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What’s going on with the other cannabis bill? p. 4 Hill denizens Who’s running for Ottawa lobbying city council p. 2 who on the Trans Mountain What politicians Justice minister gets pipeline? can learn from Gord Brown p. 3 new chief of staff p. 15 p. 7 TWENTY-NINTHWENTY-NINTH YEAR,YEAR NNO.O 15311531 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018 $5.00 News Veterans aff airs News Hill Life & People News NDP caucus Service quality, ‘This is a high-stress job that Ex-NDP MP meeting Liberal Nystrom calls promises takes years off people’s lives’: MPs Weir probe ‘competing ‘fl awed,’ as priorities’ at refl ect on their own well-being Veterans Aff airs, party starts new department warns after Gord Brown’s death investigation Critics say the Liberals MPs say fi nding a work-life balance is a struggle, into MP have ‘over-promised’ to but cite staying away from receptions, and participating Christine Moore veterans while Minister in Hill sports leagues as a way to protect their health. Seamus O’Regan says ‘I think it could Conservative have been handled the government won’t be MP Tony walking back any of its Clement differently from both commitments. said being a sides,’ says ex-NDP Parliamentarian comes with national director BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN health hazards Karl Bélanger of MP and he's unsure eterans Affairs Canada is colleague Gord Erin Weir’s caucus Vwarning it may not be able to Brown's death both offer quality core services dismissal, though will result in others say the party Continued on page 13 any meaningful change in did the best it could. MPs' habits. The Hill Times BY NEIL MOSS News Senate fi nances photograph by Andrew Meade s the NDP opens a new in- As ISG numbers Avestigation into misconduct allegations against MP Christine swell, Senate Moore, some party stalwarts say they don’t think it properly grapples with handled its most recent conduct review and dismissal last week how to divvy up of MP Erin Weir from caucus. Other observers, though, say caucus budgets the NDP leader and his team did the best they could, given the Senators say a closer circumstances. look at how money “The leader [of the NDP] had a press conference in front of the is handed out to each main doors of the House of Com- Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 mons at the height of the pub- group is needed BY EMILY HAWS family, strike the right work-life land and Rideau Lakes, Ont., was licity of the #MeToo movement to help stem balance, put things in perspec- married to Senate staffer Clau- around North America and that onservative MP Tony Clem- tive... but does anything change? I dine Courtois, and Conservative made this a big national issue ballooning budgets. Cent says MP Gord Brown’s don’t know,” he said. leader Andrew Scheer (Regina- when it should have been handled death is “just another indication The two were friends for Qu’Appelle, Sask.) said Mr. Brown internally,” Lorne Nystrom, a BY CHARELLE EVELYN that this is a high-stress job that decades, and after the news broke recently refused to attend an event former Saskatchewan NDP MP takes years off people’s lives,” but he called the job a “death trap,” because it was “date night.” An for 32 years, told The Hill Times. he Independent Senators isn’t sure MPs will meaningfully even if done willingly. Mr. Brown, avid hockey fan and player, Mr. He said the presumption of in- TGroup—the largest collec- change their habits. 57, suffered a heart attack in his Brown was also a Canadian kaya- nocence in Mr. Weir’s case was tive in the Red Chamber—will “Every time someone passes offi ce May 2. king champion in the 1970s. overlooked. away we say the same things to Mr. Brown, who represent- Continued on page 11 one another, you know, hug your ed Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Is- Continued on page 10 Continued on page 14 2 WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Greta Former Hill Bossenmaier, Times reporter head of the Mark Burgess Communications about to strike Security the ball during Heard on the Hill Establishment, is the 2011 replacing Daniel soccer match by Shruti Shekar Jean as the prime between MPs minister’s national and press gallery security adviser members. The as of May 23. Hill Times fi le The Hill Times fi le photograph Tories jet off to fi ght photograph Mr. Jean announced his retirement “We tried to raise a team last year, on April 27, shortly after he appeared to without success due to age and lay-offs,” testify at the House Public Safety and Mr. Ivison said in an email, adding anyone Liberals in Star Wars National Security Committee on the Jaspal from the gallery was welcome to join. Atwal affair. According to the Canadian He also noted that the last time the gal- Press, Mr. Jean informed the Privy Coun- lery played the MPs, better known on the cil Offi ce of his intention to step down in pitch as the Commoners, was in 2015. spoof, Hann says January—before he became a household “We have never lost to them in the time name following Mr. Trudeau’s less-than- I have been organizing games with them— stellar February trip to India. stretching back to 2004,” he said. “The Media reported Mr. Jean suggested that problem is their ranks are replenished more to come rogue factions in the Indian government with youngsters every four years, ours just were somehow involved in a reception invi- diminish and grow older. We may have to and real change is strong with us here— tation to Mr. Atwal, a convicted attempted ask them for a game of walking soccer and not just in galaxies far, far away.” assassin. Mr. Jean later walked that back at before too long!” The jokes didn’t end there; Library and committee. Archives Canada capitalized on the day He was Mr. Trudeau’s national security and put out a spoof press release indicating adviser since May 2016. Hill folks on the ballot for that it was going to “safeguard all future Death Star plans” in a new facility. Ottawa municipal race GG Julie Payette hasn’t You may Gord Brown to been staying at Rideau Hall recognize a few people be laid to rest in Governor General running in this Julie Payette year’s Ottawa Gananoque on Thursday is not staying municipal elec- at Rideau Hall tions including The late Con- until renovations Anthony Car- servative MP Gord Conservative MP Erin O’Toole wields a are completed. ricato, Raylene Brown’s funeral lightsaber on the Hill as he prepares to board Renovations at her Lang-Dion, will take place this a spacecraft to fi ght off an approaching Liberal offi cial residence Ryan Kennery, Thursday at the Lou Anthony Carricato and a battle station. The clip is from a spoof ad began shortly and Theresa Jeffries Recreation few others from the Hill will created by the Conservative Party on May 4, or before she was Kavanagh. Centre in Ganan- be running in the Ottawa Star Wars Day. Screenshot of Youtube video sworn in on Oct. Mr. Carri- oque, Ont., at 11 a.m. municipal elections that will 2. The Hill Times cato is running There will be a take place later this year. n a galaxy far, far away (actually, it was fi le photograph to represent reception at the Fire- The Hill Times photograph by just on Parliament Hill) Conservative MP The late Conservative Capital ward I hall Theatre from Andrew Meade Erin O’Toole was spotted with a lightsaber MP Gord Brown’s Governor General Julie Payette has on city council. 2 to 4 p.m. after the in hand ready to board a spacecraft that campaign sign was not been staying at Rideau Hall since she He is currently service, Mr. Brown’s would take him to fi ght off the Liberals in spotted on the lawns was sworn in on Oct. 2 while the offi cial the director of events for House Speaker obituary said. an approaching space battle station. of residents in his residence undergoes renovations. Geoff Regan. There will also be The 33-second ad, published on YouTube riding. Photograph The National Capital Commission said Ms. Lang-Dion is running to represent a visitation at Tomp- on May 4—or Star Wars Day—was a pre- courtesy of Twitter in an email to The Hill Times that it had re- Alta Vista ward, which has been her home for kins Funeral Home view for the coming Conservative Party: quested access to the main building before two decades. in Gananoque today Attack of the Liberal Debt Star series, Ms. Payette’s appointment to “undertake Ms. Lang-Dion was the national chair of from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. which party director of communications signifi cant rehabilitation work (mostly Equal Voice from 2011 to 2014; the organi- Mr. Brown died in his offi ce suddenly Cory Hann said will be rolled out Victoria mechanical systems renewal) and much zation pushes more women to take part in on May 2 at the age of 57 from a heart Day long weekend. needed life cycle improvements to preserve Canadian politics. attack. He was fi rst elected in 2004 and Mr. Hann said the small series will fea- and maintain Rideau Hall.” Mr. Kennery is running to represent represented the riding of Leeds-Grenville, ture more caucus members and will all be in Jean Wolff, senior manager of com- College ward and is currently a senior Ont.
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