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Tories running ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011 Lobbyists ‘pissed’ leaner war room, Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the hustings they can’t work on focused on election campaign, winning majority This campaign’s say it’s against their This election campaign’s war room Charter rights has 75 to 90 staffers, with the vast majority handling logistics of about one man Lobbying Commissioner Karen the Prime Minister’s tour. Shepherd tells lobbyists that working on a political By KRISTEN SHANE and how he’s run campaign advances private The Conservatives are running interests of public office holder. a leaner war room and a national campaign made up mostly of cam- the government By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH paign veterans, some in new roles, whose goal is to persuade Canadi- Lobbyists are “frustrated” they ans to re-elect a “solid, stable Con- can’t work on the federal elec- servative government” to continue It’s a Harperendum, a tion campaign but vow to speak Canada’s economic recovery or risk out against a regulation that they a coalition government headed by national verdict on this think could be an unconstitutional Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff. restriction on their Charter rights. Please see story on Page 6 combative personality Please see Lobbying on Page 16 whose appeal can be figured mathematically. Liberals put Tom Korski p. 7 MPs vow to on game face Conservative Party of Canada Photo quickly revive in campaign, Bonjour Québec: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, pictured in Quebec, last week on the campaign trail. Copyright Bill in Donolo travelling with Ignatieff next Parliament NDP war room working Coalition will be Some 40 bills died on One Grit said Bloc Leader the Order Paper when the Gilles Duceppe ‘bailed out’ 16 hour days, ‘surviving on constant theme for government was defeated. Grit Leader Michael Ignatieff by calling Stephen Harper ‘a caffeine and adrenaline’ Tories during election By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH liar,’ in first week. ‘They have a few surprises up their sleeves for Nanos poll last week shows fear of Some 40 bills died on the Order Paper when the Harper govern- By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH Day minus 10 and down,’ says Robin Sears. coalition not taking hold in voters’ minds. ment was defeated on March 25 in an historic contempt of Parlia- Liberals claim they have the By JESSICA BRUNO By TIM NAUMETZ ment vote, but political observ- best war room so far during the ers say the government’s bill to st Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 41 election campaign, but Con- On the third floor of a brick and mortar heri- Experienced war-room Conservatives were update the Copyright Act was one servatives are also taking note of tage building, at 279 Laurier Avenue West, a rumoured last week to be in favour of dropping of the most important ones. the Grits’ improved electioneering quick walk from Parliament Hill is the New the hidden-agenda-coalition attack against Conservative incumbent Dean from their 2008 effort. Democratic Party’s orange and green-splashed, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, but the young Del Mastro, who is running for re- “Obviously the Liberals’ game eco-friendly, campaign hive. Turks won out and the relentless effort—some- election in the bell-whether riding is better than it was the last time. Inside are 150 campaign workers, some paid, times appearing as just a few lines in one of of Peterborough, Ont., and who sat That’s not surprising. I mean, some volunteer (the campaign would not release Stephen Harper’s lifeless speeches, sometimes on the legislative committee study- they’ve got some good people over the proportion of each), all working towards one in a blaring “COALITION WATCH” bulletin ing Bill C-32, the Copyright Mod- there. They’re to be commended,” goal: a federal NDP government, which may be from Conservative campaign headquarters— ernization Act, told The Hill Times said Summa Strategies vice-pres- unrealistic considering the party’s at about 16 will continue grinding away at Ignatieff until that he is “disappointed” the bill ident Tim Powers, a Conservative per cent in public opinion polls. But the party is voting day. died before an election was called, Please see story on Page 7 Please see story on Page 21 Please see story on Page 15 Please see Legislation on Page 4 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 FEATURE: BUZZ

Colbert pokes fun at Canadian politics ON HEARD THE HILL BY BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH Backbenchers, the CBC Radio show: ‘one-third of MPs gone in four years, no pension, no fanfare, work too hard, drink too much, gain weight, go into debt, screw around and wreck marriages’! Courtesy of the Colbert Report Hello nation: Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, had some fun last week on his show.

or those who are missing all the drama Reach matters in election cam- American political satirist Stephen Col- tive for the people of Winnipeg South Centre.” Fon Parliament Hill (because there’s not bert, host of his smash show, The Colbert The Liberals quickly responded, say- enough drama during an election cam- paign on the Twitterverse Twitter matters, and building networks Report, poked fun at Canadian politics ing that Ms. Glover’s comment was agism paign), they can tune into CBC’s Radio last week when he covered the collapse of because there are several Conservative MPs drama series Backbencher. will matter in this election campaign, says a new report by government relations firm the Stephen Harper government. who have been in Parliament longer than The subtitle of the show is “One Woman’s He joked that he wanted to see U.S. Pres- Ms. Neville, who was first elected in 2000. Journey Through the Snake Pit of Canadian Ensight Canada. In its analysis of how Twitter was used ident Barack Obama’s state of the nation There are 17 Conservatives who were elect- Politics.” Ouch. address “to get answers about the shocking ed first in 1997, and running for re-election, Written by former during the release of the federal budget, Ensight said, “While Twitter may not count regime collapse on everybody’s mind.” He including Prime Minister Stephen Harper. two-term NDP MP went to a Fox News clip saying, “Canada’s Wendy Lill, Backbench- as many Canadian users as Facebook, we found that it is nonetheless home to a coalition minority government led by Prime Flanagan on Donner Prize short list ers is about a paramedic, Minister Stephen Harper fell today.” Nellie Gordon, who rep- vibrant and highly engaged community of Former Stephen Harper adviser Tom political observers and activists.” “The Canadian government has fallen!” Flanagan’s book Beyond the Indian Act: resents the riding of East exclaimed Mr. Colbert. He said it was a Nova. She decides to run The report also said that “reach mat- Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights has ters” and although the conversations on “chilling story” and that since the defeat, been shortlisted for the Donner Prize. for office on a whim and “marauding bands of rebel Inuit are storm- wins her seat. The drama Twitter were “driven by a core group of The other four finalists include: Perverse activists and partisans,” the potential reach ing Parliament on beaverback while embat- Cities: Hidden Subsidies, Wonky Policy, and series takes listeners into tled Prime Minister Stephen Harper orders caucus meetings, com- and “reverberations” through the Twitter- Urban Sprawl, by Pamela Blais; Le CHUM, Former NDP MP verse can make an impact. Mounties to dump cauldrons of boiling une tragédie québécoise, by Robert Lacroix mittee meetings and maple syrup on them. It is the only story the whole House of Wendy Lill. “The parties that were most effective at and Louis Maheu; Arrival City: The Final mobilizing their supporters were able to that anyone is talking about.” Migration and Our Next World, by Doug Commons experience Cue loud, apocalyptic music. Mr. Col- from the fictional character of Ms. Gor- expand their potential reach beyond their core Saunders; and Oka: A Political Crisis and network,” the report said. “[NDP leader] Jack bert called his coverage of the Canadian Its Legacy, by Harry Swain. don’s perspective. Ms. Lill, a playwright, “regime collapse” “Chaos in Chaonada.” writer, historian, represented Dartmouth, Layton demonstrated an impressive ability to The books represent the best in Cana- have his message carried to a broader audi- He then said, “Nation, we’ve only begun dian public policy. N.S., from 1997 to 2004. to scratch the surface of this panic in the “Hundreds of elected representatives ence. If he can replicate his success during the “This year’s selection addresses some election period, he may have an opportunity provinces. For more dramatic details let’s of the most challenging issues in public from different parties arrive in Ottawa go to the BBC.” after every election, sit up at the back near to engage in conversation with voters outside policy; the authors are offering a national of the political community on Twitter.” An English BBC reporter is then heard and international perspective, and policy the gold curtains and provide the cannon saying, “Today a confidence motion simply fodder for democracy. Away from home, Ensight mined the Twitterverse and read suggestions that are provocative, timely confirms the conclusions of a group of they are subject to great temptations, kept through 9,667 tweets on budget day, Tuesday, and deserve further debate. In true Don- MPs that on Monday found the minority in check by fear, insecurity, half-cocked March 22. It found that Mr. Layton “reached ner tradition, we look forward to an ongo- Conservative government of prime minis- ideals and the lure of power,” CBC’s web- 93 per cent of the NDP’s entire potential ing exchange of ideas,” said Allan Gotlieb, ter Stephen Harper in contempt of Parlia- site says about the show. audience”—that’s 650 per cent more people chair of the Donner Canadian Foundation. than the entire Conservative caucus. Ensight “They spend up to two days a week in ment failing to provide the estimated costs The $35,000 prize winner will be calculated this by showing how many tweets the air, moving regularly from the rarified for a number of spending programs.” announced at a ceremony on April 27, hosted Mr. Layton made (two) and then how many ceremonious environment of the House of An unamused-looking Mr. Colbert then by former CBC Politics host Don Newman. times it was retweeted (530) and found that Commons to the hardscrabble reality of said they wouldn’t need the dramatic graphic he had the potential to reach 289,762 people showing “Chaos in Chaonada” anymore and their riding offices. One-third of them are through everyone’s social network. Aragon serenades Prime Minister quickly moved on to other important news. gone in four years at the whim of the vot- In comparison, Industry Minister Harper on campaign stop ers. No pension. No fanfare. They work too Tony Clement tweeted once and that got hard, drink too much, gain weight, go into retweeted seven times, reaching a poten- Are five-term Conservative MPs debt, screw around and wreck marriages. tial audience of 17,401 people. Liberal They struggle with stress, travel, loneli- deputy leader Ralph Goodale, meanwhile, also ‘passed expiry’? ness, the complexities and the endless tweeted six times on budget day. Those Manitoba Conservative candidate Shelly contradictions.” tweets got retweeted 122 times which gar- Glover who is running for reelection in It’s all portrayed in Backbenchers, nered a potential audience of 113,991. Saint Boniface, Man., got into trouble on the which airs on CBC Radio One on Thurs- “If parties or politicians are unable to first week of the campaign, calling on Lib- days at 11:30 a.m. and again at 11 p.m. generate a significant amount of reverbera- eral MP Anita Neville, 68, to step down from “Life as an MP is a physical, mental tion, it risks preaching to the choir. The result the political race in Winnipeg South Centre. and ethical workout—every day. And that’s is the echo chamber effect,” Ensight’s report In response to a question from Global News Courtesy of Conservative Party of Canada what this series is about, a view from the said. “In order to avoid wasting time and about the neighbouring Manitoba riding Oh, Maria! Stephen Harper with Maria Aragon. backbenches of the House of Commons; one resources on a group of people who have who doesn’t have a Conservative candidate, woman’s journey through the snake pit of already made up their minds, politicians Ms. Glover said, “We need some fresh blood, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, pic- Canadian politics,” says CBC’s website. The must develop an ability to activate their we need some new people who have some tured with 10-year-old YouTube sensation show is produced at CBC in Halifax, and supporters, so that these supporters in turn new ideas and who are willing to stand up Maria Aragon in Winnipeg, Man., on the recording engineer is funnily enough, engage their personal networks. Those that for their constituents. And I’m afraid Ms. March 29, watches as Miss Aragon played named Pat Martin (not the same NDP MP can communication across a variety of net- Neville has passed her expiry date.” the keyboard and performed her viral ren- who’s running for reelection in Winnipeg works will get the most value out of Twitter.” CARP, a non-profit organization rep- dition of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way. Centre, Man.). Over on the media side, resenting issues affecting older persons, Mr. Harper sat smiling beside the QMI Agency’s David called Ms. Glover’s comment ageist. young Filipino-Canadian chanteuse and Akin tweeted 33 times, Susan Eng, vice-president of advocacy Laureen Harper sat on her other side. which got 95 retweets for CARP, called on Ms. Glover to apologize While Miss Aragon belted out her song and 69,405 potential and retract her statement. “It does raise the and flashed smiles at the two of them like reach. The CBC’s question of whether Ms. Glover and her a Las Vegas performer, the PM watched Rosemary Barton had party are committed to the principle that her intently. He looked a little uncomfort- 19 tweets, 73 retweets people should be judged on their compe- able and like he was trying to mouth the and a potential reach of tence to do a job and not their chronologi- words. He later told her she was “fantastic.” 60,983. Fellow CBC tweet- cal age,” Ms. Eng said in a statement. Mr. Harper also played the Beatles’ er Kady O’Malley In her own statement, Ms. Glover clari- Imagine and sang a few bars while the made 44 tweets, fied that she was “referring to Ms. Neville’s 10-year-old sang. got 97 performance as an MP, and only that.” She Incidentally, Mr. Harper dropped into Miss retweets and also said, “Ms. Neville has ceased to be an Aragon’s home for the photo-op in an effort to had a poten- effective representative of her constituents. woo the Filipino-Canadian vote in Winnipeg. I believe someone new, of any age, with new Twitter folk: CBC’s Rosemary Barton and Kady O’Malley and QMI’s David Akin. tial reach of [email protected] 54,378. ideas would be a more effective representa- The Hill Times

4 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 LEGISLATION: COPYRIGHT & ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011

er, leading the government to say and instead, we’re in the throws of are approved by the Governor Gen- that the Liberals, NDP and Bloc an election because the opposition eral “permitting the government to All the bills: Government House Québécois were delaying the bill. tried to take advantage of circum- make charges on the Consolidated Leader John Baird, pictured last Political insiders said last week stances they felt benefited them, Revenue Fund not otherwise autho- week on the Hill with reporters. the committee worked well, despite but I guess we will debate that over rized by Parliament.” the partisanship that could be seen, the next five or six weeks to deter- According to the House of Com- and no matter which party wins mine what the public thinks.” mons’ online compendium, in order the election, the new government Meanwhile, the House adjourned for the Governor General to approve should quickly revive the bill. on Friday, March 25, the last sup- special warrants, Parliament must be “I thought the committee was ply day for the winter cycle, before dissolved, a minister must show the functioning at a very high level, supplementary estimates and inter- expenditures are “urgently required given all the nonsense around them,” im supply for the public service for the public good,” and the Treasury one insider told The Hill Times. “So could be voted on. After the House Board president must show that the hopefully what will happen there voted on the Liberal opposition day expenditure has not already previ- is whoever forms the next govern- motion finding the Conservative ously been approved and spent. ment takes a look at the work that government in contempt of Parlia- The compendium states that the committee has done to date ment, Prime Minister Stephen Harp- departments may only ask for spe- because I think it was very valuable er, running for election in Calgary cial warrants between when Par- and probably introduce a bill that Southwest, Alta., moved to adjourn liament was dissolved and 60 days addresses the concerns to date and the House. That means that millions after the fixed date for the election goes from there and then I think of dollars to run the bureaucracy writ returns—in this case, between they can get through it very quickly.” was unable to be passed. March 26 and July 1. After almost a decade and three The longer it takes for Parlia- According to the Canada governments, it should be passed ment to reconvene, the more difficult Gazette, Parliament is scheduled by the end of this year if all parties it is for the government to authorize to return on May 30, but the date can work together, insiders said. spending in departments; but those can be changed once a new gov- “I think you can narrow down with urgent requests are able to do ernment is formed. where you would start and incorpo- so through orders in council which The Hill Times rate a lot of what they heard at com- mittee and that would speed the LEGISLATION WHICH DIED ON THE ORDER PAPER process up. I don’t think that partic- ular work will be wasted at all,” said HOUSE OF COMMONS Boundary Waters Treaty Act and the Interna- one consultant lobbyist who has • C-4 Youth Criminal Justice Act Amendments tional River Improvements Act (second reading) a client invested in the copyright Bill (committee) • C-27 Canadian Wheat Board Bill (second amendments. “Now, if the govern- • S-4 First Nations Matrimonial Rights Bill reading) ment waits two years to introduce (second reading) • C-29 Safeguarding Canadians’ Personal the bill again, it probably is wasted.” • C-5 International Transfer of Offenders Bill Information Bill (second reading) Mr. Del Mastro said the commit- (report) • C-32 Copyright Bill (committee) tee did hear some informative com- • S-7 Deterring Terrorism Bill (second reading) • C-33 Railway Safety Amendments Bill (report) ments on how to tweak Bill C-32, • C-8 Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement • C-37 Citizenship Act Amendments Bill (sec- Bill (report) ond reading) largely related to unintended con- • C-10 Senate Term Limits (second reading) • C-38 RCMP Civilian Review Body Bill (sec- sequences. He said that the applica- Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times • S-10 Penalties for Organized Drug Crime Bill ond reading) tion of the bill needed to be aligned (second reading) • C-39 New Parole Rules Bill (committee) with its intent, and stakeholders • C-12 Increasing Seats in the House of Com- • C-41 Military Justice Bill (report) who came before the committee mons Bill (second reading) • C-43 RCMP Labour Relations Bill (second pointed that out. It’s something that • S-12 Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization reading) the Conservatives will take into Act, No. 3 (second reading) • C-46 Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement MPs vow to revive account if they do form the next • S-13 Canada-U.S. Framework Agreement Bill (third reading) government, he said. Meanwhile, on Integrated Cross- Border Maritime Law • C-49 Preventing Human Smugglers from he said he’s heard from the Cana- Enforcement Operations (second reading) Abusing Canada’s Immigration System Bill dian Recording Industry Associa- • C-15 Civil Liability and Compensation for Dam- (second reading) tion as well as the Canadian Cham- age in Case of a Nuclear Incident (second reading) • C-50 Interception of Private Communica- Copyright Bill in ber of Commerce who’ve told him • C-16 Restricting Conditional Sentences Bill tions and Related Warrants and Orders Bill they hope the bill will be picked up (committee) (second reading) where it was left off. • C-17 Investigative Hearing and Recogni- • C-51 Investigative Powers for the 21st Cen- “[They have] certainly lamented zance with Conditions Bill (report) tury Bill (second reading) the fact that the opposition decided • C-18 Increasing Voter Participation Bill • C-52 Investigating and Preventing Criminal to send us to an election without (second reading) Electronic Communications Bill (second reading) next Parliament • C-19 Accountability with Respect to Political • C-53 Fair and Efficient Criminal Trials Bill first passing this bill. I’ve heard copyright reforms, and the third one Loans Bill (second reading) (second reading) those things and I think that large- • C-20 An Action Plan for the National Capi- • C-56 Preventing the Trafficking, Abuse and Some 40 bills died on the since the previous Liberal govern- ly it’s a major loss for Canadians,” tal Commission Bill (report) Exploitation of Vulnerable Immigrants Bill Order Paper when the ment, in an attempt to implement he said. “Tens of thousands of jobs • C-23B Reforming the Pardon System Bill (second reading) World Intellectual Property Organi- rest in the balance of us getting this (committee) • C-57 Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement government was defeated. zation (WIPO) treaties and to bring bill passed. The investment in the • C-25 Nunavut Planning and Project Assess- Bill (second reading) copyright legislation up to date. knowledge based economy in this ment Act Bill (second reading) C-60 Citizen’s Arrest and the Defences of Bill C-32 was called for second country is being held up by the fact • C-26 Amendments to the International Property and Persons (committee) Continued from Page 1 reading in November, and is cur- that we couldn’t get opposition par- however, he also said the bill is a rently being studied at a legislative ties to protect copyright in Canada.” Conservative Party priority. If they committee. There were 16 commit- Other significant legislation LEGISLATION PASSED DURING THE 40TH PARLIAMENT win the election on May 2, the Con- tee meetings before the bill died. If which died on the order paper servative government will move passed, it would’ve made changes include a slew of the Conservative SENATE Pornography by ISPs Bill quickly to reintroduce it, he said. to “better address the challenges government’s law and order bills, • S-8 Selection of Senators Bill (second reading) • C-23A Limiting Pardons for Serious Crimes Bill “If we want to maintain good and opportunities of the internet, as well as democratic reform bills • S-11 Safety of Drinking Water on First • C-24 First Nations Certainty of Land Title Bill trade relationships with the United so as to be in line with internation- never got past second reading. In Nation Lands (committee) • C-28 Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Bill States, if we want to be able to get a al standards”; “clarify internet ser- the last week of the 40th Parlia- • C-54 Protecting Children from Sexual • C-30 Response to the Supreme Court of free trade agreement in place with vice providers’ liability and make ment, MPs and Senators were able Predators Bill (committee) Canada Decision in R. v. Shoker Bill the European Union, if we want the enabling of online copyright to pass eight bills, including two • C-2 Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agree- • C-31 Eliminating Old Age Entitlements for ment Bill Prisoners Bill to see the kind of growth in the infringement itself an infringement private members bills. In total, 14 • S-2 Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Bill • C-34 Museums Act Amendments Bill knowledge-based economy that of copyright”; “permit businesses, bills received royal assent in the th • C-3 Gender Equity in Indian Registration Bill • C-35 Crooked Immigration Consultants Bill we believe is so important to Can- educators and libraries to make dying days of the 40 Parliament. • S-3 Tax Conventions Implementation Bill • C-36 Consumer Products Safety Bill ada, then we have got to update greater use of copyright material in The Conservative government • S-5 Ensuring Safe Vehicles Imported from • C-40 National Seniors Day Bill the Copyright Act,” Mr. Del Mastro digital form”; “allow educators and was able to get 33 bills passed Mexico for Canadians Bill • C-42 International Flight Information Bill said. “It’s a priority, a priority for students to make greater use of copy- between October 2008 and March • C-6 2009-2010 Supplementary Estimates C • C-44 2010-2011 Main Estimates Bill the Conservative Party and a prior- right material”; “permit certain uses 25, 2011. Implementation Bill • C-45 2010-2011 Supplementary Estimates ity for the Prime Minister. So we of copyright material by consum- Tim Powers, vice-president of • S-6 Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Bill A Bill will move to try to pick up where ers”; “give photographers the same Summa Strategies and a Conserva- • C-7 2010-2011 Interim Supply Implementa- • C-47 Second Budget Implementation Bill we’ve left off and try to get the rights as other creators”; “ensure that tive strategist, said last week that tion Bill • C-48 Protecting Canadians by Ending Sen- copyright bill passed. Obviously, if it remains technologically neutral”; MPs should’ve also passed the bud- • C-9 2010-2011 Budget Implementation Bill tence Discounts for Multiple Murders Bill we have more Conservative mem- and “mandate its review by Parlia- get tabled in the House on March 22. • S-9 Auto Theft and Trafficking in Property • C-55, An Act to amend the Canadian Forces bers of Parliament, we should be ment every five years.” “I think that’s essential. I think it Obtained by Crime Bill Members and Veterans Re-establishment and able to move much more quickly.” Prior to the bill going to the leg- was a pretty good budget,” he said • C-11 Immigration and Refugee Protection Compensation Act and the Pension Act The federal government intro- islative committee, Mr. Del Mastro last week. “I think it doesn’t help Act Amendments Bill • C-58 2010-2011 Supplementary Estimates duced Bill C-32, the Copyright called for committee members to that we’re spending $300-million • C-13 Fairness for Military Families on B Bill Modernization Act, in Parliament sit extended hours in order to fast on an election we don’t need right Employment Insurance Bill • C-59 Accelerated Parole Review on June 2, 2010. It was the second track it through the Parliamentary now. 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Microsoft.ca/cloud/privatecloud 6 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 NEWS: CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN & ELECTION 2011 Tories running leaner war room, focused on winning a majority Photographs by Jake Wright, The Hill Times Conservative team: Nigel Wright, Guy Giorno and Jenni Byrne. Toronto, where he is also serving This election campaign’s war room has as manager of Ontario Progres- sive Conservative Leader Tim Conservative Party War Room 75 and 90 staffers, with the vast majority Hudak’s 2011 election campaign. Dan Robertson, executive direc- Address: 2713 Lancaster Rd., Ottawa TV spin doctors: They include Sen. Mike handling logistics of the Prime Minister’s tour. tor of the Conservative Resource Duffy, Sen. Pamela Wallin, Jason Lietaer, Group, is heading the Tories’ adver- Chief: Guy Giorno Dimitri Soudas spins for Finance Minister Jim Fla- tising and social media strategy, Continued from Page 1 herty. PMO communications staff- which includes the website Ignati- Staffers: Some of the senior staffers Campaign slogan: “Here for Canada” With the mastermind of the par- ers Emily Goucher, Carl Vallée, eff’s Election, vilifying the Liberal who are working in the Tory war room in ty’s last two winning campaigns, Kevin Ménard, and Mike White are leader, and Tory Nation, a Facebook- Ottawa include: Jenni Byrne, Jason Lietaer, Money: The maximum spending limit Ontario Senator Doug Finley, step- all also handling communications. style site largely aimed at engaging Ryan Sparrow, Alykhan Velshi, Emily is about $21,025,793.18. It is estimated ping back from daily operations Many PMO staffers have taken volunteers and spurring donations Goucher, Chisholm Pothier, Mike White, the Conservatives will spend the most on to focus on his ongoing chemo- leaves of absence to join the war from supporters. To fight the Liber- Chris Day, Carl Vallée, Kevin Ménard, Ken TV ads and other advertising. Direct voter therapy treatments to fight colon room, said Conservative sources. als’ rapid response Twitter account, Boessenkool, Dan Robertson, Nigel Wright, contact and the leader’s tour will also be Mark Spiro, Bill Hawkins, and Ian Todd. large expenses. cancer, he is available for advice as Holding down the fort in the Lan- Liberal Wire, Mr. Giorno, Ms. Byrne, a ‘chairman emeritus’ but has large- gevin Building, where the PMO Mr. Lietaer, Mr. Sparrow, Mr. Velshi, Total war room staff: 75-90 Plane name: ScaremongAir ly passed the torch to the Prime is housed, is policy director Paul Mr. Robertson and Mr. Soudas have Minister’s former chief of staff Guy Wilson who is acting chief of staff, been pushing campaign messages Giorno as national campaign chair, issues management adviser Chris on their own Twitter accounts. To get to that elusive majority, this month so they aren’t manning and the party’s director of politi- Woodcock, who is acting director of At its core, Mr. Baran said, “This Mr. Harper is visiting swing ridings war room posts they did in past cal operations Jenni Byrne as cam- issues management, and the trans- campaign, from the Conservative organized through national tour campaigns). But most changes rep- paign manager. Mr. Giorno is likely portation minister’s communica- perspective at least, is about a pretty coordinators such as Ian Todd, a resent familiar faces shifting roles, focused more on strategy, while tions director Nina Chiarelli, who basic principle: it’s about re-electing former chief of staff to Heritage such as Ms. Byrne and Mr. Giorno. Ms. Byrne is overseeing candidates is acting communications director, a solid, stable Conservative gov- Minister James Moore and current That may be why another Tory and other operational issues, said a Ms. Chiarelli said last week. ernment to continue Canada’s eco- vice president of government and said the Conservatives are running Conservative source. Back in the war room, Ken nomic recovery. And the alternative media relations for the energy com- a leaner operation of between 75 Both are campaign veterans. Mr. Boessenkool, senior counsel at the to that would be a risky coalition pany Enmax Corp. Bill Hawkins, and 90 staffers this year, with the Giorno worked on scripting and public affairs firm GCI Group, is headed up by Michael Ignatieff.” PMO director of stakeholder rela- vast majority handling logistics of tone in the 2008 election. Ms. Byrne doing event scripting such as giving In that vein, the Conservatives tions and strategic planning, is in the Prime Minister’s tour. The NDP, helped run the war room with the background briefing, prepar- are seeking to brand themselves as charge of secondary tour, which by contrast, have more than 100. Jason Kenney, immigration minis- ing documents for distribution and prudent and responsible economic involves Cabinet ministers touring The party has built up polling ter and the Conservative incumbent otherwise organizing last Monday’s stewards who will keep spending outside their ridings. data, resources, personnel and candidate for Calgary Southeast, family photo-op, March 28, and in check, however true that may Criss-crossing the country with experience since emerging in 2004 Alta. This year, Mr. Kenney is eat- announcement on income splitting. be in practice, said Lethbridge Col- the Prime Minister aboard the and fighting three elections in the ing Tandoori lunch, watching World He was involved in the 2004 and lege political scientist Faron Ellis, reporter-dubbed “ScaremongAir” last seven years. Cup cricket and mainstreeting with 2006 national Conservative election who has co-written chapters on Conservative plane are journal- Another person familiar with Conservative candidates in ethni- campaigns as well. Mr. Boessenkool Conservative campaigns in a series ists and a small but trusted staff past campaigns who asked not to cally diverse ridings in the Toronto was registered with the Lobbying of books following recent Cana- including: PMO communications be named said Conservative polling and Vancouver areas. Commissioner’s Office as a con- dian elections. He holds a mem- director Dimitri Soudas and press was still being done nightly, as has Back in the open-concept war sultant lobbyist from 2004 to 2010, bership to several political parties secretaries Andrew MacDougall been the case in the past, on a local room at 2713 Lancaster Rd. in Otta- according to the commissioner’s including the Conservatives. and Sara MacIntyre. The PM’s basis. It is targeted to ridings the wa’s east end, Nigel Wright, who website, on behalf of everyone from Mr. Harper is, significantly, open- principal secretary Ray Novak, Conservatives know they need to started as Prime Minister Stephen pharmaceutical giants to aerospace ly talking about winning a majority, and deputy chief of staff Derek flip to win a majority. It is through Harper’s chief of staff in January, is and energy firms. He is no longer he said. “It demonstrates the incre- Vanstone, who normally stay in the this process, for instance, that the acting as a senior adviser involved listed as an active lobbyist. mentalism. Some would argue their shadows, have both started Twitter party would keep track of whether in major general decision-making, Mr. Boessenkool, Mr. Lietaer, vote imploded after they used the accounts to tout Tory messages on their emphasis on an Ignatieff-led said Conservative sources speak- Mr. Sparrow and Mr. Velshi hold term in 2004 in the last couple weeks the hustings. Senator Marjory LeB- coalition is motivating voters to ing on background. The campaign a daily conference call with Con- of the election. Over the space of the reton is accompanying them as a swing Conservative, said the source. itself wouldn’t comment on staff- servative strategists, spinners, last six or seven years, they have senior campaign adviser. “She’s a But an experienced campaign ing or other operational issues, and bloggers. step-by-step built up enough trust, as very well-regarded person and is team can also have its downsides by spokesperson Ryan Sparrow told This campaign’s Conserva- far as they’re concerned, with Cana- a good, mature, calming influence way of skeletons in its closet. A for- The Hill Times last week. tive TV pundits include former dian voters, so they can get 39 per on the road, and well-liked by the mer Tory staffer being investigated Communications, tour, and other reporters-turned-Conservative- cent…or 41 per cent and potentially journalists,” said one Conservative. by the RCMP was removed from campaign units each have their own Senators Pamela Wallin and Mike get a majority,” said Prof. Ellis. Among the new faces this year volunteering for the Conservative cluster of desks in the war room. Duffy, in addition to Mr. Lietaer. He agreed that campaign budget is the tour’s wagonmaster, Mike candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona, New this year, Jason Lietaer is run- Longstanding Conservative figures that University of Calgary Beaton. He’s the man who keeps Alta. Another campaign worker ning the communications shop. commentators continuing to spin political scientist Tom Flanagan the Conservative crew running on in Montreal was axed after it was Michelle Mackenzie of the commu- during this campaign include Chris told The Hill Times in 2008 made time to catch every plane and bus revealed that he was linked to a nications and government relations Froggatt, managing partner with sense. Prof. Flanagan worked on ride. Mr. Beaton replaces his long- municipal fundraising scandal. firm Enterprise Canada confirmed National Public Relations; Goldy the Conservatives’ 2006 election time predecessor Dave Penner, who While they were removed, the last week that Mr. Lietaer has taken Hyder, general manager of Hill campaign and managed Mr. Harp- rolled out of the PMO, where he was Conservative campaign has not an unpaid leave of absence for the & Knowlton’s Ottawa office; Tim er’s 2004 campaign. Speaking from appointments director, to work for yielded to critics’ calls to remove campaign period from his job there Powers, Summa Strategies’ vice that historical context he said most Canada Post last summer. Keeping Ontario Senator Irving Gerstein as senior vice president of public president of communications; and full-time Tory staffers were paid the Tory torrent flowing, without and Sen. Finley from the cam- affairs. Mr. Lietaer used to run the Yaroslav Baran, principal at Earn- for their work. Volunteers did tasks losing a reporter or politico in the paign because they have both Conservative Resource Group, the scliffe Strategy Group. Mr. Baran, such as serving food, driving and process is a hard job, but Mr. Bea- been charged with breaking elec- caucus research bureau. He was who in 2008 led party communica- running errands. It only cost about ton has experience. He shouldered toral financing laws that stem also registered to lobby the fed- tions, said he’s not involved this $400,000 to run the campaign head- the job alongside Mr. Penner dur- from their work on the Conserva- eral government as a consultant time in any formal capacity, but quarters. The biggest expense, tak- ing then-Canadian Alliance leader tives’ 2006 campaign. with Enterprise’s parent company keeps contact with the campaign. ing up about 60 per cent of the bud- Stockwell Day’s 2000 election cam- Mr. Sparrow is also back this Ensight Canada until 2008. One Tory said Mark Spiro, get, is advertising, TV advertising paign. Tory friends said he’s very election doing communications His team includes Mr. Sparrow, founder of Crestview Public in particular. Direct voter contact organized and has a mind wired for after being suspended from a simi- Human Resources Minister Diane Affairs who was a federally- and the leader’s tour are the sec- operations and logistics. lar role in the 2008 campaign for Finley’s director of communica- registered lobbyist in 2006 and ond and third biggest expenses. The There are some new faces in emailing a reporter with a response tions; Alykhan Velshi, who does 2007, is once again helping the Conservatives are this year able to key campaign posts such as that implying that the father of a soldier the same job for Mr. Kenney; their Conservative war room’s target spend up to about $21,025,793.18, of Mr. Beaton, Mr. Lietaer and who was killed in Afghanistan was director of communications col- seat management unit, as he was according to Elections Canada pre- Mr. Wright, replacing others who motivated to criticize Mr. Harper leagues Chris Day, who works for in the 2006 and 2008 campaigns. liminary figures released last week. have left (Ezra Levant and Kory because he was a Liberal supporter. Government House Leader John This time, however, he’s divid- A final number will be publicized Teneycke, for instance, are gearing [email protected] Baird, and Chisholm Pothier, who ing his time between Ottawa and closer to election day on May 2. up to launch Sun TV News later The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 7 NEWS: LIBERAL WAR ROOM POLITICAL REPORTING: ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011 Liberals pick up game in campaign, This campaign: it’s Donolo travelling with Ignatieff One Grit said Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe ‘bailed out’ Grit Leader about one man Michael Ignatieff by calling Stephen Harper ‘a liar’ in first week.

Continued from Page 1 and how he’s run insider, adding that it’s still early days and all political parties’ war rooms are “even at the moment.” Liberal insider Warren Kinsella, who wrote a book about successful war rooms, said, how- the government ever, that the Liberals were doing well the first week of the campaign. “I think that the Liberals—after the initial coalition statement It’s a Harperendum, a national verdict on this combative stumble—are having the best week so far. A good war room wins by stomping all over the personality whose appeal can be figured mathematically. other guy’s message of the day. Can anyone

remember Harper’s message of the day, for the Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times best-liked prime minister in 30 years. past few days? You can’t. Which tells you who The Chief: OLO chief of staff Peter Donolo. Web-based polls are even more amus- has the most effective war room so far,” Mr. ing. A CTV Ottawa survey asked, “Which Kinsella told The Hill Times by email. federal party would you vote for?” and Another Liberal insider described A look at the Liberal Party Campaign showed Conservatives with 68 per cent Prime Minister Stephen Harper as “stum- support. The party has not won 68 per cent bling out of the gate” and claimed the Con- Address: 81 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, Ont. BY Tom Korski support in Ottawa since 1877. servatives have a lower chance of winning To now divvy seats on a pollster’s say-so the election. War Room: Senior staff include Ian McKay, Pat Sorbara, s there anyone in Canada with no opinion in a campaign just underway seems journal- “I recognize the signs because it’s nor- David Smith, Marcelle Mersereau, Heather Chiasson, Iof Stephen Harper? istically unsound. Yet Canadians were told: mally what we do,” the Liberal said. “I Gordon Ashworth, Jennifer Hartley, Jeremy Broadhurst and He is praised as a blue-eyed crusader • Harper has “a huge lead that puts the think he’s on his heels a bit. There’ve been Kevin Bosch, and others. against Bolshevism, and cursed as a craven Tories close to winning majority govern- a few of these things that have got him off schemer who’d cheat at Monopoly. This is ment and leaves some Grits reeling” (The message. He’s got a very short temper. So TV Spin Doctors: Susan Smith, Maurizio Bevilacqua, not a man who inspires indifference. Globe and Mail, March 2); I’d say in the early going, things are going Scott Reid, Marlene Floyd and others. Apologists portray him as Everyman, • “Harper hits the campaign trail with rather well for the opposition parties.” but have to reach for it. “True, Stephen the wind at his back…Liberals trail badly… The Liberal insider said Bloc Québécois On Tour: Peter Donolo, Gavin Menzies, Caroline Séguin, Harper is prime minister,” as the Toronto Ethics issues and several others seem to Leader Gilles Duceppe was “fantastic” when Leslie Church, Michel Liboiron and Dan Lauzon. Sun’s Joe Warmington put it, “but he is also have, if anything, helped the Tories” (Toron- he said, “Everybody wants to sleep with us, a dad. A husband. A guy who loves music to Sun, March 24); no one wants to marry us.” The Liberal also Campaign Slogans: “Can you trust the Harper and hockey.” • Conservatives “would be poised to win a government?” “Liberal Party of Canada: Canada’s said Mr. Duceppe “bailed out” Liberal Lead- Warmington attended a Tory photo-op ‘comfortable’ majority if Canadians cast their progressive, compassionate and responsible alternative.” er Michael Ignatieff by calling Mr. Harper “a at a Brampton, Ont., bakery. Apparently no votes now” (Ottawa Citizen, March 24); liar,” regarding the 2004 coalition letter. one was roughed up. Harper “is getting bet- • “Tories Set Sights On Majority” (Maclean’s “Ignatieff was dancing around the coali- Campaign Ads: “In this election, [insert location] has a ter in unscripted real-life settings,” Warm- choice to make. Stephen Harper wants to spend billions on headline, March 19); tion nonsense, and Duceppe blew it out of ington marvelled. fi ghter jets and billions in large handouts to corporations. I • “Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are the water,” the Liberal said. “I don’t know think those are the wrong priorities.” This campaign is about one man, and knocking on the door of an elusive major- what the Conservative message is but it’s how he’s run the government. It’s a Harper- ity” (Toronto Star, March 19). not getting through. So far, so good.” Campaign Strategy: Using social media to reach endum, a national verdict on this combative Historic poll returns show familiarity in Mr. Powers rebutted that the Liberals Canadians, getting Michael Ignatieff to as many events personality whose appeal can be figured federal politics breeds contempt. In every have learned from the Conservatives’ 2006 as possible to meet Canadians, playing on Prime Minister mathematically. peacetime election of the past century, success with announcing policy every day Stephen Harper’s past record and explaining why Canadians One-third of voters like him, two-thirds incumbent governments seeking re-election and reacting quickly to the other parties. should not trust Mr. Harper with another mandate. do not, and in campaign after campaign lost seats two times out of three. It appears “I think they’ll continue to get a little 10,000,000 Canadians looked at the Prime voters get tired of having them around. bit more laudatory praise because the poll Money: Liberals are expected to spend the maximum Minister and could not bring themselves Despite all these factors—century numbers being what they have been and spending limit of $21,025,793.18 to vote at all, according to Elections Can- trends, a dreary term, the anti-Harper the bar being set so low for Michael Igna- ada data. vote—the Prime Minister is hailed as mas- tieff that walking and chewing gum looks On the communications and media Yet several media and pollsters forecast terful and his opponents as deranged for like an electoral success at the moment,” he side at Liberal headquarters, the Sen- a wave of newfound affection will sweep provoking an election in the first place. said. “But as we get more into this, I think ate opposition leader’s communications Harper to a majority in Parliament. Cartoonist Michael de Adder, whose clients that bar will be raised for them as well.” director Marc Roy is heading up the The timing is odd. include The Hill Times, caricatured this The Liberals, meanwhile, were official- media relations team as team lead. Work- Harper’s second term saw Cabinet campaign as a Liberal dive into an empty ly tight-lipped about their war room last ing with Mr. Roy are: Sarah Bain, Michael resignations, police probes, street riots, a pool. A Toronto Sun editorial echoed the week. Liberal sources said that basically the O’Shaughnessy, Kate Purchase and Marc contempt charge in Parliament, citation suicide theme in writing on Opposition entire opposition leader’s office has moved Chalifoux. for election cheating in Federal Court, and Leader Michael Ignatieff: “His own people to the party’s war room at 81 Metcalfe in Media travelling with Mr. Ignatieff’s broken promises on deficits, the GM bail- see him as weak. If we were his advisers, downtown Ottawa. Mr. Ignatieff’s chief of campaign are paying a daily rate of $1,900, out, Senate stacking and the Afghan war. we’d be pulling the campaign bus over to staff, Peter Donolo, is heading the war room, a weekly rate of $10,000 and $45,000 for After all this, Canadians are told Harper the side of the road and looking for a high sources said, along with Ian McKay, the par- the entire campaign. The fees include trav- stands triumphant. Even critics are getting bridge from which to jump.” ty’s national director. Pat Sorbara, the OLO’s el by bus and plane, meals and technical in on the act. Another Sun pundit, Warren Kinsella, chief operating officer is also said to be play- resources for filing rooms and buses but I want to commit this to paper before they forecast an epic election result. “In federal ing a major role at the Liberals’ campaign not accommodation and any meals not try to bury the evidence. Grit land things continue to go from bad to headquarters, along with national campaign provided by the campaign. Murray Dobbin, leftist pundit, writing worse,” he wrote. “Harper hovers at or near co-chairs Senator David Smith and Marcelle While Mr. O’Shaughnessy said the Lib- in The Tyee, contemplated “the unthinkable a parliamentary majority”; “Harper is now Mersereau. Gordon Ashworth, Heather Chi- erals do not comment on strategy, in a Harper majority” and braced himself: “We in a position to clobber his opponents”; asson and Jennifer Hartley are also said to media handbook, the Liberals said they have a rogue government run by a socio- “That’s not an election, that’s a massacre”; be working in the war room. are finding “new and exciting ways to pathic, hateful prime minister who has delib- “Pushing for an election now is just plain OLO director of legislative affairs Jer- reach out to Canadians, members and erately poisoned our democratic system.” dumb unless you’re a Conservative”; and emy Broadhurst is also playing a sig- donors and social media is a great way to Harper, a passionless campaigner, inspires “It’s looking like 1984 all over again.” nificant role in the Liberal war room, as do that.” They are conducting telephone passion of all kinds. Nineteen eighty-four was the year is Kevin Bosch, manager of the Liberal town halls and using their website to blog, The Globe’s Ottawa bureau chief John Conservatives won a 70-seat majority and research bureau. post video, and tweet about the campaign. Ibbitson cast him in a Churchillian profile: 50 per cent of the popular vote. I can find On Mr. Ignatieff’s tour are Mr. Donolo, The media handbook points out that “On the big things, on the things that really no Conservative, in public or private, who who sources said goes everywhere the Mr. Ignatieff writes his own tweets: “He count, Stephen Harper has governed well”; believes there are millions of non-voting leader does; Mr. Ignatieff’s executive assis- has written 17 books, he doesn’t need any “Harper is the political leader who won Canadians poised to shake off their indif- tant Gavin Menzies, and OLO special assis- additional help to write his own tweets.” the most on budget day”; “Canada is at the ference and rush the barricades for Harper. tant Caroline Séguin, who also worked the The Liberals released their platform high-water mark”; and “Canadians are in a In our country, people like the Prime Liberal Express bus last summer. on Sunday, April 3, in Calgary, in a live- good mood right now.” Minister or they don’t. Doing Mr. Ignatieff’s communications streaming virtual town hall. Spring polling showed Conservatives We already counted those votes. while on tour are: communications direc- The Liberals’ pollster is Pollara. with a 20-point lead. Pre-campaign sur- And they don’t tote up to a majority. tor Leslie Church and press secretaries [email protected] veys are reliably entertaining; an August [email protected] Michel Liboiron and Dan Lauzon. 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Newspaper Library of Parliament. e-mail: [email protected] Winner F-35 is the only strike/fighter that can new jet fighters. meet the specifications contained in the While there can be no guarantees, I document as written.” am convinced that adherence to this pro- E DITORIAL They responded to me as follows: cess provides the highest likelihood that First, they recognized that as of today the the men and women in the military will aircraft is in a state of development and obtain the best aircraft at the best price. Here’s to you, Mr. Milliken cannot yet meet the statement of require- Alan Williams ouse Speaker Peter Milliken, the longest is a pretty remarkable conclusion and assess- ments. Their observation was based on Ottawa, Ont. Hserving Speaker in Canadian history ment of your role as Speaker.” the eventual completion of the aircraft in (The letter-writer is a former ADM with more than 10 years in the hot seat, that’s Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said, accordance with its specifications. Materiel at DND. In 2002, he signed the 3,707 days, and first elected in the Class of ’88, “he has been the voice of this House. You Second, they stressed that they were memorandum of understanding commit- leaves Parliament a little more dignified today. have inspired us—sometimes with kindness, making no judgment as to the aircraft’s ting Canada to the second phase of the After 23 years as the Liberal MP in Kingston sometime with firmness, sometimes with technical capabilities as to do so was out- Joint Strike Fighter program. He is now and the Islands, Ont., and four terms as House great conviction and emotion—to better side both their mandate and competence. president of The Williams Group). Speaker, Mr. Milliken left the Speaker’s Chair understand the rules governing this House on March 25 with a bang after presiding over and Canadian democracy. If only for that, the non-confidence vote in the government. the country owes you so very much.” His recent historic rulings gave Parliament Bloc Québécois House Leader Pierre back some of its respect and its bite. Three Paquette said Mr. Milliken’s actions have Don’t want nasty, dirty campaign times in the last year, Mr. Milliken issued been guided by his profound knowledge unprecedented rulings against the govern- of the House and since 2004, Mr. Mil- anadians, be aware. Shoving parties. That would be a coup d’état. ment for disrespecting the rights of MPs and liken’s decisions have ensured the balance C$300-million down the drain for an I just wonder if the opposition par- the traditions of Parliamentary democracy. between Parliamentarians’ rights and the election nobody wants at this time is not ties are bright enough to figure that out? He ruled last year the government had government’s prerogatives. an election for what is best for Canada They were not the last time around. breached Parliamentary privilege when it NDP House Leader Libby Davies, who and the fragile economic circumstances Be aware, however, that introduc- refused to release Afghanistan detainee docu- joked that she hoped Mr. Milliken wouldn’t we are in today. It is a costly exercise to ing yet another nasty campaign, ments, forcing the government and the oppo- be muttering “Order!” in his sleep, said try to satisfy the overgrown egos from American-style, is most unwelcome sition parties to strike a deal. Last month, he it was because of his knowledge of “this the opposition parties. indeed. It would not surprise me in the again slammed the government for refusing place inside out and all of its strange prac- The coalition government rumours least to see opposition leaders fall flat to fully disclose the costs of its crime agenda, tices that no one really understands but are hilarious. A legitimate coalition on their faces with one more fumble- corporate tax cuts, and fighter jets, which led which, at certain moments, become impor- government is made up of the minority bum attempt. to the defeat of the government on March 25 tant, even critical, to how we function and winner and one or more of the losing Gertie Pool and contempt in Parliament vote against the do our work for Canadians.” parties, like in the U.K, not three losing Abbotsford, B.C. government. Mr. Milliken also ruled CIDA Mr. Milliken told MPs that it has “been a Minister Bev Oda breached Parliamentary singular honour to serve in this position,” and privilege when she misled Parliament about quoted Queen Elizabeth I who in an address an altered government document. to her subjects, said, “though God hath raised On the last day in the House, MPs, staff- me high, yet this I count the glory of my ers and politicos lined the Hall of Honour, as Crown that I have reigned with your loves.” Nuclear power fraught with dangers Mr. Milliken walked in the Speaker’s parade. He said, “When you elected me to this job, you Government House Leader John Baird said raised me high in this House, but what has and should never be used: reader on the last day of the House sitting, March 25, been the wonderful part about it is the affec- that the Speaker of the British House told him tion and the respect that you have showered he catastrophic nuclear accident at meltdown at Three Mile Island near Harris- that Mr. Milliken was respected “as their leader upon me since my first election.” TFukushima in the wake of the earth- burg, Pennsylvania, the Soviet authorities and their inspiration as someone who has con- Mr. Milliken affirmed the supremacy of quake and tsunami may leave behind far assured the world that such an accident ducted himself very professionally,” and “for a Parliament, defended the House and leaves more damage to Japan than the tsunami was unlikely in the Soviet Union. In 1985, Canadian to hear that from a British Speaker it with dignity. which caused thousands of deaths and a year before Chernobyl, the officials at injuries. the plant were interviewed for an article in More than 200,000 people living Soviet Life, (an English-language magazine close to the crippled nuclear plant have for distribution in the United States) aimed been forced to flee radiation leaks, while at readers who had grown skeptical after another 140,000 living inside a 30-kilo- the near meltdown at Three Mile Island. metre isolation zone have been told to Let’s hope after the catastrophic stay indoors. In many ways, Japan is accident at Fukushima, the Japanese will facing a catastrophe not seen since the be finally moved by questions of safety. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This applies to Ontario as well. Cities have seen their power cut. It is said nuclear weapons are too dan- Japan’s famed bullet trains face disrup- gerous and should never be used. Similarly, tion. Supermarket shelves are being nuclear power is fraught with too many stripped bare of rice, bread, noodles and dangers and should be used only sparingly. bottled water as people are resorting to Three guidelines must be used for nuclear hoarding. A gasoline shortage is causing power: no nuclear plant should be built in disruption in transportation, making sup- earthquake-prone areas (this means the plies uncertain. To complicate matters, whole of Japan), no nuclear plant should radioactive contamination has been found be built near large urban areas and no pub- in milk and river water. The Japanese lic subsidies should be used to build any are fearful of everything exposed to the nuclear power plant. environment. I have a personal issue with If the market is allowed to determine the Fukushima nuclear disaster. I bought the viability of nuclear energy, it will tickets to visit Japan in the middle of eliminate this costly source of power. April and had to reluctantly cancel my One can only hope that before the next trip because of the nuclear accident. meltdown, the authorities around the The catastrophic nuclear accident at world will finally recognize that when Fukushima shows Japan is paying for one is at the edge of a price, the only ignoring Chernobyl in the same way the sane move is a step backwards. Soviet Union paid dearly for ignoring Mahmood Elahi Three Mile Island. After the 1979 near Ottawa, Ont. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 9 LETTERS: TO THE EDITOR Not a Tory supporter here Not listening to pundits e: “We’re headed into an on election coverage Runnecessary federal elec- e: “Coalition government ‘per- tion,” (The Hill Times, March 28, Rfectly legitimate,’ say constitu- p. 11). I couldn’t disagree more tional and Parliamentary experts,” with Angelo Persichilli about the (The Hill Times online, March 29). necessity of an election. From the Osgoode Hall’s Allan Hutchinson Conservatives’ “in-and-out” fund- comments on any coalition gov- ing scandal, to their continuing ernment are embarrassing. An efforts to block access to infor- effective coalition is only effective mation, to their erosion of the if every party is unified in thought democratic safeguards within our and action for consensus. But Parliamentary system, to their when one party’s focus is to sepa- ignoring arm’s length rules, to the rate from the rest of the country, purging of some top government any sane thought about getting officials, and finally to their mis- agreement on anything doesn’t use of public funds on partisan make sense. propaganda, there is much to go Liberal Leader Michael Igna- to the polls over. tieff says he isn’t talking about Linda Leon a coalition, yet this is what this Whitehorse, Yukon Photographs by Jake Wright, The Hill Times election is all about and he has forced a $300-million elec- Should ballot question in Coalition? No thanks: Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Leader Gilles tion onto Canadians. election be: ‘Who will give Duceppe. A letter-writers says no thanks to a potential coalition between the three opposition parties. Canadians should remem- ber each broadcaster, reporter, so- Steve the heave?’ called known pundit, and suppos- he real ballot question is edly knowledgeable intellectual, Tgoing to be this: Who do you Don’t like a coalition, says reader only have one vote, just like we trust to stand up against the neo- do. The pundits should let all their conservativism that brought us e: “Coalition government ‘perfectly legitimate,’ one that includes the Bloc?” And you already bluster blow in the wind. the recession, the provincialism Rsay constitutional and Parliamentary experts,” know the answer to that. There were lots Bruce Letendre that is dividing Canadians, the (The Hill Times online, March 29). Of course, it is of polls on public opinion when it came up Peachland, B.C. continentalism that is stealing our “perfectly legitimate” to create a coalition. before. birthright and our sovereignty; You and everyone else seem to think you This a legitimate coalition, but one which whom do you trust to stand up for are addressing the question that is before the makes most Canadians want to vomit. You My trudge to polls may very our institutions, to allow Parlia- electorate. should be writing an article on this. well be an exercise in futility ment and Parliamentary democ- That’s not the question at all. The ques- Brian C. Bailey n May 2, I will dutifully trudge racy to work? The answer is not tion is, “Do Canadians want this coalition: the Cantley, Que. Oto the poll, enter the polling the party or the politician whose booth, and mark my ‘X’ for the can- disdain for Canada, democracy didate of my choice, as I have since and Parliament arrogantly would I was old enough to vote. That was replace “The Government of back in 1945 when the Liberals, led Canada,” with “The Harper Gov- Not happy about wasteful election underway by Mackenzie King, were re-elect- ernment.” The ballot question is: ed, defeating the newly renamed “Who will give Steve the heave?” s an ordinary Joe who follows politics on leader Duceppe was set to vote against it from Progressive Conservative Party led Brian Marlatt Aa daily basis in this fine newspaper, I am the get-go, just because the Bloc is an election by John Bracken. White Rock, B.C. appalled by the recent selfish decision by the ready whose primary goal is to send the mes- In recent years I’ve come to the (Brian Marlatt is the Progressive Liberal Party to co-ordinate an election strat- sage to voters back home in his province that realization that while some of the Canadian candidate in South Sur- egy with the NDP and the Bloc Québécois in “Canada as a federation doesn’t work.” MPs we elect play a role in minor rey-White Rock-Cloverdale, B.C.) order to topple the Harper minority govern- I am sorry to have my hard-earned tax dol- decisions made by government, it ment. Timing cannot be worse, as the proposed lars earmarked to the sum of $300-million to is the Cabinet that plays a leading It’s undemocratic to shut budget contains items which are purported waste on negative attack ads and bombard role in making the major deci- to help the struggling families, stimulate the Canadians with so much electioneering to turn sions. Members of the Cabinet are May out of TV debates fledgling economy and to help immigrants, low them off political involvement. Too bad it’s spent the target of intense lobbying by he media’s decision to prohib- income families, young families and students. on an election campaign likely to result in either executives and leading Canadian Tit the Green Party leader from Unfortunately, we have the three opposition of two distinct outcomes: another minority gov- enterprises. They maintain a force participating in the federal elec- parties teaming up against the Tories for no ernment led by Harper (having to restack the of several thousand lobbyists in tion debates is an undemocratic apparent reason than personal gain; Ignatieff legislative agenda after all bills die on the order Ottawa who meet with and enter- step backwards (given that the was set and poised to vote it down before he paper, a likely waste of an enormous time and tain government representatives, Green Party leader was allowed even read the fine details. Layton was waiting energy), or a coalition arrangement between their aides, senior civil servants, by the media to participate in the until the 11th hour to announce he, too, would Layton and Ignatieff, endorsed by Duceppe. and their advisers. They represent 2008 election debates). be voting against it, because it only goes half- Steve Norris the financial elite and their func- As Democracy Watch proposed measure to address his concerns. Whereas Bloc North York, Ont. tion is to influence government in 2006 when the Green Party lead- policy in favour of their clients er was similarly barred from the and to maintain a constant vigil to debates, to match the legal thresh- ensure that the power and interests old for political parties receiving of their clients are not infringed. the federal per-vote public financ- Prime Minister Harper’s government has It is my conviction that the ing, any party that obtains more major decisions in Ottawa origi- than two-percent voter support in nate in private corporate board- the previous election should auto- contempt for democracy, says reader rooms. Parliament’s role is to matically be allowed to participate merely rubber stamp them and to rime Minister Stephen Harper’s adminis- and the present budget that is wrong by about in the next federal election debates, create the illusion that power lies tration is in contempt of democracy and the $40-billion (jets and mega prisons). Add to that whether or not they have seats in P with the common people. taxpayer. We have had three consecutive delib- the Conservatives’ advertising scam, and public the House of Commons. The reality is that if MPs did erately-fudged federal budgets: the first fudged claims that the government of Canada is really If more parties than could fit control Parliament, Canada’s by $10-billion (the phony sale of buildings); the the Harper Government. in a meaningful debate quali- financial elite would not be able second out $50-billion (the denial of the reces- Eugene Parks fied to participate (which is very to use tax havens and loopholes sion a year after it began sweeping the world); Victoria, B.C. unlikely), then multiple debates to get away without paying their could be held in which smaller fair share of taxes; international parties would be excluded some petroleum corporations would not of the time. But five leaders be getting away with scandalously debating is far from too many. low oil and gas royalties in Canada; Clearly, the media cannot be Believe in what’s right over what’s profitable social programs and infrastructure trusted to uphold democratic prin- nother federal election and another Cana- ones continue to be sent to die in a country replacement would be adequately ciples when making decisions about dian soldier dies in Afghanistan. Are we diseased with corruption, poverty, and desper- funded; foreign takeover of Cana- election debates, and so other key, A becoming complacent with the status quo in ation in a decade long “unwinnable” war. dian enterprises, land, and resourc- needed changes Democracy Watch this country, Canada? Are we so beat down Who is going to stand up for the Cana- es, would be banned; Canadian also proposed in 2006 are to give by constant political corruption, lies, scandals dians who aren’t rich or don’t live off the troops would not be playing a com- the non-partisan Elections Canada and daily oppression that we no longer feel government gravy train? Who is going to tell bat role in foreign countries; the the power and mandate to run the the need to better ourselves? the truth for once, not steal from the con- export of military hardware would debates, and to require all main Every single politician who has ever lied, stituents, empower the meekest among us, not be a major industry in Canada; broadcasters to broadcast them as stolen, voted for the party instead of the peo- or simply believe in what’s right over what’s ... and the list continues. part of their license. ple or sold this country to the corporate elite profitable? So, my trudge to the poll may Duff Conacher rather than protect it for their fellow Cana- Jeff Leggat very well be an exercise in futility. Coordinator of Democracy Watch dian needs to be brought to justice. Our loved Duncan, B.C. William Dascavich Ottawa, Ont. Edmonton, Alta. 10 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 COPPS’S CORNER: HARPER’S STRATEGY POLITICAL ADVERTISING: ELECTION 2011 Political attack advertising, campaign spending next hot issues

Conservative Party of Canada Photo No matter who wins this election the hot issue He’s the boss: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, pictured on March 31 in Halifax, on the hustings. when it’s over will be political advertising.

of political messages? Surely an outright ban on negative ads would violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Someone needs to burst And more basically, how would you even determine what is and isn’t a negative ad? BY Gerry Nicholls Sometimes it’s hard to tell. That’s why it’s better to let Stephen Harper’s bubble AKVILLE, ONT.—Here’s a the political market place decide. Oguarantee. No matter who If Canadian voters don’t like By refusing to answer more than five questions a day, the comes to parliamentary equality. wins this election the hot issue negative ads they can simply vote Instead, a press release on when it’s over will be political against the party that’s airing Conservative leader is showing the same contempt for the women candidates merited little advertising. them. That’s a lot easier than set- mention in mainstream media even More specifically, the issue ting up some sort of “Negative ad media that caused the election in the first place. though it goes to the heart of Cana- will be, do we need more regula- Control” bureaucracy. da’s Parliamentary democracy. tions and rules to control political The second thing reformers of a female leader is an important EV, a non-partisan group advertising. will demand is a restriction on signal to send to young Canadi- promoting the election of more And for this we can thank political spending outside the ans about equal opportunity. women to political office, lauded the Conservative Party’s pre- election campaign period. We constantly bemoan the lack all political parties for increasing election negative advertising blitz Currently under the law politi- of substance in the daily sparring the number of women candidates. which bombarded Liberal Leader cal parties are limited as to what of the House of Commons. But The Liberals, New Democrats Michael Ignatieff to smithereens. they can spend during elections, BY sheila copps we replicate it during an election. and Bloc have all “nearly reached Proponents of more regulation but between elections they can Most Canadians would ben- or exceeded Equal Voice’s target will point out this Conservative spend as much as they want. omeone needs to burst Ste- efit from a series of reasoned of one third women.” media barrage gave the Tories Quebec Liberal Senator Den- Sphen Harper’s bubble. debates on a wide range of According to executive director an “unfair” advantage over their nis Dawson calls this a “loophole.” By refusing to answer more philosophical and policy view- Nancy Peckford, a total of 24 per cash-poor Liberal opponents who That’s why he was pushing a bill than five questions a day, the Con- points. Surely party platforms on cent of confirmed Conservative couldn’t afford to fire back. before the election call that would servative leader is showing the pension reform, health care, jobs candidates are women, up from 20 So what will they suggest include outside elections expens- same contempt for the media that and justice are worth a couple of per cent in the last election, and doing about it? es as part of the legislated limits. caused the election in the first place. hours of extra television time. Green Party women candidates are Well, we can expect a flurry of We can expect he and others And a tight-knit consortium A onetime replacement of up one per cent to 30 per cent. post-election editorials and com- in Parliament will keep pushing of broadcasters is letting him get American Idol or Jeopardy is The organization also ana- mentaries from various Liberal- his idea after the election with away with it. surely a small price to pay in sup- lysed the chances of victory in friendly media sources and from renewed vigor. Instead of restricting partici- port of an informed electorate. winnable ridings, an important leftist activist groups demanding Says Dawson, “Do we want to pation in debates by dumping Instead, broadcasters’ claim measure of success. The Bloc two “reforms.” be in permanent electoral mode Green Party Leader Elizabeth May’s elimination apparently Québécois is running more than First, the reformers will say we as the Conservatives are trying May, the broadcasters should be makes for better television. For one third women (approximately need to ban or at least restrain so- to do, or do we want to preserve offering multiple platforms. whom? 36 per cent) in competitive rid- called “attack ads.” the Canadian tradition of having A series of informed, issues- If the national networks could ings. “The New Democrats and This will likely be a popular fair elections, where ideas prevail based discussions would be a muster a full women’s debate in Liberals are nearly on par with suggestion with many. over money?” welcome change from the canned, the last millennium, surely they close to 30 per cent and 27 per After all, there is undeniably Well, the answer to his ques- one-on-one interviews designed to can be just as creative in this one. cent respectively in potentially a certain stigma associated with tion is that the real Canadian cast candidates in a certain light. What prevents a debate on winnable seats for their parties.” these kinds of ads along with a tradition is freedom. And freedom What self-respecting journalist any of the multiple channels tar- These numbers mean an sense that they drive people away includes free speech and free doesn’t cringe at the recollection geting female audiences? increase in support for all the from the political process. speech includes spending money of embarrassing CTV outtakes of Surely the voters are entitled opposition parties will mean Green Party Leader Elizabeth to express a political opinion. former Liberal leader Stéphane to learn more about the details more women in Parliament. May is already making this case. The real question is why do Dion? They were strung together of a recent Equal Voice election Conversely, a Conservative “I’ve personally been railing we need to limit the spending of by head office and aired, against survey into the nomination of surge could actually result in a against attack ads for years,” May political parties either during or the objections of the reporter who women candidates across the two per cent drop in the current recently told the media. “Attack between elections? conducted the interview. country. Not surprisingly, only number of women. Based on ads work by reducing voter turn- Contrary to what Dawson is Instead, debates offer an one party has failed to meet the existing rankings, Canada would out and it’s a cynical ploy that implying, money doesn’t buy elec- uncensored glimpse into the views EV target of one-third women decline seven points to 59th in attacks democracy in a very fun- tions. Canadians make their deci- of those seeking our support. candidates across the country— the world, with an increased Tory damental way.” sions based on the facts, not on More than a quarter of a cen- the Conservative Party. presence in Parliament. Interesting argument. But how much money a party spends. tury ago, broadcasters actually Even the Tories have Surely that is an issue that is May right about the harmful That’s why, if anything, sponsored four debates instead of increased their number of deserves some air time by all the effects of negative ads? we should scrap all spending two. Two sessions were devoted women candidates to 24 per leaders. Why not follow up on Maybe not. One study, for restrictions. to women’s issues, in recognition cent. But with only 20 per cent Harper’s initial offer to partici- instance, by the U.S.-based Cato Of course, that’s never going to of the significant gaps in equality of these running in winnable pate in more than one debate. Institute, showed that negative happen. that existed in Canadian society. ridings, a Harper victory would Five questions a day simply advertising was associated with The best we can hope for is to Most of those gaps still exist. likely result in a decrease in the doesn’t cut it. a rise in American voter turn out. keep the freedoms we currently Canada has the dubious distinc- number of women in Parliament. Broadcasters, burst the bubble. So perhaps we need more nega- enjoy. nd tion of ranking 52 in the world This might be pertinent infor- Sheila Copps is a former Jean tive attack ads! Gerry Nicholls is a political when it comes to the representa- mation to digest before voting day, Chrétien-era Cabinet minister and Besides, let’s not forget the consultant and writer. www.ger- tion of women in the national not after. Instead, we can expect a former deputy prime minister. important question of free speech. rynicholls.com. Parliament. torrent of post-mortem coverage [email protected] Do we really want the state to [email protected] At the very least, the presence on Canada’s sorry state when it The Hill Times regulate and control the content The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 11 BACKROOMS: ETHNIC VOTE & ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011

but such sharp, immediate, and The position of the Canadian There are two important ele- radical reaction was never seen in government on issues related to ments that are increasingly play- Liberal Party still the past. the situation in the Middle East is ing an important role: entitle- To understand, at least in part, influencing the vote in some mul- ment and ignorance. the reasons for this new trend, ticultural communities more than The so-called ethnic vote is it’s important to analyse the rea- the Canadian economy and other taken for granted by the Liber- sons for the Liberals’ strength domestic debates. als. They still believe that by taking so-called ethnic with ethnic voters. The explana- Another important element is only mentioning the name of tion is basically wrapped around the activities of the new Conserva- Pierre Trudeau scores of votes two names: the political hatred tive Party and of Minister of Immi- will flow to their candidates. The for John Diefenbaker and the gration Multiculturalism and Citi- most blatant of this obsolete and vote for granted political love for Pierre Trudeau. zenship Jason Kenney in certain lazy attitude was displayed dur- This was particularly true communities. His role is paying ing the last federal byelection for the Italian, Greek and Portu- some dividends and in this election in the GTA riding of Vaughan While in the past the ‘ethnic vote’ was almost exclusively guese communities that arrived the Tories can enjoy some results. and the way the Liberal Party in Canada when the Conserva- Furthermore, the new gen- handled the nomination of their influenced by Canadian events, today new immigrants, tive government of “The Chief” erations of so-called “ethnics” candidate in the Mississauga because of new technology and the ability to remain connected was in power, the economy was are not too attracted to the idea East-Coooksville, Ont., riding in trouble, and there were some of multiculturalism, especially left vacant by the retirement of to the home country, tend to include events that are not initiatives perceived to be against because they, rightly or wrong- Albina Guarnieri. There were immigrants. Now those two lead- ly, see it as a form of ghettoiza- 10 candidates ready to fight for necessarily related to their Canadian life into their decisions. ers are gone and the new genera- tion more than inclusiveness. the nomination when the party tion of Italian, Portuguese, and Younger generations are tired of intervened basically appoint- more than 10 years ago, but only other ethnic communities have a being lectured by old-style poli- ing Peter Fonseca, the former in recent years have we seen the foggy idea of those two leaders ticians at ethnic banquet halls minister in Dalton McGuinty’s cracks widening even in tradi- and what they were about. on weekends where they’re told Ontario government. tional communities such as Ital- The second element of this how proud they should be of We know how it ended up in ian Canadians. The defection of widening indifference is related to their contributions to the suc- Vaughan, a Liberal stronghold people such as Rocco Rossi, a an immigration wave of new com- cess of this country. for more than 20 years is now BY Angelo Persichilli former national director of the munities, a new political start and The new generations don’t represented by a Conservative. Liberal Party and a well-known different political interests. like the “we” versus “them” and I don’t know what’s going to ORONTO—Political leaders Liberal stalwart, was just unthink- While in the past the “ethnic the old generation of politicians happen in Mississauga, but the Tare courting the so-called eth- able only a few months ago. Rossi vote” was almost exclusively doesn’t understand this. When I attitude of the “trombones” at the nic vote in this election, as they defected to the provincial Con- influenced by Canadian events, say “old generation of politicians” top of the Liberal Party is defi- do in every election. Traditionally, servatives in Ontario. Likewise today new immigrants, because I’m not referring to their age, but nitely not helping. this vote has gone predominantly Tony Genco, the former Liberal of new technology and the ability their mentality. Angelo Persichilli is politi- to Liberal candidates, but lately candidate who ran against Julian to remain connected to the home And this point leads me cal editor Corriere Canadese, the Liberals are experiencing Fantino in Vaughan, last week country, tend to include events into the fourth element of this Canada’s Italian-language daily some erosion. defected to support Fantino. Many that are not necessarily related increasing uneasiness of the new newspaper based in Toronto. The problems with the Liber- times, multicultural candidates to their Canadian life in their generation of immigrants with [email protected] als’ “ethnic” stronghold started were overlooked or humiliated, decision-making process. the Liberal Party. The Hill Times

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ban on tankers off Canada’s Pacific Northwest coast, and two private members’ bills have Northern Gateway: in whose interest? been introduced along those same lines. The aim of these is to prevent oil supertankers from Maybe it’s time, instead, for Enbridge to stop navigating the treacherous and pristine waters in the region, pro- getting its way on Parliament Hill. Maybe it’s time tecting the coastal ecosystem and economy from an oil spill. A tank- for a real review of the pros and cons of an energy er ban would not, as some may suggest, impact existing shipping project before Ottawa tosses it an approval. elsewhere in the country. The Northern Gateway pro- more than 800,000 gallons of oil posal isn’t the only tar sands spewed from a burst pipeline in plan Enbridge is putting before Michigan into the Kalamazoo the country this year. It is also River, the impacts of a spill are planning to ask the NEB for per- devastating. And, that spill was mission to reverse a pipeline that hardly an ‘accident’—Enbridge currently brings oil from Montre- BY Rick Smith knew the pipeline had hundreds al to refineries in Sarnia, forcing of defects and regulators had Ontario to become dependent on ORONTO—Enbridge has hit urged the company to fix it tar sands oil and possible bring- Ta unexpected wall of politi- before the spill. ing tar sands oil into Quebec for cal opposition with its proposal Number 2: In who’s interest? the first time. to build a pipeline from the tar The National Post reported that Unlike the Gateway proposal, sands to Kitimat, B.C. and ship in an April 2010 editorial board this one is so far flying under tar sands oil to Asia via super- meeting, Enbridge CEO Patrick the radar screen, without a real tankers. Enbridge will be seek- Daniel claimed that the tar sands debate in Ontario or Quebec ing approval for the proposed can help save the world’s poor about whether we want Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline from from energy shortages. From this to make this key decision about a joint review panel this year, but perspective, Enbridge is being a our energy future. before anyone thinks this project noble global citizen by spurring Given the degree of opposition is a foregone conclusion, let’s increased tar sands production Enbridge is facing, even if the NEB explore the issues. with Gateway and other projects. rubber stamps the project, the No. 1: Enbridge’s safety record. Yet, last time I checked, it’s company could find itself fighting The promise of pipeline companies the world’s poor who are most at First Nations legal challenges for everywhere (and nuclear plant risk from the impacts of climate years. Maybe it’s time, instead, for Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times owners as well, for that matter) change. Uganda’s President Yow- Enbridge to stop getting its way on is that everything is safe. Locals eri Museveni has said that devel- It’s the environment: Environment Minister Peter Kent, pictured on the Hill. Parliament Hill. Maybe it’s time for along the proposed Gateway oped countries are “committing a real review of the pros and cons route fear oil spills into important aggression” against African coun- am not from B.C., but then again Nations. Local fishing businesses of an energy project before Ottawa salmon-bearing rivers. And, if tries by causing global warming. neither are any of the people on have voiced opposition to tankers tosses it an approval. Enbridge’s record over the past I’d have more respect for a CEO the joint review panel tasked off the coast, fearing that a spill Dr. Rick Smith is execu- decade of a spill a week carries on, who just told it like it is: we’re in with making the decision on would destroy their livelihood. tive director of Environmental they are correct to be scared. this for our own profit. Let’s not Gateway. But, opinion polls have B.C. has spoken clearly, and so far Defence (www.EnvironmentalDe- Enbridge’s aging pipeline try to dress that up. found that seven out of 10 British Enbridge isn’t listening. fence.ca). The views expressed network snakes across the coun- Number 3: Would a pipeline Columbians are opposed to the Number 4: The B.C. tanker here are his own. try and around the Great Lakes, be good for people in British project, as are the Union of B.C. ban. In late 2010, a motion passed [email protected] and as we saw this summer when Columbia? Now, admittedly I Municipalities and dozens of First the House calling for a legislated The Hill Times 12 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 THE FULL NELSON: MULTICULTURALISM & ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. The muddle of multiculturalism The Conservatives’ multicultural forays are obviously not part of the ‘hidden agenda’ of which the Liberals warned. Multiculturalism is also a resource; prime ministers on trade missions to Asia, for example, bring an entourage of Asian Canadian business leaders to grease the wheels of commerce. Now protected by the Constitution, multicul- BY nelson wiseman tural communities may use the equality, fundamental freedoms, and multicul- ORONTO—The French president, the tural sections of the Charter of Rights to TGerman chancellor, and the British advance their status. prime minister have expressed widely Multiculturalism thus takes on a differ- publicized doubts about multicultural- ent hue in Quebec than in English Canada. ism. Disparaging multiculturalism is not The Québécois want immigrants not only new and some Canadians, especially to speak French but also to acculturate to Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times Quebecers, find fault with it. PQ MNA Quebec’s historical fabric—its distinctive and former Cabinet minister Louise literary, cultural, and philosophic tradi- Beaudoin castigates it as “not a Quebec tions. Quebec is unapologetic about wish- value” and Gérard Bouchard, co-chair ing to integrate and assimilate its minori- of Quebec’s commission on “reasonable ties and the Québécois call this approach accommodation,” rejects it as a “non- “interculturalism.” starter” in his province. Multiculturalism, English Canadians in contrast have according to acclaimed novelist Neil Bis- repressed their society’s British roots and soondath, encourages the isolation and their historic identity as a British people. stereotyping of cultural groups while Where Quebec schools highlight Quebec’s sociologist Reginald Bibby decries it as pre- and post-Confederation history, Eng- “mosaic madness.” lish Canada’s schools studiously avoid Some excoriate multiculturalism for British history and the story of English allegedly fostering tribalism; others laud it Canadians as a British people. English as societal cement. Canadians, once sentimentally and emo- Pointing proudly to Canada as the tionally attached to the British Empire, first country to adopt a multicultural longed for Canadian equality as a self- At the governing dominion, neither a ward nor a policy in 1971, multiculturalism’s boost- ers attribute to it the country’s low level subordinate, within the Empire. of ethnic strife and its high standing in But now, more Canadians self-identify the world. In this view, the peaceable as being of French than of British ethnic Canadian kingdom is a trailblazer in origins, an indication that Canadians of Tipping British ethnic origins have buried their managing cultural diversity, a model for others. Following Canada’s lead, other ethnic roots. Since 1991, respondents to states including Norway, Sweden, the the census can and many do identify their Netherlands, Australia, and New Zea- ethnicity as “Canadian.” Many Canadians land (France is a notable exception) have of British ethnic origins prefer to think of Point adopted policies that accommodate cul- themselves as internationalist cosmopo- tural differences. lites. Five decades ago, they abandoned Originally understood as referring the Union Jack on the Canadian flag and Canada is not prepared to the celebration of diverse heritages, three decades ago, they jettisoned the very multiculturalism now is more likely title of their constitution, the British North to manage the growing associated with issues of equity and America Act. representation. Measures of the success Jason Kenney’s Reform Party in the diabetes epidemic that of multicultural policy are the integra- 1990s opposed government-sponsored tion and prosperity of immigrants. Com- multicultural programs and campaigned threatens the healthcare paratively, immigrants feel accepted and for dramatically reduced immigration attached to Canada; 84 per cent become levels. The Reformers lambasted multi- system, economy and health citizens. In Britain, only 50 per cent do, culturalism and, like John Diefenbaker’s in the United States, 40 per cent. The Conservatives, rejected the idea of a of millions of Canadians. most eager to acquire Canadian citizen- “hyphenated” Canadian identity. Now, as ship are Africans and Asians, the least Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and keen are Americans. If the past is a Multiculturalism, Kenney boasts of record guide, recent hand-wringing about the immigration levels and assiduously courts It’s time to tip the course yawning gap between the incomes of ethnic fraternal organizations and their immigrants and native-born Canadians media. He will eat perogies for breakfast, of diabetes in Canada. may be unwarranted. The earnings and curry for lunch, and won tons for dinner educational attainment levels of second before he will be seen indulging in York- generation Canadians of families that shire pudding or Welsh rarebit. arrived before 1981 exceed those of Last month at a Filipino-sponsored children of the same age of Canadian- affair in Brampton, Kenney, cloaked in a born parents. robe and crowned on a throne, had a sash Whether this pattern has persisted festooned across his chest proclaiming for post-1981 immigrant families, most him the “King of Multiculturalism.” In pho- of whom are visible minorities, is an tos widely circulated by his office, original To fi nd out what needs to be done, consult open question. Success will vary among Reformer Stephen Harper appears in a our new report, Diabetes: Canada at the groups—the Chinese will likely do bet- Jewish skullcap and a white Sikh head- ter than the Latin Americans and the covering but not in tartan, kilt, or dancing Tipping Point—Charting a New Path Africans. an Irish jig. An evangelical Christian, we Befuddlement respecting multicultur- have seen him at mosques, temples, and diabetes.ca/dpr alism is rooted in different uses of the synagogues, but not at church. term. It has become a cipher, a coded The Conservatives’ multicultural forays symbol, often conveyed and received as a are obviously not part of the ‘hidden agen- subliminal message. Indisputably, west- da’ of which the Liberals warned. ern states are increasingly polyethnic and Nelson Wiseman teaches political sci- multiracial. Within this decade, visible ence at the University of Toronto. minorities will become the majority in [email protected] Toronto and Vancouver. 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and grow technology companies only challenge facing IRAP, and than Terry Matthews, whose Wes- through IRAP, Canada’s entre- Global competition for good jobs ley Clover investment company preneurial community. John currently has a portfolio of 22 McDougall, the new president of public and private technology the National Research Council, companies, a number of which which is home to IRAP, says IRAP based on new ideas to become were founded by Wesley Clover. “should also align strategically” IRAP, the company told the with NRC priorities. This would be expert panel, “has been highly a huge mistake if it means IRAP is successful and helpful to technol- to be a vehicle to promote certain ogy SMEs. But IRAP is seriously industries over others. The great more intense as decade proceeds under-funded and spread very strength of IRAP has been its thinly across every technology grass roots culture, with the needs Canada has to be ready. IRAP is one of the best vehicles we have to succeed in sector and every geography.” And of entrepreneurs rather than Otta- that’s a big problem for Canada’s wa bureaucrats driving where the such a challenging world. Our future economy should be a top election issue. economic potential. funds should go. There are thriving The level of funding provided businesses across Canada which port over the years. IRAP provides to IRAP for direct contributions have benefitted because IRAP was small and midsize companies with to companies in the 2011-12 fiscal there to meet their needs and help technical and business advice from year is estimated to be $72.7-million, solve their problems. its team of experts spread across which will be well below the level of After the election it may be the country, is a source of direct need. This compares with $69.1-mil- time to take IRAP out of the NRC grants to help companies develop lion in 2007-08 and $70.7-million in and give it an independent agency BY David Crane new technologies or improve their 2008-09, so that adjusting for infla- status, like the existing granting production processes, and has tion, the Harper government is actu- councils. And it is imperative, ORONTO—In a submission money as well to help companies ally cutting its budget. For the past given Canada’s needs to foster Tto the expert panel review- hire bright young university grad- two years, funding has been higher a much stronger pace of innova- ing federal support for business uates for innovation projects. due to economic stimulus fund- tion in small and midsize busi- research and development, Drew As Burgess put it in his brief, ing—to $162.2-million in 2009-10 nesses—as well as to grow a new Burgess of JackTek Systems, an IRAP brought to the table “a high- and $152.6-million in 2010-11. That generation of large-scale busi- Alberta developer of high-tech oil ly dedicated and skilled group of funding is now over. nesses—to seriously increase its field equipment, gives high praise 240 technical advisers” who help “At the historic funding level, base funding so that good ideas to a federal program that he says bridge the gaps at all phases of IRAP funds are completely com- for future wealth creation and played a key role in helping his development, from early stage mitted within about three months jobs have greater chance of cross- company become a success. research to commercialization of the start of each fiscal year,” ing through the “valley of death” to Most small and midsize com- and deployment of new products. the Wesley Clover submission commercial and jobs success. panies, Burgess says, don’t have This expertise, along with funding Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times said. “The real need, rather than The global competition for the resources to bridge the gap support, increases the “success It’s Jimmy: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. $80-million a year, is actually good jobs based on new ideas between technology development rate” for emerging companies, closer to $450-million a year.” will only become more intense and commercialization, which Burgess says. missions to the task force. Research In his recent budget Finance as this decade proceeds. Canada is called the “valley of death” And creating jobs, Burgess in Motion, now one of Canada’s Minister Jim Flaherty did allocate has to be ready. IRAP is one of because that’s where good ideas could have added because the largest and most successful high- another $37-million, over three the best vehicles we have to suc- die if they lack the resources to new jobs we need in Canada will tech companies, told the panel it years, to IRAP to be used, with ceed in such a challenging world. bridge the gap. come from new ideas, whether “helped incalculably by the federal Canada’s colleges, to help SMEs Our future economy should be a Enter the Industrial Research through existing businesses pur- and provincial governments,” with adopt information technologies.” top election issue. Assistance Program or IRAP as it suing new products or services or IRAP and other programs playing But this is part of the federal David Crane can be reached is known to the tens of thousands new companies doing this. “a key role in our success.” digital strategy and does not at [email protected]. of small and midsize companies Burgess is far from alone in tes- Probably no Canadian has a strengthen IRAP’s core mission. [email protected] which have benefited from its sup- tifying to the value of IRAP in sub- better grasp on how to launch Underfunding is not the The Hill Times

OPINION: HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM & ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011 Museum for Human Rights ‘Canada’s museum’ Evidence for that can be found in about the CMHR in a national CMHR’s 12 galleries should be thematic, comparative and inclusive, and another “final “report, of the CMHR’s survey completed in mid-March. Content Advisory Committee, sub- The results show an overwhelm- no gallery should elevate any community’s suffering above all others. mitted May 25, 2010. From sixth ing majority of Canadians, 60.3 spot the Holocaust somehow got per cent of women and men probably guess I’m out of sorts, Winnipeg’s own Arni Thorstein- pushed up the list to pride of place, representing all age groups, all possibly because I’m sure I’ve son tabled its report with then with its own privileged, permanent, regions and all voter profiles, been had. Canadian Heritage minister and prominent central gallery. All agreeing with our position that Like many, I took the now late- Josée Verner, I swallowed the other genocides and crimes against the CMHR’s 12 galleries should Israel Asper at his word when he Pablum, mollified by Table 7 humanity, formerly in the No. 2 spot, be thematic, comparative and claimed, on May 29, 2003: “This which detailed how Canadians were plunged into a “mass atrocities” inclusive, that no gallery should BY Lubomyr Luciuk museum will be totally apolitical rank-ordered the subjects they zone. Native Canadians may have elevate any community’s suffer- and antiseptic in terms of trying wanted addressed, as follows: fared better. Whether aboriginals ing above all others. Who’s the INGSTON, ONT.—It’s Cana- to preach a message of one kind were going to have a gallery origi- minority? Kda’s first national museum out- of inhumanity over another.” I Aboriginal (First Nations): 16.1% nally is not certain but now they Now Ms. Asper was right side the capital region. That’s fine. also reckoned that his daughter, Genocides: 14.8% might, although still slipping from when she said the Canadian It’s at The Forks, in Winnipeg. Gail, and the executive director of Women: 14.7% poll position one to two since their Museum for Human Rights “is Great. The Asper Foundation, Moe Levy, Internments: 12.5% stories will never get the same play Canada’s museum.” It is. It’s ours. It’s called the Canadian Muse- meant it as they rebroadcast that War and Conflicts: 8.7% as the Shoah. As the Assembly of Not hers. And Canadians have um for Human Rights. soothing message. For example, Holocaust: 7% First Nations has not uttered a word just told her and her friends—yet Children: 5.9% Alas, it’s not actually that. on Jan. 9, 2004, in The Winnipeg on the controversy over the CMHR’s again—what we want included Sexual Orientation: 4.9% Free Press, they affirmed the contents they must have been paci- in our museum. Maybe this time Instead it’s shaping up as a Ethnic Minorities: 3.8% fied with what they got. We weren’t. she’ll listen. But it doesn’t really museum focused on the Shoah, CMHR would not promote any Slavery: 2.9% Jewish suffering in the Second “hierarchy of suffering.” Nor, they Immigration: 2.6% And we said so, loud and clear. matter whether she does. We’re World War. claimed, would any community be Charter of Rights: 2.3% Finally the other side replied, sure the politicians will hear us. If this were a privately-funded “asked to contribute any specific Disabilities: 2% none other than Ms. Asper her- Soon enough. project that would be fine. But, amount in order to tell their story” Universal Declaration self, interviewed recently by Lubomyr Luciuk, PhD, is since March 13, 2008, the CMHR since professionals working in of Human Rights: 1.8% Maclean’s. For her those who director of research for the has become a national institution “close consultation with all of challenged the Asper vision of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liber- funded from the public purse. the groups whose stories will be That was a very reasonable list, CMHR are nothing but an “acri- ties Association and a 2010 recip- Already over-budget, and hav- told,” would be responsible for the more or less ordered as I’d rank monious” and “tiny minority,” eas- ient of the Shevchenko Medal. ing failed to secure its projected museum’s contents. themes relevant for inclusion in ily dismissed. Ouch, that hurts. The Nanos Research survey ques- donations, its ongoing operating Furthermore those planners any human rights museum, any- But is it true? UCCLA and tion on the CMHR and related costs will be borne by those who had “inclusiveness” mandated as where. You’d think the CMHR’s the Canadians for a Genocide materials can be found at www. pay taxes. As that includes me I their guiding principle. So when, trustees would honour this instruc- Education put her conceit to the uccla.ca (under media releases). reckon I have a stake in what this March 31, 2008, the Ministerial tion. They didn’t. They probably test. We commissioned Nanos [email protected] museum is all about. As you can Advisory Committee headed by always had a different agenda. Research to include a question The Hill Times 14 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 INSIDE POLITICS: CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN Note to Harper: All politics is local pops up at the riding level will cost voters Tory plan to deal with rot at 20 per cent of their allotted daily comple- local level is to tell journalists ment of words from the man who wants to return to 24 Sussex Dr. travelling with the leader that Those five questions, incidentally, are split between the country’s two official languages, he’s not interested in answering with the fifth reserved for a local reporter. questions about local issues. Harper is hardly the first front-runner to treat his interlocutors as pylons on his way to election day. The impatient Jean Chrétien sprinted to three consecutive majorities by treating his daily, truncated encounters with the media like visits to the dentist. Brian Mulroney denigrated his torment- BY Tim Harper ers by accusing them of practising “gotcha” journalism at the expense of bigger issues. unny thing about problems with ethics But the Harper strategy—last Thurs- Fand integrity. day he kept the media behind a G20-style You can dismiss them as the cut-and- fence in Halifax—is only the latest and thrust of the political game, shrug, change most audacious ploy to scrape the ethical the channel and expect voters to forget. gum from the Conservative leader’s shoes. But those ethics problems just keep pop- The Conservatives are counting on ping up, sprouting like springtime dandelions Canadians’ visceral distaste for the “Otta- between patio stones. If you fostered the wa babble” to shelter them from any voter atmosphere that allows those weeds to thrive, anger. They are convinced that any lament you should expect to be asked to explain. for the erosion of democratic institutions Unless, of course, you are Stephen Harper. in this country is an invention of the media During this campaign’s first week, in Ottawa, who, having given birth to it, Harper first had to reluctantly deal with feel responsible for keeping it alive. queries about Sebastien Togneri, a former Ethical breaches? Conservative aide under RCMP investiga- No one had ever heard of Bev Oda, the tion, who was busy working for a candi- minister who was the target of one con- date in a riding the party wants to win tempt motion, they will tell you. back in Edmonton. An election spending scandal that has Then, even more reluctantly, he had to two Senators among four party officials deal with Giulio Maturi, the man linked to facing charges that include jail time is lik- a Montreal fundraising scandal, who had ened to an administrative dispute. landed as a Tory campaign manager even An aide to Immigration Minister Jason Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times after—supposedly—ties between him and Kenney breaking the rules after distribut- Contempt: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, pictured on the Hill just after his government was defeated in a the party had been severed. ing a letter from the minister’s office seek- contempt of Parliament vote, can dismiss ethical problems but they’ll keep popping up, says Tim Harper. Luckily, the Conservatives had a plan ing partisan donations? to deal with any rot at the local level. The Already forgotten, they say. solution was to tell the journalists travelling When Commons Speaker Peter Milliken with the leader that he wasn’t interested in ruled the Conservatives breached Parlia- answering questions about local issues. mentary privilege, Harper reacted with his He’s much more interested in the infamous “you win some, you lose some.” national scene, keeping his eye on the big Just part of “Parliamentary debate,” he said. picture, you know. His handlers will tell you that the The Conservative leader is clearly not party leader cannot be held accountable an adherent of Tip O’Neill, the legendary for thousands of Conservative campaign Massachusetts Democrat, who famously workers in 308 ridings. declared “all politics is local.” Fair enough. 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Photographs by Jake Wright, The Hill Times The lay of the land: A Nanos poll for CTV and the Globe and Mail last week found that the Conservative Party has 39.4 per cent support among Canadians, the Liberal Party has 31.7 per cent, the NDP have 16.1 per cent, the Bloc Québécois have 8.5 per cent and the Green Party has 4.4 per cent. The undecided votes is still 20.5 per cent. The poll’s margin of error is 3.2 per cent. Game on.

23.2 per cent. But the party dropped every- where, including a plunge of more than four per cent in Ontario. Liberals picking up support Prof. Drummond pointed out if that is accurate—Mr. Nanos cautioned the mar- gin of error for the Ontario segment of his survey is nearly six per cent—it means the chances may be slimmer than Mr. Harper but it may not be enough hopes of the Conservatives picking up seats in the area they desperately need: the City of Toronto, now known only as 416 in campaign and pollster jargon. In the surrounding cities, the wider subur- to overtake Conservatives ban region Toronto Star reporter and colum- nist Susan Delacourt first popularized as the fact it appears the Conservatives are not 905 belt for its telephone area code, an NDP Conservatives are not losing ground so much as people losing ground so much as people seem to slide won’t likely be much aid to Mr. Harper. be, at least in some constituencies, leaving “I don’t think in the 905 region, the region seem to be leaving the NDP because they think the only the NDP in the expectation that the only outside the City of Toronto proper, there’s all way of actually defeating the Conserva- that much support for the NDP,” said Prof. way of actually defeating the Tories is to vote Liberal. tives is to vote for the Liberal candidate,” Drummond. “What there is, is likely to remain Mr. Drummond added. fairly solid, because those are probably die- intellectual, sometimes stern image he had That perspective came, of course, from hard voters, they’re not likely to be swayed. Continued from Page 1 only a year ago, once someone turned on the other fascinating, slightly bewildering What one looks for in the 905 is whether “I think the coalition issue will be a the election campaign spotlight. aspect of the Nanos polling, which found people are shifting between the Liberals and constant theme through this campaign, it’s “I think it’s inevitable in a campaign, support nationally for the NDP sliding the Conservatives, because that has been the going to come, it’s going to go, but I think you get an opportunity now for people to steadily from just more than 19 per cent pattern in most of those ridings.” it’s going to be constant,” Geoff Norquay, see more of him, and it may be an oppor- the day Mr. Harper called the election to And so, it may be, once the ballots are the veteran Tory commentator who has his tunity also to see more of the others, and I 15.9 per cent last Thursday night. being marked, Mr. Harper’s and Mr. Igna- share of campaigns under his belt, told The think it’s likely he’s going to pick up some So much depends, naturally, on where tieff’s fate may be determined by the coun- Hill Times. support over the course of the campaign,” the NDP support is dropping. The greatest try’s largest city, the one other regions of It’s unclear what was at the centre of Prof. Drummond said. plunge was in Atlantic Canada, where the the country once loved to hate. the division, or how significant it was. “Whether it will be enough to overtake Liberals were already strong, and the NDP [email protected] Some strategists may have thought it the Conservatives or not, I don’t know. In numbers dropped to 15.9 per cent from The Hill Times makes Mr. Harper appear desperate and possibly afraid, others that it detracts from Mr. Harper’s attempts to draw attention to the federal budget measures he ostensibly wants to use to attract enough support for !""#$%&'(")%'*+,'-".( a majority government. One person told The Hill Times there was an age divide. As elected Members of Parliament or as government officials, you “I think everybody has their opinions, are looking down the road to identify opportunities to effectively but I haven’t heard it described that way,” said Tim Powers, the Summa Strategies support Canadians and their families. The initial purchase of a lobbyist who is also regularly featured as vehicle is a major undertaking for any family. The Be Car Care a television guest pundit. “I think the jux- Aware program helps Canadians make the most of their investment taposition is the coalition is seen as a real by empowering them with information on the benefits of regular moving target.” maintenance and best practices. Properly maintained vehicles have Despite the apparent intention to con- a positive effect on the environment, a tremendous increase in road tinue the coalition scare, however, regular safety and most of all, offer considerable savings to the Canadian overnight tracking by Nik Nanos for CTV and the Globe and Mail throughout last consumer by avoiding unnecessary repairs. week led observers and election partici- pants to tentatively conclude that it wasn’t Effective communication to consumers regarding vehicle taking hold in voters’ minds. maintenance requires an ongoing partnership between our industry By Friday, the Nanos poll, which has and government. We invite all Members of Parliament and their quickly assumed the position as leading officials to continue working with us to benefit all Canadians in indicator for the 2011 campaign, found the every community across the country. Liberal Party down slightly to 31.7 per cent support from decided voters. The Conserva- tives held steady at 39.4 per cent in the same poll, which has a margin of error of 3.2 per cent. York University political scientist Rob- ert Drummond said the results showed that at least part of what the Liberals had hoped Through the Be Car Care Aware Program, the Automotive Industries Association at the outset—that voters would warm to of Canada has been working with the Federal Government to increase consumer Mr. Ignatieff, repackaged from the aloof, awareness on the positive impact of proper vehicle maintenance. 16 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 NEWS: LOBBYING & ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011 Lobbyists ‘pissed’ they can’t work on election campaign, say it’s against Charter rights to have to look at is this antidemo- Lobbying world: Lobbyist Gord McIntosh, centre, said last week that lobbyists Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd tells cratic or not, or at least the provi- are ‘pissed’ about not being able to participate in the election. sions related to lobbyists.” lobbyists working on a political campaign Self-employed consultant Gord McIntosh said last week, advances private interests of public office however, that lobbyists are holders. Lobbyists call it unconstitutional. “pissed” about not being able to participate, but that they will find ways to contribute because it’s that public office holder,” she wrote. their democratic right to do so. Continued from Page 1 Lobbyists last week told The “Certainly lobbyists are not “I’m feeling frustrated by this Hill Times they interpreted that lending their name to anything. All because, you know, it borders on to mean that they could not do she’s [Ms. Shepherd] done is drive infringing on one’s constitutional anything in an official capacity in it underground. A lot of people are right to be able to work and be any election campaign. sitting on their hands.” involved in the election process, “This edict that came by the Lobbyists said last week that which, of course, everybody has a commissioner hit people like a ton the frustration with the situation Not happy with lobbying commissioner: Tory John Capobianco and Liberal Mike democratic right to be able to do,” of bricks,” Mr. Capobianco said. comes from not having clear rules Robinson, who have worked on many campaigns, aren’t this time. said Public Affairs Association of “She’s not being specific as to that do in fact draw a line.

Canada President John Capobian- what kind of work on a campaign. One lobbyist said because Ms. The Hill Times co, senior vice-president at govern- It leaves a lot of doubt, so a lot Shepherd did not consult lobbyists ment relations firm Fleishman-Hill- of folks are choosing to stay out on her interpretation, and because ard. Mr. Capobianco has previously because they don’t want to be in the Conservative government did run as a Conservative candidate in any contradiction with the rules.” not consult widely with those in the Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Ont., and is Earnscliffe Strategy Group prin- government relations industry when a long-time Conservative who has cipal Michael Robinson, who has drafting the Federal Accountability worked on other local campaigns worked on Liberal campaigns for Act, the regulations are “laughable.” for more than two decades almost 30 years, told The Hill Times “A lot of us are born working Government relations experts that because of the “lack of clarity” on campaigns and volunteering have been asking for almost a year in the commissioner’s interpreta- for campaigns. There are issues now for a detailed clarification to tion of Rule 8, he’s doing absolutely and circumstances where com- Photographs by Jake Wright and Sam Garcia, a rule in the Lobbyists Code of nothing this time around. mon sense prevails, being a cam- Lobbyist: Ensight managing Conduct which states that “political “I’ve been involved in every paign manager or being a paid director Jacquie LaRocque, a activities” could place public office national campaign since 1972. staffer on a local campaign, we get It’s Tim: Tory pundit Tim Powers says he’s not former Liberal staffer, said how- holders in a conflict of interest. Rule It feels very strange not to be. I that [we can’t do that],” Mr. Capo- doing anything officially, but is commentating ever unclear the rules may be, 8 of the code governs “improper think a lot of people feel the same bianco said. on various political panels as an individual. lobbyists will abide by them. influence” and states that lobbyists way,” said Mr. Robinson, who’s The Liberal lobbyist said that “shall not place public office hold- helped various Liberal leaders with because of the vague interpreta- paigns are run by a bunch of crazy it at times difficult to watch—but ers in a conflict of interest by pro- debate prep. “Politics is something tion, there are loopholes in it. For enthusiastic kids and a few elders to we will abide by the rules because posing or undertaking any action they have a passion for, politics instance, the lobbyist said, some sort of keep them in line from doing it’s not worth taking any chances.” that would constitute an improper is something they consider to be read Ms. Shepherd’s interpretation stupid things. Well, the elders aren’t Mr. Powers said that there were influence on a public office holder.” part of their contribution to the as only applying to “designated pub- around. You’re probably going to no registered lobbyists he knew of In interpretation bulletins in democratic and political system. lic office holders,” which means that see some spectacular fuck ups,” he working in an official capacity for 2009 and in 2010, Canada’s Lob- People get involved in campaigns lobbyists could work on campaigns said, noting that there’s already the Conservative Party campaign. bying Commissioner Karen Shep- because they believe in the process for non-incumbent candidates. been one in the Alberta riding of The Halifax Chronicle-Herald herd noted that examples of a low and to not be able to because of the “Essentially what this notice Edmonton-Strathcona in which for- reported last week that Ken Boess- degree of contact which would not vagueness of Rule 8 is frustrating.” says is that you can go work for mer Conservative staffer Sébastien enkool and Jason Lietaer, are work- be in breach of Rule 8 included: Another Liberal lobbyist, who someone you’re convinced that’s Togneri, who’s being investigated ing in the Conservative war room. “voting in an election, placing a was asked to be a regular talk- going to lose, and you give your by the RCMP for interfering in an Mr. Boessenkool, who used to work sign on a lawn, purchasing a tick- ing head on political shows, but money to someone you’re con- access to information request, was for Prime Minister Stephen Harp- et to a fundraising event such as declined, said last week that lobby- vinced is going to blow it all on not found working on the campaign. er, who’s running for re-election a barbeque or golf tournament, ists must err on the safe side and winning. So now we’re in the realm “Why would anybody with any in Calgary Southwest, Alta., as a or donating money to an election refrain from doing any work on any of the ridiculous. This needs a revisit brains have a guy who’s under senior adviser, is head of the war campaign within the limits estab- campaign. and their needs to be an analysis RCMP investigation working on room, while Mr. Lietaer, former lished in the Canada Elections Act.” “You’re better off not even com- and discussion among people who their campaign? Give me a break. executive director of the Conserva- A medium degree of con- ing close to the line. So my advice are in this industry and the reg- And force the Prime Minister to tive Resource Group, is the party’s tact which “would increase the to my lobby friends is stand down, ulators,” the lobbyist said, adding defend themselves on prime time campaign spokesperson. Both are potential for a breach of Rule 8” take a break,” said the lobbyist, that even the provision allowing TV? It’s kind of stupid. Someone former registered lobbyists, but nei- includes: “being a member of a who did not want to be identified. “placing a sign on a lawn” is vague with an ounce of institutional mem- ther are currently registered. public office holder’s constituen- Summa Strategies vice-pres- because it doesn’t say placing a sign ory and common sense would’ve After Ms. Shepherd’s email was cy association or limited partici- ident Tim Powers, a former Con- on your own lawn. said, ‘No, that’s not a good idea.’” circulated, the Liberals also replaced pation in a campaign for the elec- servative staffer who has worked “So I can be on a sign crew, Both the Conservative and Lib- “a handful of campaign staff,” the tion of the public office holder.” on national campaigns, is also couldn’t I? I could go around plac- eral parties have said that lobbyists Chronicle-Herald said, includ- A close degree of contact sitting this one out. He said he’s ing it on all sorts of people’s lawns. are not allowed on the campaigns, ing Atlantic tour director Chris which would put a lobbyist “likely not doing anything officially for This is exactly what I’m talking and mostly political staffers are run- MacInnes, a former Liberal staffer in breach” include: “being a mem- the Conservative campaign, but is about. They have got to get their ning the war rooms. Ensight man- and currently registered lobbyist ber of the board of directors of commentating on various politi- head out of their ass and before aging director Jacquie LaRocque, with South Shore Public Affairs, a public office holder’s constitu- cal panels as an individual. they send out the interpretation a former Liberal staffer, said last whom Leanne Dingwall replaced. ency association, or organizing a “Beyond commentary, I feel bulletins, talk to someone who’s week that’s the parties’ personal Longtime Liberal strategist Herb fundraising activity for the ben- somewhat hamstrung. Obviously I done this,” the lobbyist said. “The choices and she understands why Metcalfe, a registered lobbyist with efit of the public office holder or can donate, I’m still allowed I think, quickest way to find out whether the lobbyists are being shut out. Capital Hill Group, was also orig- their constituency association, or but actively involving myself in a your rules work is ask me, because “Those are rules, however inally working in the party’s war chairing a campaign for the elec- local campaign is probably some- I’ll get around them in a second unclear they may be, that lobbyists room but was asked to leave because tion of the public office holder.” what difficult to do, so it’s frustrat- because I’ve been involved in elec- will abide by,” she said. “There’s a of the Rule 8 provision. Last week, in an email to all ing. I think I’m not alone,” he said. tion campaigns since I was two. big difference this election, with Mr. Robinson said that parties registered lobbyists in the Lobby “Like many lobbyists, we pay our They do not consult. Why? Because folks who have been engaged for of all stripes are losing out on “a Registration System, Ms. Shepherd taxes, we create jobs, we work to we’re ‘evil.’ … If it wasn’t so serious, decades not even being able to great deal of experience among said that during the current elec- try to provide for our families, and it would be a Monty Python skit.” knock on doors without fear of government relations practitioners tion campaign, lobbyists should somehow we have a mark against Meanwhile, the result of not reprisal. … I think there’s a feel- that would be of value.” Until the keep in mind the code, and Rule 8. us. I don’t envy the lobbying com- having experienced campaign ing out there that people who are Lobbying Commissioner issues “Working on a political cam- missioner. She does not have an backroomers in this election will political and policy-oriented are clearer guidance, Mr. Robinson paign to support the election of easy job with the legislation that’s show, Mr. McIntosh said. having their hands tied by the said he will continue to push for it. a public holder is, in my opinion, there. I just think that over the next “I think you’re already seeing it. ambiguity of the Rule 8 conversa- [email protected] advancing the private interest of few years what people are going I mean, traditionally political cam- tion and certainly some are finding The Hill Times

18 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 NEWS: CARETAKER CONVENTION Incumbent candidates in ‘limbo’ during election campaign in his constituency office, who may go staffers there of the usual eight or nine, MPs continue to be paid during writ period, but have through bureaucratic government chan- to deal with such concerns. He continues nels to help the person. to be paid his regular Whip’s salary (in limited abilities to serve constituents. Meanwhile, the “You can act as an MP, but you can’t act addition to his MP’s salary). Other House to your full capacity. Otherwise, you would officers who also continue administrative federal government takes on a ‘caretaker’ role. have conflicts. We could have people making duties during dissolution and keep being decisions that would affect the outcome of paid include the Speaker, deputy Speaker, the next election,” said Mr. O’Connor. leaders of opposition parties and opposition By KRISTEN SHANE Incumbent members seeking re-elec- House leaders. tion are not allowed to use Parliamen- Most of those House officers who keep Incumbent candidates during this elec- tary resources to further their re-election. getting paid are members of the Board of tion campaign acknowledge they are in Speaker Peter Milliken sent a memo to Internal Economy, the secretive multipartisan a “limbo area” now that the House is dis- all members and House officers March 29 governing body of the House that may con- solved, in that they walk a fine line between reminding them of the rules during dis- tinue to meet during the dissolution period. acting as MPs and candidates. solution, as authorized by the Board of Mr. O’Connor, one of the board’s desig- Legally, there are no members of the Internal Economy that he chairs. nated spokespersons, said last week that a House of Commons after dissolution and the In it, Mr. Milliken also specifies that any request had been made for the board to meet issuing of writs, according to a Library of Par- election-related work performed by MPs’ or last week. The Conservatives, he said, argued liament analysis prepared for the 2008 elec- House officers’ staff (including those in the that the incumbent candidate board mem- tion and available on Parliament’s website. OLO and party research bureaus) must be bers carry on campaigning and not meet. He Nevertheless, a ‘deeming provision’ in done outside of normal working hours, either wouldn’t reveal any more details as to who the Parliament of Canada Act says a person in the evenings or on weekends or while on asked that the board reconvene and why. who immediately before dissolution was an unpaid leave, or paid vacation or banked over- Although much of their regular staff is MP continues to be a member of the House time (Cabinet ministers’ staffers must only hunkered down in party war rooms and until the date of the next following general take unpaid leave if they work on campaigns). on local campaigns, party research offic- election, but this is solely for the purpose of During dissolution, incumbent mem- es, opposition leaders’ and House leaders’ salaries, benefits and certain other services. bers’ pension contributions, health and offices and all chief Whips’ offices can It may be somewhat confusing for MPs. dental benefits continue. continue to draw from their office bud- “I’m the MP for Charlottetown until They must cancel all outstanding adver- gets during dissolution. But they’re not Monday, May 2,” said retiring Liberal tising commitments, and may not sign any allowed to spend more than one-twelfth of Shawn Murphy last week. He said he’s new contracts, but may continue to draw their annual budgets for each full month maintained staff in offices in both Ottawa from their office budget and petty cash. between the dissolution and election day. and his Prince Edward Island riding dur- Many continue to run constituency offices, An NDP war room staffer, speaking ing dissolution to serve constituents, and but often close their Ottawa bureaus. They on background because they didn’t have is still attending community events. He cannot remove furniture or other House spokesperson authorization, said last week continues to be paid until May 1. assets for election purposes. They must also that the party’s caucus services office on In continuing to act as an MP, Mr. Mur- host their own campaign websites. As of the Queen Street is only running with a skel- phy doesn’t have as much to risk because dissolution date, March 26, no Ten Percenters etal administrative staff of about a handful he is not seeking re-election. Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times are to be processed or distributed, and ones of people to sort mail, pay bills and answer NDP incumbent candidate Joe Comar- During an election the government retains full received before that date may be processed phones, for instance. There is no political tin is seeking re-election in Windsor- legal authority and has a duty to conduct nec- for only 10 calendar days following dissolu- work being done there. The other parties Tecumseh, Ont. Although he might be an essary public business. Conservative candidate tion. Likewise, franking privileges and MPs’ did not return calls about the status of their incumbent, he said he is not an MP, but a and Chief Government Whip Gordon O’Connor, special bulk mailing rates expire 10 days in. research bureaus during elections. candidate now. pictured above, says his government is commit- Each member is entitled to one return While incumbent candidates’ roles are not “Even though we continue to be paid ted to the ‘caretaker’ convention. trip per week between Ottawa and their as clear during an election, Cabinet ministers’ as MPs, it’s a bit of a limbo area that we constituency, but will not be reimbursed for roles are more black-and-white. They retain operate in,” he told The Hill Times last week with urgent or emergency matters only. travel within their constituency or province their status and continue to get paid for it. from his campaign office. “There are very While he would normally keep the equiva- or territory during dissolution. Mr. Comar- Executive decisions may still be made. few things that we can do as an MP.” lent of two and a half staffers there, during tin said, from his experience, incumbent If, for instance, there is an emergency dur- For instance, he said he can no longer dissolution he only has one staffer working candidates rarely use that travel allowance ing an election then the Cabinet operations attend and speak as an MP at citizenship four instead of five days a week. to its fullest extent. committee, chaired by Government House swearing-in ceremonies in his border-city rid- “You’ve got to be very careful what Members who are not seeking re-elec- Leader John Baird, could be recalled to ing due to citizenship court policy. Last week, you’re doing,” said Carleton-Mississippi tion, such as Mr. Murphy, are entitled to deal with it, said Mr. O’Connor, who is a he attended a ceremony for long-serving Mills, Ont. incumbent candidate Gordon two return trips between their constituency committee member. Or, another relevant RCMP officers in his region, but sat in the O’Connor, who retains his Cabinet post as and Ottawa within 30 days after the elec- committee (foreign affairs or defence, for audience like everyone else as an observer. the government Whip. tion to wrap up affairs. instance) may also be recalled. Besides events, Mr. Comartin said he He said he deals with constituents dur- Mr. O’Connor said members confused A former deputy minister who spent still visits his constituency office during ing dissolution by putting them in touch about the rules have been phoning his time working in the Privy Council Office the campaign a few times a week to deal with his administrative staff still working Whip’s office. He maintains three or four told The Hill Times that Cabinet meets once, maybe twice during dissolution so very few decisions are actually made. CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION “In fact, even the Clerk has the power to stop some decisions to go to Cabinet if there is a feeling that these decisions The Canadian Construction Association would like to introduce Mrs. Nadine (Dee) would provide an unfair advantage to the party,” said the source. Miller as its 2011 Chair of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Miller was appointed during the Governments during dissolution periods CCA’s Annual General Meeting held March 11. are said to run in a ‘caretaker’ state. Cabi- net members may be required to sign some Mrs. Miller is Vice President of British Columbia-based JJM Construction Ltd., a third- administrative documents, said Mr. O’Connor. He said his government is committed to generation family-owned business involved in all aspects of construction such as following the so-called ‘Caretaker Convention.’ heavy civil, structural, road building as well as marine construction and dredging. Mr. O’Connor said ministers are briefed with “a piece of paper” on their capacities Mrs. Miller served as Director and Chair of the BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction during dissolution. “During an election the government retains Association. At CCA, Mrs. Miller has served as First and Second National Vice-Chair, full legal authority and has a duty to conduct Honorary Secretary/Treasurer, Chair of the CCA International Business Committee and necessary public business. However, by con- vention it confines itself to necessary pub- Co-Chair of the Membership and Promotion Committee. lic business—that is, matters that are either routine or too urgent to be postponed,” Privy Council Office spokesperson Raymond Rivet told The Hill Times in an email last week. “Deputy ministers are briefed on the principles governing election conduct and are responsible for advising ministers on these principles and applying them within their departments. Briefing material is con- fidential and therefore not for public distri- bution,” said Mr. Rivet. www.cca-acc.com [email protected] The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 19 CIVIL CIRCLES: BUREAUCRACY & ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011 What happens to bureaucracy in an election ing that these decisions would provide an “That’s a huge exercise that is led by Some say it should be written down, unfair advantage to the party,” he said. the PCO in consultation with various but it boils down to preserving and Some activities, such as signing routine departments,” said the former DM. contracts, continues, Mr. Rivet said. It’s a case of preparing for everything and promoting the culture of integrity “By convention, the government confines being “the good Boy Scout” said Mr. Good. itself to necessary public business—that is, “They need to serve the caretaker gov- within the public service. matters that are either routine in nature or ernment so long as they are in power, they urgent and in the public interest,” he said. need to support the formation of the new “Public service support and departmen- government depending upon the results tal resources continue to be at the disposal of the election, and then they need to be of ministers for the purpose of departmental able to immediately serve the government duties. Deputy ministers have a key role in of the day once the government has been ensuring the continuance of necessary gov- formed,” he said. BY Jessica Bruno ernment business and in supporting their Campaigning ministers maintain vary- ministers for this purpose,” he explained. ing levels of contact with their depart- he rules that govern the federal pub- To fund this work, the public service ments during an election, said Mr. Good. Tlic service during an election aren’t may have to rely on Governor General They are usually called upon to make written down anywhere, but maybe they David Johnston until Parliament returns an average of three to five routine deci- should be, says David Good, former assis- according to Pierre-Alain Bujold, spokes- sions during an election, the former DM tant deputy minister who has worked in person for Treasury Board Secretariat. Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times said. They might pop into their departmen- the Privy Council Office and is a professor Usually, the departments are funded Top bureaucrat: PCO Clerk Wayne Wouters. tal office once during a campaign to sign in the University of Victoria’s School of by the main estimates, which are annual necessary documents. Public Administration. spending bills that lay out the civil ser- up on top, the PCO and departments may Generally, they are less available to “One of the dilemmas is there are not real- vice’s budget for the year. These are work on parallel plans based on each of their departments as they campaign. ly written-down rules. These are really a set of adjusted periodically by a series of supple- the parties, or combination of parties, that “You just try to make the best available conventions, norms, standard procedures that mentary estimates throughout the year. may end up governing. of the situation, so when you know he’s in have operated over a number of years that are Parliamentarians need to pass these “PCO and departments do the same town, if you can get him, fine, but if not, quite informal and have not really been codi- plans before the departments have access thing, they analyse what has been said by you use conference calls,” said Mr. Williams. fied in any way,” he explained. to the money, and neither the main esti- the key potential governments in the cam- While prep work is going on at the Until such a rulebook is written, an mates 2011-2012, nor supplementary esti- paign, and they deduce from those priori- higher levels of the public service, for intricate tradition of sanctioned activities mates ‘C’ from 2010-2011 made it through ties, what are the impacts on their portfo- more junior-level public servants, it’s work govern the civil service, which continues the House of Commons before the election lios, what are the impacts on the potential as usual, said Mr. Williams, but with an to operate while politicians are out on the was called March 26. government,” said the former DM. added dose of diligence. campaign trail. Without these funds, which total more “The Liberal announcement to give “I think you’re extra-hyper, extra-sensi- “We should certainly be looking very than $250-billion, the departments that can’t [money to students in post-secondary edu- tive, to do things right, because you don’t much at whether they ought to be written find the cash internally will have to rely on cation] would generate probably somewhere want to blow things, you don’t want to cre- down, said Mr. Good. contingency funds, and if these run out, on a in the government a whole set of activities ate waves where none are expected,” he said. “It’s something that could serve Cana- special warrant from the Governor General. looking at: ‘Well if he gets elected, how do On a daily basis, “there’s a general dians well. It would be useful for the The GG can issue a special warrant for we administer that? Who administers it?[...] understanding on [public servants’] part media so that they understood what they funds if “a payment is urgently needed for How do we know who is a student and who that they need to maintain good quality were, and it would be useful for the oppo- the public good,” according to the House of is not a student?’ All of this thinking will service, they need to focus on their tasks,” sition and political parties to understand Commons’ manual on procedure. take place in the election period just to be said Mr. Good. what those rules were, and it would be It can’t be used to pay for any new pro- ready,” the former PCO DM said. At the same time, public servants could useful for the public servants to under- grams or activities, but simply to maintain In the past, PCO Clerks have reached benefit from having those expectations stand what those rules are, and clearly for the status quo. out to candidates to learn more about their written down clearly in a guidebook. Canadians,” he explained. In any case, the five or six weeks that priorities were they to get into office, he “In the transfer of one government to The United Kingdom, Scotland, and Parliament is dissolved for an election is not added. another […] there’s risks that these dif- New Zealand have all taken steps to put usually long enough to cause a significant Departments prepare briefs and set up ferent rules are going to be interpreted their own rules to paper, Mr. Good noted. disruption in the federal public service. meetings to get new ministers up to speed differently by different players. That could Canada’s civil service is governed by “Our elections aren’t that long so it’s on their portfolio after they are elected, lead to unnecessary conflict, unnecessary a central principle during election times: not like the sky is going to cave,” said Mr. said Mr. Good. This would be done by dep- uncertainty, and I think if they were more don’t interfere, said Alan Williams, a past Williams. uty ministers, assistant DMs and associate clearly laid out as to what these broad ADM and a current research fellow an As the public service avoids activities DMs, as well as policy units. rules are, and more clearly understood […] Queen’s University’s policy school. that would cast doubt upon its impar- The organizations also have to re-draft we’d be in a better position and not run the “The overriding central guideline is you tiality, it would be easy to assume that documents they have submitted to Cabinet risk of misinterpretations,” he explained. don’t want to be seen as having affected departmental workloads lighten up—but in the last Parliament, said the former DM. Mr. Williams is less certain that an elec- the election. … You don’t want to do things that’s not always the case, said the former This is to comply with Cabinet confi- tions rule book would be an effective way of to help or harm the government, you want deputy minister. dence rules. When one government leaves managing the public service during elections. to let things unfold without interference “Where it gets a little easy is the actual power, the next does not have any access “You have to be careful about that too, from the public service.” he said. operation of new things. In other words, to their papers, so if a policy decision is because if you put things down in writ- To ensure the actions of the public ser- you don’t build things, you put them on yet to be made, a department would have ing, you can never put everything down in vice don’t inadvertently effect Canadians’ the backburner at that time, which might to submit new versions of their papers. writing. So, someone can say, ‘Oh, this isn’t choices at ballot time, the public service does as well be the case because there is a lot of The PCO also works hard on a “book” written down so I can do this,’ ” he said. not hold outside consultations, release any other work that takes place,” he said. about fixing any problems in the machina- In the end, it boils down to preserving unnecessary ads (that is why there are no While the workload coming from tions of government for the Prime Minister. and promoting the culture of integrity more Economic Action Plan commercials) ministers’ offices and Members of Par- It would outline potential changes to the within the public service, he said, a senti- and postpones announcements until after the liament dwindles and people head out organizational structure of departments ment echoed by the other DMs. election, Privy Council spokesperson Ray- of the office and out onto the hustings, and agencies, said the former DM. Said Mr. Good: “The public service is mond Rivet told The Hill Times via email. the public service’s policy and research The first 40 days of a new govern- professional and non-partisan and it’s “If it’s a good announcement the activities ramp up. ment after the PM appoints a fresh (or extremely important that it remain that.” government may benefit, if it’s a bad “The main activity that’s taking place refreshed as the case may be) Cabinet are [email protected] announcement the government may be now is the preparation for transition. This prime time for changes. The Hill Times penalized,” said Mr. Williams. has a number of facets: PCO goes nuts “It’s a small price to pay for ensuring during that period because one of the the integrity of the process and ensuring main functions of PCO is to ensure smooth that you’re doing things above board,” Mr. transitions of governments,” said the for- Williams added. mer deputy minister. For instance, the potentially explosive During the election, the Privy Coun- audit of former public sector integrity cil Office examines which party has a commissioner Christiane Ouimet’s case strong chance of forming the government history is currently being finished, but the and begins developing contingencies for results won’t be made public until after implementing their platforms. the election, according to the Public Sector “One needs to look at the party platforms Integrity Commissioner’s Office. of the various governments so one is in a As Privy Council Clerk, Wayne Wout- position to respond to their fiscal platform, ers has the power to stop any policy respond to their policy platform, and move decisions which he feels would result in forward on the priorities and initiatives that the government getting an unfair boost, have been identified in the election cam- according to one former Deputy Minister paign by the various parties, should they who worked in the Privy Council Office. form a government,” said Mr. Good. “The Clerk has the power to stop some In a close election such as this one, decisions to go to Cabinet if there is a feel- where it is unclear which party may end 20 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 FEATURE: PARLIAMENT & ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2011

Liberal MP Raymonde Folco Bloc Québécois MP Serge Menard Bloc Québécois MP Christian Laval-Les Îles, Que. Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, Que. Ouellet MPs not running First elected as a Liberal MP in 1997 First elected as a Bloc Québécois Brome-Missisquoi, Que. Last day in Parliament: MP in 2004 First elected as a Bloc Québécois March 25, 2011 Last day in Parliament: MP in 2006 March 25, 2011 Last day in Parliament: “I will March 25, 2011 in next election be 70 this “I am proud of fall. I am being a sovereign- still in good tist and proud of shape, both being a Quebecer say goodbye to physically and a member of and men- the Bloc Québécois. tally, but at … I leave very con- the dawn tent with my time “I wish to thank my leader, of a new here and with hav- federal public life, Michael Ignatieff, for his unshak- decade, I ing worked with a leader, the hon. able support. I also wish to thank can say my member for Laurier-Sainte-Marie, the voters in the riding of Laval- years are who is both so exacting and so Les Îles for their support over numbered. I would like to take nice. I thank him for having made 40th Parliament five elections.” a few of them, therefore, for the a place for me on his team.” things I have always wanted to Conservative MP Rick Casson Liberal MP Albina Guarnieri do but for which politics left me NDP MP Bill Siksay By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH Lethbridge, Alta. Mississauga East-Cooksville, Ont. too little time. … I will be just as Burnaby-Douglas, B.C. First elected as a Reform MP in 1997 First elected as a Liberal MP in 1988 active, but less stressed out.” First elected as an NDP MP in 2004 hen Parliament dissolved on Last day in Parliament: Last day in Parliament: Last day in Parliament: WMarch 25, 17 MPs from the March 25, 2011 March 25, 2011 Liberal MP Peter Milliken March 25, 2011 40th Parliament said goodbye to “Represent- “I think most Kingston and the Islands, Que. “I will miss work- political life. They are not running ing this riding every one of us First elected as a Liberal MP in 1988 ing in solidarity with in this election. In total, they had a has been truly comes here with Last day in Parliament: dedicated people. collective 253 years of experience, wonderful—and the willingness to March 25, 2011 The transgender an average of 14.8 each. The fol- at times an raise the potential and transsexual lowing are short snippets of each awe-inspiring of Parliament to communities have MP’s experience in the House, experience—I change the lives of taught me so much and a reflection of their years in will always be people. I look back about our human- what former Conservative MP Jay grateful for on my years here ity and courage. I Hill says is “an honour, privilege having had this and just about every fond memory wish we had a bit more time. … My and, most days, a pleasure” to opportunity.” comes from the many occasions predecessor, Svend Robinson, once have one of 308 seats in Canada’s when members from all parties remarked that the highest duty of House of Commons. Conservative MP John Cummins banded together to support a cause a member of Parliament was love. Delta-Richmond East, B.C. or a bill. Sound and fury often Love should be our daily agenda, a Conservative MP Jim Abbott First elected as a Reform MP in 1993 drowns the more tender tones of daring, justice-seeking and tender Kootenay-Columbia, B.C. Last day in Parliament: consensus that I have been privi- love. Some day, even here, we will First elected as a Reform MP in 1993 March 25, 2011 leged to experience over the years.” find that path where all that we do Last day in Parliament: “Not long we do for love.” March 25, 2011 after I was Bloc Québécois Francine Lalonde elected, I had a La Pointe-de-l’Île, Que. Transport Minister Chuck Strahl significant deci- First elected as a Bloc Québécois Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon, B.C. sion to make MP in 1993 First elected as Reform MP in 1993 and I looked to Last day in Parliament: Last day in Parliament: the hon. Ron March 25, 2011 “I want to also thank all of you March 25, 2011 Huntington, a She’s “a for having elected me so frequently “I will always be former member great lady and as Speaker in this House. It has grateful to the Prime of this place, a dear friend,” been a singular honour to serve in Minister who went for counsel. His says Bloc this position. I am always delighted out of his way to advice was to choose not just what Québécois with the support that I get during assure me that he served my purposes that day but to Leader Gilles the elections, and of course elec- not only wanted me choose what I would be comfort- Duceppe. tions are a real pain in the neck for to be a minister, but able with when I left this place. Speakers, you have two every time. he was confident I I have followed that advice. My Liberal MP Derek Lee However, having been voted in, I do could do the job. He hope when first elected was that Scarborough-Rouge River, Ont. then have the pleasure of working appointed me right on the heels of “I rise today to speak about the when my time here was done the First elected as a Liberal MP in 1988 with each one of the members. … my serious encounter with cancer, greatest job, the greatest people, and folks at home would say, ‘He kept Last day in Parliament: “When you elected me to this and his encouragement to me at the the greatest country. Being a Mem- his word. He represented us well.’ March 25, 2011 job, you raised me high in this time was, ‘Don’t let people tell you ber of Parliament, we have access That remains my fondest hope.” It’s “time to House, but what has been the that you can’t still contribute—don’t to decision-making and decision- press the refresh wonderful part about it is the let them push you aside.’ Cancer sur- makers, national and international. Treasury Board President button,” Mr. Lee affection and the respect that you vivors need to hear words like that The experience of being a Member Stockwell Day told media. He’s have showered upon me since my and they need to know in their heart of Parliament is as big as this world.” Okanagan-Coquihalla, B.C. leaving for “per- first election.” that they are true. I thank the Prime First elected as a Canadian Alli- sonal, political and Minister for those words. My health Bloc Québécois MP Raynald Blais ance MP in a by-election in 2000 other” reasons and Liberal MP Shawn Murphy has been good ever since.” Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. Last Day in Parliament: wants to go back Charlottetown, P.E.I. First elected as a Bloc Québécois March 25, 2011 to being “a Scar- First elected as a Liberal MP in 2000 Conservative MP Greg Thompson MP in 2004 “I close borough guy in Last day in Parliament: New Brunswick Southwest, N.B. Last day in Parliament: thinking of the law and business.” March 25, 2011 First elected as a Progressive March 25, 2011 words of my “I look Conservative MP in 1988, defeat- “The most father, who Liberal MP Keith Martin back on the ed in the 1993 election, re-elected important thing passed away Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, B.C. last 10-and- in 1997. I take with me, not that long First elected as a Reform MP in a-half years Last day in Parliament: after being here ago. When 1993, crossed floor to Liberal with many March 25, 2011 for four years as we would go Party in 2004 fond memo- “I want to leave the assistant to camping with Last day in Parliament: ries, dealing on my own terms Jean-Yves Roy him as kids March 25, 2011 with great and with a good and as a mem- and it would “I hope that people and, record. … I’m one ber since 2004, come time to at the end of the most impor- of the few Members is two words: tidy up as we packed up the tent, we day we can work tant, having of Parliament who respect and honour. I have always would pick up all our stuff. However, together. We have the oppor- never had to take thought that no matter who there were times when he would tell differences and we tunity to back a statement, comes to see us in our offices to us that there was some paper over must have those debate and who never had to ask for help, be it large or small there in the bush or there was an knock-down, drag- decide upon apologize, and who never insulted … is treat the people who come to empty can over there by that tree out battles. Those some of the individuals or groups in this country. see us with respect, regardless of and we would tell him that we had battles must occur, issues, great issues, that affect I’ve always played by the rules that their political allegiance or their not put it there. He would remind us but I hope that the serious and vital our country. … Most important, I I believe elected politicians should problem. The second is honour. It by saying, ‘Always leave the camp- issues of our country will be dealt want to thank [my colleagues] for play by, and I have been always very is an honour to have been able to ground in a little better shape than with, not only for the interests of our their friendship. I will miss this respectful of the political process.” represent the people of Gaspésie- when you found it.’ I hope I have citizens here at home, but also for place. I will miss each and every [email protected] Îles-de-la-Madeleine.” been able to do that.” what happens half a world away.” one of them.” The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011 21 NEWS: NDP WAR ROOM NDP war room working 16 hour days, ‘surviving on caffeine and adrenaline’ ‘They don’t seem to some familiar challenges in this election, said Mr. Sears. have dropped the ball “In a three-way race it’s easy to be pushed out of the news, on anything as I have that’s the major strategic chal- lenge that every NDP campaign observed and I guess director and leader has going back to the beginning,” he said. that is an indirect proof The chatter last week about that they’re doing things a two-man debate between Con- servative Prime Minister Stephen right,’ says Robin Sears. Harper and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff underscores that point. Continued on Page 21 The NDP are also continuing to promote Jack Layton as the definitely aiming to boost its 36 core of the NDP brand, a tactic seat count in the House. used in past elections, he said. If the war room had a motto, it Mr. Sears said the present would be “Win! Jack as PM!” Kath- Photograph by Ben Dickerson, for the NDP campaign reminds him of the leen Monk, the NDP’s chief spokes- Inside the war room: Under campaign director Brad Lavigne, 150 people work in the NDP war room. 1988 election, his last as national person, said last week off-the-cuff. director. This winter, at an undisclosed “You had a strong NDP leader, cost, the NDP renovated its 10,000 20 journalists, at a cost of $30,000 The rapid response and media ally is on a very narrow, fine, slice- a relatively weak Liberal leader, square-foot war room, installing for each reporter for the entire teams have particularly long by-slice basis,” he explained. and a strong Conservative leader,” up-to-date video-conferencing tech- election campaign, said Ms. Monk. hours, though this has been true During this election, this has he said of the contest between Ed nology, demographics software In charge of the budget is since the switch to the 24-hour been revealed in the NDP mantra Broadbent, John Turner and Brian and revamping the office to make deputy national director Chantal news cycle, noted Ms. Monk. that in the West, the only way to Mulroney. it more teamwork-friendly, accord- Vallerand. Ms Monk confirmed At the same time, social media defeat a Conservative incumbent On CTV’s Power Play on March ing to the party. The NDP owns the the party plans to spend the is making its mark on the cam- is with a New Democrat. 31, CTV veteran political corre- building and leases out retail space. maximum amount allowed under paign, noting there were more “Jack said […] the way to defeat spondent Craig Oliver also com- The workforce is now organized Elections Canada rules. Canadian Facebook accounts than the Conservatives is riding-by-rid- pared the current campaign to into several themed “pods” or cubi- The preliminary cap is set at there were ballots cast in 2008. ing, have a look at the candidates 1988, though in a less positive light cle groupings, whose members are $21,025,793.18. To appeal to plugged-in voters, and decide who is best to defeat Mr. for the NDP. He noted that in that responsible for a different area of Overseeing the entire opera- the party has a text-messaging Harper. It’s a statement of the obvi- year, political support on the left the campaign, including Outreach tion is campaign director Brad service that allows users to get ous […] but as a glimpse of what centred around the Liberal Party. and Persuasion, Organization, Lavigne, who has been the par- campaign information delivered really drives the strategy and tactics The NDP must also deal with Media, Tour, and Rapid Response. ty’s national director since May to their phones. The Jack Layton of the parties, I think it was quite a the chronic loss of support in the “Rapid response is in charge of 2009. He has been credited with app gives supporters an easy way good observation,” said Mr. Sears. move from the opinion polls and opposition research both on our modernizing the NDP machine. to donate and track the campaign. This message undermines the the ballot box. opponents and on their platforms. Mr. Lavigne is in constant Ms. Monk said there have been Liberal line that a Grit vote is a “No one is more keenly aware They’re responsible for both find- touch with Mr. Layton and Ms. thousands of downloads since it strategic one, while an NDP vote of that closing day leakage prob- ing the stories that we want to push McGrath several times a day, said was launched March 23. is a wasted one. lem,” said Mr. Sears. out and also for responding to our Ms. Monk. The party will also be doing The main NDP message is While declining to go into opponent’s policy announcements “Communication is constant, electronic town halls and fairness for middle-class families, details, he said that the party will or challenges,” said Ms. Monk of and it is fluid, it needs to be,” she livestreaming rallies. The use of a “classic NDP and Jack Layton” likely “find and announce a way the about eight-person team that said. Twitter has also been ubiquitous position, said Mr. Sears. of framing choice in the last week is led by Elliot Anderson. Past national campaign direc- both during this election and in So far, Mr. Sears said he hasn’t of the campaign that will be very Mr. Anderson worked on the tor Robin Sears, who led the NDP the build-up to it. observed any major fumbles in helpful to their position.” 2008 campaign, and with the Ontar- team in the 1980s, remembers During the 2008 federal cam- the NDP campaign. “It wouldn’t be fair to my former io NDP during non-election times. those times when the leader was paign, Mr. Sears told The Hill “They don’t seem to have colleagues to give away any strate- The organization pod is led by out of reach as nerve-wracking. Times the New Democrats need- dropped the ball on anything as gic secrets but I do think they have Nathan Rotman, who ran for the It “was very scary if you were ed to improve their ability to send I have observed and I guess that a few surprises up their sleeves for party in 2000. He liaises with the in the middle of some crisis or out multiple, regionally-target- is an indirect proof that they’re Day minus-10 and down.” ridings. The communications pod, some big issue,” the current senior ed, messages at the same time, a doing things right,” he said. [email protected] under Drew Anderson, handles partner at consulting firm Navi- strategy the Tories were skilled at. Still, the New Democrats face The Hill Times web design, ads, and the Jack gator Ltd. recalled. This time around, Ms. Monk Layton mobile phone app. The Ottawa war room is now said the campaign’s 12 newly-cre- A look at the New Democratic Party’s Campaign Ira Dubinsky, who was direc- able to video-conference with ated regional offices, staffed by tor of special projects for the NDP their team on tour, and Ms. Monk a further 50 NDPers and located Address: 279 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa. Campaign Slogans: “That’s Canadian while Parliament was still sitting, said the teams talk by Skype each across the country, help to do that. Leadership,” “Here in [LOCATION] only is the tour director. night to ensure they’re all on the The regional offices can put Chief: Brad Lavigne. New Democrats defeat Conservatives.” Criss-crossing the country on same message. out press releases and ads, and the NDP plane is Anne McGrath, Joining war room regulars are organize events, said Ms. Monk. War Room: Senior staff include Chantal Campaign Ads: “Not So Great who is the tour’s political lead. Post- staffers from the NDP’s research Mr. Sears said the parties are Vallerand, Jess Turk-Browne, Brian Topp, Canadian Moments,” “Travaillons election 2008 she has been NDP bureau, who are coming in after working to target their strategies Kathleen Monk, Ian Wayne, Elliott Anderson, Ensemble,” “That’s Canadian Leadership.” leader Jack Layton’s chief of staff. work, on weekends and even at increasingly small portions of Peter Puxley, Nathan Rotman, Ira Dubinsky, Reprising her 2008 role as using their vacation time to vol- the electorate. Drew Anderson, and Heather Wilson. Campaign Strategy: Run for Prime wagon master is Sandra Clifford. unteer, Mr. Lavigne told The Hill “The level of hyper-targeting Minister and go head-to-head with Conservatives in ridings where the NDP Shay Purdy is deputy wagon mas- Times in a recent interview. and micro-targeting that is avail- TV Spin Doctors: Kathleen Monk, Ian came have come in second in the last ter. Also onboard is senior press Currently, Ms. Monk said able to all the players today means Wayne, Pierre Naud, Malaika Joseph, Pierre Ducasse. election. secretary Karl Bélanger and tour she and most of the other war you not only have to segment by press secretary Jennifer Stewart. room staffers are working “at riding, you have to segment by On Tour: Senior staff include Anne Money: The NDP are expected to The chartered Air Canada jet least” from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., demographic group by riding. So McGrath, Sandra Clifford, Shay Purdy, Karl spend the Elections Canada limit of is hauling Mr. Layton and the “surviving on a lot of caffeine the strategies are very different Bélanger, and Jennifer Stewart. $21,025,793.18. 15-member NDP team and 15 to and adrenaline.” for who the enemy is, and who the

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Fred DeLorey Greg MacEachern Ian Wayne Camille Labchuck Conservative strategist Liberal strategist NDP strategist Green strategist

“The plans for the coalition were “How much of an issue? Well I’m “The idea that a prime minister can “The demonization of coalition govern- confirmed last week when Jack Layton’s getting the impression that the Con- get things done without cooperating with ments deserves real attention. Our own Gover- candidate in Elgin-Middlesex-London, servative leader’s advisers wish they other parties is ludicrous, especially in nor General, David Johnston, has made it clear Ont. dropped out of the race to support hadn’t tried to make it so much of an this era of minority Parliaments. Ste- that coalition governments are legitimate and his coalition partner, the Liberal candi- issue. How often do you need to throw phen Harper seems to see politics just democratic. Governing coalitions are how date. a boomerang to only get it back in the as a game, always looking for a tactical grown-up Parliaments best serve their voters. “And despite his denials, Michael head before you drop the boomerang? advantage. Instead of working with oth- They embody the spirit of cooperation, some- Ignatieff’s secret plan to form a coalition “Stephen Harper’s attempt to keep ers to get things done for Canadians, thing Canadians so desperately desire. After with the NDP and the Bloc Québécois the coalition front-and-centre seems Harper decided to play partisan games all, Canada is a coalition—a coalition of people is now part of the official coalition plat- silly in light of the definitive state- and provoke an election. Canadians are with different values who all want what’s best. form. While Michael Ignatieff won’t come ment put out on the first day of the sick and tired of this kind of attitude and “But predictably, Stephen Harper has tried clean about his secret plan during the campaign by Michael Ignatieff, and want a Parliament that will stay focused to paint coalitions as a toxic waste dump, election, the plan has been revealed by even more so as Harper’s actions and on them. misrepresenting the workings of our Parlia- Section 1.4.11 of the Bloc Québécois’s statements around his own coalition “While Harper plays these political mentary system along the way. He refuses to platform which reads: attempt back in 2004 continued to games, he hopes you won’t remember act in the broader public interest, preferring to “In the event of a Parliament with no haunt him as the campaign kicked off. his record. He promised to clean up scare voters into submission rather than offer majority, the Bloc Québécois reserves the “As well, while Ignatieff was being Ottawa, but instead he appointed party real alternatives. And tragically, Michael Igna- right to support a coalition of political asked about the policies he was intro- bagmen and failed candidates to the Sen- tieff has taken the bait and caved to Harper’s parties, as long as the respect of Quebec ducing, Stephen Harper’s budget re- ate. Members of Harper’s Conservative rhetoric by ruling out a coalition arrangement. values is guaranteed,” (p. 39). announcements were instead being campaign team are charged with break- “It’s time to stop letting Harper’s mud-slin- “And in an interview with the Nation- lost in the questions still being posed ing election laws and facing potential ging set the agenda. Developing friendships al Post, Michael Ignatieff said he will to him about his coalition comments. jail time. And the RCMP is investigating and building bridges is a good thing, yet Har- oppose a Conservative budget even if “There is an obvious need for an some of his insider friends for influence per has been allowed to turn ‘coalition’ into a Canadians re-elect Stephen Harper’s adult conversation about coalitions, in peddling and for blocking access to dirty word. Let’s change the channel, and stop Conservative government—clearing the light of Canada’s recent bout of minor- information. debating through his frame. way for Ignatieff to form a coalition with ity governments, but unfortunately “On election day, voters will get to “Green parties participate in coalition the NDP and Bloc Québécois. we’d need to make sure that there are decide what the next House of Commons governments in countries around the “It is important for Canadians to actual adults in the room. Other coun- looks like. Whatever the result, you can world, and Greens will always put coopera- know that on May 2 they will have a tries such as New Zealand and Eng- trust Jack Layton to continue to work tion and good ideas ahead of partisanship clear choice: a stable national Conserva- land have rules around coalitions, so with others to get results for Canadians. and attack-style politics. It’s in the Greens’ tive government led by Stephen Harper, maybe it’s time that Canada grew up “In fact, Layton has spent his whole DNA to build alliances around our shared or a reckless unstable coalition govern- and got its own set of guidelines.” career in public life working with others values, and that’s what we will do. During ment led by Liberal Leader Michael Igna- to get results for Canadians. the campaign, Canadians will learn that tieff and supported by the NDP and Bloc “That’s why he has my vote for prime voting Green is the best way to signal dis- Québécois.” minister.” pleasure with this angry fear-mongering, and force parties to focus on issues—such as youth employment, green jobs, health care, and seniors—that we all care about. ”

Bloc Québécois strategist Karine Sauvé will return after the election.

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We’ll look at the federal government’s We’ll look at air and water quality; food leadership to date on tackling climate safety concerns; biodiversity; and vanishing change and at its vision for the future. wildlife and habit issues.

ENVIRONMENT—CLIMATE SECURITY: Canada continues to view climate change address, such as increased international EMBASSY MAGAZINE as an economic issue despite the fact activity in a thawing Arctic. Publication Date: Booking Deadline: trade patterns will be affected, foreign June 15, 2011 June 10, 2011 investments will be threatened and the Embassy will look at the threats climate (Noon, Ottawa Time) country will be inundated with climate change poses for Canada, and what refugees. That’s not counting the potential the country can and should be doing to geopolitical changes Canada will have to prepare itself.

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shows—a sign that central control might be lessening. If Mr. Harper retains power after May 2, it will be Inside the PMO: Harper’s ‘not the interesting to see whether his new chief of staff, Nigel Wright, loosens the reins, said Mr. Beardsley. “He goes back to the Mulroney years dictator’s he’s made out to be’ as well, where ministers had more freedom,” he said. Besides internal issues, the Keith Beardsley, a former senior adviser and prime minister is also the leader of his party, and the key government deputy chief of staff for issues management spokesperson in federal/provincial and international relations. These for current Conservative Prime Minister are “non-discretionary” duties, said Mr. White. Even if her staff would Stephen Harper, sheds some light on the PMO. have preferred not to send Ms. Campbell to a G8 meeting just say ‘No’ most times. after she became prime minister, By KRISTEN SHANE “There’s nothing more impor- they had little choice, she said. tant than the prime minister’s Ms. Campbell also met a new U.S. From how much control to time,” said Mr. Goldenberg. If it’s ambassador during her summer in invest in ‘The Centre,’ to how to something a staffer can handle, office, and dealt with the inherited deal with a crisis and pick a chief of they should. legacies of a tainted blood scan- staff, whichever federal party leader Mr. Chrétien’s communications dal and an expensive helicopter forms the next government could shop was relatively small, he said. purchase. These obligatory issues learn a lot from their predecessors. There was a press secretary, junior take from the prime minister’s dis- Three former senior advisers in press secretary, translator, a person cretionary time, which Ms. White different Prime Ministers’ Offices to write the least important speech- said is “where the secret sauce is.” provided a glimpse into how today’s es, two to three support staff and The PM can use that time to dif- PMOs are run during a free-wheel- the communications director who ferentiate him or herself from his ing panel discussion March 25 coordinated the shop. The direc- or her predecessor and focus on hosted by the Canadian Study of tor met once a week with senior personal priorities. Parliament Group at the cavernous communications directors in the When MPs or Cabinet min- Government Conference Centre. government, he said, not daily. isters make mistakes, it some- Speaking to more than 85 aca- “You can’t govern from the times falls to the PMO to pick up demics, public servants and for- fringes. It only makes sense [to the pieces. It’s judged not on the mer Parliamentarians were: Jodi govern from the centre],” he said. crisis itself, usually, but how it White, a distinguished senior fel- But you can’t run everything from handles it, said Mr. Goldenberg. low at Carleton University and a the centre, he added. For instance, he recalled that former chief of staff to Progressive “The PMO should not be a par- when a newspaper article was Conservative prime minister Kim allel Cabinet or public service,” he published on a Saturday morning Campbell; Eddie Goldenberg, a said. It has to work with them, in in 2002 detailing that the then- partner with Bennett Jones LLP certain respects, as a coordinator. defence minister Art Eggleton had and former senior policy adviser For instance, it’s important the awarded an untendered contract to and chief of staff to Liberal prime PMO coordinates ministerial trav- his former girlfriend, the PMO ver- minister Jean Chrétien; and Keith el abroad, he said. That lesson Mr. ified the story and within a couple Beardsley, a partner with True Chrétien’s PMO learned on Sept. 11, days it had replaced him. Compare North Public Affairs and former 2001, when hijacked planes ripped that quick finish, he said, to the senior adviser and deputy chief into New York City’s World Trade saga over International Coopera- of staff for issues management Centre towers and the Pentagon. tion Minister Bev Oda’s confusing for current Conservative Prime “People wondered why prime statements to the House on who Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary minister Chrétien didn’t have a inserted the word ‘Not’ in a docu- Southwest, Alta.). Cabinet meeting. He didn’t have ment that appeared to change the Whoever forms government all ministers in town,” recalled Mr. meaning of a CIDA funding com- after the election May 2 will have Goldenberg. Parts of the North mitment to the aid group Kairos. to, within about 10 days, choose a American airspace were closed. The Instead of nipping it in the bud chief of staff and a Cabinet. A prime PMO had a policy to keep six minis- early, the sore continued to fester minister should choose a chief who ters in town, but that day there were on the back of the government, Mr. knows them well, said Ms. White. only two in Ottawa. Four are needed Goldenberg implied. Ms. Oda told “If I ever were prime minister, to sign orders-in-council, he said. the House Foreign Affairs Commit- I would want someone who sort In coordinating government, del- tee last fall that she didn’t know who of fit me like a glove,” she said. egation is extraordinarily important, added the word. Then in February, Photograph by Jake Wright, The Hill Times That wasn’t the case for her said Mr. Goldenberg. He said Mr. before the House, she said she had and Ms. Campbell. Ms. White had Chrétien said ministers’ role was Power house: The Prime Minister’s Office in the Langevin Building in Ottawa. directed it to be done. There was managed the campaign of Ms. to govern while the prime minister enough confusion over her state- Campbell’s fiercest competitor and PMO focus on managing the They brief him on issues bubbling than the PCs. Mr. Harper risked an ments that opposition members for leadership of the Progres- government’s priorities. He told Mr. up in the media, mostly. Everyone MP speaking out off-message unless accused her of trying to mislead the sive Conservative Party in 1993, Goldenberg to focus on three or four has a chance to speak. he controlled the message well. House and the Speaker eventually Jean Charest. Ms. Campbell won big priorities, such as the country’s “You’re free to criticize him,” The Harper PMO focused on ruled on the issue. Meanwhile, Gov- and chose Ms. White to lead her post-recession finances and post- said Mr. Beardsley. He will listen. “process to the extreme,” said Mr. ernment House Leader John Baird, staff, although Ms. White said, Quebec referendum national unity. But the critic has to be prepared Beardsley. As deputy chief of staff who’s running Ottawa West-Nepean, “We were not really that close. We “The style of the PMO depends to defend his or her position for issues management, he ran pre- Ont., started speaking for Ms. Oda in hadn’t worked together.” on the style of the prime minister because the PM loves to debate QP ministerial practice sessions, QP on the matter. After generating Ms. Campbell named Mr. Cha- himself,” said Mr. Goldenberg. and will fight back. starting at about 1 p.m. daily. months of headlines, Ms. Oda finally rest to the key Cabinet posts of From Mr. Beardsley’s observa- When Mr. Harper came to The advent of the BlackBerry testified last month before the House deputy prime minister and Indus- tions, outside of the PMO since power in 2006, it had been 13 years also made it easier for the PMO to Affairs Committee to explain that try minister. She seemed to want mid-2008, the structure hasn’t since the last Tory government. control the message, he said. When her chief of staff had inserted the to show she was working to heal changed much. It was largely The skilled staff who knew how the Progressive Conservatives and word at her direction. party wounds. It also made sense modeled after Mr. Harper’s office to run government then had large- Canadian Alliance merged in 2003, Mr. Beardsley said he under- to keep rivals close to keep an when he was leader of the official ly moved on, said Mr. Beardsley. he said, it took about five minutes stood what happened, as he said eye on them. But in her case, said opposition, said Mr. Beardsley. Running more than 20 ministers’ for his rapid response team to alert Ms. Oda “goes to pieces” when Ms. White, it turned out to be an He acknowledged the constant offices and the PMO requires 400 MPs of changes in an ongoing speaking publicly but is an other- “uneven relationship” and that critique of Mr. Harper’s PMO. “Yes, to 500 staff. There was only a pool Question Period. Now, it’s immedi- wise effective minister. But as to was “awkward for both.” there’s a lot of control from the cen- of about 200, with varying degrees ate. The PMO can change the ques- how the government handled the While the chief of staff is the tre,” said Mr. Beardsley. He worked of competency, to draw from pre- tion line-up, or substitute MPs from issue, “Would I have done the same “orchestra conductor,” said Mr. as chief of staff to a minister in merger Reform and Progressive the outside in a way it couldn’t do thing? Not necessarily,” he said. Goldenberg, the heavy responsibil- Brian Mulroney’s government in Conservative MPs’ offices, he said. before the BlackBerry, said Mr. “I think they undermined her ity of being prime minister requires the 1980s and said he hardly ever In a government largely run by Beardsley. constantly,” said Ms. White. The a full complement of strong staff got a phone call from the PMO. amateurs, it was necessary to cen- While at the beginning of the PMO should be building Cabi- support. A director of appoint- But, Mr. Beardsley stressed, tralize power in the PMO. Harper era, inexperience and a net ministers up by working to ments, for instance, is key to orga- “[Mr. Harper is] not the dictator Also, while some Progressive higher risk of being caught off-mes- improve their weaknesses rather nize order-in-council appointments he’s made out to be.” Conservatives had government sage contributed to increased PMO than pushing them down, she so there is diversity among demo- After taking his kids to school, experience, many Reform MPs control, and technological advances said. “I don’t see that a lot,” said graphics and regions, he said. A Mr. Harper typically participates didn’t. They were “more free-wheel- sustained it, Ms. White said she’s Ms. White. gatekeeper for the prime minister in a morning meeting with nine ing,” he said, and had been allowed noticed more ministers in recent [email protected] has to be nice, because they have to or 10 senior advisers, he said. to speak to the media more freely months appearing on political talk The Hill Times 24 CLASSIFIEDS THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2010 HILL TIMES CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT: TEL. 613-232-5952, FAX 613-232-9055

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April 13, MONDAY, APRIL 4 Creating a Stronger North American Market for 7 p.m. $15-$20. Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St., Ottawa, Track Two Diplomacy with Iran—Join guest speaker Natural Gas—Guest speaker David Goldwyn will talk Ont. 613-562-1243 or www.writersfestival.org Peter Jones, Graduate School of Public and International about “Creating a Stronger North American Market for THURSDAY, APRIL 14 Affairs, University of Ottawa, for a discussion on “Track Natural Gas.” Moderated by Don Newman. Presented by Ready to Govern: Annual Fundraiser—The St. Two Diplomacy with Iran: Are We Getting Anywhere?” Canada 2020. April 6, 4-6 p.m. Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Paul’s Federal Liberal Riding Association is holding a Presented by CSDS and the Canadian Centre for Treaty St. Ottawa, Ont. http://canada2020.ca/ fundraiser with guests Carolyn Bennett and Marc Gar- Compliance. April 4,12:30-2 p.m. Alumni Boardroom, The 3Ds, Diplomacy, Defence and Development—The neau. April 14, 6 p.m. $150-$250. 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Laurier Ave. E., Ottawa, Ont. www.cips.uottawa.ca Hugh Segal, former chief of staff to the PM. April 6, 5:15 p.m. April 14, 7 p.m., $10-$15. Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St., TUESDAY, APRIL 5 Rideau Room, Sheraton Hotel, 150 Albert St., Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. www.writersfestival.org The Shifting Winds of Globalization—Guest speaker 613-520-3916 or http://www.onlinecic.org/branches/ottawa The Life and Times of D’Arcy McGee—Join the Stephen Poloz, President and CEO, EDC, will discuss 2011 Summit on the Future of Pensions—The Con- McGee Band and author David Wilson for an evening “The Shifting Winds of Globalization: What Next for ference Board of Canada presents the “2011 Summit on Photograph by Cynthia Münster, The Hill Times of traditional music and readings from the speeches, Canadian Businesses?” Followed by a Q&A. Presented by the Future of Pensions: Rebuilding Pensions, Rethinking letters and poetry of the Father of Confederation. Pre- the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. April 5, 12-2 Retirement.” April 6-7. The Sheraton Centre, Toronto, THE RWANDA INITIATIVE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION—A sented by the Museum of Civilization. April 14, 7 p.m. $5. p.m. $70 members; $105 non-members. Ballroom, Centre Ont. www.conferenceboard.ca reception is being held this evening to mark the Rwanda’s Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier St., Gatineau, Que. Sheraton, 1201 Rene-Levesque Blvd., Montreal, Que. Reg- THURSDAY, APRIL 7 819-776-7000 or www.civilization.ca ister in advance. 514-340-9622 or www.corim.qc.ca People Power and the Age of Social Media—The Initiative’s 5th Anniversary. The program is now part of the broader NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting—The NATO For- Global Energy Challenges—Guest speaker Dr. Centre for Global Challenges and the Graduate Students efforts of the Centre for Media and Transitional Societies at Carleton eign Ministers Meeting takes place in Berlin, Germany. Frank Umbach, Centre for European Security Strategies of the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs April 14-15. (Munich-Berlin) will discuss “Global Energy Challenges present a public dialogue between specialists, students University. The evening will feature a multimedia exhibition, a SATURDAY, APRIL 16 and the Implications for the EU’s Common Energy and activists on “People Power and the Age of Social silent auction of photographs taken by the PhotoSensitive team, Ottawa Gala—This annual social event in support Policies.” April 5, 3-4:30 p.m. Delegation of the European Media: Can Canadians Mobilize?” Guest speakers include of the Ottawa-Carleton Learning Foundation’s School Union, 150 Metcalfe St., Suite 1900, Ottawa, Ont. 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Integrity Commissioner, Lynn Morrison for an informa- FRIDAY, APRIL 8 lis—Join political satirist Terry Fallis at a fundraiser in Can Canadian Business Compete in a Globalized tive workshop—“Lobbyists, Public Office Holders and 94th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge— support of Peter Tinsley, federal Liberal candidate for World?—Join guest speaker Robert Dutton, President Conflicts of Interest: Staying Compliant with the Law.” Encounters with Canada, the Army Cadet League and Vet- Prince Edward-Hastings. April 11, 6 p.m. Bay of Quinte and CEO, Rona Inc., for a discussion on “Can Canadian April 6, 8-9:30 a.m., $55 members; $65 non-members. erans Affairs Canada present a parade, wreath-laying and Yacht Club, 86 Front St. S., Belleville, Ont. Contact Business Compete in a Globalized World?” Presented by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, 40 King St. W., Toronto, Ont. candlelight procession in remembrance of the 94th Anni- Lenore Begley at 613-966-6661 or [email protected] the Economic Club of Canada. April 19, 11:45 a.m.-1:30 Lana Deluca at 416-367-6341 or [email protected] versary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. April 8, 7 p.m. National Pharma Strategic Forum: New Alliances, Collabora- p.m. $79. The Intercontinental Hotel, Toronto, Ont. 225 NCC Annual General Meeting—The National Capital War Memorial, Elgin St., Ottawa, Ont. www.vac-acc.gc.ca tion, and Open Innovation—The Conference Board of Front St. W., www.economicclub.ca Commission invites members of the public to its AGM. The The Rwanda Initiative Fifth Anniversary Celebration— Canada presents “Pharma Strategic Forum: New Alliances, Freedom of Information—Suzanne Legault, Cana- public Board of Directors meeting runs from 9 a.m.-12:30 A reception is being held this evening to mark the Rwanda’s Collaboration, and Open Innovation.” April 11-12. Radis- da’s Information Commissioner will give a talk on “Free- p.m. and from 1:30-3 p.m. The evening meeting will give Initiative’s 5th Anniversary. The program is now part of the son Hotel Admiral, Toronto, Ont. www.conferenceboard.ca dom of Information in Canada.” April 19, 6:30 p.m. Innis members of the public a chance to share ideas and com- broader efforts of the Centre for Media and Transitional TUESDAY, APRIL 12 Town Hall, Toronto, Ont. www.cjf-fjc.ca ments with NCC board members. 7 p.m. Remarks from the Societies at Carleton University. The evening will feature a Televised Leaders’ Debates—The broadcast con- Town Hall Meeting with Mike Wallace—Conser- Chair and CEO; 7:45 p.m. Questions and comments. Agen- multimedia exhibition, a silent auction of photographs taken sortium announced the TV debates will be on April 12 vative MP Mike Wallace (Burlington, Ont.) is holding das available online. 613-239-5000. canadascapital.gc.ca by the PhotoSensitive team, comments from past partici- in English and April 14 in French. The executives, from a Town Hall Meeting to discuss federal issues being Economic Prospects For Europe and the Future of the pants, a dance performance, and remarks by Quebec Liberal CBC, CTV, and Shaw Media (Global Television and debated in the House of Commons. April 19, 7-9 p.m. Union—Guest speaker Jens Larsen, Chief European Econo- Sen. Roméo Dallaire. 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