race around a decade after Ireland and on the margins of an African cil vote, Hungary signalled its who to vote for. In Canada’s 2010 policy, the United States does Norway—a former Canadian ambassador wouldn’t comment on Union summit in Ethiopia. During support for Canada following a Security Council loss, more coun- not make its voting preferences to the UN says that the loss had more to do that conversation, the two world May phone call between Foreign tries pledged to vote for Canada known for UN Security Council with Canada’s policies than its timing. whether they backed leaders spoke about “working Affairs Minister François-Philippe than the number of votes Canada elections,” a State Department “I don’t think its credible to suggest together to advance shared priori- Canada’s recent bid Champagne (Saint-Maurice- received. spokesperson said on back- that Canada lost because of the late entry. ties in multilateral fora such as Champlain, Que.) and Hungarian A spokesperson for Mr. Cham- ground. I think the late entry made it more dif- La Francophonie and the United for a Security Council Foreign Affairs and Trade Minis- pagne did not answer how many Nor did Canada’s historic ficult for us to win, but it by no means Nations,” according to a Prime | ter Péter Szijjártó. A Hungarian countries pledged their support “others” allies in the Western Eu- precluded a victory,” said Stephen Lewis, Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Minister’s Office press release. Université d’Ottawa University of Ottawa seat. embassy official told The Hill for Canada before the vote took who was Canada’s envoy to the UN from Both Argentina and the Demo- Times after the vote took place place. 1984 to 1988. “I think what stopped us from cratic Republic of Congo hosted that Hungary did cast one of its In the past, Prof. Chapnick Countries saying they winning was our policies, which were well Continued from page 1 visits from Canadian cabinet two votes for Canada. noted, Canada typically has done known in the nations of the UN.” ministers in the months before backed Canada’s UN Congratulations to Sanni Yaya, our first nations that had the ability to cast Royal Military College defence well among the Caribbean and Every time something of consequence the election. Government House Security Council bid a vote in the June 17 UN Security studies professor Adam Chap- small island states, adding that to happens in Canada, embassies in Ottawa Leader Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré- Council election. Of those 192 nick, author of Canada on the have a shot at victory, Canada has • Argentina transmit the news back to their home Vice-President, International Mercier, Que.) visited his birth Congratulations to Sanni Yaya, our first countries, just more than 11 per United Nations Security Council: to do “reasonably well” in Africa. • Chile countries, he said. cent responded with the superma- “It’s quite possible in this • Democratic Republic of Congo “When we say we are not going to in- and Francophonie jority refusing to say how they [election] votes were spread • Hungary crease our official development assistance, voted, most citing a policy of not around because none of the • Madagascar that goes back to the African countries. Vice-President, International commenting on secret ballots at countries did exceptionally well When we pretend we care about climate the UN. There was one abstention in terms of 75 per cent first ballot change and we buy a pipeline, that goes In this new position, Sanni Yaya will play a key role in achieving uOttawa’s goals wins—both of the winners just from the vote and Venezuela was Countries refusing to back to many countries in the world. When in the realm ofand internationalization Francophonie and in furthering the University’s historic restricted from voting as it had squeezed through,” Prof. Chap- comment on Security we offer a very modest crew of peacekeep- mission, which is mandated by its founding legislation, of contributing to and outstanding UN debts that are nick said. ers to Mali and leave before the United Na- unpaid. Some countries choose only to Council vote tions wants us to leave, that goes back to fostering the expansion and success of the Franco-Ontarian community. Argentina, Chile, the Demo- vote for one country so compet- the countries of the world,” Mr. Lewis said, cratic Republic of Congo, Hun- ing countries don’t make it to the • Australia • Austria adding that Canada underestimates the Sanni Yaya is a health economist and an expert in global health. He is a full professor gary, and Madagascar told The two-thirds barrier needed for a • Belgium sophistication with which our policies are In this new position, Sanni Yaya will play a key role in achieving uOttawa’s goals seat. There were 366 votes cast in at uOttawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences who, from 2016 to 2019, held the position of Hill Times that they placed five • Croatia viewed by UN countries when they vote. of the 108 votes that went to the election for the Western Eu- • Cuba Mr. Lewis said despite those shortcom- in the realm of associateinternationalization dean and director of the School and of inInternational furthering Development the and University’s Global historic Canada. Ultimately, Canada was rope and Others group, but with • Estonia ings, Canada’s outgoing UN ambassador Studies. He is a prolific researcher with a humanistic vision who is passionately beat out by Norway and Ireland the 191 voting countries and the mission, which is mandated by its founding legislation, of contributing to and • Ireland Marc-André Blanchard ran a strong cam- committed to combatting inequality in maternal and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa. for the two vacant seats in the one abstention there could have • Kazakhstan paign, but his work was undermined by fostering the expansion and success of the Franco-Ontarian community. Western Europe and Others bloc. been 384 votes cast. • Latvia those policies. There is no doubt that his expertise in, and dedication to, internationalization and the Norway and Ireland garnered 130 Prof. Chapnick wrote in Policy • Lithuania Following the Security Council vote, Francophonie will serve him well in this important position. and 128 votes of support, respec- Options that New Zealand has • New Zealand the Canadian government announced that tively—128 votes was the mini- traditionally voted for Canada • Moldova Mr. Blanchard was leaving the New York Sanni Yaya is a health economist and an expert in global health. He is a full professor mum of the two-thirds needed to and also not used its second • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines City posting. He told reporters earlier this prevent a second-round run-off. ballot. But, given Canada’s late • Sweden week that he decided before the Security at uOttawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences who, from 2016 to 2019, held the position of Senegalese President Macky entry in the Security Council • Ukraine Council election that “in all likelihood” he • United Kingdom Sall said in February while Prime Canada garnered 108 of the 128 votes needed to win a temporary seat on the campaign, New Zealand had would leave the ambassadorial role during associate dean and director of the School of International Development and Global Minister Justin Trudeau (Papine- UN Security Council. United Nations photograph by Eskinder Debebe already pledged one of its votes • United States the summer. Studies. He is a prolific researcher with a humanistic vision who is passionately committed to combatting inequality in maternal and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is no doubt that his expertise in, and dedication to, internationalization and the Francophonie will serve him well in this important position. 14 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 15 News News

background factors and to present appropriate sentencing options.” Cultural assessments needed for sentencing reform, say Sen. Bernard said the rise in Indigenous prisoners, despite the Gladue principles being in place for two decades, doesn’t make any sense. “What it says to me is that there’s much advocates, amid calls to address high Black incarceration rates more that we need to do. We need to deal with those root causes. We need to be addressing those systemic issues and barriers.” Sentencing is only one part of the sentencing provision so that “What we’re seeing is an increase in the For her, part of the reason the Gladue picture, agreed Mr. Morgan, who called Justice advocates enhanced pre-sentencing reports overrepresentation of Indigenous populations principles haven’t realized their full poten- the adoption of these assessments as a agree with the (EPSRs) are made available for in our jails since the Gladue decision,” noted tial is that they aren’t considered at charge “necessary but not a sufficient condition” to African Canadian offenders, said Ms. White, who said there has been no quali- assessment by the RCMP. address the over-incarceration of racialized Parliamentary Black Mr. Morgan. tative study looking at the efficacy of these She countered criticism levelled by some Canadians. Another route is through the reports in changing sentencing outcomes. victims’ families—and echoed by commis- Despite these concerns, Ms. Damoff Caucus’ recent call judiciary, he noted, through deci- “Therefore one has to ask: is it the reports sioner Qajaq Robinson in the unveiling of said the reform should be adopted, as long sions where judges accept EPSRs that is the concern? Or is it the lack of nation- the National Inquiry into Missing and Mur- as it’s reviewed. for pre-sentencing and provide reasons as to why al strategy to incorporate Gladue principles dered Indigenous Women and Girls’ final “We need some way of making sure that reports, similar to the they have accepted it as evidence throughout the criminal justice system?” report—that the approach is harming Indig- when people are going to court, the crimi- to inform their sentencing, name- Her reports can take between 25 and enous women by giving lighter sentences to nal justice system is taking into account Gladue reports for ly the more robust contextual in- 50 hours to complete, though Legal Aid their convicted aggressors. other factors other than just the crime formation about the offender and only covers up to 25 hours, and she might “They are not advocacy reports,” she that’s been committed,” she said. “Some- Indigenous offenders, what the offender likely needs to interview up to 17 people, including four said, and that perspective suggests a judge thing’s not working.” be supported to become a fully or five elders or knowledge holders in the isn’t executing their legal responsibilities. [email protected] to be used for contributing member of society offender’s community. “The only objective is to expose the unique The Hill Times upon release. racialized Canadians. The racialization of Cana- da’s prisons is becoming more pronounced, and cultural im- Continued from page 1 pact assessments should be an temic discrimination” is perhaps automatic requirement with the most “acutely” felt. More than 130 court, said Lana MacLean, a Nova Scotian social worker who writes As more businesses and Parliamentarians signed on to the caucus’ June 16 statement and these reports. The province has calls to action. become a leader in this area, she The idea of requiring pre- said, where her colleague, Robert sentencing reports for racialized Wright, wrote its first cultural assessment only six years ago, in Independent Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard, left, and Liberal MP Pam Damoff both participated in the Parliamentary services reopen, Canadians—similar to the Gladue Black Caucus' discussions around widespread justice reforms to address systemic racism against Black Canadians, reports for Indigenous offend- 2014. including through pre-sentencing reports. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Sen. Bernard ers—is borne of models that Though Black Canadians exist already in some areas of make up only 3.5 per cent of the country, as advocates work to people in Canada, they account Some of these cultural assess- judge in sentencing has since overt/covert racism, family or Anthony Morgan is a human rights lawyer who for 9.6 per cent of the prison pop- community breakdown, abuse, co-founded the Sentencing and Parole Project. and with social gatherings push the justice system to recog- ments have led to better outcomes been appealed, but in recognition nize the way race plays a role in ulation as of 2019-20, according for offenders at sentencing, ac- of the “new ground and territory,” witnessing violence, unemploy- Photograph courtesy of Mr. Morgan its execution. to the Office of the Correctional cording to both Ms. MacLean and Mr. Morgan noted the Court of ment, low rates of education “The justice system over- Investigator. Mr. Morgan, but whether they’re Appeal is striking a panel of five and literacy, and loss of identity, tary Black Caucus’ phone calls discuss- whelmingly tends to diminish Cultural impact assessments written at all is at the discretion justices, instead of three, to con- culture, and ancestral knowledge. ing ways to address systemic racism, increased to 10 people, we or ignore the factors of race,” interrogate the history of sys- of actors in the legal system. sider the question. Incarceration rates and alterna- and when drafting the letter, expressed said Anthony Morgan, a human temic racism and its impact in Ms. MacLean said it’s typically tives should also be considered. some concern over a Gladue-style rights lawyer who co-founded the various domains on the lives of judges that order the reports, ‘Growing concerns’ “This acknowledgement of approach being adopted as is. Those Sentencing and Parole Project to the person before the courts. They though she’s also been asked by collective trauma, oppression, dis- reservations appear in the caucus’ rec- all must continue our e orts counter that reality. Still, many also look at the impact of race- the defence. But the Crown can— raised in 2016 crimination, cultural impact fac- ommendations, which include a call for in the justice system buy into the based trauma, she said, noting and has—objected to their use in Not long before Independent tors and the role of ethnocultural an annual review of how effective the “prevailing narrative” that race is sometimes the young Black men cases, noted Mr. Morgan. The goal Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard communities reinforces the need reports are, so that they can be adjusted not a Canadian problem. she’s assessing don’t give it that is to see every Black offender af- was appointed to the Senate in for a holistic approach to capture when necessary. The project has successfully name, though racial profiling, forded the same consideration. 2016, the former social worker the social histories and experi- Last Parliament, Ms. Damoff sat on to protect each other. submitted pre-sentencing reports carding, and the like have that One case that saw cultural and academic had been working ences of ethnocultural offenders,” both the House Status of Women and Pub- in cases since 2014 and the re- effect. assessments considered by the with the Correctional Service of she wrote, adding alternative sen- lic Safety committees, which she asked to ports are developed, he said, with Canada (CSC) on a national eth- tencing and reintegration services study Indigenous people in prison. Through an understanding of the histories nocultural advisory committee to were key parts of the picture. resulting testimony, MPs heard that, while of enslavement of people of Afri- identify specific efforts and policy Since Sen. Bernard’s paper, the Gladue reports could be helpful for can descent in Canada “and how direction for the CSC to address the CSC has continued to work sentencing, they were “held against people that more than two-century-long the “growing concerns” around with the committee, said Teresa when they get to prison,” sometimes result- alarming rates of Black prisoners. Halfkenny, the Atlantic chair of history then cascaded into several ing in a higher security classification. A 2 m forms of discrimination in areas Mandating pre-sentencing reports the National Ethnocultural Advi- higher security classification might place of employment, issues of poverty, for Black offenders was among sory Committee, which has called someone in a medium or maximum secu- education, health care, access to her raft of recommendations for clearer directives from the rity prison rather than the lower one, and housing, access to transit, child addressing over-incarceration, in CSC on how it handles racialized could delay a person’s parole eligibility if it care, and of course within the particular for African-Canadians prisoners. remains in place. criminal justice system.” within the federal system. Some of that work is ongo- While the intent of these reports is The hope is the effect and aims “It’s primarily the need to ing, and Mr. Wright, who didn’t good, she echoed one of the Status of Practice physical Wear a face Continue to Get tested if you are would be the same as the Gladue take socio-historical factors into respond to a request for comment Women Committee’s eventual recom- framework, said Mr. Morgan, account,” explained Sen. Bernard. by deadline, has made a presen- mendations that the CSC not use them to distancing, stay covering when wash hands worried you may though the distinct historical ex- “They matter, they do make a dif- tation to the CSC within the last increase security classifications. two metres apart. physical distancing frequently. have COVID-19, periences are clearly different. ference, they do have an impact.” year or so in the Atlantic region, Anise White, chair of the Gladue The Gladue principles came It’s looking at the “upstream where she said the proportion of Writers Society of British Columbia, has is a challenge. or have been into place after a 1999 Supreme effect,” including the “school-to- Black prisoners is quite high. been writing reports for the past six years Court decision that said judges prison-pipeline,” child welfare, It’s important that an assess- for the province. While the reports have exposed to the virus. should consider the unique and other factors that contribute ment’s impact on an accused “incredible potential” she said, they haven’t circumstances of Indigenous of- to overrepresentation in the penal doesn’t begin and end at sen- led to systemic change. fenders. That led to the creation system. Her paper, Creating tencing, said Ms. Halfkenny, but Indigenous people are being impris- of Gladue reports, which can Culturally Responsive Policy, was rather “follow the offender all the oned at greater rates than ever before. include recommendations on an produced and submitted to the way through” so that the cultural The Office of the Correctional Investiga- Inside or out, stay safe. Save lives. appropriate sentence—consider- CSC in 2016, she said. The CSC history is considered in the in- tor reported earlier this year that feder- ing restorative justice practices— was not able to provide an update mate’s experience. ally, Indigenous prisoners have passed as well as details of the person’s on that committee’s work by the 30 per cent mark—reaching 42 per background, like experiences in deadline. Reforms needed to cent among women inmates—reflecting the residential school system, A host of social and cultural a deepening “Indigenization” of Canada’s Visit ontario.ca/coronavirus with child welfare, or physical or impact factors that underlie an Gladue, too correctional system. The “disturbing” sexual assault. offender’s experiences should be Liberal MP Pam Damoff trend continues, despite Indigenous Paid for by the Government of Ontario The ideal route would be explored, her paper noted, among (Oakville North—Burlington, people making up less than five per cent amending the Criminal Code’s them substance abuse, poverty, Ont.) was part of the Parliamen- of Canada’s population. 16 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES News

The order-in- New order council issued by Foreign Affairs Minister François- Philippe granting Champagne on June 14 grants diplomatic privileges to African Union diplomatic senior officials when they visit Canada. The Hill Times photograph by privileges to Andrew Meade African Union officials a

‘positive step,’ election—was certainly interest- Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial sudden people begin to think of ing and likely not coincidental, Conference in 2017. ways that we could be helpful to said Mr. Roberts. Canada lost the It’s a “positive step,” added each other.” chance at one of two open seats Sen. Munson, especially because to Ireland and Norway after se- Canada has always played an say former curing only 108 of the necessary extensive role in civil society and Canada needs ‘clear’ minimum 128 votes. human rights matters in Africa. policy on Africa Retired diplomat Patricia For- “It’s always very positive to Canada’s policy in Africa tier said it surprised her “how late see mechanisms put in place to needs to go “beyond aid and con- in the game” Canada focused on facilitate good relations between flict,” said Ms. Fortier, an assess- diplomats African votes during the recent Canada and African countries,” ment shared by the president of security council campaign, which he said. the Canadian Council on Africa, she said likely mattered in the Former diplomat John Schram Nola Kianza. diplomats in Canada to AU senior outcome. said by email he suspects it’s not Mr. Kianza called on Canada The timing of the new officials as well as experts who The move to grant privileges a big shift in Canada’s policy, to create a “clear” and “tangible” perform missions for the body. to AU officials was “of course” though it is both useful and prac- policy in Africa, especially when status order—coming That extends to the AU chairper- part of efforts to negotiate sup- tical in encouraging contact and it comes to economic and trade son, the chair and deputy chair port, said former diplomat Ferry more in-depth exchanges with relationships. days before countries, of the AU commission, and the de Kerckhove, though a “minimal” our African Union counterparts. “We need to have a policy that African Union Permanent Repre- offering that simply eases the Granting the same level of is focused and have appropriate including the 55 AU sentative to the United States of process of dealing with interna- access that diplomats and UN dialogue: how do we engage in member nations, America. tional organizations. representatives get to Canadian Africa? That has to be spelled out This move is required “to sup- Mr. de Kerckhove said Canada officials means Canada “will be more clearly.” voted on Canada’s bid port Canada’s growing relations has had a “very strange way” of expanding our ability to hear Canada’s foreign policy with with the African Union, and will dealing with multilateral organi- from and to influence a major re- the region has been “piecemeal” for the UN Security facilitate high-level meetings in zations and diplomatic status in gional organization that has long and inconsistent, said Mr. Kianza, Canada with the African Union,” the past, including what seemed been a major priority as Canada who said the government’s June Council seat—is which does not have a representa- to him to be a hesitation to grant has supported good governance, order is going in the “right direc- notable, say former tive or office in the country, said that status. It’s led to awkward peace, conflict resolution, human tion” if it wants to expand that re- Ms. Skinner. experiences in the past, noted Mr. rights, responses to humanitarian lationship. The AU is an important diplomats. It’s surprising those privileges de Kerckhove, who recounted an disasters and vigorous economic body to do that, given it engages weren’t already extended to AU embarrassing frisk of a former development with African coun- in economic and policy areas, as officials, said Chris Roberts, who Senegal president who was visit- tries,” he said. well as intervening in conflicts Continued from page 1 teaches African politics and inter- ing Canada on behalf of another “This will augment the con- and security matters. (Papineau, Que.) in February national relations at the Univer- multilateral body. This status tacts and information flow and “More and more, the AU is be- 2020. The timing of the creden- sity of Calgary, and is president of avoids potential embarrassments co-ordination that, without such coming a voice for the continent,” tials was also notable, several African Access Consulting. like that. a measure, must rely on our em- he said, so there’s no question said, given it came just days be- He said it’s likely AU officials “This government, more than bassy in Addis Ababa and our rep- its officials should be elevated to fore Canada’s failed bid to take a brought up the matter during Mr. most Canadian governments of resentatives to UN agencies and in diplomatic status. The relation- United Nations Security Council Trudeau’s visit to Addis Ababa, the past—which is saying a lot— individual African capitals,” noted ship has been “up and down” over seat. Ethiopia in February 2020 in part spends too much time signalling Mr. Schram, who was a diplomat the years, especially following As the “leading continental for the 33rd African Union Sum- and not enough time on deep in Ghana, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, the Conservative government’s multilateral forum and the prin- mit, where he also became the strategic analysis when it comes Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Angola. closure of diplomatic missions cipal interlocutor” for Africa’s first prime minister to attend the to foreign policy,” added Mr. Rob- “But the test now will be, what do and reduction of funding, but Mr. 55 member nations, Canada is summit events. erts. “And for anything to do with we do with our added influence Nola said he hopes Canada real- committed to “deepening” the rela- Progressive Senator Jim the African continent, multiply and understanding?” izes it’s important to change that tionship with the AU, said Global Munson (Ottawa/Rideau Canal, that by 10.” Ms. Fortier, a Canadian Global approach. He cited Mr. Trudeau’s Affairs Canada spokesperson Ont.), co-chair of the Canada- Affairs Institute fellow, said it’s visit to Ethiopia, accompanied by Patricia Skinner. Africa Parliamentary Association, probably “high time” to make this Small Business, Export Promo- “Canada continues to engage said Mr. Trudeau announced at ‘Positive step,’ says Senator move and it’s likely a recognition tion, and International Trade with the AU in a sustained and the summit that these protocols Sen. Munson said the change of how important the AU is in the Minister Mary Ng (Markham- meaningful way on shared op- would be put in place. wouldn’t affect the association’s region, which can offer a “bigger Thornhill, Ont.) as an “encourag- portunities and priorities, includ- Four months later, on June 14, parliamentary work, which picture” for engagement. ing” development. ing peace and security, gender the government issued an order- has always had good access to “It’s worth having the AU be a “Africa is becoming the new equality, empowering women in-council on the recommenda- officials and doesn’t have to little closer to Canada,” which has frontier in a number of areas,” and youth, helping the poorest tion of Foreign Affairs Minister go through special protocols. a significant African diaspora, she given its growing population, and most vulnerable, governance, François-Philippe Champagne It’s more of a government-to- said, and opening these channels development of natural resources, addressing climate change and (Saint-Maurice-Champlain, Que.) government shift, he said, and a often leads to more opportunities and focus on free trade, he said. the advancement of a diversified to make the African Union Privi- rather routine one at that, used and a better understanding of “We need to have communica- trade agenda,” said Ms. Skinner leges and Immunities Order. for other bodies, like the Organi- perspectives. tion between the continent and by email. The timing of the official zation of American States, which “When you start to have closer Canada if we want to succeed.” The order gives privileges gazetting—just days before the was granted a similar order in relationships with countries and [email protected] and immunities comparable to June 17 UN Security Council 2006, or for the United Nations regional organizations, all of a The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 17 News Opinion Canada needs to protect Rae’s appointment Arctic sovereignty to confront emboldened as UN envoy a long- Putin, say MP and expert awaited, sorely

Liberal MP needed move John McKay says Canada needs to work with likeminded Arctic allies to assert its sovereignty over increasing Russia influence. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Continued from page 3 Que.), who said Russia will continue to ports. “That competition for Arctic resources remain outside the G7 due to its “disrespect is starting now and I don’t know why we and flaunting” of international law. would want to allow another nation—espe- Carleton University political science cially an aggressive, malign competitor—to professor Piotr Dutkiewicz, former director get the upper hand.” of the Institute of European and Russian The Russian embassy declined an Studies, echoed Mr. Coulon, saying in an interview request on the Canada-Russia email that it is in Canada’s hands to re- relationship. engage. “Russians are very pragmatic in their approach to foreign policy and in areas Liberals’ effort to re-engage such as Arctic, business, and terrorism with Russia was ‘naive’: McKay they are still ready to work closer with When the Liberals came to power fol- Canada. The question is whether [the] lowing their 2015 election victory, then- Canadian government is ready to face foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion that offer with a balanced and meaningful trumpeted the need to re-engage with Rus- counteroffer,” Prof. Dutkiewicz said, add- sia following a frosty relationship between ing that at the moment, Canada-Russia the Kremlin and the Harper government relations are at a “very low end in almost after the annexation of Crimea in 2014. all areas.” Mr. Dion, who is now Canada’s envoy to He said that Russia has signalled to Germany and the European Union, argued Canada its willingness to work with the in 2016 that Canada should work with Canadian government on “relations in the Russia on common interests. He ques- Arctic, economic relations, education, and tioned how not speaking to Russia helped culture and combating terrorism for the Canada’s interests, whether in support of start.” Ukraine’s sovereignty or on Arctic issues. “The offer is on the table. It is up to our Mr. McKay said the approach, in retro- government to assess whether, when and spect, looks “a little bit naive,” in the same how to start a meaningful conversation on Former senator Douglas Roche says that had Bob Rae, pictured in the National Press Theatre in 2018, way the efforts to engage China look “a the possible improvement of our relations been named Canada’s ambassador to the UN, as he suggested back in 2015, Canada would have had little naive.” that is definitely in our and their national a successful bid for a seat on the UN Security Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade “They take the long view and if there’s interest,” he said. initiatives on the part of Western govern- Mr. Kolga said re-engagement is not a to notice also his progressive positions ments to reach out and change the relation- problem itself, but Canada needs to do so Continued from page 7 on human rights and refugee issues. ship, [they will] wait and take advantage of while keeping in mind that Russia doesn’t and eventually became premier of Ontario. Once again, he left Parliament and took the softening of the relationship,” he said. respect the rule of law or the liberal West- I became an ambassador. For a number of up First Nations causes. In 2018, Trudeau Jocelyn Coulon, a former policy adviser ern order, as well as curtails the freedom years, I didn’t follow him closely. I noticed appointed Rae as special envoy to Myan- to Mr. Dion and author of Canada is Not of press and has invaded neighbouring his reincarnation into federal politics as mar to explore the underlying causes of Back: How Justin Trudeau is in Over His countries. a Liberal, seeking the leadership of that the Rohingya crisis. He described the Head on Foreign Policy, told The Hill Times “If we understand that this is what party in 2006. Stéphane Dion won. And, horrifying plight of the refugees: “This that the Canadian government should look they’re doing, then by all means talk to after a 25-year absence, Rae was elected to has been a very grueling, emotional expe- at some European nations like France as a them,” he said, but he added: “I don’t know the House of Commons in 2008. rience. I can’t quite describe adequately model to re-engage with Russia. what you are going to be talking to them He tried for the Liberal leadership … the extent of the humanitarian crisis “These countries are thinking about about.” again, but was bested by his old rival Mi- and the sense that we are in a desperate their national interest, and the fact that Mr. Kolga said there are few shared chael Ignatieff. When Ignatieff failed in the race against time to make sure people are Russia is a power and you have to have issues where Canada and Russia can find national campaign and departed, Rae was safe.” some kind of dialogue with Russia,” he common ground, including on the Arctic. named interim leader of the Liberal Party Rae, 71, has matured into a statesman, said, adding that it is up to Canada to start “We just need to understand what in 2011. It was at this point that our paths who is definitely not past tense, but alive the dialogue. Russia’s objectives are with regards to its crossed again. with ideas on the kind of outward-looking “Somebody has to break the ice and foreign policy in Europe and Canada,” he In 2010, both the Senate and the House of Canada that will fit into the UN’s present start talking,” Mr. Coulon said. “We’ll see said, noting that the Canadian government Commons had unanimously passed a motion search for social justice. what happens, at least we have to try. We needs to be aware of the Kremlin’s efforts calling on the Government of Canada to take “Canada has a role in the world that is have [not] tried to do it for the last five to destabilize democracies around the a strong diplomatic initiative in advancing based firmly on our values,” he says. “We years.” world, including in Canada. global nuclear disarmament negotiations. At are a country that goes to the UN to re- He added that if there isn’t a dialogue “If we want to try and re-engage, that’s follow-up committee meetings in Parliament, solve the fights.” Both Trudeau and the UN with Russia, it will push them into the fine as long as we’re aware what the Putin Rae took a vigorous stand in urging his fel- are going to hear from Rae. Chinese orbit. regime is trying to do to us and our allies,” low Parliamentarians to keep pressing the Former senator Douglas Roche is the U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated Mr. Kolga said. Harper Conservative government. author of, among other books, The United a past suggestion in May to bring Russia [email protected] As the bilingual Liberal critic for for- Nations in the 21st Century (2015). back into the G7, which was rebuffed by The Hill Times eign policy, Rae carried weight. I began The Hill Times 18 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Feature Parties of the past The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

With COVID-19 putting a pause on diplomatic gatherings in Ottawa, The Hill Times is offering a look back with (some never-before-seen) images of celebrations and special events that have occurred at this time in years past. Royal receptions

Laureen Harper and then-prime minister Stephen Harper look on as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, receives Prince William greets the crowds flowers on her arrival to Rideau Hall on June 30, 2011. on Parliament Hill on July 1, 2011.

Japanese Empress Michiko and Michaëlle Jean, then-governor general greet well-wishers in Ottawa on July 6, 2009, during the Japanese Prince Charles addresses the nation on Canada Day, 2017. royal couple’s five-day visit to the capital.

Jean-Daniel Lafond, husband of the governor general, and Emperor Akihito greet the public at Rideau Hall on July 6, 2009.

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and his wife, Empress Michiko, arrive in Ottawa on July 3, 2009. Former Emperor Akihito inspects the ceremonial guard. Fourth of July fête

Then-American ambassador David Jacobson greets Max Keeping.

Miriam Ziv, then-Israeli ambassador, and Julie Jacobson, wife of the then-U.S. ambassador at the American Ms. Jacobson and Mr. Jacobson Embassy’s 2012 Fourth of July party. welcome TVO anchor Steve Paikin. THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020 19 Events Feature

managing editor of digital content at the WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 CBC; and Elamin Abdelmahmoud, news House Sitting—The House had its House back for day-long sitting on curation editor with BuzzFeed News and final meeting on June 18 of the Special a columnist for CBC radio’s Q. Thursday, COVID-19 Pandemic Committee, composed July 23, from 3:30-5 p.m. Register for the of all members of the House, but as per Zoom event via Ryerson. a government motion tabled May 25, the July 8 as Finance Minister Morneau FRIDAY, JULY 31—SATURDAY, House will sit on July 8, July 22, Aug. 12, AUG. 8 Aug. 26. The House is then scheduled to return in the fall on Monday, Sept. 21, for #CanadaPerforms at RBC Bluesfest gives ‘snapshot’ of country’s books Drive-In—The National Arts Centre and RBC three straight weeks, as per the original House sitting calendar. It was scheduled to Bluesfest are pleased to announce they are adjourn for one week and to sit again from coming together to present #CanadaPer- Oct. 19 until Nov. 6. It was scheduled to forms at RBC Bluesfest Drive-In, a summer break again for one week and to sit again weekend series of live concerts at the Place from Nov. 16 to Dec. 11. And that would des Festivals Zibi site, by the Kitchissippi be it for 2020. We’ll update you once the River (Ottawa River). Concert-goers, as House calendar has been confirmed. small pods or families, will be encouraged Senate Not Sitting—The Senate has to drive to the site and watch live concerts adjourned until Sept. 22. The Senate’s pos- from their individual dedicated space. In sible September sitting days are Sept. 21, order to safely welcome back audiences to 25, 28. It’s scheduled to sit Sept. 22-24 watch live concerts, the Drive-In series will and Sept. 29-Oct. 1, with a possible sitting offer a physical distancing experience that day on Friday, Oct. 2. The possible Senate respects reopening measures and protocols. sitting days are Oct. 5, 9, 19, 23, 26, and Canadians will also be able to watch online 30. It’s scheduled to sit Oct. 6-8; it takes the live-streamed concerts. Concerts will a break from Oct. 12-16; it will sit Oct. take place on Friday, July 31, Saturday, 20-22; and Oct. 27-29. The November Aug. 1, Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. possible Senate days are: Nov. 2, 6, 16, 8. Tickets on sale now. For the details, 20, 23, 27, 30. It’s scheduled to sit Nov. including additional dates and performers, 3-5; it will take a break from Nov. 9-13; it go to: canadaperforms.ottawabluesfest.ca/ will sit Nov. 17-19; and Nov. 24-26. The FRIDAY, AUG. 21 possible December Senate sitting days are: Dec. 4, 7, and 11. 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