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Turns up on Elections Boom P EXCLUSIVE POLITICAL COVERAGE: NEWS, FEATURES, ANDD ANANALYSISNAALLYYSIISS INSIDEINNSSID LIBERAL MARK KENNEDY WIDER INPUT BABY TURNS UP ON ELECTIONS BOOM P. 2 AT PMO P. 23 COMING P. 4 FIT TO GOVERN P. 11 TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 1365 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2016 $5.00 LEGISLATION SENATE BILLS NEWS MINISTERIAL SPENDING Senators’ bills PMO punches on fentanyl back at Tory production, genetic jabs on Liberal testing, seal products slated for ministerial House this fall spending BY CHRISTOPHER GULY BY RACHEL AIELLO In response to last week’s Conservative One bill has seen one of the quickest accusations of Liberal cabinet ministers’ passages through the Senate in memory, excessive spending, the Prime Minister’s while another is fi ghting to make it Offi ce has fi red back with a reminder of through to the other side for the third time Bye how former Conservative ministers spent in as many years. Both, however, look public money. destined for success this session, and does Cameron Ahmad, one of Prime Min- a third bill started by a Senator who has ister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) since retired. press secretaries, provided The Hill Times Two Senate-sponsored public bills — with a list of photography-related costs Conservative Sen. Vern White’s (Ontario) incurred by some cabinet members in Bill S-225, An Act to amend the Controlled Bye Stephen Harper’s government that the Drugs and Substances Act (substances used Liberals collected in opposition via order- in the production of fentanyl), and Liberal paper questions. Sen. James Cowan’s (Nova Scotia) Bill S-201, Genetic Non-Discrimination Act—join a bill from now retired Liberal Senator Céline Continued on page 9 Hervieux-Payette, Bill S-208, National Seal Steve Products Day Act on the agenda in the House of Commons this fall. After 14 years as an MP, with almost 10 of those years served as prime minister, Stephen Continued on page 10 Harper on Friday, Aug. 26, posted a video on various social media platforms announcing NEWS SPONSORED TRAVEL he was resigning his seat as an MP for Calgary Heritage. His political rival, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said on Twitter, “On behalf of Canadians, I thank Stephen Harper for his long & dedicated service to our country.” The Hill Times photo By Jake Wright Government- NEWS SUPREME COURT ethics advocate Tories upset over NEWS LEGISLATION calls $250,000 in past partisan Harper quits just as turn sponsored MP comments from for private member’s trips ‘unethical’ Supreme Court BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT business was coming up So far in 2016, about $250,000 of spon- advisory board sored travel has been declared by MPs, who defend the practice as presenting member BY RACHEL AIELLO than a year ago, could push ahead with any important opportunities, but Democracy kind of legislative agenda he wanted. Watch co-founder Duff Conacher says Former prime minister Stephen Mr. Harper, who resigned as the Conserva- these trips, paid for by interest groups and BY RACHEL AIELLO Harper had not spoken in the House of tive MP for Calgary Heritage, Alta., on Aug. 26, foreign governments, have undue infl uence Commons or at committee since last was the sixth-next in line to have his private on MPs and should be disallowed. The Conservatives are calling foul on year’s election, so it was not surprising member’s business dealt with, meaning his “Giving something to someone or doing partisan social media commentary from he took the opportunity to resign as an time-slot to debate an initiative of his choosing something for them is the No. 1 way to a member of the government’s advisory MP last week rather than stick around would have come up just a few weeks after infl uence their decision-making. … In fact, board for selecting Supreme Court judge for the next sitting of Parliament. the House resumed sitting on Sept. 19. But it creates an unethical feeling of obligation candidates, saying her past Twitter activity Yet, if he were to stay on as an MP, Mr. like more than half of the other MPs whose to return the favour,” said Mr. Conacher, compromises the government’s promise Harper would have soon had a chance to times are coming up, Mr. Harper had yet to put adding that only “a minority of MPs go on” that the board would be “non-partisan.” introduce a private member’s bill or mo- anything in the window for debate. sponsored trips each year. tion. For some MPs, this is a big deal. Per- Continued on page 7 haps not so much for someone who, less Continued on page 6 Continued on page 5 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2016 FEATURE BUZZ Also, there was a merger of the commit- A YouTube video, dated Aug. 2, showed tees on Open and Transparent Government Ms. McKenna sitting at a desk where she ON with Parliamentary Affairs, with the newly asked: “Are you passionate about the en- combined committee called the Cabinet vironment and climate change? Are you a HEARD THE HILL Committee on Open Transparent Govern- talented writer who can take a complicated ment and Parliament, which will be chaired issue and make it easy to understand, or BY DEREK ABMA by Sport and Persons with Disabilities take a dry issue and make it exciting? Can Minister Carla Qualtrough. Public Services you write a compelling speech, op-ed, or Minister Judy Foote and Fisheries Minister blog that anyone from scientists to Grade 4 Dominic LeBlanc chaired the committees kids will want to listen to or read? If yes, I as they existed before, respectively. need you on my team.” A new Litigation Management Committee She then asked for applicants to send Little Liberals has been created, to be chaired by Mr. LeBlanc. in their resumés and a 1,000-word speech As well, the Ad Hoc Committee on De- by Aug. 8 “that is in my plain talking voice” fence Procurement and the Sub-Committee and meant to explain to seniors concerned on Canada-United States Relations have about costs why ambitious action is needed each been given full-committee status. against climate change. everywhere as two The PMO also announced that Bardish “We had a whole bunch of applicants, Chagger, the newly appointed government some of them very qualifi ed, it seemed,” House leader who is also the minister of small Caitlin Workman, a spokeswoman for the business and tourism, has been appointed minister, said last week. MPs have babies to the House of Commons’ Board of Internal She said the offi ce had narrowed it Economy, taking the place of Ms. Foote. down to a shortlist of candidates, who will The PMO said Social Development be required to undertake a second writing Minister Jean-Yves Duclos will assume test and be interviewed. Adam was born a girl and used to be responsibility of matters related to employ- Ms. Workman noted that Twitter was used named Rebecca, though he had been tran- ment insurance, and parental and compas- to get this YouTube job posting out, and a more sitioning into a male identity in adulthood. sionate-care-leave benefi ts from Employ- detailed posting was published on Facebook. His parents said he had a tough time ment Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk, who is “The minister is very social-media sav- during his youth, struggling with his gen- being freed up to focus more on indigenous vy, as you’ve probably seen,” Ms. Workman der identity and living with epilepsy, which training, post-secondary education reform, said. “And this was a decision on her part attracted bullying and social exclusion. His and youth employment initiatives. that this is probably a good way to reach life fi nally seemed to be turning for the bet- young, motivated people. And we had a lot ter at the time of his death this year. of applicants, so it seemed to work.” The tragedy, however, helped save MacKay to headline someone else, thanks to Adam register- ing as an organ donor and informing his Conservative riding Sun’s Akin busted family of his wishes. Weeks after their son’s death, Mr. Prashaw and Ms. Corbeil association event doing cellphone radio received a letter of gratitude from the recipient of their son’s heart, 53-year-old Former Con- interview while driving MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and wife Amy John Dickhout. It resulted in a meeting servative cabinet Symington gave birth to son Mackinlay on Aug. 22. in Welland between Mr. Dickhout and his minister Peter David Akin, parliamentary bureau chief Photograph courtesy of Nathaniel Erksine-Smith’s Twitter donor’s father, where Mr. Prashaw put a MacKay is the for Sun News, got pulled over and tick- stethoscope to Mr. Dickhout’s chest and featured attrac- eted last week while driving and using a here seems to be somewhat of a Liberal listened to his son’s heartbeat. tion at a fund- cellphone for an on-air interview with 1310 Tbaby boom happening, with at least two Mr. Prashaw told The Hill Times: “The raiser scheduled News’ Mark Sutcliffe. The incident was Liberal MPs (that we know of) bringing heart—John’s, Adam’s—was so strong, so for Monday, Aug. captured on the radio Aug. 23 new people into the world in recent days. loud, so fast. It was such a connection to 29, that’s being In the middle of the interview, Mr. Akin Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Adam’s life, his love.” put on by the said, “Hold on. I’ve been talking on my became a father for the fi rst time last week federal Conser- Peter MacKay is cellphone and, guess what, I’m about to get as his wife Amy Symington gave birth to vative riding appearing at an Ontario a ticket.” Mackinlay Erskine Symington-Smith.
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