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NEWS FINANCE COMMITTEE FEATURE ROMÉO DALLAIRE FEATURE ALL-POLITICS POLL House Finance Trudeau voted most Committee Dallaire’s on a valuable politician in 2016, biggest considers asking political comeback, all Commons mission, and it’s despite some political committees to setbacks: 20th Annual hold pre-budget not impossible All Politics Poll BY ALLY FOSTER, DEREK ABMA, consultations The Roméo Dallaire’s Child Soldiers Initiative is having AND ABBAS RANA a global impact on preventing the use of child soldiers Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was voted next year both the No. 1 most valuable and the third and it’s the only initiative of its kind in the world. least valuable politician in 2016, and was a runner-up in the biggest political comeback BY ABBAS RANA category, the second most approachable cabinet minister in his own cabinet, and the The House Finance Committee, which second favourite dinner guest in 2016, as has been holding private post-mortem he continues to lead his Liberals through meetings on its pre-budget consultations a number of minefi elds with most of his for the 2017 federal budget, is considering voter support intact, according to this year’s asking all the Commons committees to survey of politicos and Hill Times readers help conduct pre-budget consultations next who took part in the Forum Research survey. year in an effort to improve the process. Some 152 people, including 49 Liberals, “We already did have one post-mortem 26 Conservatives, 12 NDP, and three Bloc meeting on it, actually,” said eight-term Québécois, took part in the online survey Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, conducted between Nov. 17 and Dec. 2. P.E.I.), chair of the House Finance Com- The results have been weighted based on mittee, in an interview with The Hill Times. party standings in the House of Commons, “We talked about what was right, what where the Liberals hold 182 seats, the was wrong, and what we need to do going Conservatives 97, the NDP 44, the Bloc ahead, and, we will have another because 10, the Green Party one, along with one we need to ensure that we’re doing the best Independent and three vacancies. job we possibly can.” Continued on page 19 Continued on page 16

NEWS LEGISLATION NEWS PUBLIC SERVICE ‘It’s not just New report numbers,’ Chagger details defends House’s millennials’ Roméo Dallaire, one of the world’s leading humanitarians, pictured recently in Ottawa, talks low productivity about his Child Soldiers Initiative and his new book Waiting For First Light: My Ongoing Battle struggles to with PTSD. p. 18. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright this session fi nd stable NEWS FEDERAL BUILDINGS BY RACHEL AIELLO employment in PARLIAMENT HILL—The majority Vacant, partially vacant federal governing Liberals have passed a fraction of public service the legislation that previous Parliaments in BY DEREK ABMA Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 recent times have passed during their fi rst buildings cost government more year, but Government House Leader Bardish The federal public service needs millen- Chagger is defending the government’s than $40-million since spring nials, but millennials want something back record, saying it’s not all about the volume of in return—stable employment with sound legislation that gets passed. benefi ts and good pensions. When the House adjourned two BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT according to documents recently obtained by That’s among the takeaways of a new days early last week on Wednesday, Dec. 14, The Hill Times. report from the Public Service Inter-Union the government had so far passed only 15 PARLIAMENT HILL—Vacant and partially There were 22 vacant or partially vacant Youth Caucus, based on a consultative bills since winning a majority government vacant buildings owned by the federal federal buildings as of November 2016 event that took place with about 160 public on Oct. 19, 2015 and since it opened the new government in the National Capital Region in Ottawa, listed in documents recently servants in June. cost more than $40-million in upkeep costs Continued on page 7 in 2016, including maintenance and repairs, Continued on page 4 Continued on page 17 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 FEATURE BUZZ

Monsef, Julie Dabrusin, Salma Zahid, Dan Ruimy, Majid Jowhari, Marwan Tabbara, May leaving the Citizen ON Arif Virani, Michael Levitt, Ahmed Hussen, this month THE Karina Gould, Jim Carr, Ali Ehsassi, and HEARD HILL Anthony Housefather. Kathryn May, the BY DEREK ABMA Ottawa Citizen’s pub- Ottawa GR scene gets lic service reporter, is leaving the newspaper new ‘spark’ this month. “My last day at the Angus to announce leadership There’s a new gov- Ottawa Citizen is Dec. ernment-relations/ 23,” she tweeted last communications fi rm week. “Heart-wrench- on the Ottawa scene ing decision but look intentions early in new year by the name of Spark forward to whatever is Advocacy. next. Thanks for life- It’s led by Perry time of memories.” Tsergas as its CEO She told The Hill Kathryn May is and Adrian Jean as Times in an email leaving the Ottawa NDP MP Charlie executive creative di- that she accepted a Citizen this month. Angus is waiting rector. Both recently buyout and is not Photograph courtesy of to see if enough left i2 Ideas & Issues sure what she’ll be Kathryn May fi nancial support Advertising, where doing in the future. would be there Mr. Tsergas was vice- When asked about future coverage of the if he decided to president and general federal public service, Michelle Richardson, Perry Tsergas is run for the NDP manager, and Mr. editor-in-chief of the Ottawa Citizen and Ot- CEO of a new leadership. The Hill Jean was art director. tawa Sun, declined to say if she had a person communications Times photograph by Mr. Tsergas said in in mind to fi ll Ms. May’s shoes. However, fi rm called Spark Chelsea Nash an email that the two she did say in an email that “coverage of the Advocacy. Photograph by started the new fi rm “to public service remains a priority for us, it is provide the public af- S. Gregory Kolz a subject of interest to many of our readers, fairs marketplace with and we have no intention of abandoning it.” advocacy communications and advertising Mr. May joins Jason Fekete and Ian Ma- solutions. There are lots of great advertising cLeod as some of the veteran reporters of the agencies that service the traditional consumer Citizen who have announced their departures marketplace. And there are many government in recent weeks. The newspaper has been offering buyouts to employees as parent com- ew Democrat MP Charlie Angus said A message portrayed as coming from relations fi rms providing their unique services pany Postmedia Network struggles fi nancially. in a Facebook post last week that he’ll Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly talked about to clients. We don’t do what they do. Our value N Postmedia is, however, fi nding within its indicate early in the new year whether he’ll “the Canada I am working hard every day to proposition is that we apply a public affairs budget the means to pay a handful of lobby- run for the party leadership, but he fi rst build as a part of our movement, as an every- lens to tackling communications and advertis- ists to do its bidding on Parliament Hill. Its wants to see if there’s enough fi nancial day champion for real change. ... But in 2019, ing assignments.” most recent registration, effective since Nov. support for him to do it. it could all disappear on election night—if we The company’s website says it will be 28, is under Julian Ringuelet of The Capital “Making a run for national leader is a let it. That’s why we need to get serious about collaborating with several other prominent Hill Group. It also has registrations under massive commitment and I need to know I building our next campaign right now.” individuals in the Ottawa GR scene, includ- Capital Hill consultants Elaine Larsen and have the fi nancial resources to pull this off,” For a party that has spoken out against ing Bruce Anderson, who tweeted Dec. 2 that Kevin Tetreault that came into effect this he said. “Such a decision will come in early the politics of fear, it seems to be trying he was leaving as a partner at i2 and joining year, and with Capital Hill senior partner in the new year. You can send me messages to put a scare into supporters about what in the same role in the Spark Advocacy team. David Angus, who has renewed several lob- if you want to pledge your support.” could happen in 2019. “Best for the future to my former partners as bying registrations for Postmedia since 2011. In the meantime, he invited supporters Information on whether the Liberals I depart i2Advertising,” he wrote. He’s also to make donations to his regional team, reached their $1-million fundraising goal chair of Abacus Data and Summa Communi- noting that donors can receive 75 per cent was not immediately available. cations and principal of Anderson Insight. of their donation back in the form of tax Others that Spark says it will be col- Caucuses hold holiday credits for donations of less than $400. laborating with are Tim Powers from Summa Strategies and Abacus Data, David parties to close out 2016 Liberal Muslim, Jewish Coletto from Abacus Data, and Gary Zed Liberals undertake year- MPs get together for from Ernst & Young. The major federal party caucuses have all Mr. Anderson is the father of Kate held their holiday get-togethers for 2016. end fundraising blitz Christmas dinner Purchase, the prime minister’s director of The Liberals held their festive gathering communications. Ms. Purchase is married on Dec. 14 at the Shaw Centre. It kicked off The fed- to Mr. Tsergas. Mr. Tsergas used to work with some remarks from Prime Minister eral Liberal as a staffer on the Hill for former Liberal Justin Trudeau, which were open to report- Party did a MPs Siobhán Coady and Joe Fontana as ers, before the media were kicked out and December well as current Liberal MP Joyce Murray. then the real party began. email fund- The Conservative caucus held its party raising blitz on the same night as the Liberals, but the in hopes of Blanchfi eld writes book Tories were at the Sir John A. Macdonald closing out comparing Harper, Building. The NDP, meanwhile, held its annual 2016 with an Christmas party on Dec. 7 in Centre Block. extra $1-mil- Trudeau foreign policies lion in the bank. Canadian Press reporter Mike Blanch- Conference on Emails fi eld has written a book comparing the transparency slated for were sent foreign policies of Prime Minister Justin out in Muslim and Jewish MPs in the Liberal caucus Trudeau and his predecessor Stephen March December Prime Minister Justin attend a Christmas dinner on Dec. 7. Left to Harper, which is due out in March. from party Trudeau and the Liberals right, starting in the front, are: Iqra Khalid, The book is called Swingback: Get- The federal government is organizing a con- offi cials, were trying to raise $1-mil- Yasmin Ratansi, Maryam Monsef, Julie Dab- ting Along in the World with Harper and ference called Transparency for the 21st Century rusin, Salma Zahid, Dan Ruimy, Majid Jowhari, MPs, cabinet lion this month. The Hill Times Trudeau, and published by McGill-Queen’s to be held in Ottawa from March 21 to 23. ministers, photograph by Jake Wright Marwan Tabbara, Arif Virani, Michael Levitt, University Press. It’s being organized by the Offi ce of the and Prime Omar Alghabra, Ahmed Hussen, Karina Gould, A promotional release for the book Information Commissioner, Department of Minister Jim Carr, Ali Ehsassi, and Anthony Housefa- describes how Mr. Harper “charted a new Justice, Treasury Board of Canada Secre- Justin Trudeau himself—using remark- ther. Photograph courtesy of Omar Alghabra course for Canada’s foreign policy, turning tariat, and Library and Archives Canada. ably similar wording—asking supporters away from multilateralism and refusing It will be held at the Library and Archives for help in achieving a fundraising goal of In a show of religious solidarity, Liberal to ‘go along to get along’ on the world building on Wellington Street. $1-million by Dec. 15. MPs of Muslim and Jewish faiths got stage.” That’s contrasted with Mr. Trudeau Some of the collaborating organizations An email from the party, including a mes- together earlier this month to celebrate the using “his personal celebrity to rebrand for this conference include the Canadian sage purportedly from Mr. Trudeau, said: “Your biggest Christian holiday of the year. Canada as a more sympathetic country in Committee for World Press Freedom, the support, your dollars, your volunteer hours, and A Christmas dinner for these MPs was an attempt to swing the pendulum back to Canadian Commission for UNESCO, and your votes made all of this possible. But in 2019, held Dec. 7 at the Parliamentary Restau- something more familiar.” the Library of Parliament. it could all disappear on election night—if we rant. Sixteen MPs attended. Canada’s relations with the United Na- Organizers promise some enlightening take anything for granted. That’s why I’m call- MP Omar Alghabra organized the tions, Israel, Iran, and Russia receive close discussions about the issues of access to ing on all Canadians who believe in our move- dinner as an opportunity “to discuss how attention in this book. information, open government, and gov- ment to become champions for real change.” to work together on combating hate and It is Mr. Blanchfi eld’s fi rst book. He’s ernment transparency, and how it affects The email ended with a plea to “answer discrimination, and also to send a message been a Hill reporter for CP for the last a range of people including journalists, Justin Trudeau’s call to action and chip in any of unity,” according to his offi ce. seven years, covering foreign affairs. Be- aboriginals, historians, librarians, youth, amount you can afford. … We’re raising $1-mil- Besides Mr. Alghabra, those attending fore that, he spent more than two decades and national security experts. lion together so we can start 2017 strong.” were Iqra Khalid, Yasmin Ratansi, Maryam with the Ottawa Citizen. [email protected]

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The old U.S. $261,122.91 annually in upkeep. Embassy Altogether, that would mean building about $4.4-million in maintenance across from and repair costs since being Parliament vacated. Hill at 100 The building at 1500 Wellington Bronson Ave., the old home of St. has been the Communication Security vacant since Establishment (CSE) and a former 1998. Plans CBC building, has been vacant for a new since June 2015, according to use for the documents, cost $1.7-million in space are annual upkeep. The CSE is now on currently being Ogilvie Road, while CBC has its considered Ottawa offi ces off of Queen Street. by Public The Constitution Building at Services and 305-307 Rideau St. has apparently Procurement been vacant since September Canada. The Hill 2015, previously used by the Times photograph Department of National Defence, by Sam Garcia costing $3.1-million in annual upkeep. The Federal Study Centre at 1495 Heron Rd., which has been vacant since December 2012, has cost $1.1-million in annual upkeep—that’s $4.4-million overall. As reported by theOttawa Citizen in January 2015, the 12-building complex is slated to be sold. The General Records Building No. 15 at 130 Goldenrod Dr. has been partially vacant since March 2015, with $868,182.72 in annual upkeep costs. The Health Protection Building No. 7 at 200 Tunney’s Pasture Dr. was vacated upkeep costs for the vacant the new year. Also falling into this past August, according building at 128 Wellington St., this category are the West Block, to documents, with annual Vacant, partially which is also known as the the Government Conference upkeep costs of $1.4-million. former U.S. Embassy annex Centre, and the Canada Four The Insurance Building at 770 (though it’s tucked in beside the Corners building at 93 Sparks Heron Rd., apparently once part Victoria Building about a block St., all within the Parliamentary of the CSE complex, has been away). Precinct. vacant since June 2015, costing vacant federal The old U.S. Embassy Outside the precinct, the $473,712.07 in upkeep. building has been vacant since planned future National Defence Nearby the precinct, the 1998 and PSPC has previously headquarters at the former Jackson Building at 122 Bank St., told The Hill Times it costs an Nortel campus at 3500 Carling which has retail space on street buildings cost average of $200,000 annually to Ave. has also been vacant due level, has been partially vacant maintain. to construction. Some 3,400 since October 2013, with annual There are 12 vacant or partially DND employees are supposed upkeep costing $2.6-million—that vacant buildings in the rest of the to begin moving into the new would mean $7.8-million since government capital region, costing $39.3-million headquarters beginning in becoming vacant. in annual upkeep costs. January 2017. The federal L’Esplanade Laurier Complex, Conservative MP Alupa Clarke government bought the building a large offi ce building between (Beauport-Limoilou, Que.), his in 2010 for $208-million. No Bank Street and O’Connor more than party’s Public Services critic, said annual upkeep costs for the Street along Laurier Avenue it’s important “to make sure that Carling campus were given by West, has been partially vacant taxpayers don’t pay” for empty PSPC’s real property branch. since October 2014, costing spaces and the department “must The prime minister’s offi cial $15.8-million in annual upkeep, $40-million have different ways to make sure residence, 24 Sussex Dr., is vacant, according to documents. Hundreds that we can consolidate the offi ce and according to Radio Canada, of Finance Canada staff moved out space.” Mr. Clarke said while it costs $180,000 for a fi ve-month of the building and had relocated some vacancies may be part of “a period from November 2015 to to the Jim Flaherty Building on in 2016 normal process,” it is “strange that March 2016. (This building was not Elgin Street as of 2015, ahead of there’s so many buildings with listed in the access documents.) planned renovations. empty levels.” He said he hopes Many other buildings are The Nicholson Building RCMP There are 22 such The Parliamentary Precinct the minister and the department simply empty, or partially so, headquarters at 1200 Vanier refers to the main buildings on are working to try and manage and in some cases have been for Pky. has been partially vacant federal buildings in Parliament Hill on Wellington the properties. a number of years, with some since January 2013, costing Street, from the East Block to NDP MP Erin Weir (Regina- reportedly near crumbling and in $3.4-million annually in upkeep— the National Capital the Supreme Court, as well as all Lewvan, Sask.), his party’s Public critical condition. which adds up to $10.2-million in Region, some of buildings within the area bound Services critic, said it’s important A number of them sit along total. The building has been “listed by Sparks Street, Bank Street, for the government to “have an Sparks Street, including: the in critical condition for years,” which are under and Sussex Drive. overall plan to make good use of Bates Building at 109 Sparks St., the Citizen reported in 2012. The 10 vacant and these expensive assets,” noting which cost $104,000 in upkeep As well, the Sir Leonard renovation. partially vacant buildings in that having so many vacant between April and November Tiley Building & Annex at 719 the Parliamentary Precinct spaces is “not ideal.” this year; the Hope Chambers Continued from page 1 Heron Rd., also once used by cost a total of $1.3-million Asked about the situation, Building at 63 Sparks St., which the CSE, has been vacant since in maintenance and repair Public Services Minister Judy cost roughly $83,000 during March 2016, costing $6.7-million released in response to an access between April 1, 2016, and Foote (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, the same period; the Nelms in annual upkeep, as indicated to information request fi led by November 2016, according Nfl d.) said in an email that the Buildings at 67 Sparks St., which by documents. Finally, the West Ottawa researcher Ken Rubin to documents. Maintenance department “manages a large cost $125,000 over those seven Memorial Building sitting just and released to The Hill Times. In costs include utilities, cleaning portfolio of federal buildings months; and the Saxe Building at outside the precinct to the south all, these buildings cost a total of service contracts, and labour throughout the country.” 75 Sparks St., which cost about of the Supreme Court at 344 $40.6-million in upkeep in 2016. related to the “ongoing upkeep “We continue to look at ways $113,000 over the same time. Wellington St., has apparently The federally owned of a building,” according to to leverage federal space to meet Relatedly, 69 Sparks St., home been vacant since March 2008, buildings inside and outside PSPC. Repairs refer to “short- the accommodation needs of the of Hill Times Publishing for costing $1.9-million in annual the Parliamentary Precinct are term” work such as “emergency public service while providing the the last 25 years, was offi cially upkeep—which amounts to managed by separate branches of window and masonry repair.” best value for Canadians,” read vacated on the second fl oor as $15.2-million in all. It’s also Public Services and Procurement While only nine buildings in the email. of Dec. 16, with the company classifi ed as in critical condition, Canada (PSPC). Its Parliamentary the Parliamentary Precinct are In some cases, buildings moving to a new offi ce on Queen as reported by The Toronto Star Precinct branch is responsible for technically listed in documents, listed have been vacated for Street. in 2012, and is scheduled for the former and its real property PSPC said the $27,000 in ongoing renovation work, like Outside the precinct, the renovations. branch is responsible for the maintenance costs listed for the Wellington Building at 180 Rideau Falls Lab at 1 John St. [email protected] latter. Because of this, information the old U.S. Embassy at 100 Wellington St., which saw its fi rst has been vacant the longest: The Hill Times provided on the upkeep costs for Wellington St. between April and occupants move in earlier this since March 1999, according vacant spaces varied. November of this year include fall and is set to be in full use by to documents, costing Continued on page 4 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 5 NEWS PARLIAMENTARY PRECINCT The list of vacant, and partially vacant, federal buildings

uildings owned by the federal on related costs for vacant spaces varied. government inside and outside The Parliamentary Precinct refers to Bthe parliamentary precinct are the buildings on Parliament Hill (including managed separately, by Public Services the Supreme Court on the western end) and Procurement Canada’s parliamentary and around it, roughly bounded by Sparks precinct branch and real property branch, Street on the south, Bank Street on the respectively. As a result, information provided west and Sussex Street on the east.

The Government Conference Centre at 2 Rideau St. has been vacated for renovations. The Hill Times Photograph by Jessica Bruno

9. THE GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE 10. 1500 BRONSON BUILDING & CENTRE, 2 RIDEAU ST. ANNEX, 1500 BRONSON AVE. • Cost roughly $232,000 between April 1, 2016 and • $1,682,88.25 in annual upkeep costs November 2016, all related to maintenance and • Vacant since June 2015 separate from costs related to its ongoing renovation • Building valued at $24,356,058 • 100 per cent vacant • Building valued at $40,688,000 as of 2015

From left to right: the Saxe Building, the Nelms Building, the Hope Chambers building, and the Bates Building on Sparks Street. Photographs couresty of Google Streetview

1. BATES BUILDING, 109-111 SPARKS ST. 4. NELMS BUILDING, 67 SPARKS ST. • Cost roughly $104,000 between April 1, 2016 and • Cost roughly $24,000 between April 1, 2016 and November 2016, of that $77,000 for maintenance and November 2016, of that $16,000 is for maintenance and $28,000 for repairs $8,000 for repair The Constitution Building on Rideau Street, pictured left, and the Federal Study Centre on Heron • 91 per cent vacant • 79.9 per cent vacant Road. Photographs courtesy of Google Streetview • Building valued at $2,209,300 as of 2015 • Building valued at $818,300 as of 2015 2. CANADA FOUR CORNERS BUILDING, 11. CONSTITUTION BUILDING, 12. FEDERAL STUDY CENTRE, 93 SPARKS ST. 5. SAXE BUILDING, 75 SPARKS ST. 305-307 RIDEAU ST. 1495 HERON RD. • Cost roughly $113,000 between April 1, 2016 and • $3,076,283.41 in annual upkeep costs • $1,105,955.84 in annual upkeep costs • Cost roughly $83,000 between April 1, 2016 and November 2016, of that about $103,000 is for • Vacant since September 2015 • Vacant since December 2012 November 2016, all related to maintenance maintenance and about $9,000 for repair • Building value “not assessed” • Building value “not assessed” • 100 per cent vacant • 72.7 per cent vacant • Building valued at $2,865,200 as of 2015 • Building valued at $5,667,800 as of 2015 The General 3. HOPE CHAMBERS BUILDING, Records Centre, 63 SPARKS ST. 6. OLD U.S. EMBASSY, left, and the Health • Cost roughly $125,000 between April 1, 2016 and 100 WELLINGTON ST.* Protection Building, November 2016, of that $107,000 for maintenance and • Cost roughly $27,000 between April 1, 2016 and right. Photographs $18,000 for repair November 2016, all related to maintenance courtesy of Google • 63 per cent vacant • 100 per cent vacant Streetview • Building valued at $10,343,900 as of 2015 • Building valued at $11,265,900 as of 2015 13. GENERAL RECORDS CENTRE 18. NICHOLSON BUILDING (RCMP HQ), BUILDING #15, 130 GOLDENROD DR. 1200 VANIER PKY. • $868,182.72 in annual upkeep costs • $3,401,866.45 in annual upkeep costs • Partially vacant since March 2015 • Partially vacant since January 2013 • Building valued at $10,392,640 • Building valued at $47,102,930 14. HEALTH PROTECTION BUILDING #7, 19. RIDEAU FALLS LAB, 1 JOHN ST. 200 TUNNEY’S PASTURE DR. • $261,122.91 in annual upkeep costs • $1,423,115.59 in annual upkeep costs. • Vacant since March 1999 • Vacant since August 2016 • Building value “not assessed” • Building valued at $10,000,000 20. SIR LEONARD TILLEY BUILDING & 15. INSURANCE BUILDING, 770 HERON RD. ANNEX, 719 HERON RD. • $473,712.07 in annual upkeep costs • $6,657,512.63 in annual upkeep costs • Vacant since June 2015 • Vacant since March 2016- • Building valued at $2,952,540 • Building valued at $45,500,000 The Wellington Building’s fi rst new residents began moving in this fall, but it’s been vacant for construction since 2010. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright 16. JACKSON BUILDING, 122 BANK ST. 21. WEST MEMORIAL BUILDING, • $2,613,442.71 in annual upkeep costs 344 WELLINGTON ST. • Partially vacant since October 2013 • $1,901,059.39 in annual upkeep costs 7. WELLINGTON BUILDING, 8. THE WEST BLOCK BUILDING • Building value “not assessed” • Vacant since March 2008 180 WELLINGTON ST. • Cost roughly $181,000 between April 1, 2016 and • Building valued at $39,405,646 • Cost roughly $405,000 between April 1, 2016 and November 2016, all related to maintenance and 17. L’ESPLANADE LAURIER COMPLEX, November 2016, all related to maintenance separate from costs related to its ongoing renovation 171-181 BANK ST. * This includes costs related to the vacant building at 128 • 1 per cent vacant (construction fi nished earlier this year • 100 per cent vacant • $15,798,687.83 in annual upkeep costs Wellington St. and a few occupants have since moved in) • Partially vacant since October 2014 —Compiled by Laura Ryckewaert • Building valued at $198,633,200 as of 2015 • Building valued at $196,328,870 6 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 IMPOLITIC JUSTIN TRUDEAU Tears are not enough, but they’re a start

ily he welcomed here a year ago. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s As gynaecologist Vanig Garabe- Justin Trudeau, emotional openness, dian recalled his fi rst encounter pictured Dec. with Canada and the prime minis- 12 in Ottawa, of course, doesn’t ter, Trudeau—quietly reliving the after leaving compensate for moment when Garabedian and his press his three daughters walked off the conference at his political and plane—wiped away tears. He later the National policy blunders: his told reporters that this family’s Press Theatre. arrival “was a moment in which I The Hill Times prolonged and self- understood just the kind of things photograph by Jake we can do as a country.” Wright defeating refusal to That sounds a little rehearsed, end those suspect but Trudeau’s emotion was undoubtedly sincere. Critics will Liberal fundraisers, point out that Garabedian, like his unproven and many refugees whose private sponsorship is ending soon, still implausible claim hasn’t found a job in Canada. that new pipelines Trudeau should be asked why not, and why the doctor isn’t, at can co-exist with least, getting more help to have his skills upgraded. These are le- effective action to gitimate questions, but they don’t contain climate invalidate Trudeau’s reaction. They simply make it more urgent change, and, his still that he follow up fi ne sentiments unfulfi lled promises with action. Chrétien—haven’t taken this issue his inability to stop the random his political and policy blunders: Trudeau also wept on a walk- to heart. But neither embraced it killings. These moments of naked his prolonged and self-defeating to new refugees ing tour through Auschwitz- as passionately, and feelingly, as emotion tend to provoke sympa- refusal to end those suspect and indigenous Birkenau concentration camp in Trudeau has. thy, and a deeper understanding Liberal fundraisers, his unproven Poland in July (as would almost Trudeau’s tendency to wear of the pressures that leaders face, and implausible claim that new Canadians. Actions anyone). The prime minister was his heart on his sleeve dates back as much as contempt. pipelines can co-exist with ef- accompanied by Nate Leipciger, to 2000 and his weepy eulogy at Interim Conservative leader fective action to contain climate speak louder than an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor the coffi n of his father—a perfor- Rona Ambrose is another politi- change, and, his still unfulfi lled tears. from Toronto who lost family in mance some criticized as overly cian whose natural sense of com- promises to new refugees and the camp. Said Leipciger of the dramatic. But any reference to his passion sometimes overwhelms indigenous Canadians. Actions prime minister: “He cried with me. father can still leave him strug- her talking points. When she was speak louder than tears. He shed tears with me. That’s the gling for composure. He choked a minister in Stephen Harper’s His new style hasn’t changed greatest expression of under- up, momentarily, at the mention government, she once could the political culture, either. It standing and feelings that he of his father’s fi nal weeks of life barely get through a routine co-exists with the deep cynicism could have done.” during the assisted dying debate. anti-bullying press conference so of Kellie Leitch’s campaign for Indigenous Canadians have And, when a former security moved was she by the issue. She the Conservative leadership—her SUSAN RILEY also been touched by the prime guard who worked for Pierre also struggled with tears in the teary regret that the barbaric minister’s tears at various solemn Trudeau, presented Justin with Commons in the aftermath of the culture practises tip-line was so events—especially when he strug- a photograph of a young prime Fort McMurray fi re and, later, on misunderstood, followed by a ATINEAU, QUE.—One of the gled to contain his feelings on minister and his father, Justin the death of her colleague, and campaign animated by the same Gunusual, and little-remarked, seeing video footage depicting the was moved to tears. Later, he friend, Jim Prentice. dark suspicions of newcomers. aspects of Justin Trudeau’s suffering of children in residential apologized to onlookers at the These moments humanize And, the coarse and combative personality—and, perhaps, of his schools. This is one case in which 2013 stop in Belleville, Ont.: “I politics and politicians. They tone of Trumpian politics down enduring political appeal—is his tears are defi nitely not enough— tried hard not to cry, but today I silence, even if briefl y, the harsh south, suggests that the old, false tendency to cry when he is emo- something Trudeau acknowledges couldn’t help it. I apologize for and hateful know-it-alls who and manipulative spirit of Politics tionally moved. with his repeated warnings that that, I am not a crybaby, but today trade in personal insults and cruel Past is still alive and thriving. Even if the tough-guy culture the road to true reconciliation is Valentine’s Day and this just caricatures on social media. And One photo of a solemn and of politics is fading in Canada, will be long and diffi cult. Initial left me very emotional.” they give pause to journalists—at caring prime minister embrac- Trudeau is remarkably empa- enthusiasm among indigenous There has been little open least, to those who think that ing dying Canadian icon and thetic and, more than his prede- Canadians is already fading with criticism of Trudeau’s occasional everything is strategy, that every indigenous peoples champion, cessors, unwilling, or unable, to the recent pipeline approvals and outbursts—perhaps because emotion is faked, every utterance Gord Downie, will not change disguise his feelings. His speeches delays in addressing the well- crying, including by men, is no is focus-grouped. That cynical cal- politics, or rescue one indigenous may be tedious and careful, and known problems facing so many longer seen as a sign of weak- culation still happens, but, in this child from a life of violence and his delivery overly rehearsed, indigenous communities. ness, or failure. American presi- fi rst year of the new government, despair. But it is a reminder to but he reacts spontaneously, and If Trudeau’s government fails dent Barack Obama’s speeches, not as much as it used to. (If the everyone to focus on what really often tenderly, when confronted them, it will be an especially bit- particularly those delivered in the Liberals were better at strategy, matters. with human pain, or joy. ter setback in a long history of wake of school shootings, have they wouldn’t have bungled the Susan Riley is a veteran That tendency was on display disappointments. Nor is it true been accompanied by tears— electoral reform fi le so badly.) political columnist who writes last week, when he met in Toronto that other prime ministers—in- tears of frustration and, as the Trudeau’s emotional openness, regularly for The Hill Times. with the fi rst Syrian refugee fam- cluding Stephen Harper and Jean president has admitted, regret for of course, doesn’t compensate for The Hill Times

CPA CANADA IS COMMITTED TO CULTIVATING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL VALUE. We help business and governments navigate through change to create a prosperous future for all Canadians. WANT TO KNOW MORE? cpacanada.ca/PublicInterest THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 7 NEWS LEGISLATION ‘It’s not just numbers,’ Chagger defends House’s low productivity this session do differently, given complaints ‘It’s not just numbers. it’s legislation that we would like The Liberals’ record about both the lack of productivity It’s really about what to advance,” said Ms. Chagger. on passing bills and the use of time allocation, Mr. Canadians wanted this The Conservatives say they’ll Mulcair said: “I think the solution is government to do. That have lots to say about Bill C-37, pales in comparison to actually have a legislative program matters, and that was as it repeals measures the last and they don’t have one. … Once in a important and that’s Harper government introduced, to past Parliaments, while they wake up and they say, ‘Oh really what I believe as well as on the upcoming leaving the this one is really important,’ and they we’ve made substantial budget from the Liberals and any try to force it through.” progress on,’ Government proposed tax increases. opposition asking, Responding to this, Ms. House Leader Bardish “I’m hoping in 2017 it’s time Chagger said she’s going to Chagger told The Hill the prime minister gets really ‘Where’s the meat?’ continue to try to negotiate or Times in an end-of- serious about the serious work “collaborate” with her opposition session interview in that needs to be done. … The Continued from page 1 counterparts on how to move her Centre Block offi ce. House of Commons, the day- ahead the government’s agenda. The Hill Times photograph to-day routine of debate, and 42nd Parliament on Dec. 3, 2015. “One way of doing that is to by Jake Wright answering questions and being The average for the fi rst year of ensure that there is enough time there for votes—not the most the previous fi ve Parliaments, both to debate legislation and then also glamorous work, not celebrity Liberal and Conservative, is 48 make sure that there’s enough work, but it’s serious work that bills, according to the NDP. time to advance legislation, and trouble getting things through. “I actually feel sorry for the the prime minister needs to get “I believe we did well this sitting,” that is the work that we are doing, But when they do want to get government House leader having down to. So that’s the change I’m Ms. Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) told in a very different way, but in a things through, they can’t seem to stand up and I think over 50 hoping to see,” said Ms. Bergen. The Hill Times in an interview in her way that I believe serves Canadi- to accomplish it without shutting times repeat the same inane The New Democrats say they’ll Centre Block offi ce last week. “It’s ans better,” said Ms. Chagger. down debate,” Ms. Bergen said. talking points. I really feel that’s be focusing on progressive issues not just legislation. … The work that The Liberals adjourned the To this, Ms. Chagger said sad,” said Mr. Rankin. that the Liberals promised. “If they government’s doing is not just in House on Wednesday, Dec. 14, two she’s heard from longtime In defence of her performance brought us a legislative agenda the House. … We are engaging with days ahead of when the House legislative staff that she is taking in the House on this, Ms. Chagger which is in any way resembling Canadians in unprecedented levels, was scheduled to rise, and just “a very different approach than said all sides have a job to do, and the spirit of their campaign so it’s not just numbers. It’s really hours before the Liberal and Con- they have ever seen,” and that “MPs on the opposite side can promises, we would be supportive about what Canadians wanted this servative caucus Christmas parties if trying to work together “is a choose to ask the same question of that agenda,” said Mr. Rankin. government to do. That matters, in Ottawa Wednesday evening. rookie move, then I’m proud to over and over again and that’s As well, the Conservatives and that was important, and that’s In motioning to adjourn, there be a rookie.” what they’ve been doing. … So it say they’re hearing “through the really what I believe we’ve made was bargaining between the gov- doesn’t matter how many times scuttlebutt on the Hill that [the substantial progress on.” ernment and opposition. Part of Progress on legislation you ask it, that’s going to be the Liberals are] thinking about But opposition MPs argue that the deal was that the Conservatives The bills passed this fall were: answer because that’s the answer.” proroguing,” to which Ms. Chagger legislation is the ultimate vessel would get to call a take-note debate Bill C-13, implementing a Geneva said: “I’ve not heard that, no.” for policy change and that the on job losses in the energy sector Trade Facilitation Agreement from 2017 priorities Mr. Trudeau promised during Liberals are not taking their time when MPs return in 2017. In return, 2014; Bill C-35, Appropriation Act MPs will return on Jan. 30 the last election campaign in the House seriously enough. there was an agreement that the No. 4, 2016-17; Bill C-29, Budget and are scheduled to sit for four that the Liberals would not “It really is quite surprising rest of the last day in the House Implementation Act, 2016, No. straight weeks until Feb. 24 be- “resort to legislative tricks how little has been accomplished last week would be dedicated to 2; Bill C-2, An Act to amend the fore taking a constituency week. to avoid scrutiny,” and put by this government in terms of dealing with the Senate amend- Income Tax Act; and Bill S-4, Tax Government priority bills in into the mandate letter to the legislative output. They seem to ment on Bill C-29, the second Convention and Arrangement 2017 will be: Bill C-33, amending government House leader— be excellent at consultation. They budget implementation bill that Implementation Act, 2016. the Canada Elections Act making which was initially Dominic seem to have meetings galore. was sent back to the Commons the After MPs left on Thursday the it easier for more people to LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.)—that … But where’s the meat?” NDP day prior, and completing an ab- Senate also passed Bill C-26, the vote; and Bill C-37, removing the Liberals would introduce House Leader Murray Rankin breviated third reading of Bill S-4, bill implementing the Liberals’ regulations around safe injection changes to end the use of (Victoria, B.C.) said in an inter- Tax Convention and Arrangement Canada Pension Plan changes. sites across the country. prorogation and omnibus bills. view following his caucus’ end- Implementation Act, 2016, passing “So how they could be happy “If it’s been introduced, it’s [email protected] of-year press conference in the both by the end of the day. with that record, with that kind legislation we take seriously and The Hill Times House of Commons foyer. Despite criticism by the op- of output, you’ll understand I’m During that press conference, position to the Liberals’ lacking somewhat skeptical of,” said Mr. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair (Outrem- legislative agenda, the motion to Rankin. “For all of the talk, for all ont, Que.) pointed to the “paucity” leave early required and received of the glitz, for all of the symbols, STATUS OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS of the government’s legislative unanimous consent in the House. the actual output has been agenda, highlighting how, com- Explaining why the Conserva- remarkably, remarkably thin. And pared to other Parliaments, the Lib- tives were on side with rising ear- they have a majority. The thing I HOUSE OF COMMONS • C-33, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act erals haven’t passed much and are • C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the (second reading) ly, despite taking issue the lack of need to stress is this average of Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second • C-34, An Act to amend the Public Service Labour still using procedural measures like legislation passing and with Prime 48 bills; many of that took place reading) Relations Act and other Acts (second reading) time allocation to curtail debate. Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Pap- under minority governments. • C-7, An Act to Amend the Public Service Labour • C-36, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (second Yet, Ms. Chagger said it was a ineau, Que.) lack of attendance in So to have an absolute majority Relations Act, Public Service Labour Relations and reading) productive sitting. “We advanced the House this sitting, Conserva- and to produce so little for the Employment Board Act, and others (consideration of • C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and substantive legislation when tive House leader Candice Bergen Canadian public except photo ops amendments made by the Senate) Substances Act (second reading) it comes to lowering taxes on • C-12, An Act to Amend the Canadian Forces Senate (Portage-Lisgar, Man.) said they is really sad.” Members and Veterans Re-establishment and • S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for the middle class. … If you look agreed to it because the Liberals Notable bills that did not pass, Compensation Act (second reading) Canadians (report stage) at trade legislation, if you look didn’t have any other business to which were government priorities, • C-17, An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental • S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination and Socio-economic Assessment Act (second at social policies like medical put forward over the remaining include: Bill C-16, the Trans Rights of sex-based inequities in registration) (committee) reading) assistance in dying, all impor- Thursday and Friday. Bill that has not been touched • S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the • C-18, An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban tant pieces of legislation that we Non-smokers’ Health Act and to make consequential Ms. Bergen said an ongoing is- since passing into the Senate; Park Act, Parks Canada Agency Act, and Canada amendments to other Acts (second reading) advanced,” she said. sue between the House leadership Bill C-22, the National Security National Parks Act (report stage) • C-4, An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code, Over the 11 weeks that MPs sat teams in negotiating time for de- and Intelligence Committee of • C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act (second Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, between Sept. 19 and Dec. 14, the reading) bate is that the government won’t Parliamentarians Act, which is Public Service Labour Relations Act, and Income Tax • C-22, National Security and Intelligence government introduced 16 new say the number of days they’re stuck now at report stage after Act (second reading) Committee of Parliamentarians Act (report stage) pieces of legislation and passed • C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (second allotting for a bill, but instead will the committee amended the • C-23, Preclearance Act (second reading) reading) fi ve bills. All those bills passed call it and then shut down debate. bill; and Bill C-30, the CETA • C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and the • C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human in the last month in addition to “I wonder sometimes if it’s Implementation bill, which is now Financial Administration Act (second reading) Rights Act and the Criminal Code (second reading) another passed by the Senate lack of experience. … [The prime at committee stage in the House. • C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Business after the House rose, bringing the minister] has put people in who Corporations Act, Canada Cooperatives Act, Canada total this Parliament to 10. The have never even sat on a House Tone in the House Not-for-profi t Corporations Act, and Competition Act AWAITING ROYAL ASSENT total number of bills the Liberals (committee) • C-2, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act committee. He’s put people in Some of the conversations • C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefi ts • C-29, Budget Implementation Act, No. 2 have introduced in both the these positions who have very, that dominated the House this Standards Act, 1985 (second reading) • C-35, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2016-17 House and Senate since coming very little experience just with fall were about the Special • C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim • S-4, Tax Convention and Arrangement to power is 41, which even if they the overall process, with the House Committee on Electoral surcharge) (second reading) Implementation Act, 2016 had passed them all, would still be importance of debate,” Ms. Bergen Reform’s report, and the ongoing • C-30, Canada-European Union Comprehensive • C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, short the average 48 in other recent Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act, and said, making note of Ms. Chagger controversy surrounding Liberal (committee) Income Tax Act (third reading) Parliaments. The Liberals have so and Chief Government Whip fundraising events featuring • C-31, Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement far used time allocation, a measure Andrew Leslie (Orléans, Ont.). the prime minister and his Implementation Act (committee) to curtail debate, 10 times. “I don’t know if that’s part cabinet—“cash for access,” as the • C-32, An Act related to the repeal of section 159 ROYAL ASSENT RECEIVED of the Criminal Code (second reading) • C-13, An Act to enable Canada to implement the Asked what the Liberals should of the issue, why they have opposition has coined it. Trade Facilitation Agreement 8 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016

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EDITORIAL ROMEO DALLAIRE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR House committees should Veterans have paid for their benefi ts conduct pre-budget in more ways than one: Labelle eterans appreciate Prime Minister Today, veterans and their families have VJustin Trudeau’s kind pre-election waited long enough. Most military and consultations, good idea words when he said, “Veterans and their RCMP veterans are now 70 to 80 years families have earned our respect and of age. Now is the perfect time for Mr. ome members of the House Finance received 444 briefs and heard from 293 gratitude. Veterans should not have to Trudeau to advise their families that in SCommittee told The Hill Times last witnesses for the 2017 budget consultations. fi ght our government for the support and the next session of Parliament he will week they want the annual pre-budget “How do we get the best ideas from compensation they have earned and paid take action to terminate this unfair, unjust consultation process changed and they’ve Canadians?” Mr. Liepert told The Hill Times. for in so many different ways.” CPP reduction to their pension at age 65 come up with a pretty solid idea. They’re “It’s almost unfair to expect the Finance Since Feb. 21, 2005, when then-NDP or sooner if possible. They have paid for suggesting that all 27 Commons committees Committee to be an expert on every area MP Peter Stoffer introduced a number their benefi ts in more ways than one. help conduct the pre-budget consultations and actually make decisions that are in the of bills in the House of Commons, Mr. John Labelle in an effort to streamline the process and best interests of Canadians on everything.” Trudeau and Liberal MPs voted yes on Lower Sackville, N.S. deliver better results. It’s a good idea. “I bet any of my colleagues, if they all bills to terminate veterans’ pension (The letter writer is coordinator of the Right now, the House Finance could infl uence the budget in some way to claw back. Veterans Annuity Campaign.) Committee receives hundreds of increase their level of infl uence, would jump submissions and requests from industry at the chance to use their power to promote and trade associations, interest groups, and some really good ideas that might make economists to appear before the committee. really good economic sense in any domain It meets on Parliament Hill and then travels or any fi eld and just improve the Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau might across the country to hear from Canadians economy, improve the functioning of our about what they want to see included in the bureaucracy,” Mr. Ouellette said. alienate left-leaning supporters coming federal budget. The consultation Liberal MP Wayne Easter, chair of rime Minister Justin Trudeau won a activists and indigenous peoples. If he hearings start in September and the House the House Finance Committee, said he’s landslide victory in the last election abandons the pledge to reform the elec- Finance Committee submits its report to suggesting more focused hearings and P with the massive support of left-leaning toral system, most left-leaning supporters Parliament in December before the House said the committee “can’t be all things to voters because of his pledges to reform might abandon him and his meteoric rise adjourns for Christmas break. Given the all people,” which is what it’s trying to do our fi rst-past-the-post electoral system in politics will be short-lived. Conserva- volume of requests, and limitation of time right now. Meanwhile, the House Finance and combat climate change. Without tives will return to power and the Liberals and resources, one of the toughest tasks Committee held an in-camera meeting two these pledges, he could not have won left- will return to political wilderness. Person- for the committee is to pick and choose weeks ago to discuss possible changes to the leaning voters and the NDP would have ally, I will be sorry to see a promising its witnesses, but that’s just one problem. pre-budget consultation process. Mr. Easter won the last election. Now by approving career cut short. There are others. and other committee members declined two pipelines, he has angered two of his Mahmood Elahi Conservative MP Ron Liepert and Liberal to share the details of the discussion, but most loyal constituencies: environmental Ottawa, Ont. MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette told The Hill confi rmed that this idea was discussed. Times that, given the committee’s constraints, Once the MPs return from their only one-quarter of Canadians who actually Christmas recess, the committee will hold at request to appear before the committee get to least one more meeting to discuss this issue. be witnesses and the committee’s pre-budget It remains to be seen what solution the House Don’t agree with Sheila Copps, consultations are too broad. Moreover, Finance Committee comes up with. But they said the MPs on the committee cannot barring another useful suggestion, involving Canada does need electoral reform possibly have a full understanding of every all the House of Commons committees in the group and issue, which means they can’t ask pre-budget consultation process would be an e: “Electoral reform will not happen in ways did—to fi x this we need reform. 2. Ms. thoughtful questions. According to the House effective solution for this important issue. Rthis Parliament,” (The Hill Times, Dec. Copps really does not have any idea what Finance Committee’s website, the committee The Hill Times 12, p. 9). After reading Sheila Copps’ column, Canadians want. Actually she never did. I realized why electoral reform is never She has learned how to live in an elite group going to happen. Not even an experienced that only cares about winning power and politician like Ms. Copps understands two fundraising. It is indeed a very sad state of very important points: 1. Democracy is not affairs. People like Ms. Copps have lost any about who gains with the reform—it is about sense of real political life. representation, it is about democracy. My Carlos Beca votes have never counted, Ms. Copps’ al- Edmonton, Alta.

Keep liquor, pot stores away from schools

oming soon to a neighbourhood near shop for their friends? Cyou: pot stores and marijuana mar- Schools used to be separate from com- keting and, according to recent reports. merce, but now we bring commerce to the I am not sure whether we will be going schools. We profi t off our children with to the pharmacy or the liquor store or vending machines, fast-food restaurants, even a stand-alone pot store to get our cigarettes, alcohol, and apparently soon it stash before getting stoned. We will soon will be with marijuana. be able to legally buy a joint if we are of As a society, are we obfuscating or legal voting age. even abandoning our responsibility for If you look at liquor stores, they are the well-being of the next generation? If everywhere. In Red Deer, we even have we cannot avoid the selling of cigarettes, bars and liquor stores near elementary alcohol, and marijuana, can we at least schools. The next three high schools will keep them at some distance from our be within a short walking distance of schools? Should we not be planning now? multiple bars and liquor stores. Will we I would think so. have pot stores near the high schools, Garfi eld Marks easy access to the 18-year-old seniors to Red Deer, Alta.

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opposition members work over- The only time there is a full Trudeau speaking time to figure out a way to get the house occurs when a key issue or a with aboriginal prime minister on his feet during contentious vote is gripping the at- QP. Success in getting a rise out of tention of the media and the public. leaders on the issue the leader pretty well guarantees To be honest, political junkies of murdered and that the issue will make the news, follow the daily debates, but most and usually in a way that puts the Canadians would be hard pressed missing aboriginal government in a negative light. to communicate one subject on women is a lot more Last week The Huffington Post the agenda during QP. As we edge did a little digging to analyze closer to an election, interest defi- the attendance of Trudeau and nitely picks up, but the first year positive than taking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is criticized for not attending most Question compare it to that of his predeces- after an election is the best year Periods, though he’s accomplished more by being elsewhere, writes Sheila questions on the sor, Stephen Harper. Harper’s QP for a prime minister to use his or Copps. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti issue in the House attendance was better than that of her time more effectively in venues Trudeau. The former prime min- other than the House of Commons. of Commons. ister did not attend 46 per cent of Trudeau speaking with ab- a day dedicated to questions spe- the importance of parsing his the sessions, while Trudeau actu- original leaders on the issue of cifically for their prime minister. pronouncements at QP becomes ally missed 58 per cent. murdered and missing aboriginal This simply guarantees that the less relevant. To be fair, the Huff Post report- women is a lot more positive than leader’s absence the rest of the The opposition needs to sharp- ed that two-thirds of Trudeau’s taking questions on the issue in week is not even an issue. en pens and tongues if the second absences involved official events the House of Commons. Likewise, That would certainly be a plus year of a Trudeau government is in other parts of the country or connecting with provincial lead- for government, but the opposi- going to be more fruitful for them. the world. But it noted that, in ers to hammer out an agreement tion should resist any attempt to If most people are not watching sheila copps some circumstances, Trudeau on climate change is a much bet- limit all available opportunities Question Period, it has little to do scheduled events in Ottawa that ter narrative than taking peppery to question the chief architects of with the absence or presence of the coincided with QP. climate change questions from national law and policy. prime minister. New Democratic TTAWA—Question Period Obviously, Trudeau’s commu- opposition leaders. The British system is often cited Leader Tom Mulcair is the best Ois the one hour a day that nications team has figured out the That doesn’t mean Trudeau as a better model, but most ques- House performer by a long shot. belongs to the opposition. obvious, that the prime minister’s should take a pass on participation tions at Westminster are submitted But that recognition meant nothing So it is understandable that message passes more effectively in the House of Commons. On the in advance, which certainly limits when it came to his election hopes. opposition members should in fora outside Question Period contrary, his government’s commit- the element of ministerial surprise. Trudeau’s team understands chastise the prime minister for just as the opposition message ment to open and accountable gov- In our country, no minister is given why. In the early days of a new skipping the majority of Question passes more effectively in QP. ernment centred on the importance advance warning of what might government, travelling the coun- Periods in his first year on the job. But Trudeau is not the only of Parliament as a cornerstone of be on the QP agenda, and surprise try and the world is more politi- But it is also the reason that one who skips the 2:15p.m. daily public accountability. questions can sometimes prompt cally rewarding than a tough day Justin Trudeau used his first year grilling. On most days, the press Nor does it mean that the very revealing answers which get at the office. in office to focus on a national gallery set aside for members of current format for QP should be to the truth. Sheila Copps is a former Jean and international profile. the media is usually empty, as re- replaced by the British system, Unlike his predecessor, Chrétien-era cabinet minister and And that profile is not built dur- porters choose to cover the event which is what some have sug- Trudeau has been very available a former deputy prime minister. ing Question Period. If anything, from their bureau offices. gested. The British Parliament has to the media in other venues, so The Hill Times

post-partisan pundit predicting 2017

able about Trump, is that he’s unpredictable. So how will he impact interna- The unpredictable year ahead tional trade in 2017, how will he change NATO’s military strategy, how will he affect global diplo- Prime Minister could certainly trot out a bunch of Prime Minister macy, how will he combat world- forecasts. Justin wide terrorism? Justin Trudeau I could predict, for instance, Trudeau, U.S. I sure as heck can’t tell you. that in the upcoming year, Prime Vice-President I don’t think anybody can. Not has not really Minister Justin Trudeau will Joe Biden, even Trump. been battle-tested, charge $1,500 to anyone wishing and U.S. All of this, of course, matters to pose with him in a “selfie.” Ambassador to to Canada since in this age of meaning we Or I could forecast about how Canada Bruce global interdependence, where don’t know how in 2017 the federal New Demo- Heyman, national economies are strung out crats will cancel their leadership pictured at the like a row of dominoes, a crisis his government race due to a lack of interest and state dinner anywhere in the world could have will handle an move their entire party to a com- on Dec. 8 in repercussions here. mune in Venezuela. Ottawa. The Hill And if there is an unpredictable unexpected I could even predict the Rus- Times photograph crisis in 2017 that impacts Canada, sians will hack the Conservative by Jake Wright how will Prime Minister Trudeau’s adversity, writes Party’s email account and leak Liberal government respond? Gerry Nicholls. the news that Stephen Harper That’s another imponderable was, in fact, actually a robot. because up until now, Trudeau But in my heart of hearts I has not really been battle-tested, would know that the chances of In 2017 the EU could randomly policy initiatives seem to come meaning we don’t know how his any those predictions really com- fire off in any number of different straight from the handbook of government will handle an unex- ing true are slight at best. trajectories and the resulting pos- Ivan the Terrible. pected adversity. The fact is, as I scan the misty sibilities are just too numerous to Will Putin in 2017 start to stir Of course, so far I’ve pessimisti- shores of 2017 seeking clues as calculate. up trouble in the Baltic region? cally focused on the seemingly gerry nicholls to what tomorrow will bring, I Then there’s ISIS. Will he extend his reach in the limitless bad things that could hap- can’t for the life of me come up How can anyone predict the Ukraine? Will he expand Russia’s pen next year; but it’s also possible with anything close to a confident actions of lunatics? influence in the Middle East? unexpected good things could occur. AKVILLE, ONT.—Given that prediction. Who knows if ISIS will strike Or perhaps the more impor- All we can do, and all our leaders Owe’re approaching year’s end, There are just too many erratic in 2017 or where it will strike or tant question is, if Putin does can do, is emulate Benjamin Disraeli, I should act like an Oracle from an- variables. what level of carnage it will incur. grow more aggressive next year who once said “I am prepared for the cient Greece and offer up a string Consider one such variable: It’s like the whole world is sit- how will NATO react? worst, but hope for the best.” of confident-sounding predictions the European Union, a once ting on a ticking time bomb that Who knows? Happy New Year everyone as to what will occur in 2017. mighty economic entity that is might go off at any instant. Of course, the biggest variable Gerry Nicholls is a communi- But this year, I just can’t do it. now plagued with potential debt And speaking of time bombs, in the world right now is America’s cations consultant. Okay, maybe “can’t” is the crises, with social unrest and with let’s not forget Russian President incoming president, Donald Trump. www.gerrynicholls.com wrong word, since if I wanted to, I political uncertainty. Vladimir Putin, whose foreign Indeed, the only thing predict- The Hill Times 10 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 THE WAR ROOM POLITICS

Emblazoned right across the woe and the destruction that be- of all of those things, we tend to front, that was it. It was perfect. fell Aleppo. And what happened think of the president-to-be as a Not so perfect, of course, was at Aleppo can be described best short, sharp shock to the system. As 2016 comes 2016 itself. In the main, 2016 was by one of our best journalists, the And he is, in his way. one of the worst years on record. National Post’s Terry Glavin, who He will shock the millions “Woe, destruction, ruin, and decay,” penned a 1,300-word magnum of Americans who were idiotic sayeth the Bard. “The worst is opus that is as memorable for enough to vote against their own to close, don’t death, and death will have his day.” its stirring prose as it is for the self-interests, and for him. Be- And death surely did. Bowie subject-matter. cause they will be the ones who died, and it was a terrible shock, “Between the drooling bigot- will lose their health care. They because none of us knew he had ries of the isolationist right and are the ones who will see—too expect things to been sick. Prince, too, because no the clever platitudes of the ‘anti- late—that they actually lost their one really knew he was an addict. imperialist’ left, the only place left job to a microchip, not a brown- Leonard Cohen and Muham- to address the solemn obligations skinned immigrant. They are the mad Ali slipped the mortal coil, we owe one another as human ones who will send their sons and get better in 2017 and were remembered, but those beings is in negotiations over the daughters off to fi ght in Donald passings were not as shocking, codicils of international trade Trump’s Twitter-inspired wars, because both men had lived good agreements, or in the rituals of and who will come back in body Donald Trump, such clubs should always be—as and long lives. Bobby Vee, Gene deliberately unenforceable reso- bags—victims of a merciless and Chicago’s Off With Their Heads Wilder, Alan Rickman, Anthon lutions entertained by the United bleak lottery in which America’s Brexit, the fall of stepped onto the puny stage Yelchin (from the Star Trek mov- Nations General Assembly,” wrote poor never win. He will shock before a few hundred tattooed, ies, but more notably in The Green Glavin. “Perhaps Allah will look those people, and they richly Aleppo, and many leather-jacketed punks. Room, for this space)—all from the down in his mercy upon Aleppo, deserve to be shocked. celebrity deaths Off With Their Heads have an creative world, and many more. because no help is coming from But Donald Trump, and the unfortunate moniker for the times, In the political sphere, there us. None. This is what we have chaos that he will shortly unleash, are among the perhaps. But they play songs that was Democratic Senator (and become. This is the depravity to is no shock. He is, instead, the highlights of what are so anthemic, so epic, you think spaceman) John Glenn just a few which we have all sunk. Aleppo literal embodiment of the moral you are watching the bastard sons of days ago. Activist and Chicago has fallen.” and ethical “ruin and decay” that has was a depressing Springsteen, Steve Earle, and Social Seven alumnus Tom Hayden. Now that is writing. That is convulsed democratic politics for 2016. Distortion. They are geniuses. (This Shimon Peres, the giant of the journalism. too long. The scandals, the cyni- writer once offered to quit every- Middle East. British MP Jo Cox, And what of the “ruin and cism, the lies: Donald Trump did not thing and work as their roadie for a shockingly murdered while decay” that Shakespeare decries? happen apart from those things. He year, gratis, and the band said they campaigning for tolerance and a What was that, in 2016? happened because of those things. were considering it.) united Europe. Jesuit priest and Brexit, in June, was that. Don- He is their logical conclusion. But we digress. activist Daniel Berrigan. Our ald Trump, in November, was that. This year was bad, but rest Every pundit, pretty much, own Rob Ford, felled by a fast- Because Donald Trump is assured: next year will be far, far types up a year-end column, sum- moving cancer. Nancy Reagan. a pig (boasting about sexually worse. It will be Shakespearean, and WARREN KINSELLA ming up the good and the bad. It’s Boutros-Boutros Ghali, a former assaulting women), because he all of us will have a bit part to play. a cliché, sure, but they’re (usu- secretary-general of the United is a fascist (hissing that he will Oh, and the words on the ally) fun to write and (hopefully) Nations. And on, and on. imprison Hillary Clinton once he front of that punk rocker’s shirt? ORONTO—Inspiration some- fun to read. But inspiration for Death always has its day, per seized power), because he is the Fuck 2016. Ttimes comes in the unlikeliest 2016’s edition was elusive. Where Shakespeare, so it is not usually a least-qualifi ed person to ever oc- Warren Kinsella is a Toronto- places. to start? Who to give a brickbat, surprise when it happens—in 2016 cupy the highest offi ce on Earth based lawyer, author, and com- In this case, it came at Lee’s who a bouquet? Where to end? or any other year. But 2016? 2016 (dismissing intelligence briefi ngs mentator. He has been a special Palace on Tuesday night of last And then, there it was. On the had more than its fair share of because he says he’s busy and too assistant to former prime minis- week. The Toronto club was front of the T-shirt worn by the “woe, destruction, ruin, and decay.” “smart,” but fi nding time to meet ter Jean Chrétien. dark, sweaty, and noisy—as all bassist of Off With Their Heads. Most recently, there was the with an idiot rap artist)—because The Hill Times

IN PROGRESS JUSTIN TRUDEAU Trudeau’s an establishment prime minister in an age of rebellion

Justin Trudeau is a sizeable chunk of the country was trade, and elite accommodation Then there’s the Trudeau govern- desperate to kick Stephen Harper that was viewed, by many West- ment’s apparent allergic reaction (at rich kid who grew up to the curb, and what better ern leaders, as synonymous with least for now) to a proportional vot- antidote to a man thought of as progress from at least the late ing system, despite campaigning on at 24 Sussex as the grumpy and mean-spirited with a 1980s until the fi nancial crisis of a promise to “make every vote count” son of a connected touchy-feely guy associated with 2008. ... The Trudeau government in the 2019 election. happy, shiny things. is built entirely on the driving as- This just reinforces Team and wealthy prime As we head into 2017, and sumptions of the era.” Trudeau as Team Establishment. minister. The ever- with more than a year of govern- Or, in the words of civil rights That’s because a proportional vot- ing under his belt, Trudeau’s shine leader and CNN political contrib- ing system, the key recommenda- changing talking is a bit more dull, the smile a little utor Van Jones at a recent Broad- tion of the special parliamentary strained. That’s to be expected bent Institute event in Toronto, committee on electoral reform is points about these when you start to disappoint key “We’re in this age of rebellion. about taking power away from If there’s anything that screams constituencies of your voting The rebels are on the rise and the tête-à-tête sessions the elites and putting it in the establishment in Canada, it’s Prime coalition. The Harper hangover is establishment is on the ropes.” hands of regular people. Minister Justin Trudeau, writes Sarah among the elite is also receding with time. On trade and globalization, the The alternative is keeping the Schmidt. The Hill Times photograph by But there’s a much bigger government is all-in as cheerlead- status quo (a system invented by just making matters Jake Wright challenge facing a government ers of the post-NAFTA, next-gen- the English aristocracy to protect worse. whose success is built on the eration trade deals. But instead their power in Parliament) or tak- popularity of the Trudeau brand. of using a regular guy from the ing a huge gamble and actually Sussex as the son of a connected Once that goes, so falls the gov- Vancouver suburbs as their pitch- trying to push unilaterally a differ- and wealthy prime minister. The ernment. man, as Harper did, the Trudeau ent way to count ballots in our cur- ever-changing talking points Toronto Star columnist Paul government tapped establishment rent majoritarian voting system (a about these tête-à-tête sessions Wells recently fl agged this emerg- darling Chrystia Freeland. system favoured by Liberal Party among the elite is just making ing issue. On privatizing public infra- elites to protect party interests). matters worse. “It’s way too early to guess structure (after promising to The backdrop to all these So, in this age of rebellion and SARAH SCHMIDT how this will turn out, but it’s be- use historic low interest rates to policy choices is the ongoing with the establishment on the coming clear that Justin Trudeau tackle Canada’s public infrastruc- cash-for-access scandal. ropes, it’s not an inconsequential now leads a government in crisis,” ture defi cit), the Trudeau govern- There are few actual pictures question to ask about Trudeau’s ORONTO—Honest question: Wells wrote following Donald ment is using Bill Morneau, who coming out of these private street cred as the face of Cana- Tcan you think of anybody more Trump’s spectacular win in the screams establishment, as the events being held at rich people’s da’s establishment. establishment in Canada than U.S. presidential race. face of the privatization scheme mansions, but the image couldn’t Sarah Schmidt is director of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? “I’m talking about the crisis of that will see billions fl ow to larger be more devastating for a govern- communications with the Broad- The answer didn’t matter dur- globalization: the broad challenge corporations and wealthy money ment whose image is built around bent Institute in Toronto. ing the 2015 election campaign. A to the gospel of open borders, free managers here and abroad. a rich kid who grew up at 24 The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 11 OPINION TERRORISM

coin is that fewer resources devoted in justifying such attacks. Perhaps to RW extremism should imply the leadership is not there. To be that more plots go undetected and honest I simply do not know, in Where are all the right- more are successful. And yet that is large part because I don’t follow precisely what is NOT happening. these kinds of terrorists so closely. A good question at this point would Hegghammer has suggested that be: why? two more possible reasons might wing terrorism mass First we have of course to ac- be the lack of “afterlife rewards” knowledge that there have been RW (jihadis certainly believe in those) attacks in the recent past and some and the lack of safe havens abroad mass casualty ones: Anders Breivik to which they can retreat when the casualty attacks? in Norway in 2011 and Timothy heat in Western societies rises too McVeigh in the U.S. in 1995 are two much. Whatever the reason (s), you good examples. Aside from these— cannot escape the fact that we have It is important not TTAWA—I have just re- drugs, etc.) to terrorism. More we might want to throw in the attack not seen mass casualty attacks, Oturned from Oslo where I importantly, within the terrorism on a church in South Carolina in the and having our attention tied to the to use past events as was thrilled to catch up with one sphere money and people have summer of 2015—there are not very jihadis has not opened the door for of my favourite terrorist experts, been concentrated in one direc- many. When you compare RW and the far right. predictors of future Thomas Hegghammer. Thomas tion—Islamist extremism—thus Islamist extremism you immediately Of course things can change ones. We may never and his colleagues at the FFI— leaving other kinds of terror- see the latter have carried out mass and we may see such strategies Norway’s Defence Research ism—right-wing extremism, casualty attacks (9/11, 7/7, Madrid, develop. There certainly is justi- see waves of 9/11s Establishment—have published say—relatively unwatched. In this Paris, Istanbul, Nice, Brussels, the list fi ed concern over the rise of the carried out by the far some amazing work over the last light, Hegghammer noted that goes on and on) at rates which are violent right in parts of Europe decade or so and I have person- we should be surprised that there very much higher. (and in Trump’s America?) and we right. Let’s hope so. ally learned much from them. has not been more RW terrorism, There are a few suggestive will have to turn out gaze in that When Hegghammer and especially attacks that kill many. ways of looking at why. Maybe the direction (or hire more people to I were chatting, he made an Think about this. The fact that we RW world does not embrace mass do so). Nevertheless, it is impor- interesting remark. In the course have overloaded men, women, and casualty attacks as much as jihadis tant not to use past events as of a discussion about resource energy on Islamist extremist fi les do. There are all too many e-zines predictors of future ones. We may allocation to confront terror- has allowed us to stop so many plots. and social media propaganda that never see waves of 9/11s carried ism and terrorists, we noted the The more people you have watching cajole and encourage these opera- out by the far right. Let’s hope so. fact that all over the world law something the more intelligence/evi- tions within Islamist extremism Phil Gurski is president and PHIL GURSKI enforcement and security services dence you can gather and the more but perhaps not as many in RW CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk have redeployed resources away you know, leads to greater chances milieus. Maybe there is an inherent Consulting. from some fi les (organized crime, of disruption. The other side of that diffi culty among RW extremists The Hill Times

OPINION MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION

lution. That’s as much as driving People a Prius 22 miles or running a 100- smoking Marijuana watt light bulb for 75 hours.” marijuana on This is signifi cant for the Ca- Parliament nadian market, and even more so Hill on April from a global perspective. 20, 2014. legalization Canada is in a unique posi- Regulation tion of having learned from the related to the mistakes of other jurisdictions legalization and could easily seek more envi- of marijuana, can be win for ronmentally responsible methods if done right, with incentives for greenhouses, could be green technology, organic, and benefi cial even seasonal crop farming. This to the environmental is forward thinking and futuristic environment, sounding but will not seem so in writes Kelly a few short years as the world ad- Coulter. The justs to the trajectory we are on. Hill Times movement The indoor cultivation methods photograph by that are now considered the norm Jake Wright are in fact a byproduct of the il- reviews from all stakeholders with legality of the plant. Once Canada Indoor cultivation the hopes of some possible tweak- implements appropriate licensing methods are a ing before a bill is presented in the criteria for the future cannabis spring of 2017, as promised. farmers of Canada, it is likely the The recommendations of the environment for the community— byproduct of And as Canada moves towards preferred growing method will be task force to encourage “entry of a triple win.” the illegality of a legal and regulated cannabis outdoor/sun-grown. There are a the smaller craft producers” is Jonathan Page of Anandia market, the possibilities for genu- number of reasons for this, includ- a win not only for middle-class Labs is hopeful. “The task force marijuana. Once ine leadership on the environment ing lower overhead, more com- Canadians, it is a win for their report puts a strong emphasis legal in Canada, it is is within our grasp and this is not petitive pricing options, consumer communities. We have seen this in on reducing the environmental only visionary but potentially revo- demand, and a strong desire on the craft beer industry as the mar- impact of cannabis production likely the preferred lutionary on a global level. the part of the cannabis cultivator ket continues to grow at a quicker and even recommends outdoor growing method The environment is not the to work in stewardship with the pace then the larger outfi ts. This growing. The fact that federal fi rst thing you think about when land. There is evidence of this in has enriched many communities legislation for legalization will will be outdoor/ it comes to cannabis, but it should northern California, where medical and created a vibrant landscape be introduced at the same time be close to the top. The imminent providers have created a notable for entrepreneurial leadership that the Trudeau government is sun-grown, which legalization of cannabis and the niche for their organic, sustainably across Canada. implementing the Paris climate is less-energy regulations that will dictate how cultivated cannabis. The cannabis industry is agreement means that this issue this plant will be cultivated could Although it is ultimately the primed to meet the challenge of won’t be ignored in Ottawa; 2017 intensive. have potentially negative and far- consumer who will decide what the assisting the federal, provincial, is the year that climate and can- reaching environmental impacts. predominant landscape of canna- and municipal authorities to help nabis converge”. Colorado has already reached its’ bis farms will look like, it is incum- craft the incentives that would The possibilities for a thriving energy quota which was project- bent on politicians and policy-mak- help to create sustainable cultiva- and truly green new economy is ed for 2020 and the state is now ers to enable a competitive edge for tion practices. closer now thanks to the vision of rethinking its’ indoor warehous- those with best practices to gain a Brittny Anderson, opera- the task force. These are exciting ing of cannabis cultivations. foothold on the future. tions director for the Cannabis times for cannabis and climate. KELLY COULTER American scholar Evan Mills There are considerable lessons Conservancy, suggests that “by Let’s get it right. wrote recently that “the indus- from the industrialization of the requiring or incentivizing the Kelly Coulter is co-chair for try was racking up a whopping food industry with regards to the sustainable cultivation of can- Women Grow-Vancouver Island ICTORIA—Last week was a energy bill of $6-billion each year necessity to incentivize and sup- nabis, natural resources such as and formerly of NORML Women’s Vgood week for cannabis and across the country back in 2011 port small agricultural ventures. energy and water are conserved, Alliance of Canada/Ottawa. She climate. (there has been no subsequent Poor policy and the absence of pollution is mitigated, and the has advised politicians, industry The release of task force recom- update). That’s twice the energy such support has led to consid- use of toxic inputs are eliminated. leaders, advocates, and women mendations held true to its promise bill of all domestic pharmaceuti- erable hardship and loss of the This leads to fi nancial savings for who work in the cannabis industry. of a “few surprises.” The report cal production. One joint creates family farm in alarming numbers the cultivator, a cleaner product She works in Ottawa and Victoria. was met with extremely positive 10 pounds of carbon dioxide pol- across North America. for the consumer, and a healthier The Hill Times 12 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 CANADA & THE 21ST CENTURY ECONOMIC GROWTH

Prime equity. Wealth creation is also middle class. This is not a policy Minister critical if government is to fund for inclusive growth. Justin basic research and science “Policies that reduce inequality Trudeau, excellence that are the basis for of outcomes have the effect of re- pictured innovation and productivity in ducing inequality of opportunity, on Dec. the business sector. allowing the poor and marginal- 12 leaving Yet between 1976 and 2014, ized to participate in the growth his press productivity growth averaged and innovation process,” Murray conference at 1.12 per cent a year while median argues, so “this should be benefi - the National real annual earnings declined cial for overall growth.” Press Theatre 0.13 per cent a year. The gains in Murray stresses that he is in Ottawa. productivity went largely to the not arguing that “any policy The Hill Times wealthiest in society, in compen- that promotes innovation at the photograph by sation and as owners of capital. expense of inclusiveness should Jake Wright This is not inclusive growth. not be pursued. The fi rst-order The goals then are to raise goal of innovation policy should living standards through innova- be to increase innovation.” So the tion-led productivity gains, which government’s innovation agenda, includes making sure that all Ca- and Morneau’s next budget, nadians are given the educational should focus heavily on policies and other opportunities to play a that will accelerate innovation role in innovation and to ensure and productivity, for example by that the productivity gains from providing incentives for com- innovation are widely shared. panies to grow rather than tax There’s no question that if cuts for small businesses just more Canadians have access because they are small, support- to good education and training, ing expanded basic research in and that all Canadians seeking our universities, and improving to start businesses or engage in life chances by supporting early innovation in other ways have childhood development. opportunities to access fi nance, But it is also essential, for Budget may be most mentoring, and other ingredi- inclusive innovation and growth, ents for success, that Canada’s that public policies mitigate the potential for innovation and negative effects of innovation, be- growth will be greater. The more cause technology and other forms important in four-year Canadians who are given the of change do eliminate businesses opportunity to become innova- and skills, and this will acceler- tors, the greater the potential for ate in the years ahead. Inclusive Canada to succeed as an innova- innovation means ensuring that tion nation. more Canadians can participate Trudeau mandate Innovation can deliver big in innovation. Inclusive growth gains for the winners. But this means that the gains from in- The more Canadians have any real impact. With not quite U.S. business investment at home also raises social policy chal- novation and productivity are three years before the next federal and attract foreign investment if lenges, including addressing widely shared. who are given the election, even that doesn’t allow companies seek to sell in the U.S., the needs of the losers in tech- All of this is central to Cana- that much time to deliver results. So as well as uncertainty over the nological change, which can da’s future success. Yet the trag- opportunity to Morneau has to get it right. future of NAFTA. destroy existing businesses and edy of Canadian politics is that become innovators, The 2017 budget is expected Moreover, as new research make the skills of many workers there is so little real debate on to be a growth- and innovation- from the Centre for the Study of obsolete. As Murray notes, “the such a fundamental issue. It is es- the greater the agenda budget, implementing Living Standards reminds, the role of policy is to manage these sentially absent from the Conser- potential for Canada recommendations of Morneau’s Trudeau government’s innova- benefi ts and costs by supporting vative and NDP leadership races, Growth Advisory Council and tion agenda is properly focused the capability of all members of for example, and was largely to succeed as an the government’s own consulta- on “inclusive growth” and an society to participate in the inno- ignored in the 2015 Liberal elec- innovation nation. tions on an innovation agenda. Its “inclusive innovation system.” vation system and by mitigation tion platform. challenge is to counter Canada’s The research report, prepared by the inequalities that result from The question is whether Mor- reputation for high inequality and Alexander Murray for Innovation, creative destruction.” neau’s most important budget, in low-innovation-led productiv- Science and Economic Develop- The real issue, he argues, is to 2017, will deliver on inclusive in- ity growth, and at a time when ment Canada, defi nes an inclusive focus on the impact of inequality novation and inclusive growth, or Canada is facing a “new normal” innovation system as “an innova- on the ability of lower-income whether Canada will continue on of low economic growth, and to tion system in which opportuni- Canadians to invest in education the road of poor innovation-led deliver on the Liberal promise to ties to participate in innovation and skills development, or to productivity growth and continu- DAVID CRANE strengthen the middle class. are broadly available to all and pursue other economic opportu- ing high inequality, and whether Morneau’s next budget will the dividends of innovation are nities. The challenge is not the the Conservatives and New also come after Canada has broadly shared by all.” In other super-rich but “the growing gap Democrat leaders are even paying ORONTO—Finance Minister had its fi rst taste of what the words, “inclusive growth should between low- and middle-income attention to these issues. TBill Morneau’s budget this new Trump administration’s therefore be the end goal of an households (i.e. the bottom 40 David Crane is an award-win- coming spring may be the most own growth agenda looks like. innovation policy.” per cent) and upper-middle ning journalist with special inter- important budgetary exercise While Canada will benefi t from Wealth creation not only and high-income households.” ests in the economics of global- in the four-year mandate of the anything Donald Trump does to creates the basis for higher Morneau’s middle-class tax cut, ization, innovation, sustainable Trudeau government. stimulate U.S. economic growth, incomes but also generates the for example, did nothing for the development and social equity. The reason is the time lag it could be counterpunched by public revenues for health care, working poor or the bottom end He can be reached at crane@ between the announcement of new a rise in U.S. protectionism and education, infrastructure, a of the middle class, but favoured, interlog.com. initiatives and when they begin to intense U.S. pressures to keep clean environment, and social instead, the higher end of the The Hill Times

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Innovation A bill tabled this Minister month does nothing Navdeep Bains, pictured to prevent a repeat in June, of the uproar after introduced C-36, a bill the 2011 switch to change the from mandatory to Statistics Act with an aim voluntary long-form to reinforce Statistics census. Canada’s independence, on Dec. 7. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

WAYNE R. SMITH

TTAWA—With the introduc- Otion of Bill C-36, An Act to Amend the Statistics Act, the gov- ernment is moving forward on its commitment to “make Statistics Canada fully independent.” How does the draft legislation measure up to this goal and the expecta- tions of key stakeholders? To begin, let me say that the bill, if passed in its current form, despite its fl aws, would result in a substantial improvement to the existing Statistics Act. Provisions The government argues that it has by the chief statistician, but by the The same document alleges that tions be similarly restored, and that in the bill give the chief statisti- established a new process for gov- governor-in-council, as in the past. the bill is aligning Canada with Statistics Canada be left to work cian authority over key operation- ernor-in-council appointments that Nothing in the bill requires the the requirements of the OECD out a service supply arrangement al decisions and protection from would ensure that the best possible governor-in-council to collect any Recommendation on Good Statisti- with Shared Services Canada on removal due to decisions that may candidate is selected. Unfortunately, more information than is required cal Practice. These recommenda- these terms, but with the option of be unpopular with the govern- this process remains somewhat for a head-count of the population tions require that the statistical self-supply or third-party supply. ment of the day, thus reinforcing opaque, is not binding on the current (minimally eight basic demo- offi ce have direct control over the Statistics Canada’s independence. government, and would not be bind- graphic questions). Nothing in the resources, fi nancial and otherwise, Modernization efforts The bill provides for trans- ing on future governments. bill prevents the government from necessary to carry out its mandate. could go further parency when the government If the government of the day, approving a basic head-count Statistics Canada does not have The fi nal fl aw of C-36 is that, directs the chief statistician, in choosing the chief statistician, census and then informing the direct control (which does not in approaching the amendment and accountability by Statistics can retreat behind a screen and chief statistician that it will fund mean self-provision) of its essential of the Statistics Act, it failed to Canada to Canadians through appoint a lesser candidate of a coincident sample survey to col- informatics resources, but rather is include a range of necessary publication of key decisions, an dubious competence but known lect additional data, provided it is reliant on the voluntary collabora- amendments to modernize the annual report to Parliament on compliance with their benefactor, collected voluntarily. tion of Shared Services Canada. legislation and to make it more activities, and oversight by a for- then all of the good work towards The bill does say that the Three other counties with communicative to the gen- mally instituted Canadian Statis- creation of the independence of chief statistician could decline to Westminster systems of gov- eral public. Stakeholders in the tics Advisory Council. The latter Statistics Canada would be un- conduct the survey on a voluntary ernment, the United Kingdom, national statistical system have council replaces the informally done. The bill should also provide basis, but the bill also says the Australia, and New Zealand, have argued that this bill is an oppor- instituted National Statistics criteria for selection for members government can then direct the developed informatics central- tunity to improve and modernize Council. Restoration of disclosure of the new advisory council who chief statistician to do so. The pre- ization initiatives. The U.K. and the legislation in areas beyond of census records after 92 years to should be stakeholders in the sta- vious government would almost Australia exempted their statisti- the simple issue of independence. Library and Archives Canada for tistical system from key sectors. certainly have done so, had these cal offi ces from participation over Proposed amendments have research purposes and elimina- Mandatory or voluntary? been the circumstances in 2010. considerations of the necessity of included better provision for secure tion of imprisonment as a penalty The government also seems So, the government has failed independence of these organiza- researcher access to confi dential for refusal to participate in man- to have forgotten that the trigger to accomplish what it set out to tions and of the higher level of data fi les for statistical purposes, datory censuses or other surveys for its interest in enhancing the do. The bill requires two changes. confi dentiality protection re- opening Statistics Canada’s re- are also positive changes. independence of Statistics Canada First, it needs a defi nition of a quired for statistical data. New search data centre network to other However, the bill in its current was the decision of the previous census of population that estab- Zealand developed a more sen- organizations with confi dential data form has four major fl aws. government to make the long lishes that the census consists sible approach to its informatics fi les, ensuring that public access Chief statistician selection form of the 2011 census voluntary. of all questions approved by the issues anchored in private sector to Statistics Canada data remains While the bill goes quite far The idea was that this should not governor-in-council to be asked supply that left the national statis- unrestricted by fees or copyright toward creating and protecting be possible under the amended to all households or a sample of tical offi ce with full management constraints, clarifying Statistics the independence of Statistics legislation. The bill tabled by households (to remove even the control over its operations. Canada’s access to non-survey data Canada and its chief statistician, the government does nothing to chief statistician’s discretion about The current government itself sources, expanding publication of there is one glaring failure: omit- prevent a similar occurrence in the the mandatory nature). Second, it allowed the federal court system business statistics, and including a ting to set in law the process and future. The provisions of the Statis- needs a provision establishing the to withdraw from the Shared preamble in the act to better explain the criteria for the selection of the tics Act that made it possible for required scope of the census in the Services Canada initiative over its rationale and purpose. None of chief statistician. Clearly, the high the previous government to make questions to be asked and the abil- issues of independence. The audi- this has been addressed in the bill functioning and independence of the long-form census voluntary in ity to produce small-area data. tor general in his fall 2015 report and it is unlikely to be addressed Statistics Canada requires that, 2011 are essentially intact. detailed the failure of adequate by this Parliament unless Members on each occasion that the position Analysis of public reaction Shared Services Canada governance between Shared and Senators insist on it. becomes vacant, a process be put to the previous government’s problem remains Services and its clients. Access In summary, C-36 moves the in place to select the best possible actions indicates that Canadians The bill also fails to deal with to information requests by the Statistics Act substantially in the candidate for the role of chief want a guarantee that: 1) future the unacceptable intrusion of media have produced volumes right direction, creates no new statistician. censuses will be held at fi ve-year Shared Services Canada on Sta- of evidence of the dysfunction problems, but fails to fully ad- The process should be embed- intervals, 2) the range of data to tistics Canada’s independence. of Shared Services Canada and dress independence, the need for ded in the legislation, requiring be collected will be similar to that In a document accompanying more specifi cally its disruption of a full quinquennial, mandatory a search committee of stake- which was collected in the 2016 the bill, the government states Statistics Canada’s operations. census of population, or the mod- holders to identify a short list of census, 3) the methods used will baldly that there is no intrusion The government is on the ernization of the legislation to candidates distinguished by their permit publication of reliable data on Statistics Canada’s indepen- wrong side of history with respect build a statistical system adapted dence or its ability to maintain experience in offi cial statistics for areas as small as neighbour- to the Shared Services Canada to the rapidly evolvingst needs and and management of large organi- hoods and villages, and 4) all the confi dentiality of respondent issue. I would propose that the Sta- challenges of the 21 century. zations, and their known personal information will be collected on a information through the forced tistics Canada’s informatics budget There is still work to be done. integrity. The government of the mandatory basis. involvement of Shared Services transferred to Shared Services be Wayne R. Smith is Canada’s day would then select the appoin- Under the bill, the content of Canada in their informatics op- restored, that its full authority over former chief statistician. tee from the list. any future census is decided not erations. This is simply untrue. all aspects of its informatics opera- The Hill Times 14 The Hill Times, monday, December 19, 2016 The Hill Times, monday, December 19, 2016 15 opinion canada-u.s. trade The Spin Doctors By Laura Ryckewaert Building bridges to the new administration “What will your party’s caucus be focused on over the winter break?”

Setting up a cross good jobs and fixing aging U.S. that they sell to North America, kate cory riccardo mathieu r. Dan infrastructure. threatening our shared jobs. purchase These are concerns that Canada Startlingly, North America is hann FILIPPONE st-amand PALMER border infrastructure Liberal strategist deeply and somewhat uniquely the only global trade bloc that does Conservative strategist NDP strategist Bloc Québécois strategist Green strategist bank to fund bridges, shares with the U.S. thanks to mas- not have a dedicated third-party customs plazas, sive bilateral trade and integrated entity, an infrastructure bank, to or Parliament to be a place nder the interim leadership of ith Parliament having just he Bloc Québécois is ollowing a much-deserved supply and production chains. Other facilitate the planning, co-ordinat- “Fwhere MPs can do serious “URona Ambrose, the Conservative “Wsat for five weeks straight, “Tvery proud of what it was able “Fholiday break with family and seaways, and other countries trade with the U.S. and ing, funding and building of border work on behalf of their constitu- Party had a solid, successful 2016 as of- most MPs haven’t been back home to accomplish in the fall parlia- friends, Greens will continue educat- border infrastructure is have integrated supply and produc- infrastructure. Every other trade ents and hold the government to ficial opposition. We’ve been united, do- in their riding for more than 48 mentary session. It held the Liberal ing Canadians on electoral reform tion chains, but only Canada and bloc has at least one such entity; account, MPs need to spend as ing our job, and proposing sound ideas. hours at a time in over a month. I government to account for how it and holding the Prime Minister to an approach that may Mexico also share a border—and China has just led the creation of a much time as possible in their From the start we said we’d be the voice think many New Democrat MPs was handling issues that were not his promise to update our voting sys- open doors and minds common infrastructure—to produce second such bank in Asia. ridings. That is why—as the House of taxpayers, and we’ll continue to will start by taking the opportunity in Quebec’s best interests, includ- tem. On values, Canadians under- goods with the U.S. Even more striking is that rises for the winter break—our provide that strong voice for those Ca- to spend a little time with their ing diafiltered milk imports, health stand 40 per cent of the votes should in Washington, D.C. The question to put to the new Canada and the U.S. have helped MPs are excited to return to their nadians the Liberals continually ignore. loved ones. They will also have the transfers and consumer protection equal 40 per cent of the seats in administration is simply, do you capitalize and run most of these ridings, meet with constituents, The Trudeau Liberals have raised taxes opportunity to do the local work issues. With regard to Bill C-29, we Parliament. We’re also encouraging want to trade—at all? If the answer is entities from the Inter-American listen to their concerns and, on Canadians and recklessly spent the with constituents, community are very happy with how things Canadians to return their postcards yes, then with whom do you want to Development to Canada just ultimately, ensure their voices country into massive, out-of-control groups, and businesses in their turned out, but we will keep a close to the Prime Minister to remind him trade? With China where only four joining the Chinese-led Asian and interests are represented in deficits—despite the low taxes and bal- riding that they just can’t do when eye on the new bill when Min- that he’s not asking the obvious cents of dollar imported contains Infrastructure Bank. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, pictured on the campaign trail. In the Ottawa. An MP, regardless of any anced budget we left. they have to be in Ottawa. ister Morneau introduces it this questions on electoral reform. U.S. content, Russia where only one We will fund other trade blocs search for approaches to engage the incoming U.S. administration, Canada’s other demands, has no greater “The arrogance and elitism the “As the year comes to a close our winter. “In keeping with tradition, cent of every dollar imported has to take jobs from us yet we have best option is one sitting in plain sight—infrastructure and jobs, writes Carlo responsibility. Liberals have shown toward working caucus will be heading back to their “The January break is a good Leader Elizabeth May will spend Dade. Photograph courtesy of Matthew McBain and Devin Dreeshen carlo dade U.S. content, or with Canada, where not thought to establish our own “With 2017 around the people needs to be sharply opposed, communities with a growing list of opportunity for the Bloc Québécois much of January in her riding and a full 25 cents of every dollar is U.S. such bank to protect and grow corner, our MPs are also busily and we’ll continue to push them on Liberal broken promises. After com- to prepare for its national council hold annual town halls (last year, it content? That difference between jobs here in North America? A NAIB would help solve a Mexico, but a bilateral version preparing for Canada’s 150th their growing list of failures. They’ve mitting to electoral reform, a ban on meeting in February. The members of was 13!) throughout Saanich and TTAWA—In the search for ap- one or four cents and 25 cents of U.S. If Canada puts up half the problem that the Americans have, between Canada and the United birthday. Canada 150 offers an lost 30,000 full-time jobs, they’ve shown unethical cash-for-access fundraising, our party will establish the rules for the southern Gulf Islands. This is a Oproaches to engage the incom- content is a difference in U.S. jobs. funds for a North American Bor- shortfalls in U.S. Highway Trust States, at least as a starting unprecedented opportunity for a shocking amount of unethical behav- a new environmental review process, the leadership race to follow. chance to update constituents about ing U.S. administration, Canada’s What we in Canada take from der Infrastructure Bank (NABIB), Fund money available for states point, would solve at least one Canadians to come together to iour with their cash-for-access fundrais- a roll back of Bill C-51 (to name just “We will also use the month of her actions and work in the House best option is one sitting in plain this is more trade with the U.S.; then border infrastructure would that makes it financially and po- urgent issue facing Trudeau: how celebrate the best of what makes ing scheme, and they want to hammer a few), the Liberals are walking away January to outline our parliamentary of Commons on their behalf, and to sight—infrastructure and jobs. what Donald Trump takes from automatically be exempt from litically difficult for them to fund to approach the new administra- us Canadian, and to experience our economy even more by introducing from promises that will hurt Canadi- strategy on a number of issues. Many take new concerns back to Ottawa. Setting up a cross border in- this is that more U.S. content Buy America provisions. That is infrastructure along the border. tion in Washington. Don’t talk Canada’s rich cultural, linguis- a carbon tax grab and CPP tax hike. ans from coast to coast to coast and files are being carried over and will “Cabinet’s approval of the frastructure bank to fund bridges, means more U.S. jobs. a helpful precedent that could This is also obviously a problem about NAFTA or integration tic, and geographical diversity. “The Prime Minister has had a lot New Democrats will be having that be taken up again after sittings re- Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain customs plazas, seaways, and other That is where a cross-border potentially be expanded upon. for Canada as the Detroit Wind- or irritants; talk about bring- With community events and of fun the first full year he’s occupied conversation with their constituents. sume. Funding for political parties is pipeline project is motivating Greens border infrastructure, as proposed infrastructure bank comes in. The primary purpose of a NAIB sor bridge showed. ing resources to solve a specific national celebrations all year the office.L ots of international junkets, “We’ll also focus on how the one of the most important issues for throughout British Columbia to in a recent Canada West Foundation Being able to move goods and would, like a Canadian Infrastruc- Of course, not every Trump sup- problem that we both share— long, there are plenty of ways more than his share of private, big- NDP can put Canadians first— the Bloc Québécois. All these cases of stand with First Nations against paper, is an approach that may open other factors of production more ture Bank, be intelligence and co-or- porter will agree, but that’s not the protecting jobs at home. for Canadians to get involved, ticket cocktail events to rub elbows by protecting good jobs against ‘cash for access’ show us that Liberal this dangerous tanker and pipeline doors and minds in Washington, D.C. easily, and safely, across the bor- dination. Funding is less important goal. The goal is to reach enough Carlo Dade is the director of from coast to coast to coast. with communist China connected unfair trade deals, defending public Party funding has a deep-rooted ethi- scheme. Coastal residents under- Two of the most prominent der means protecting those jobs. except in that it helps U.S. states people, starting with those 1.7 the Centre for Trade & Investment “In the new near and beyond, millionaires, and showering tax dollars health care against privatization cal problem. We believe the solution stand diluted bitumen is no way to policy concerns voiced by U.S. Especially when other trade blocs, contribute to border infrastructure. million Americans whose jobs are Policy at the Canada West Founda- our MPs will continue to stand anywhere he can with no regard for the and cuts, pushing back on Ottawa’s is simple: go back to public funding safely transport our resources to President-elect Donald Trump or groups of countries that also The problems with Michigan’s directly tied to exports to Canada, tion and a senior associate at the up for the middle class and those fiscal consequences.C onservatives will private infrastructure scheme and for political parties. Rhéal Fortin market, and that pipeline expansion during the campaign and now make things together, are invest- resistance to funding the Detroit- and make the case from there. Center for Strategic and Interna- working hard to join it, and focus challenge Justin Trudeau to finally get fighting for a more proportional has already introduced a bill to that sabotages our Paris Agreement com- as he builds his administration ing in border infrastructure to pro- Windsor bridge are common on the Finally, a NAIB would be most tional Studies in Washington, D.C. on giving Canadians an even serious. The fun is over, and he needs to electoral system so that every vote effect, which we will discuss it in mitments. We can make 2017 the have been protecting and growing duce goods more cheaply— goods U.S. side of the border. useful if it were tri-national, with The Hill Times stronger voice in Ottawa.” get to work for all Canadians.” counts.” greater detail later this winter.” year of clean energy projects.”

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House Finance Committee chair Wayne Easter, top right, pictured House Finance with Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, wants his committee to narrow down the focus on pre- Committee considers budget consultations for next year and ‘not try to be all things to all people.’ The Hill Times asking all committees photograph by Jake Wright to hold pre-budget During the annual pre-budget consulta- “I’m not too keen on that. I was thinking tions, the House Finance Committee hears about it,” said Mr. Caron. “The committees from stakeholders such as industry and are their own masters. Asking each com- trade associations, interest groups, and mittee to do it, some might, some might not consultations policy experts about what they would like do it. You can have a very partial result.” to include in the coming budget. But rookie Liberal MP Robert-Falcon In addition to the House Finance Commit- Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre, Man.), a tee pre-budget hearings, the federal Finance member of the House Finance Committee, next year minister conducts his or her own consulta- predicted that other committees would tions before tabling the budget. accept the idea of holding pre-budget con- This year, the pre-budget consultation sultations and making recommendations to the 19 meetings between Sept. 20 and Nov. process officially started in June and the the House Finance Committee. He said this Finance Committee held 30. The committee had a budget of $170,000 hearings started in September. The commit- greater engagement would provide an op- an in-camera meeting last to conduct its pre-budget consultations. tee members heard from hundreds of inter- portunity to all individual committees to Mr. Easter said the House Finance est groups, organizations, and individuals influence the annual federal budget. week and will hold at least Committee’s pre-budget meetings are in Ottawa and other major urban centres. Mr. Ouellette said that if other commit- “extremely” important because they’re It travelled across the country and tabled tees agree to the idea, their recommenda- one more to consider ideas “legislated consultations” under the House its report in the House two weeks ago. tions would provide a foundation to the to change the pre-budget Standing Orders, or rules, and provide Rookie Conservative MP Ron Liepert House Finance Committee to build a better important feedback to the Finance min- (Calgary Signal Hill, Alta.) told The Hill and more comprehensive report. consultation process. ister for the annual budget. Each year, Times that he’s not satisfied with the current “I bet any of my colleagues, if they the House Finance Committee begins the pre-budget consultation process and wants could influence the budget in some way Continued from page 1 pre-budget consultations process on June the committee to make some changes. He to increase their level of influence, would 23 and releases its report in December. The said it receives hundreds of submissions jump at the chance to use their power to Mr. Easter said the House Finance Com- budget is usually released in March, fol- and witness requests to appear before the promote some really good ideas that might mittee met two weeks ago for its first “post- lowed by the government’s main spending committee each year, but that due to time make really good economic sense in any mortem” session and will hold at least one estimates. Last year, the government spent constraints, can’t consider every request. domain or any field and just improve the more when the House returns on Jan. 30, $296.4-billion. Consequently, he said the committee only Canadian economy, improve the function- 2017, after the six-week break from Ottawa. The financial cycle ends March 26 of hears from a quarter of the interested orga- ing of our bureaucracy,” said Mr. Ouellette. The House Finance Committee received every year. House committees report back nizations and individuals who in most cases Liberal MP Mike Bossio (Hastings- 444 briefs and heard from 293 witnesses in on the main estimates by May 31. are major players in their respective fields. Lennox and Addington, Ont.), a member “We tend to focus a little bit too much of the House Indigenous and Northern on the large organizations, whether they’re Affairs Committee and Environment and unions or business organizations,” said Mr. Sustainable Development Committee, said Liepert. “We spend too much time listening to he supports the idea, but also said none them and maybe not enough time listening of the two committees he’s a member of to smaller organizations that actually have had received any request from the House some creative ideas on how to do things.” Finance Committee as of last week. Also, he said, considering the wide array “It’s a great thing, sure why not?” said Mr. of subjects that are covered in the pre-budget Bossio. “It’s the committee’s mandate to study consultations, the committee members do not any area they want to study. As part of that, it have the expertise to ask proper questions is important that any committee have an op- and make decisions on all presentations. portunity to have influence on the budget in Mr. Liepert said one solution on the table is respect of the area of their responsibility.” to get all 27 House committees to conduct pre- But Liberal MP Hedy Fry (Vancouver Cen- budget consultations in their relevant areas of tre, B.C.), chair of the House Heritage Com- responsibilities and then submit those reports mittee, said asking all the House committees to the House Finance Committee. to do pre-budget consultations would be “qua- Mr. Liepert declined to share any details druplicating” the committees’ work and would about the discussions that took place at the not be the best use of committees’ time. private meeting two weeks ago. Ms. Fry said MPs currently do pre-budget “I certainly can’t comment on our consultations in their ridings and send re- discussions that we had in-camera. But, I ports to the finance minister’s office. As well, certainly feel that’s something we should the finance minister does his own online and look at because part of the problem is, as in-person consultations. After all this, if the a member of the Finance Committee, I’m committees are also asked to do pre-budget asked to know everything about every consultations, it would mean they would particular subject matter,” said Mr. Liepert. have to drop some of their important work. “How do we get the best ideas from However, she said if all other committees Canadians? It’s almost unfair to expect agreed to help conduct pre-budget consulta- the Finance Committee to be an expert on tions, her committee would also participate. every area and actually make decisions “I just don’t see the usefulness of it,” that are in the best interests of Canadians said Ms. Fry. “If everybody agrees to do it, on everything,” Mr. Liepert said. I guess, we’ll just do it.” He added that every year, the commit- For his part, Mr. Easter did not offer a clear tee receives hundreds of submissions and opinion on the idea of asking all House com- requests from organizations and individuals mittees to conduct pre-budget consultations. to appear as witnesses. Considering the wide But he said the Finance Committee variety of subjects covered in the submis- should narrow the focus of its hearings for sions and witness requests, he said it be- next year because witnesses can appear comes a tough choice for the committee who before the committee right now to make a to invite to appear before the committee. presentation about any subject. NDP MP Guy Caron (Rimouski-Nei- “We tend to do pre-budget consultations gette-Témiscouata, Que.), who also sits and try to be all things to all people and if on the committee and serves his party’s there’s any way that we can lay out maybe finance critic, said he’s opposed to asking some priority areas that we need feedback other committees to hold pre-budget con- on, that’d be the bottom line,” said Mr. Eas- sultations because all committees are “mas- ter. “We need to probably narrow the focus ters of their own destiny” and due to their in the future, would be my suggestion, may own important ongoing committee work be pick a few topics and keep everybody may not accept this request. Mr. Caron has targeted on those topics rather than trying conducted a number of pre-budget consul- to be all things to all people kind of thing. tations over the years as a regular member It’s a huge, huge task.” of the House Finance Committee. 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others did in previous decades. “There’s things that this New report generation is facing that didn’t seem to be as prevalent before, for instance unpaid internships … precarious work, outsourcing, details millennials’ those kinds of things,” he said. Another problem, he noted, is “two-tiered benefi ts,” noting pension changes that were intro- struggles to duced for those joining the public service in 2013 or later. Mr. Fan said he doesn’t buy the idea that the federal government fi nd stable has to be more fi scally prudent than in the past, arguing that economic growth over the years makes it pos- sible to maintain past standards of employment in public service compensation. “If you look at our GDP, our economy, it’s always been growing,” Treasury Board President Scott Brison’s offi ce says ‘we need more young he said. “So what we have right now people in government’ and that many efforts are underway to make this hap- public service in terms of GDP is much larger than pen. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright what we had 20, 30 years ago. So it’s not necessarily to do with having ‘There’s things that the looming retirements of the less to go around; it’s about how we Use of precarious employment benefi ts, and they are concerned baby-boomers,” or those roughly organize our priorities, treat people, in government is a big issue with about job stability,” he said. this generation between the ages of 50 and 70. those kinds of things.” millennials, and he added that He said some people assume that It pointed out how millenni- Mr. Fan said what young public the government is missing out on “millennials are willing to accept is facing that als are under-represented in the servants are facing now runs coun- many great people, and wasting what Mr. Morneau said, because if didn’t seem to ranks of the federal public service ter the idea that each generation the investments they make into Mr. Morneau thought that at least relative to their overall partici- should be able to move ahead in people who leave the government in the public service it shouldn’t be be as prevalent pation in the labour force. It re- terms of their material well-being. as they become impatient waiting reality, he would’ve qualifi ed his before, for instance ferred to the recent annual report “We want people to stand up for for permanent positions. Hiring statement, but he didn’t.” to the prime minister from the the idea that each generation should people on a temporary basis is Mr. Morneau’s offi ce declined unpaid internships, Privy Council clerk that showed be incrementally better off than the easier for government, given the to elaborate on those comments precarious work, people younger than 35, as of one previous,” Mr. Fan said. vigorous process that must be and how they apply to the federal March 2015, made up 20.6 per Mr. Fan has been in a perma- used to hire someone permanent- public service. outsourcing,’ says cent of the core public service. nent position for three years after ly, Mr. Rousseau said. Mr. Rousseau said the report That compared with data from having spent about three years “It’s a short-term gain for has been presented to the Nation- 33-year-old public Statistics Canada that showed before in student, casual, and some long-term pain,” he said, al Joint Council, which includes servant Wayne Fan. people aged 20 to 34 in 2015 ac- term positions in government. He “because very often these same representation from unions and counted for 37.4 per cent of the said, “I feel like my experience casuals or terms, as soon as they government management. He country’s labour force. is more the exception than the can get something somewhere said no formal feedback has yet Continued from page 1 The report said high levels of norm,” in terms getting a perma- else—which will get them credit, come back from the government. “precarious nent position which will get them more stable When asked for comment, The report discussed some of employment”— more quickly employment—they’re gone.” Jean-Luc Ferland, a spokesman the unique characteristics of mil- contract, than many of In October, Finance Minister for Mr. Brison, didn’t directly lennials—those in their mid-30s temporary, his peers. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, address the report, but said in an or younger—in relation to older involuntary Along with Ont.) said during a Liberal Party email that Mr. Brison “has made it generations, such as how they are part-time, or use of precari- event in Niagara Falls, Ont., that very clear: we need more young the most diverse and educated gen- on-call posi- ous employ- precarious employment is a reality people in government.” eration ever to hit the workforce, tions—among ment to fi ll of the new economy that many He said the fi rst step in attract- along with being technologically younger public needs in the young people are going to have to ing “the best and brightest of this savvy and adaptable to change. servants is a government, deal with throughout their careers. generation has been to restore a But as the report also said, likely factor. the report Mr. Rousseau said those com- culture of respect both for and they’re like other generations in It said, as of indicated that ments “upset me considerably. within the public service.” that they seek secure jobs that September millennials … He should have come out and Mr. Ferland said some of the allow them to provide for them- 2015, 24 per want more at least qualifi ed that statement specifi c goals of the government on selves and their families now, and cent of work- transparency to say, ‘Well, that’s what it really this front include “improving how for their retirements in the future. ers younger in the govern- looks like in the private sector, we hire and support our employees, The report said the federal than 35 in the Fisheries economist Wayne Fan ment’s hiring but in the public sector, you coun- ensuring agility and mobility, break- public service is an “employer federal public holds a new report on millennials in process, more terbalance that.’ I think the phi- ing down hierarchies, and modern- of choice” of many millennials service were in the public service, which he helped recruitment ef- losophy has always been, since izing employee benefi ts.” because it is seen as an organiza- non-permanent write. Photograph courtesy of Wayne Fan forts—particu- the Second World War, that where Moves already made that Mr. tion that is “socially responsible,” positions, com- larly outside the private sector is incapable of Ferland said will likely make the has “high ethical standards,” and pared to nine per cent for those the national capital region—and providing employment, providing government a more attractive offers “progressive and inclusive between 35 and 64. more language training to help careers, that’s where the public employment option for millennials work environments.” The paper noted how this kind workers become bilingual with sector steps up to the plate.” include its recently launched Task Yet there remain many ob- of non-permanent employment greater clarity on why bilingual- Mr. Rousseau agreed that much Force on Diversity and Inclusion, stacles to young workers settling provides less generous benefi ts ism is required for certain posi- of what today’s new generation of and allowing scientists and other into long careers with the federal and pensions, if at all, and even tions. workers is looking for is what he experts to “speak publicly about their government, the report noted, in new full-time employees hired Larry Rousseau, PSAC’s wanted when he started out. work without being designated.” particular the use of short-term after 2013 have to wait until 65 to executive vice-president of the “Millennials are concerned [email protected] contracts, even to fulfi l long-term enjoy their full pensions, not 60 national capital region, said when about pensions, they are concerned The Hill Times needs in government. like those who came before them. he joined the public service in In a speech early this year, Wayne Fan, a member of the 1981, things were different. GENERATIONS Treasury Board President Scott inter-union youth caucus who “Back then, the average age Brison’s (Kings-Hants, N.S.) said helped write the report, said mil- of someone coming into the AGE GROUPS IN CORE PUBLIC SERVICE AS the average age of new permanent lennials are similar to previous public service … was about 22 hires in the public service is 37. generations in terms of what they or 23-years-old, into permanent OF MARCH 2015 The report from the Pub- want out of a career. positions,” he said. “ Today, it’s 37. lic Service Inter-Union Youth “Reasonable benefi ts, a That’s absolutely unsustainable.” Under 25 8,598 3.3% Caucus—comprised of members healthy work environment, stable Mr. Rousseau recalled how after 25 to 34 44,367 17.3% (20.6% combined for under 35) of the Public Service Alliance of employment—essentially, these six months into his fi rst job as a 35 to 44 71,415 27.8% Canada (PSAC), the Professional are things that all generations can public servant, he went to a bank 45 to 54 82,145 32.0% Institute of the Public Service of agree to,” said Mr. Fan, a 33-year- looking for a loan of about $1,000 to 55 to 64 45,334 17.6% Canada (PIPSC), and the Cana- old economist with Fisheries and buy a used car. After learning that 65 and older 5,175 2.0% dian Association of Professional Oceans Canada. “One of the talk- he worked for the government, the Employees (CAPE)—said: “At- ing points that we’ve had is we’re bank manager offered him $5,000 Source: Privy Council clerk’s report to the prime minister tracting and retaining millennials really not that different from and suggested he get a new car. in the public sector workforce any generation that came before. “Today, I don’t think there’s MILLENNIALS IN CANADIAN LABOUR FORCE IN 2015 is the key to ensuring strong re- At the fundamental level, we all 20-year-old anywhere that could newal of the public service.” want the same things.” get that kind of service from a It said members of this genera- However, he said younger work- bank, and that’s unfortunate Overall 19.3 million tion “are well positioned to fi ll ers are having a different experi- because that’s what drove the Those between 20 and 34 7.2 million (37.6% of total) the gaps that will be created by ence in the public service than economy back then,” he said. Source: Statistics Canada 18 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2016 FEATURE ROMÉO DALLAIRE

Roméo Dallaire, one of the world’s leading Dallaire’s on a humanitarians, pictured recently in Ottawa, talks about his Child mission and it’s Soldiers Initiative and his new book Waiting For First Light: My Ongoing not impossible Battle with PTSD. The Hill Times photograph by Jake who run it out of Dalhousie Wright Roméo Dallaire’s University in Halifax along with a Child Soldiers team, are seeing global results to their security-sector approach to Initiative is having prevent the use and recruitment of child soldiers in confl icts around a global impact the world. The team works with on preventing and police, military, and peacekeepers to prevent and eventually eradicate disrupting the use the use of child soldiers in wars. It educates and trains soldiers of child soldiers. It’s to deal with child soldiers when the only initiative of confronted in wars. The team gives soldiers the tactical framework and its kind in the world. the tools to face children and to reduce the levels of force in order BY KATE MALLOY to “stop them from having to kill kids,” by extracting them, keeping OTTAWA—At the end of his them alive, and making them less powerful and painfully honest and less effective. memoir, Waiting For First Light: Child-protection offi cers on My Ongoing Battle With PTSD, missions are also helping troops Roméo Dallaire says he was to understand and to react surprised to discover how much differently, de-escalating the he wants to live today. frictions and the confl icts, and “As I approach the end of this extracting child soldiers, he said. book, I’m also approaching my “It’s getting momentum in also training the forces deployed world, said Mr. Dallaire, because “If you want to come here and if 70th birthday. I am surprised the Northern Hemisphere and to look at the children differently they’re cheap, used as a tactical you want to enter this war on the to fi nd that I am angry at that it has signifi cant momentum in so there’s a higher level of respect and strategis advantage, and ground, this what you’re going to number—angry that I might the Southern Hemisphere where and recognition. The trainers are easily manipulated to kill. have to cope with.” be running out of time. For the they’ve signed MOUs: Rwanda, trained for three to fi ve years “to “The whole construct of The team is also helping fi rst time since I returned from Sierra Leone, Colombia,” said Mr. change the ethos,” said Mr. Dallaire. confl ict now is based on using police forces in Montreal, Toronto, Rwanda, I am surprised to realize Dallaire. “We go in and convince “Remembering that many of children as a primary weapons Edmonton, and Halifax to deal with that my wish to end my life has these guys that they have a these confl icts in these imploding system. It’s not a sideshow youth gangs and extreme violence. been trumped by a desire to stay liability here and they don’t have nations, the mobilization for that, anymore. It’s a mainstay, like ISIS In the end, Mr. Dallaire, who alive and continue my mission. an effective weapons system. We are the children, not the adults. and so on, and so unless we face is one of the world’s leading I’m angry I don’t have more time were in South Sudan and we were They’ll mobilize the children in that, and tactics face that, we’re humanitarians, said he’s proud to keep working on behalf of child able to get 300 kids out.” the thousands and thousands also taking casualties, which of his initiative’s work. He said soldiers, on behalf of veterans on It’s funded by donations and in before they get adults to play in brings you back to, ‘How many Waiting for First Light is another PTSD. As I race around the globe, part by Wounded Warriors Canada, this stuff,” said Mr. Dallaire. kids can our guys kill before they way to handle his ongoing PTSD, meeting with heads of state and but it’s also looking for federal They do practical training can’t live with themselves?’ and which he deals with every day. international organizations— government funding for two by putting trainers through 11 there’s got to be another way of “The book is about living with Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, upcoming major projects. Members scenario-based interactions on making those children ineffective, that and trying to fi nd a way out Jordan, Iraq, and the Hague this of its international advisory how to prepare them, so the without having to use, necessarily, of it, and the output of that is month alone—I’m angry that I committee include Maurice Baril, fi rst time they see a child soldier lethal force. So we believe both mourning the old guy who used to can’t do more. And I understand former Sierra Leone child soldier isn’t on the battlefi eld in order that we’re going to be reducing be there, realizing the one there that the anger comes from a place Ishmael Beah, Patrick Cammaert, that they’re prepared “to interact casualties in the children’s side, will never be what he used to of hope,” Mr. Dallaire writes. Michel Chikwanine, Nigel Fisher, when a child is at a checkpoint but we’re going to be reducing be, and if anything comes out of The retired lieutenant-general, Robert Fowler, Mobina Jaffer, Paul with a gun, or when a child is casualties on our side too by in that it’s to make veterans realize former Liberal Senator, and former Martin, James Orbinski, Gérard being used as a human shield or a fact giving them better tools and that, they can live with it and force commander for UNAMIR in Veilleux, and Jody Williams. sex slave,” said Ms. Whitman. “So better prepared to fact this type of even blossom with it by getting 1993 who tried unsuccessfully to get One of their recent graduates we walk through those in a very threat,” says Mr. Dallaire. back into engaging with human the world to stop the 1994 Rwandan went to Sierra Leone to train more practical approach.” The fi rst time he saw a child beings,” said Mr. Dallaire. genocide and left the mission than 400 police offi cers who were Ms. Whitman said there are soldier in Rwanda, he didn’t Mr. Dallaire won the Governor broken, tortured, and suicidal, deployed to peacekeeping troops that don’t even want to go actually recognize he was a General’s Literary Award for his said in an interview with The operations around the world. into confl icts where there are child soldier. In the Rwandan genocide, book Shake Hands with the Hill Times recently that he has a Their team is also working in soldiers, but they need to be trained. an estimated 500,000 to one Devil, which exposed the world’s powerful purpose in his life and it’s Uganda and it helped the chief “It’s to the point now that we million Tutsis were slaughtered failure to stop the Rwandan to continue his mission, the Roméo prosecutor of the International have built a really strong cadre by the Hutus in a 100-day period genocide. The book was made Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative. Criminal Court in The Hague to of trained trainers who are now between April to mid-July 1994. into a documentary and a feature Mr. Dallaire talked more about bring in a new policy to prosecute also going around the world, on “So a 13-year-old with an AK47 at a fi lm. It was also entered as the initiative than his new book, people who are recruiting children, our behalf, and taking it upon checkpoint is totally unpredictable evidence in war crimes tribunals Waiting For First Light, which he which is a crime against humanity. themselves in putting that into their and can pull the trigger just by in the Rwandan genocide. Mr. said are both part of dealing with They’ve run round tables with child training indoctrinate. We couple that accident while an adult at least has Dallaire has also received a his ongoing PTSD. soldiers and helped NATO build with the education program that a different negotiating premise to number of awards, including the “It’s a question of managing it its standing operating procedures. we’re doing for children between work from,” said Mr. Dallaire. Offi cer of the Order of Canada and with therapy, and medication, NATO also asked Mr. Dallaire’s the ages of 8 and 12 to teach them Ms. Whitman said one of in 2002 and the United Nations and peer support and, particularly, to team to train their commanders. about prevention and their own self- greatest antidotes for soldiers with Association in Canada’s Pearson give it a focus, to build a prosthesis They just returned from the protection, so it’s creating a national PTSD who have been in confl icts Peace Medal in 2005. His second to be on top of the constant assaults U.K. where the British are going system and we’re starting to export with child soldiers is training them book, They Fight Like Soldiers, that it creates in your mind, and I to amend their doctrine and adopt that to other country contacts as to prevent the use of child soldiers. They Die Like Children, was a came to discover that committing to the security-sector approach, and well,” said Ms. Whitman. “If it’s a moral injury that you national bestseller. humanitarian effort, to something Holland is also looking at it. The The SOS Children’s Villages have incurred, you address that The Hill Times human, to refocus the life, was a Canadian Forces have adopted estimates that since 1998, child moral injury by doing something signifi cant answer,” said the former it and are now fi nalizing Mr. soldiers have been involved in 36 that is also moral in its approach top political and military fi gure in Dallaire’s doctrine on child soldiers countries. Over the last 15 years, and that’s why focusing on children Waiting for First the interview about his book and and Canadian soldiers will be for instance, 10,000 children have and trying to do things like ending Light: My Ongoing his Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers trained under the UN Security been abducted by the Lord’s child shoulders is so incredibly Battle With PTSD, Initiative. Council resolutions, he said. Resistance Army in Uganda. It valuable,” Ms. Whitman said. by Roméo Dallaire The book is his story and the Mr. Dallaire’s team is also estimates that two million children ISIS, for instance, also targets with Jessica Dee initiative is his way of giving back researching new tactics to disarm have been killed in confl icts and young Western children for Humphreys, to the world child soldiers and has found that more than 10 million have been left generational warfare, showing Random House The initiative is the only one of women have a bigger impact on with serious psychological trauma. children being trained for horrifi c Canada, 184 pp., its kind in the world and he and his infl uencing child soldiers than The use of child soldiers has acts of violence in order to send a $32. executive director Shelly Whitman, men in confl ict scenarios. They’re exploded in confl icts around the clear message, said Ms. Whitman. The Hill Times, monday, December 19, 2016 19 All Politics Poll 2016 feature all-politics poll

Press reported last summer that Weakest cabinet minister Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had Trudeau voted most valuable in 2016? reduced the minister of Employ- ment, Workforce Development and Labour’s portfolio by shuffling two politician, biggest political large files over to Families, Children and Social Development Minister, Jean-Yves Duclos. Insiders said the move was the PMO’s warning to comeback, most approachable Ms. Mihychuk to smarten up. For her part, Ms. Mihychuk, a first-time MP who has years of experience as in his own cabinet, despite a former member of the Manitoba legislature, told The Winnipeg Free Democratic Institutions Minister 16.0% Press she was relieved to have her some setbacks in 2016: 20th Maryam Monsef workload lightened as she claimed Foreign Affairs Minister 10.3% to have “the largest number of proj- Stéphane Dion ects” of any cabinet minister. Employment and Labour 7.8% Respondents to the All Politics Annual All Politics Poll Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk Poll who listed Ms. Mihychuk as the weakest minister said she can Transport Minister NDP Leader Tom Mulcair was “He reads everything. He Democratic Institutions Minister be “offensive” and “miserable” to her voted the second least valuable understands his portfolio really Maryam Monsef is a House rookie staff, has poor people skills, and is Marc Garneau, politician, and Democratic Insti- well,” said the official. After the who has a big job. Her harrowing a weak communicator both in and Defence Minister tutions Minister Maryam Monsef launch of his Transport 2030 vi- personal story of fleeing Afghani- outside of the House of Commons. was fourth.—Derek Abma sion speech—which Mr. Garneau stan with her family to come to The Winnipeg Free Press also Harjit Sajjan, told The Hill Times was his proud- Canada, which was an asset during reported that Ms. Mihychuk had and Public Safety Best cabinet minister in est accomplishment this year—he the election campaign, ended up been criticized for unilaterally mak- 2016? sent a thank-you video to the becoming one of her biggest liabili- ing decisions without government Minister Ralph communications and program ties this year when The Globe and approval, including when she gave employees around the country, Mail revealed in September that Ms. an exemption to the East Coast Goodale ranked the official said. Monsef was not born in Afghani- seafood industry for a 10 per cent top three cabinet Meanwhile, when asked for stan, as she had originally claimed. cap on foreign workers in July, and his response on being voted the She was actually born in Iran where when she made funding promises to ministers in 2016. second-best cabinet minister in she lived for a short time until she the Manitoba government for aero- 2016, Defence Minister Harjit Saj- and her family fled to an Afghan space without the proper approval Continued from page 1 jan wanted to know if there had refugee camp before coming to from cabinet, which initially took been a mix-up between him and In- Canada. Ms. Monsef said she didn’t Transport Minister Marc Garneau novation Minister Navdeep Bains, know the truth about her birthplace off guard when asked about it. The Most valuable politician the most lobbied cabinet minister. until The Globe’s story began to Free Press also said Ms. Mihychuk The laugh that followed—deliv- in 2016? Transport Minister Marc Garneau 11.4% emerge because her mother had has been pushing the prime minister ered in his booming, radio-worthy Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan 9.0% never told the family the true story. to name regionals ministers and voice—echoes what many survey Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale 8.3% While respondents who named wants to be the senior minster from respondents highlighted: that the her as the worst-performing cabi- Manitoba. —Ally Foster decorated war hero and retired un- The 30-member cabinet that net minister cited poor communi- dercover detective is honest, real, Justin Trudeau revealed on Nov. cation skills and the mishandling Biggest political and “calm, cool, and collected.” 4, 2015 was meant to break the of the electoral reform file, there He said he knew when he comeback in 2016? mold and hijack headlines. It were also references question- stepped into the role as a fledg- was diverse. It was gender-equal. ing her credibility and honesty, It was young. It was comprised ling MP that he had a lot to learn, and assertions that “her personal of doctors, a Muslim refugee, a but that he’s also never been issues have hindered her success,” Nobel-Prize winning scientist, afraid to ask for help. One of the and “distracted” her from her file. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 33.7% a Paralympic athlete, Sikhs and biggest challenges, he said, was Foreign Affairs Minister Sté- Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose 14.8% indigenous members, an openly learning the dynamics of the phane Dion was ranked the second- Health Minister Jane Philpott 4.6% gay MP, and a war hero. But once House and the intricacies of how weakest cabinet minister in 2016 for NDP MP Charlie Angus 4.0% the patriotic pride for diversity Question Period works. his poor communications skills and petered out, and the tagline of Mr. Sajjan told The Hill Times lack of an assertive backbone. Some of the shine is wearing “Because it’s 2015” wore off, who that his proudest achievement so In June, Mr. Dion sat by while off this government, with things performed and who paled in the far has been the consulting done the visiting Chinese foreign minister such as electoral reform, cash- spotlight? by his department on the defence berated iPolitics’ journalist Amanda NDP Leader Tom Mulcair 10.6% for-access fundraisers, pipeline Transport Minister Marc policy review. Connolly for asking a question re- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 8.8% approvals, and carbon taxes Garneau, who was voted the best Public Safety Minister Ralph lated to human rights. In the spring, Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose 8.3% ticking off different people, but cabinet minister in 2016, may be a Goodale, meanwhile, was voted the he quietly gave the approval to push Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale 4.4% Mr. Trudeau is still garnering the surprise because he is not flashy third-best cabinet minister in 2016 through the Saudi Arabia arms deal, strongest leadership support, ac- and keeps a relatively low profile, for his significant federal politi- despite concerns over the country’s Despite the perception of NDP cording to Nanos. but respondents said he has a cal experience and his likeability. human rights track record, saying it Leader Tom Mulcair as one of the Rounding out the top five in strong work ethic and is smart. He’s considered “solid, steady, and was his decision to follow through least valuable politicians, he was this category were interim Con- Canada’s first astronaut in competent” and communicates on signing the agreement—not selected as having the biggest servative Leader Rona Ambrose, space told The Hill Times that he effectively with a combination of cabinet’s. More recently, he took a political comeback of the last year. Conservative MP Michelle Rem- loves his job “because it’s a tech- authority and reassurance. lashing over giving a thumb’s-down On the heels of a disappointing pel, Health Minister Jane Phil- nical portfolio and it’s one that I “It’s humbling to be recognized gesture and a grimace in the House election result last year, NDP pott, and anticipated NDP leader- identify with, so I am genuinely by your peers,” Mr. Goodale said of Commons when the issue of four members voted in April to send ship candidate Charlie Angus. highly motivated towards it. It’s in an emailed response to The Hill abducted children was brought up Mr. Mulcair packing and have a It’s worth noting that Mr. the kind of stuff I like to dig my Times. “For all its bumps and warts by Conservative MP Michael Cooper leadership race—one that no one Trudeau also finished in third teeth into, so maybe it shows that and imperfections, Parliament is who was calling on the Canadian has officially signed up for yet. In the place in the category of least I’m enthusiastic about my job.” the central and most crucial institu- government to do more to bring the meantime, Mr. Mulcair has picked valuable politician. The top spot One senior official in Transport tion of our democracy. We all need Azer children, who were abducted up where he left off before the in this category went to Conser- Canada said Mr. Garneau—who to work hard to make it better.” out of the country by their father, election, and that is as a cunning and vative MP and leadership candi- also served in the Canadian Navy, Mr. Goodale said his proudest back to Canada. Mr. Dion defended effective critic of the government date Kellie Leitch. and was first elected to the House accomplishments in 2016 were his reaction, saying it was aimed at in the House of Commons. He Ms. Leitch has stood out—argu- of Commons in October 2008— is helping rescue more than 25,000 Mr. Cooper, and was not meant to was even chosen as Maclean’s ably for the wrong reasons—in a “an exceptional communicator, is Syrian refugees “while protecting dismiss the seriousness of the case. Parliamentarian of the Year. somewhat humdrum leadership perfectly bilingual, and under- our national security and keeping One participant in the All Politics Rounding out the next three contest for things such as propos- stands the importance of speak- both Canadians and the refugees Poll suggested that many of Mr. positions in terms of big political ing a still-undefined screening pro- ing plainly and directly.” safe” as well as assisting in bat- Dion’s missteps can be attributed comebacks was Prime Minister cess for immigrants to determine The official also said that Mr. tling the Fort McMurray wildfire, to the fact that he seems to become Justin Trudeau, interim Conservative if they hold anti-Canadian values, Garneau is “up for anything,” and while witnessing “the raw cour- “lost in a fog in both languages.” Leader Rona Ambrose, and Public and for explicitly linking her can- has been enthusiastic and open age” and leadership of residents, Meanwhile, Employment and La- Safety Minister Ralph Goodale.— didacy to the ideals expressed by to the ideas of using new plat- as well as those who assisted in bour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk Derek Abma U.S. president-elect Donald Trump forms and mediums, like Face- helping Western Canada deal was ranked the third-worst cabinet during his campaign. book Live events. with the emergency. —Ally Foster minister in 2016. The Winnipeg Free Continued on page 20 20 The Hill Times, monday, December 19, 2016 All Politics Poll 2016 feature all-politics poll

politics is like prize fighting; if “I enjoy being the Member of Goodale served as the leader of the you do it for too long, someone Parliament for Louis-Saint-Lau- Saskatchewan Liberal Party from will eventually knock you out.” rent, Que., here in the House of 1981 to 1988.—Abbas Rana Deltell, Rempel, That being said, he conceded Commons,” said Mr. Deltell. that it’s always nice to hear that Conservative MP Michelle Most important issue people are hoping he’ll return to Rempel was ranked the second best public life. up-and-comer in 2016, followed by facing the country? Jeneroux, and The speculation of whether or Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux not Mr. MacKay, a high-profile and Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine- former Conservative cabinet min- Smith.—Abbas Rana ister, would step back into politics Erskine-Smith seemed to begin the very day he Most approachable announced he was stepping down in May 2015, and only finally took cabinet minister? voted best-up- a hiatus after he confirmed he would not seek a leadership bid for the Conservative Party. “I have no regrets,” he told The Economy 30.5% Hill Times. “I’m spending much and-comers in Climate change 13.7% more time with my family than I Trump presidency/ 11.8% would have been able to do had I Canada-U.S. relations remained in public life.” Mr. MacKay won six straight 2017: The Hill When it came to the most elections from 1997 to 2011 in important issues facing Canada in his riding of Central Nova in 2017, a majority of respondents said Nova Scotia, and handled major the economy, followed by climate files within the Stephen Harper Government House Leader 6.5% Times’ 20th change and the environment, and government, such as minister of Bardish Chagger U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s Foreign Affairs, National Defence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 6.0% upcoming presidency and Canada- and Justice. He is practising law in Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr 5.8% U.S.. Many respondents who chose Annual All Toronto with Baker & McKenzie. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan 5.4% the economy as a top-of-mind issue When asked why he thinks for 2017 also mentioned jobs, and in he’s still resonating with Canadi- The dual-portfolio-holding other cases, trade—with the latter ans, Mr. MacKay said that he has cabinet minister Bardish Chagger also tying into the election of Mr. Politics Poll always tried to put emphasis on won in the category of most- Trump south of the border, who’s relationships, while just “being approachable cabinet minister in stated opposition to a number of decent to people.” this year’s poll, followed by Prime trade agreements, from NAFTA to Continued from page 19 Bob Rae 8.1% Mr. MacKay said his goal for Minister Justin Trudeau and Vet- TPP. —Laura Ryckewaert Peter MacKay 6.6% 2017 is to teach his young son how erans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr. Mark Carney 4.7% to skate, and to get back into the The rookie MP won the last Who you’d most like to courtroom litigating—a “daunt- federal election by a margin of What political promise is see make a comeback? The 2015 general election ing challenge” of catching-up, about 10,434 votes over then- least likely to be kept? saw a great number of changes: after years of navigating the front incumbent Conservative MP Peter a Conservative government that benches of the House of Com- Braid. When Mr. Trudeau unveiled Electoral reform 50.6% had been in power for almost a mons, rather than the legal bench. his first cabinet in November of Balanced budget 16.2% decade gave way to a majority Mark Carney, who served last year, Ms. Chagger, 37, was ap- Climate change 4.7% Liberal government; there was an as the governor of the Bank of pointed as the junior minister for impressive voter turnout increase, Canada from 2008-2013, is a Small Business and Tourism, but in The new Liberal government with Elections Canada report- wanted man in Canadian federal August was also given additional had more than 200 commitments ing that 68 per cent of eligible politics, but he extended his term responsibilities of the government in its 2015 campaign platform and voters had cast a ballot, and for another year to 2019 as the House leader. In an interview with of those 50.6 per cent respondents that it was the largest increase head of the Bank of England. The Hill Times, she said she was said the Trudeau government is in youth turnout ever recorded; One respondent who praised “honoured” to receive the recog- least likely to keep its promise rookie MPs flooded the House of Mr. Carney on The Hill Times’ 20th nition as the most approachable to reform the current first-past- Megan Leslie 11.2% cabinet minister, adding that the Tom Mulcair 8.9% Commons with fresh blood, and Annual All Politics Poll said, “he is the-post voting system by 2019. the demographics of those MPs a brilliant mind, who has demon- Liberal government wants to raise Indeed, many political observers Jean Chrétien 5.3% the “bar on openness, transpar- Stephen Harper 5.1% was more diverse in both gender strated stability in times of chaos. and columnists have already and ethnicity than ever before. He would be a brilliant finance ency and accountability.” declared the government’s electoral So, what was missing on Oct. 19, minister.”—Ally Foster “I’m humbled and honoured reform efforts “dead,” calling the The person who readers would to receive such a recognition,” most like to see make a political 2015? According to respondents, consultation process a “fiasco.” The the following public figures were Favourite up and comer? said Ms. Chagger in her Centre second “least likely” political promise comeback is popular former NDP Block office last week. “It really MP Megan Leslie, who lost her sorely absent as candidates. was to return to a balanced budget Bob Rae was noticeably Conservative MP Gerard Deltell 9.3% comes from the lead of the prime by 2019—TD Bank economists in Halifax seat in last year’s election minister and kind of his vision as and resisted a subsequent effort passed over by Prime Minister Conservative MP Michelle Rempel 4.6% October predicted a deficit $5-billion Justin Trudeau in the handing- Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux 4% to how this place can work. And higher than forecasted for this fiscal by supporters to draft her into the I really believe that all Members party’s leadership race. out of important roles after the Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith 3.7% year—followed by promises on election. of Parliament can work together. climate change and the environment Readers shouldn’t hold their We’re here all elected to do a job breath on this one though. It was a graceful bowing out Rookie Conservative MP at 4.7 per cent.—Laura Ryckewaert that he had begun two years ear- Gerard Deltell, who represents to represent Canadians to repre- “Heck no,” was Ms. Leslie’s re- sent our constituents.” sponse earlier this year when asked lier, resigning his Toronto Centre Louis-Saint-Laurent, Que., was Biggest problem facing seat in 2013 after 35 years in voted the No. 1 favourite up-and- Nine-term Liberal MP and Public by The Hill Times if she was con- Safety and Emergency Preparedness Parliament? sidering calls for her to run for the politics to prioritize his legal and comer politician in 2016. A former mediator work, largely with First journalist for TQS, TVA and Minister Ralph Goodale, a leadership, as she spoke about the Democratic/electoral reform 18.3% Nations groups. Radio-Canada and CIRO-FM, Mr. workhorse and no-nonsense joy of not having to work weekends. Behaviour/respectfulness 11.6% But while Mr. Trudeau may Deltell was a provincial legislator cabinet minister, was voted the Mr. Mulcair finished second as cabinet minister who most respects Knowledge/integrity of MPs 9.3% someone people would like to see have accepted his modest step for seven years in the National into the shadows, it seems po- Assembly of Quebec prior to Parliament, followed by rookie make a comeback. The next two Respondents were relatively liticos have not. Mr. Rae was the getting elected in the last federal cabinet minister Health Minister spots were taken by former prime divided on the biggest problems first choice for respondents when election. He was the last leader Jane Philpott and Fisheries and ministers Jean Chrétien and Ste- facing Parliament, but most said asked who they wished had run of the Action démocratique du Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc. phen Harper.—Derek Abma democratic and electoral reforms. in the last federal election. On Québec (ADQ) prior to its merger During his 23-year federal On top of changing Canada’s more than one occasion, the word with the Coalition Avenir Quebec parliamentary career, Mr. Goodale federal voting system, the Liberal Which public figure do you “classy” was used to describe the (CAQ). Mr. Deltell is the Con- has held several portfolios including government’s democratic reform wish had run in the last lawyer, who now works at the servative Party’s finance critic, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Natural agenda includes commitments to firm Olthuis Kleer Townshend and is a strong performer in the Resources, Public Works and election? allow for more free votes, creating LLP. Many participants lauded Question Period. Considering his Government Services and Finance. a new Supreme Court and Senate him for his collegiality, honesty, political and media experience, In opposition from 2006 until the appointments processes, amending and impeccable communication numerous Conservatives have last federal election, he served as the House’s Standing Orders, or skills. He’s also really funny. urged the fluently bilingual MP to the opposition House leader and the House rules, and making the House Peter MacKay told The Hill run for the leadership but he told Liberal Party’s deputy leader after more “family-friendly.” Times in a phone interview last The Hill Times last week that he’s Mr. Trudeau won the leadership of week he’s “always believed that not interested. the Liberal Party. Provincially, Mr. Continued on page 21 The Hill Times, monday, December 19, 2016 21 All Politics Poll 2016 feature all-politics poll

Favourite up and comers: Results Conservative MP Gerard The Hill Times’ 20th Annual Most Deltell, left, Conservative Valuable Politician & All Politics MP Michelle Poll Results: Forum Research Poll Rempel, Conservative MP Matt Q1. Who was the year’s most like to silence? Jeneroux, valuable politician in 2016? 1. Rebel’s Ezra Levant 7.7% and Liberal 1. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 33.7% 2. CBC’s Rosemary Barton 7.6% MP Nathaniel 2. Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose 14.8% 3. CTV’s Evan Solomon 5.1% Erskine- 3. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel 4.8% Smith. The 4. Health Minister Jane Philpott 4.6% Q14. Which former prime minister do you most admire? Hill Times 5. NDP MP Charlie Angus 4.0% 1. Pierre Elliott Trudeau 23.6% Photographs by Q2. Who was the year’s least 2. Lester B. Pearson 14.7% Jake Wright valuable politician in 2016? 2. Stephen Harper 12.6% 1. Conservative MP Kellie Leitch 19.9% 2. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair 17.4% Q15. Who was the best cabinet 3. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 10.7% minister, so far? 4. Democratic Institutions Minister 5.8% 1. Transport Minister 11.4% ate committee in 2016. It has Maryam Monsef Marc Garneau spent most of the session looking 2. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan 9.0% at Canada’s international and Q3. Which public figure do you wish 3. Public Safety Minister 8.3% Monsef, Dion, national human rights obligations had run in the last election? Ralph Goodale 1. Bob Rae 8.1% and looking at the integration of Q16. Who was the weakest cabinet 2. Peter MacKay 6.6% newly-arrived Syrian refugees minister so far? 3. Mark Carney 4.7% and the challenges they are fac- 1. Democratic Institutions 16.0% 3. Chris Hadfield 3.4% Mihychuk voted ing.—Rachel Aiello Minister Maryam Monsef 2. Foreign Affairs Minister 10.3% Q4. Who is your favourite up-and- Stéphane Dion comer politician in the House? Which House or Senate 3. Employment and Labour 7.8% 1. Conservative MP Gerard Deltell 9.3% committee is a complete Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk weakest cabinet 2. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel 4.6% waste of time? 3. Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux 4.0% Q17. Which cabinet minister most 4. Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith 3.7% All 13.5% respects Parliament? 1. Public Safety Minister 17.9% ministers in 2016: Special House Electoral Reform 8.1% Q5. Who made the biggest political Committee Ralph Goodale comeback of the year? 2. Health Minister Jane Philpott 7.0% House Official Languages Committee 6.3% 1. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair 10.6% 3. Fisheries Minister 6.8% Commons Board of Internal Economy 5.3% 2. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 8.8% Dominic LeBlanc 20th Annual All 3. Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose 8.3% Despite all the nice things 4. Public Safety Minister 4.4% Q18. Who is the most approachable said by respondents about some Ralph Goodale member of cabinet? of the top House and Senate 1. Government House Leader 6.5% Politics Poll Q6. Who is the political figure you’d Bardish Chagger committees, more respondents most like to see make a comeback? 2. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 6.0% said most or all the House and 1. Megan Leslie 11.2% by Liberal MP Wayne Easter, was Senate committees “were a 3. Veterans Minister Kent Hehr 5.8% Continued from page 20 2. Tom Mulcair 8.9% 4. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan 5.4% voted the third best Commons complete waste of time. Re- 3. Jean Chretien 5.3% committee in 2016 for its thorough spondents picked the House 4. Stephen Harper 5.1% Q19. What is the biggest problem Behaviour and respectfulness pre-budget consultations. Special Committee on Electoral facing Parliament itself in 2016-2017? in Parliament was voted the sec- The House Health Commit- Reform, followed by the House Q7. What issue have federal 1. Democratic reform/electoral reform 6.8% ond biggest problem, followed by tee, chaired by Liberal MP Bill Official Languages Commit- politicians most shamelessly 2. Behaviour/respectfulness 11.6% lack knowledge of their roles as Casey, was voted the fourth best tee, and the all-powerful and exploited for political gain in 2016? 3. Knowledge/integrity of MPs 9.3% MPs and the integrity of MPs.— Commons committee in 2016 for secretive Commons Board of 1. Economy/spending/yax cuts 16.4% 2. Climate change/environment 11.4% Laura Ryckewaert its work on the opioid crisis in Internal Economy, which is not Q20. What was the biggest political Canada and its study on the de- 3. Fundraising 7.8% news story in 2016? actually a committee, as duds. 2. Electoral Reform 7.7% velopment of a national pharma- 1. Donald Trump 17.6% Which House committee The government has promised 2. Donald Trump’s rise/election victory 13.1% care program.—Rachel Aiello is the best on Parliament to open up the House Board of Q8. What is the most important issue 3. U.S. election 7.0% Internal Economy, the House facing the country in 2017? Hill? Which Senate committee management committee, so stay 1. Economy 30.5% Q21. Which House committee is the 2. Climate change/environment 13.7% Special House Electoral 17.3% tuned.—Rachel Aiello Best on Parliament Hill? is the best on Parliament 3. Donald Trump/President 11.8% 1. House Special Committee 17.3% Reform Committee Hill? Donald Trump on Electoral Reform (ERRE) House Citizenship Committee 7.8% Where is your favourite 4. Canada-U.S. relations 11.1% 2. Citizenship & Immigration (CIMM) 7.8% Senate Aboriginal Peoples 11.7% House Finance Committee 7.4% happy hour place in 3. Finance (FINA) 7.4% House Health Committee 7.3% Committee Q9. What is the most important issue 4. Health (HESA) 7.3% Senate Social Affairs Committee 7.8% Ottawa? that politicians aren’t addressing in Survey-takers voted the Senate National Affairs Committee 6.4% D’Arcy McGee’s 14.8% 2016-2017? Q22. Which Senate committee is the Special House Committee on Senate Human Rights Committee 6.2% Métropolitain Brasserie 12.9% 1. Debt/deficit/government 11.3% best on Parliament Hill? spending/Taxes Electoral Reform the best House Brixton’s 7.4% 1. Aboriginal Peoples (APPA) 11.7% committee in 2016 because of its The top Senate committee 2. Economy 11.2% 2. Social Affairs, Science 7.8% mandate. The all-party commit- in 2016 was the Senate Aborigi- A Liberal spot for many years, 3. Climate change/environemnt 10.7% and Technology (SOCI) tee, chaired by veteran Liberal nal Peoples. Headed by Senate D’Arcy McGee’s at the corner of 3. National Finance (NFFN) 6.4% MP Francis Scarpaleggia, spent Q10. Which political promise is least 4. Human Rights (RIDR) 6.2% Liberal Lillian Dyck, the com- Sparks and Elgin streets, ranked likely to be kept in 2017? almost $700,000 and the bet- mittee was ranked the best for the top watering hole for happy 1. Election reform/FPTP/ 50.6% Q23. Which House and/or Senate ter part of last year working on its important work and agenda. hour in 2016, followed by the Mét- first past the post committee(s) is/are a complete waste cross-country consultations on The Senate Social Affairs, Sci- ropolitain Brasserie at the corner 2. Balanced budget/deficit/spending 16.2% of time? electoral reform. The committee ence and Technology Committee of Sussex Drive and Rideau 3. Climate change/environment 4.7% 1. All of them/most of them 13.5% recommended a referendum on a ranked second best, headed by Street, and Brixton’s on Sparks 2. House Special Committee 8.1% new proportional representation Conservative Senator Kelvin Ken- Street. Given that the other 64.9 Q11. What was the best political on Electoral Reform electoral system, but instead the neth Ogilvie, who’s considered per cent of respondents had book of the year in 2016? 3. Official Languages 6.3% Liberals have opted for an online “super competent and amazingly “other” top picks, it’s more than 1. Waiting for First Light, by 4.1% Roméo Dallaire Q24. Who in the world would you survey on democratic persua- intelligent.” The Senate National highly possible that one of these 2. The Candidate, by Noah Richler 3.4% most like to invite to dinner? sions. Finance Committee, chaired Hill staples could get bumped off 3. Party of One, by Michael Harris (2014) 2.9% 1. Barack Obama/Obama/ 11.4% The House was Citizenship and by Conservative Senator Larry the favourite list next year, but U.S. President Obama Immigration, chaired by Liberal Smith, was voted the third best then again, they’re popular for a Q12. Who is your favourite talking 2. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 9.0% MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj, was Senate committee in 2016 for its reason. The South Block Whiskey head? (TV journalist, or pundit) 3. My mom/family member 4.7% voted the second best in 2016 for its attempts to push back and amend Bar on Sparks Street is gaining 1. CBC’s Rosemary Barton 17.6% 4. U.S. President Donald Trump 4.1% good work and substantive reports, the government’s middle-class tax popularity among Liberals now 2. Toronto Star’s Chantal Hébert 8.2% Q25. Where is your favorite happy especially on the federal govern- bill, C-2. Finally, the Senate Hu- that Hy’s has closed and Zoe’s 3. CBC’s Peter Mansbridge 6.6% 4. CTV’s Don Martin 6.1% hour place in Ottawa? ment’s Syrian refugees resettle- man Rights Committee, chaired in the Chateau Laurier Hotel is 1. D’Arcy McGee’s 14.8% ment initiative in Canada. The by Senate Liberal Jim Munson, always a good spot for political Q13. Which talking head (television 2. Métropolitain 12.9% House Finance Committee, chaired was ranked the fourth best Sen- players.—Rachel Aiello pundit/journalist) would you most 3. 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Here comes trouble: HILL CLIMBERS Liberal Chief Government BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT Whip Andrew Leslie has a new chief of staff, after Mathieu Dupont exited the offi ce on Dec. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Two more Jake Wright Liberal staffers exit roles ahead of winter break ronto, and as a bilingual account Richard Maksymetz is chief the directors’ table,” said NDP familiar with the demands of the coordinator for Strategic Objec- of staff to Mr. Morneau, while national director Robert Fox in an Charles-Eric offi ce, having worked in the chief tives, a PR fi rm, among other past Maryse Harvey is director of emailed memo to staff on Dec. 7. government whip’s offi ce from Lépine is now chief experience. She studied com- policy, and Daniel Lauzon is Over her years with the 1993 to 2003 during the Chrétien munications at the University of director of communications. party, Ms. Daley was “a valu- Liberal government, serving of staff to Liberal Ottawa. Other political staffers cur- able and valued member of the under successive Liberal whips While Ms. Perron is no longer rently working for the minis- digital team,” and her “leadership, Government Whip Alfonso Gagliano, Don Boudria, helping to handle media queries ter are Annie Donolo as press knowledge, skill and dedication” Robert Kilger, and Marlene Cat- for Ms. Duncan as press secre- secretary, Veena Bhullar as was “very much” appreciated, he Andrew Leslie. terall. tary, director of communications senior special assistant for op- wrote. Another as yet unreported Michael Bhardwaj remains in erations, Sharan Kaur as senior Ms. Daley started off as a com- addition to Mr. Leslie’s offi ce place. Christopher Ethier is act- special assistant and executive munications offi cer for the federal is Jordan Miller, who is now a ing chief of staff to the minister, assistant to the minister, Allie NDP in the spring of 2012, mov- iberal Chief Government senior adviser to the whip. and has been since September, Chalke as special assistant for the ing up to the role of associate di- Whip Andrew Leslie has a Patrick Durocher is lobby L along with serving as Ms. Dun- Atlantic desk, Adam Austen as rector for the digital team roughly new chief of staff in his offi ce coordinator in the offi ce, aided can’s director of parliamentary legislative assistant, and Marion three years later. In January 2016, after bidding farewell to Mathieu by Colin Lalonde as deputy lobby affairs. Pilon-Cousineau as executive as- she stepped into the role of digital Dupont as of Dec. 9. Charles-Eric coordinator. Nathalie Sauvée John Burnett is director of sistant to the minister’s parlia- director shortly after Michael Roy Lépine has since stepped into the as a senior adviser, with Trevor policy in the offi ce, aided by mentary secretary, Liberal MP left NDP headquarters. Mr. Roy role. Padbury serving as a special policy adviser Stephanie Muc- Francois-Philippe Champagne. is now digital director at Point Mr. Dupont had apparently assistant. Mélanie Lauzon is com- cilli. Also working on the minis- Blank Creative in Vancouver, ac- taken a leave of absence from his mittee coordinator, aided by com- ter’s political staff team is Diana cording to his LinkedIn profi le. civil service job as senior parlia- mittee analysts Karlee Bourque, Mendes as special assistant for NDP digital Ms. Daley has a bachelor’s mentary adviser for the Canada Allison Chick, and John Power. parliamentary affairs, Katharine in political science and women’s Border Services Agency to join As well, Clive Ngan is a special Wright as ministerial liaison, and director departs studies at Western University, and Mr. Leslie’s Whip’s offi ce in De- assistant and Caroline Theriault Donna Popovic as assistant to the was as a writer and editor at the cember 2015, and he’s now once is assistant to the chief of staff. party HQ parliamentary secretary, Liberal school’s paper, The Western Ga- again a departmental aide. Science Minister Kirsty Dun- MP Terry Beech. zette. She has a master’s degree As chief of staff to the whip, can similarly bade farewell to her from the University of Ottawa. Mr. Dupont was a key go-between press secretary Véronique Per- Before joining the NDP’s staff for Liberal MPs and their staff, ron the week before last. Minister Morneau ranks, Ms. Daley briefl y worked for example, helping oversee mat- as a parliamentary writer with ters like MP offi ce assignments. hires policy The Alpheus Group, as indicated He also on her LinkedIn profi le. handled executive assistant With Ms. Daley set to leave media for in the new year, in his memo to the offi ce Finance Minister Bill Morneau staff Mr. Fox noted that “given and worked recently welcomed new aide the very specifi c combination of closely Priya Gurnani to his ministerial knowledge, skills and instincts with staff offi ce as an executive assistant required,” fi lling her shoes will in the gov- to the policy and budget director, “not be an easy task.” ernment Robert Asselin. “But we are confi dent we can House Until recently, Ms. Gurnani attract a solid fi eld of candi- leader’s was working as a business dates—internal and external—for offi ce, in- analyst and researcher at Tecsis this crucial role,” he wrote. cluding in Corp., a consulting fi rm focused A job posting for a new digital the govern- on IT services and solutions, in Véronique Perron is no longer press director was posted online on ment lobby Ottawa. In this role, she conduct- secretary to Science Minister Kirsty Dec. 9, noting the senior role beside the ed research related to aerospace, Duncan. Photograph courtesy of Mallory Daley is set to leave NDP involves providing “strategic House of LinkedIn among other things. Ms. Gurnani headquarters in January. Photograph direction to all outbound online Véronique Perron Commons. has both a bachelor of applied courtesy of LinkedIn communications” coming from is no longer press The Globe Ms. Perron was fi rst hired to science in chemical engineer- the party, and a responsibility for secretary to Science and Mail work on Ms. Duncan’s ministerial ing and a bachelor of science in “email, social media, digital ad- Minister Kirsty reported staff team in February and before biochemistry from the University Mallory Daley is set to depart vertising, website, and list growth Duncan. Photograph that there that had spent roughly the last of Ottawa. as digital director at the New strategies, planning and execu- courtesy of LinkedIn was tension eight years as a public affairs ad- During her studies, Ms. Gur- Democratic Party’s headquarters tion.” Interested individuals have in the gov- viser with the Canadian Institute nani spent roughly a year as a as of Jan. 13 after one year in the until Jan. 5 to apply. ernment lobby on Nov. 18, with for Health Research (CIHR), an research assistant at the univer- role. When she leaves, commu- The NDP has its headquarter some tempers fl aring after whip’s independent not-for-profi t agency sity, and spent the summer of nications staffer Sam Dinicol is offi ces in the Jack Layton Build- offi ce staff tried to get ministers’ that collects and analyzes health 2011 as a research assistant with lined up to lead the party’s digital ing at Bank Street and Laurier staff to leave the narrow space, information, and was created by the National Research Coun- team in the interim until a new Avenue W. in downtown Ottawa, which fl anks the Chamber. Canada’s federal, provincial, and cil Canada, as indicated by her director is offi cially named. a building which is owned by the Mr. Lépine, the new chief of territorial governments. LinkedIn profi le. “Mallory has helped build our party itself with the lower fl oors staff to the whip, was until re- Ms. Perron fi rst began work- Now in the minister’s of- digital program from its incep- rented out (currently the ground cently manager of parliamentary ing at CIHR in 2005 as a media fi ce, Ms. Gurnani is working to tion and her contribution to its fl oor, previously a Murale, is affairs for the RCMP. He’s previ- relations coordinator, switching support both Mr. Asselin as well success to date is enormous. Her vacant). Mr. Fox stepped into the ously served as a deputy director over to public affairs in 2008, as as the policy staff team at large, focus on data and digital has been role of national director on Sept. at the department of Foreign Af- indicated by her LinkedIn profi le. which includes policy advis- hugely important in informing 12. fairs and International Trade, now She’s also previously worked ers Ian Foucher, Elliot Hughes, our strategy as we build to 2019, [email protected] known as Global Affairs Canada. briefl y as a bilingual coordinator Hersi Hujaleh, and Maximilien and her absence will be keenly The Hill Times Mr. Lépine is already well for research fi rm Ipsos Reid in To- Roy. felt by her team and around A Showcase for Ottawa’s Professional Services

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Hill Times editor the National War Memorial 69 SPARKS ST. Kate Malloy, and more—including, perhaps former deputy most importantly, a Bridge- editor Bea head—is something staff agree VOX POPULI Vongdouangchanh, will be missed. But the frequent and reporter construction and the ‘quirks’ of Laura Ryckewaert old-building living, including as- SOME STAFF THOUGHTS pictured in the bestos, will not be missed. Indeed, newsroom. Hill the Great War of the Thermostat ON 69 SPARKS ST. Times Publishing’s has fi nally come to an end. front offi ce on ABBAS RANA Being on Sparks Street often Assistant deputy editor at the second fl oor meant chance bump-ins with of 69 Sparks St., The Hill Times: Parliamentarians and Hill staff “My favourite part of having featuring The Hill scurrying to and from Parliament an offi ce on Sparks Street is Times newsroom Hill, and during the summer, free meeting with a lot of people on pictured in 2012. the street. This includes meeting yoga on Wednesdays just around MPs, Senators and Hill staffers. The Hill Times the corner on the Hill. photograph by Jake Sometimes, I get story ideas and tips While the annual Rib Fest and during these impromptu meetings. I won’t miss the Wright Poutine Fest presented convenient summer time BBQs.” opportunities to indulge, they, along with Busker Fest, also made the otherwise typically quiet, CHRIS RIVOIRE (technically) traffi c-free street at Circulation sales manager at times a hectic place to work. The Hill Times Publishing: “I’ll miss being in the thick of occasional protest, the annual all those food-stravaganzas, Falun Gong marching band dem- especially Rib Fest. Being steps onstration, and other characters— away from yoga on the Hill will be Goodbye Sparks Street, from the year-round fl utist to the missed too. I won’t miss the staggering preacher condemning non-believ- heat of the radiator that has two settings: ‘Off’ or ‘The Surface of the Sun.’ I’m looking forward to ing passers-by to hell—also added having access to sunlight and or window.” some colour to Sparks Street. “I haven’t minded this offi ce hello Queen Street: space because it’s accommo- MARCO VIGLIOTTI dated us quite well over the years, Reporter at The Hill Times: almost magically. But we have a His favourite part: “Just the good problem on our hands: we’ve street itself. It’s very welcoming, physically outgrown it,” said Ms. and people-friendly. I like Hill Times Publishing Malloy, adding the only nega- how there a lot of spaces to sit outside, which is especially great tive has been the air quality. “You for taking breaks in the fall. There’s also either feel like you’re standing in a a certain beauty in how calm and quiet it can be beer cooler or in a dry sauna. The on a Friday evening in the summer. There are a lot new offi ce space will be literally of disadvantages to being on Sparks (loud protests, moves to new offi ce digs obnoxious buskers, permanent construction, cars like a breath of fresh air.” After 25 years, there was clogging up the supposedly pedestrian mall) but as a vegetarian, I have to say the thing I will miss the plenty of nostalgia as Hill Times Today, the company has owned by Public Services and Pro- least is Ribfest.” Hill Times 44 staff working on four news curement Canada. As reported by Publishing bid farewell to Sparks publications, including the The Hill Times last year, PSPC is Street last week. Though owner Publishing has Monday and Wednesday Hill considering demolishing it, along Mr. Creskey said he has “no nos- PETER MAZEREEUW Times newsrooms, overseen by with other buildings on the north talgia” for the space, including a Deputy editor at The Hill Times: moved into new, editor Ms. Malloy and managing side of Sparks Street, to build new small but sometimes hazardous His favourite part: “Proximity editor Kristen Shane; reporters step that leads to the publishers’ to the Hill, NPT (National Press offi ces for House administration Theatre), Bridgehead, patios in bigger offi ces working on the online editions staff—but that won’t happen, if at offi ce in the back. “At least one cabinet minister, the summer. Lots of windows for of The Wire Report, Parliament all, for many years yet. the front-offi ce dwellers. No traffi c at 246 Queen St. Now, and The Lobby Monitor; the Remnants of the former fi tness two foreign ambassadors, and noise outside.” advertising sales, subscription, studio that occupied the offi ce several friends each came close What he won’t miss: “Buskers who only ever play as of this week. and circulation teams; offi ce remain to this day: including full- to taking a header on that hidden one song on repeat. Various food fests and the hordes that descend with them. Endless construction administration staff; and the web wall mirrors (which have come in step when they were coming back to see me,” he said. on the street. [Sparks Street] Smelled like some mix layout and graphic design team. handy) along the western walls of sewage/garbage for some reason all summer.” BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT The Hill Times fi rst launched as and shock-absorbent fl ooring, Mr. Creskey joked that as far as a weekly paper in 1989, uniquely though an old bank of showers he can tell so far, there are no built- OTTAWA—Some problems are focused on covering Parliament has long since been gutted. in trip hazards in the new offi ce. ANJA KARADEGLIJA good ones—and after outgrowing Hill and its community. The offi ce’s proximity to [email protected] Editor at The Wire Report: our single-fl oor offi ce overlooking “We were originally on the the Parliamentary Precinct, The Hill Times Her favourite part: “Having Rib Sparks Street, Hill Times Publish- ground fl oor of an old house on Fest right outside our door.” ing, which now includes The Wire What she won’t miss: “Having Gilmour Street in Chinatown and Publishers the rib smell linger in the offi ce Report, Parliament Now, and The we had the living and dining room. Jim Creskey for days and days.” Lobby Monitor, has packed up 25 It was a newsroom of me and Jim, and Ross years of memories and moved into but Jim was also working full-time Dickson, two fl oors of bigger, brighter new at the Ottawa Sun in those days, pictured a KRISTEN SHANE offi ce space on Queen Street, just so I was busy,” recalled Ms. Malloy. few years Managing editor at The Hill two blocks from Parliament Hill. After moving to Sparks Street, ago outside Times: “I have a love-hate relationship The new offi ce space at 246 in the beginning the newspaper’s The Hill Queen St. is twice as large as the with Rib Fest. I love that it’s staff only took up the front half Times’ so close to our offi ce and it’s Sparks Street space, with new of the offi ce overlooking the Sparks delicious. I hate that my stomach work and events spaces planned. street, but The Hill Times grew Street starts rumbling at 10 a.m. when the There are plenty of large win- into the full, 3,000 sq. ft. of space offi ce. The fi rst aroma of sweet-and-sour pork starts wafting through the open (or even closed!?) dows to let in natural light and within two years. Over the years, Hill Times some colourful new neighbours. windows into our offi ce. And I’m also not a fan of Hill Times Publishing started photograph by seeing the gross pork fat being pressure-washed off When the publishing company and sold the Ottawa XPress, and Kate Malloy the street after the event wraps up. It kind of makes fi rst moved into the second-storey started Embassy newsweekly, me never want to eat pulled pork again ... until offi ce at 69 Sparks St. in May which was recently folded into next year. 1991, it had nine staff working The Hill Times. “Also, separately, I love that I work beside a fl oor- on the weekly edition of The Hill length mirror. It’s a pretty handy when you come in The offi ce space has served with your hair all over the place in the morning and Times, including then news editor its purpose. Originally known as need to smooth it down. And no one can ever scare Kate Malloy, and publishers Ross the House of Norcano and built me because I can see them coming, even though my Dickson and Jim Creskey. in 1871, the two-storey building is desk is in a corner against a wall.”

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Emery for a free three-part in dialogue with leading thinkers from universities, carleton.ca/fpa/visions. ians, and academics who will share their views on that capacity-building webinar series designed to improve inter- businesses and communities to share ideas on build- TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017 mysterious relationship between Parliament and agents national development groups’ ability to demonstrate impact. ing an innovative, prosperous and inclusive Canada of Parliament. This half-day seminar is presented by The series covers simple Excel tools for data analysis, data for 2067. Come and discuss bold, ambitious visions Transparency for the 21st Century—More than 200 the Canadian Study of Parliament Group. Breakfast visualization planning, and design principles for reports, of what Canada can—and should—become in the Canadian and international experts and advocates in and buffet lunch included. $150 for members, $25 social media, dashboards, and more. Open to all. Of particu- next 50 years. February 6-7, 2017. Shaw Convention access to information, open government, and govern- students/retirees, $200 non-members. For more lar interest to monitoring and evaluation practitioners and de- Centre, Ottawa. For more information, visit: univcan.ca/ ment transparency will meet in Ottawa March 21-23 information, visit cspg-gcep.ca, or contact the CSPG velopment professionals. Space is limited and registration is converge or contact [email protected] or 613-563- at the Library and Archives Canada for a two-day Secretariat at 613-995-2937 or [email protected]. required. Part 1: Data Visualization, Mon., Jan. 16, 12-1:30 3961 (228). conference. With participation from the Office of the The Parliamentary Calendar is a free listing. Send in p.m. Register via ocic.on.ca/morethanwords. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8, 2017 Information Commissioner of Canada, the Department your political, cultural, diplomatic, or governmental event in TUESDAY, JAN. 17, 2017 of Justice, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, and a paragraph with all the relevant details under the subject 2016 Census Program Release—The first in a rolling Library of Archives Canada in collaboration with the line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to [email protected] by Third Conservative Leadership Debate—The third series of releases is today, on population and dwell- Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom, the Wednesday at noon before the Monday paper or by Friday at party-sanctioned debate will be held on Jan. 17 in ing counts. Other results of the 2016 census will be Canadian Commission for UNESCO, the Library of noon for the Wednesday paper. We can’t guarantee inclusion Quebec City, and will be a French debate. Debates will released throughout the year, until Nov. 29. Parliament, and with a Canadian leading expert in open of every event, but we will definitely do our best. be streamed live online for all party members and all Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in government. The conference themes will look at key [email protected] Canadians to see. All debates are open to Conserva- Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more issues and how they affect a wide range of Canadians The Hill Times tive Party members to attend. The Conservative Party information, please call Liberal Party media relations at leadership election will be on May 27, 2017. [email protected] or 613-627-2384. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, 2017 Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives will ECONOMIC CLUB meet for their national caucus meeting. For more informa- OF Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to tion, contact Cory Hann, director of communications, Con- CANADA make its latest interest rate announcement as well as servative Party of Canada at [email protected]. publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. 10 a.m. NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet Diplomatic Hospitality Group: Learn to Curl—The Cana- from 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, Ontario’s Plan for Economic dian Federation of University of Women’s Diplomatic Hos- on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at pitality Group in Ottawa invites diplomats, their spouses/ 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. partners, and their families to this event. Wed., Jan. 18. Bloc Québécois Caucus Meeting—The Bloc Québé- Growth and Prosperity 10 a.m. to noon. Navy Curling Club, 41 Navy Pvt. cois caucus will meet from 9:30 a.m. in the La Fran- The Ontario government is on track to balance the FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 2017 cophonie Room (263-S) in Centre Bock, on Wednesday. For more information, call press attaché Julie Groleau, budget next year, while implementing the largest Running out the Clock: The Strategic Use of Par- 514-792-2529. liamentary Time—Time is the most precious resource investment in infrastructure in the province’s within the parliamentary system. This seminar will bring THURSDAY, FEB. 9, 2017 history, and improving education, healthcare and together current and former Parliamentarians, academ- Bacon & Eggheads Breakfast—The Partnership government services. Ontario’s unemployment rate is ics, parliamentary staff, and journalists who will explore Group for Science and Engineering presents a talk, the management of parliamentary time and share their Unnatural tremors: the science of fracking and earth- one of the lowest in the country and private-sector thoughts on the strategic use of time by the government quakes, with Gail Atkinson, Western University. Thurs- economists expect the Province’s growth to continue and the opposition. This half-day seminar is presented by day, Feb. 9, 7:30 a.m. Parliamentary Dining Room, the Canadian Study of Parliament Group. Breakfast and Centre Block. No charge to MPs, Senators, and media. to outpace the rest of Canada over the next two buffet lunch included. $150 for members, $25 students/ All others, $25. Pre-registration required by Mon., Feb. years, with the Conference Board of Canada recently retirees, $200 non-members. For more information, visit 6 by contacting Donna Boag, PAGSE [email protected] cspg-gcep.ca, or contact the CSPG Secretariat at 613- or call 613-991-6369. describing Ontario as “a pillar of growth.” 995-2937 or [email protected]. More Than Words: Illustrating Data Webinar Series— Join us to hear The Honourable Charles Sousa, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 2017 The Ontario Council for International Co-operation is hosting data illustration expert Ann K. Emery for a free Ontario Minister of Finance talk about the Province’s International, Political, and Policy Studies Students three-part capacity-building webinar series designed Association—Model Parliament, begins on Wed., Jan. to improve international development groups’ ability plan to strengthen economic competitiveness, create 25 and runs to Jan. 27, University of Ottawa, Ottawa. to demonstrate impact. The series covers simple Excel jobs and ensure more people are sharing in the The Hon. Charles Sousa en.aeeippssa.ca. tools for data analysis, data visualization planning, and benefits of economic growth. Ontario’s Minister of Finance MONDAY, JAN. 30, 2017 design principles for reports, social media, dashboards, and more. Open to all. Of particular interest to monitor- House Sitting—The House resumes sitting on Mon., Jan. ing and evaluation practitioners and development pro- 30, 2017, after a six-week break. It’s scheduled to sit from fessionals. Space is limited and registration is required. Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Jan. 30 to Feb. 24. It breaks for one week, Feb. 27 to March Part 3: Design Principles, Thurs., Feb. 9, 12-1:30 p.m. 3 and returns March 6 to 10. It breaks for one week, March Register via ocic.on.ca/morethanwords. 11:45 am - 1:30 pm , Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau Street, Ottawa - Lunch will be served - 13 to 17, and returns for one week, March 20 to 24. www.economicclub.ca Diplomatic Hospitality Group Grand Winter Festival— THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2017 The Canadian Federation of University of Women’s Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence—The for tickets please call 613 369 4363 Diplomatic Hospitality Group in Ottawa invites Conference of Defence Associations and CDA Institute diplomats, their spouses/partners, and their families to present this annual conference. Until Feb. 17. Member pricing: Regular price: this event. Mon., Jan. 30. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Smithvale WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 2017 Individual seat: $89 +HST Individual seat: $110 +HST Stables, 3664 Carling Ave., Nepean. A nominal fee will Table (seats 10): $800 +HST Table (seats 10): $990 +HST be charged to help cover costs. Diplomatic Hospitality Group: Canadian Heritage—The WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1, 2017 Canadian Federation of University of Women’s Diplo- matic Hospitality Group in Ottawa invites diplomats, Thank you to our Annual Sponsors: Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in their spouses/partners, and their families to this event. Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more Wed., Feb. 22. 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Museum of History + information, please call Liberal Party media relations at IMAX, 100 rue Laurier, Gatineau, Que. A nominal fee [email protected] or 613-627-2384. will be charged to help cover costs. Thank you to our Ottawa partners: Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives will meet for their national caucus meeting. For more informa- THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 2017 tion, contact Cory Hann, director of communications, Con- Manning Conference—The 2017 Manning Centre servative Party of Canada at [email protected]. Conference will take place in Ottawa, featuring speak- CODING INITIATIVES

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