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Trump Win Poses Major Challenges to Trudeau Government, World Economy LAWRENCE MACAULAY, AND MORE, IN AGRICULTURE POLICY BRIEFING PP. 17-28 GWYNNE DYER P. 4 HILL CLIMBERS P. 37 PHIL GURSKI P. 10 PARTY CENTRAL P. 40 JOHN CHENIER P. 32 MICHEL DRAPEAU P. 31 The biggest Dominic LeBlanc Data retention Culinary scene Look out, it’s the Civilian review F-U vote in hires new and counter- shines at Gold past disguised of military history D-comms terrorism Medal Plates as the future justice system TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 1386 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016 $5.00 CANADA & THE 21ST CENTURY OPINION NEWS SENATE Trudeau government could Trump win poses prorogue to get Independents fair representation on Senate major challenges to committees BY AbbaS RANA committees, the Justin Trudeau government could prorogue If the Conservative and Liberal Parliament in the summer so that Senate leadership fail to provide all Senate committees are re- Trudeau government, fair representation to Inde- pendent Senators on standing Continued on page 39 world economy NEWS FINANCE MINISTER There’s a real danger that Donald Trump could trigger a trade war Feds creating confusion with China if he goes ahead with his contract with the American voter to immediately ‘label China a currency manipulator.’ in way it forecasts See David Crane on page 13. deficits: experts BY DEREK ABMA Experts say the way the govern- ment has forecast deficits this year in its fall economic update and March budget has created confu- sion, and there is a need for clearer standards for how contingencies are factored into projected deficits. On Nov. 1, the government pre- sented an update in which deficits projected for the current fiscal year and the years ahead were adjusted. For the current 2016-17 fiscal year, the projection is now for a deficit of $25.1-billion instead of the $29.4-bil- lion indicated in the March budget. Yet, the newer forecast does not include the $6-billion contingency that was factored into the budget’s figures for planning purposes. Finance Minister Bill Morneau. The Continued on page 30 Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Mr. Trump goes to Washington: Donald Trump, pictured last week on election night, promises to be a game-changer, writes columnist David Crane p. 13. Photograph screen capture of CNN NEWS LEGISLATION Government determined to pass NEWS PBO & STATISTICS CANADA bills on budget implementation, Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 Proposals on PBO, chief statistician roles CPP, debate trade deals ‘positive,’ but more details needed: experts BY RACHEL AIELLO Two absolutes to get through before MPs leave for more than a BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT steps, say experts, but the “devil (PBO) Mostafa Askari, who’s Tension over the bills to imple- month-long break until Jan. 30 are is in the details,” and timing for been with the office since it ment budget measures, Canada Pen- the supplementary budget imple- The Liberal government’s legislation remains unknown. launched in 2008. sion Plan changes, and trade deals mentation bill, Bill C-29, and Bill proposed changes to make the “This is something that we Having the PBO under the larger could flare up as the government C-26, the government’s Canada parliamentary budget officer and have been advocating [for] since umbrella of the Library of Parlia- pushes to pass a good chunk of mea- Pension Plan changes, according chief statistician more indepen- day one in fact,” said Assistant sures in the heavy final five-week dent are important, “positive” Parliamentary Budget Officer Continued on page 33 stretch before the winter break. Continued on page 34 2 THE HILL TIMES, monday, november 14, 2016 FEATURE BUZZ Mercer promises ‘inside- that warned about the alt-right movement ON that, at the time, was threatening to hand a baseball’ material at U.S. presidential election victory to Donald THE Trump—and ultimately did. HEard HILL Hope Live Mr. MacDougall’s last column for the BY DEREK ABMA Citizen was on Oct. 28 where he discussed how the Belgian sub- region of Wallonia nearly scuttled the CETA trade deal be- tween Canada and the European Union. But Trump’s not going he did have a column that appeared on the CBC’s website on Nov. Scott Reid. The Hill 7 headlined “Can we Times photograph by away, now what? get the prime minister Jake Wright Burton Cummings, left, Justin Trudeau, Sophie a proper plane?” Grégoire Trudeau, Rick Mercer, and Heidi It comes as CBC is making a new push Bonnell at Hope Live in 2014. The Hill Times into the area of written opinion, offering emphasized the photograph by Jake Wright 55 cents a word, which isn’t bad in today’s importance of media environment. Mr. MacDougall said maintaining an Comedian Rick Mercer has performed he’s already written about a half-dozen economic rela- at Hope Live every year for a number of pieces for the CBC and he’ll keep making tionship with the reasons, one of which is that he enjoys hav- article pitches to the public broadcaster. United States. ing the kind of politically savvy audience “I’d like to keep writing and so I’ll be “Measures that that only Ottawa can provide. looking for any home that will have me,” he improve Canada- “I can go inside-baseball,” the star of said in a Twitter message. U.S. trade should CBC’s Rick Mercer Report told The Hill He did confirm that he’s no longer be our priority Times last week. “It’s a dream audience for working for the Citizen because of cuts with this new ad- me because, when we talk about politics made to its freelance budget. The Citi- ministration, but Tuesday night at eight o’clock on a net- zen directed questions about this situation there is a long list work, you have to be aware you can’t go to its parent company, Postmedia Network, of topics we will too inside-baseball. But [at Hope Live] ev- which did not immediately respond. need to address, eryone in the room spends time in Ottawa, from softwood comes from either the world of business, lumber to NAFTA or art, or politics. I have free reign to speak Alberta PC leadership to pipelines,” freely and have a very good time.” candidate drops out, Chamber CEO Another reason Mr. Mercer keeps doing Perrin Beatty said Hope Live is his friendship with organizer compares Kenney to Trump Ladies and gentlemen, your new leader of the free world: Donald Trump in a press release. Heidi Bonnell, an Ottawa lobbyist with Rog- has been elected U.S. president and we’re going to have to live with him “Most important is ers who was diagnosed with cancer years Alberta MLA Sandra Jansen has for at least the next four years. Photograph by Gage Skidmore to open a dialogue ago but went on to create this event that dropped out of the Progressive Conserva- that will benefit raises money for Fertile Future, an organiza- tive leadership race in that province while both countries.” tion that provides resources to people with accusing former federal politician-turned- anadians shared the shock of many Okay then. Let’s see how this goes. And cancer who want to have children. Americans and others around the Alberta PC leadership candidate Jason C be nice to the Americans. Some of them “I’ve known Heidi for a very long time, Kenney of “Trump-style politics.” world last week when Donald Trump eked might become your neighbours. so when she talks very personally about out a victory in the United States’ presiden- In a letter to supporters, she said she the issues that surround young people with has experienced harassment and intimida- tial election against Hillary Clinton. cancer and fertility issues, she speaks from Time will tell what this means for tion in this campaign. She said events at a Ex-Leitch staffer the heart and is very authentic because recent party convention in Red Deer, Alta., Canada. Prime Minster Justin Trudeau she’s lived through all that,” he said. “So as was conciliatory in his official statement: were “the final straw.” ‘disappointed’ former a friend of hers, obviously, it’s one of those “Insults were scrawled on my nomina- “On behalf of the Government of Canada, I situations where I would do anything to would like to congratulate Donald J. Trump boss supports Trump tion forms,” she said in her letter. “Volun- help her out. … She’s a great person.” teers from another campaign chased me on his election as the next president of the Mr. Mercer added it’s hard to beat the United States. Kellie Leitch up and down the hall, sent an enthu- quality of entertainment being offered in a attacking me for pro- “Canada has no closer friend, partner, venue as intimate the 262-seat Great Canadi- and ally than the United States. We look for- siastic message tecting women’s repro- in the wake of an Theatre Co., which he likened to “some- ductive rights, and my ward to working very closely with president- thing not much bigger than a living room.” elect Trump, his administration, and with the Donald Trump’s team was jeered for electoral victory Besides Mercer, singers Sarah McLach- supporting children’s United States Congress in the years ahead, lan and Alan Doyle (formerly of Great Big including on issues such as trade, invest- last week, and rights to a safe school this didn’t sit Sea) are also slated to be there. environment.” ment, and international peace and security.” “The quality of entertainment alone is That said, members of the Trudeau gov- well with her She asked of her former staffer, off the charts,” Mercer remarked.
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