Lobbying Climbers Party Central HOH Legislation Hill Life & People Foreign Policy Heard on the Hill p.2 Jean Fournier: Party Central Incumbent ISG Senators, Diana Ross helps raise don’t more than $780,000 at syndrome is NAC’s sweeping the back glitzy down gala p. country: Copps p.9 p. 12 16 THIRTIETH YEAR, NO. 1573 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 $5.00 News USMCA & 2019News Quebec & 2019 election News Diversity & politics Despite dairy Underrepresented concessions, CAQ’s victory in Quebec, in the House, Asian- Trudeau Canadian MPs say rise of conservative more Asian faces Liberals’ needed in Ottawa ambitions in provincial parties, a BY JOLSON LIM Quebec likely hen Conservative MP Mi- not in peril, Wchael Chong was fi rst elected ‘wake-up call’ for federal to the House of Commons in 2004, he was surprised to fi nd out that he strategists say was the fi rst-ever MP from Ontario of Chinese background. Chinese-Canadians have BY BEATRICE PAEZ & ABBAS RANA Liberals, say Grit MPs lived in Ontario for more than a century, with almost half-a-million he Trudeau government’s people of Chinese descent living in Tdecision to bow down to U.S. the province by 2001, and almost pressure to loosen restrictions on 850,000 people, as of the 2016 Continued on page 6 federal census. Before Mr. Chong, there had been only four Chinese Canadians ever elected to the House—the fi rst, former British News Environment Continued on page 18 May urges feds to restore News Immigration Committee staffi ng Safe Third capacity after Country departments Agreement behind spike of found failing on irregular border marine mammal crossers, say protections, toxic Immigration Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 substances Committee BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT witnesses CAQ leader and premier-designate François Legault’s party won an overwhelming majority government in Quebec on fter a recent audit found Oct. 1, crushing both the Quebec Liberals and the Parti Québécois. Photograph courtesy of Francois Legault’s Flickr Afederal departments failed to BY NEIL MOSS act swiftly to protect endangered marine mammals in Canada and BY ABBAS RANA & JOLSON LIM the last 16 months, which is “an political insiders, and a lead- he House Immigration Com- are dropping the ball on ensur- alarming trend” and a “wake-up ing pollster says federal parties Tmittee, which is looking at ing regulations to control toxic he “restless electorate” has call” for the federal Liberals as should not overlook the success refugees and migration in the Tthrown incumbent Liberals they prepare for the 2019 federal Continued on page 14 out of power in four provinces in election, say Liberal MPs and Continued on page 4 Continued on page 19 2 MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES The reality is that oil will continue to be transported on rail and it is increasing, said It’s a plane, it’s a plane! Mr. Campbell, and the “door is still open” for a repeat of the Lac-Mégantic disaster. If Hillites looked to the sky on Oct. 3, “From my observations, and my inter- they would have seen an unusual sight—a Heard on the Hill views, and my assessment, the door [for plane circling Parliament Hill. another tragedy] is still open, especially with the volume of traffi c now,” he said. Can you see it? by Neil Moss In his book, Mr. Campbell outlines how A plane circles the legal system failed to hold those behind Parliament Hill the disaster to account, and how neither with a banner the governments of Stephen Harper or Jus- urging the tin Trudeau have properly addressed the Senate to ‘kill Daughters of the Vote safety of Canadian rails. In 2013, Transport Bill C-69.’ The Canada issued an emergency directive on Hill Times trains carrying dangerous materials and in photograph by 2014, the federal government called for the Andrew Meade to return to Parliament phaseout or retrofi t of the older DOT-111 oil-by-rail cars, but Mr. Campbell says the The plane was dragging a banner federal government still has to fulfi ll a long urging the government to “kill Bill C-69,” Hill in 2019 number of commitments to improve rail referencing the controversial environmen- safety in Canada. tal assessment bill that gives the federal environment minister fi nal say over major NDP MP Robert energy projects. qual Voice’s Daughters of the Vote Status of Aubin holds a program, which brought young women Women It has been criticized from both energy E copy of Bruce groups, who say it will curtail investment representing every federal riding in Cana- Minister Campbell’s da to sit in the House of Commons Cham- Maryam in Canada’s natural resource industry, recently released and from environmental groups, who say ber in Centre Block in 2017, will return in Monsef said book at the March 2019. more women the bill does not do enough to protect the Oct. 4 press environment. in politics will conference. Equal Voice Currently, the bill is at second reading lead to better The Hill Times executive in the Senate. It passed third reading in the decision- photograph by director Nancy House of Commons on June 20 with op- making. The Andrew Meade Peckford says Hill Times position from the Conservatives and New the Daughters photograph by Democrats. of the Vote Andrew Meade “This book ... uncovers new elements in The stunt was paid for by Suits and ‘changed the the story behind the disaster,” the author Boots, a group of pro-energy investment said. “What happened, how it happened, professionals founded by Rick Peterson, lives’ of many The 2019 gathering will occur between who is responsible, and why is can happen a venture capitalist and a candidate in the who participated March 31 and April 4, 2019 to coincide again.” 2017 Conservative leadership race. in 2017.The Hill with the anniversary of Indigenous women The 216-page book was published by Times photograph gaining the vote in March 31, 1960—the Lorimer on Oct. 2. It is on sale for $24.95. by Andrew Meade fi nal group of women in Canada to be Former Ontario PC leader granted the right to cast a ballot. The application to participate in the Supreme Court enters the ties the knot program next year opens on Oct. 10. On March 8, 2017, young women aged 1990s Patrick Brown, the former leader of the 18 to 23 came from all corners of Canada Ontario Tories, wed Genevieve Gualtieri in to Parliament Hill to participate in Daugh- New book on Lac-Mégantic Canada’s top court announced record- Kleinburg, Ont., on Sept. 30. ters of the Vote. The four-day program in- ings of hearings will be available on its Mr. Brown, a former federal Conserva- cluded leadership training, policy develop- rail disaster reveals it could website, offering Canadians a chance to tive MP, resigned as the leader of the then- ment workshops, and an Indigenous forum. tune in to this often out-of-sight pillar of offi cial opposition at Queen’s Park on Jan. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, former happen again democracy. 25 following a CTV report of two women prime minister Kim Campbell, then-interim alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct. Conservative leader Rona Ambrose, then- Before a 74-car freight train carry- NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, and Green ing crude oil derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Party Leader Elizabeth May all spoke to Que., killing 47 people on July 6, 2013, the participants last year. there wasn’t a question of if, but when “My experience with the inaugural there would be a Canadian rail disaster, Daughters of the Vote program suggests says Bruce Campbell, author of the new that the future of Canada is very bright book, The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: and we can fully leverage the talent and Public Betrayal, Justice Denied. commitment of diverse and dynamic young Bruce women leaders throughout Canada,” Ms. Campbell Campbell said in an Oct. 3 press release warns that announcing the program’s return. the ‘door Ms. May said in the release that the is still The Supreme Court announces that audio 2017 program was “one of the most impres- open’ for recordings of hearings will be available on its sive and inspiring events” she has ever another rail website. The Hill Times fi le photograph attended. disaster in Former Conservative MP Patrick Brown got Nancy Peckford, executive director of Canada. The Audio recordings will be available for married to Genevieve Gualtieri on Sept. 30. Equal Voice, said the program “changed the Hill Times cases heard since October 2017. Going for- Photograph courtesy of Twitter lives of many of our young women del- photograph ward, audio will be uploaded to the court’s egates.” by Andrew website within 24 hours of the hearing, He was projected to be a shoo-in to Ms. Peckford said many of the delegates Meade unless there is publication restrictions. become the next Ontario premier before have gone on to work in politics, including The court has offered webcasts of hear- his resignation. Doug Ford won the subse- working in ministerial and MP offi ces in ings since 2009. quent leadership election on March 10, and Ottawa. Mr. Cambell spoke to reporters in the “This initiative is part of the Court’s then a majority government on June 6. The 2019 program will have the support Charles Lynch press room in Centre Block continued efforts to make its work more Following his resignation, Mr. Brown of the newly created department of Status on Oct.