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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 1401 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017 $5.00 It’s Hill No Who not my Climbers medals supports CTV’s David Taylor for now D. Comms to who party Justice Minister you! Wilson-Raybould Conservative Tom McMillan, p.10 Laura Ryckewaert, p. 20 Colin Kenny, p. 14 leadership p. 9 NEWS SECURITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE NEWS HARPER Harper fundraising role New committee likely appears unprecedented, expected to mobilize base BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT harper’s role as a board member for to cost more than any the Conservative Party’s fundraising Former prime ministers have arm appears unprecedented in helped out party fundraising other House or Senate efforts in the past, but Stephen Continued on page 18 NEWS ETHICS security committees Trudeau’s Aga Khan trip controversy ‘self-infl icted’ PR hit: MacKay The National Security Oversight Committee, which was promised BY RACHEL AIELLO who says he’s still scarred by his by the Liberals in the last election campaign, will be the fi rst of its own ordeal over the use of a Forc- Controversy over the use a es’ search-and-rescue helicopter private helicopter that has Prime on his way back from a personal kind in Canada. But opposition critics say it’s off to a rocky start. Minister Justin Trudeau in hot wa- stay at a fi shing lodge. ter with the ethics commissioner “your destination, your is a “self-infl icted” image hit, say purpose, who’s with you, and all critics such as Peter MacKay, the former Conservative minister Continued on page 16 NEWS OUELLETTE Rookie Liberal MP Ouellette walking, skiing 1,000 kilometres from Saskatchewan to Manitoba to send message of ‘greater unity’ BY ABBAS RANA order to send a message of hope, cooperation, and “greater unity” Rookie Manitoba indigenous for First Nations people. Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouel- Mr. Ouellette, 40, a Navy re- lette is trekking 1,000 kilome- servist and a member of the Red tres from Saskatchewan to Mani- Pheasant Cree First Nation, began toba to meet with 41 indigenous communities along the way in Continued on page 17 Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale introduced the legislation to create the NEWS LOBBYING Special National Security Oversight Committee, but it will report directly to the prime minister. The Hill Times Lobbyists not interested in photograph by Jake Wright Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 registering how much they’re BY ABBAS RANA The National Security exists now, which still makes Oversight Committee, which Canada “the only nation among paid to lobby The upcoming special National was promised by the Liberals its Five Eyes allies whose elected Security and Intelligence Com- in the last election campaign offi cials cannot scrutinize BY DEREK ABMA ing how much they’re paid. mittee of Parliamentarians will and will be the fi rst of its kind security operations. This leaves With a fi ve-year review of the likely be more expensive in its in Canada, will review, monitor, the public uninformed and Canada’s outgoing lobbying Lobbying Act due this year, it re- initial setup and annual operat- and scrutinize the work of unrepresented on critical issues,” commissioner says transparency mains to be seen what emerges as ing costs compared to any other the country’s most secret said the Liberals’ campaign would be increased if lobby- new recommendations in terms of House and Senate national securi- intelligence agencies, including platform. ists registered specifi c hours of the level of detail lobbyists should ty-related committees, according CSIS, the RCMP, the CSE, and lobbying, while lobbyists say to Public Safety documents. the CBSA. No such committee Continued on page 6 they’re not interested in disclos- Continued on page 5 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017 FEATURE BUZZ Their book is called Turning Parliament Christopher Dummitt, a Trent University Inside Out: Practical Ideas for Reform- history professor, and published by McGill- ON ing Canada’s Parliament. it’s slated for Queen’s university Press. release in May and published by Douglas “Unbuttoned traces the transformation HEARD THE HILL & McIntyre. of the public’s knowledge and opinion of The publisher’s website notes how King’s character, offering a compelling BY DEREK ABMA Mr. Chong initiated a successful private look at the changing way Canadians saw member’s bill called the reform Act that, themselves and measured the importance among other things, gave party caucus of their leaders’ personal lives,” says pro- members the power to trigger leadership motional material for the book. reviews and oust their leaders. it’s noted how it was a quarter-century Aubin in charge of U.S. Embassy “With the Trudeau government promis- after Mr. Mackenzie King’s death that the ing sweeping reforms, the opportunity is public learned about some of his habits, now ripe for making long-needed changes such as his involvement with prostitutes as Heyman takes leave and restoring Canadians’ faith in the politi- and his attempts to communicate with the cal process, reassuring voters that their dead. voices are heard,” the publisher says in a web section about the book. “Turning Par- Elizabeth liament Inside Out provides a roadmap for Lobbyist launches Moore Aubin how to get there.” is the chargé monthly marijuana d’affaires at the newsletter U.S. Embassy Former Finance minister following last Oliver loses provincial Ensight/Navigator lobbyist Will Stew- week’s departure art, realizing how high the stakes are in the of former nomination bid marijuana sector, has launched a monthly ambassador Bruce newsletter called Cannabis in Canada as he Heyman. The Hill Former Finance minister Joe Oliver’s at- leads the government relations efforts for a Times photograph by tempt at a political comeback was stopped in handful companies involved in this industry. Jake Wright its tracks last week as he lost his in attempt There’s a free newsletter that will be to become a Progressive Conservative candi- available for download online, or people can date in ontario’s next provincial election. subscribe to get the newsletter, full details Mr. Oliver was trying to win the of the polls that are be summarized in each nomination for the Toronto riding of York edition, and also get the chance to provide n advance of Donald Trump being in- He starts by telling, as is fairly well Centre. Local Tories instead chose lawyer questions for future surveys. Mr. Stewart Iaugurated as U.S. president last week, known, how he was born in Montreal to Roman Baber, who will represent the party said the price of subscriptions will likely be Bruce Heyman vacated his position as U.S. Lebanese and Irish immigrants. His given when it tries to unseat the Liberal govern- between $1,000 and $2,000 a month. ambassador to Canada, leaving Elizabeth name was Terrance Thomas Kevin o’leary. ment of Kathleen Wynne in 2018. Mr. Stewart, who has entries on the fed- Moore Aubin, the deputy chief of mission, But with his dad also having the name Mr. Oliver was a one-term federal MP eral lobbyists registry for marijuana-related as the chargé d’affaires until a new ambas- Terry, his common moniker soon became for the Toronto riding of Eglinton-Lawrence, companies such as Mettrum Health Corp., sador arrives. Kevin to avoid confusion at home. and served in the Conservative government Canopy Growth, and JuJu Joints, told The Ms. Aubin has been deputy chief at the Mr. o’leary’s narrative tells of how his of Stephen Harper. During that time, he was Hill Times, “i likely represent more cannabis embassy since May. Previously, she has father died at the age of 37, leaving his given roles as Natural Resources minister companies than anyone else in the space.” held jobs as executive director of the U.S. mother alone with two kids just as he was and then Finance minister. He lost his federal The inaugural January newsletter said Department of State’s Bureau of Western fl unking school and diagnosed with dys- seat to Liberal Marco Mendicino in the 2015 the publication will also provide “a monthly Hemisphere Affairs and as the deputy chief lexia. However, he found a way to use this federal election. snapshot of the conversation on social of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria. learning disability to his advantage. Looking at some of the other former media on the sector, and guest columns from Mr. Heyman has been the United States’ “[dyslexia specialist] Marjorie [Golick] federal Conservative MPs who have turned experts across the cannabis industry, tradi- ambassador to Canada since 2014, ap- taught me to think of my dyslexia as a to provincial politics in Ontario, Paul tional sectors including health care, fi nance, pointed by recently departed U.S. president super power. After all, how many people Calandra and Daryl Kramp have both insurance and marketing, as well as other Barack Obama. do you know that can read a book upside secured nominations. Meanwhile, Rick major players who will have to address the In what was a break from tradition, down in a mirror?” o’leary says. Dykstra was bested in a nomination race business of cannabis in some way.” President Trump did not grant grace pe- His mother would marry his eventual by 19-year-old Sam Oosterhoff, who went The poll included in the January edi- riods for U.S. ambassadors that had been stepdad, George, who worked for the Unit- on to win a November byelection for tion of the newsletter says 46 per cent of appointed by the previous administration, ed Nations and, as a result, the family trav- the Tories in Niagara-West Glanbrook.