Federal lobbying gets Much to learn from Nova Scotia massacre pandemic push pp. 6-7 Lisa Van Dusen p. 12 Bad+Bitchy p. 9, Les Whittington p. 11, Andrew Caddell p. 14 Heard on the Hill pp. 2-3 THIRTY-FIRST YEAR, NO. 1723 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 $5.00 News Natural resources News Nova Scotia shooting Mass shooting should prompt ‘Absolute carnage right discussion on domestic now’: MPs call for greater violence, says Liberal MP BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN system” said Ms. Zann, noting a number of mass killings have anada needs to have a been perpetrated by men with a energy sector support, history of domestic violence or Cconversation about violence against women and ramp up sup- hatred for women. High-profile port to address the problem, says gender-based attacks on women Lenore Zann, the Liberal MP who in Canada include the 2018 attack ‘re-think’ of industry’s represents the Nova Scotia riding by a man who killed 10 by driv- where a gunman killed 22 and, ing a van into pedestrians along police say, started the slaughter Yonge Street in Toronto, and the with an attack on his girlfriend. infamous murder of 14 women at security, budgetary role Finding out the rampage be- gan that way “sends off my alert Continued on page 4 BY MIKE LAPOINTE Conservative MP Shannon News Security Council bid s Canada’s oil and gas sec- Stubbs, her Ator continues to be battered party's natural by plummeting prices, MPs in resources critic, Canada ready for June UN energy-rich provinces are calling says many of for greater measures from the her constituents Security Council election federal government to keep the are still looking industry afloat amidst and after for details from despite not actively campaigning the COVID-19 pandemic, with two the federal Alberta Conservative MPs calling government as for a “re-think” of the role of the to what can be amid pandemic, says UN envoy sector from both a national secu- done for both rity and budgetary perspective. the short-term BY NEIL MOSS in a phone interview earlier this “Canada’s energy sector was survival of the week that the Canadian mission already in crisis, compared to our Alberta energy ith a fast-approaching United is prepared for the UN Security top oil- and gas-producing com- sector, as well WNations Security Council elec- Council election to go ahead in petitors around the world before as its long-term tion, Canada’s mission at the UN is June. the pandemic,” said Conservative recovery and focusing its efforts on curbing the “We’re ready to go, and we will MP Shannon Stubbs (Lakeland, growth. The Hill coronavirus pandemic, but Cana- live with the decision made by Alta.) in an interview with The Times photograph da’s envoy to the international body the president of the General As- Hill Times on April 23. by Andrew Meade says he is ready for the June vote. sembly,” said Mr. Blanchard when Continued on page 16 UN Ambassador Marc-André Blanchard told The Hill Times Continued on page 15 News Green Party Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 not losing its core essence,” said New Green Party executive director sees Mr. Awasthi, 35, in a recent inter- view with The Hill Times. “I think that’s the challenge opportunity, potential amid challenging times that the party is facing, and I think it’s a really exciting time to sort of distill what is the core DNA of the BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT the Green Party of Canada 4, becoming the first person of the energy of a movement, and party and invite the people in in will soon have a new executive colour to hold the post. almost you have to sort of break an authentic, meaningful way.” long with a new party leader director at its helm, with Prateek “The Green Party’s in an into that next level of success. It Ato be announced in the fall, Awasthi set to take over on May interesting place, where it has all needs to professionalize, while Continued on page 17 2 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 3 statement. “Mr. Rajotte has deep and long- standing connections in the U.S. Congress Italian ambassador calls and a tremendous understanding of the critical issues Alberta is facing.” for Canadians to help Italy Margaret Trudeau taken Previous Albertan representatives to the battle COVID-19 Heard on the Hill U.S. have included former Canadian consul general in Chicago Gitane De Silva, past Conservative MP Robert Merrifield, and As the number of COVID-19 deaths in to the hospital for smoke by Neil Moss former Alberta MLA Gary Mar. Italy climbs past 26,000, the Italian ambas- Alberta is one of two provinces with sador in Canada is hoping Canadians a representative office in Canada’s D.C. will donate to the Red Cross to help Italy inhalation after fire embassy. The other is Ontario, which is led confront the pandemic. by Ian Todd, a former campaign aide to Former Hill journalist, The mother of Prime Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Minister Justin Trudeau Mr. Rajotte’s appointment to the post was taken to a Montreal received cross-partisan support in the hospital after a fire start- two-time Liberal candidate Alberta government’s press release, from ed outside her apartment past Harper government industry minis- building on the night of ter and current NAFTA council member April 27, according to James Moore to past Liberal deputy prime Allan Thompson to head media reports. minister Anne McLellan and former NDP Margaret Trudeau is MP Guy Caron. the mother of Canada’s Allan Thompson is pictured in 2003 with then-future prime minister Stephen Harper. Mr. Rajotte will be paid a monthly sal- Carleton j-school 23rd prime minister and the The Hill Times file photograph ary of nearly $20,000 in the role, according former wife of past prime to the release. He will begin the post on minister Pierre Trudeau. Allan Thompson’s reporting career took These are challenging times in journalism, bureau, where he focused his reporting on suggest that at least 500,000 died over the May 1. “I spoke with my him from Parliament Hill to Rwanda, and but we’ve got brilliant, resilient students immigration, foreign affairs, and defence. four-month mass slaughter. mom, and thankfully now he is set to become the new lead for and wonderful faculty and staff. Can’t wait In 2007, Prof. Thompson wrote The Me- At Carleton, he established and man- she’s doing fine,” the Carleton University’s journalism school. to get started,” Prof. Thompson tweeted on dia and the Rwanda Genocide about how aged a five-year media project called the Canada Institute to host PM tweeted on April 28. “Thrilled to share the news I’ve been ap- April 23. the local media fuelled the Rwandan geno- Rwanda Initiative, that took more than “Thanks to everyone who pointed the next head of Carleton’s presti- From 1994 to 2003, he was a correspon- cide, and the international press ignored 150 Canadian journalists and journalism virtual panel on Allan Gotlieb reached out and sent us gious journalism program, effective July 1. dent in The Toronto Star’s parliamentary or misunderstood the genocide. Estimates students to the central African nation. Prof. Thompson has twice run for public The Wilson Center’s Canada Institute in well wishes.” “I’d also like to thank Sponsored by Canada Health Infoway office under the Liberal Party banner in the Washington, D.C., will host a panel on the 2015 and 2019 federal elections. Both times legacy of former Canadian ambassador to the first responders for he was defeated by Conservative MP Ben the U.S. Allan Gotlieb next week. their incredible work, Lobb in the riding of Huron—Bruce, Ont. The panel will be moderated by Canada and I’m keeping the He replaces Susan Harada who led the Institute director Christopher Sands and other families affected by will feature Canadian historian Robert this fire in my thoughts journalism program for six years. Claudio Taffuri has been Italy’s ambassador Prof. Thompson has been a professor at Bothwell and political scientist Janice today,” Mr. Trudeau Preparing Canada’s Virtual in Ottawa since 2017. The Hill Times added. Carleton University since 2003. Stein of the University of Toronto, as well as Johns Hopkins University international photograph by Sam Garcia Ms. Trudeau was relations professor Charles Doran. taken to the hospital to Former Tory MP James Mr. Gotlieb was a member of the “Our health-care system is under enor- treat smoke inhalation Health System for Scale-up Canada Institute’s advisory board. mous pressure; our doctors and nurses are and possible burns, CTV Rajotte named Alberta’s The former ambassador, who served in face-to-face with the impact of the pan- reported. point person in D.C. D.C. from 1981 to 1989, died on April 18 at demic every day, fighting the devastating A mental health By: Michael Green, President and CEO, the age of 92. effects of COVID-19,” Italian Ambassador advocate, Ms. Trudeau Canada Health Infoway Writing in The Hill Times, former Ca- Claudio Taffuri wrote in an email earlier debuted her one-woman A former Conservative MP will be tak- nadian diplomat Colin Robertson said Mr. this month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Margaret Trudeau, pictured in play about her life last ing up office in Canada’s Pennsylvania 2017, is doing ‘fine.’ Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons year in Chicago.