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The event is held in appreciation of do- premier in September 2014, but before that nors who contribute $1,500 or more annu- was the senior executive vice-president ally, or $750 if you’re under the age of 35. and vice-chairman of CIBC. During his remarks, Mr. Trudeau also Prior to his death in the crash that Heard on the Hill suggested the Conservative Party was still killed three others, he was an adviser at Stephen Harper’s party, and separately the private-equity fi rm Warburg Pincus added Canadians must reject the popu- and spent fi ve months as a global fellow by Shruti Shekar list and nationalist movements sweeping at the Wilson Center’s Canada Institute in other countries. His wife, Sophie Grégoire Washington, D.C. Trudeau, and Liberal Party president Su- zanne Cowan introduced him. Journalists were given access to Liberal Ryerson University Luck is on the Hill as Party fundraisers in April 2017 after nega- creates centre to tive media coverage about so-called “cash- for-access” fundraisers, which saw donors protect whistleblowers MPs celebrate Irish Day shell out upwards of $1,000 in exchange for closed-door access to cabinet ministers. Ryerson University’s Centre for Free It seems nothing has changed since Expression created a new initiative that journalists called out the party for the new will aim to protect whistleblowers and Liberal MP restricted access, as media attending the create a safe space for future whistle- James Maloney War Museum event were still only al- blowers. turned Centre lowed to cover the remarks and had to stay David Hutton, one of the members of Block green on within a cordoned-off area, accompanied the CFE Whistleblowing Initiative steer- June 12, hosting by an escort. ing committee, said in a phone interview the fi rst ever that the initiative was founded in March Irish Day on the All-party Aviation and helps whistleblowers that are “putting Hill. Photograph themselves at risk to protect others.” courtesy of James Caucus lifts off “Our goal is to help them,” he said Maloney’s offi ce According to the centre’s website, the

iberal MP James Maloney hosted the Senator Terry Mercer, Indigenous Services Lfi rst Irish Day on the Hill on June 12 Minister Jane Philpott, and Liberal MP and it was a pretty huge hit. Brenda Shanahan. Mr. Maloney, who is the chair of the Cana- “We also had a strong representation da-Ireland Friendship Group, said he came up from the [Irish-Canadian] community with the idea of hosting an event on the Hill from Ottawa and people from Toronto,” Mr. a couple of years ago, but time seemed right Maloney said. “There were also so many given he is looking to introduce his motion to local sports and cultural organizations, declare March as Irish Heritage Month. and the Irish Chamber of Commerce all Showing off some style at the new Aviation Caucus were, from left, incoming Canadian Federal Pilots That motion, M-139, has been on the no- participating.” Association national chair Mark Laurence, outgoing national chair Greg McConnell, Conservative MP tice paper since May 30, 2017 and, if moved Ted Falk, Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr, Conservative MP Jim Eglinski, Conservative MP Todd Doherty, forward, it would “recognize the important Trudeau pumps up top Conservative MP Dane Lloyd, Conservative MP Kelly Block, Conservative MP Bob Benzen, Liberal MP contributions that Irish-Canadians have Larry Bagnell, and Conservative MP Tony Clement. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia made to building Canada, and to Canadian donors ahead of 2019 society in general.” In the aftermath of former Alberta pre- initiative will “enable Canadians to live and “In conjunction with mier Jim Prentice’s death in a small plane work with integrity and to combat miscon- that, I’ve also been crash in October 2016, MPs from several duct that may threaten the well-being of working with the Irish parties have created the Aviation Caucus to our communities and our democracy.” community in Toronto look into aircraft safety regulations. There is limited whistleblower protec- for a while and I wanted Conservative MP Jim Eglinski and tion in Canada, and Ontario is the only to celebrate Irish heri- Liberal MP Stephen Fuhr are the co-chairs province with laws that pay people to come tage on the Hill,” he said of the group that is planning to study the forward about violations to securities laws, in a phone interview the shortage of qualifi ed pilots in September according to a June 2017 Yahoo Finance day after the event. after the House comes back from the sum- article. Those rules include offering protec- The party was or- mer break. tion and rewards based on the degree of ganized with the help During the fi rst meeting on June 13, the the information that is leaked. of Jim Kelly, the Irish Transportation Safety Board was invited “Ontario [has] actually the best whistle- ambassador to Canada, to discuss why Mr. Prentice’s plane went blower law in Canada because it prohibits and his family. MPs and down, according to a press release about retaliation, it lets you go confi dential and Senators of all stripes group’s formation. it does have the prospect of a reward,” attended the shindig TSB offi cials told MPs that because the Stephen Kohn, a Washington, D.C.-based that was hosted in Cen- small aircraft did not have a black box, a attorney, said to Yahoo. tre Block. fl ight data recording device, they were not The CFE initiative aims to improve Mr. Maloney said able to reach many conclusions about the those laws not only in Ontario but also he “deliberately” held cause of the crash. TSB offi cials also noted across Canada. Improved laws would pro- the event outside of the that the type of plane that Mr. Prentice was vide protection and “encourage adoption month of March so it Reporters were blocked off at a Laurier Club event last summer, pictured, in does not go through planned inspec- of effective organizational whistleblower wasn’t considered St. and nothing has really changed in a year to allow for more access. This tions, and the operator had also never been protection policy and procedures in both Patrick’s Day part two. year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau encouraged donors to grow the club inspected by Transport Canada. public and private sectors.” “I’m going to con- in a push before for the 2019 election. The Hill Times fi le photograph Conservative MP Todd Doherty said the Mr. Hutton said that the centre is also tinue to do that going agency’s fi ndings were “scary stuff,” and working on an advice program that would forward, the reason being the point of the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau encour- should concern all Canadian travellers, ac- offer “practical help,” like connecting evening is not to have another St. Patrick’s aged Laurier Club members to speak to cording to the release. individuals who choose to become whistle- Day, but the point of the evening is to friends and neighbours about the Liberal The group plans to develop policies relat- blowers with lawyers. celebrate the great contributions the Irish Party and its accomplishments in an effort ed to recreational fl ying, commercial fl ights, “They may need legal representation community has made over generations in to motivate the party’s highest donors and issues in the industry so that it is safer. and depending on what the issue is… there Canada,” he said. “It’s not about green beer to become fundraisers ahead of the 2019 The Canadian Federal Pilots Association are lawyers willing to help on a pro-bono and everything else that is associated with election. has long encouraged MPs to engage on the basis,” he said, adding the advice program St. Patrick’s Day.” “We know this is a big summer, this is aviation fi le and its representatives were at is still being fi nalized. Mr. Maloney said the party was topped a summer in which we’ll be working hard the meeting. Others on the steering committee in- off with Guinness beer, and oysters were and also recharging our batteries for that Mr. Prentice was a Conservative MP clude lawyer Peter Jacobson, Anna Myers, fl own in from Ireland, specifi cally from great last sprint over the next less than 500 from 2004 to 2010 and held several port- executive director of the Whistleblowing Galway and County Waterford. days until the next election,” he told party folios in former prime minister Stephen Internal Network, James Turk, director for He noted that NDP MP Daniel Blaikie faithful at the annual Laurier Club Sum- Harper’s cabinet, including minister of the Centre for Free Expression, and lawyer and Conservative MP Kevin Waugh both mer Reception and Garden Party, held June Indian affairs and northern development, Sandy Boucher. —With fi les from Emily Haws spoke at the event. 18 at the Canadian War Museum. “And I industry, and environment. 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,000 Dir 13B Dire Jean-Luc Ferland, a 4 ec $ c PIPSC 9 t t president spokesperson for Trea- 1 Debi Daviau sury Board President says about Scott Brison (Kings- half of Hants, N.S.) said in an email the government 6 everything 2 $ , Total Employment 3 Total Wages recognizes the urgency 0 the union t B 0 of the situation, which 355,000 Jobs c $22B does is 0 e I r n t is why it is working I i d c Phoenix n d u e d u I n c i r related, with unions to stabilize c 0 e d d e d , 0 0 $ 6 B I n B Dir meaning the Phoenix and secure a 9 9 Dire 48 ec 9B ct $ t rest of their new pay system. $1 advocacy is The Phoenix pay Canada’s airports are crucial to the economic left to fall by system was supposed the wayside. to consolidate payroll vitality of the communities they serve The Hill Times to save the govern- $ ment about $70-million $ photograph 1 Total Output 6 Total GDP 1 annually, but so far the B $79B by Andrew A vital component to the country’s transportation infrastructure,B Canada’s airports $35B I Meade boondoggle has cost support 194,000 directn jobs and generate $48t billion inI direct economic activityt . d c n c $1.2-billion and count- e d r e u i r u i c e d c e n d ing. In February, the d I n d $ 2 0 B I government announced it was allocating $ 1 0 B Continued from page 1 $16-million to the Treasury Board Secretar- 00 D B D retirement and hiring rates, the private sec- iat to start the search for a replacement. ,0 ire 13 ire 94 c $ c tor, and bureaucrats’ mental health. On June 15, PIPSC and the Treasury 1 t t Professional Institute of the Public Board announced they were collaborat- FOR EVERY ONE MILLION PASSENGERS Service of Canada (PIPSC) president Debi ing on the new system. PIPSC represents Daviau said Phoenix occupies about 50 per 52,000 government professionals, including 6 cent of everything it does. the IT staff who have been trying to fi x the 2 $ , Total Employment 3 Total Wages 0 t B 0 355,000 Jobs c PIPSC has hired some people to deal bugs in the Phoenix software. $22B 0 e I n i r t with Phoenix, Ms. Daviau said, but more Ms. Daviau said she recently hired Sum- I n d c d d u e u I n c i r often it’s taken “resources from various ma Strategies to help develop a communica- c e 0 e d d d 9 , 0 0 $ 6 B I n parts of our organization and forced them tions strategy for their government proposal 9 on Phoenix, and that means that some of for a pay system pilot project, which has our other initiatives are taking a backseat.” been tabled to Treasury Board. It will involve B Dire B Dir 19 ct 48 ec She couldn’t give specifi cs on the impacts, 55,000 Canada Revenue Agency and Canada $ $ t but said projects are moving much slower Border Services Agency employees being due to time constraints. paid outside of the Phoenix structure. “This is taking half of our organiza- CRA is one of the departments that kept

$ tion’s time. That means we’re having to its pay advisers in-house, instead of being $ 6 Total GDP Total Output B 1 crunch the other half,” she said. consolidated at the new Public Service Pay $35B 1 I $79B n t B c For example, one problem she said has Centre in Miramichi, N.B., and its current d I t u e n c c i r d e fl own under her radar is the implementa- corporate administration system calculates e d n d u i r B I c e n d tion of the government’s Workplace 2.0 and an employee’s pay right up to gross pay. It $ 1 0 d $ 2 0 B I subsequent GCworkplace initiatives, which then sends data into Phoenix, which calcu- refi t federal offi ces with the intent of them lates net pay and generates pay cheques. being more collaborative, inclusive, and The pay is wrong 25 per cent of the time, AVERAGE DIRECT WAGE environmentally friendly. said Mr. Daviau, which could only be due

The programs aren’t giving her mem- to Phoenix. higher than the 140 MILLION35% Canada-wide2 average.2 MILLION 6.2 MILLION bers the workspaces they need, she said, The pilot project would largely pull CANADA’S AIRPORTS mentioning one member who cycles to the CRA and CBSA employees out of the PASSENGERS$67,000 FLIGHT AIRCRAFT work in Calgary. The new workspace didn’t Phoenix loop, using the existing corporate CANADA-WIDE AVERAGE $49,700 give him enough room to store his dirty administration system and expanding FREQUENCIESNO.0000000000 MOVEMENTS clothes suffi ciently, and made him store his it slightly. The government is “adamant bicycle seat in the kitchen. about being more cautious than I think CAPE had nine labour relations offi cers, they have the luxury to be in at this point,” with one dedicated to Phoenix full time for said Ms. Daviau. about a year, but has since hired two more In a note to members on the PIPSC offi cers, to handle both Phoenix and other website, Ms. Daviau said the union would concerns, said Mr. Phillips. CAPE is too small champion this project “while also working to do individual grievances, he said, but has with the government to examine all avail- fi led six Phoenix policy grievances and two able options.” complaints of unfair labour practices. Phoenix is also causing headaches for “We’re very, very involved in Phoenix unions because the system that collects unfortunately,” Mr. Phillips said. “It’s just union dues is not functioning properly. Mr. been overwhelming.” Ferland said a recommended approach to Along with the full-time Phoenix employ- solving the problem is expected soon. ees, PSAC said dozens of other staff work “In the meantime, we are providing ad- varying levels from part time to nearly full vances to bargaining agents, upon request, for time on Phoenix. The work is fl uid, it said, so amounts owing while the pay system issues it can be hard to determine exact numbers. are being resolved. Supplementary Estimates Their 15 sub-national members, such as (C), 2017-18 included $14-million to provide the Agricultural Union or the Customs and recoverable advances to unions,” he said. Immigration Union, also direct resources to Mr. Aylward added the government needs members with Phoenix issues. “to come to the table with a mandate to “Our priority remains doing everything negotiate damages, as well as call a public we can to help get our members paid inquiry on Phoenix so that nothing like this correctly and on time,” said Mr. Aylward. ever happens again.” On June 15 PSAC for- “While we’ve still been able to offer the mally requested a national public inquiry. same level of service to our members, [email protected] we’ve done so at considerable cost.” The Hill Times 4 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Foreign affairs ‘We’re in unchartered waters’: Public personal attacks unprecedented Ten Canadian former ambassadors to the U.S. and U.S. ambassadors to Canada are speaking out about what many say is an unprecedented time in bilateral trade ties. From top left, clockwise: Americans Bruce Heyman (2014-17) and Peter Teeley (1992-93); Canadians Michael Kergin (2000-05), Michael Wilson (2006-09), and Raymond Chrétien in Canada-U.S. (1994-2000); Americans Kenneth Curtis (1979-81), James Blanchard (1993-96), and Gordon Giffi n (1997-2001); and Canadians Frank McKenna (2005-06), and Allan Gotlieb (1981-89). The Hill Times fi le photographs and courtesy of Michigan State University/Harley J Seeley Photography, Christian Children’s Fund, Gordon Giffi n, and Kenneth Curtis relationship, say summit in Charlevoix, Que., calling to see if there are any “off-ramps” Trudeau and the government over the Canadian PM “meek and mild” worth exploring. the past few weeks. and “very dishonest and weak.” There is also a strong rela- Allan Gotlieb, the ambassador Afterwards, Mr. Kudlow said tionship between several former to U.S. under Pierre Trudeau, John ex-ambassadors to Mr. Trudeau “betrayed” Mr. Trump ambassadors from both countries. Turner, and Mr. Mulroney from and “should have known better.” Three to four weeks ago, Mr. 1981 to 1989, said that Canada is “There’s special place in hell Giffi n met with former Clinton- rightly engaging with Congress. Washington, Ottawa for any foreign leader that en- era U.S. ambassador James Foreign Minister Chrystia gages in bad-faith diplomacy with Blanchard, Mr. Wilkins, and Da- Freeland (University-Rosedale, Donald J. Trump and then tries to vid Jacobson, U.S. ambassador to Ont.) was in Washington last Several ex-U.S. envoys say ies in the U.S. cabinet and minis- stab him in the back on the way Canada during the Obama admin- week meeting with U.S. legisla- ters in [the Canadian] cabinet.” out of the door,” Mr. Navarro said istration from 2009 to 2013. tors, one of her many trips to the Ambassador Kelly Craft When Mr. Wilson, who served on Fox News Sunday on June 10, “We’re part of a really impor- U.S. capital in the last year. in the U.S. under Mr. Harper though he later apologized. tant club, we feel. We feel very hon- However, some ex-envoys is in a tougher spot than from 2006 to 2009, was a fi nance The barbs came amid a low point oured and blessed to have the as- doubted if that outreach would do they were, and at least one minister between 1984 and 1991 in ongoing NAFTA renegotiations signment. All of us,” Mr. Blanchard, much good in the end. under Progressive Conservative between the U.S., Canada, and Mex- a former Michigan governor, said. Bruce Heyman, the most recent Canadian is emailing with PM Brian Mulroney, he travelled ico, with the Trudeau government Prior to the current U.S. am- Obama-era ambassador to Canada, to Washington, D.C., to meet with refusing to agree to a deal including bassador to Canada, Kelly Craft, said there aren’t enough Senators her to provide support. his counterpart in the United a sunset clause desired by Mr. Trump taking her post, Maryscott Green- and House Representatives who States, Donald Regan, Ronald that would see the deal expire if not wood, the CEO of the Canadian want to stand up for the Canada- BY NEIL MOSS Reagan’s treasury secretary. renewed every fi ve years. American Business Council and U.S. relationship. He questioned In the middle of their meeting, Gordon Giffi n, the U.S. ambassa- former chief of staff to Mr. Giffi n, what it would take for Republican tunning,” “craziness,” “terribly a staff member came into the room dor to Canada during Democrat Bill organized a meeting in Washing- members “to put country over party.” “Sinsulting,” “disturbing,” “disap- and said he had something “quite Clinton’s administration from 1997 ton between Ms. Craft, Mr. Giffi n, Outgoing Republican Senator pointing,” “inappropriate”: these are confi dential” to tell the Mr. Regan. to 2001, said Mr. Navarro does not Mr. Blanchard, Mr. Wilkins, Mr. Bob Corker put forward a bill forc- just some of the descriptions 10 for- “What is it?” Mr. Wilson said Mr. have “any appreciation” for the role Jacobson, and Mr. McKenna. ing the president to gain congres- mer ambassadors to the Unite States Regan asked, prompting the staffer of the Canada-U.S. relationship. The former Canadian and sional approval if the president and Canada are using to describe to glance at Mr. Wilson and ask if “What’s clear is that Kudlow and American ambassadors said they took trade actions on national the events of the past few weeks in he should speak in front of him. Mr. Navarro were sent out as hitmen explained to Ms. Craft that the role security grounds. A vote on the bill the Canada-U.S. relationship. Regan nodded, “Sure, go ahead.” on this. Kudlow did his thing,” said of the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa was blocked by Republican Senate The level of personal attacks U.S. After the staffer revealed the Mr. McKenna. “Navarro, who has is unlike any other post globally. leaders, according to the Associ- President Donald Trump has hurled information and the two ministers a reputation for being ill-informed “It’s a very, very powerful ated Press. at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left the room, Mr. Regan turned and intemperate at the best of times, position with a great deal of Mr. Kergin said it is “a bit (Papineau, Que.) and the unpredict- to Mr. Wilson and said, “My guy I think, fl ubbed his lines and ended infl uence,” Mr. McKenna said. “If worrying” that Mr. Trump has “a ability of Mr. Trump are unprecedent- likes your guy. My guy trusts your up with a deeply personal attack you’re not used to that when you very weak” Congress that is not ed, most of the ambassadors said. guy. ... So you can trust me and that backfi red on him.” arrive, you would be surprised at pushing back, in contrast with its This past week, The Hill we can have good conversations.” Raymond Chrétien, ambas- the pedestal you are put on.” traditional role as a check on the Times spoke to fi ve former Ca- “I think that says an awful lot sador to the U.S. from 1994 to Mr. Blanchard said Ms. Craft executive branch. nadian ambassadors to the U.S. for the type of relationship that we 2000 when his uncle was prime was “very receptive and very ame- Despite the rocky relationship and fi ve former U.S. ambassadors have between the two countries,” minister, said it’s important that nable” to the message. between the leaders, the ambas- to Canada. They were appointed Mr. Wilson told The Hill Times. the prime minister and president Most of the former ambassa- sadors said the Canada-U.S. rela- by Liberals and Conservatives, The personal relationship have a good personal relationship dors said they think Ms. Craft has tionship overall is still strong. Democrats and a Republican. They between the president and prime because he said strong ties at the a tougher job than they did. “In my opinion, relations with served under U.S. presidents Jimmy minister can be critical, said some top will fl ow down to lower levels Mr. McKenna, who communicates Congress, governors, business Carter to Barack Obama and Cana- of the ambassadors. of Canada-U.S. negotiations. with Ms. Craft by email to offer sup- leaders, labour leaders, editorial dian prime ministers Pierre Elliott Mr. Trump does not understand He said he thought the rela- port, said that she has been dealt “the writers, average citizens—the at- Trudeau to Stephen Harper. the importance of the Canada-U.S. tionship between Mr. Trudeau and toughest hand” he has ever seen dealt titudes here are very pro-Canada “We’re in unchartered waters,” relationship, according to some. Mr. Trump was “going very well” to a U.S. ambassador in Ottawa. and we feel bad that our president said Frank McKenna, ambassador “I think what the president’s done and hopes the rhetoric following “Right now, it’s diffi cult for her would fl y off the handle for no to the U.S. under Liberal Paul is simply insulted some of our best the Charlevoix meetings was “a to do much other than hunker down good reason,” Mr. Blanchard said. Martin from 2005 to 2006. friends through ignorance of the re- moment of anger.” and wait out the storm,” he said. A recent Public Policy Polling “Combining a real estate lationship,” said Kenneth Curtis, U.S. Mr. McKenna added that survey found that 66 per cent of developer as president with the ambassador to Canada during the Ex-ambassadors met in the “level of diffi culty” between Americans view Canada favour- means to communicate instan- Carter administration from 1979 to Canada and the U.S. is “bothering ably, which is down from 94 per taneously and spontaneously 1981 and a former governor of Maine. D.C. amid low point in ties her terribly.” cent that were polled by Gallup [through Twitter] is a kind of com- Some of the ambassadors Personal relationships are not just On June 15, Ms. Craft was sent last February. bustible situation,” said Michael said they thought Mr. Trump has important at the highest level. It’s also a threatening letter along with a Mr. Heyman said the poll shows Kergin, ambassador to the U.S. ignored the more experienced crucial to have a strong ambassado- white substance that was tested that Mr. Trump’s “nefarious” rheto- under Liberals Jean Chrétien and and moderate internationalists in rial relationship, Mr. Kergin said. and ruled to be harmless. ric against Canada is working. Mr. Martin from 2000 to 2005. his cabinet and listened more to That relationship continues “[Ms. Craft] has experienced Mr. Wilson said Mr. Trump has a “We’ve never had a president his protectionist advisers, such after the post fi nishes. a level of hostility, not to her “huge advantage” over Mr. Trudeau attacking the prime minister on a as trade and economic advisers Mr. McKenna said he talked with personally, but to her president, because he controls the headlines. personal basis. We’ve always had Larry Kudlow and Peter Navarro. David Wilkins, U.S. ambassador to that’s highly unusual in Canada,” But Peter Teeley, ambassador an understanding that there will After steel and aluminum tariffs Canada under George W. Bush, on Mr. McKenna said. to Canada in the George H.W. be differences,” former Canadian were announced by the Trump June 18. Mr. McKenna said having Bush and Clinton administrations ambassador Michael Wilson said. administration at the start of June strong personal relationships with Ex-envoys applaud from 1992 to 1993, said: “Polls are “But there’s always the overriding and the Canadian government his U.S. counterparts allows him to polls and they can turn around respect between the two individu- announced retaliatory tariffs, Mr. gain insight into what is provoking Trudeau strategy next week.” [email protected] als—whether they’re presidents Trump criticized Mr. Trudeau’s some of the positions being taken Ambassadors who were asked The Hill Times and prime ministers or secretar- closing press conference at the G7 by the Trump administration and applauded the direction of Mr.

6 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Harassment

Rights Act, said Senators study- ing the bill, C-65, last week. The Senate’s Human Rights More than 95 per cent of MPs Committee wrapped up its study of the legislation amending the Cana- da Labour Code last week, and put forward several amendments to the fi nish anti-harassment training, bill introduced by Labour Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superi- or North, Ont.) in November. The Senate passed the bill as amended at third reading on June all Senators to start in fall 18, sending it back to the House of Commons for it to review the person coming on board in two changes. The House chief weeks and another two joining As the committee deliberated human resources the staff in the coming months. the bill clause by clause on June Under the House of Com- 14, Independent Senator Kim offi cer says more mons’ Policy on Preventing and Pate (Ontario) moved a number Addressing Harassment, which of changes to the bill, which were MPs have been asking covers all MPs, their staff, as agreed to, with the intention of well as interns and volunteers, 35 fi rming up language to ensure the his offi ce for advice cases were processed in 2017-18, rights provided under the human the board learned last week. Of rights legislation are preserved since #MeToo. these, 28 were inquiries, which under the new rules. can include requests for infor- Senators had previously ex- mation. Of the remaining seven pressed concern echoed by com- BY CHARELLE EVELYN cases, classed as complaints, mittee witnesses that the bill cut both formal and informal, three off a complainant’s ability to fi le he Senate is set to follow in complaints sparked formal a complaint with the Canadian Tthe House of Commons’ foot- investigations, two issues were Human Rights Commission. steps and make it mandatory for resolved outside of the policy, During a May 22 appearance all Senators and staff to take in- and were two were deemed to at the Senate’s Question Period, person anti-harassment training. not meet the policy’s defi nition of Ms. Hajdu did not say if she Beginning in the fall, the new harassment. would be willing to change C-65 practice comes on the recom- MPs made up the plurality to ensure claimants could access mendation of a Senate Internal of subjects of the cases, with 17 the commission’s process while Economy, Budgets, and Admin- MPs cited as respondents, and also pursuing an internal work- istration Committee subgroup colleagues and staff members place process. tasked with reviewing the Upper Independent Senator Raymonde Saint-Germain says the group studying the making up 11 of the Chamber’s harassment policy, Senate’s harassment policy heard that not enough people were aware of what respondents. last looked at in 2009. constitutes harassment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Men were the The Human Resources Sub- complainants or those committee “decided that we would than Dec. 31. Senators’ staff and with a live trainer, for instance, making inquiries in be very proactive, and our goal the remaining administrative staff ones that incorporate experiential 11 of the cases and is to prevent [harassment]—op- will have to do their training by components—role-playing and women in 17 cases, timally we want to be a harass- the end of the fi scal year, March so on—that is far more effective while women were ment-free workplace. We know 31, 2019. The names of those when it comes to actually chang- the respondent in four it’s very ambitious, but it’s the Senators and managers who have ing employee attitudes,” Prof. of the cases and men goal,” Independent Senator Ray- completed the training will be Dionisi said. in 20. monde Saint-Germain (De la Val- included in a public report about Two of the cases lière, Que.), chair of the subcom- participation made to the Internal Most MPs fi nish turned into sexual mittee, told The Hill Times after Economy Committee in April, and harassment investiga- the decision was made June 14. staff will have participation noted House training tions, while one was a Though still in the midst of its in employee records. On June 14, the Board of “mixed” investigation, work, which included four hear- Over the course of the three Internal Economy received an though unclear which ings that wrapped on June 19, private and public meetings al- update on the House of Com- categories it was a mix Independent Senator Nancy Hartling recommended a the subcommittee presented its ready held to hear from Senators, mons’ anti-harassment training of (abuse of authority, series of observations to add to the Senate committee’s fi rst interim report to the Internal staffers, and experts about the program. As of June 6, 325 MPs harassment, sexual ha- report on Bill C-65 to place a further emphasis on Economy Committee on June 14, policy prior to making the rec- had completed the mandatory rassment, or discrimi- human rights. The Hill Times photograph by Charelle Evelyn stating its belief that “there is an ommendation, “we realized that in-classroom training, according nation). One of the immediate need for mandatory maybe people are not informed to House chief human resources investigations was substantiated, and customized training in the enough about our policy,” Sen. offi cer Pierre Parent. one was partially substantiated, In addition to the amend- prevention of harassment and Saint-Germain said, adding that, And while the mandatory and one was not substantiated, ments, Independent Senator violence in the Senate.” more than that, people were not staff training is still being de- according to the report from the Nancy Hartling (New Bruns- The training will follow the fully aware of the scope of what veloped, MPs are contacting his House administration. wick), the Senate sponsor of model recently instituted in the constitutes harassment. offi ce to request personalized The Procedure and House C-65, also put forward a number House of Commons, where MPs Managers and Senators were training sessions for their offi ces, Affairs Committee earlier this of observations to append to the are required to complete in-per- intimating that 20 years ago they Mr. Parent said. month wrapped up a review committee’s report on the bill. son sexual harassment training. would compliment their staff, The House’s online training of the code of conduct for Mem- These included encouraging the A Victoria, B.C.-based com- saying things such as “Oh honey, tool, a video released in Decem- bers of Parliament, which sets government to develop a commu- pany, ADR Education, was hired you’ve done wonderful work ber 2016, is also still being used, out a resolution process to deal nication strategy that makes it to provide the training to MPs, in yesterday,” Sen. Saint-Germain with 687 people self-identifying with harassment complaints clear individuals “are not prohib- three-hour sessions for groups said. “Today, I think it’s not okay as having completed the training involving MPs, and proposed a ited from seeking redress under of 20. The total cost of the MP to say that. So there’s goodwill, as of March 31. number of changes to the exist- any Act of Parliament in respect training was expected to be about but there’s a huge need for more MPs are also contacting Mr. ing code, including creating new of protections or remedies that $50,000. In March, the House information and more training.” Parent’s offi ce for preventative protocols for how investigators may be available pursuant to of Commons Board of Internal During a June 5 subcommit- advice far more than they did should proceed. That MP-to-MP the Canadian Human Rights Act,” Economy—a group of seven MPs tee meeting, Angela Dionisi, an before the #MeToo movement policy was fi rst introduced in as well as that the defi nition of who oversee House fi nances and assistant professor at Carleton swept society last fall, which he 2015, after the House of Com- harassment in the legislation “ad- administration, like the Senate In- University’s Sprott School of indicated has put some strain on mons grappled with separate equately captures evolving forms ternal Economy Committee—de- Business, was asked about the his resources. allegations of inappropriate con- of harassment and violence.” cided that the mandatory training effect of training. “We’re seeing MPs call us up duct involving two female NDP Sen. Hartling also proposed would be extended to staff, both While research on the effec- and say ‘Okay, I’ve got an issue. MPs levelled against two male that the committee “strongly urges” on and off the Hill. tiveness is only beginning, the There’s no complaint but I can Liberal MPs. the Liberal to “commit to ensur- The Senate’s new chief human available literature suggests the see something’s going on; I’d like ing that at least 50 per cent of the resources offi cer, Diane McCul- type of training used is important, some advice.’ This is something Senators change anti- persons deemed qualifi ed to be lagh, is looking at the House of she said. we didn’t see before the #MeToo appointed” as investigators into Commons model and is working Video- or internet-based train- movement,” he said. harassment bill harassment complaints “be women out the details for the Senate, Sen. ing is the most popular, given its When asked by Conservative Meanwhile, federal legislation and that any body or mechanism Saint-Germain said. ease of use and cost-effectiveness, MP and party whip Mark Strahl regulating prevention and proce- governing the qualifi cation and The goal is for every Senator but it’s not very effective in (Chilliwack-Hope, B.C.) if his dure in the event of harassment appointment of competent persons and all staff who have supervi- changing attitudes. level of support and staff was in federally regulated workplaces, contain members of marginalized sory or managerial positions in “There is some evidence to suffi cient, Mr. Parent said it was including on Parliament Hill, groups.” [email protected] Senate administration to have suggest that training that is “not quite” where it needed to be shouldn’t preclude any recourse The Hill Times completed the training no later conducted with groups of people right now, but that he had a new under the Canadian Human THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 7 Federal public service News

said. “I’m sure the minister must have said ‘I don’t care, make it Clerk’s comments ‘not providing happen.’ So what do you do?” Liberal MP Nick Whalen, a former member of the House Government Operations Commit- leadership’ to change public service tee, said he sees Mr. Ferguson’s comments as largely historical because the report examined Phoenix pre-implementation. culture, say opposition MPs The Conservative government’s bureaucracy might have had cultural issues, he said, but now he hopes bureaucrats are no Liberal MPs blame Auditor longer afraid to speak out against general authority. a Harper-era Michael Phoenix is a residual problem, Ferguson, he said, and Mr. Wernick was trying atmosphere in the left, and to be more forward-looking. Privy Council “When the clerk is talking bureaucracy as they Clerk Michael about Phoenix, he’s not talking back PCO Clerk Wernick, right, about it has a historical artifact, disagree on he’s talking about it in the present Michael Wernick in whether the tense,” he said. “So I think it’s pos- bureaucracy sible to agree with both. The clerk his war of words with has systemic is talking about Phoenix as it is, cultural and the auditor general’s report the federal auditor. issues. The that just came out is talking about Hill Times fi le as it was two years ago.” BY EMILY HAWS photograph and Mr. Ferguson didn’t give any photograph by indications that the culture had anada’s top bureaucrat should Andrew Meade shifted under the Liberals in Chave accepted comments his report, but Mr. Whalen said made by the auditor general in the proof will be in the pudding, his scathing report on the Phoe- adding “we have to look at the non said there were problems with nix pay system, say opposition “Somebody has called out a mittee testimony. Treasury Board problems of today to see whether the Phoenix project specifi cally, MPs, as his refusal undermines cultural issue within his organi- President Scott Brison (Kings- or not the bureaucracy is speak- which are coming to light. the credibility of the auditor zation and instead of taking that Hants, N.S.) was also contacted ing out against the problems.” general’s work and shows that on [Mr. Wernick] decided to say for comment, but pointed to an “The fact that... there’s a the systemic cultural issues noted ‘there’s no problems here and you op-ed published June 11 in the debate going on inside the public are alive and well in the bureau- shouldn’t say that.’” Mr. Blaikie Ottawa Citizen in lieu of a re- service as to how this came to Committee to knock cracy’s upper ranks. said. “To me, that’s not providing sponse to questions. be is a healthy thing, that’s what down ‘cardboard’ Liberal MPs, meanwhile, are leadership to create a culture of In it, Mr. Brison discussed organizations must do in order more sympathetic to Privy Coun- accountability within government.” how the government is restoring to self-correct,” he said. “I think arguments, says MP cil Clerk Michael Wernick, saying Mr. Ferguson and top offi cials respect for the public service, un- we’re all eager to make sure those Christopherson the cultural issues contributing to from Public Services and Pro- muzzling scientists and instilling things happen, but we’re mostly Conservative MP Kelly Mc- Phoenix aren’t systemic, as they curement Canada (PSPC) and “a culture of experimentation, eager to fi x the problem.” Cauley (Edmonton West, Atla.) resulted from Harper-era policies. the Treasury Board Secretariat evidence-based policy and imple- Liberal MP Rémi Massé (Avi- said the cultural problems are On May 29, Mr. Ferguson (TBS) appeared before the Public mentation.” gnon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia, likely with the associate deputy released a scathing report calling Accounts Committee June 14 to “We agree with [Mr. Ferguson] Que.) a member of the Public Ac- minister and deputy minister lev- Phoenix an “incomprehensible discuss the report. Mr. Ferguson that much more needs to be done, counts Committee and a former els within the public service, giv- failure.” It looked at the design also appeared June 19 to discuss and Canadians can count on us public service executive, said he en that plenty of public servants and build process of Phoenix the bureaucracy’s cultural issues and their public service to get it was shocked by the introduction came forward to say Phoenix was from about 2009 until February more in-depth, but the meeting done,” he wrote. of Mr. Ferguson’s spring reports an issue, including people in line The Hill Times’ 2016 when it launched, leaving took place after which cite systemic cultural is- departments, and the heads of hu- thousands of bureaucrats with deadline. Liberals say culture sues. He sides with Mr. Wernick. man resources, among others. pay headaches. PSPC is the main department When the Conservatives In order to change it, the A culture within the public responsible for Phoenix, but Trea- issues a Harper-era formed government in 2006, there government must set clear rules service that encouraged meeting sury Board plays a supporting holdover was a noticeable shift in control, saying there will be consequences budgets by any means necessary role, as the bureaucracy’s offi cial Liberal MPs said they were emphasizing “on time and on for massive failures, he said. was a root cause of the failure, employer. PSPC is working to sta- more interested in talking about budget,” he said, but the Liberal Mr. McCauley said he wasn’t said Mr. Ferguson in his report. bilize Phoenix, while TBS looks fi xing Phoenix than taking sides government, in power since 2015, sure whether or not Mr. Wernick The bureaucracy is risk-averse for a new pay system. in the dispute. Steven MacKinnon has since loosened this control. would agree or disagree with Mr. to the point where policies are Public Accounts Committee (Gatineau, Que.), parliamentary Mr. Massé said he person- Ferguson before the testimony took followed as check-boxes, but their vice-chair and NDP MP David secretary to the public services ally saw executives who would place, but found it surprising that spirit isn’t implemented, he previ- Christopherson (Hamilton Centre, and procurement minister, said speak truth to power, but upper Mr. Wernick went against Mr. Fer- ously told The Hill Times. Ont.) said he was pleased with the he wasn’t interested in debating management wasn’t listening. guson as the auditor general’s of- At a June 12 House Public approach that newly appointed semantics over whether Phoenix He thinks this was the problem fi ce has a non-partisan, data-based Accounts Committee meeting, Mr. Treasury Board secretary Peter was a “comprehensible” or “incom- when in 2012, IBM said it would approach. Mr. McCauley sides Wernick called the report’s sec- Wallace took during the June prehensible” failure. cost $275-million to build and with Mr. Ferguson on the dispute tion on cultural issues an “opinion 14 meeting, which he described “What is obvious is that this is implement Phoenix, but the 2009 on whether or not the failure was piece,” saying it contained sweep- as accountable, adding he’s had something that is a massive failure budget was only $155-million. incomprehensible, saying that it is. ing generalizations not supported former bureaucrats contact him on the part of the government,” he Mr. Ferguson’s report said the “You look at it and you think by evidence. He also said Phoenix to say Mr. Ferguson’s arguments said. When asked if he thought Phoenix executives didn’t ask for there’s not possible way this was a “comprehensible failure” are correct. there was a culture problem with- more money, instead cutting out could have happened, and it did. and suggested looking at the “It’s not just shame and blame in the public service Mr. McKin- the system’s key components. To So I disagree that it’s comprehen- incentive structure. and ‘gotcha,’ it’s also supposed increase funding, the minister re- sible how it happened,” he said. “It was avoidable, it’s repair- to be about identifying what the sponsible need “It’s not comprehensible when able, and it gives us all kinds problems are, why did this hap- to get approval you look at it—with all the warn- of lessons about how to build pen, and what’s going to be done from Treasury ing signs, all the time, everything a better public service,” he told to make sure it doesn’t happen Board. there, that everyone knew, it’s in- the committee. The civil service again,” he said of the parliamen- “I’m sure comprehensible how it happened. needs to be more willing to take tary committee process. “The AG they told them Overall, Mr. Wernick’s comments risks, he said, but disagreed with was doing exactly that, and I think ‘we’re sorry, we will just make it more diffi cult for Mr. Ferguson’s insinuation that he was accurate in saying there have identifi ed the committee to write its report as the bureaucracy is broken, as are [systematic] problems in the that it probably not everyone’s on the same page, Phoenix was caused by multiple entire government and that’s just a costs $155-mil- Mr. Christopherson said. factors. long way of saying ‘culture.’” lion, but when “It’s just that much more dif- NDP MP Daniel Blaikie “To have the clerk roll in and we looked at fi cult when the fi rst thing you (Elmwood-Transcona, Man.), the basically do a dog-and-pony show all the things have to do is knock down, what I vice-chair of the House Government about how great the public ser- that needed to would consider to be almost silly Operations and Estimates Commit- vice is... We all agree; but clearly be done now cardboard arguments in defence tee, said Mr. Wernick’s comments there’s problems.” Liberal MP Rémi Massé, a former public service we realize of the problem,” he said. “But signal the culture that auditor When contacted for this story, executive, says there was a big shift in culture when the it is close to we’re still going to do our job.” The general Michael Ferguson detailed Mr. Wernick’s offi ce directed former Conservative government came to power. The Hill twice the fi rst [email protected] Hill Times is thriving at the highest levels. to the video of his com- Times photograph by Sam Garcia [amount],’” he The Hill Times 8 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Trudeau should do the MPs should recognize Air India victims with moment of silence before House rises right thing, condemn Trump’s his Friday, before the House rises, I am Air India bombers: school was ending and Tasking that Members of Parliament the plane would be full of families. collectively observe a moment of silence in Where this becomes even more perplex- cruel immigration tactics memory of the victims of Air India Flight 182. ing is that, offi cially, Canada has recognized kay, it’s understandable that Prime back to the U.S or Canada, whichever they That plane was the target of terrorism; it re- June 23 as a National Day of Remembrance OMinister Justin Trudeau might be a arrived at fi rst, this is it. Mr. Trudeau said mains the worst terrorist attack in Canada’s for Victims of Terrorism. But few Canadians tad reticent to make any grand proclama- Monday in Question Period he wouldn’t history. The majority of the 329 victims were observe it; even fewer will remember why tions about asylum seekers and refugees “play politics” with the issue. Canadian citizens, adults and children. They June 23 was chosen. after his post-Trump travel-ban tweet in “I have been very clear on the role that Ca- were murdered on June 23, 1985. As I wrote in my blog: past Canadian gov- January 2017 went zero to 60. nadians expect of me: to stand up fi rmly and I chronicled some of the events ernments failed to show leadership in fostering However, it’s starting to become ri- unequivocally for our values, for our interests, before and after the bombing in my an intelligent awareness of the bombing; the diculous that the head of our government to protect Canadians, and make sure we are blog, June231985.wordpress.com. present government has the opportunity to lead According to House of Commons Procedure by example and guide Canadians in empathy appears to be hesitant to speak up about doing well, as well as having a constructive and Practice the clear human rights violations happen- relationship with the United States.” , while Parliament may modify its and remembrance. I ask party leaders to lead all ing south of the border. Both the opposition Conservatives and schedule, the summer recess offi cially begins on Members of Parliament in a moment of silence Many in the world are watching with NDP are calling for a suspended or rene- June 23. While the formality of the schedule be- on the fl oor of the House of Commons on June horror as thousands of migrant children gotiated agreement with the U.S., giving gan in 1982, the fact that this practice continued 22. Let this become an annual event: that before are being held in detention centre cages— the Liberals a lot of leeway to act. after 1985, without much acknowledgment of every summer recess, all Members collectively or, to use the U.S. government’s parlance, The CBC reported on Tuesday that Immi- the signifi cance of June 23 is painful. remember what June 23 is to Canadian history. short-term facilities that “make use of barri- gration Minister Ahmed Hussen—who said Granted, June 23 is a good day to begin This is not a partisan issue—it is a human issue, ers in order to separate minors of different last month he’s approached the U.S. govern- holidays—the school year is ending and a national issue, a Canadian issue. genders and age groups”—and separated ment about modernizing the 14-year-old families can enjoy time together. But that is Meera Nair from their asylum-seeking parents after pact—is analyzing the effect of this current precisely the same calculation made by the Edmonton, Alta. crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. policy on the refugee system. The U.S. Department of Homeland Se- Granted, we can’t sit on too high a horse curity is enforcing a zero-tolerance policy here in Canada, given the long history of In- When it comes to human rights, under direction from Attorney General Jeff digenous children being removed from their Sessions that requires the criminal prosecu- families and communities, but no trade deal Iran is no worse than Israel, says reader tion of all adults, including those accompa- can be worth keeping quiet over this. Former e: “Iranian regime calls for genocide When it comes to the abuse of human nied by their children, who “illegally enter Canadian politicians and diplomats, such against Israelis. Again. What should rights, Iran is no worse than Israel. It is also the country.” This has led to more than 2,300 as Lloyd Axworthy, Allan Rock, and Chris R Canada do?” (The Hill Times, June 11, on- worth noting that Israel regularly threatens kids being separated from their families Alexander (who knows a thing or two about line). Shimon Fogel’s call for more Cana- Iran and, unlike Iran, has both the nuclear between May 5 and June 9, CBC reported. barbaric cultural practices) have all echoed dian actions against Iran is not, in itself, capacity and the history of aggression that Despite the outcry, U.S. president Don- the call that it’s time to pull the plug. objectionable. If Iran is calling for genocide make its threats quite credible. ald Trump doubled down on the xenopho- Mr. Trump has proven to be unpredict- against Israel and is abusing its citizens, this If Canada really wants to be even-hand- bic rhetoric Tuesday, blaming rival Demo- able and illogical. Buttering him up or insult- deserves condemnation. ed in the Middle East, turning a blind eye to crats and saying they “are the problem. ing him outright have equal chance of put- What is objectionable is Fogel making Israel’s long history of human rights abuses They don’t care about crime and want ting Canada in his bad books. Yes, NAFTA is this call in the name of human rights, mere and violations of international law while illegal immigrants, no matter how bad they still on the table, and there’s the potential for weeks after Israeli snipers killed more than condemning other states for these same ac- may be, to pour into and infest our country.” further tariffs on Canadian goods. But that a 100 Palestinians and wounded thousands tions is not the place to start. If there were ever a time for Canada to can’t stand in the way of doing what’s right more in actions that Human Rights Watch Shaun Narine pull out of the Safe Third Country Agree- and standing up for human decency. has declared are “apparent war crimes.” Fredericton, N.B. ment, which allows for people seeking So let’s call a spade a spade, because asylum at border crossings to be turned we’re not dealing with a full deck. Indigenous participation essential in Canada’s mining sector he Indigenous Relations policy briefi ng in As just one example, in 2017, Fort McKay TThe Hill Times (June 18, pp. 17-29) rightly First Nation and Mikisew Cree First Nation com- focused on the signifi cant role Indigenous pleted the purchase of a 49 per cent partnership peoples play in Canada’s resource economy. in Suncor’s East Tank Farm Development—the The mining sector, more than any other, has largest business investment by a First Nation seen fi rsthand the positive impact of Indig- entity in Canada. This historic deal demonstrates enous relationships and partnerships. The how innovative thinking and collaboration can mining industry is one of the largest private result in signifi cant shared value between mining sector employers of Indigenous peoples in companies and local Indigenous communities. Canada. With more than 400 active agree- These relationships allow the mining sector ments in place, the mining industry depends to integrate important social and cultural prac- on positive and innovative relationships. tices into its operations, particularly Indigenous The close proximity of Canada’s 1,200 traditional knowledge, which is helping our Indigenous communities to mining operations industry in its work to preserve the environment has provided a foundation for collaboration. for future generations. These relationships are critically important We encourage all sectors, natural resource to the future success of the mining industry, related and otherwise, to prioritize collaboration which contributes an estimated $57.6-billion to with Indigenous peoples, as it only serves to ac- Canada’s GDP. We have seen the benefi ts that celerate economic reconciliation and benefi t all have fl owed from the agreements with these Canadians in the process. communities, supporting not only employ- Pierre Gratton ment, but also education, training, and business President and CEO development to ensure mining projects bring Mining Association of Canada long-lasting benefi ts to local communities. Ottawa, Ont.

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The rest of the wherein fi eld deployments are NATO alliance all had desert cam- after a camo mix-up imminent, are also being asked to oufl age, as it better suits Afghani- return these items. stan’s dust-bowl environment. in Afghanistan Naturally enough, the opposition The fact that the Canadian Conservative Party used this equip- military did not have desert cam- and a lack of fl ak ment shortfall to bash the Trudeau oufl age uniforms at the ready jackets in the ‘90s. Liberals for failing to provide the made no sense, because in the essentials to Canada’s “brave men previous decade our troops had Major Melissa Ramessar, right, out of Valcartier, Que., answers questions from and women” in uniform. been deployed on three missions a Ukrainian non-commissioned offi cer as part of Canada’s training mission in What makes the sleeping bag to desert theatres: the Persian Starychi, Ukraine, April 6, 2016. Canada has given millions of dollars worth of non- shortage even more embarrassing Gulf, Somalia, and Eritrea. lethal military aide to Ukraine, including sleeping bags, which appear to be running and the Conservative Party’s com- Rather than simply admit the low for Canadian forces. Department of National Defence photograph by M. Dufour ments totally ironic, is that just forest-green uniforms were an four years ago the former Con- embarrassing lapse in our supply overseas, at one point the military soldier they were replacing as servative government of Stephen system, the offi cial apologists had to take out ads in the base they stepped off the plane. Harper gave 735 sleeping bags to claimed that it was Canada’s newspapers asking soldiers to turn The frontline shortages of vital the Ukrainian Armed Forces. intention to have our soldiers in any spare uniforms they had in equipment was explained away At the time, nearly $5-mil- stand out from the NATO crowd. their closets. The uniforms already by Ottawa bureaucrats as being a lion in non-lethal military aid we Obviously the political spin doc- issued were worn until they were result of the rapid downsizing of Scott Taylor gave to Ukraine was declared tors were not clear on the concept completely threadbare. the Canadian Armed Forces, from Inside Defence to be surplus material. This was behind military camoufl age. On a more dangerous note, in 90,000 personnel to 65,000, at the news to any close followers of Things were even worse back 1992, when Canada fi rst deployed end of the Cold War. We were to the Canadian military, who were in the mid 1990s when the Cana- troops to the war-torn republics believe that a military theoretical- TTAWA—In the past few surprised to learn that our troops dian Army had about 4,500 troops of the former Yugoslavia, there ly equipped to wage a Third World Oweeks, one of the news stories had a surplus supply of anything. committed to operational peace- was often no peace to keep. With War in 1990 was too short of hel- buzzing about in Canadian defence Turns out that we didn’t, and in keeping missions in all corners of bullets and shells still fl ying, body mets, uniforms, and fl ak vests to circles has been the offi cial plea the subsequent four years the sup- the world. We had three separate armour and helmets were essen- outfi t a few hundred peacekeepers for soldiers to turn in their spare ply systems failed to adjust for the forces in the Balkans, one in tial for our soldiers. just two years later. gear. It turns out that the Canadian current shortfall of sleeping bags. Cyprus and in Cambodia, and The problem was that Canada Now, it is rucksacks and sleep- Army has a chronic shortage of As embarrassing as this may briefl y a battle group in Somalia. simply did not have enough hel- ing bags. Embarrassing, yes, but rucksacks and sleeping bags. seem, for those of us who keep The tempo put a tremendous mets or fl ak jackets to equip all nothing new. Any soldier who has more close tabs on military affairs, strain on the supply system and soldiers. When there was a rota- Scott Taylor is the editor than one of these items is being shortages of essential equipment there was an acute shortage of tion among the battle groups, on and publisher of Esprit de asked to voluntarily hand it back are really nothing new. combat uniforms. In order to equip occasion incoming soldiers would Corps magazine. to the supply depot so that it Back in 2002, Canada’s fi rst the battle groups training to deploy literally take these items from the The Hill Times

tions than in risking money on Ford’s right-wing populism: the gift new competitive products. So there’s no point in whipping up a lot of misplaced nostalgia about the secure, easily obtained that keeps on giving, for the rich factory jobs of 30 years ago. In fact, rather than less government, people in Western democracies today need govern- Ontario’s Doug Ford Ontarians put Doug Ford in residents pay now as well as mas- reducing corporate income taxes ments that are willing to actually offi ce and slammed the Liber- sive spending on health care and drastically for years, but Ontar- take steps to improve the lot of followed the Donald als in an election that confi rmed transit. ians are not feeling any better everyday citizens, to make the the anti-progressive, me-fi rst His decision to scrap Ontario’s about their economic prospects investments needed to build a Trump model: a rich attitude that has become a cap-and-trade policy aimed at as a result. 21st century economy. This means prominent force in Western fi ghting climate change was an Ford’s approach will facilitate, full-time daycare, better educa- business person democracies as voters take out egregious backward step that not address, the growing wealth tion opportunities, and invest- their unfocused anger over a appealed (Trump-style) to the gap. There’s no hike in taxes on ment in innovative companies who fumed about changing world. public’s worst, selfi sh instincts the very rich, and the well-off will and projects, including the green how people were Leaving aside immigration and will saddle future generations benefi t from reduced business economy. (Note that Ford wants scare-mongering, Ford followed with an even higher bill to try to taxes. Meanwhile, the average to kill Ontario’s best strategy being screwed by the Donald Trump model: a rich save the planet. Ontario taxpayer will save about for helping to build a modern business person who fumed about It may also cost Ontario many $15 a month (and that’s when the economy: the $2.7-billion Jobs the evil elites and how people were being screwed millions in lawsuits from compa- plan is implemented in the third and Prosperity Fund.) by the evil elites and waved nies in the province that took part year of the new government’s On the social side, addressing waved around a lot around a lot of vague promises to in cap-and-trade auctions. And mandate). current conditions means higher of vague promises fi x everything for the little guy. it deprives the government of This is the amazing thing taxes on the super-rich, phar- Despite benefi ting from a $4-billion a year in revenues. about right-wing populism. It con- macare, and higher minimum to fi x everything decisive desire for change, the Ford blandly claims the PCs vinces voters that their prospects wages (Ford is scrapping the next Progressive Conservative leader can fi nd $6-billion in savings in and livelihoods can be improved planned minimum wage hike). for the little guy. was willing to tap into the misog- the provincial budget. But this is with the very same corporate- Without dealing with the fact ynistic demonization of Kathleen unlikely. In terms of the conser- driven policies that contributed that a Ford government will al- Wynne in a way that was reminis- vative experience federally, both to the current situation marked most certainly run bigger budget cent of Trump supporters’ “lock Brian Mulroney’s government by wealth inequality, a decline shortfalls, the policies espoused her up” attacks on Hillary Clinton. and Stephen Harper’s came to in good jobs, and a struggling by the PCs are in general the op- Amazingly, the hollowness of power with major preoccupa- economy. posite of what Ontario’s insecure, it all seems to have zero impact tions about slashing spending. A lot of the current popu- change-averse, and economi- once the populist bandwagon gets Both governments ran record list angst arises, of course, cally worried voters need. But the up and running. budget defi cits. from the fact that the economy new premier will probably get Without saying how a PC gov- Behind Ford’s mumbo jumbo has changed. Technology and away with his act—at least for a ernment led by a Queen’s Park is the usual right-wing tax hoax. increased global trade have while—of blaming it all on those novice would pay for its promises, Corporations and small business- created winners—and losers. who asked Ontarians to make a Les Whittington Ford dazzled voters with cheaper es will see their income taxes cut. But it’s clear North American few sacrifi ces in hopes of a better Need to Know gasoline, no carbon taxation to This is being sold as a potential economies are becoming service future for the province. fi ght global warming, tax cuts, boost for the economy, though economies, not manufacturing Les Whittington is an Ottawa and cheaper beer. As well, the the evidence staring Ontarians economies. And corporations in journalist and a regular contribu- TTAWA—Nothing says “for PCs pledged to deliver even lower in the face proves the opposite. many cases are more interested tor to The Hill Times. Othe people” like “buck-a-beer.” electricity prices than Ontario Federal governments have been in infl ating their stock valua- The Hill Times 10 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Comment

bad news was career limiting. When opinions diverged between Phoenix: just another symptom of the PMO/PCO and the bureau- cracy, the head of department was soon “retired” or became a “senior adviser” in a small offi ce. Savoie wrote in 1999: “the im- centralization of power in Ottawa portance attached to [senior public servants] ‘knowing their way around Now I have joined the ranks of the system’ to their ability to avoid When opinions the underpaid: almost a year after ‘surprises’…[has] led some former diverge between the retiring, I am being shortchanged and present public servants to doubt about $7,000 from my pension. whether senior offi cials can now PMO/PCO and the That pales in comparison to oth- ‘speak truth to power.’ One former ers: I know young recruits to the deputy minister, for example, wrote bureaucracy, the federal public service who are that “the honest public servant is be- being paid $1,000 less per month ing superseded by the courtier.” department head than they should be receiving. Flash forward a decade: here soon ‘retires’ or The whole mess relates to is how Treasury Board President what Mr. Ferguson calls the Scott Brison replied to the AG: becomes a ‘senior “broken...culture” of the public “Some of this needed culture service. For students of public change is simply a matter of adviser’ in a small administration in Canada, this unleashing the creativity, energy, offi ce. Speaking truth is straight from author Donald and enthusiasm of Canada’s Savoie’s book Governing from world-class public service.” to power isn’t valued. the Centre, which focuses on the Good luck with that. For the concentration of power in the The Phoenix pay system mess, says auditor general Michael Ferguson, stems culture to change, the structure of Prime Minister’s Offi ce and the from what he calls the ‘broken...culture’ of the public service. The Hill Times the public service has to change, Privy Council Offi ce. Predictably, photograph by Andrew Meade and people should be promoted the current PCO clerk, Michael based on their capacity to be hon- Wernick, attacked Mr. Ferguson In the 1970s, the Ottawa ters, as PCO experts accustomed est with those in authority. last week for his comments. Citizen published a survey com- to managing fi ve people were It all begins with reducing the Former clerk Kevin Lynch, ex- paring attitudes of senior public promoted to departments with presidential-like system of concen- plaining his role to foreign service servants with managers in the 5,000 employees. tration of power in the PMO and offi cers in Delhi in 2009, said the private sector. It found public sec- In later years, senior adminis- PCO. In the Westminster system, job changed under Jean Chrétien in tor managers cared more about trators were required to serve as power is supposed to be shared by 1993, when the position combined Andrew Caddell themselves and their career ad- associate deputies elsewhere if ministers in cabinet who are respon- the head of the public service (once vancement than those in the pri- they aspired to be deputy minis- sible to Parliament, and managed With All Due Respect in Treasury Board) with the role of vate sector, who were inclined to ters. This resulted in a “musical through the PMO/PCO. If the needed prime minister’s deputy minister be team players, working towards chairs” of deputies and a lack of cultural changes do not take place to (once held by the principal secre- shared goals. The suggestion was institutional memory at the top the public service, prepare for more he recent scathing indictment tary) and the secretary to cabinet. that, in climbing the “greasy pole” of departments. Those compe- “incomprehensible failures.” T(“incomprehensible failure”) It rang true to me: when I was of bureaucracy, it was every man tent, but less ambitious, senior Andrew Caddell retired last of the Phoenix pay system by an assistant on the Hill in the (as it mostly was) for himself. administrators who refused to year from Global Affairs Canada, the auditor general, Michael 1980s, the PMO had about 30 staff As a result, as Savoie has leave their home departments where he was a senior policy Ferguson, was heartwarming for and PCO about 100. Today, the suggested, when power became languished, or left government. adviser. He previously worked as me and others who have been numbers are about 10 times that. I centralized in the PMO and PCO, The residual effect of these an adviser to Liberal governments. “Phoenixed.” agree with Savoie that the role of the message for the ambitious changes, especially in the years He is a fellow with the Canadian I was a victim of the Phoenix the PCO has transformed the pub- was that The Centre was the place under Stephen Harper, was Global Affairs Institute and a pay system in 2017. I reimbursed lic service. I think it has encour- to be. And so PCO became a sort deputy ministers and ambitious principal of QIT Canada. He can be the government for more than aged a culture that is paradoxi- of prep school for aspiring deputy senior bureaucrats knew speak- reached at [email protected]. $19,000 Phoenix overpaid me. cally both ambitious and obedient. ministers, with predictable disas- ing “truth to power” or offering The Hill Times

tive. It neutralizes dissent and posi- The beautifully subversive tive resistance by inserting invisible barriers of anxiety, distraction, and politics of Anthony Bourdain cortisol between individuals and groups who would tion to its residents seemingly governments are industrializing otherwise embrace based on the apparent belief that brutality—Bourdain’s personality solidarity as both in a world this small, there’s no and its platform were political by the moral and prag- minimum distance requirement default. matic choice. between neighbours. One of the running themes Whatever his Most of all, he treated people of our current global political other fears may who did not look like him, sound narrative is the abstraction and have been, Bour- like him, or hold the same pass- devaluation of individual experi- dain was fearless port as though their story was ence. From the Facebook data- Whatever his other fears may have been, food writer about solidarity. He as important not only as his but harvesting scandal to the sorting Anthony Bourdain was fearless about solidarity, writes Lisa expressed it in the Lisa Van Dusen as anyone else’s in the world. He and separation of parents from Van Dusen. Photograph courtesy of the Peabody Awards way he used the What Fresh Hell connected with Congolese fi sher- children at the United States bor- intimacy of sharing men, West Virginia coal miners, der to the systematic elimination to those thugs of the sort of cult food with people and former president Barack of human rights from diplomatic of personality being perpetrated around the world as a gateway to hile he avoided expressing Obama with equal respect and at- discourse, human beings are against Americans at the mo- their stories of history, confl ict, Wpartisan views in his shows, tention. His curiosity compiled a being objectifi ed, commoditized, ment is that it rationalizes a shift vocation, suffering, oppression, Anthony Bourdain was political global narrative about real people and collectively insulted on a in the balance of political power joy, redemption, and the symbi- in a way that didn’t feel as politi- from Montreal to Montevideo that scale that has seen every trick in from politicians who fear the otic relationship among culture, cal a decade ago. The fact that, by contradicted the hatred, suspi- the old fascist playbook multi- democratic judgment of citizens politics, and all of the above. He the time of his recent death, his cion, and misanthropy now being plied and maximized by technol- to citizens—and politicians—who expressed it in his support for cultural output felt courageously peddled elsewhere for political ogy. fear the autocratic judgment of the #MeToo movement. political says more about the deg- gain. The targeting of democracy is bullying leaders. And he left the world a better radation of politics than about the At a time when the most the most blatant manifestation of Fear is an effective political place than it would have been evolution of Bourdain’s character. powerful geopolitical players on this phenomenon, the stripping tool because fear forces people to without his way of showing us to Bourdain was a humanist, earth are investing in a campaign from citizens of their right to de- consider only their own immedi- each other. Lisa Van Dusen is associate globalist, small-L liberal, and of norm-obliteration that includes termine who governs them being ate interests as they consciously editor of and troubadour of unvarnished, the disturbingly pre-emptive both the most powerful expres- or subconsciously prioritize Policy Magazine was a Washington and New sometimes hilariously profane decommissioning of truth, the sion and protection of individual survival above all other con- York-based editor at UPI, AP, and truth who didn’t have to preach solidifying of borders, and the dignity and the most serious cerns. That’s why it’s so attrac- ABC. She writes a weekly column because what he practised spoke desensitization of human beings threat to the thugs currently tive to autocrats; it divides and for . for itself. His approach to life on to the suffering of other human scrambling to remake interna- conquers by making self-interest The Hill Times The Hill Times earth was borderless, his rela- beings—especially those whose tional order. One of the benefi ts seem not only logical but impera- THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 11 Opinion

ily fi ghts. That is always the tough- est job for a Canadian conservative Conservative fortunes benefi t from leader after an election defeat. Scheer so far seems to be put- ting in a ton of work in with his former leadership rivals, former Scheer, Bernier on same team leaders, caucus mates, and party members across the country. There has been little to no grumbling from his shadow cabinet. Bernier, opinion power he can about his party management skills. Any political party the former shadow minister for wield. That is why the timing of the Ber- innovation, science, and eco- If Scheer felt he nier knuckle-wrapping looks off. is better with nomic development was appar- needed to sanction Come election time, this diverse voices in ently removed because he broke a Bernier then he might incident may likely amount to promise to caucus concerning the have reconsidered a whole lot of nothing. Both it. Some tension promotion of his book, specifi cally his timing, unless Scheer and Bernier have long a section dealing with the need to somehow he believed memories, and know sustained around policy is end supply management. Alleg- castigating him in the internecine confl ict is in neither of edly, he said he wouldn’t promote short term helped his their interests. They should tread needed, particularly this bit of masterful literature, but byelection fortunes. carefully for fear they may spark when you are in was still doing so. Scheer could have up unnecessary strife when it is The gripping drama of op- waited until the House least needed. But that is not to opposition, so ideas position politics never ceases! had risen for the sum- say when Conservatives gather in Although Conservatives must be mer and politics took Halifax in August they shouldn’t can be debated kicking themselves for fi nding a Maxime Bernier, left, and Andrew Scheer came its seasonal slumber have a heated debate about supply way to capture the headlines and within two percentage points of each other in party. Discipline would management and its place in the before they become social media feeds of more than last year’s leadership race, leaving Mr. Scheer have been meted out, world. They should. But keep on a few people with a story pitting victorious. The Hill Times fi le photograph his caucus would have the policy—not the personalities. platform planks. Conservative against Conserva- gotten the message, Any political party is better tive. That recipe has only ever With a trade war in full swing and and the sense of a with diverse voices in it; that in- tasted good to the Liberals. a Quebec byelection at play, he big dust-up among Conservatives cludes the Conservative Party of Scheer or any political leader likely didn’t need Bernier being would not likely have taken hold. Canada. There needs to be some can punish, demote, or remove Bernier. The former leadership Bernier fans might also have been tension around policy, particular- any caucus member as they see contender was beating a drum of less irritated, as they could have ly when you are in opposition, so fi t. Often it is important to do so self-interest at a time when the seen the logic and symbolism of ideas can be debated before they to demonstrate who wields the leader wanted his organization to such actions. become platform planks. Caucus power and send out a message speak with one voice. The Conservatives ended up discipline always matters. But about how indiscipline won’t However, it should have come as winning the byelection on June future electoral fortunes are aided be tolerated. Arguably, Stephen no surprise to Scheer that Bernier 18, stealing a Liberal seat in by having Scheer and Bernier as Harper and Jean Chrétien did that sometimes marches to the beat of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, Que., with part of the same team. Tim Powers to great effect when they were his own drum. The drum he beats 52.7 per cent of the vote, blowing Tim Powers is vice-chairman of Summa Strategies and manag- Plain Speak party leaders. So a leader bringing often appeals to different members past the second-place Liberals’ the hammer down is nothing new. of the Conservative Party and other 29.5 per cent. ing director of Abacus Data. He is Scheer has positioned himself political watchers. His rebel brand Scheer has done a very good a former adviser to Conservative TTAWA—Last week, Andrew as defender of supply manage- has won him some fans, and the job making sure the Conservative political leaders. OScheer turfed Maxime Bernier ment, particularly in Quebec. more it gets infl ated the more public Party hasn’t fallen into feudal fam- The Hill Times

rapidly as the newspaper busi- In past campaigns, the media- ness’ advertising revenues. bus charm offensive was just the Ford Nation and the demise Doug Ford’s Progressive Con- public face of a standardized set servative campaign team clearly of tactics. It was complemented adapted better to this new reality. with a tried-and-true ratio of They threw out the old campaign bought-to-earned media and a of the campaign playbook playbook, with the conventional war room skilled in the black arts emphasis on winning over the of scouring all the social media mainstream media. The campaign posts and buried scandals of the Doug Ford’s post-mortems on the Ontario comes cynicism. You can’t persuade bus has always been the locus of other parties’ candidates. campaign. someone, even with the soundest, that old charm offensive; by pre- With perhaps some tinkering PCs ditched the The piece, published in the evidence-based policy, if your cred- senting a team of fl acks who can on the bought-to-earned ratio Globe and Mail, posed the ques- ibility has eroded so precipitously deliver a schedule of daily events of media coverage, adjusted to conventional tion as to whether campaigns down to the refl ect new advertising rules emphasis on even matter anymore: “In an era minute while on Facebook, Wynne’s Liber- of cable-cord cutters, low-infor- playing nice als didn’t seem to deviate from winning over the mation voters, and siloed com- and providing this approach. They issued their munities of online confi rmation all the scrum daily press releases, had Wynne mainstream media, bias, how could we imagine that time the media pose for the right photo-op, all getting in tomorrow’s newspaper, desires with the while unearthing their share and look what or running a picturesque leaders’ the leader, of Ford Nation micro-scandals. tour are worth a sweet damn? At the belief was There is no better testament to happened. a time when big data disciplines that you could the obsolescence of this approach organizations and institutions to control the than the election result. feed people’s own opinions back narrative and The challenge that campaign to them, how—or why—would dominate the teams now have, with the rapidly you even go about changing news cycle. disappearing notion of a shared someone’s perspective?” Ford’s team public space for non-partisan To all of what Reid points to claimed that dialogue, is this whole playbook as signifi cant challenges to win the bus was has to be reconceived. Campaign hearts and minds, I would add an- a thing of the “war rooms” such as Wynne’s are other set of data to complement— past, saying still strategizing for a battlefi eld The campaign bus has always been the locus of the old and darken—the overall picture: “most media that has become a mirage. Justin mainstream-media charm offensive, but Doug Ford’s PCs just 43 per cent of Canadians outlets have Trudeau’s team, peopled with John Delacourt threw out that concept in the Ontario election this spring. say they trust their government, shifted to cov- many Queen’s Park veterans, are The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Political strategy down from 53 per cent just one ering events assuredly taking note, while An- year before. For the fi rst time in from their drew Scheer’s team has a whole 17 years, Canada is now among among undecided voters. offi ce and relying on live feeds.” new “shadow” team of campaign TTAWA—Last week, Scott the “distruster” countries in the There are parallel media They promised that they would advisers, poised for round two of OReid, formerly Paul Martin’s world, in which more than half ecosystems now—one conserva- stream every event on their lead- a Conservative comeback. communications director and of citizens say they distrust their tive and one progressive—and the er’s tour of the province, while John Delacourt is a vice presi- currently a political analyst and civic institutions. old contention that a mainstream artfully glossing over that this ap- dent at Ensight Canada and a for- speechwriter who “was pitching These observations are critical media exists and transcends any proach, effectively done, reduced mer director of communications in” for Kathleen Wynne’s team, in light of all the other factors Reid partisan perspective has been the media to stenographers of for the Liberal Research Bureau. wrote one of the more sobering mentioned, because with distrust discredited in the public arena as Ford Nation’s press releases. The Hill Times 12 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion

and strengthening research and innovation on clean technologies. It’s time Canada re-engage with the UN All of this is based on the notion that cleaner production, new tech- nologies, and innovation towards a greener economy will help Industrial Development Organization Canadian businesses and commu- nities to prosper. Indeed, it isn’t just at home gender equality and inclusiveness, The country ought International that Canada is raising the bar on support for and development of Development both gender equality and climate Indigenous communities, and envi- to fully enable its Minister action. The government is vigor- ronmental stewardship focused on Marie-Claude ously engaged at the global level, global development a more sustainable future. Indeed, Bibeau, right, and is leading the charge on im- these are all objectives UNIDO pictured on portant conversations involving commitments shares and we are working with her way into political actors, the private sector, our global partners to pursue and the House and all facets of civil society. by working with ultimately achieve them. of Commons Canada’s forthright approach During my visit, I was struck UNIDO. on March 1. to gender equality and climate by the reach of the commitment The Hill Times action on the international stage by Justin Trudeau’s government photograph by align in a fundamental way with to pursue a feminist agenda Andrew Meade the United Nations 2030 Agenda supported by a feminist budget, for Sustainable Development. The based on the realization that pro- scale, ambition, and approach moting women’s economic and of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 social empowerment is not just Sustainable Development Goals the “right” thing to do, but also the (SDGs) are unprecedented. They “smart” thing to do. This com- are universally applicable and mitment is driving momentum interlinked. different from any that we have Canada is showing the world Kai Bethke seen before and it could bring how to meet the 2030 SDGs, to- about a profound and very posi- Foreign aff airs wards providing a foundation for tive change in Canadian society. people to fi nd good work, fulfi ll- It is also a model for others in the ing lives and a prosperous future. t’s true that the world needs international community to adopt. UNIDO is also playing a central Imore Canada, especially the What would happen if the na- environmental sustainability—I On environmental steward- role in this critical work, and developing world. Attempts tions of the world all worked as had the pleasure of visiting Can- ship, I was equally impressed by we look forward to collaborat- to not only alleviate the worst one to build the road to sustainable ada and engaging with a range Canada’s approach and the public ing even more with Canada and aspects of poverty, but to also industrial development? This ques- of Canadians: senior government policy underpinning it. Canada working together to achieve our provide a path to prosperity have tion was top of mind as I boarded a offi cials, journalists, academ- is leading the way with its target shared global vision of long-term, been somewhat hit and miss. fl ight to Ottawa recently. ics, business leaders, and other to reduce greenhouse gas emis- sustainable, and good develop- Governments, non-governmen- On behalf of the UN Indus- important thought leaders. sions to 30 per cent below 2005 ment for the benefi t of all. tal organizations, faith-based trial Development Organization The primary reason for my visit levels by 2030. It’s working to Kai Bethke is director of groups, and billionaires all have (UNIDO)—the United Nations to Canada was to participate in a lower emissions in the transport, external affairs of the United their own programs and philoso- agency that promotes industrial dialogue and gain a deeper under- forestry, and agriculture sectors, Nations Industrial Development phies; the results are generally development for poverty reduc- standing of the Canadian govern- while also accelerating the adop- Organization. positive but modest. tion, inclusive globalization, and ment’s key priorities related to tion of energy-effi ciency policies The Hill Times

MIKTA: unlikely partners with like-minded goals

shared interest in an effective, vation as a basis for strong and Mexico, Indonesia, rules-based global order. It’s a sustained economic growth. good example of mini-lateralism. Developed and developing South Korea, Turkey, The international community countries have disparate interests and Australia is facing a myriad of challenges: and concerns, differing priorities increasing economic nationalism and expectations—this is not new. MIKTA foreign ministers gather on the margins of the United Nations General and protectionism, rising income MIKTA provides a way to bridge have joined forces Assembly in New York, Sept. 22, 2017. They are: Luis Videgaray (Mexico), inequality, terrorism, nuclear gaps, fi nd common policy positions, Retno Marsudi (Indonesia), Mevlut Cavusoglu (Turkey), Kang Kyung-wha (South to promote an proliferation, and environmental and advance objectives on global Korea), and Julie Bishop (Australia). Photograph courtesy of the Turkish Embassy degradation and climate change, issues in multilateral forums. effective, rules- just to name a few. Globalization, Together MIKTA countries sustainable development. MIKTA’s greatest advantage lies based global order. in concert with rapid technologi- strive to fi nd pragmatic and In 2017, Turkey emphasized with the diversity of its members. cal advances, has resulted in the creative solutions to regional and the fight against terrorism, mi- As a cross-regional group, span- global dispersal of power. Global global challenges. As a group, gration and the refugee crisis, ning multiple continents, and By Dionisio Pérez Jácome, institutions, the bulwark of the MIKTA also seeks to assist as and economic cooperation. The incorporating multiple languages Maeng-ho Shin, Natasha Smith, post-Second World War order, are a consensus-maker to open up 11th MIKTA Foreign Ministers and cultures, MIKTA can act as a Selçuk Ünal, & Teuku Faizasyah increasingly under strain. opportunities and strengthen Meeting was in December 2017 testing ground for new ideas, for- Conventional structures partnerships in many domains in Istanbul where Turkey hand- mulating new ways and methods to n late September 2013, foreign require fresh ideas, and, more im- such as trade, policy planning, ed over the MIKTA chairman- confront the intractable challenges Iministers from Mexico, Indo- portantly, new approaches, if the and education. ship to Indonesia. The theme facing more conventional forums. nesia, the Republic of Korea, problems of today (and tomor- The informal nature of MIKTA for MIKTA under Indonesia is Diversity is indeed a strength, Turkey, and Australia met on th row) are to be effectively tackled. helps maintain fl exibility and “fostering the creative economy not a weakness, in this assem- the sidelines of the 68 session Enter MIKTA. openness in discussions. Each and contributing to global blage of partners, and will prove of the United Nations General MIKTA countries, in the aggre- year, a MIKTA country coordinates peace.” It will be implemented pivotal in developing creative Assembly. gate, have signifi cant economic meetings and operational activities: through various activities aim- solutions to address the most They aimed to form an infor- sway. All are members of the Mexico (2013-2014), South Korea ing to increase the awareness of pressing issues of the global com- mal partnership to address global G20, pluralist democracies, and (2014-2015), Australia (2015-2016), MIKTA priorities and people-to- munity. issues—a bridge-builder and stalwart defenders of the rules- Turkey (2017) and Indonesia (2018). people contact. Dionisio Pérez Jácome is agenda-setter in a rapidly chang- based order, free trade, and open During Australia’s coordina- MIKTA embassies in Canada ambassador of Mexico. Teuku Fai- ing global environment. economies. They are strategically tion year, MIKTA foreign minis- will be organizing a number of zasyah is ambassador of Indone- MIKTA, as the group would located and regionally linked, ters agreed to focus on seven core events to reach out to a wider sia. Maeng-ho Shin is ambassador be later called, has evolved into playing an outsized role in their issues: energy; global security Canadian audience, from students of South Korea. Selçuk Ünal is a consultative platform to build respective neighbourhoods and and counter-terrorism; peace- and researchers to Parliamentar- ambassador of Turkey. Natasha consensus on complex issues, in multilateral forums including keeping; trade and the economy; ians and government offi cials as Smith is Australian high commis- drawing on the diverse perspec- the UN. MIKTA members value gender equality; democracy, hu- well as members of economic and sioner to Canada. tives of its members and their economic dynamism and inno- man rights, and governance; and trade circles. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 13 Legislation News

In general, there was a ba- sic agreement that government wouldn’t rush bills through, giving Extreme partisanship to parties time to discuss legislation if they wouldn’t hold it up necessarily. “There was a sort of quid pro quo there,” he said, while Mr. Bou- blame for sustained spike in dria described having a two-week rolling agenda he updated all the time, often with good cooperation. “I always considered my crit- ics... to be in a way my partners. time allocation, ex-MPs say Because if you don’t partner at all, well then all they do to ob- “very frustrating,” said Ms. May, “Clearly they’re not. But whose sonality and the methods of the struct right away,” he said. “It was Continued from page 1 who called it “a function of exces- fault is that?” Government House leader. a game of give and take that way.” were troubled by its use and say sive partisanship on the part of Former Conservative MP Jay “It’s he or she that really You have to have a lot of mutual the procedural tool limits debate House leaders.” Hill, who held House leader and drives the relationships that take respect, said Mr. Hill, who called and scrutiny, and poisons the Ms. May didn’t blame Ms. whip roles from 1997 to 2010, place behind the scenes that Ca- Mr. Boudria “terrifi c” and a “gentle- atmosphere over time. The Liberal Chagger entirely, saying the NDP wondered if “there’s a certain nadians don’t see,” said Mr. Hill, man” in that role and had equally government defended the practice and Conservatives were working amount of payback” or retaliatory calling Parliament more “toxic positive praise for now-Public in an emailed statement as “the together, “thwarting the govern- aspect to the Liberal approach, and autocratic” compared to when Safety Minister Ralph Goodale only available option left for the ment agenda and messing up given how upset members were he fi rst became an MP in 1993. (Regina-Wascana, Sask.), who was government to advance legislation their timetable” because they can. during the last Parliament when Earlier in the month, Ms. Bros- Liberal House leader in opposition when a stalemate exists.” “My speculation is they want to the use of time allocation spiked. seau and Ms. Bergen told The Hill and government from 2002 to 2010. Last week’s report by the non- create as many time allocations, so That the practice has continued Times a lack of communication was “There should be a better way profi t Samara, which promotes in an election, they can say: ‘See, into this session doesn’t bode well partially to blame for the rising ten- to work in the House,” Liberal MP civic engagement in politics, il- Trudeau’s as bad as Harper,’” she for the governing of the country, he sions in the House, in some cases not Denis Paradis (Brome-Missisquoi, lustrated the relative impact of its said. “That’s an election slogan in said, noting it’s a fi ne balance. knowing what they’ll be discussing Que.), said, in regards to Sa- use, comparing the total number the making, because otherwise the “The government has respon- “minutes before we start a debate on mara’s report on parliamentary of time allocation motions to the average Canadian isn’t watching sibility to implement the agenda it something,” Ms. Brosseau said. reform, adding that there is some number of sitting days to get a our parliamentary procedure.” ran on. Period. The opposition has In contrast, Mr. Riis said they appetite among MPs for change. better sense of how frequently it Ms. Chagger’s offi ce said in an a responsibility to the Canadian would “never” get notice just a few If it’s a case where senior leader- was used in a given session. emailed statement the Liberals “do public to highlight defi ciencies days before a bill. He described ship of parties cannot do the neces- That number came out to al- not take these decisions lightly,” in that legislation,” he said. “The the interactions as “quite cor- sary day-to-day discussions face-to- most 18 per cent of the sitting days and has been committed to mean- challenge is for people to actually dial,” and relatively nonpartisan, face, “maybe they should use those under Mr. Harper’s last session, ingful debate in the House. act like grownups, work behind meeting virtually every day, and that were there in the past and try and is almost 13 per cent under Mr. “Though we recognize the the scenes.” sometimes more, with plenty of to improve the system,” he said. Trudeau. Previously the high water opposition has a role to play, the Several people told The Hill heads up so the party could have [email protected] mark was eight per cent between government has a responsibility Times it comes down to the per- the right people in place. The Hill Times 1997 and 2000 under Liberal Prime to advance its legislative agenda Minister Jean Chrétien, when for- and make sure decisions are mer Ontario MP Don Boudria was taken,” the email said. Government House leader. It’s not fair to mark the govern- Use of time allocation Three former House leaders ment with that number, added described a “give and take” relation- Mr. Boudria, without taking into 20% ship in their meetings, where the account tactics from the opposi- partisan theatre on display in Ques- tion to slow legislation down, like tion Period didn’t bleed into the the recent Conservative motions work of negotiating the legislative to spur marathon voting on the 15% agenda. That collaboration doesn’t budget and main estimates. Last appear to be happening between week’s all-night session of vot- current Government House leader ing meant Friday’s sitting was 10% Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.), cancelled and effectively delayed Conservative House leader Candice the pot bill, though the Conserva- Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, Man.) and tives denied that was the tactic. 5% NDP House leader Ruth Ellen Bros- According to Mr. Boudria, seau, none of whom were available government is “entitled” to speed for interviews with The Hill Times. up legislation, and in some cases Former B.C. MP Nelson Riis, the government should be using it 0% who was NDP House leader from more, especially on second read-

Joe Clark(1979) 1986 to 1996, called the increasing ing. Committee work, he said, are Paul Martin Jean Chrétien % of sitting days with time allocation motion Pierre(1968-1972) Trudeau Pierre Trudeau Pierre(1974-1979) Trudeau (1994-1997) Jean Chrétien Jean Chrétien (2004-2005) Stephen(2008-2011) Harper Justin(2015-now) Trudeau use of time allocation “terrible.” the best forums for studying and (1973-1974) (1980-1984)Brian (1984-1988)Mulroney (1988-1993) (1997-2000) (2001-2004) Stephen(2006-2008) Harper Stephen(2011-2015) Harper “It’s a very uncooperative scrutinizing legislation. Private environment from what I can Members bills, he noted, are lim- Pierre Trudeau, John Turner Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell see,” he said of the House lead- ited to two hours of debate in the ers, blaming “extreme partisan- House without anyone crying foul. ship”—an assessment echoed by But based on how the House is Green Party leader Elizabeth May currently functioning, he agreed Parliamentary session, by prime minister (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.). with other observers that the three Note: This graph shows time allocation motions passed in each session, divided by the total number of sittings in that session to control for different lengths of sessions. The “constant time allocation” House leaders are not working *As of June 18, 2018 over the last few weeks has been well together. Adapted, with permission, from Samara Canada International & Domestic Group Health Insurance Provided by Conte Financial Services through Sutton Special Risk

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Continued from page 1 Mr. Robertson said.“I think [Mr. Trudeau] puts higher priority on “Canadians benefi t when we progressive trade policy.” have a time on the Security Coun- There’s still time for Canada, cil, but I don’t think it’s overly said Christopher Westdal, a for- presumptuous of us to suggest mer Canadian ambassador who that perhaps the world benefi ts also directed Canada’s success- when Canada has a voice on the ful 1988 Security Council cam- Security Council,” he said last paign. But the discussion around Former diplomat Christopher Westdal, left, with the late Marcel Prud’homme, a Senator and MP. Mr. Westdal said Canada year, according to CBC News. whether the seat matters and if still has time for its bid, and the work of the permanent representative to the UN in New York ‘matters enormously.’ But Canada has never really Canada should be pushing for it The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia leaned into the bid, experts told is unproductive to Mr. Westdal. The Hill Times, and had a late “It matters; it’s too late to never made a big deal about the that it’s the bilateral discussions A former political adviser to a start in its lobbying effort, lagging debate,” he said, especially since goal. “What we should do consis- that really matter. Mostly, the am- Canadian foreign minister said the behind its competition, Norway we’ve thrown our hat in. “A loss tently is to demonstrate our com- bassadors who have already sup- dynamics of the country compet- and Ireland, for the necessary would hurt.” mitment to the UN ethic and to ported Canada’s bid were willing ing against two European con- votes in 2020. The three are vying supporting its transparency and to talk, and about a dozen didn’t tenders will make it hard to win. for two available seats in their Global Aff airs has effectiveness.” respond to request for comment “The challenge of course is regional group. It means working hard every on Canada’s approach. Envoys this government came in and talk- “I think our pitch right now is 11 working on bid day, but instead Canada took for Moldova, Croatia, Tunisia, St. ed about making a big impression [all talk]—we’re back, we’re going As of the 2016-2017 fi scal far too long “to deliver on a Kitts and Nevis, and Cameroon on peacekeeping,” said the source, to participate in peace operations, year, 11 people were working peacekeeping commitment that confi rmed their votes for Canada who spoke on an not-for-attribu- we are welcoming for migrants, full time on the bid, Global Af- was meant to be our signature to The Hill Times, while others— tion basis because they still work we have a feminist development fairs Canada said by email, but project,” he said in reference to Pakistan, Sudan, and Ukraine— for government. “The actions may program,” said Jocelyn Coulon, didn’t offer current numbers. In the Mali mission, announced in would only say they support not have reached the rhetoric— who advised former foreign af- February 2017, the department March with a promise to send Canada, but could not confi rm a that could play a role.” fairs minister Stéphane Dion on reported to The Hill Times that six helicopters and, according to vote. Above all, don’t underestimate the peacekeeping and the UN eight people were on the fi le, several media reports, up to 250 “I think the fi nal decision will Ireland, cautioned Mr. Westdal, Security Council bid fi les. at the time broken down to six military personnel to the West depend not just on the history noting they’re good at the horse- The intervening years since in Ottawa and two in New York African nation later this year. but also on the [actions] these trading that goes on. Mr. Trudeau’s 2015 statement that City, where Canada’s permanent “Other countries see us parsing candidates take,” said Ukrainian “It’s an art; it gets very com- Canada is “back” on the interna- representative to the UN, Marc- our votes so as not to separate Ambassador Andriy Shevchenko plicated,” he said, adding many tional in 2015 have not seen the André Blanchard, is based. from the U.S., whose positions are in a phone interview. might not like it but “don’t pre- government live up to that prom- That position “matters enor- toxic,” Mr. Kinsman said, add- In particular, Mr. Coulon and tend it doesn’t happen.” ise, Mr. Coulon said in a phone mously” said Mr. Westdal, because ing Canada is engaged in “empty others say Canada isn’t pay- It used to be that Canada could interview June 1 from his home in those personal relationships with grandstanding,” such as the “mean- ing enough attention to African rely on others knowing and sup- Montreal, adding that Canada is the more than 190 people repre- ingless” January conference on nations, which account for the porting a schedule—that Canada “falling down” on the resources it senting their nations at the UN in North Korea in Vancouver. largest bloc. They point to a num- would be named every 10 years, commits to development aid. New York can either give a coun- “We can get there if we show ber of poor signals from Canada but that cycle has changed. “[Offi cials] do lobby when they try an edge or alienate votes. commitment and leadership, to the international community, Len Edwards, who served as meet with other governments but The government “is pursu- including on the tough problems, such as Defence Minister Harjit deputy minister of foreign affairs it’s almost an afterthought,” said ing a coordinated campaign” led not the easy ones like condemning Sajjan’s (Vancouver South, B.C.) from 2007 to 2010, echoed other a senior Global Affairs Canada by the permanent mission in Venezuela and Myanmar,” he said. summer 2016 trip to fi ve African observations that the histori- offi cial, who spoke on the condi- New York, said Global Affairs nations, which they character- cal precedent doesn’t count that tion of anonymity so as not to Canada spokeswoman Brianne Canada needs a better ized as a misguided diplomatic much anymore—namely, that offi - harm their job. Maxwell by email on June 5. mission that only served to get cials used to rely on the sentiment While they couldn’t speak to She said an interview with strategy: Coulon countries’ hopes up; the delayed that every 10 years “it’s Canada’s specifi cs, the offi cial noted the a department offi cial was “not Mr. Coulon said there are mission to Mali; Canada’s aid turn.” country needs be seen to be cam- possible at this time” and did not three aspects to a successful budget not returning to historic “We didn’t start early enough,” paigning, and several analysts respond to a follow-up questions. campaign strategy: diplomatic levels; and the failure to reopen he said, a repeat of the failed have observed Canada’s interna- Ms. Maxwell did not provide ties, economic interaction, and embassies in Africa. In 2013, 2010 bid, when Canada entered tional action doesn’t back that up. information about the bid’s peacekeeping, or military involve- iPolitics reported three embassies late and had “a lot of ground to “We are tending to, I think, dial budget, but said the campaign ment. By his estimation, Canada had been closed in the previous make up.” back a bit,” said the offi cial, which expenses “will always be guided isn’t doing enough on any of fi ve years as the opposition NDP And although Mr. Trudeau is understandable if it looks like by principles of value-for-money, these fronts. criticized Canada’s reduced pres- has greater international cachet you’re not going to win. transparency, effectiveness and A good strategy means being ence in the continent. than his predecessor, several said “What’s the point in throwing responsible management of aware of the voting blocs in the Norway, which is a fraction of he hasn’t departed enough from resources into something if you resources,” and that many costs 193-member UN General As- Canada’s size, has a comparable some of the policies of former know you’re going to lose?” are using “existing departmental sembly, which to Mr. Coulon’s number of embassies in Africa— prime minister Stephen Harper, Some, like former Canadian resources,” with some “incremen- estimation breaks down to the about 20—and a generous aid such as his support of Israel, diplomat Colin Robertson, who tal costs” reported “as required.” following: Africa, with 54 votes; budget, in contrast to Canada’s, which angered some Arab na- described himself as “a commit- Jeremy Kinsman, a former Ca- Asia, with 46; the Americas with which Mr. Westdal described as tions, making them unlikely to ted multilateralist,” said they don’t nadian high commissioner to the 35; the Oceania countries with “shameful.” support Canada now. think it’s “vital” for Canada to United Kingdom, said by email 14; and the 44 in the European He and others noted because “It’s such a highly competitive be on the Security Council, nor Canada will be elected by what it bloc that Canada can all but of the fear of criticism back place, that you really do have to should it be “a driving priority.” does, not by its “campaign.” write off given its European home, Canada is unwilling to pull out all the stops,” Mr. Ed- “I think there has been a “People in the [Prime Min- competitors. spend money on the wining and wards said. dawning of the realities of life in a ister’s Offi ce] just got over-en- Ambassadors and high com- dining of ambassadors, a neces- —With fi les from Shruti Shekar complicated world, and what can thused about this way before its missioners to Canada from vari- sary aspect to wooing countries to [email protected] you do with so many resources?” time,” he said, and should have ous countries told The Hill Times get their votes. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 15 MP expenses News

House offi cers spent $18-million Status of Government Bills HOUSE OF COMMONS last year, fi rst spending tallies reveal Second reading: • C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 Expense reports ridings, geographically large ones, • C-12, An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Continued from page 1 released by and several expansive ridings Compensation Act quarterly reports on individual MP the House of receive bigger budgets. • C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefi ts spending, House offi cer spending Commons on He spent $292,964.42 on employ- Standards Act, 1985 would also be disclosed. June 12 disclosed ees’ salaries, $119,612.50 on his own • C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code Following this annual report, for the fi rst time travel and $54,258.86 on constituen- (victim surcharge) House offi cer expenses will be offi ce spending cy offi ce leases, insurance, utilities. • C-32, An Act related to the repeal of section released quarterly going forward, by Liberal MP Mr. Nault said in an email he 159 of the Criminal Code and will include more details on Bardish Chagger maintains three constituency of- • C-33, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act travel and hospitality expenses. in her role as fi ces to serve the 53 communities • C-34, An Act to amend the Public Service House offi cers include the Government in his riding. Forty-two of those Labour Relations Act Speaker and the deputy Speaker; House leader. are First Nations, of which 22 are • C-38, An Act to amend an Act to amend the Crimi- nal Code (exploitation and traffi cking in persons) the House leaders, whips, and The Hill Times remote and can only be accessed • C-39, An Act to amend the Criminal Code photograph by by chartered fl ight. national caucus chairs for each (unconstitutional provisions) recognized party (currently the Andrew Meade “During riding weeks, I at- • C-42, Veterans Well-being Act Liberals, Conservatives, and tempt to schedule my charters so • C-43, An Act respecting a payment to be NDP); the chair, deputy chair, and that I am able to visit two commu- made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund assistant deputy chair of commit- lion offi ce expense. Mr. Caron took date. Spending is also top of mind, nities a day for up to fi ve days— to support a pan-Canadian artifi cial intel- tees of the whole; the Member over the offi ce after Jagmeet Singh given his steel-based economy up to a total of 10 communities a ligence strategy designated as responsible for each won the party’s leadership in Octo- faced some challenges over the past week,” he said in an email. “This • C-52, Supporting Vested Rights Under Access party’s research offi ce (typically ber and appointed him to the job, couple of years, including Essar works, if the weather cooperates, to Information Act the party leader); and any Member as Mr. Singh is not an MP. Steel Algoma—the area’s largest which often isn’t the case.” • C-56, An Act to amend the Corrections and who is a former prime minister. A response to questions to the employer—fi ling for bankruptcy Coming in second behind Mr. Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of Annual budgets for each House NDP about the budget was not protection in late 2015. Nault was Liberal MP Yvonne Early Parole Act offi cer are set out in the Members’ returned as of deadline. The year’s top spender was Lib- Jones (Labrador, N.L.), who • C-77, An Act to amend the National Defence Act • C-78, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Allowances and Services Manual. The home of the offi cial op- eral MP Bob Nault (Kenora, Ont.), spent $575,059.36, followed by position leader, Stornoway, also who billed taxpayers $606,651.93. Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement According to the Members By- Conservative MP Todd Doherty Assistance Act, and the Garnishment, Attach- law, budgets for House offi cers can came in over budget, though only “Democracy is expensive, but well (Cariboo-Prince George, B.C.), The Hill Times ment, and Pension Diversion Act be used to pay staff, to cover service slightly, at $179,487.16. The bud- worth it,” he told . who spent $560,405.97, both of • C-79, Comprehensive and Progressive contracts, and help the national get was $177,919. Mr. Nault’s riding covers whom also have large ridings far Agreement for Trans-Pacifi c Partnership caucus with translation services and On the other side of the scale, 321,741 square kilometres, rough- from Ottawa. Implementation Act other expenses for planning and Government House Leader Bardish ly one-third of Ontario’s land [email protected] carrying out meetings. The funds Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) used a mass. MPs with heavily populated The Hill Times Committee: can also be used for travel, hospital- fraction of her $103,567 alloca- • C-75, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code, ity, and other offi ce needs. tion from the House of Commons, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and other Acts The largest individual budget spending only $8,896.82. But, as her • C-76, Elections Modernization Act for 2017-18 was set aside for the offi ce explained, the majority of the MP offi ce spending from Report stage: leader of the offi cial opposition, government House leader’s funding April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 • C-62, An Act to amend the Federal Public at $4.5-million. Last year, the role comes from the Privy Council Of- fi ce, and last year, the money from Sector Labour Relations Act and other Acts was split between former interim Highest spending MPs • C-64, Wrecked, Abandoned, or Hazardous leader Rona Ambrose and Andrew the House of Commons was mainly Liberal Bob Nault (Kenora, Ont.) — $606,651.93 Vessels Act Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.), used for salaries. Liberal Yvonne Jones (Labrador, N.L.) — $575,059.36 • C-68, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act “But the salary expense was who took over the permanent job Conservative Todd Doherty (Cariboo-Prince George, B.C.) — $560,405.97 • C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and in May 2017. The pair expensed not drawn until near the end of the Regulations in relation to fi rearms Conservative David Yurdiga (Fort McMurray-Cold Lake, Alta.) — $559,606.11 nearly $3.8-million, the majority of fi scal year,” press secretary Sabri- which went to employee salaries. na Atwal said in an email. “For this Conservative James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake, Man.) — $530,939.88 Third reading: According to the Members By- reason, once the 2018-19 full fi scal • C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act law, House offi cers “of a recognized year is completed, a larger portion Lowest spending MPs (active members) • C-59, An Act respecting national security matters • C-69, An Act to amend the Impact Assess- party may transfer amounts between of the allotment will be used.” Liberal Geoff Regan (Halifax West, N.S.) — $275,645.29 their respective House Offi cers’ Bud- ment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Liberal Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) — $307,550.86 Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act gets,” which can lead to what looks Sheehan most frugal MP, Liberal Terry Sheehan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) — $316,503.89 like overindulgence in the reports, Nault biggest spender Liberal Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Ont.) — $337,106.76 Consideration of Senate amendments: according to Conservative caucus • C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (of- chair David Sweet (Flamborough- Overall, MPs expensed Conservative Dave MacKenzie (Oxford, Ont.) — $337,185.01 fences relating to conveyances) Glanbrook, Ont.), who noted this $147.66-million in 2017-18, an • C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections was a transition year. increase of about 4.5 per cent Act (political fi nancing) Though his budget last year over 2016-17 spending, which was • C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour was set at $102,300, the expenses the fi rst full year of the expanded, 2017-18 House offi cer expenses Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff came in at $140,596.76. But there’s 338-Member Parliament. Relations Act, and the Budget Implementation 2017-18 2017-18 Of the active MPs who spent Act, 2017, No. 1 (harassment and violence) a $54,153 national caucus-meeting Role Name budget expenses budget that was previously under the full fi scal year in offi ce (in the control of the party whip, giv- other words, they weren’t elected Speaker Geoff Regan $1,199,380 $908,837.20 SENATE Second reading: ing him a real budget of $156,453. in a byelection part-way through Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton $92,688 $70,523.94 • C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes $42,054 $21,038.02 “It’s an allocation question the year), Liberal MP Terry Shee- Permits Act and the Criminal Code (amend- because they combined budgets han (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) could Assistant Deputy Speaker Anthony Rota $39,762 $25,538.20 ments permitting the accession to the Arms that previously were separated be considered the most frugal, Government House leader Bardish Chagger $103,567 $8,896.82 Trade Treaty) into one budget for the whip,” he spending $316,503.89. Government Whip Pablo Rodriguez $1,492,247 $1,000,645.54 • C-48, Oil Tanker Moratorium Act told The Hill Times. Technically, Mr. Sheehan ranks • C-55, An Act to amend the Oceans Act and He’ll run into the same issue third on the list behind House Government caucus chair Francis Scarpaleggia $137,892 $95,908.90 the Canada Petroleum Resources Act again next year, as the offi cial oppo- Speaker Geoff Regan, who spent Government caucus Justin Trudeau $3,028,200 $3,008,811.55 • C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustain- sition national caucus chair budget $275,645.29, and Prime Minister research offi ce able Development Act for 2018-19 is set at $103,120. “That’s Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), Conservative leader Rona Ambrose/Andrew Scheer $4,508,315 3,783,233.21 strictly HR and the caucus expenses who spent $307,550.86, but both Stornoway Rona Ambrose/Andrew Scheer $177,919 $179,487.16 Committee: • C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code will be transferred from the whip’s have extra perks not factored into Conservative House leader Candice Bergen $518,085 495,705.25 larger budget that they’ve done with the MP spending calculations af- and the Department of Justice Act Conservative Whip Gord Brown/Mark Strahl $1,073,975 $908,682.85 forded to their positions, such as of- • C-58, An Act to amend the Access to Infor- this reconfi guration of Hill fi nanc- mation Act and the Privacy Act es,” Mr. Sweet said. fi cial residences and transportation. Conservative caucus chair David Sweet $102,300 $140,596.76 Conservative caucus Rona Ambrose/Andrew Scheer $2,824,668 $2,824,636 The NDP claimed the largest A former six-term municipal Third reading: research offi ce budget overage in the 2017-18 re- politician, Mr. Sheehan said he’s • C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and port, with nearly half a million dol- “always conscious when spending NDP leader Tom Muclair/Guy Caron $2,096,884 $2,513,123.70 the Financial Administration Act lars spent over the leader’s offi ce taxpayer dollars,” but a lot of it NDP House leader Murray Rankin/Peter Julian/ $329,952 $264,224.27 • C-80, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2018-19 budget of $2.096-million. According comes down to how he works— Ruth Ellen Brosseau to the report, former leader Tom which is very hands-on. NDP Whip Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet $721,875 $325,058.56 AWAITING ROYAL ASSENT He hands out householders him- • C-45, Cannabis Act Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) and par- NDP caucus chair Daniel Blaikie/Matthew Dubé $79,279 $62,616.80 liamentary leader Guy Caron (Ri- self instead of mailing them, and • C-66, Expungement of Historically Unjust mouski Neigette-Témiscouata-Les has weekly community radio and NDP research offi ce Tom Muclair/Guy Caron $1,723,776 $1,681,074.18 Convictions Act Basques, Que.) split a $2.513-mil- TV shows to keep his riding up to —Source: House of Commons • C-74, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1 16 THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018

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cluded managing the minister’s social media ist in the Conservative offi cial opposition accounts, Ms. Joly’s press secretary, Simon leader’s offi ce (OLO). He left in early May Ross, told Hill Climbers last week. and has since been replaced by former “He successfully increased our visibil- administrative assistant Amy Docksteader ity on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap- as caucus services resource coordinator. hill climbers chat, and Weibo, and was a key member of Mr. Conrad had joined the OLO team our communications team,” said Mr. Ross. in September 2016 and before that was an Mr. Auger had a background in journal- administrative assistant in the department of by Laura Ryckewaert ism, including having previously worked Employment and Social Development Cana- for Québecor Media. da’s labour market integration directorate. In Conservative staff news, Aaron [email protected] Transport minister names Conrad is no longer a data entry special- The Hill Times Marc Roy as chief of staff Party Central Feature Plus, Olivier Auger has of MRCNR Strategies, now known as Hatley Strategy Advisers, and was a senior adviser Parliamentary secretary turns out to left Canadian Heritage for business development and communica- tions at now-defunct law fi rm Heenan Blai- Cameroon’s national day Minister Mélanie Joly’s kie in Montreal. Plus, he was a senior adviser for business development and communica- Photographs courtesy of Cynthia Münster offi ce, among other tions at BCF, a business law fi rm in Montreal. recent staff departures. Infrastructure Minister Sohi ransport Minister Marc Garneau has promotes press secretary Ttapped his director of communications Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet by the same fi rst name, Marc Roy, to take Sohi has re-jigged his political staff team, over as his new chief of staff as of June 22. promoting press secretary Brook Simpson to Mr. Roy announced the decision in a the role of director of parliamentary affairs Facebook post on June 13, calling it a “true and issues management back in March. Egyptian Ambassador Motaz Zahran and Constant Horace, honour and privilege to serve in this capacity.” A new press ambassador of Madagascar, at the May 23 party at the Jean-Philippe Arseneau, who’s set to exit the secretary has Chateau Laurier. minister’s offi ce, has been serving as chief of not been hired, staff to the transport minister since late 2015. with direc- A longtime Hill tor of com- staffer, Mr. Roy munications fi rst began work- Kate Monfette ing for then-Liberal taking on all government House media relations leader Don Boudria Brook Simpson is now director work for the in 1998, handling of parliamentary affairs offi ce. media relations, and issues management to Previously, Parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs Matt and continued the infrastructure minister. Mike Burton Marc Roy is the Nepalese Ambassador Kali Prasad Pokhrel, Mr. Azoh-Mbi, and DeCourcey and Cameroonian High Commissioner working for Mr. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn was director of incoming chief of Boudria during his Mr. Pokhrel’s spouse, Kamala Pokhrel. Solomon Azoh-Mbi at Cameroon’s national day party. staff to the transport parliamentary short-lived turn as affairs to Mr. Sohi, but he’s since switched minister. The Hill Times public works minis- fi le photograph to the title of senior adviser. ter, before follow- Mr. Simpson joined Mr. Sohi’s ministe- Guyana’s fl ag raised at Ottawa City Hall ing his boss back to rial offi ce in January 2016 straight from Ot- the House leader’s offi ce in May 2002. tawa mayor Jim Watson’s offi ce where he’d The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia He went on to work as associate direc- been busy as press secretary to the mayor tor of communications in then-Liberal since 2014, and as a special assistant prime minister Paul Martin’s offi ce. Not before that since 2011. He was also briefl y long after Stephen Harper’s Conservatives been a Hill aide to then-Liberal MP Glen defeated the Martin Liberal government in Pearson, who was in offi ce 2006 to 2011. the 2006 federal election, Mr. Roy landed Meanwhile, policy adviser and spe- himself a new gig as director of communi- cial assistant for Western regional affairs cations to the leader of the opposition in Gurpreet Vinning said goodbye to the Hill, the Senate, starting under former Alberta and Mr. Sohi’s offi ce, on May 31. He’s since Nepean MP Chandra Arya, Ottawa Liberal Senator Dan Hays, and continu- moved back to Vancouver and is now work- city councillor Mark Taylor, and High commissioners of Bahamas, ing under former Quebec Liberal Senator ing for the Monark Group, a B.C.-based Barbados, Jamaica, and Cameroon: Céline Hervieux-Payette and former Nova Guyanese High Commissioner Clarissa The high commissioners of Jamaica digital marketing company. Sabita Riehl at Guyana’s May 25 and South Africa, Janice Miller and Alvin Smith, Yvonne Walkes, Ms. Miller, Scotia Liberal Senator James Cowan. Before joining Mr. Sohi’s offi ce in and Solomon Azoh-Mbi at a reception In 2010, Mr. Roy landed a job as associate Independence Day fl ag-raising at Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo, with January 2016, Mr. Vinning worked for the Ottawa City Hall. Ms. Riehl. at the Sheraton hotel. director of communications to then-offi cial former B.C. Liberal government under opposition Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, then-premier Christy Clark, including in and went on to act as a campaign spokesper- the offi ce of the province’s minister of ed- son for the party during the 2011 federal elec- ucation, and the minister of jobs, tourism, EU diplomats run in tion. After the Liberals slipped from offi cial and skills training. He’s also a former se- opposition to third-party status in that elec- nior account manager with RBC in Surrey, tion, Mr. Roy returned to Sen. Cowan’s offi ce B.C., and a former small business banker Ottawa Race Weekend as Senate Liberal leader where he remained for the Bank of Montreal in the city. until joining Mr. Garneau’s offi ce in late 2015, Mr. Vinning comes from a politically after the Liberals engaged family: his brother, Manjeet Vin- formed govern- ning, is currently director of operations to ment. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan; his dad is For his part, longtime Liberal organizer Prem Vinning; Mr. Arseneau and his cousin is Bahadur Vinning, a re- is a former gional affairs manager for the Pacifi c in the Quebec Liberal ministers’ regional offi ce in Vancouver. Czech deputy head of mission Jiri Borcel and his daughter European Union press offi cer Diodora Bucur fi nishes the staffer, having In another staff departure, Olivier previously been Sofi a were among about 100 EU mission participants in fi ve-kilometre race as part of an EU contingent at Ottawa Auger is no longer Race Weekend on May 26. deputy chief of working in Ca- the 5K race. staff to the prov- Jean-Philippe Arseneau will nadian Heritage ince’s economic mark his last day in Transport Minister Mélanie development, Minister Marc Garneau’s Joly’s offi ce. innovation, and offi ce on June 22. Photograph He’d been a com- exports minis- courtesy of LinkedIn munications adviser ter; chief of staff in charge of digital to its tourism minister; and most recently communications deputy chief of staff to Quebec’s Treasury to Ms. Joly since Board president. Olivier Auger has left January 2017; his He’s also previously worked in the Que- the heritage minister’s last day in the offi ce bec government’s offi ces in Barcelona and offi ce. Photograph was May 18. Among EU Ambassador Peteris Ustubs and Latvian fi rst secretary Carlos Gonzalez and his daughter Helena Del Carmen in New York City. He was a founding partner courtesy of LinkedIn other things, that in- Marks Deitons ready for the race. Gonzalez and Maria Luiza Garcia of the embassy of Spain. THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 19 Parliamentary A March press release notes that St. Diplomatic Circles Kitts and Nevis’ citizenship-by-investment Calendar program requires a minimum donation of $150,000 or a real estate purchase of $400,000. “We stand for integrity, rigour, by Charelle Evelyn and robust due diligence,” Timothy Harris, the prime minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, said in the release. “In fact, we continue to improve our due diligence process and St. Kitts and Nevis in the near future we will be introducing biometrics, starting with applicants from high-risk countries.” Canada conducts visa reviews “where MPs set to head there is evidence, following close moni- foreign minister toring, of a shift in migration trends and country conditions that could indicate home for the that a change in policy is warranted,” Julie Lafortune, an Immigration, Refugees, and summer this week pushes for visa Citizenship Canada spokesperson, said in an emailed response to questions about St. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 Kitts and Nevis’ visa status from The Hill The House Is Sitting—The House is scheduled to Times. sit every day until adjourning for the summer break waiver in Ottawa visit Among the criteria examined when on June 22. The Senate is scheduled to break a week imposing or lifting a visa are a country’s later, on June 29, and sit every weekday until then socio-economic conditions, immigration except June 25. Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in Mark issues, such as immigration violation rates Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more Brantley, and asylum claims, the integrity of travel information, please call Liberal Party media relations at the foreign documents, safety and security, border [email protected] or 613-627-2384. minister of management, human rights, and bilateral Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives St. Kitts and relations. will meet for their national caucus meeting. For more Nevis, was “Visa lifts are undertaken when we information, contact Cory Hann, director of com- assess that the benefi ts to Canadians and munications with the Conservative Party of Canada at in Ottawa [email protected]. on June Canada’s interests outweigh any potential NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet 14 to press risks. Currently, Canada has no plans to from 9:15-11 a.m. in the Wellington Building. For more Canadian review the visa requirement for St. Kitts information, please call the NDP Media Centre at 613- offi cials to and Nevis,” Ms. Lafortune wrote. 222-2351 or [email protected]. lift the visa Mr. Brantley noted that since 2014, Québec Debout Caucus Meeting—The Québec requirement Canada has lifted visa restrictions on Debout caucus will meet from 9:30 a.m. in La Fran- other countries, such as Romania, Bul- cophonie room (263-S) in Centre Bock, on Wednesday. imposed in For more information, call press attaché Julie Groleau, 2014. The garia, Chile, and the United Arab Emirates, 514-792-2529. Hill Times which “reinforces to us that we need to get Fireside Chat with Chrystia Freeland—The Liberal photograph back on the agenda insofar as Canada is Party of Canada is hosting this fundraiser with Foreign by Andrew concerned and insofar as the relationships Minister Chrystia Freeland. June 20, 5-7 p.m. Rialto Meade in the region are concerned.” Theatre, 5723 Park Ave., Montreal, Que. $75-$400. Although his visit to Canada included Register via events.liberal.ca. discussions about other multilateral issues, Italian Contemporary Film Festival—On June 20 and 21, ICFF Ottawa will be screening four fi lms at Cineplex such as climate change, plastics in oceans, Cinemas Lansdowne, 325 Marché Way, Ottawa. The and renewable energy, visa-lifting is the fi lm titles include: Couch Potatoes, The Last Pro- “No. 1 bilateral issue” for St. Kitts and secco, Neverland, and Love and Bullets. All ICFF fi lm not only with St. Kitts and Nevis, but the Nevis and Canada, and the impetus of Mr. screenings are subtitled in English. Tickets are $13 per The Caribbean state Caribbean [has] had with Canada,” he told Brantley’s travel last week. person and are available online at the icff.ca/tag/2018- The Hill Times in a June 14 interview at the The visa requirement “has caused tre- ottawa or call 613-400-8752 or 613-816-4315 or is wondering why 613-656-9212. Walk-in tickets are available too. country’s Besserer Street high commission mendous disruption, tremendous anxiety Voices of Welcome and Refuge: A Human Library for Canada maintains a visa in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood. in St. Kitts and Nevis,” Mr. Brantley said, World Refugee Day—To mark World Refugee Day, Refugee Arriving on June 11, Mr. Brantley noting he’s had constituents who’ve been 613, Oxfam, and CARE Canada will host speakers who requirement years after participated in the International Economic unable to attend family events in Canada. will share their personal stories from all dimensions of Forum of the Americas’ Conference of And by the end of the year, getting a visa the refugee experience in Canada, including private it says it’s cleaned up Montreal before arriving in Ottawa where will get tougher, he said. sponsorship, policymaking, and settlement. Everyone he met with cabinet ministers and offi - As of Dec. 31, nearly everyone required is welcome. This event is free. Each human “book” will speak to the participants at their respective tables for security problems with cials on June 14, including House Speaker to apply for a visitor visa to Canada will approximately 10 minutes each. Guests will have the Geoff Regan, International Develop- need to provide biometrics, specifi cally fi n- chance to hear from several different human “books” its citizenship program. ment Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, her gerprints and photos, as part of the applica- over the course of the evening. Global Centre for Plural- parliamentary secretary Celina Caesar- tion process—making it necessary to apply ism, 330 Sussex Dr., Ottawa. Registration: 5 p.m., early four years after losing visa-free Chavannes, Fisheries and Oceans Minister for a visa in person as opposed to online. human library discussion: 5:20-6:30 p.m., networking: Naccess to Canada, the government of Dominic LeBlanc, Immigration Minister There is no Canadian visa offi ce in St. 6:30-7 p.m. The discussion will take place in English. a two-island Eastern Caribbean state is Ahmed Hussen, and Matt DeCourcey, Kitts and Nevis, with the closest one about THURSDAY, JUNE 21 engaging in a full-court press to convince 760 kilometres away in Port of Spain, Trini- parliamentary secretary to the foreign Public Meeting of National Capital Commission Board of the Liberals the travel restrictions are an minister. dad and Tobago. Directors—The NCC is holding a public meeting of its board unnecessary burden for its citizens. St. Kitts and Nevis government offi cials “I can understand the reasons for of directors on June 21 at the NCC headquarters in Ottawa. Last week, St. Kitts and Nevis Foreign have previously engaged with Canadian Canada wanting to collect biometrics,” Mr. 9 a.m.-2:45 p.m., NCC headquarters, 40 Elgin St., 3rd Minister Mark Brantley travelled to Canada cabinet ministers including Prime Minister Brantley said, “but a ticket from St. Kitts fl oor, room 324. That evening it will hold its annual public to meet with a host of government offi cials Justin Trudeau—who spent his fi rst Christ- and Nevis to Trinidad and Tobago is about meeting, 7-9 p.m., NCC headquarters, second fl oor. and make the case that his country should mas holiday after his 2015 election win in US$800.” The cost of going to apply for The Parliamentary Calendar is a free events listing. a visa for a family, on top of the cost of Send in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or governmental be allowed to shake off the yoke of the visi- St. Kitts and Nevis. event in a paragraph with all the relevant details under the tor’s visa required for the past few years. After the visa was imposed, the dual- travelling to Canada if the visa application subject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to news@hilltimes. In November 2014, Canada imposed island nation opened a high commission is approved, might price people out of visit- com by Wednesday at noon before the Monday paper or by a visa requirement on the country after in Ottawa, making lobbying for a visa ing Canada entirely, he said. Friday at noon for the Wednesday paper. We can’t guaran- concerns with its citizenship-by-investment waiver one of its top priorities. It’s the only St. Kitts and Nevis residents average tee inclusion of every event, but we will defi nitely do our program. The program at the time allowed member of the 10 Organisation of Eastern fewer than 800 visitors to Canada each best. Events can be updated daily online too. foreign nationals to buy citizenship and get Caribbean States to open its own high year, Mr. Brantley said, with fewer than 500 The Hill Times a St. Kitts and Nevis passport and, most commission in Ottawa, following the 2011 visa applications made annually. controversially, a diplomatic document, closure of the group’s joint mission. Its “Put bluntly, if the entire country and without ever setting foot in the country. second resident high commissioner, Sherry everybody in it were to get up tomorrow Extra! Extra! The government was accused of forgoing Tross, arrived in February. morning and say ‘we’re moving to Canada,’ security and selling citizenship to shady “There’s no absence of interaction at the I don’t even think the government here RReadead the full characters for the sake of much-needed highest levels of the Canadian government would notice; the numbers are that small,” cash to shore up its bottom line. and our government,” Mr. Brantley said. “And he said. “So as to how 800 people could ParliamentaParliamentaryry After having its visa-free travel privileg- we’ve been concerned that we’ve not been pose any form of risk to Canada beggars es revoked, the government recalled more able to get any traction on this issue and that belief.” CCalendaralendar than 15,000 passports. But years later, St. in fact, if there are still outstanding technical Mr. Brantley said he thinks the offi cials Kitts and Nevis is still left out in the cold, issues, it would be our desire to know about he met with are listening. “I’ve found the online according to Mr. Brantley. them so that we can address them.” government here to be very responsive, “We feel imposition of the visas on the St. Kitts recalled its passports following and I think that the message was conveyed 50,000 souls that call St. Kitts and Nevis the 2014 visa imposition and reissued them very clearly,” he said. home is unfortunate and inconsistent with to include the holder’s birth place and any [email protected] the long friendship and the long history name changes. The Hill Times RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY BRIEFING

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