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byelection in the conference heading to riding this past nation’s capital Can you have a weekend. Photo courtesy of the Haley The house’s internal governing body leadership debate Brown campaign has approved a funding request that will see an international conference of Parlia- without candidates? mentarians come to Ottawa this november. The Board of internal economy (BOie) has approved temporary funding in the upcoming fi scal year that will see the inter- Parliamentary union, an international group that fosters co-ordination and co- operation among Parliamentarians, bring he federal liberals and Conservatives dissolved into Calgary midnapore, only its Global Conference of young Parliamen- Thave chosen their candidates for an elected members of right-leaning parties tarians to the nation’s capital. upcoming byelection to fi ll the seat that over the course of its 27 years of existence. The funding will be divided among the formerly belonged to ex-Conservative cabi- The date of the byelection has yet to be two legislative chambers using the usual net minister Jason Kenney. announced. it must be set by march 22. formula: 30 per cent for the senate, and 70 Business project manager Haley Brown meanwhile, the Conservatives elected per cent for the house, according to newly was acclaimed as the liberal Party candi- on jan. 10 as the party’s released minutes from the secretive BOie’s date in Calgary midnapore on sunday. candidate for the byelection. she defeated Oct. 27 meeting. she was the liberal candidate in the 2015 businessman Myles McDougall and long- The conference is open to young men election, fi nishing a distant second to mr. time Calgary midnapore Conservative and women members of national parlia- Kenney, who resigned as an mP in septem- board member Jack Redekop in the nomi- ments, as well as iPu observers and se- ber to seek the leadership of the Progressive lected youth organizations, networks, and Conservative Party of alberta. ms. Brown associations, according to the iPu. received 14,396 votes, or 22.7 per cent of the The third edition of the conference was vote. mr. Kenney won 42,421 votes, repre- held last march in lusaka, Zambia. senting 66.7 per cent of the ballots cast. it focused on groups of society in dan- “haley Brown is a passionate advocate ger of being left out of the development for middle class families in her community agenda, and several key issues such as cli- and across Canada, and i know that she mate change and more equitable economic The race to replace Thomas Mulcair, pictured, as will be a tireless champion for Calgary models, according to the iPu. NDP leader may not have any offi cial candidates, midnapore in Ottawa,” Prime minister The BOie also approved funding, under but the party has still scheduled a debate for justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) said in a the same sharing formula, for the 56th March. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright prepared statement. regional Commonwealth Parliamentary ms. Brown, who holds a B.a. from association Conference, which will be held the university of Calgary and a project in Ottawa in july 2018, and for the annual The federal ndP has scheduled a de- management certifi cate from hamilton’s session of the north atlantic Treaty Orga- bate for candidates seeking the party’s mcmaster university, has led a variety of nization’s parliamentary assembly, to be leadership in march. national and international initiatives as a held in halifax in november 2018. The problem? There aren’t any offi cial business project manager, and has volun- Ex-diplomat Stephanie Kusie was elected as candidates in the race yet. teered her time with numerous non-profi t the Conservative Party candidate in Calgary The bilingual debate is scheduled for and charitable organizations. Midnapore earlier this month. Photo courtesy of u.s. embassy to mark march 12 in Ottawa, reports the National she also worked in support of the 28th the Twitter account of Stephanie Kusie Post. G8 summit in Kananaskis, alta. in 2002, 150 years of friendship B.C. mP (new westminster- and volunteered at the 1996 Olympic nation vote, which saw nearly 70 per cent Burnaby, B.C.) is the only person formally Games in atlanta, Georgia. of almost 1,800 eligible Conservative voters with Canada registered with elections Canada as a ms. Brown will face an uphill climb to cast their ballots, reports CBC news. candidate, but he hasn’t confi rmed if he’ll win the suburban riding that extends to ms. Kusie, a former diplomat, made an in commemoration of Canada’s 150th actually run, according to the paper. On- Calgary’s southern border. despite being unsuccessful run for Calgary City Coun- anniversary of Confederation, the embassy tario mP (Timmins-james newly created for the 2015 election, the cil in 2013. Following her run, she served of the united states in Ottawa will present Bay, Ont.) is also considering a run. riding covers an area of the city that hasn’t as executive director of Common sense two exhibitions and a photographic essay Guy Caron (rimouski-neigette-Témis- elected a liberal in more than fi ve decades. Calgary, a self-described citizen’s advocacy at the national Capital Commission’s 150 couata-les Basques, Que.) has also been in fact, mr. Kenney’s former riding of group for responsible municipal spending international Pavilion at 50 sussex dr. in rumoured to be a candidate. Calgary southeast, the bulk of which was and lower taxation. Ottawa, from Feb. 1 to Feb. 19, the embassy despite the empty slate, ndP national On her linkedin page, ms. Kusie has announced. director Robert Fox told the Post he ex- COrreCTiOn describes her 10-year diplomatic career according to the embassy, the bilingual, pects at least a few contestants will appear. as “varied and dynamic,” noting that she multimedia displays will commemorate the “There’s no question in my mind we’ll re: “harper’s Conservative Party served as consul to dallas, Texas and historic relationship between the two coun- have a good array of candidates available fundraising role appears unprecedented, chargé d’affaires to el salvador. tries, their shared arctic heritage, and their on that stage,” he said. expected to mobilize base” (The Hill she cites as highlights an internal cooperation in the arctic. it also highlights The leadership will be chosen in a Times, jan. 23, p. 1). The article incor- advocacy campaign to retain the Canadian “intriguing stories” involving the two coun- series of weekly ballots until a candidate rectly quoted the liberal Party’s Braeden consulate in houston, advocacy for the tries, and seeks to emphasize the important wins a majority of votes. a new leader will Caley as saying there has been close to Keystone Xl pipeline, case management of cultural connections they share. be selected by Oct. 27 at the latest. 5,000 new party members since the sum- the devastating 2004 indian Ocean earth- while on display, the exhibits can be [email protected] mer. That number is in fact 50,000. quake and tsunami, federal ministerial seen from mondays to saturdays from The Hill Times

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during Why Trump his official visit to Ottawa in September. China’s could help leadership will be waiting to win over U.S. allies Canada get a disaffected by a protectionist U.S. Trump administration, better trade deal say a U.S. policy analyst and Canada’s former with China ambassador to China. The Hill government has also indicated Times photograph ‘If America is not it plans to consult the Canadian by Jake Wright going to answer the public on the possibility of free trade with China. concerns of Canada Mr. Wang, the Chinese Em- and Mexico, China bassy’s chargé d’affaires, deliv- ered a brief statement to the room can answer those during the question-and-answer terms,’ says policy session after Mr. Daly’s speech to government officials, saying that analyst Robert Daly. “China supports globalization emailed response to Mr. Daly’s United States each year to do so in Pacific Partnership agreement. and opposes trade protectionism.” remarks that, “China implements other countries, such as Canada, “It’s a mistake to either see Canada’s government only a free trade area strategy in an Australia, or Britain, he said. these as panaceas, or as death- By Peter Mazereeuw agreed to the exploratory talks after effort to form a global network traps and utter capitulation to the Chinese officials signalled that, in a of free trade arrangements that is ‘Don’t oversell’ a China Chinese,” he said. “It’s not sup- anada could get a better trade potential free trade agreement, they aimed at mutual benefit and win- trade deal posed to solve the human rights Cdeal with China, thanks to would be willing to discuss chap- win results, to promote common Mr. Daly cautioned that the problem, or make the Chinese United States President Donald ters on environmental protection, development with countries such Liberal government should avoid Communist Party nice,” he said. Trump’s aggressive stance on labour rights, public procurement, as Canada around the world. overselling the benefits of a trade “These are incremental moves North American trade, says a and the rights of and restrictions on “We don’t expect too much deal with China to the Canadian that, at best, push a pawn.” U.S.-China policy expert who was state-owned enterprises, Guy geopolitical interpretation of public, if it wants to avoid the sort [email protected] in Ottawa last week to brief Cana- Saint-Jacques, Canada’s the FTA between China of backlash that derailed the Trans- @PJMazereeuw dian foreign ministry officials. last ambassador to and Canada.” China’s leadership will likely see China, told The Hill an opportunity to “drive a wedge” Times in a separate Looking for between the United States and a interview. allies key ally if the Trump administration Mr. Daly’s Mr. Saint- Key issues in Canada- pushes for major concessions from speech at Global Jacques said he Canada in NAFTA renegotiations, Affairs Canada’s agreed that China said Robert Daly, who leads the John G. Diefen- may be willing China trade talks Kissinger Institute on China and the baker Building to provide more United States for the Washington- last week centred favourable trade It is “inevitable” that Chinese- based Wilson Center. around U.S.-China terms to Canada if State-owned made cars will land in the North “The more contentious North relations under the the Trump administra- enterprises (SOEs) American market eventu- American relations are, the more Trump administration, tion presses for big con- ally, and Canada should try to State-owned or state-con- likely China is, in my view, to but touched on the Guy Saint-Jacques, cessions in the NAFTA secure promises that Chinese trolled businesses still make up give a better deal than it might implications for Canada former Canadian talks. companies will set up plants in a significant portion of China’s otherwise be inclined to do to as well, said Mr. Saint- ambassador to China. China will be “looking Canada as part of a trade deal, economy, though China says Canada and Mexico, to provide Jacques, who attended Sneh Duggal photo for friends,” and to expand Flavio Volpe, president of the they are increasingly told to better terms...if America is not the event. Mr. Daly was its influence on the inter- Automotive Parts Manufactur- play by private-sector rules. going to answer the concerns of set to deliver the same national stage if the U.S. ers’ Association, told The Hill Canada’s foreign investment Canada and Mexico, China can speech later that becomes more isolated, Times early last year. answer those terms,” Mr. Daly told day to faculty and and its relations with law, the Investment Canada Act, The Hill Times on Jan. 19, hours students at the Uni- China become requires the government to re- before he delivered a speech to versity of Ottawa. strained under view acquisitions of any Cana- Steel and took questions from govern- The speech at the Trump White dian company worth $379-mil- Chinese steel exports have ment officials, academics, and the foreign minis- House, he said. lion or more by foreign SOEs been repeatedly hit with anti- Wang Wentian, the current head try was organized Mr. Trump to ensure the deals are of “net dumping duties by Canada and of China’s embassy in Canada. by the China and several of his benefit” to Canada’s national other countries, which have Renegotiating the NAFTA Policy Centre, a high-profile ap- interests. The same test is re- classified them as “dumped” with Canada and Mexico will be new think tank in pointees have made quired for private sector foreign goods sold at below market the first priority in the trade file Ottawa, and attended it clear they intend to buyers, but only for companies price. Canada’s steel industry for the Trump administration, the by political staff includ- curtail the United States’ worth more than $800-million, has lobbied for an even tougher U.S. president’s proposed com- ing Pascale Massot, a historical approach to as of April 24 of this year. response to Chinese dumping, merce secretary, Wilbur Ross, policy adviser to For- Robert Daly, U.S.- free trade, and to try to tilt Canada also barred the acqui- which can undercut Canadian- told a U.S. Senate committee last eign Minister Chrystia China policy expert. the balance of U.S.-China sition of oilsands companies by made product. week. The U.S. government will Freeland (University- Photo courtesy of trade relations more in foreign SOEs in all but “excep- then try to “levelize the playing Rosedale, Ont.), and Robert Daly the U.S.’s favour. tional circumstances.” Chinese Canola field” with China, said Mr. Ross, Global Affairs depart- Mr. Trump crossed envoys have signalled they would calling it “the most protectionist” mental staff including China’s leadership after like to see their SOEs to be al- China and Canada were country among large economies. Kirsten Hillman, the assistant winning the presidential election lowed to play by the same rules at odds last year over canola, Mr. Trump, who promised to “buy deputy minister in charge of trade by accepting a congratulatory call as private-sector entities. an oilseed exported in great American and hire American” in negotiations. from Taiwan’s president, and later quantities to that country from his Jan. 20 inaugural address, will Mr. Daly also warned that free saying the long-standing U.S. rec- Auto manufacturing Canada’s prairies. Chinese likely be asked to push Canada for trade talks with Beijing would ognition of a “one China policy”— regulators announced a plan concessions by lobby groups for the come with pressure for Canada to which essentially means the U.S. China boasts one of the to block Canadian canola U.S. wine, pharmaceutical, dairy, and be silent on human rights issues government does not officially deal largest automotive manufactur- imports, over what they said lumber industries, all of which have in the country. with or consider Taiwan to be a ing sectors in the world, and were concerns that diseased grievances with Canadian trade, Mr. Saint-Jacques, however, state—was up for negotiation. is eyeing entry into the North Canadian product could infect economic, or intellectual property said China’s government, as it Tension between the U.S. and American market. Japanese Chinese crops. Prime Minister policies or laws. seeks international influence, China under a Trump administra- and American car makers that Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) Canadian officials are sched- may be willing to tolerate some tion could open up opportunity for manufacture within Canada and Canadian officials inter- uled to be in Beijing next month criticism of its human rights re- Canada, said Mr. Saint-Jacques. enjoy duty-free access to that vened to stave off the blockage, to kick off talks exploring the cord, if it is delivered respectfully. For example, China’s leadership market, and Chinese companies securing access for Canadian idea of formal free trade nego- Yang Tianwen, the deputy could encourage some of the will likely look for something in canola until 2020, when this tiations, which China’s govern- spokesperson for the Chinese thousands of Chinese students a trade agreement that makes it dispute, if not resolved, could ment first proposed. The Liberal Embassy in Canada, wrote in an who pursue their education in the easier for them to compete. repeat itself. The Hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 5 news politics

meeting, the Oct. 27 meeting minutes show. Parliamentary associations Inquiries to the the Liberal, Conservative, and NDP representa- tives on the BOIE about whether the funding hike was approved were not could see collective budget returned prior to deadline. JIC members at the group’s June 15 meeting agreed to ask the respective internal governing bod- rise to $4.5-million ies of the Senate and the House for Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan, the $1-million funding increase. left, attends the 127th Assembly of the The funding hike was pro- Inter-Parliamentary Union in Quebec City posed after a review by the JIC in 2012. The House and Senate internal including setting member budgets, “I think it received a thorough subcommittee, which as part governing bodies are weighing a request Prospective $1-million and employee grievances. The hearing, and it’s going to be ap- of its work met with the party to hike funding for the IPU and other funding proposal was approved by proved,” Mr. Stanton told The Hill hike would return whips, friendship group chairs, interparliamentary associations. Photograph its Senate counterpart, the Internal Times last week. former chairs of associations and courtesy of the Inter-Parliamentary Union funding to 2012 levels, Economy, Budgets, and Adminis- The proposed funding hike is interparliamentary groups, and says Conservative MP tration Committee, at its Nov. 17 largely motivated by increases in current association chairs. meeting. the cost of membership in inter- According to the JIC website, “In formal and informal ways, . The BOIE is known for its parliamentary groups, greater there are about 16 recognized Canadian Parliamentarians are highly secretive nature, with all of interest in participation from Par- parliamentary associations and able to meet with their national its meetings closed to the public liamentarians, and the expansion inter-parliamentary groups, counterparts or global counter- By Marco Vigliotti and media. The minutes for its in size of the House, which went including the Canada-Europe parts and promote Canada, [and] meetings, the only information from 308 members to 338 in the Parliamentary Association, the Ca- promote our interests, whether embers of a secretive House provided to the public about what 2015 election, he said. nadian Branch of the Assemblée they are diplomatic relations or Mbody are mulling a $1-mil- occurs, are often not released Membership fees constitute parlementaire de la Francophonie, business interests,” she explained. lion increase in funding for until months later. The Liberal about one-third of the overall the Canada-China Legislative She cited a meeting with Brit- parliamentary associations, as government has pledged to open budget for these groups, while the Association, and the Canada-Italy ish Parliamentarians in St. John’s, MPs and Senators weigh options up BOIE meetings to the public. other two-thirds is eaten up by Interparliamentary Group. N.L., a few years prior, where Ca- to bolster the profile of those Conservative MP Bruce activities, such as transportation, The groups work to promote nadian representatives explained groups, including through an Stanton (Simcoe North, Ont.), a accommodation, and hospitality, Canada’s interests abroad on a to their counterparts how foreign enhanced online presence. co-chair of the JIC and its subcom- according to the 2014-15 annual continuing basis, and are composed trawlers were overfishing in the The prospective hike would mittee on reviewing Parliament’s report of the JIC, the most recent of members of the Senate and of the region’s waters, saying those push total funding for the asso- involvement with associations and one available. House, according to information pro- face-to-face meetings had more of ciations to $4.5-million, and was recognized interparliamentary There have also been discus- vided on the parliamentary website. an impact than official dialogues. revealed in meeting minutes of the groups, said the prospective fund- sions about how to make the Cana- There are also several other Ms. Mathyssen, though, Joint Interparliamentary Council ing hike was well-received by JIC dian public more aware of parlia- so-called international friendship acknowledged that more work (JIC), which is made up of Senators members, and appeared likely to mentary associations, including groups composed of Parliamentar- was needed to explain that and MPs and empowered by both be approved by the BOIE, though setting aside funding for websites, ians that receive no administrative work to the Canadian public, chambers’ internal economy com- he was unaware if it had been. social media platforms, and other support or funding from Parliament. and challenge the view among mittees to decide on budgets for The increase, he said, would online resources, according to Mr. NDP MP Irene Mathyssen some that members of these parliamentary associations. bring the budget back to where Stanton, who noted that “nothing (London-Fanshawe, Ont.), a mem- associations merely go on The House Board of Internal it stood prior to 2012, when it concrete” resulted from those talks. ber of the JIC and the subcom- extravagant trips overseas. “They Economy (BOIE) discussed the was slashed as part of broad Members of the BOIE agreed mittee on parliamentary associa- are important associations. proposal at its Oct. 27 meeting, budget-cutting measures to to review additional information, tions, said interparliamentary They are there to enhance our recently-released minutes show. trim federal finances following and requested that the House associations “perform an impor- position,” she said. The BOIE is responsible for han- recession-spurred stimulus administration present the tant role in terms of Canada’s role [email protected] dling internal chamber business, spending. proposal for approval at the next in the world.” The Hill Times

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Names were removed from the Lobbyist Marc Desmarais, a foreign affairs minister, and the top and replaced with the generic senior strategist with National subsequent appointment of Lib- Ministerial “Dear Minister” in the mandate Public Relations and Liberal eral MP and retired Gen. Andrew letters for those assuming new candidate in the 2015 election, Leslie (Orléans, Ont.) as her cabinet responsibilities. said he didn’t anticipate ma- parliamentary secretary for U.S.- Mr. Ahmad didn’t detail what jor changes to the ministerial Canada relations, as a response mandate letters changes would be made to the let- mandate letters, as they laid out to a Trump administration that’s ters. Some of the objectives in the a range of policy goals that could expected to be more confronta- letters have already been accom- take a few years to achieve. tional than its predecessor. plished or are now obsolete. “Some of these letters are Mr. Denis said it would “make to be revised For example, then-immi- quite hefty, and they’ve got sense” if the altered letters were gration, refugees, and citizen- enough stuff for at least two again released publicly, though ship minister John McCallum years, maybe four,” he said. noted that he expected the min- (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) was “I think that they’ve set the isters would also receive some following shuffle, tasked in his mandate letter with course with the mandate letters.” “confidential instructions” from helping to lead government-wide He said it took “a lot guts” on the prime minister. efforts to resettle 25,000 Syrian the part of Prime Minister Justin Andrew Balfour, a vice-presi- refugees to Canada “in the com- Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to dent with lobbyist shop Ensight, says PMO ing months.” publicly detail what Canadians said he expected Ms. Freeland’s This line remains in the should expect to see from his gov- mandate letter to be “drastically mandate letter now tasked to ernment and cabinet, adding it set different” because of the new U.S. Mandate letters for would be handed the mandate his replacement, a precedent that would be tough administration, while the letters letters of their predecessors, or (York South-Weston, Ont.), posted for succeeding prime ministers to for the other ministers would ministers tasked awarded new ones. on the prime minister’s website. ignore. likely only see minor changes. Cameron Ahmad, spokes- The Liberals promised in the Claude Denis, a political sci- He said it’s “normal” for some with dealing with person for the Prime Minister’s 2015 election campaign to bring ence professor at the University tweaks to be made to mandates the U.S. will likely Office, confirmed to The Hill 25,000 refugees to Canada by the of Ottawa, said he anticipated after a shuffle, but didn’t be- Times last week that the ministers end of the year, though the gov- changes or additions to the man- lieve it presaged major strategic to be changed, say would be given updated letters, ernment only reached that mark date letters of ministers that will changes. political analysts. though did not provide a timeline in February 2016. be dealing with the United States, Mr. Desmarais also said he for when that would occur. There were no apparent as the Trudeau government didn’t believe the revised man- He also didn’t disclose, when changes to the mandate letter for adjusts to the new Trump admin- date letters would hint at any asked, if the revised letters would the fisheries and oceans minister istration. significant changes in strategy. Continued from page 1 be released publicly. after Dominic LeBlanc (Beausé- “Considering all the talk about It’s “natural” for prime min- The Jan. 10 cabinet shuffle saw jour, N.B.) assumed the portfolio facing the Trump team...you isters, he said, to evaluate their what the ministers are expected three new Liberal MPs elevated to from Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) would think that the mandate let- cabinets after a year in office, and to accomplish in their positions. cabinet, and three other ministers last spring. There were also no ters for anyone dealing with the see how they can make improve- But in the fallout of the first moved to different portfolios. changes to the mandate letter U.S. would be changed,” he said. ments. major cabinet shuffle earlier this Following the shuffle, the for the government house leader Observers and media pundits “It’s just minor tweaking,” month, it was not immediately Prime Minister’s Office changed when Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, have largely painted the ap- he added. clear whether those assuming some wording in the copies of the Ont.) took over the position from pointment of [email protected] new ministerial responsibilities mandate letters available online. Mr. LeBlanc in August. (University-Rosedale, Ont.) as The Hill Times 6 The Hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 news trudeau town halls ‘Risky’ coffee shop tour brings Trudeau back on brand: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fields questions during a Q&A with members of the public in Peterborough, Ont., Jan. 13. Mr. Trudeau took heat from several attendees about the cost of hydro in Ontario, and what a carbon tax would mean for them. Photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office strategists ting himself in the firing line will remain, said David Coletto, CEO of the polling firmA bacus Data. ‘Question Period sands, and answered in French a “People may not remember Justin Trudeau’s whistle-stop question in English about access- those specifics, but they’ll remem- on steroids’ means ing English services in Quebec. ber that he showed up,” he said. preparing for “There always is some risk when “The real value from a political tour: Jan. 12-18 you’re doing a completely open-mic marketing perspective is the im- format, and the primary risk is that everything and ages that come out of it.” Miller’s Oven restaurant, Manotick, Ont. University of Western Ontario, London, Ont. anything, says ex-Tory you’ve got to be very well briefed,” The average non-partisan Cana- said Yaroslav Baran, a strategist dian doesn’t often tune into federal Aquatarium, Brockville, Ont. Java Blend Coffee Roasters, Halifax, N.S. staffer Yaroslav Baran. with Earnscliffe Strategy Group and politics or vote on policy, but catch- former Conservative staffer. ing an image of Mr. Trudeau fielding City hall, Kingston, Ont. Dartmouth Sportsplex, Dartmouth, N.S. “It’s sort of like Question Continued from page 1 tough questions from average men Ellena’s Cafe, Napanee, Ont. Cultural Centre, Fredericton, N.B. Period on steroids, and you don’t and women could help to build a have the benefit of being able to positive impression of him in their Empire Theatre, Belleville, Ont. Market Square Atrium, Saint John, N.B. It will likely work, despite the defer questions to your cabinet minds, said Nelson Wiseman, direc- cascade of negative headlines that ministers. You have to have some- tor of the University of ’s Canadian Forces Base, Trenton, Ont. Tim Horton’s, Hampton, N.B. came out of the tour, they said. thing to say on everything.” Canadian Studies Program. Rhino’s Roadhouse restaurant, Bewdley, Ont. Colonel Gaétan Côté Armoury, Sherbrooke, Que. “Everyone who is working with The town-hall tour was no the prime minister on these events doubt an effort by the prime min- Accountability in the polls Evinrude Centre, Peterborough, Ont. Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke, Que. realizes that what you gain from ister’s team to remind those who Public polls conducted by these conversations—even if you voted for Mr. Trudeau why they did Abacus Data show Mr. Trudeau’s BioSteel Centre, Toronto, Ont. Cantine Chez Ben restaurant, Granby, Que. do get a bit of a rough ride, with a so, after a fall dominated by stories approval rating softened between couple of questions—the gains far about questionable fundraising January and December of last year. outweigh...the few negative stories events and political donations, He was scored higher on “level of that you may have to deal with,” and, more recently, Mr. Trudeau’s openness and accountability” than Memorable moments on the tour said John Delacourt, who left his vacation on the Aga Khan’s private any other indicator by Canadians post as director of communications island, said the analysts. in three polls through that period, for the Liberal Research Bureau Those controversies began to but that score declined from 91 per “Thank you for using our country’s two official languages, but in December to join the Ensight build up an image of out-of-touch cent approval in January to 80 per since we’re in Quebec, I’ll respond in French.” public affairs firm in Ottawa. elitism around the prime minister, cent in December. said Mr. Baran. “It’s not so much that they’re —Mr. Trudeau, in French, to a question in English during a Q&A session in Sherbrooke, Que. ‘They’ll remember that he Putting Mr. Trudeau into the solving a problem, I think as about accessing mental health services in English in Quebec. The next day, Mr. Trudeau said showed up’ Q&A sessions was “risky”, but a opposed to just continuing to he supported bilingualism, but understood the importance of speaking French in Quebec. He Mr. Trudeau travelled through challenge to which he is well- remind people why they liked Mr. later conceded he could have answered part of the question in English. 17 cities and towns in four prov- suited, said Robin MacLachlan, a Trudeau in the first place,” said inces between Jan. 12 and 18, former NDP staffer who is now a Mr. Coletto. holding photo-ops and question- strategist with Summa Strategies, After the eastern leg of his tour, “I will make sure we look at it...and we do right in recogniz- and-answer sessions with locals adding he couldn’t recall another Mr. Trudeau pivoted to the Liberal ing that trans rights are human rights.” at community centres, restau- prime minister better suited to cabinet retreat this week in Cal- rants, and something called an “grip-and-grin” retail politics. gary, though he was set to host —Mr. Trudeau, in response to a member of the public who decried rules that assign trans- “aquatarium.” “Putting him in a position another town hall in the city after gender prisoners to federal correctional institutions for men or women based upon their sex The Q&A sessions generated to field tough questions in an the retreat wrapped up Tuesday at birth, instead of their gender identity. headlines, many of them negative, unscripted environment shows night. Parliament returns from its when the prime minister was put the public that he’s listening. And winter break Jan. 30, and from “We both got elected on a commitment to help the middle on the spot with questions that I think he badly needed that after there preparations for the next lumped the federal Liberal carbon the fall that he had,” he said. federal budget, due in February or class and we’re going to be able to find common ground.” tax in with unpopular Ontario The tour was likely also in- March, will kick into high gear. —Mr. Trudeau, on dealing with the Donald Trump administration in the United States. hydro hikes, reminded everyone tended to generate some positive Mr. Trudeau will likely con- that the Phoenix pay debacle buzz ahead of the government’s tinue to face questions from the hasn’t been resolved for Cana- upcoming budget, which may press and opposition about po- “It will be up to the government of Ontario to ensure that you da’s public servants, and raised include forecasted long-term defi- litical fundraising, investigations problems with the government’s cits, said Nik Nanos, who chairs into his conduct by the ethics and are not penalized...I’m trusting they will do that.” handling of veterans and trans- the Nanos Research polling firm. languages commissioners, and —Mr. Trudeau, responding to members of the public upset about the imposition of a carbon gendered prisoners. Mr. Trudeau So far from an election, the how much taxpayers were billed tax on top of high hydro bills in Ontario. Mr. Trudeau told those attending the Q&A session also provoked a backlash and negative news headlines will fade for his coffee-shop tour. widespread press coverage when from memory for many voters, in Peterborough that all funds collected under the carbon tax would be going into provincial [email protected] coffers. he spoke of phasing out the oil- but the image of Mr. Trudeau put- @PJMazereeuw The Hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 7 news trudeau’s bahamas vacation The Aga Khan and Canada: a decades- long, multi-partisan friendship

the Ismaili community and when it established the office of ‘It is unfortunate Canada continue to deepen. religious freedoms. The Liberal that many In 2008, when the Aga Khan vis- government has since closed the ited Ottawa for the opening of the office, but replaced it with an Canadians who are Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, office of human rights. not familiar with a sort of unofficial diplomatic Mr. Genuis said he thinks the delegation to Canada, Mr. Harper Aga Khan “helps people to un- the Aga Khan may attended the ceremony with him. In derstand that groups like Daesh hear his name for his speech to a crowd of Canadian don’t represent Islam.” Ismailis, Mr. Harper said he felt he Prof. Karim said during Mr. the first time in had known the Aga Khan for much Harper’s time, he saw many “Tory longer than the three years since ideologues” in the media “mis- the context of this they had met. He explained that as describe” the Aga Khan’s work scandal with the a student at the University of Cal- as “working with the Canadian gary, his Ismaili roommate had a government to prevent terrorism,” prime minister,’ says photo of the Aga Khan on the wall. in the context of promoting mod- a Conservative MP. Mr. Harper also helped the Aga erate and modern Islam. Khan establish the Global Centre “I don’t think the Aga Khan’s for Pluralism, which will eventually work is directly to counter terror- be housed in the old war museum ism,” he said. Continued from page 1 on Sussex Drive in Ottawa, once Prof. Karim said that during its refurbishment is complete. The Mr. Harper’s tenure, Muslims of Adrienne Clarkson, and her hus- National Capital Commission owns different sects wondered why the band, John Ralston Saul. Over the the building, but leased it to the Conservative prime minister was course of eight years, the depart- centre for one dollar for 99 years, so friendly with Ismaili Muslims, ment of Global Affairs spent just Former prime minister and the Aga Khan at the opening of with the caveat that the centre but also perpetuated Islamopho- under $200,000 on six of the Aga the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa in 2008. The delegation is would be responsible for renovat- bic sentiment through initiatives Khan’s visits to Canada. located on Sussex Drive. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright ing the old museum. such as the “barbaric cultural In 2010, he became one of In 2010, he bestowed honor- practices hotline,” which was an- only a handful of people in the ary Canadian citizenship upon nounced during the last election. world to ever receive honorary the Imam. In 2014, the Aga Khan “There were groups of Mus- Canadian citizenship, and he has the Aga Khan, and his children. of the religion also give back to became the only spiritual leader to lims that [Mr. Harper] certainly had a consistently close relation- Today, Mr. Trudeau calls the Aga the institution in order to fund address Canadian Parliament, and was not friends with, and [were] ship with the prime minister Khan “Uncle K.” mosques, schools, and hospitals the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto seen as not moderates. There of Canada, regardless of their Carleton University professor around the world. was founded to display art and were certain groups, like the political stripe. He was also made Karim Karim, who is an Ismaili Ismaili Liberal MP Yasmin artefacts from all sects of Islam. Ismailis, who he did work with. a member of the Order of Canada migrant from Kenya and has Ratansi (Don Valley East, Ont.) Which of course upset a lot of in 2005 under the previously served as the director said Ismailis aren’t that different Moderate muslims other Muslims,” Prof. Karim said. government. of the Institute of Ismaili Studies from other communities who’ve Mr. Genuis, who is an out- But, Prof. Karim, Ms. Ratansi, According to the National in London, England, was at the come to Canada. “The first gen- spoken advocate for freedom of and Ms. Jaffer all said that using Post, the Aga Khan Development airport to greet the Aga Khan eration works very hard to get religion, said the Aga Khan is the term “moderate” to describe Network has received a total of upon one of his visits to Canada their children educated.” “obviously a national partner for any form of faith was subjective $310-million from the Canadian during Mr. Harper’s tenure. That said, it is part of the Aga us,” and that “shared values” was and likely inaccurate. government for 16 foreign aid Prof. Karim explains the Aga Khan’s leadership to promote the main reason why. “That term is often misused projects. Khan was received by former community participation, she said. “Certainly in the last to mean other things that aren’t In 2016 alone, the AKDN lob- ministers John Baird and Jason “The bottom line is, we are government, what we were true,” Prof. Karim said. bied the government a total of 15 Kenney, as well as Mr. Trudeau, a well-integrated community, trying to do with the office Modern and moderate mean times, according to the lobbying who was an MP at the time. we believe in giving back,” Ms. of religious freedom, was very different things to Canadian registry. When Mr. Trudeau greeted the Ratansi said. [promote] minority rights, natives than they might mean The Aga Khan has “always felt Aga Khan with a hug, and the “Basically, they seem to have peaceful co-existence,” he said. to Ismailis around the world, that Canada is a special place,” nickname “Uncle K,” “you could earned it on their own merit,” Prof. The Aga Khan was consulted said Ms. Ratansi. said Liberal Senator Mobina see the envy on the faces of the Karim said. While there are several by the Harper government [email protected] Jaffer. Ms. Jaffer herself is an Conservative ministers,” Prof. Ismailis involved in Canadian poli- Ismaili. She came to Canada in Karim said, laughing. tics, including Calgary Mayor Na- 1975 as a refugee from Uganda. While the Aga Khan’s political heed Nenshi, Prof. Karim pointed In 1972, the Ugandan leader at ties and friendships are extensive, out “there’s not a single minister the time expelled the country’s Ismailis in Canada have achieved who’s an Ismaili, so far.” He said 80,000 South Asians, giving them their own individual levels of compared to the Sikh community, 90 days to leave. influence. “[Sikhs have] done much better.” Prominent Ismailis in Canada Prof. Karim said Ismailis do Many of the Ismailis fleeing Nadir Mohamed — former Rogers CEO Uganda found refuge in Canada, seem to have an “affinity” with Stephen Harper and the Aga Khan in large part thanks to a long- Canada, noting that a lot of peo- Ms. Ratansi dismissed the fact Mobina Jaffer — Liberal Senator time friendship between the Aga ple who had previously settled in that the Aga Khan had such close Khan and then-prime minister places such as Britain relocated ties with very different political Pierre Trudeau. again to Canada. leaders in Canada as insignifi- Mohamed Dhanani — Hill & Knowlton’s new vice-president of public affairs The Aga Khan and the elder “What’s happened is people cant. Trudeau developed a friendship who have done well in their own “There is multi-party support Arif Lalani — Canada’s former ambassador to and the UAE long before Mr. Trudeau’s political fields, they go on to serve in because of the work he does. He ambitions would be realized. The various international networks, is non-partisan. He works with Alykhan Velshi — former director of issues management in Stephen Harper’s PMO, pair met while attending Harvard including the Aga Khan Develop- all governments,” she said. “When now senior associate at McKinsey & Company University, and over the years, de- ment Network,” Prof. Karim said. the leaders of the West look to veloped a lifelong bond. The Aga The Aga Khan himself has admit- Muslim leadership, they would go Rumina Velshi — member of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (Alykhan’s mother) Khan was an honorary pallbearer ted to joking that Canadians are to the Aga Khan, because he is at Mr. Trudeau’s funeral. “colonizing” the AKDN, as more apolitical.” Rahim Jaffer — former Conservative MP, first Muslim elected to the House of Commons When Ismailis in Uganda were and more Ismaili leaders around In other sects of Islam, Ms. fleeing for their lives, Mr. Trudeau the world are Canadian. Ratansi said the spiritual leader — Liberal MP answered the request of his friend “They’ve been drawn to and the political leader are often the Aga Khan to provide refuge Canada, they’ve done well here, one in the same. But the Aga — Liberal MP for Ismailis in Canada. Today, the and then they’ve been selected Khan, being a spiritual leader for because of their hard work,” Prof. all Ismaili Muslims regardless of population of Ismaili Muslims Naheed Nenshi — Calgary mayor in Canada is estimated to be Karim said. geography or politics, is able to 100,000—the largest settlement of The Aga Khan is one of the advocate for all Muslims to gov- Ali Velshi — MSNBC journalist, formerly with Al Jazeera and CNN Ismailis in any Western country. wealthiest royals in the world, ernments like Canada’s—regard-

That friendship came to with a net worth of $800-million. less of the government of the day. include the men’s respective He inherited his fortune from The Aga Khan and Mr. Harper Murad Velshi — former Ontario Liberal MPP, and father to Ali Velshi families. Current Prime Minister his grandfather and predecessor, quickly found common ground Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) but also runs businesses, includ- of their own, forging a relation- Aliza Vellani — actress, including the CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie grew up in close contact with ing horse breeding. Members ship that would see ties between 8 The Hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017

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Editorial Conservative Leadership Race Letters To The Editor Time for feds to consider Leitch’s immigrant- national electricity strategy screening ideas won’t Power lines run through rural southern Ontario, near work, are impractical the Bruce nuclear generating ellie Leitch prominently features Mc- Canada every year could cost an addi- station, on KMaster University sociology profes- tional $740-million annually, as reported the eastern sor Vic Satzewich’s book, Points of Entry: by Maclean’s. That cost would skyrocket shores of How Canada’s Visa Officers Decide Who if all the visitors to Canada were to be Lake Huron. Gets In, on the website devoted to her screened in person by an immigration The Hill Times run for Conservative leadership. She also officer too. photograph by brought the book on stage and held it up Ms. Leitch’s solution is to pass on the Kristen Shane for the cameras during a debate among cost to the consumer: the immigrant them- leadership contenders last November. selves would pay a fee to cover the cost Mr. Satzewich wrote in an op-ed for The of the test at the border. She would make Globe and Mail after that debate that he’s an exception for refugees from payment, happy to know Ms. Leitch read his book. however they’d still have to take the test. But, he said, she focuses on a couple spe- Charging that fee could put Canada at a cific findings—including that visa officers disadvantage with its allies, and would do very few face-to-face interviews with surely rile up the tourism and travel indus- prospective immigrants—and misses the try and other countries, which are already broader pro-immigration point. unhappy with Canada’s strict visa regime. A key plank of Ms. Leitch’s campaign Besides, Mr. Satzewich said, “there is s it time to implement a national electri- cents/kWh. My current Alberta bill would be is to “require all immigrants, refugees, considerable evidence that immigrants do Ical strategy? $211.55 if I lived in Winchester. and visitors to Canada to have a face-to- actually integrate into Canadian society.” I live in Red Deer, a small city in central The second bill came from a family face interview with a trained immigra- And even if they didn’t, how could Alberta. My electrical bill last month was $95. outside Chesterville. It showed higher tion officer” and to require screening for a short interview really determine with The average household in Canada uses usage, perhaps because of location, age “Canadian values.” any certainty whether a person truly 972 kilowatt hours monthly, according to of appliances, or lifestyle. The energy use This is both impractical and ineffective. espoused the Canadian values Ms. Leitch Google, but I used 848 kWhs last month, was 1,281 kWhs for a bill of $278.93 or 22 As Mr. Satzewich points out, more inter- speaks of, including equal opportunity, so if I had been an average user then my cents/kWh. My bill would then be $184.65 views would be useful, but they shouldn’t hard work, helping others, generosity, bill would have been $109. if I lived outside Chesterville. be mandatory. A blanket requirement, he freedom, and tolerance? My electrical bill shows that my electrical Albertans get their power from natural noted, “would bring our immigration sys- How can you reliably screen through use cost only $32.40 while administration cost gas (44 per cent), coal (39 per cent), and tem to a grinding halt because interviews an interview for someone’s ability to do $6.99, distribution cost $25.90, and transmis- even hydro (six per cent), while Ontarians take time and resources. The immigration hard work or their desire to help others? sion fees cost $23.86. Include access fees, rate get their power from nuclear, (66 per cent) processing system is already slow, and to The plan is not well thought through, riders, and balancing pool allocations and and hydro (22 per cent). But in Alberta, interview the 1.3 million people who apply and is being used as a gimmick and a GST, and my bill came to $95. we are expecting increases in our power every year for a visa to test for Canadian wedge, playing on people’s fears and a Talk of carbon taxes, green energy, would bills due to carbon taxes, green initiatives, values would be a logistical nightmare.” current of xenophobia in society. increase my energy costs. Fine, increasing my and the new power lines being built to the He estimated that screening even Conservatives would be right to reject energy costs by 10 per cent would mean an southern border. Current users are pay- just the 260,000 immigrants coming to this platform plank. increase of only $3.24 because all the other ing to provide power south of the border. charges should not go up. Changing fuel Ontario has some similar changes and or supply should not affect administrators, challenges ahead, leading to expectations power lines, poles, or switches. of increased costs. Is this proper? I started requesting electric bills from Alberta’s population is only 30 per homes in other parts of Alberta and the cent of Ontario’s, on a land base 70 per energy costs varied from 3.75 cents/kWh cent as large, yet Alberta power bills to 5.99 cents/kWh and the other costs are substantially lower. Capitalists will varied in name and amount for total costs tell you that larger markets like Ontario per kWh from 11.7 to 15.75 cents/kWh. So should translate into lower costs, as one at 848 kWhs, my bill would go from $95 would also expect with increased density. up to $133.56, depending on location. Alberta deregulated the electrical sector, Alberta is deregulated and you have therefore increasing competition. Would options of providers, floating and fixed that help or exasperate the problem in rates, but the other fees are always added. Ontario? Should the vast majority of urban A home in Vancouver showed an aver- homes subsidize the rural users? Should a age 11.37 cents/kWh so my bill would be standard rate be applied to all in Ontario? $96.50, very similar to my Alberta bill. To recap, with the average Canadian Vancouver is a vastly different and denser household consumption of 972 kWhs per market. Vancouver has 5,249 people or month, it would cost $110.61 in Vancouver, 2,100 homes per square kilometre. B.C., $108.90 in Red Deer, Alta., $242.48 I started requesting power bills from in Winchester Ont., and $211.65 in Ches- home owners in Ontario, especially in rural terville, Ont. This is definitely not a level Ontario. The first bill came fromW inchester, playing field, is it? south of Ottawa. It showed a monthly usage Is it time for the federal government to of 661.24 kWhs. Energy costs varied from create a national electrical strategy? We 8.7 cents/kWh of low peak to 18 cents/kWh could at least study it. during high peak, for a total of $79.06. Add in What do you think? a delivery charge of $65.41, regulatory fees, Garfield Marks and HST, and the bill comes to $164.96, or 25 Red Deer, Alta.

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swirling shark tank. The rumour mill kept churning at full tilt. Sometimes silence isn’t golden Additional details were drip-fed to the media and, despite reporters trekking out to the front door of his suburban home, Norman maintained his silence. Vice-Admiral Prime Minister Justin Trudeau distanced By keeping tight-lipped Mark Norman, himself from Norman’s firing while at the about his deputy’s pictured last same time supporting it. “The chief of de- year, was fence staff took a decision and this govern- removal, the chief of last week ment supports Gen. Vance in the decision defence staff is ladling temporarily that he took,” Trudeau told reporters. relieved of his This sentiment was echoed by Minister chum in a swirling shark duties as the of National Defence , who re- tank of speculation. vice chief of peated that the firing was the work of Vance. defence staff. Within 48 hours of Norman being He got that job removed from his post, the incident was in August after drawing international attention. The BBC three years as and the U.S. news outlets were reporting on commander the unprecedented removal of such a high- of the Royal ranking official, in such a public fashion. Canadian Navy. With such intense media scrutiny, more scott taylor The Hill Times details found their way into the public do- photograph by main, albeit not through official disclosure. Sam Garcia Unnamed inside sources advised the media TT Awa—On Monday, Jan. 16 at 8 a.m., that Norman was being investigated by the Othe office of the chief of defence staff RCMP for allegedly disclosing classified issued a brief statement from the CDS, Gen- By unfortunate coincidence, on Jan. 13 speculation about sexual misdeeds—that shipbuilding information, possibly to a pri- eral Jonathan Vance. The bilingual message The Toronto Star had published a story his firing was related to a security breach vate company. CBC News and The Globe stated that Vice-Admiral Mark Norman was detailing how Gen. Vance was going to involving the disclosure of information. reported that the timeframe for Norman’s being temporarily relieved of his duties as start terminating the careers of anyone Again, no specific details were given. alleged action likely occurred while he was the Canadian Armed Forces’ vice chief of in the military guilty of sexual miscon- Some began guessing that Norman was still the commander of the Royal Canadian defence staff (VCDS). The notification fur- duct. The Star story was based on an internal the culprit who had leaked details of Prime Navy, prior to assuming his most recent ther stated that Norman’s responsibilities memo that Vance had issued back on Dec. 16, Minister Justin Trudeau’s Christmas holi- post as the VCDS in 2016. as VCDS would be immediately assumed but for many speculators the timing seemed day destination on the Aga Khan’s private Such a security breach, if proven to be by the commander of the Royal Canadian too obvious: Vance will fire sex offenders, island in the Bahamas. true, would have significant repercussions Navy, Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd. Norman gets fired, fill in the blank. For his part, Gen. Vance was travelling in for the Canadian military’s reputation, not The removal of Norman was a bomb- However, for all of us who know Nor- Europe when the story broke on Jan. 16. He only with the defence industry but also shell and the widespread dissemination of man—and in the interest of full disclosure, I responded to media inquiries with an email. with allied nations. the notice throughout National Defence do consider him to be a professional acquain- “I understand there is a great deal of However, because of Vance’s decision to re- headquarters ensured that the media were tance—such an allegation made no sense. speculation surrounding the circumstanc- lieve Norman without providing a clear expla- aware of it almost at once. Norman had a well-earned reputation es that led to my decision with regards nation as to why, the country’s second-highest Phone and email inboxes lit up through- as a straight shooter and has been a promi- to [Vice-Admiral] Mark Norman,” Vance military commander has endured unfounded out the military community. Initially nent promoter of recognizing the contribu- wrote. “For privacy considerations, I’m public speculation that he was everything from there was only confirmation of Norman’s tions of women in the defence field. unable to provide further information,” he a sexual deviant to a Russian spy. removal, with absolutely zero explanation Within hours of the Norman story break- added. Sometimes silence is not golden after all. for such a drastic course of action. ing, additional information was leaked to This non-clarification from Vance, with Scott Taylor is editor and publisher of With no clues to go on, everyone began —probably in an effort the allusion that it was something of a per- Esprit de Corps magazine. speculating to fill the void. to spare Norman any additional public sonal nature, was akin to ladling chum in a The Hill Times

Letters To The Editor Hollywood oilsands detractors’ real Canada was first ‘overseas sin: daring to go against the grain country’ to recognize Slovenia,

elebrities like Neil Young, Leonardo fossil fuel extraction. This leads me to 25 years ago this month CDiCaprio and, lately, Jane Fonda are conclude that the real sin of celebrity crit- frequently insulted and maligned by oil- ics is not scientific ignorance or hypocrisy Members of sands supporters when these stars dare but merely daring to express a contrary the Slovenian to mention the negative aspects of fossil opinion during difficult times. community in fuel extraction and offer sustainable I might add that Alberta’s situation Canada gather alternatives. Their luxurious lives and jet- need not have been so strained. The prov- at Toronto city setter travel are emphasized to reinforce ince once considered using oil royalties hall in support accusations of hypocrisy. Further, the to create a Norwegian-style public fund of Slovenian celebrities are dismissed as ignorant on to draw upon in hard times. Advocates of independence the subject of climate change and indif- short-term profit prevailed; Ralph Klein in the early ferent to the welfare of oil workers and and later premiers started to drain the 1990s. their families. fund. Working people are now encouraged Photograph It’s safe to predict that these same to turn vocal celebrities into Hollywood courtesy of oilsands boosters would heap uncritical red herrings. Ugovšek praise on any wealthy movie star or musi- Morgan Duchesney cian willing to publicly support unlimited Ottawa, Ont.

an. 15 marked 25 years since Slovenia ly those with Slovenian diaspora mem- Jwas recognized as an independent state bers, our best advocates, who were able to Honesty should be best policy for Trump by the European Union and by most of spread the message that the centuries-long its members. This was a milestone in the dream of Slovenians came true. integration of a young state into the in- The Slovenian diaspora in Canada was nd so it begins. The Donald Trump era. a nation needs to be transparent with his ternational community, which reached its among the most active, and the result of From the first episode of The Ap- A people in all matters. It will be extremely peak when Slovenia was accepted into the these efforts was that Canada was the prentice to his inauguration speech, United detrimental to his presidency and the sta- on May 22, 1992. first “overseas country” that recognized States President Donald Trump has been bility of his country if future scandals are To some extent it was understandable Slovenian independence on Jan. 15, 1992. the subject of constant public scrutiny and leaked to the public because of his failure that the first recognitions came from Eu- After 25 years, this milestone may fade critique. Americans are clearly divided in to uphold honesty. rope, but Slovenia was anticipating more— away a bit, but as an important historic their support for their new president, but If President Trump can establish the that also countries from other continents move it can never be forgotten and will all are anxious about the uncertain future. foundation of honesty early in his presi- would accept the new political circum- always connect people of both countries My personal advice to President Trump dency, only then can he do justice to his stances in Europe after the fall of the Ber- and strengthen friendship. is to base his legacy on the principles of country. lin wall. We kept close and intense com- Marjan Cencen integrity and honesty, which form the Nayab Zafar munication with politicians from many of Ambassador of Slovenia to Canada bedrock of any relationship. The leader of Mississauga, Ont. these countries, but perhaps predominant- Ottawa, Ont. 10 The hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 inside politics u.s. inauGuration

coming last november, but faced Then there is the matter of the with the result they skipped some delicate balance Trudeau has been Trump changed of the stages of mourning, starting trying to achieve between Canada’s with anger and denial, to put their energy ambitions and its interna- minds to a dramatic change in the tional climate-change commitments. Canada-u.s. paradigm. The advent of an american the game for The result is a federal realign- administration whose resolve is to ment of political human resources go in the opposite direction could ex- and priorities along the Canada- acerbate federal-provincial tensions u.s. front on a scale not seen and polarize voters along regional Trudeau, but the since the events of 9/11. lines in a way that the aftermath But the heavy lifting is just of 9/11 never did. already Trump’s beginning. victory has hardened Conservative The impact of Trump’s presi- opposition to carbon pricing. heavy lifting is dency on Canada’s agenda has the Trudeau is hardly the fi rst potential to outweigh that of the Canadian prime minister to have 2001 terrorist attacks on . been thrown a curve ball. already, on the larger foreign af- in the aftermath of the 1995 just beginning fairs front, longstanding differences Quebec referendum, jean Chrétien between washington and Ottawa on was forced to recast his cabinet and China and that seemed to have focus his government’s energies on been resolved have resurfaced. the Quebec-Canada front in a way Stephen Harper had a recession Trump’s inauguration provided There may be an unprecedent- he had not foreseen at the time of his and Jean Chrétien a referendum. The impact on a rationale for precipitating the ed divide in the making between election two years earlier. and the Now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada’s agenda former liberal leader’s political the two capitals on russia and events of 9/11 reshaped the last years pictured at this month’s cabinet retirement and replacing him the role of naTO. of his tenure as prime minister. shuffl e, has been thrown a curve ball has the potential to with the more united states-sav- much of what used to be com- The 2008 global fi nancial crisis too, with Donald Trump’s presidency. outweigh that of 9/11. vy Chrystia Freeland as well as mon ground on foreign policy seems had a similar structural impact on The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright for an early overhaul of Trudeau’s poised to become disputed territory. harper’s last two mandates. ministerial team. at the time of 9/11, the terms of looking back on their experi- he has actively acknowledged in more normal circumstances, the Canada-u.s. trade relationship ences, it was those prime minis- that business as usual is not going to the shuffl e could have waited un- were never on the line. security ters’ handling of the unexpected be an option and reached outside his til Parliament’s summer adjourn- rather than protectionism was the challenges that came their way government for help to connect with ment, when the prime minister dominant thread in american policy. that defi ned their time in offi ce. the new administration. would have been closer to the For Canada, the post-9/11 pri- But to weather those storms, But he has also vowed to CHANTAl HÉBERT mid-point of his mandate. ority involved mitigating ameri- both had to steer in unexpected stay the course and to continue Trudeau has been off his game can security concerns to avoid a policy directions. neither Chré- pursuing the agenda he set for his on a variety of fronts over the thickening of the border. tien’s Clarity act, nor harper’s government. OnTreal—stéphane dion past few months. Trade between the two countries embrace of defi cit spending came success with the latter may mwas the fi rst Canadian political his mind-boggling refusal stood to be a victim of the attacks. naturally to one or the other. depend on the strength of the casualty of the donald Trump era. last week to answer a question now, it could end up in the in the few months between the incoming american headwind signifi cant parts of justin Trudeau’s in english because he was in Que- sights of the new administration. american election and Friday’s Trudeau faces. agenda could yet be next. bec was just the latest example. Based on Trump’s militantly inauguration, Trudeau has beefed Chantal Hébert is a national dion’s removal from his But no one will accuse him of hav- protectionist opening act Friday, up his team to weather what may affairs writer for The Toronto foreign affairs cabinet post was ing treated Trump’s arrival casually. Canada has its work cut out for it come to be known as the most star. This column was fi rst re- the central piece of this month’s The prime minister and his as it strives to remain in the good challenging period in the Canada- leased on Jan. 20. cabinet shuffl e. team may not have seen his victory books of its main trading partner. u.s. relationship. The Hill Times

need to know trade Trump’s protectionism drives home the need for fresh economic thinking from Ottawa

business culture, language, and against China’s growing political original Canada-u.s. Free Trade that will galvanize the country be- while trying to standards, has always held sway. infl uence in the Pacifi c. agreement from the late 1980s. hind a wide-ranging, extensive effort protect trade and today sales of goods and For Canada, the pluses from the The realization that Trump to position Canada to compete in services in the u.s. still make up 75 TPP were modest. One advantage intends to fully follow through on an economy increasingly shaped by interests with the per cent of Canada’s exports. for Canadian exporters was better the “america First” stance from his technological upheaval, shifting pat- americans, the u.s. President donald Trump access to japan, but it came at a election campaign will of course terns of production and consump- has taken offi ce with a view on free price for Canadian dairy farm- electrify the Trudeau government tion and globalized communication. Trudeau government trade that fl ies in the face of his ers and there were risks for this and dominate its tactical think- To put it briefl y, Canada needs to should also look own republican Party’s traditional country’s auto sector. Ottawa got ing for months to come as the put much more emphasis on devel- position on opening up export mar- into the TPP negotiations because country copes with the inevitable oping innovative industry, revamp its at the longer-term kets, and amounts to little more it would have supplanted naFTa dislocations and disruptions. education system for a jobs mar- than a conspiracy theory about and stephen harper wanted above But it should be much more ket greatly favouring high-skilled prospects for how american jobs have been all to protect his country’s access to than a short-term wake-up call employees, reduce internal barriers Canada’s economy. stolen by crafty foreigners, mainly the u.s. market. for Ottawa. while trying to to trade, and increase its focus on Chinese and mexicans. now that is very much in jeop- protect trade interests with the marketable services, particularly in But this backwards, ideo- ardy. my guess is that, despite the americans, the Trudeau govern- areas like green technology. Trudeau logically driven, and misleading new president’s plan to hold talks ment should at the same time step has noted that Trump’s backward shorthand explanation of decades with his Canadian and mexican back and look at Canada’s econo- position on climate change could of economic evolution in the u.s. counterparts, naFTa is probably my and its longer-term prospects work to this country’s advantage. and elsewhere is transcendent in dead. Trump’s angry denunciation through a much wider lens. also, Ottawa needs to continue the new white house. within days of naFTa and his scapegoating of as much as Trump is peering efforts to expand trade outside the lES WHITTINGTON of taking offi ce, Trump announced mexico make a successful overhaul backward in his wishful thinking u.s. in that context, the advent of he would hold meetings on renego- of the three-country free-trade pact about recreating the manufacturing outright protectionism in wash- tiating naFTa with Prime min- highly unlikely, regardless of how heyday of america, Canada needs to ington might put the need for a TTawa—as far back as the ister justin Trudeau and mexican many negotiating sessions are held. turn its attention to the future. Canada-China pact in a new light. O1970s, the Canadian gov- President enrique Peña nieto and Over time, and with luck, This means throwing off old and Canadians can only hope that, ernment was offering business offi cially rejected the Trans-Pacifi c Canada may be able to dodge debates about propping up existing as far as europe is concerned, fi nal people a wide variety of fi nancial Partnership (TPP) agreement, some of the Trump administration’s industries and focusing instead approval of the Canada-european supports, advice, and on-the- which included the u.s., Canada, mindless wrath on trade. maybe on a forward-looking, uncompro- union free trade deal does not get ground assistance in europe and mexico, and nine other countries. Trudeau will be able to drive mising examination of Canada’s sideswiped by the rising tide of na- elsewhere in hopes of expanding Oddly, it was the u.s. that would home to Trump the importance of options based on an understanding tionalistic discontent that fed Brexit exports outside the united states. have reaped most of the economic Canada-u.s. two-way commerce to of the unprecedented speed and and the election of Trump. But the obvious benefi ts of benefi ts from the TPP spearheaded millions of american workers and scope of today’s economic change. Les Whittington is an Ottawa selling to the huge u.s. market just by Barack Obama, who also saw it carve out some kind of new trade as i have argued before, Ottawa journalist and a regular contribu- across the border, with its similar as an important countermeasure arrangement, perhaps based on the needs to take a leadership position tor to The hill Times. The hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 11 plain speak political communication

of being angry is pretty damn draining, as saving grace so far, unlike Trump and well as just plain emotionally exhausting. O’leary, is that he has a more positive, wel- with Trump and Trump and O’leary’s shtick, which still coming personal disposition. so much of passes as fascinating to many, will become the 2015 Canadian federal election seemed exceeding annoying and create a political to be about tone and temperament, which liability for them that just can’t be enter- were then seen as assets for Trudeau. O’leary, it could be a tained away. Politicians ultimately get judged on Though it is a different era, so perhaps deeds. But they set those deeds up by the there is a requirement of politicians to be promises they make, which set the expec- more visible and accessible more frequent- tations, which determine their political few long, painful years ly, former prime ministers jean Chrétien grades. Trump and O’leary haven’t seem- and stephen harper may have been on to ingly met an expectation they couldn’t something by making sure they weren’t infl ate. speaking of which, you have heard always constantly in the media. Both had in 2019 we are not having an election but They might have been be no doubt there are audiences out there an appreciation that a good portion of the an exorcism, right? for whom this sort of shrieking is gold. public was not looking for their prime min- Feeding off the buzz of ratings and the tolerable in 44-minute daily downloads of President Trump ister to be a celebrity; they were looking size of the crowd, alternative truth or not, and mr. wonderful may be hazardous to for a politician to blame. each won three people like Trump and O’leary just get doses, but full-on your health, causing your head to explode elections to become or stay on as Pm, so more and more wound up. The hyperbole saturation could have a before deafness sets in. Think of The shop- there might have been something to their grows—and, some might say, the nose. ping Channel on maximum volume 24 formula. while on TV you might have said diluting effect on their hours a day, seven days a week. Of The current prime minister, of 10,000 hours of things you appeal. course, the Trump family has had course, used his celebrity to great didn’t mean, in politics, as a experience with that milieu, so effect not unlike Trump and leader, it is a bit different. maybe they think that is the way O’leary. while his poll num- so if the screaming and to go. bers remain high, some of the the scheming of these two Shark Tank and The Appren- perceived accoutrements of continues, they could be tice were weekly programs. not a life of privilege, like vaca- serving to eventually under- constant hourly and daily offer- tioning on a private island, are mine themselves. Or maybe ings. while Trump and O’leary causing his government some our north american political TIM POWERS might have been tol- discomfort. justin system is now one gi- erable in 44-min- Trudeau’s ant mark Burnett ute doses, full-on production. TTawa—it could be a few long, painful saturation might Tim Powers Oyears in north american politics with have a diluting is vice-chair- united states President donald Trump and effect on their man of Summa potential Conservative leader Kevin O’leary. appeal. Strategies while it is quite possible they may have Think of and manag- positive effects on their respective countries, the environ- ing director their abrasive in-your-face style of communi- ment of your of Abacus cating could wear thin pretty quickly. own family Data. He is it has already for me, but i have never and friends. a former been a fan of the bellowers who bark and Constant adviser yell to separate themselves from the crowd. bickering, to Con- Often polished up to be referred to as “plain i-told-you-so servative spoken,” it is just plain painful to listen to moments, and the The abrasive in-your-face communications style of potential Conservative leader Kevin O’Leary, left, and U.S. President Donald political for an extended period of time. yet let there never-ending cycle Trump, right, could wear thin quickly, argues Tim Powers. Photographs courtesy of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Gage Skidmore leaders. 12 The hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 Global affairs Gambia

The UN Security On military interventions, Council voted to back ECOWAS as it demanded West Africa has the rest that now ex-president Yahya Jammeh leave power in of the world beat Gambia, but wouldn’t go as far as calling eCOwas has once ordered him to hand over power that evening he boarded a plane for military to Barrow. within weeks, the and left for Guinea, en route to his intervention. again shown that it organization was organizing a permanent place in exile in equa- Evan Schneider is the most effective military force to make him do so, torial Guinea, a country so isolated photograph while the presidents and prime and obscure that it makes Gambia courtesy of the regional security ministers of other eCOwas seem positively metropolitan. United Nations countries shuttled back and forth Good riddance—and not a organization on the trying to persuade jammeh to see single life was lost in the whole planet. reason. operation. Gambia has seen states, most recently in Guinea- the mediation and security Coun- On jan. 19, with jammeh still the fi rst legal transfer of power Bissau (2012) and mali (2013). cil, a nine-member body with a clinging to power, the united since its independence in 1965, eCOwas was founded in 1975, rotating membership. nigeria ob- nations security Council passed and eCOwas has once again and its members fi rst committed viously has huge infl uence, which a resolution supporting eCOwas shown that it is the most effective themselves to respect human rights it regularly wields in favour of but asking it to use “political regional security organization on and to promote democratic systems democracy, but it is sometimes means fi rst.” Typically, however, the planet. of government in 1991 (when a not even sitting on the msC when it did not endorse military action you will never see the associa- number of them were actually still it takes its decisions. GWyNNE DyER at all. it was the usual security tion of southeast asian nations dictatorships). But the key year was The southern african devel- Council compromise, saying the (asean) or the arab league inter- 1999, when they all signed up to the opment Community and the af- right thing but not demanding vening militarily to defend democ- Protocol relating to the mechanism rican union (with responsibility OndOn, u.K.—as mili- decisive action, for fear of trigger- racy. The Organization of american for Confl ict Prevention, manage- for the whole continent) have sub- ltary interventions go, it was ing a veto. states doesn’t do military interven- ment, resolution, Peace-Keeping, sequently followed eCOwas’s practically fl awless. last month so eCOwas just went ahead tions at all, and one doubts that the and security (Protocol-mechanism). lead and adopted similar rules Gambia’s long-ruling dictator, anyway. last week, a multination- european union would actually it could be compared to the for intervention, but this kind of president yahya jammeh, lost an al force of 7,000 troops from fi ve resort to force to stop a dictator un security Council in the sense tough international protection for election that turned out to be a west african countries crossed from coming to power in one of its that it has the right to order mili- human rights and democracy is little freer than he had planned. the border from senegal into Balkan members. tary interventions in sovereign non-existent outside africa. after fi rst conceding defeat and Gambia. Barrow, who had fl ed to The african union does a bit states to stop wars, but it goes you could argue, of course, even phoning up the victor, prop- senegal to avoid arrest or worse, better (e.g. the interventions in further in two important ways: it that it’s africa that needs it most, erty developer adama Barrow, was sworn in as president and im- somalia and south sudan), but its can also intervene to thwart un- and you would be right. But the to congratulate him, jammeh mediately ordered the Gambian huge membership of 54 countries constitutional attacks on democ- point is: a) that africa does have changed his mind and decided to army not to resist. and with very makes decision-making a lengthy racy—and there is no veto. even it, and b) that several other re- stay in power. few exceptions, it didn’t. and tortuous process. whereas giant nigeria, which has half of gions of the world would benefi t within days, the economic most of saturday was taken up eCOwas’s 15 countries have eCOwas’s total population, has from similar institutions. Community of west african with a series of missed deadlines repeatedly and successfully inter- to accept majority decisions. Gwynne Dyer is a U.K.-based states (eCOwas) had con- for jammeh to hand over power vened to defend or restore demo- decisions to intervene are independent journalist. demned jammeh’s action and and leave the country. however, cratic governments in its member taken by a two-thirds majority on The Hill Times

opinion druG safetY

seniors face a higher risk of The dangers of polypharmacy and Technology, such a strategy adverse drug reactions, in part for seniors are seen in doctors’ would entail revising the drug Canada needs because of physiological changes offi ces and hospitals. The more approval process, monitoring as we age that alter the way our medications they consume, the newly-marketed drugs prescribed bodies respond to medication more likely seniors are to require to seniors, improving reporting and process them. For instance, urgent medical attention, or go to on adverse drug reactions, and a strategy our kidneys and liver tend to lose emergency departments. a study encouraging independent re- functional ability, and become found that 12 percent of Cana- search into off-label prescription less effi cient in fl ushing out dian seniors taking fi ve or more drug use. drugs. medications have experienced an Provincial and territorial phar- to improve many drugs prescribed to adverse reaction requiring medi- macare programs should also be seniors have either not been cal attention. extended to provide broader and adequately studied for this age Clearly, we need a solution. more systematic coverage of ef- group, or have not been formally in a new institute for research fective non-drug therapies when- prescription drug approved for the conditions they on Public Policy study (irPP) ever appropriate, to treat older are being prescribed to treat. study, i have documented several patients with chronic conditions. They are sometimes prescribed collaborative initiatives undertaken Provinces and territories without any evidence they are by professionals, advocacy groups would be required to update their safety for seniors safe and effective for them, and and health authorities, which seek prescribing guidelines regularly, in some cases, even when they to provide information and educa- and require medication reviews. are known to present a possible tional resources, reallocate roles health authorities would need hospital stay, this otherwise fi t risk—antipsychotics prescribed to and responsibilities, and promote to ensure that professionals as much as half person was put on a drug regimen older patients with dementia, for innovation. while they are all valu- have access to clinical decision- of the medications and has been taking nine pre- example. able, their overall effectiveness is making tools, as well as accurate scription drugs a day ever since. it is estimated that as much limited, because they address only and comprehensive information given to seniors are my dad’s experience with mul- as half of the medications given narrow aspects of a much bigger on patients’ medical histories, taken incorrectly or tiple drugs is not uncommon for his to seniors are taken incorrectly problem. in order to improve prescribing age group. seniors age 65 and over or are prescribed in an excessive improving drug safety among practices overall. are prescribed in an are the heaviest users of prescription manner. seniors requires systemic change. Clearly, much more can and excessive manner. drugs in the country. They take, on Clinical trials often exclude Governments could use should be done by governments average, 7.4 prescription drugs. not only older people, but also legislation and fi nancial instru- to address this serious health is- experts have pointed to people of all ages who take a ments to much greater effect to sue for our aging population. increased drug utilization as a combination of medications. On steer the country’s efforts in the Nicole F. Bernier is a researcher driver of health care spending in average, two-thirds of seniors right direction. required is a and writer on Canadian health and Canada for some years, but safety take fi ve or more prescriptions comprehensive national strategy social policy and expert adviser issues are increasingly salient. drugs over the course of a year— which involves leadership and with EvidenceNetwork.ca. She seniors are fi ve times more likely one-quarter take 10 or more. engagement from health Canada, worked from 2011 to 2016 as NICOlE BERNIER than younger Canadians to be The prevalence of polyphar- provincial and territorial health research director at the Institute hospitalized as a result of an ad- macy (multiple medications) has ministries, and local health au- for Research on Public Policy and verse drug reaction. in 2011, over been rising from 54.7 percent of thorities. is the author of an IRPP study en- our years ago, at age 84, my 27,000 Canadian seniors—that is, seniors using fi ve prescription Building on the 2015 recom- titled, Improving Prescription Drug Fdad survived a severe stroke. one in 200—had an adverse drug drugs or more in 2000 to 66.1 mendations of the senate Com- Safety for Canadian Seniors. The downside is that during his reaction-related hospitalization. percent in 2014. mittee on social affairs, science, The Hill Times The hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 13 opinion democracY

Donald Trump takes the oath of offi ce to become president of To stem populist tide, the United States on Jan. 20 with his wife Melania holding Bibles for him (one his mother government must gifted him, another used by president Abraham Lincoln) and other family members surrounding embrace engagement him. Instagram photograph by the White House publication all but predicted the likes of in Canada, there’s a 15 Brexit and Trump. it was then that edelman these events suggest a public that is lashing out we must also recognize that the choice per cent gap between reported new lows in suspicion towards because it lacked more productive means to be between expert opinion and public input government among the mass populations in heard (this is not to ignore other factors, such is a false one. experts must continue to the trust levels displayed Britain and the united states compared to as the role of white nationalism, which require provide us with fact-based information, by elites and those of the levels of trust displayed by the elites. their own concerted actions to counter). and can help to ground our discussions by if the united states is the latest canary The argument that citizens cannot be framing options and trade-offs. This role is average citizens—double in our global coal mine, then Canadians trusted to provide sound judgment does not enhanced, not contradicted, when the pub- what it was last year. must learn from its experience so that we stand up to the evidence. when the united lic contextualizes these trade-offs within can guard against a similar fate. after all, states government sat at the brink of their values and interests. our own trust inequality has almost doubled default a few years ago because of partisan new ways of engaging the public can en- since last year to a now 15 per cent gap be- bickering, the non-profi t americaspeaks hance relationships between citizens and their tween the trust levels displayed by elites and brought together thousands of citizens to own communities. This outcome can help to re- those of average citizens. review the options and hear each other’s establish trust in critical media, in fact-based attempts underway to reform our voting perspectives. These “average” people agreed information, and in proponents of ideas and system could strengthen the link between upon common-sense recommendations to opinions other than our own—in other words ROBIN PREST AND SEBASTIAN MERZ voter intentions and the results of elections. yet balance the american budget when Con- the life-blood of a healthy democracy. the act of voting will only go so far, and elec- gress could not. we need to move beyond a series of tion campaigns will always remain a time of Canada is no slouch either in this expand- one-offs and make next-generation public he inauguration of donald Trump on jan. simple narratives and adversarial approaches. ing area of democratic practice. From the ro- engagement business as usual. This change T20 is more than an american phenom- what Canadians need is sustained and pur- manow Commission on the Future of health will require upfront work by elected offi cials to enon. it is the latest episode in a larger story poseful engagement between elections, so that Care in Canada, to the B.C. Citizens’ assembly clarify before engagement hits the streets how of democratic breakdown taking place across the actions of our elected representatives can on electoral reform, to the alberta Climate they plan to use public input and how they will many of the countries that are Canada’s clos- be deeply rooted in the interests and values of dialogue, we have demonstrated the ability of stay engaged with the public. est friends and allies. the citizens they represent. our citizens to tackle complex issues. it’s time to forge ahead with this new way This statement is not partisan sentiment, such a vision would require exposing the Public engagement can no longer be of engaging Canadians. The stakes may be but rather a refl ection of the rapid decline in public policy process to greater scrutiny, so viewed as a simple means to get buy-in or higher than any of us realize. trust across liberal democracies. The just-re- that the voices of citizens and stakeholders show good faith. Public engagement can no Robin Prest and Sebastian Merz provide leased 2017 edelman Trust Barometer reports are at least placed on equal footing with other longer stop after hearing from self-selected leadership and project management for Civic that “trust is in crisis around the world” and that sources of power and infl uence. interest groups or the “same 10 people.” instead, Engage, a program of Simon Fraser Univer- citizens trust corporations “to do what is right” This next generation of public engage- we must seek out participation by the full sity’s Centre for Dialogue meant to strengthen more than the governments that serve them. ment should not be confused with the populist range of interests and provide the opportunity the democratic process through effective This is a statistic worth watching, all the waves that have brought Brexit and similar for participants to engage with each other in public engagement. more so because one year ago the same challenges to representative democracy. in fact, meaningful dialogue. 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and welcomed him “sincerely” to Though he’s one to politics, writing, “I respect anyone beat, his adviser, who is willing to enter the den.” Mr. O’Leary responded in kind ex-Senator Marjory on Monday with his own open LeBreton says his letter in which he labelled Ms. Businessman and Wynne as “incompetent” and “out TV personality Kevin late entry makes for of touch.” O’Leary officially ‘quite a hill to climb.’ “I think whether it’s another launched his candidate in the race or the pre- campaign for leader of mier of Ontario using my name the Conservative Party in vain, that’s going to get me all of Canada in mid- Continued from page 1 kinds of attention that I actually January. Members want,” Mr. Rogers said. of his team say they “Kevin has made a point to A Forum Research poll con- know they’ve got to all of us on his campaign that ducted Jan. 19 to 21, starting the make up for lost time. we want to keep the focus on day after Mr. O’Leary’s entry into Photograph courtesy of Trudeau,” said Mike Coates, who the race Jan. 18, indicated that Valerie Caviness chairs the businessman and real- among 434 Conservative support- ity TV personality’s campaign. ers polled, Mr. O’Leary’s sup- “She will run her own cam- port was 50 per cent. Though the paign,” and the O’Leary team will margin of error is high for such a Rogers said. The insiders behind the outsider paign that he was never paid for. stay away from it, he said. small sample size, the candidates Each federal riding is weight- Mr. Lauzon said he committed to According to a report from iPolitics, Tim Powers, Summa Strategies with the next highest levels of ed 100 points—whether there are Mr. O’Leary because of his entre- the two settled outside of court. vice-chair and a former adviser support were Maxime Bernier 50 members or 500. The percent- preneurial spirit. He first metM r. Mr. Boddington is executive to Conservative political lead- (Beauce, Que.), with eight per age of votes a candidate wins in a O’Leary, chair of O’Shares Invest- vice-president of Policy Concepts, a ers, said avoiding Ms. Raitt’s cent, and Ms. Raitt, with seven riding translates into the number ments, at a Chateau Laurier recep- government relations firm. Prior to criticisms makes “strategic sense” per cent, while 21 per cent of Con- of points he or she will receive. tion Mr. O’Leary hosted at the end that, he was the executive director of for Mr. O’Leary. servative supporters polled said That means “there’s an awful of last year with other Conservative the Ontario Progressive Conserva- “If Kevin creates an Arlene they would choose “someone else” lot of flying, and driving, and MPs the dragon was trying to woo. tive Party and has worked in Ottawa Dickinson—a Dragon rival—then aside from the eight contenders meeting people,” Mr. Rogers said. After a few phone calls with as a federal political consultant. he inflates that rival,” Mr. Powers the pollsters surveyed on. Other candidates have spent Mr. O’Leary following their initial Ms. LeBreton and Mr. Lauzon said, referring to Mr. O’Leary’s the last few months meeting meeting, Mr. Lauzon was con- are advising the O’Leary cam- former colleague on the CBC’s ‘We have quite a hill to climb’: with Conservative riding associa- vinced, and became an adviser. paign alongside former Ontario Dragons’ Den. Ms. Dickinson LeBreton tions, campus clubs, and other The exploratory committee, Progressive Conservative premier and Mr. O’Leary had a rivalry on Mr. Rogers said the biggest local groups partly to sign up which consisted of nine people, Mike Harris, former national the show, though Ms. Dickinson challenge the O’Leary team will party members who will vote for has since morphed into an advi- treasurer for the Conservative recently made it clear it wasn’t an have to face in coming months is them in the May 27 election. Can- sory committee, with Mr. Coates Party Rick Perkins, former press act. In an interview with the CBC, making up for lost time. didates must encourage their now acting as campaign chair, secretary to Stephen Harper Sara she slammed her former col- “There’s no question, he’s late supporters to buy a membership alongside campaign manager MacIntyre, businessman and league, warning Canadians that into the race. We have quite a hill before March 28, the eligibility Chris Rougier, and messaging former MP Ken Hughes, and Todd the self-interested arrogance Mr. to climb,” former Conservative cut-off to vote for the new leader. and communications strategist Halpern of Halpern Enterprises. O’Leary displayed on the show Senator Marjory LeBreton said Mr. O’Leary’s exploratory Andrew Boddington. The team has “There’s a lot of good, high- was a depiction of his true self. in an interview. Ms. LeBreton is team formed late in the game, not regular conference calls from their quality people there who’ve done “Anytime he focuses on anoth- supporting Mr. O’Leary’s cam- coming together until December. locations across the country. a lot for the Conservative Party, er candidate, those who are not paign as an adviser. That said, Ms. According to its chair, Mr. Coates, Ms. LeBreton said her role the provincial parties, the former Kevin O’Leary fans—and there LeBreton said she was “surprised” a Hill and Knowlton Strate- involves reaching out to party PC party,” Mr. Powers said. “The are a few of them in Conserva- at how many members of the gies executive, after a period of supporters and others. question is how much time and tive ridings—might then suggest, party and members of caucus informal consultations over the “Also, I had a large number energy are they able to dedicate, ‘Alright, if he’s focusing on Lisa... have not yet pledged their sup- holidays, and some contracted of people contact me express- and are they speaking to an audi- maybe we ought to look there,’” port to a candidate at this point in work analyzing website traffic, ing an interest in being a part of ence that can turn into voters? said Mr. Powers. the race. the committee still had to “urge” O’Leary’s campaign. [I] forwarded “Chris Rougier is very good at “That shows a degree of strate- The Hill Times last week count- the businessman to run. on the information to Kevin that. Chris knows that well. That’s gic sense by not looking to inflate ed 28 sitting Conservative MPs Mr. Coates said Mr. O’Leary O’Leary, Kevin gives them a call, where they need to drill down another candidate who could who have yet to publicly declare would not run until convinced and they go on from there,” said and focus,” he said. benefit from being the nemesis of their support for a leadership that a win, not only of the leader- the former Senator. “I also follow Mr. Rogers said endorsements Kevin O’Leary in this race.” contender (not including members ship, but also of the next federal the news pretty closely, and if I from the likes of Mr. Harris lend Chad Rogers, a partner with of the party’s House leadership election in 2019, would be within observe things, I send them into credibility to a celebrity candidate. Crestview Strategy in Toronto and team who are staying neutral). The his reach. Chris, I offer them my quotes, to “There’s no Conservative in former Conservative staffer, said undeclared include former minis- “He’s a very shrewd person, [communications specialist] Amy the country who doesn’t listen if he were a candidate in the race, ter Rob Nicholson (Niagara Falls, so the way I understand it, is Mills. And then I will participate when Mike Harris says he’s com- “I would want people talking Ont.), the passionate immigration he wanted to make sure he’s in any meetings by conference call mitting to something,” he said. about me all the time.” critic Michelle Rempel (Calgary not in this to lose,” said MP Guy that Mike Coates decides to call.” “I think Kevin O’Leary comes Between Ms. Raitt and Ontario Nose Hill, Alta.), and the star Lauzon (Stormont-Dundas- Prior to signing on to Mr. to the race with a built-in narrative. Premier Kathleen Wynne, keep- rookie MP Gérard Deltell (Louis- South Glengarry, Ont.), the only O’Leary’s campaign, Mr. Rougier He’s the business candidate among ing his name in the news doesn’t Saint-Laurent, Que.). caucus member to endorse Mr. made a name for himself in the a number of political insiders, and I seem to be a challenge for Mr. “The O’Leary campaign got O’Leary thus far. Mr. Lauzon context of the leadership race via think it’s really powerful. The ques- O’Leary. Ms. Wynne penned an in late, so they’ve got a lot more said Jan. 20 he has been in- a lawsuit against candidate Mr. tion now, is: can he, in the time he’s open letter to Mr. O’Leary on the ground to cover more quickly. volved with Mr. O’Leary’s cam- Bernier. Mr. Rougier filed a suit in got left, get enough people to sign weekend via Facebook, in which This isn’t one leadership cam- paign for about eight weeks, small claims court in August for on to that proposition to win?” she criticized him for claims he paign, it’s 338 individual cam- having pledged his support at more than $25,000, for work he said [email protected] made about Ontario’s auto sector, paigns, each with 100 points,” Mr. the end of December. he completed for Mr. Bernier’s cam- The Hill Times The Hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 15 feature conservative leadership 2017 Conservative leadership race Who’s supporting whom Lisa Raitt Conservative MP Phil McColeman Conservative MP Bruce Stanton Conservative MP Judith Seidman Conservative Senator Scott Armstrong former Conservative MP Keith Ashfield former Conservative minister John Carmichael former Conservative MP Rob Clarke former Conservative MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay former Conservative minister Robert Goguen former Conservative MP Gary Goodyear former Conservative minister of state Dick Harris former Conservative MP Darrel Stinson former Conservative MP Alfie MacLeod Nova Scotia PC MLA Lisa MacLeod Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Eddie Orrell Nova Scotia PC MLA Cecil Clarke mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, former Conservative candidate Gordon Krantz mayor of Milton, Ont. Michel A. Plourde mayor of Danville, Que. Keith Bain former Nova Scotia PC MLA Currie Dixon former Yukon Party MLA John Snobelen former Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Case Ootes former deputy mayor of Toronto Henry Lau former Conservative Party candidate Adam Rodgers former Conservative Party candidate Jana Regimbal former Conservative staffer The contenders: Conservative leadership candidates Chris Alexander, Maxime Bernier, , Erin O’Toole, Lisa Raitt, Andrew Saxton, Brooke Timpson former Conservative staffer , Brad Trost, and Deepak Obhrai. Missing are: Pierre Lemieux, Kellie Leitch, Rick Peterson, , and Kevin O’Leary. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright kellie leitch Conservative MP andrew scheer erin o’toole Maxime Bernier Peter Van Loan Conservative MP Conservative MP Conservative MP Conservative MP Conservative MP John Barlow Conservative MP Alupa Clarke Conservative MP Consiglio Di Nino former Conservative Senator Conservative MP Conservative MP Tony Clement Conservative MP Ronald Atkey former Progressive Conservative minister Conservative MP Conservative MP Conservative MP David Artemiw former Progressive Conservative Queen’s Park staffer Michael Cooper Conservative MP Conservative MP Richard Ciano principal at Campaign Research, former Ontario Sylvie Boucher Conservative MP Conservative MP Alex Nuttall Conservative MP Progressive Conservative party president Jim Eglinski Conservative MP Conservative MP Lynn Beyak Conservative Senator Michael Diamond director of operations for ex-Toronto mayor Conservative MP Conservative MP Nicole Eaton Conservative Senator Rob Ford, Manitoba Progressive Conservative caucus staffer Conservative MP Conservative MP Stephen Greene Conservative Senator Tannis Drysdale former northern VP for the Ontario Progressive Conservative MP Conservative MP Laura Ross MLA Conservative Party Conservative MP Cathy McLeod Conservative MP Ryan Leef former Conservative MP Jan Dymond former political staffer Conservative MP Conservative MP Gary Lunn former Conservative minister Stephanie Gawur constituency assistant Kelly McCauley Conservative MP Conservative MP Pat Perkins former Conservative MP Sander Grieve former Progressive Conservative Hill staffer Pierre Paul-Hus Conservative MP Robert Sopuck Conservative MP John Reynolds former Conservative MP and B.C. MLA Stanley Hartt former chief of staff to prime minister Brian Mulroney Conservative MP Conservative MP Brian Storseth former Conservative MP Nick Kouvalis former chief of staff to Toronto mayor Rob Ford, Conservative MP Dianne Watts Conservative MP Lawrence Toet former Conservative MP principal at Campaign Research Gerry Ritz Conservative MP Kevin Waugh Conservative MP George Richardson former Canadian Alliance party president Dany Renauld former federal Progressive Conservative Party Kevin Sorenson Conservative MP Laurie Hawn former Conservative MP Fred Bamber councillor, municipal district of Bonnyville no. 87, Alberta organizer in Quebec Conservative MP Ed Holder former Conservative MP Matt Whitman deputy mayor of Halifax John Simcoe chief financial officer, Ontario PC Fund Conservative MP Gerald Keddy former Conservative MP Phil Green former Conservative candidate Mitch Wexler voter-data expert and a principal at Politrain Consulting Conservative MP Wladyslaw Lizon former Conservative MP Adam Richardson former Canadian Alliance candidate and staffer Conservative MP Ted Opitz former Conservative MP Robert Strickland former Conservative candidate Mark Warawa Conservative MP Bernard Trottier former Conservative MP Steven Barrett former Conservative staffer Conservative MP David Wilks former Conservative MP Aaron Gairdner former Conservative staffer Michael Harris Ontario MPP Conservative MP Emrys Graefe deputy director for the Conservative Party’s 2015 rick peterson Brian Macdonald New Brunswick Progressive Conservative MLA Denise Batters Conservative Senator campaign Jody Mitic Ottawa city councillor Bill Clarke former Conservative MP Norman Doyle Conservative Senator Maxime Hupé former Hill staffer Daniel Lindsay former Conservative leadership candidate Jeff Bridge 2013 campaign manager for Dennis Patterson Conservative Senator Mark Johnson former Conservative staffer Fred DeLorey former Conservative candidate and staffer the B.C. Conservatives Don Plett Conservative Senator Tony Oliver former vice president of the Progressive Conservative James Dodds former chief financial officer for the federal Mark Mullins former adviser to federal and David Tkachuk Conservative Senator Party of Newfoundland Progressive Conservative Party Ontario PCs, former Fraser Institute director David Wells Conservative Senator Dan Robertson former Conservative staffer John MacDonell former Conservative chief of staff Paul Calandra former Conservative MP Mark Whiffen past president of the Progressive Conservative Dan Mader former Conservative chief of staff LaVar Payne former Conservative MP Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Peter Penashue former Conservative minister Tausha Michaud Hill staffer former Conservative MP Mike Murray former Conservative staffer, candidate Michael Chong Devinder Shory former Conservative MP Dave Pierce former Conservative staffer Jeff Watson former Conservative MP deepak obhrai Conservative MP David Tilson Conservative MP Steven Bonk Saskatchewan Party MLA Corneliu Chisu former Conservative MP Victor Oh Conservative Senator Bill Boyd Saskatchewan Party MLA kevin o’leary Joe Daniel former Conservative MP Mike Wallace former Conservative MP Fred Bradshaw Saskatchewan Party MLA Julian Fantino former Conservative MP Terence Young former Conservative MP Greg Brkich Saskatchewan Party MLA Guy Lauzon Conservative MP Erminie Cohen former Progressive Conservative Senator Jennifer Campeau Saskatchewan Party MLA Marjory LeBreton former Conservative Senator Ted Arnott Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP Lori Carr Saskatchewan Party MLA Ken Hughes former Progressive Conservative Nathan Caranci Conservative staffer Herb Cox Saskatchewan Party MLA MP and Alberta PC MLA and minister Devin Baines Conservative staffer Dan D’Autremont Saskatchewan Party MLA Mike Harris former Ontario Progressive Conservative premier steven blaney Harry Near former PC national campaign director, adviser to PC leaders Terry Dennis Saskatchewan Party MLA Rick Perkins former Conservative candidate Jean-Guy Dagenais Conservative Senator Gary Mar former Alberta MLA Larry Doke Saskatchewan Party MLA Andrew Boddington former Ontario Progressive Conservative Réjean Savoie former New Brunswick MLA Pierre-Luc Jean former Conservative staffer Jeremy Harrison Saskatchewan Party MLA Party executive director Yaroslav Baran former Conservative staffer Christophe Lavoie Hill staffer Warren Kaeding Saskatchewan Party MLA Mike Coates former Conservative staffer, current Hill & Knowlton vice-chair Susan Elliott former PC national director Greg Lawrence Saskatchewan Party MLA Sara MacIntyre former Conservative staffer Catherine Keill former staffer to then-Alberta Progressive Conservative Hugh Nerlien Saskatchewan Party MLA Chris Rougier former Conservative staffer premier Jim Prentice and former Progressive Conservative MPs Greg Ottenbreit Saskatchewan Party MLA Chisholm Pothier former Conservative staffer Kevin Phillips Saskatchewan Party MLA Chris Alexander Bram Sepers former Conservative staffer Doug Steele Saskatchewan Party MLA brad trost William Stairs former Conservative staffer Saskatchewan Party MLA Alexandra Day former Conservative staffer Adam Taylor former Conservative staffer Lyle Stewart Saskatchewan Party MLA Joseph Ben-Ami former operations director Paul Egli former Conservative nomination Peter White former principal secretary to Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney Christine Tell Saskatchewan Party MLA to Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day candidate Harry Near, principal Earnscliffe Strategy Group Jeff Carr New Brunswick Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Patton former Conservative staffer Carl Urquhart New Brunswick Progressive Conservative MLA Georganne Burke former Conservative Party outreach manager Sources: Media reports, The Hill Times archives, candidate/supporter andrew saxton communications and organizer pierre lemieux Hamish Marshall former Conservative PMO and party staffer John Duncan former Conservative MP Note: This list is limited to former and current political staffers, elected Marc-André Leclerc former Conservative Party staffer Noël Kinsella former Senate speaker and politicians, and candidates Stephen Taylor former Conservative nomination contestant, ex- Conservative Senator director of the National Citizens Coalition Brock Stephenson former Conservative staffer Compiled by Kristen Shane and Chelsea Nash 16 The hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 feature political staffers Hill cliMBerS BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT Blaney campaign managed by long-time aide, former Harper PMO assistant

jean is helping to handle media a new issues queries and communications for adviser has been the campaign, and appears to be the one fi elding calls to the phone hired in the Prime number listed on mr. Blaney’s leadership campaign website. minister’s Offi ce. mr. jean was also previously involved with Quebec’s provincial adQ party. during the 2011 fed- ong-time aide Pierre-luc eral election, he oversaw get-out- lJean is helping run Quebec the-vote efforts for the Conserva- Conservative mP Steven Blaney’s tive Party in mr. Blaney’s riding bid for Conservative leadership in Quebec, then lévis-Belle- Steven Blaney’s campaign for the Conservative leadership has been ‘above our expectations,’ according to aide Pierre- as campaign manager, but other chasse, Que., having already been Luc Jean. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade details of who’s working behind involved in the local party riding the scenes are few, with mr. jean association, as indicated by his saying he instead wants to focus linkedin profi le. Post-election, he according to the announcement according to a story from The “on delivering results.” became a summer intern in then- OlO staffer leaves from mr. scheer’s campaign. Globe and Mail on jan. 19, mr. “let the others spin about Conservative transport minister offi ce to join no new deputy director for livingstone reportedly lost his job their campaign. Our campaign Denis lebel’s offi ce, and later media relations has yet been hired after entering the ndP’s research is doing well, and we’re above landed a job as constituency as- scheer campaign in the Conservative OlO, but com- offi ces on sparks street—offi ce our expectations and we want to sistant to mr. Blaney as Conserva- munications assistant Frédérique space that was previously used focus on the results on may 27th,” tive mP for the riding that fall. laquerre and communications by the liberals during their time he told Hill Climbers last week. in 2013, he joined mr. harper’s offi cerKelsie Corey are helping to as the third party in the house of mr. Blaney announced his bid PmO as a special assistant for pick up the slack with French com- Commons during the last Par- to become the next Conserva- communications and Quebec munications. There’s also Quebec liament. in a letter reportedly tive Party leader on Oct. 23. The regional affairs, and stayed there caucus liaison and French writer dropped off at ndP leader Thomas party is set to hold its leadership up until the 2015 election, which Frédéric lamontagne. Mike Store- Mulcair’s offi ce and quoted by convention in Toronto, with the saw the liberals win majority shaw is director of media relations The Globe, mr. livingstone said he winner to be announced on may government. during the election, to ms. ambrose. entered the offi ces on nov. 3 “out of 27. interested individuals have mr. jean was campaign manager similarly, on jan. 9, former nostalgia” having been “enjoying an until Feb. 24 to enter the race, and to mr. Blaney in Bellechasse-les national Citizens Coalition direc- evening of celebrations at an estab- until march 28 to sign up new etchemins-lévis, Que. and after tor Stephen Taylor announced lishment located in the basement of party members who can vote. he was re-elected, mr. jean be- on Twitter that he had joined mr. 202 sparks” st. The Cock and lion last week, businessman and came an adviser to the mP on the scheer’s campaign team as digital pub is located below the offi ces. television personality Kevin hill. mr. jean studied business ad- director. mr. Taylor, a former vice On the night of nov. 3, liberal O’leary announced he was ministration at université laval, president at Fleishman-hillard ministers, mPs, and staffers were offi cially “in” the Conservative according to his online profi le. and now president of rally Public out celebrating on the eve of their leadership race, though he had René Gagnon is listed as the affairs, runs newshubnation.com, one-year anniversary in govern- not yet offi cially registered as a fi nancial agent for mr. Blaney’s an aggregator site, with former ment, visiting a number of Ottawa candidate as of fi ling deadline. campaign. Andrew Scheer is one of 13 Conservative mP Monte Solberg. bars in a pub crawl, including the including mr. Blaney, there were Quebec Conservative senator candidates for the leadership of the Hamish Marshall is mr. Cock and lion. 13 candidates as of jan. 24. federal Conservative Party. The Hill scheer’s campaign manager. mr. livingstone reportedly left Jean-Guy Dagenais is identifi ed First elected as the Conserva- as a campaign co-chair in his en- Times photograph by Jake Wright a note for an offi ce security guard, tive mP for lévis-Bellechasse, dorsement of mr. Blaney posted new PmO issues reading “we miss you and hope you Que.—now Bellechasse-les on the campaign’s website. in Marc-André leclerc has left are well,” according to The Globe. etchemins-lévis—in 2006 with his endorsement in French, sen. his role in the Conservative op- adviser hired The ndP has sent a letter to 46.4 per cent support, mr. Blaney dagenais lauded mr. Blaney’s position leader’s offi ce (OlO) on the house of Commons speaker, was re-elected in 2015 with bilingualism, experience in lead- the hill, currently under interim Sandra Aubé marked her and others, requesting an in- roughly 50.9 per cent of the vote. ing major government ministries, leader , to join Con- fi rst day in Prime minister Justin vestigation into the incident, as in 1998, he ran unsuccessfully and said he’s the leader the party servative mP Andrew Scheer’s Trudeau’s offi ce on jan. 11, taking reported by The Globe last week. as a provincial candidate for the needs. leadership campaign as Quebec on the role of issues adviser. Previously, mr. livingstone action démocratique du Québec right out of the gate after an- director, as announced on jan. 4. Previously, ms. aubé was was a special assistant for opera- (adQ) party. nouncing his bid, mr. Blaney said mr. leclerc had been serving an issues manager to Canadian tions and outreach in the liberal mr. Blaney, 51, was a minister he would introduce legislation to as deputy director of media rela- heritage minister Mélanie Joly, leader’s offi ce, starting in 2012, and under the previous Conservative forbid people from wearing the tions, French press secretary and having joined the minister’s staff joined ms. Philpott’s ministerial government led by former prime niqab while voting, taking the Quebec adviser in the OlO, after team early last year. now in the staff team in early 2016. accord- minister Stephen Harper, start- oath of citizenship, or in public helping to organize for the party PmO, she’s working under Zita ing to his profi le on the Confl ict of ing off as veterans affairs minister service jobs, and said he wants and its Quebec candidates during Astravas, director of issues man- interest and ethics Commissioner’s after the may 2011 federal election. to “beef up” Canada’s existing the 2015 election. agement, and alongside fellow website registry, he was listed as he was briefl y the minister respon- citizenship test. mr. Blaney has a former campaign aide to issues advisers Michael Jones post-employment as of nov. 16. sible for la Francophonie for about also indicated he was to reduce Conservative mP Denis lebel in and Ryan Dunn, as well as special no new special assistant for fi ve months in 2013 until another the number of immigrants and lac-saint-jean, Que., mr. leclerc assistant Michael Power. the atlantic regional desk has cabinet shuffl e moved him into refugees admitted to Canada so joined Conservative Party head- in other liberal staffi ng news, yet been hired in ms. Philpott’s the public safety and emergency they can be better integrated. quarters in 2010 and has served Mark livingstone is no longer ministerial offi ce, which is run by preparedness portfolio. no fundraising information as a political operations director working as a special assistant for chief of staff Geneviève Hinse. along with serving as cam- is yet available for mr. 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Tickets must be purchased in advance, business attire, and military uniforms are optional. Confi rmed panel speak- Ottawa Women’s March ers so far: Richard Fadden, former CSIS director; Barbara J. Falk, Canadian Forces College; Janice Stein, Munk School of Global Affairs; Rolf Holmboe, former ambassador of Denmark to , Syria, and Jordan; The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji; Latvian Ambassa- dor Karlis Eihenbaums; Colombian Ambassador Nicolas Lloreda Ricaurte; Maj. Tony Balasevicius, Canadian Army Land Warfare Centre; Whitney Lackenbauer, Uni- versity of Waterloo; Norwegian Ambassador Anne Kari John Ivison, H. Ovind; Alan Bell, Globe Risk International; Veronica Kitchen, Balsillie School of International Affairs; Chris- tian Leuprecht, Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Register Brian Lee via mackenzieinstitute.com. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 Crowley to Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more information, please call Liberal Party media relations at [email protected] or 613-627-2384. perform at Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives will meet for their national caucus meeting. For more informa- tion, contact Cory Hann, director of communications, Con- Robert Burns servative Party of Canada at [email protected]. NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet Police estimated between 6,000 and 8,000 people attended the Jan. 21 rally. from 9:15-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, on tribute, Jan. 25 Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at 613- 222-2351 or [email protected]. Bloc Québécois Caucus Meeting—The Bloc Québé- cois caucus will meet from 9:30 a.m. in the Fran- WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25 cophonie room (263-S) in Centre Bock, on Wednesday. For more information, call press attaché Julie Groleau, NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will hold 514-792-2529. its national strategy session ahead of the upcoming Retirement Party for CTV’s Jacquie Lambert—CTV sitting of Parliament from Jan. 24 to 26 in the newly guests and former hosts are invited Wednesday, Feb. renovated Wellington Building. Media are invited to 1 from 6 p.m. onwards at South Block Whiskey Bar, cover the wrap-up press conference at the entrance to Sparks Street (beside Nate’s Deli), for a delayed Room 410, 180 Wellington St., at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. retirement party to share memories and laughs for a 26. For more info, media may contact the NDP media warm-hearted force of personality, CTV make-up artist centre: 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. Jacquie Lambert. International, Political, and Policy Studies Students Association—Model Parliament, begins on Wednesday, THURSDAY, FEB. 2 Jan. 25 and runs to Friday, Jan. 27, University of Ot- Montreal Book Launch for Dr. Danielle Martin’s tawa, Ottawa. en.aeeippssa.ca. Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All A Winter Night: Robert Burns Tribute—This is the Canadians—Thursday, Feb. 2, 6-7:30 p.m., Paragraphe fi rst annual Burns Nicht, hosted by Ars Universalis, Bookstore, 2220 Avenue McGill College, Montreal, an evening of music and poetry readings dedicated to Que. For more information, Kathleen O’Grady, director Robert Burns, the Scottish bard. Wednesday, Jan. 25, QUOI Media Group, 613-897-9276 or kathleen54@ 7:30-9:30 p.m. Ottawa Pianos, 1412 Bank St., Ottawa rogers.com. (free parking at rear). Reader: John Ivison. Music will Manitoba NDP MP addresses the crowd at the Former federal NDP staffer Jenn Jefferys, include Scottish folk music as well as more classi- Human Rights Monument. second from left. SATURDAY, FEB. 4 cal compositions that celebrate the Scottish heritage, Bloc Québécois General Council Meeting—The Bloc performed by Brian Lee Crowley, Elaine Keillor, and Québécois will hold its general council meeting on Feb. Ralitsa Tcholakova. Refreshments to follow. Seating 4 at Hôtel Mortagne, 1228, rue Nobel, Boucherville, limited. Reserve by emailing arsuniversalis@gmail. Que. The party is expected to adopt rules for its next com. Donations accepted, with 50 per cent of proceeds leadership election. going to CHEO’s audiology department. Viennese Winter Ball—At this annual event, guests THURSDAY, JAN. 26 will be able to dance on one of Canada’s largest dance fl oors with music provided by musicians including National Conservative caucus to meet in Quebec Ottawa’s Thirteen Strings. Ball patron: Austrian am- City—Offi cial opposition leader and interim Conserva- bassador-designate Stefan Pehringer. This year’s benefi - tive leader Rona Ambrose will be joined in Quebec City ciaries: Music and Beyond, Junior Thirteen Strings, and by members of the national Conservative caucus for Marchers hoisted signs to raise awareness of women’s rights and Orkidstra. Feb. 4. Trillium Ballroom, Shaw Centre, 55 meetings on Jan. 26 and 27. Hôtel Château Laurier protest Donald Trump on his fi rst full day as U.S. president. Rally organizer Catherine Butler, right. Colonel By Dr., Ottawa. Ticket sales deadline: Jan. 30. Québec, 1220, Place George-V Ouest, Quebec. For Visit viennesewinterball.ca. more details, media may contact Mike Storeshaw (613- 222-7484) or Jake Enwright (613-290-8298). MONDAY, FEB. 6 GRIC Back to Parliament Networking Event—The Shore Converge 2017—Universities Canada will convene Club (Westin Hotel Ottawa), 5-7 p.m., 11 Colonel By Dr. 100 young Canadian thinkers, visionaries, and in- The Government Relations Institute of Canada (GRIC) novators in dialogue with leaders from universities, is kicking off the new year with a networking event. Join businesses, government, and communities at Converge your peers for insightful discussions as we start to gear 2017, Feb. 6-7. Participants will share ideas on up for the winter parliamentary session. Event fee: GRIC building a more innovative, prosperous, and inclusive members: $25, guests: $35. For more information or to Canada for 2067. Keynote speakers include: Dominic RSVP, please visit gric.ca or email [email protected]. Barton and Roberta Jamieson. Shaw Convention Cen- FRIDAY, JAN. 27 tre, 55 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa. Feb. 6, reception, 6-7 p.m., dinner, 7-9:30 p.m. For more information, visit: Policy Options Workshop: How to Read a Federal univcan.ca/converge. Registration is limited. Contact Budget—How should one properly read the budget to get Participants wore pink knitted ‘pussyhats,’ in response to [email protected] or 613-563-3961 (228). an unvarnished look at the state of the country’s fi nances? Mr. Trump’s crude remarks about women. Veteran Bruce Moncur with Ms. Ashton. 2017 Energy Industry Updates and Insights—This Hosted by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, this event—subtitled Reducing Emissions from Energy Use: workshop will feature Stephen Tapp, research director at the Policies, New Initiatives, What’s Needed—will take Institute for Research on Public Policy; Cam Vidler, senior place on Feb. 6 at the Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By economic policy adviser at the Offi ce of the Leader of the Dr., from 1:15-5:15 p.m. followed by a reception from Offi cial Opposition; and Armine Yalnizyan, senior economist 5:15-7 p.m. At 1:15, Graham Campbell, president of with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Moderated the Energy Council of Canada will welcome guests; fol- by Jennifer Ditchburn, Policy Options editor in chief. Jan. lowed by federal Natural Resources Minister at 27. 1-3 p.m. Rideau Club, 99 Bank St., 15th fl oor, Ottawa. 1:20 p.m.; followed by Peter Boag, Chantal Guimont, $25. For more information, please contact Suzanne Lambert and Paula Vieira, 1:35-2:20 p.m.; Andy Mahut, Rob at 514-787-0746 or [email protected]. Cumming, Joseph Galimberti, and Sarah Stinson, 2:20- MONDAY, JAN. 30 3:10 p.m.; Dr. Jatin Nathwani, 3:10-3:20 p.m.; Lance Jefferies, Thomas Mueller, Brent Gilmour, and David House Sitting—The House resumes sitting on Collie, 3:35-4:25 p.m.; Bob Masterson and Shahrzad Monday, Jan. 30, after a six-week break. It’s scheduled Rahbar, 4:25-4:55 p.m.; Elyse Allan, president and to sit from Jan. 30 to Feb. 24. It breaks for one week, CEO of GE Canada, 4:55-5:10 p.m.; and Colin Ander- Feb. 27 to March 3 and returns March 6 to 10. It sen, Energy Council of Canada, will deliver the closing breaks for one week, March 13 to 17, and returns for remarks, 5:10-5:15 p.m. one week, March 20 to 24. Genomics on the Hill—Genome Canada invites Diplomatic Hospitality Group Grand Winter Festival— you to meet some of Canada’s most accomplished The Canadian Federation of University of Women’s Dip- researchers and see how genomics technologies are lomatic Hospitality Group in Ottawa invites diplomats, being applied in Canada today to solve big challenges their spouses/partners, and their families to this event. in precision health and climate change. Feb. 6, 4-7 Monday, Jan. 30. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Smithvale Stables, p.m. Refreshments will be served. Room 256-S Centre 3664 Carling Ave., Nepean. A nominal fee will be Not just women, but people of various genders and ages took part. Block. RSVP to Lucy Sorensen, 613-751-4460, ext. charged to help cover costs. 210, [email protected]. The Hill Times, wednesday, january 25, 2017 19 feature events

event will take place Feb. 13 at the Hilton Lac Leamy, 3 Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau, Que. Cocktails begin Parliamentary at 7 p.m. ODA members and their guests will enjoy food, music, and dancing. Calendar WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 Canada’s Digital Policy Adoption Symposium—Moder- ated by CPAC’s Catherine Clark, Canada’s Digital Policy Forum is holding a digital adoption symposium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Sir John A. Macdon- ald Building, 144 Wellington St., Ottawa. A reception will follow from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 200 of the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Registration is complimentary. For more information or to RSVP please visit cdpf.ca or contact Denise Siele at [email protected] or phone 613-276-3274. Canadian Welding Bureau: Parliamentary Reception— Tory, NDP The CWB Group invites MPs and staff to show their support for skilled trades at their annual parliamentary reception at the Métropolitain. Interactive elements caucuses such as state-of-the-art welding simulators will allow them to try their hand at welding, while industry representatives will be on site to discuss the spark that keeps Canada prosperous. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Métropolit- meeting in ain Brasserie, 700 Sussex Dr., Ottawa. THURSDAY, FEB. 16 Quebec City, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Confederation Dinner: A Celebration of Canada—Revel in what has made the country great and discover the opportunities Canada has Ottawa this week to offer in the next 150 years with a panel including: Ujjal Dosanjh, former B.C. premier and MP; Mark Dockstator, First Nations University of Canada president; and Char- lotte Gray (moderator), acclaimed author and historian. TUESDAY, FEB. 7 MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley and entrepreneur Raven Smith Canadian Seed Trade Association Day on the Hill— will serve as the event’s co-chairs. Feb. 16, Canadian The association will be on Parliament Hill to discuss Museum of History, 100 rue Laurier, Gatineau, Que. 5:30 how the seed industry is delivering innovation allowing p.m. $120-$150 per ticket. For tickets, call 613-482- NDP leader Thomas Mulcair will meet with his party’s caucus at its national strategy session Canadian farmers to be profitable, environmentally 8327, ext. 104, or visit macdonaldlaurier.ca. ahead of the upcoming sitting of Parliament from Jan. 24 to 26 in the newly renovated Wellington sustainable, and competitive in the global marketplace. Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence—The Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright To book a meeting with CSTA, contact Dave Carey, di- Conference of Defence Associations and CDA Institute rector, government affairs and policy: dcarey@cdnseed. present this annual conference. Keynote speakers include: Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, official org or 613-829-9527. Tuesday, Feb. 7. will be streamed live online for all party members and help imagine Canada’s future in 2042. March 2-4, Carleton opposition leader Rona Ambrose, and NORAD Command- Promoting Women in Municipal Government—The all Canadians to see. All debates are open to Conserva- University, Ottawa. More information: carleton.ca/fpa/visions. er General Lori Robinson. Until Feb. 17. Shaw Centre, 55 National Capital Region chapter of Equal Voice is tive Party members to attend. The Conservative Party The Parliamentary Calendar is a free listing. Send Colonel By Dr. Register via cdainstitute.ca. hosting this event to put the 2018 municipal election leadership election will be on May 27, 2017. in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or governmental Celebrating the Food We Love: Networking Recep- in people’s minds and to promote women in municipal event in a paragraph with all the relevant details under tion—Canada’s Agriculture Day is the perfect time to politics. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 5-8 p.m., Jean Pigott Place WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 the subject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to news@ come together to showcase pride in Canadian agri- at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa. hilltimes.com by Wednesday at noon before the Monday culture and create a closer connection to where food Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to paper or by Friday at noon for the Wednesday paper. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8 comes from and the people who produce it. Celebrate make its latest interest rate announcement. 10 a.m. We can’t guarantee inclusion of every event, but we will with local farmers, agricultural leaders, and stake- 2016 Census Program Release—The first in a rolling THURSDAY, MARCH 2 definitely do our best. series of releases is today, on population and dwell- holders at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Visions for Canada, 2042: Imagining the Canada of the [email protected] ing counts. Other results of the 2016 census will be Wellington St. Join the evening reception, Celebrating Future—This conference will discuss research and ideas that The Hill Times released throughout the year, until Nov. 29. the Food We Love, 5:30-8 p.m. Feb. 16. Admission is Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in free. If you plan to attend, register at: agriculturemor- Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more ethanever.ca/cdn-ag- day-ottawa/ ECONOMIC CLUB information, please call Liberal Party media relations at TUESDAY, FEB. 21 [email protected] or 613-627-2384. OF CANADA Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives Big Thinking on the Hill with Matthew Hayday—The will meet for their national caucus meeting. For more next Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ information, contact Cory Hann, director of commu- Big Thinking on the Hill lecture features Matthew Hayday nications, Conservative Party of Canada at coryhann@ speaking on “‘Canadian-ness,’ citizen engagement, and An evening chat about conservative.ca. Canada 150: Using history to inform policy.” Hayday is an NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet associate professor of history at the University of Guelph Canada’s 150th Birthday from 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, and will be joined for a Q&A moderated by Guy Laforest, on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at president-elect of the federation. He will discuss how 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. national celebrations and commemorations, both official Bloc Québécois Caucus Meeting—The Bloc Québé- and citizen-led processes, have shaped our country’s cois caucus will meet from 9:30 a.m. in the Fran- sense of itself and offer suggestions to policy-makers of cophonie room (263-S) in Centre Bock, on Wednesday. lessons that can be learned from these past efforts about For more information, call press attaché Julie Groleau, what works, what does not, and how to foster citizen 514-792-2529. engagement in theses events. A hot breakfast will be served. Tuesday, Feb. 21. 7:30-8:45 a.m. Parliamentary THURSDAY, FEB. 9 Restaurant, Centre Block. Free for Parliamentarians and Bacon & Eggheads Breakfast—The Partnership Group the media, $25 for all others. For more information and to for Science and Engineering presents a talk, Unnatural RSVP, go to ideas-idees.ca/big-thinking or call 613-238- The Hon. Bardish Chagger His Worship Jim Watson Moderated by Michael Crockatt tremors: the science of fracking and earthquakes, with 6112 ext. 310. Leader of the Government in the Mayor of the City of Ottawa President and CEO Gail Atkinson, Western University. Thursday, Feb. 9, 7:30 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22 House of Commons and Minister of Ottawa Tourism a.m. Parliamentary Dining Room, Centre Block. No charge of Small Business and Tourism to MPs, Senators, and media. All others, $25. Pre-regis- Diplomatic Hospitality Group: Canadian Heritage—The tration required by Monday, Feb. 6 by contacting Donna Canadian Federation of University of Women’s Diplo- Boag, [email protected] or call 613-991-6369. matic Hospitality Group in Ottawa invites diplomats, Canadians are gearing up for the 150th anniversary of Confederation and there are a number More Than Words: Illustrating Data Webinar Series— their spouses/partners, and their families to this event. of exciting initiatives the Country is embarking upon to celebrate Canada’s big birthday. The Ontario Council for International Co-operation is Wednesday, Feb. 22. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Museum of Join The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons hosting data illustration expert Ann K. Emery for a free History + IMAX, 100 rue Laurier, Gatineau, Que. A three-part capacity-building webinar series designed nominal fee will be charged to help cover costs. and Minister of Small Business and Tourism, and His Worship Jim Watson, Mayor of the City to improve international development groups’ ability THURSDAY, FEB. 23 of Ottawa, for an armchair discussion moderated by Michael Crockatt, President & CEO of to demonstrate impact. The series covers simple Excel Ottawa Tourism. The conversation will highlight projects that are occurring both locally and tools for data analysis, data visualization planning, and 2017 Manning Centre Conference—Feb. 23-25. In design principles for reports, social media, dashboards, addition to the usual line-up at this annual gathering of nationally and how Canadians can get involved. and more. Open to all. Of particular interest to monitor- conservatives in Canada (panel discussions, network- ing and evaluation practitioners and development pro- ing opportunities, and training sessions) this year the Tuesday, February 7th, 2017 fessionals. Space is limited and registration is required. conference will host a debate featuring those who are 6:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. , Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street, Ottawa running for leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Part 3: Design Principles, Thursday, Feb. 9, 12-1:30 - Wine and Hors d’oeuvres will be served- p.m. Register via ocic.on.ca/morethanwords. (with a unique debate format). 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he House is back on Jan. 30 and will sit for 15 weeks until it breaks again in June. The THill Times will offer a substantive primer on the session. Fresh from a cabinet retreat and a newly-shuffl ed cabinet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government will be dealing with an unpredictable U.S. administration. We look at the top bureaucrats, political players, and issues in this session. BE A PART OF IT. For more information or to reserve your government relations and public affairs advertising space, contact The Hill Times display advertising department at 613-688-8841.