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Feds gave - MONDAY, JANUARY 22,2018$5.00 Canada over last Canada overlast C Times. “I donothave IOUs.” Jan. 9, inaninterview withThe Hill who tookover hisnew position on 37 years ofservice,” saidMr. Dion, promotions, I’m61years old, Ihave independence, I’mnotpursuingother because Ihave acquiredfinancial as hewillgetprofessionally. that hiscurrent positionisashigh in thefederal government, and ing any futurecareerpromotions he’s financiallysecure, notpursu- job over thelasttwo weeks, said media interviews abouthisnew higher-ups andhasnoIOUs. he’s notinterestedinpleasing best-placed todothejobbecause protects hisbosses, says heis ers asalife-longbureaucrat who cized by government whistleblow- this isit promotion, for another not looking no IOUs,’ ‘hassays he czar Dion New ethics News Saint-Germain (Dela Vallière, Que.), cial industry,” saidSen. Raymonde BY ABBAS RANA BY ABBAS “I’m probably in the best situation “I’m probably inthe bestsituation Mario Dion, who decidedtodo five yearsp.14 sioner, who hasbeencriti- anada’s new ethicscommis- Foundation of Foundation of million to Aga Khan to AgaKhan Ethics $235- Continued onpage 28 Continued onpage30
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The interview, which is accom- panied by a video, is part of National Post’s series called Heard on the Hill “Speakeasy,” Mr. Ivi- son said. Past guests have included NDP by Shruti Shekar MP Nathan Cullen and Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, though he said most of the time it’s just How Ivison got an himself and his col- league, National Post reporter Marie-Dani- elle Smith chatting. exclusive interview Mr. Ivison said he drank on a cider because, as he told his Facebook friends, “my with PM at Chelsea Pub body has decided I drank enough beer for two lifetimes and has rebelled,” while Mr. Trudeau drank a beer. But, despite the casual location, it wasn’t as loose as Mr. Ivison had hoped. “It was a little bit different; he is so pol- ished and disciplined now that it is hard to get him off his talking points,” Mr. Ivison said. “I [hoped] that the ca- She said yes: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh engaged Toronto fashion designer sual environment and Gurkiran Kaur on Jan. 16. Photograph courtesy of Jagmeet Singh’s Twitter some more philosophi- cal questions about politics and family did that. It was certainly less adversarial than an Jagmeet Singh gets engaged, interview across a desk in his office.” The Jan. 16 piece focused on the federal and Twitter goes bonkers government denying funding to groups NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced who will not support abortion in an online on social media his engagement to Toronto- application form as part of the federal gov- based entrepreneur and fashion designer ernment’s summer jobs program. Gurkiran Kaur on Jan. 16 at a private party “One reader wrote to me subsequently in Toronto. asking why I didn’t tell him he is destroy- “She said ‘Yes,’” Mr. Singh posted on ing Canada and trying to push Islamic val- Twitter and Instagram with a picture of his ues down Canadians’ throats. ‘If you can’t soon-to-be wife. ask proper questions, retire,’ he said,” Mr. You don’t say, John: National Post columnist John Ivison interviewed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Shortly after the announcement, The Ivison said, noting that asking a question at the Chelsea Pub in Chelsea, Que., but he joked that he really wanted to do it while getting Canadian Press reported that members like that would have been good for TV but pedicures for the Post’s new ‘Speakeasy’ series. Screenshot of The National Post’s video of the media were invited to the proposal ultimately “would have been a very short which elicited Twitter to blow up and poke interview that yielded next to nothing.” fun at Mr. Singh’s choice of inviting the eadlined “John Ivison has a pint with a good meeting point. I had originally sug- Mr. Ivison said Mr. Trudeau offered conces- media to a private and personal event. the PM: This Liberal’s not for turning,” gested the Spa Nordik for us to get our toes sions on the summer jobs program application, H Environics’ Greg MacEachern tweeted: National Post columnist John Ivison inter- done together!” said Mr. Ivison, adding that he committed to reducing the debt-to-GDP ration, “I invited members of the media, including viewed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over had hounded the Prime Minister’s Office for a and opened up more about the demands of his the Canadian Press, to watch me unpack a glass of beer at a local pub in Chelsea, while and that the interview was supposed to job and balancing it with family time. a new humidifier this weekend. Did they Que., but Mr. Ivison was pushing for the have happened before Christmas. Mr. Ivison said the interview wasn’t show? Nooooooo... #RelashionshipBias interview to be done over a spa treatment. Good thing they didn’t do the spa inter- “earth-shattering, but not bad.” It was one #Cdnpoli.” “I have a place in Chelsea, he was heading view because the optics would have been of the top 10 stories on National News- Warren Kinsella, president of Daisy to Harrington Lake, so the [Chelsea Pub] was horrible, but Mr. Ivison was kidding, I think. watch in the last week and the last month. Consulting and a former federal Liberal staffer and strategist, tweeted that same night: “When I proposed to @lisakinsella in Times Square one New Year’s Eve, no me- REGISTER at www.energy.ca dia or press handlers were present whatso- ever, however, a NYC cop told us to hurry up or we would be arrested.” Mr. Singh’s criticism of having the media present at a personal life event came 2017 Canadian Energy Industry UPDATES & INSIGHTS after he and Ms. Kaur made headlines in December when the two were caught on ENERGY TRADE IN NORTH AMERICA social media at a ceremony that looked like an engagement celebration. ISSUES and OPPORTUNITIES At the time, the couple denied an engagement and said the ceremony was a Westin Hotel Ottawa | February 5, 2018 | 1:00 pm – 5:15 pm Rokha, a traditional Punjabi ceremony held before a formal engagement takes place. During the event families of both sides meet and agree on a future engagement. “Firstly, the proposal wasn’t a complete Hear from US and Canadian Ambassadors and from leading experts from industry, think tanks, and the media. surprise. Gurkiran and I have had many conversations about taking our relation- Canada–US Energy Developments | Cross-Border Infrastructure | Energy Aspects of NAFTA | ship to this level and part of that conver- Patterns of Continental Energy Trade in Oil, Gas and Electricity | Integration of Energy Markets sation was about how a public presence would factor in. That’s just the reality,” Mr. Singh said in a statement to The Hill RECEPTION to follow from 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm Times. “We’re very interested in striking the right balance between events which ENERGY INSIGHTS FROM THE EXPERTS | LATEST INFORMATION, TRENDS, DEVELOPMENTS, OUTLOOK FOR 2018 will be more private and others that will have more of a public factor.” Mr. Singh was elected as NDP leader last fall. View full program at www.energy.ca | For more info, contact Krystal Underhill, 613-232-8239 ext. 603 Continued on page 34
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