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handful of ministers in Prime Minis- “The whole world laughed at your boss A ter Justin Trudeau’s cabinet hosted & his absurdly politically correct, virtue- what was the fi rst ever baby shower for a signalling #peoplekind nonsense,” Mr. cabinet minister, Democratic Institutions Morgan posted on Twitter. Minister Karina Gould, on Feb. 5. “If you choose to condemn everyone Heard on the Hill “Canadian history in the making. Tonight who did so as being a Nazi, then I politely we celebrated @KarinaGould—who will suggest you’re a complete & utter halfwit.” be the fi rst woman to give birth while in Mr. Morgan then tweeted: “Mr. Butts is by Shruti Shekar cabinet! From all of us—congratulations! what we Brits would call ‘one sandwich #AddWomenChangePolitics,” Environment short of a full picnic.’ Incredible that some- Minister Catherine McKenna enthusiasti- one so close to your prime minister is able cally tweeted on Feb. 5 along with a picture. to spout such dangerously infl ammatory Public Services and Procurement Min- nonsense on his behalf.” This particular Trudeau’s female cabinet ister Carla Qualtrough, National Revenue tweet was retweeted 834 times and was fa- Minister Diane Lebouthillier, Employment vourited by 1,826 people. “a) I’m not a Nazi. Minister Patty Hajdu, Indigenous Services b) It wasn’t a joke. c) If you’re one of @ ministers host baby shower Minister Jane Philpott, Justice Minister Jody JustinTrudeau’s chief advisers, no wonder Wilson-Raybould, and Small Business and he’s making so many gaffes.” Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger were all It wasn’t a good week for Mr. Trudeau. in attendance at the small evening gathering. The Toronto Star ran a front-page column for Democratic Institutions Ms. Gould previously told the media on Feb. 7 by entertainment columnist Vinay that she hoped being the fi rst federal cabi- Menon headlined, “For the sake of people- net minister to give birth while in offi ce kind, Justin Trudeau needs to shut his will help set better rules for parental leave mouth,” and The Washington Post’s Molly Minister Gould on Parliament Hill. Roberts wrote a column on Feb. 7 head- Currently, the House rules say MPs are lined, “Forget ‘peoplekind.’ There’s a lot else allowed to take a 21-day absence from wrong with Justin Trudeau,” criticizing not parliamentary sittings, after which their only Mr. Trudeau’s fl at town hall perfor- pay will be docked with exceptions relating mance, but his government’s $233-million to illness. deal to sell 16 combat helicopters to the Ms. Gould is due to give birth in March Philippines. and plans to take about two months off from House duties. Treasury Board Presi- dent Scott Brison will take over for Ms. Gould while she’s off. CP’s Kristy Kirkup welcomes baby Hazel, and Morgan, Butts duke it out she already missed her on Twitter and it’s frothy deadline by four days

Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould and some of her cabinet colleagues hosted the ﬁ rst cabinet baby shower last week. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Canadian Press’ Kristy Kirkup has given birth to her daughter baby Hazel and she’s super cute. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Canadian Press’ Kristy Kirkup gave Piers Morgan and Gerald Butts got into a scrap birth to a baby girl on Feb. 5. on Twitter. Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia “Who run the world? Girls. Meet Hazel Commons and The Hill Times fi le photograph Grace. Seven lbs. of strength born Mon- day morning,” Ms. Kirkup tweeted on Feb. It all started last week when Brit journal- 6 along with a super cute photo of her Piers newborn. ist Piers Morgan, former host of CNN’s Toronto Star Morgan, wrote a column in The Daily Mail ’s Tonda MacCharles on Feb. 6, headlined, “How dare you kill off tweeted that same day: “Welcome to the mankind, Mr. Trudeau, you spineless virtue- world Haze. Isn’t she arriving before dead- signalling excuse for a feminist.” Wow. line? Excellent start.” The column attacked Prime Minister Ms. Kirkup tweeted in response to Justin Trudeau’s use of the word “people- Ms. MacCharles that Hazel was late: “She kind” in response to a question at a town ended up missing her deadline by four hall. The column was posted on the popular days—a girl with her own schedule!” Canadian news aggregator, National News- Congrats to you, Ms. Kirkup! watch, and then it took off from there. But Mr. Trudeau later clarifi ed that the remark was a “dumb joke” that appeared to Peter MacKay’s family is have went over fi ne at the event but “didn’t play so well” out of context. It also sounded adding one more baby more like he was teasing the questioner who was telling Mr. Trudeau that she’d like to share the message of “God the Mother,” and said “maternal love is the love that’s going to change the future of mankind,” to which Mr. Trudeau said, “We’d like to say ‘peoplekind,’ not necessarily mankind, because it’s more inclusive.” Gerald Butts, the PM’s principal secretary, tweeted at Ms. Morgan on Feb. 8: “You have joined a lovely international club,” copying a previous tweet he posted Former defence minister Peter MacKay is commenting on a video of the woman who adding one more to his family. Photograph heckled Mr. Trudeau at his town hall in courtesy of Twitter Hamilton being interviewed by controversial alt-right activist Jack Posibiec. Speaking of babies, congratulations are Mr. Morgan, who has 6.4 million Twit- in order for former federal defence minister ter followers, didn’t take too kindly to being Peter MacKay, who tweeted that his wife, lumped in with the notorious alt-right, which Nazanin Afshin-Jam, is pregnant again. is often confl ated with white nationalism and “Thrilled to share the news that team the neo-Nazi movement, and accused Mr. MacKay will add a new player to be named Butts, who has 40,000 Twitter followers, of being, er, not the brightest lightbulb in the room. Continued on page 26 Grant Dale, Mary Dallimore, Tosh Nanba, Kimberley Naqvi, Ray Danniels, Jurij Darewych, Bill Nazer, Jane Newcombe, Robin Davidson-Arnott, Bill Day, Michael Nightingale, Judy Norget, Patricia Delaney, Diane Delongchamp, Per-Henrik Norman, Terry North Eva Diener, Kathryn Dingwall, Alvin Domes, Mia Doucet, Wolfgang Oertel, Barb Olsen, Laurel Doucette, David Douglas, Barbara Ormond, Milton Orris, Albert & Lilianne Driedger, Gaby Ostro Muriel Duncan, Joerge Dyrkton Sally Palmer, Carol Jean Pardoe, Toby Earp, John Easton, Michael Park, Janet C Parker, Kassim M Ebrahim, Wendy Edelson, Ellen Parker, Murielle Parkes, Shirley A Edgar, Sheila Edwards, Michael Roy Parry, Brian Patteson, Jim Elliott, Geoff English, Valerie Lorna Pauls, Joan Payne, CLOSE Evans, Karen Exchange Anthony Pearse, Victor C Pearson, Robert Pearson, Jane Philibert, Cherry Fachnie, Jerry Fast, Brian Fayle, Geoffrey Phillips, Karen Pidcock, Peter Feldstein, Robert Ferguson, A. Plumpton, J M Ponchet, John Pope, Nick Finn, Garry Finnson, John Potts, Rev. Darius B. (Russ) Powell, Harold Floysvik, Anne Forrest, Graham Powell, Claudette Preece, Alana Forrester, Gillian Foss, Linda Pugh, Charlene Pursey John Foulds, Barry & Carolyn Fraser, Vicki Frederick, Geoff Fridd, THE M Jennie Frost

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Senate more unpredictable, Fundraising bill set to Status of Government pass, won’t change a Bills thing, says Cullen as Conservatives boycott The government’s political fundraising bill, C-50, was de- HOUSE OF COMMONS bated last week at third reading Second reading: and may be passed in the House • C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of planning meetings after ‘O on Tuesday. The bill will set new the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 rules for political fundraisers • C-12, An Act to amend the Canadian Forces involving government ministers, Members and Veterans Re-establishment and party leaders, or leadership can- Compensation Act Canada’ bill manoeuvring didates, and require that they be • C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefi ts advertised to the public, held in a Standards Act, 1985 publicly-accessible location, and • C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code that the list of attendees be pub- (victim surcharge) Bill on Jan. 31. It passed, and re- lished afterwards, if the price of • C-32, An Act related to the repeal of section ceived royal assent last week. attending is $200 or greater. The 159 of the Criminal Code The National Anthem Bill bill will also change the account- • C-33, An Act to amend the Canada Elections which makes the anthem gender ing rules for party leadership Act neutral, was a private mem- and nomination contests, so that • C-34, An Act to amend the Public Service ber’s bill put forward by the late expenses for and contributions Labour Relations Act Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger. It to contestants must be counted • C-38, An Act to amend an Act to amend the had been in the Senate since even if they are incurred outside Criminal Code (exploitation and traffi cking in June 2016, despite enjoying sup- of the offi cial campaign period persons) port from the government and a for the contest. • C-39, An Act to amend the Criminal Code majority of Senators, and having Democratic Institutions Minis- (unconstitutional provisions) passed with support from all par- ter Karina Gould (Burlington, Ont.) • C-42, Veterans Well-being Act ties in the House. has touted the bill as an effort to • C-43, An Act respecting a payment to be Conservative Senators Don Plett and Elizabeth Marshall chat during a make fundraisers “more open and made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund committee meeting last year. The Conservative Senate caucus is up in arms Liberals table long- transparent,” while the opposi- to support a pan-Canadian artifi cial intel- over the way the National Anthem Bill was passed in the Senate at the end of awaited environmental tion has labelled it as an effort to ligence strategy last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade paper over the so-called “cash for • C-52, Supporting Vested Rights Under Access Sen. Martin said she was still assessment bill access” controversies involving to Information Act The government also communicating with the Senate Monday and Thursday will be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau • C-56, An Act to amend the Corrections and clerks and with her counterparts opposition days in the House this and other ministers in 2016. Mr. Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of introduced its long- from other parties, though not in week. On Tuesday, the House will Trudeau was the key attraction at Early Parole Act awaited changes to the face-to-face scroll meeting. debate Bill C-68 to amend the private fundraisers for the Lib- • C-68, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and She said the Conservatives would Fisheries Act, currently at second eral Party attended by wealthy other Acts in consequence the environmental discuss whether to continue skip- reading, and on Wednesday will businessmen, including one with • C-69, An Act to amend the Impact Assess- assessment laws in ping the Scroll meetings during debate Bill C-69, the government’s ties to China’s communist party ment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator their caucus meeting Tuesday. environmental assessment bill. who later donated $200,000 to the Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act the House last week, The Conservatives called for an Environment Minister Catherine Pierre Elliott Trudeau Founda- and to make consequential amendments to and is set to send its emergency debate in the Senate McKenna (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) tion, and others tied to businesses other Acts Feb. 6. The government team in the tabled C-69 in the House last week. lobbying the federal government. political fundraising Senate was informed about that The bill will dismantle the National Other Liberal ministers attended Committee: plan in the late morning, said Sen. Energy Board, a regulatory review private fundraising events that year • S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and bill to the Senate. Bellemare, a couple of hours later body that has often been criticized as well, including Justice Minister the Non-smokers’ Health Act than they would have been had Sen. over the years for favouring the Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver • C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Martin attended the scroll meeting. natural resources industry, and Granville, B.C.). Conservative and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code BY PETER MAZEREEUW Conservative Senate leader replace it with a new review agency Liberal ministers of previous gov- (amendments permitting the accession to the Larry Smith said in a press release for environmental assessments, the ernments have also done so. Arms Trade Treaty) he Conservatives’ deputy leader after the bill was passed that he Impact Assessment Agency of Can- The bill will change “almost • C-59, An Act respecting national security Tin the Senate is skipping daily was “putting the Trudeau Govern- ada. It also gives the federal cabinet nothing” about the way political matters planning meetings with her counter- ment on notice that we will now discretion to refer important projects parties and MPs operate, said NDP • C-62, An Act to amend the Federal Public parts as a “consequence” of the way use all legitimate means available to a panel of experts for additional MP Nathan Cullen (Skeena-Bulk- Sector Labour Relations Act and other Acts the controversial National Anthem to us allowed for under the rules to review, or to override concerns about ley Valley, B.C.) his party’s critic for • C-64, Wrecked, Abandoned, or Hazardous Bill was passed in the Red Chamber, restore our right and the right of all the environmental, health, social, the bill. Vessels Act a move the government’s deputy Senators to debate in the Chamber.” or economic impacts of a resource “It doesn’t do any harm, it does • C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour in the Chamber says will make the Sen. Martin said the Conserva- project, if they determine doing so is a little bit of good, but doesn’t ad- Code (harassment and violence) Senate even more unpredictable. tives would not delay any legisla- “in the public interest.” dress the main problem of cash for Report stage: Conservative Senator Yonah tion “for the sake of delay.” The Liberals had promised be- access, with people buying access • C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act Martin (B.C.) stopped attending the There are nine government fore the 2015 election campaign to powerful members of govern- • C-48, Oil Tanker Moratorium Act morning ‘Scroll’ meetings last week. bills currently in the Senate, the to review the environmental ment. The reason this bill exists • C-55, An Act to amend the Oceans Act and The deputies from each group in the most high-profi le being C-45, to assessment process and ensure is because of all of those cash for the Canada Petroleum Resources Act Senate typically meet at 9 a.m. every legalize cannabis. Several Con- Canada had a “robust” assess- access events that the prime min- • C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustain- day the Senate is sitting to draw up a servative Senators told The Hill ment process. A panel struck ister and cabinet ministers were able Development Act rough outline of what will happen in Times they expected debate on by the government to explore going to, they got caught, they Third Reading: the Senate Chamber that day, includ- that bill to continue into June. changing the assessment process said, ‘We’re going to fi x it.’ This bill • C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections ing lining up speakers, votes, and The saga of the National Anthem recommended last year that the does not fi x the central problem.” Act (political fi nancing) debates. Sen. Martin said she began Bill fi nally came to a close after ISG authority over environmental Conservative MP Blake Rich- skipping the meetings because of Sen. Frances Lankin (Ont.) moved to assessments be taken away from ards (Banff-Airdrie, Alta.), his SENATE a controversial sequence of events close off debate on the bill—known the National Energy Board and party’s critic for the bill, pointed Second reading: in the Senate Chamber on Jan. 30 as a disposition motion—on Jan. 30. other regulators and handed to a out in the Chamber that Mr. • C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and and 31 that led to the passage of the Immediately afterwards, fellow ISG single assessment agency. Trudeau and government minis- the Financial Administration Act National Anthem Bill last week. With Sen. Chantal Petitclerc (Grandville, The NEB will be replaced with ters attended the Liberals’ annual • C-45, Cannabis Act the bill now passed and in effect, Que.) moved that Sen. Lankin’s mo- the Canadian Energy Regula- Laurier Club party for support- • C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code the second line of Canada’s national tion be put to a vote, which was set tor, which will retain regulatory ers who have donated near the and the Department of Justice Act anthem has now been changed to, for the next day. powers over the “exploitation, maximum legal limit after C-50 • C-58, An Act to amend the Access to Infor- “in all of us command,” from “in all Senate Speaker George Furey development and transportation of had been introduced, and that the mation Act and the Privacy Act thy sons command.” (N.L) recognized Sen. Petitclerc energy” under federal jurisdiction. party blocked media access to the • C-66, Expungement of Historically Unjust “Our working relationship, and before any Conservative Sena- However, Green Party leader event after promising earlier to Convictions Act the trust that we had built, has tors, some of whom, includ- Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf open fundraisers to the media. Committee: been jeopardized,” she said. ing Sen. Don Plett (Landmark, Islands, B.C.) said in the House Former federal lobbying commis- • C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code Sen. Diane Bellemare (Alma, Man.), wanted to debate Sen. that the bill would still give board sioner Karen Shepherd and former (offences relating to conveyances) Que.), the government’s legislative Lankin’s motion to shut down members of the new Canada En- ethics commissioner Mary Dawson • C-49, Transportation Modernization Act deputy in the Senate, said not hav- debate. In the day that followed, ergy Regulator a role in reviews both told the Procedure and House Third Reading: ing a representative of the Conser- the Conservatives were offered a of resource projects that fall Affairs Committee in October that • C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Business vatives, the Senate’s second largest chance to debate Sen. Petitclerc’s under their jurisdiction. the bill would “help” their offi ces to Corporations Act, Canada Cooperatives Act, faction, at the morning meetings motion to vote on Sen. Lankin’s Environmental Defence, an do their work, but suggested that it Canada Not-for-profi t Corporations Act, and “creates surprises in the Chamber.” motion, but not on Sen. Lankin’s advocacy group based in Toronto, be expanded to include parliamenta- Competition Act “It delays things, and there are motion itself, which would have echoed Ms. May’s concern in a ry secretaries, a suggestion that was Consideration of Amendments by the misunderstandings,” she said. been open to amendment. press release last week, but also not taken up by the government. House “They will come back, I hope, The Conservatives boycotted applauded the plan to create the [email protected] • S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for [this] week.” the votes on the National Anthem new Impact Assessment Agency. @PJMazereeuw Canadians Act

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inquiry, saying only that the minister has met with the commission “to discuss the concerns Observers await MMIWG inquiry she had heard and their plan to fulfi ll their mandate in light of the resignation [of a commissioner]” in an emailed statement. request for extension, some With a commissioner with a Mé- tis background no longer part of the inquiry, Ms. Joe said “some concern” has been raised by Métis families concern over lost Métis lens “as to how much of a priority their stories are being considered.” While Ms. Joe questioned the Buller has indicated the inquiry will request funding be doubled. She Along with setting out the scope impact bringing in a new commis- The national inquiry seek a two-year extension on its said while it was speculation, she of the inquiry’s work, the terms sioner “at this point” could have, as into Missing and work, bringing the fi nal deadline up didn’t think it would, “but what- of reference set out the inquiry’s they haven’t been part of inquiry to Dec. 31, 2020. Previously, it was ever it [the amount requested] is, timeframe, and specifi cally names hearings to date, she said she is Murdered Indigenous indicated a request for extension it will be correct.” each of the fi ve original commis- “concerned that they don’t have a would be fi led by the new year. In response to questions from sioners appointed. complete consideration of a per- Women and Girls has In an interview with APTN’s The Hill Times, the inquiry indicat- Including Ms. Buller, who is of spective from the Métis community.” Nation to Nation in December, ed its “team is working diligently Cree background and a member “If [the government is] not indicated plans to Ms. Buller said an extension is to fi nalize the work to submit” a of the Mistawasis First Nation, willing to appoint a commissioner needed to “hear from more peo- formal request for extension to the those commissioners are: Michèle fairly soon then I would hope that request a two-year ple, to hear from more experts, to federal government. Audette, a former president of they would have capable staff extension from the spend more time in institutional “A tremendous amount NWAC whose father is Québé- who can bring that Métis perspec- hearings, to give more time to our of work and collaboration is cois and mother is Innu; Brian tive to the inquiry,” she said. government, but still research team to do the in-depth required to properly develop Eyolfson, a former public servant The Hill Times reached out research that has to be done a request of this kind for the and a member of the Couchich- to the Métis National Council has yet to fi le a formal rather than skimming the surface government to consider. It is an ing First Nation; Qajaq Robinson, of Women but was not able to doing a very superfi cial job.” extremely complex task, which a former associate with Borden connect for an interview by fi ling request. “We have the opportunity to go includes building out detailed Ladner Gervais LLP who has an deadline last week. deeper and that’s going to affect research and work plans for mul- Inuit background; and Marilyn Lori Campbell, director of the quality of our recommenda- tiple time horizons and funding Poitras, a Métis professor at the Indigenous Initiatives at the Uni- BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT tions. They’ll be better, they’ll be scenarios,” said Nadine Gros- University of Saskatchewan. versity of Waterloo and director more concrete, they’ll be more Louis, a communications adviser Ms. Poitras resigned as a of the Waterloo Aboriginal Educa- he national inquiry into Miss- useable,” said Ms. Buller, adding for the inquiry. commissioner in July, saying in a tion Centre, said that as someone Ting and Murdered Indigenous that last fall through to Decem- Ms. Gros-Louis noted that subsequent interview with CBC of Cree and Métis background Women and Girls still has yet ber, the inquiry’s focus was on the work to put together the request News that she was concerned the herself, the loss of Ms. Poitras to fi le its anticipated request for public community hearings, “so is being done “without pausing or commission was “going down a leaves an “extremely important” extension, and with less than we’re working on our draft still.” slowing down the truth-gathering tried road” that doesn’t work with gap that needs to be fi lled. eight months to go on its current “I understand that Minister timeline, stakeholders are eager Bennett has stressed the im- to know the path ahead. portance of ensuring we have a “She [chief commissioner strong Métis lens within the scope Marion Buller] has promised of the commissioners,” she said some communities that they in an email response to The Hill would return. … The most impor- Times. “I hope they ensure that tant [aspect] I want to see is these gap is fi lled.” [new] schedules, how are they The beleaguered MMIWG going to involve families?” said has faced a range of criticisms, Francyne Joe, president of the including that it was slow to get Native Women’s Association of underway; took too much of a Canada (NWAC). colonial, legalistic approach; “I’m still getting questions and was doing a poor job of from some families as to whether communicating with families on or not the commissioners are go- its work. More than 20 inquiry ing to be coming to their commu- staff, including two executive nity,” she said. directors, have resigned since Ms. Joe said NWAC has asked its launch; Calvin Wong is now to see a draft of the inquiry’s for- interim executive director. mal request for extension—laying And problems continue. out a work plan for how the extra While speaking with The Hill time would be used and a bud- Times on Feb. 1, Ms. Joe noted get—before it’s submitted to the she’d recently learned, via Face- government in order to “decide if book, that a statement-gathering we could support such an exten- event would take place in Prince sion,” and were told a draft would George, B.C. Feb. 5 to 9, but, at be shared in December, but as of that point, no mention of this last week, did not have a sense of event had been posted on the the “status of this request.” inquiry’s website. A news release “I would hope that if they want on the event was posted the next our support, and we have been day, on Feb. 2. trying to let them know that we Families and supporters take part in a Families of Sisters in Spirit vigil on Parliament Hill in October 2017. The “That was disappointing to would like to help them as much as national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls signalled late last year it would be requesting see again, you know it’s a lack possible, that they would provide a two-year extension, but as of last week had yet to fi le its request. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade of communication … Prince this information before they would George is pretty much in the go to the government,” she said. Ms. Buller noted the inquiry process underway.” its hearing processes. heart along the Highway of Ms. Joe said she hoped that will run its draft request past ad- “All of our teams—from Since then, the national Tears, so there’s a number of after statement gathering hear- visers on “edits to be made, wheth- research to community rela- inquiry has been operating one families I’m sure who want to be ings in Prince George, B.C.— er we’ve made mistakes, things to tions, health, legal, operations commissioner short. part of that,” said Ms. Joe. which took place Feb. 5 to 9—to add, things of that nature.” and communications—have a It’s up to the government to Ms. Joe and Ms. Campbell have “a better idea as to what the “We want to do this only once, hand in preparing the exten- appoint a new commissioner, both spoke against a hard reset stance is.” we want to get it right the fi rst sion request, while at the same and just as with any changes to of the inquiry, which some have As it stands now, the national time so that we’re not going back time delivering on their regular the inquiry’s timeframe, doing so been calling for. inquiry into Missing and Mur- to the government again,” she responsibilities,” she said. would require amendments to the Denise Stonefi sh, chief of the dered Indigenous Women and said, adding they’re working to The MMIWG inquiry is an terms of reference necessitating Delaware Nation, also said she Girls (MMIWG) is set to publish its complete it “as soon as possible.” independent, public inquiry changes at the federal and provin- does not want to see a hard reset fi nal report on Nov. 1, 2018, with “There’s a lot of government established through the federal cial and territorial levels. of the inquiry, and supports its the fi nal deadline to complete its machinery that has to work once Inquiries Act, with its mandate set Crown-Indigenous Relations plan to request an extension to mandate set for Dec. 31, 2018. The we make that request,” Ms. Buller out in terms of reference which Minister Carolyn Bennett’s (To- ensure the report is “done right.” national inquiry offi cially launched told APTN. constitutes a legal document. As a ronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) offi ce did “I don’t want anything just in September 2016, with a budget With the inquiry planning to full national inquiry, all provinces not address questions from The thrown together just to appease of $53.8-million. An interim report request its timeline be doubled, and territories replicated these Hill Times regarding whether the was published on Nov. 1, 2017. from two years to four, Ms. Buller terms in separate orders-in-coun- government intended to name a Continued on page 7 Chief commissioner Marion was asked whether it would also cil and administrative decrees. new commissioner to the national THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 7 News

Continued from page 6 the two-year mandate. I would like to see a quantitative and qualitative report that comes out that identiﬁ es that there are going to be positive changes to the policies and regulations and legislation across the country,” she said. [email protected] BEYOND The Hill Times

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls inquiry community Ideas hearings to date:

The national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls holds three kinds of hearings as part of its work: expert hearings, institutional hearings, and community hearings focused on truth gathering and testimony from families and survivors. In a Feb. 2 media advisory, the commission announced it would also hold statement gathering events in Prince George, B.C. from Feb. 5 to 9, and in Watson Lake, Yukon from Feb. 27 to March 1, and indicated it has heard from roughly 697 families and survivors to date. The MMIWG has also indicated it NA YOUNG KIM intends to hold a community hearing in Montreal, though no speciﬁ cs have yet ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR been announced. ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 1. Whitehorse, Yukon: May 29 to June 1, INSTITUTE FOR QUANTUM COMPUTING 2017. All ﬁ ve commissioners heard from roughly 50 witnesses. 2. Smithers, B.C.: Sept. 26 to Sept. 28, 2017. Chief commissioner Marion Buller and commissioners Michèle Audette and Qajaq Robinson heard from more than 40 witnesses. 3. Winnipeg, Man.: Oct. 16 to Oct. 20, 2017. Commissioners Michèle Audette and Brian Eyolfson heard from roughly Na Young Kim is fascinated by how nature works 75 witnesses. Chief Commissioner Marion Buller also attended hearings on Thinking big at its most fundamental level. She studies particles – Oct. 18. atoms and electrons – and their quantum behaviour 4. Membertou First Nation, N.S.: Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2017. Commissioners Qajaq about the to develop new technologies. Working at this small Robinson and Michèle Audette heard from roughly 40 witnesses. scale takes big thinking. 5. Edmonton, Alta.: Nov. 7 to Nov. 9, very small. 2017. Chief commissioner Marion Buller, At Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing, Kim and commissioners Brian Eyolfson and Qajaq Robinson heard from roughly 45 is taking a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding witnesses. 6. Saskatoon, Sask.: Nov. 21 to 23, 2017. quantum behaviour. Forging beyond fundamental Chief commissioner Marion Buller and physics into engineering and chemistry, she and her commissioners Michèle Audette and Brian Eyolfson heard from roughly 40 team are developing quantum hardware that may one witnesses, with statement gatherers on day lead to a paradigm shift in how we use technology. site to accommodate up to 40 walk-ins. 7. Maliotenam, Que.: Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2017. All four commissioners heard from By thinking beyond traditional approaches, Kim and her roughly 60 witnesses, with statement gatherers on site to accommodate up to team have big ideas about transformative technologies. 35 walk-ins. 8. Thunder Bay, Ont.: Dec. 4 to Dec. 6, 2017. Commissioners Michèle Audette and Brian Eyolfson heard from roughly Don’t miss your opportunity to immerse 50 family members and survivors, with statement gatherers on site to accommo- yourself in all things quantum at date up to 40 walk-ins. QUANTUM: The Exhibition, showing 9. Yellowknife, N.W.T.: Jan. 23 to Jan. at the Canada Science and 25. Commissioners Qajaq Robinson, Mi- chèle Audette and Brian Eyolfson heard Technology Museum until April 1. from roughly 30 family members and survivors, with statement gatherers on site to accommodate up to 30 walk-ins. WATERLOO RESEARCHERS 10. Moncton, N.B.: Feb. 13 to Feb. 14. GO BEYOND. LEARN MORE. Commissioner Michèle Audette will hear from roughly 20 family members and survivors. There will also be statement uwaterloo.ca/beyond-binary gatherers on site to accommodate up to #UWaterlooBeyond 20 walk-ins. 11. Rankin Inlet, Nunavut: Feb. 20 to Feb. 22

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Editorial Letters to the Editor Prime Minister Trudeau should We’re delivering to help veterans deal answer questions in daily Question with very unique challenges: O’Regan e: “Government fails to meet veterans’ Mr. Forbes stated that the Pension Act Period like he does at his town halls Rexpectations regarding re-establishment of does not meet the needs of veterans. He is not ‘lifelong pensions’ under new Veterans Charter,” alone in that assessment. Veterans and stake- (The Hill Times, Jan. 29, by Brian Forbes, chair holders have been clear about that since 2006. of the National Council of Veteran Associations or a minute last Friday afternoon, Prime condescending, but he also sounded real, That’s why we’ve listened to them. We are and executive chair of The War Amps). Minister Justin Trudeau sounded a little which is a refreshing change from the working to ensure veterans can successfully F Our government made a promise to like a bad TV talk show host at the town House. He’s asked real questions at these transition to a life after military service. veterans that we would re-instate a lifelong hall meeting in Nanaimo, B.C. Frustrated town halls and he tries to answer them. A successful transition requires more pension for those injured during service to by the non-stop heckling from the crowd Sometimes he doesn’t, but even his non- than money alone. It must address a veter- their country. We are not only meeting our at the Vancouver Island University and a answers lift the cover off any games because an’s well-being by ensuring a balance of fi - mandate commitment but we are delivering little while after he had already asked one the crowd is real. If his answer is cloying, it nancial, mental, physical and social factors. on our obligation to support veterans. heckler to leave, he turned to another loud becomes abundantly clear and if it’s real, it’s We know every veteran’s circumstances The “signifi cant disparity” that Mr. Forbes protester and said, “Come on! Really?” At also clear. Former prime minister Stephen are personal and unique, and our approach referenced is $50. Under Pension for Life, a this point, Mr. Trudeau also noticed that Harper never did these types of town halls. must be fl exible to accommodate that. severely ill or injured veteran will receive the other heckler was still in the room and But what’s refreshing about the town Pension for Life provides a fl exible $2,650 tax-free, monthly, and for life. Under joked that he thought she had been thrown halls is the prime minister is unfi ltered. package to help veterans and their family the Pension Act, they would receive $2,700. out already. The crowd laughed. That’s what missing from the daily Ques- transition to the next stage of their life. It But our fi nancial support doesn’t stop there. He then asked that both women be tion Period: real stuff and real content. The will help veterans make choices about what If a veteran is unable to work due to their injury, removed from the room to an eruption thing that’s annoying about daily Question they want to do next—whether its educa- they will receive 90 percent of their pre-release of both applause and more shouting. The Period is not the heckling, which could be tion, work or retirement. salary. And if those barriers mean they still hecklers were shouting about environmen- funnier, smarter and more like the British We are delivering what is needed to help can’t work after rehabilitation, they will receive tal issues like the Kinder Morgan pipeline House of Commons, but the non-answers today’s veterans deal with very unique chal- that income until they are 65. After that, they’ll and the fi sh farm regulations in British and the empty almost robotic rhetoric to lenges. receive 70 per cent of their salary, for life. Columbia. One protester stood up and real human beings asking questions. Grant- I will continue to speak with Canadians And it doesn’t stop there, either. Veter- yelled, “Why don’t you talk with us, why ed, the opposition MPs share the blame across this country about how we’re sup- ans and their families may be eligible for a won’t you engage with us?” Mr. Trudeau here too because they waste precious QP porting our veterans. caregiver benefi t of $1,000 a month, up to answered, “I am trying to engage with you, time on asking some lame questions. How Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate $80,000 of education benefi ts, career transi- I am trying to speak with you, I’m trying about more on NAFTA, climate change, Minister of National Defence Seamus O’Regan tion services, physical and mental health to answer a question from someone who and immigration? However, the prime min- St. John’s South-Mount Pearl supports and a myriad of other supports. asked me a question that is extremely ster and his cabinet ministers could try to N.L. important to her.” First Nations members answer more honestly, even to dumb ques- subsequently marched out of the town hall tions. They could tell the opposition MPs saying Mr. Trudeau had ignored them. At there are way more important issues to be Still wondering why Trudeau broke one point, Mr. Trudeau told the protesters focused on, or remind them that they’ve that they don’t have to vote for him in the been asking about the same thing, includ- next election, but they could at least listen ing the 2106 Aga Khan trip, since last year. his electoral reform promises to what he had to say. They could also say something witty. t recent town hall meetings, Prime Minis- Along with the electoral reform promise, The prime minister should be given Prime Minister Trudeau and all his ter Justin Trudeau has been defending his the prime minister committed to basing credit for doing these town halls because it’s cabinet ministers can offer better answers A decision to break his electoral reform promise. policy on science, evidence, facts, and best gutsy. Things could go south quickly, and at to the questions in Question Period if they Where’s the research, evidence, facts, and best practices. All the science, evidence, facts, times they did. Depending on the question, wanted to and the opposition MPs could practices Mr. Trudeau is relying on to justify and best practice examples presented to he could either sound goofy, or phoney, ask better questions, ones that people breaking the promise? him on electoral reform showed that the or disingenuous, or smart, or sincere, or actually care about. The prime minister’s made many claims right direction for Canada was to replace about how, in his opinion, a proportional FPtP with a PR electoral system. representation (PR) election system in Canada The prime minister’s stated views about PR would be going in the ‘wrong direction.’ Beyond are a denial of all the research, evidence, facts, restating his opinion and defending it only with and best practices about electoral systems ever sometimes very odd, even bizarre, hypothetical undertaken anywhere in the world by politi- scenarios, Mr. Trudeau hasn’t offered any facts, cally independent groups and researchers. evidence, research, or “best practices” examples At the very least, out of respect and to support or explain his views or decision to courtesy to all Canadians, the prime min- betray the oft-repeated commitment. ister owes it to not only all the people who Going back a century or more, every believed he was acting in good faith when he independent, apolitical commission of emi- made his electoral reform promise, but to all nent persons and every citizen’s assembly Canadians in general to provide the science ever convened in Canada to study electoral or research, evidence, facts, and examples of reform has concluded that the fi rst-past- best practices that informed his decision to the-post (FPtP) electoral system ill serves betray the electoral reform promise. Canadians and should be replaced with a If there is not a valid evidentiary basis for PR system, either single transferable vote or breaking his commitment to Canadians that mixed member proportional. 2015 would be the last election held under During the most recent federal round of FPtP, then we must conclude that when con- study, the Special Committee on Electoral venient or self-serving, the prime minister Reform, a super-majority of esteemed aca- is quick to use the same type of ‘logic’ relied demics, concerned citizens, and organiza- upon by those who deny climate change. tions argued before it that FPtP is a disser- I look forward to the prime minister’s vice to Canadians and should be replaced well-reasoned, fact-based, and academically with a PR system. At the committee’s dozens defensible paper or explanation as to why of town halls and those held by Members of PR is the wrong direction for Canada. Parliament, the same views of FPtP and PR Stephen Best overwhelmingly prevailed. Guelph, Ont.

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media, sports, and fi nance. Most solutions focus on the I guess I’m just a feminist bitch, individual, as if a gender sensitiv- ity program for Harvey Weinstein would stop the madness. Instead, the notion that men nothing wrong with ‘peoplekind’ are powerful, and women can be aggressed, is much more deeply ingrained in our culture. According to the Cambridge If the fi rst instinct spin on the word mankind. arrows at Trudeau as his “faux represent humankind. dictionary, man up, is synony- Too bad that a horrendous pas” made the world news. Last year, Trudeau’s partner mous with bravery and courage. of our prime backlash promoted Trudeau to A gender neutral O Canada is Sophie Grégoire, was the butt of The expression is also compared walk back on his changes, ex- an important reminder of what jokes of a different kind, after to audacity, grit, guts, balls minister is to push plaining the statement away as a we aspire to be as a nation. she paid tribute to her spouse in (another expression loaded with bad attempt at a joke. On more than one occasion, a March 8 International Women’s gender stereotypes). Every time the envelope for It is no joke that our vocabu- similar wording changes were pro- Day posting. the phrase is repeated, it subtly lary is sprinkled with words that posed, only to be tossed aside as Grégoire’s call for male reinforces the privileged power inclusive language serve to promote sexism and the ridiculous, and too politically cor- inclusion was deemed weak position of men. change, I say go notion that one gender or one co- rect. The same kind of sexist vitriol and inappropriate. She was also It also refl ects deeply ingrained lour is more fi tting than another. spiralling out of control last week attacked for posting an ac- sexual power imbalances that for it. No apology Just think of it. Why do we was mustered to explain why the companying photo with herself have spawned the spate of harass- deify white and fear black? Not anthem could never change. and the prime minister walking ment accusations roiling the globe. necessary. people, but colours. Conservative deputy leader hand in hand. Sexual attacks do not occur And as for being a bitch, why Lisa Raitt urged Trudeau to Grégoire was trying to make in a vacuum. They happen when is a pregnant dog viewed as a “person up,” to the delight of the the point that moving toward someone in power believes negative? Conservative benches, in a heated equality involves inclusiveness. they can operate above scru- Just last week, we concluded a parliamentary exchange. Her re- And that means engaging and tiny based on their position of monumental struggle to change the tort was a not-so-subtle rebuke of embracing men who support privilege. Language can either words to our national anthem, so Trudeau’s inclusive vocabulary. equality as well. promote or prevent this sense that they would be more inclusive. Man up, be a man, mankind, When Stephan Harper became of entitlement. Manpower used The idea for the new wording are all words that subconsciously prime minister, one of his fi rst to be the name for Canadian originated from Mauril Bé- reinforce the notion that only directives was to eliminate gender government employment ser- langer, a courageous politician men can be strong, can be honest, analysis from the content of all vices. That name would never fl y who stared death in the face and can run the world. government documents. today. Neither should man up, or while fi ghting for inclusion in Same goes for history. It is no Gender analysis is just words. mankind. Sheila Copps our national anthem. mistake that in the last few years, But in that directive, Harper If the fi rst instinct of our prime Copps’ Corner His amendment, passed unani- herstory has become an accept- stalled the move to equality minister is to push the envelope mously by the House of Com- able substitute for a word that across many sectors for a decade. for inclusive language change, I mons, was blocked in the Senate implies that all important events of The last number of weeks say go for it. TTAWA—I guess I am just a by some curmudgeons who didn’t the past were carried out by men. have been consumed with sexual No apology necessary. Ofeminist bitch. I, for one, was approve the grammatical con- The no-subtle message of our scandal. We are also asking how Sheila Copps is a former Jean delighted when Prime Minister struction of the amended prose. ingrained sexist language is that to overturn the climate of harass- Chrétien-era cabinet minister and Justin Trudeau sparked global Those same curmudgeons only men can lead, only men can ment that bedevils us in power- a former deputy prime minister. reaction by putting an inclusive were probably on hand to sling be strong and only men are fi t to wielding sectors like politics, The Hill Times The desire for change is changing politics

cal parties are inserting this term primaries and U.S. general presi- was created a mere two years ago The answer, I think, is that as Canadian voters into their electoral messaging. dential election, Trump’s enemies by Emmanuel Macron, who won a society we’re growing disillu- wanted change. “It’s Time for a Change,” relentlessly castigated him as an the French presidency and who sioned with government. “Change you can count on,” unpredictable, unstable, untested also happens to be the youngest And what’s causing this disil- So what explains “Change That Works,” “Change amateur who, if elected, would president in that country’s history. lusionment is we expect govern- this strong desire That Matters,” “Our Change is ment to fi x everything. Better than their Change.” We want it to keep our streets for change? The The question is, why do politi- Meanwhile, here in safe; we want it to eliminate cal strategists believe this word Canada, we elected inequality; we want it provide answer, I think, is has such persuasive power? Justin Trudeau us with better social programs, that, as a society, Of course, the superfi cial prime minister while keeping taxes low; we want answer to that question is all despite his lack it create jobs; we want it to give we’re growing governments have a limited “shelf of experience, us affordable housing and the list disillusioned with life,” meaning after a given period mainly because goes on and on. of time, voters simply get tired of his charismatic, But when government in- government. And whichever leaders are in power rock-star persona evitably can’t meet our wishes, what’s causing this and so they start looking for was such a stark frustration arises. something a little different. contrast to Stephen Nor does it help that politi- disillusionment When that happens, the theme Harper’s unrelenting cians inevitably over promise and of “change” is attractive. dullness. The Hill then under deliver. is we expect But while this political Times photograph by As a recent poll, cited in The government to fi x reality has always existed, I’d Andrew Meade Hill Times, noted, “nearly two- argue the current voter desire thirds of Canadians say they everything. for change is much deeper now have no faith in promises from than it was in the past; in other political leaders made in the run- words, people not just to seek- up to an election.” ing to replace generic Party A The end result of all this, is with generic Party B; they want that voters see the “system” as more than just change for the part of the problem. sake of change. So they want leaders who are Or to put that another way, shake the country to its very core. French voters wanted change. outsiders, who are untainted by today’s voters are losing pa- But as it turned out, that’s exact- Meanwhile, here in Canada, the politics of the usual. tience with politicians at a much ly what American voters wanted; we elected Justin Trudeau prime And this current voter mindset faster pace and more importantly, they wanted a leader from outside minister despite his lack of expe- should perhaps guide the strategies they’re becoming increasingly fed the traditional political classes, rience, mainly because his char- of both the NDP and Conservatives. Gerry Nicholls up with the underlying structure they wanted a leader who would ismatic, rock-star persona was If Trudeau stood for change, Post-Partisan Pundit of the current political and eco- disrupt the established order. such a stark contrast to Stephen then maybe they should stand for nomic status quo. In short, they wanted change. Harper’s unrelenting dullness. “Super-Change.” In short, people are frustrated. A similar situation unfolded Canadian voters wanted change. Hey, “Super-Changing Canada” AKVILLE, ONT.—The trendi- To see how this frustration can in France last year, when voters So what explains this strong would make a great slogan! Oest word in the political lexi- play out, just consider the case of there abandoned the once power- desire for change? Why are vot- Gerry Nicholls is a communi- con these days is “change.” U.S. President Donald Trump. ful Socialist Party and fl ocked to ers so ready to embrace untried cations consultant. Everywhere you look, politi- Throughout the Republican En Marche, a political party that leadership? The Hill Times

THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 11 Opinion Trudeau lacks means to end Alberta-B.C. feud

Justin Trudeau could not have done anything to resolve the Alberta-B.C. feud in a manner that reﬂ ects his commitment to see the Trans Mountain project succeed that he would not have been willing or able to replicate in a battle against Quebec and potentially Ontario.

B.C. Premier John Horgan, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, pictured on Oct. 3, 2017, in Ottawa at a ﬁ rst ministers’ meeting. Much as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might want to call an end to the hostilities between the NDP governments of the two provinces, he lacks the means to enforce a quick timeout between them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

But for federal mediation to work, at government could restrict the amount of the prime minister might be less willing Chantal Hébert least one of the two feuding NDP premiers bitumen transiting by rail or pipeline from to expend political capital on the Trans Inside Politics would have to have a political incentive to Alberta to the Pacifi c Coast is the nuclear Mountain pipeline.) meet the other part way. weapon in the arsenal. Whether he would be In any event, a divided NDP house As it happens, neither side has much totally unhappy to be prevented from using it on pipelines stands to blunt the New n the escalating feud between Alberta room to give up ground to the other. Ever as the result of a legal intervention from the Democrats’ capacity to score points off the Iand British Columbia over the expansion since the advent of a Green-supported federal government is another story. Liberals’ support for the Trans Mountain of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipe- minority NDP government in B.C., the two But for now, B.C.’s threat to close its pipeline in the next election. line, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is—for provinces have been on track for a head-on borders in whole or in part to Alberta’s bi- And then, had TransCanada not aban- now—a referee without a whistle. collision over pipelines. The alternative for tumen is only a proposal. And that means doned its bid to link the oilsands to the Much as he might want to call an end to either of them was a potential derailment. that for all of the inches upon inches of refi neries of the east coast via the Energy the hostilities between the NDP governments This is a war Alberta Premier Rachel virtual column ink expended on calling for East pipeline, Trudeau would be looking of the two provinces, he lacks the means to Notley has to win. She cannot afford to so-called federal leadership, Trudeau can at a similarly ugly battle on the Central enforce a quick timeout between them. see the Trans Mountain project aban- hardly take a province to court for usurp- Canada battlefi eld. That could change over time. But things doned, especially as a result of the actions ing Ottawa’s constitutional powers over That would have meant he’d have to ar- may have to get worse before Trudeau has of a fellow NDP premier. She also needs what remains a statement of intent. ticulate a response to the confl ict between a shot, if not at making them better, at least to be seen to be pulling no punches on That will change if B.C.’s intentions are Edmonton and Victoria that took into ac- at forcing a resolution of the issue. behalf of her province. translated into actual regulations. Until count the necessity of regional symmetry. By now, the federal government has The survival of B.C. Premier John Hor- that happens, there is nothing concrete for To be clear, Trudeau could not have used all the back channels at its disposal gan’s minority government is conditional on the federal government to take to court. done anything to resolve the Alberta-B.C. to try to mediate the dispute between Ed- the continued support of the Green Party. The Alberta-B.C. feud is politically messy feud in a manner that refl ects his commit- monton and Victoria. He was elected on the promise of using for Trudeau, but it could have been worse. ment to see the Trans Mountain project Sticks and carrots have been hinted every means at his government’s disposal Were the country’s two NDP premiers succeed that he would not have been will- at. In a B.C. interview last week, Trudeau to prevent the Trans Mountain pipeline from not on opposite sides of the pipeline is- ing or able to replicate in a battle against linked his government’s $1.5-billion coastal being expanded. With an eye to turning sue, Trudeau would likely face a heavy Quebec and potentially Ontario. protection plan to the building of the his governing minority into a majority, he barrage of New Democrat attacks in the Chantal Hébert is a national affairs Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. needs to be seen to be doing just that. House of Commons. (Mind you, if Notley writer. This column was released on Feb. 8. He tried to make a case that the On that score, his suggestion that his were not a key ally of his government, The Hill Times federal-provincial consensus to put a fl oor price on carbon would not be sustainable, absent some positive developments for Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Alberta’s energy industry. RICHARD WAGNER Welcomed as new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (uOttawa BSocSc ’78, LLL ’79)

SHAPING THE OUR ALUMNI RIGHTS OF ARE CHANGING In the escalating feud between Alberta and British Columbia over the expansion of Kinder CANADIANS THE WORLD Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is—for now—a referee without a whistle, writes Chantal Hébert. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade 12 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion Universal health care: a no-brainer Since half of that ONDON, U.K.—It began, as on the NHS to match. As a result, NHS that enables British people care program,” he told Parliament. Lso many things do these days, many people are dissatisfi ed with to live longer. They are less obese “The government is steadily but enormous American with a Donald Trump tweet. Frus- the growing delays in treatment, than Americans (23 per cent of surely progressing towards a goal trated by his inability to kill the but the NHS is the most beloved English adults have a body mass of universal health coverage.” spending on health ‘Obamacare’ expansion of public institution in the United Kingdom. index of more than 30, compared People are already calling it goes to profi t-making health-care provision in the Not one person in a hundred would to 32 per cent of Americans). The ‘Modicare’ (after Prime Minister United States, Trump seized on a want to replace it with a privatized, murder rate in the U.S. is fi ve Narendra Modi), and it does bear enterprises like protest about the under-funding insurance-based system. times higher than it is in the U.K. more than a passing resemblance insurance companies, of Britain’s National Health Ser- A huge controversy rages But even if average life-spans to Obamacare. vice (NHS) in London on Feb. 3 to permanently in the United States were identical in the two coun- India currently spends only one there is an immensely trash the entire concept of univer- over public vs. private spending tries, Americans would be paying percent of its GDP on health care, sal healthcare paid out of taxes on healthcare, with the Repub- twice as much for the same result. so there’s still a very long way to rich and powerful and free at the point of delivery. licans always trying to cut the There really is no contro- go—and as always in India, the lobby fi ghting to keep “The Democrats are pushing share paid out of taxes by federal versy: universal health care is tricky bit is actually implement- for universal health care [in the and state governments (currently better. Since half of that enormous ing the programme, especially in the public-private U.S.] while thousands of people about half). But there is no equiv- American spending on health goes the rural areas. (Free government controversy alive in are marching in the U.K. because alent controversy elsewhere. to profi t-making enterprises like hospitals are mostly in the cities.) their system is going broke and Every other developed country insurance companies, there is an Diagnostic tests, doctor the United States, not working,” he tweeted. It was has a universal healthcare sys- immensely rich and powerful lobby follow-ups, basic medicines (like but elsewhere, even an awkward moment for Britain’s tem—and in an eleven-country fi ghting to keep the public-private statins for heart disease or dia- Conservative prime minister, The- study published by the U.S.-based controversy alive in the United betes control) and post-operative in much poorer resa May, who tries to avoid criti- think-tank the Commonwealth States, but elsewhere, even in much home care are not covered by cizing Trump whenever possible, Fund last summer, the United poorer countries, it is a no-brainer. the $1.7-billion scheme. Private countries, it is a no- so she let her health secretary, States came dead last in terms of Like in India, for example. hospitals and clinics are still not brainer. Like in India, Jeremy Hunt, respond instead. safety, affordability, and effi ciency. India, which recently overtook properly regulated, and frequent- Hunt tweeted back that while The contrast is particularly stark in China to become the world’s most ly overcharge. Poor families deal- for example. he disagreed with some of the the differences between the United populous country, is still rela- ing with a major illness often end protesters’ opinions, “not ONE of States and the United Kingdom. tively poor (although its economy up in the hands of money-lenders, them wants to live in a system Americans spend twice as much is now growing at over seven per and even in government-run [like the U.S.] where 28 million per capita as Britons on health cent annually). Last week in the hospitals bribes are sometimes people have no coverage … I’m care. Health services account for Indian parliament, Finance Minis- necessary to get good treatment. proud to be from the country that an astonishing 17.2 per cent of ter Arun Jaitley announced a new All that said, the direction of invented universal coverage— American GDP (the highest in the government initiative that will travel is clear, and maybe in a where all get care no matter the world), compared to 9.7 per cent provide the poorest 100 million couple of decades India will have size of their bank balance.” in the U.K. Yet the British system families (half-a-billion people) a universal health service like the It’s true. The British population delivers better results: life expec- with up to $7,800 annually to NHS. Beloved, in other words. is growing older and needs more tancy at birth is almost three years cover hospitalization costs in case Gwynne Dyer is an indepen- health services, but Conservative higher in U.K. (81.4 years, com- of severe illness. dent journalist whose articles are Gwynne Dyer governments over the past seven pared to 78.8 years for Americans). “This will be the world’s larg- published in 45 countries. Global Aff airs years have not raised spending To be fair, it’s not only the est government-funded health- The Hill Times

resources and eliminates some A rare look at the terrorist useless practices but it should convince those who are sure CSIS monitors everyone all the time that the agency is quite serious about threat to Canada thanks to CSIS concentrating on the real McMcoys and not the wannabes (spoiler alert: no one has the luxury to in- defi nitely watch people that never meddling in the 2016 election is rorism to actually executing a ing for fear of saying something end up doing anything violent). I hope CSIS takes but the latest example of many on terrorist attack. This research has that will be misconstrued or used This is a win-win situation for the another chance and the inner workings of the U.S. in- signifi cant implications for how against it. The decision to pub- Service and for Canadians. telligence community. And as for CSIS does what it does, and I will lish this report says a great deal Now that I am retired I often let Canadians know the Brits, scarcely a month goes return to this in a bit. on an important topic without refl ect openly on the kinds of more about what by without a report, either shared Firstly, though, I want to compromising sources or meth- things I did at CSIS in the hopes on purpose or otherwise, on what congratulate CSIS for agree- ods, the two sacred trusts of a spy that the confessions of a ‘former’ they are doing, what Her Majesty’s services are up to. ing to share this work with the agency. And yet it demonstrates can help Canadians understand their concerns are, Canada is defi nitely an outlier in Canadian public. Full disclosure that CSIS has robust, meaningful the nature of terrorism and just this regard. Oh sure, we see the though: this is exactly the kind of data and that it is applying sound what type of threat we face in our and what they have CSIS director on the analytic techniques country (I also turned much of odd occasion before Public Safety to that data in order my original research at CSIS into discovered regarding The Threat from a parliamentary com- Minister Ralph to both get a better my fi rst book Within those concerns. mittee on this or that, Goodale, understanding of the ). With this move to give but there is seldom pictured threat we face and Canadians a little insight into any real insight into recently on contribute to what what it does, CSIS has performed what the spy agency the Hill, is the organization, as a valuable service and it now knows or does. the federal one of our key threat becomes a little easier for those Thankfully, that political diminishment bodies, studying terrorism on the outside changed, even if only minister should do about it. (i.e., academics) to see that our a bit, this week when responsible The importance intelligence agencies are capable a report appeared for CSIS. The of this work lies in its of doing quality research and on the Public Safety Hill Times promise to help CSIS analysis. I sincerely hope that this Canada website photograph by narrow the focus of is not the fi rst and last time CSIS penned by CSIS and Andrew Meade its investigations to elects to take a chance and let entitled “Mobilization those who pose the Canadians know more about what Phil Gurski to Violence (Terror- greatest danger. If it it’s doing, what its concerns are, Terrorism ism) Research: key indeed proves possible and what it has discovered regard- fi ndings.” The awkward title work I did over my 15 years with to separate the ‘talkers’ from the ing those concerns. This is indeed notwithstanding, it is a fascinat- the organization and I was very ‘walkers’— although I think (and a good news day for the service TTAWA—We get a peek at ing look into work carried out proud (personally) to see that CSIS appears to agree) that their and for Canadians and I for one Owhat security intelligence by CSIS analysts on the very the research I and my colleagues fi ndings are not guarantees and look forward to future disclosures. services do all too rarely in this important question of whether pioneered in the mid-2000s is will never be 100 per cent reli- Phil Gurski is president and country. In contrast, the recent it is possible to determine when continuing. You must understand able—then CSIS will spend less CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk leaking of an FBI memo on the in- a person (or cell) is planning to that the ‘prime directive’ of an time on the former and more on Consulting. vestigation into possible Russian move beyond talking about ter- intelligence service is to say noth- the latter. This not only frees up The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 13 Opinion A strong federal presence will make eye health, vision care, and rehabilitation services a population health priority. Should the governments CANADA’S EMERGING of Canada and Nova CRISIS IN EYE HEALTH

Scotia name something IN CANADA: Vision loss is the most after a neo-Nazi? feared disability

than 10,000 artifacts at his home, includ- Vision loss has By 2032, vision So: how was a known ing a letter written by George Washington, 5.5 million Just 1% and notorious Nazi valued at more than $1-million. Canadians the highest loss is expected of the total He thereafter pleaded guilty to charges have vision- direct health to cost more than expenditures enthusiast allowed to of fraud, theft, possession of property threatening eye care costs $30 billion on vision loss obtained by crime, possession of a forged conditions, which of any disease annually is invested in pull a fast one on two document, obstruction of justice and is projected to category in post-vision loss providing a false statement. And he was increase by 29% Canada rehabilitation levels of government? So granted full parole just three years later. Born in Halifax in the 1960s, Tillmann over the next therapy he could upset Jewish was a handsome, charming fellow. He decade Nova Scotians? And, grew up in a relatively affl uent family. He obtained a degree in marketing, and now that they know, will travelled to Russia, where he learned THE GOOD NEWS: to speak the language. While there, he they clean up their mess? married a beautiful Russian university Vision loss can be treated or student, and the two of them were a Many questions. In the veritable Bonnie and Clyde, travelling all John Mark Tillmann case, over Europe and the Americas, swiping prevented in 75 per cent of cases. art and artifacts. answers remain elusive. Tillmann mainly stole valuable things, the police say, for kicks. CBC’s Fifth Estate and American media have paid a lot of attention to his art heists. Less attention, however, has been given to his political views. That’s unfortunate—because John Mark Tillmann is a self-admitted Nazi fan. When the cops fi nally showed up, they found Nazi paraphernalia all over his impressive waterfront home in Fall River. There was a framed photo of Adolf Hitler in a window, which Tillmann called “a spe- EYE HEALTH AND VISION CARE REQUIRES OUR Warren Kinsella cial spot in my home.” Tillmann says Hitler Th e War Room was “a great man—one of the greatest men COLLECTIVE, IMMEDIATE LEADERSHIP. in history. A decent man.” There were Nazi armbands and insignia WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE: ORONTO—Should the governments of and whatnot, too, all carefully maintained. TCanada and Nova Scotia name some- Asked about his Nazi leanings by the Fifth thing after a neo-Nazi? Estate in 2016, after he got out prison, Tillmann It’s not a hypothetical question. said: “I stand by that. I stand by that today.” Fall River, N.S. (pop. 11,526) is a little Oh, and there’s also a Nazi fl ag that he’s community in Halifax’s regional munici- positioned over a railing, where neighbours pality. By all accounts, it’s a lovely spot, could see it. Maybe he wanted them to see and the locals are nice. If you go hiking on it. In Fall River, in fact, there is a widely A pan- Research Enhanced Funding for Public a trail in the area, you may spot a bear or a held view that Tillmann—aided and abetted Canadian funding access to care collaborative education on bobcat or the occasional coyote. by his mother—successfully lobbied to get Tillmann Brook runs alongside such a the Brook’s name changed to Tillmann, Framework across the for Indigenous vision care eye health trail. According to Natural Resources Can- to emphasize his German antecedents; to for Action eye health peoples pilot projects as a core ada, which oversee such things, Tillmann make Jews feel uncomfortable. continuum component of Brook’s name is designated as “offi cial.” “There’s a Jew who lives near there,” says overall health The decision apparently goes back to 1999, Tillmann in a self-made 2011 home video. care and would have been made by something “It’s an appropriate name to put near him.” called the Geographical Names Board of He then gives a dark laugh. Canada, with some participation by Nova So, how did all that happen? How Scotia’s government, too. did a proud Nazi supporter get a name Tillmann Brook is a river, basically, that change—to, as he admits, make Jews feel VISION HEALTH FOR CANADIANS: Contact Laurèl Craib fl ows from Soldier Lake into Miller Kale. uncomfortable? 613.235.7924 x 214 There’s a little waterfall on it, and people The folks at the Geographic Names WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? [email protected] are known to regularly hike there to take Board of Canada know all about the a look. What’s less known, however, is Tillmann Brook problem, but they say they whether any of the visitors—or even lo- can’t talk about it. They refer a writer to cals—are aware of the origins of Tillmann the Nova Scotia government, which they Brook’s name. say initiated the name change. Because there’s a problem with its name— Nova Scotia’s Geographic Information and John Mark Tillmann is the problem. He’s Services, meanwhile, said a “support special- proud of Tillmann Brook’s name, and he has ist” would respond. By press time, they hadn’t. even been known to pose beside a Tillmann So: how was a known and notorious Brook sign for a photograph. Nazi enthusiast allowed to pull a fast one Making a Nazi salute. on two levels of government? So he could He’s a notorious sort of fellow, John upset Jewish Nova Scotians? And, now that Mark Tillmann is. You may have even seen they know, will they clean up their mess? him on TV. He’s perhaps better known for Many questions. In the John Mark Till- being a very successful art thief: in January mann case, answers remain elusive. 2013, police arrested him for just that. Inter- Warren Kinsella is a former Jean pol, Homeland Security, the FBI, the RCMP, Chrétien-era cabinet staffer and a former and the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary national war roomer. were involved in the case—and found more The Hill Times 14 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion Liberals’ plan for veterans: numbers don’t add up

The more Canadians the post-April 2019 plan versus the two per cent of injured veterans in for spouses and children, unlike paid to deceased World War II New Veterans Charter. Further- receipt of the lump sum. the pre-2006 Pension Act. Further- veterans and their survivors to- and veterans learn of the more, the government announce- Undoubtedly the starkest differ- more, the manner that govern- wards the slow trickle of program 2019 Liberal programs, ment asserts that the most disabled ences emerge when the New Vet- ment determines disability levels changes for Canadian Forces will benefi t the greatest. erans Charter and the post-April has been far less generous post- veterans. the more the confusion I was far too hasty (and con- 2019 plan are both compared with 2006 than pre-2006. As a result, Veterans and their families fused) in swallowing this aspect the pre-2006 Pension Act programs. the average monthly payment have sacrifi ced much so that and anger grow. How do of the announcement. Upon Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, for pain and suffering under the Canada and Canadians can we survive the dizzying refl ection, there is much decep- during the 2015 election campaign, 2019 plan could be less than 20 prosper in safety and security. It tion here. promised to return to the lifelong per cent of the amount awarded is unclear what Ottawa is sacrifi c- daze induced by trying Setting aside the pre-2006 pension. In fact the mandate let- under the pre-2006 Pension Act. ing to recognize the lifelong pain to understand veterans’ plans for now, when compar- ters for both former disgraced Government claims it is invest- and suffering veterans endure on ing the pre- and post-April 2019 veterans affairs minister Kent ing $3.6-billion in the post-April a daily basis. benefi ts? plans, both programs offer an Hehr and current Veterans Affairs 2019 plan. However, it is unclear Sean Bruyea, vice-president of incapacity allowance of roughly Minister Seamus O’Regan commit if this is new money or merely Canadians for Accountability and similar amounts. The pre-April to “re-establish lifelong pensions fl imfl am: simply rolling over author, has a graduate degree 2019 New Veterans Charter is as an option for injured veterans.” money from existing programs in public ethics, is a retired Air taxable at $1,828/month while the However, the 2019 plan offers only into new programs. Sadistically Force intelligence offi cer, and post-April 2019 plan is tax free 40 per cent of the amount provided procrastinating to bring about frequent commentator on gov- at $1,500/month. What is missing by the Pension Act. change, government has been ernment, military, and veterans’ from the Liberal 2019 plan is the Neither the 2006 nor the 2019 able to transfer more than $1-bil- issues. supplement currently available plans offer additional amounts lion over the past fi ve years once The Hill Times which pays $1,120/month. The Liberal 2019 plan has no equiva- Sean Bruyea lent. This supplement vanishes into fi scally thin air. Cutting through the Rhetoric: Comparing Pain, Suff ering, and Benefi ts Veterans Under the April 2019 plan, the controversial lump sum still ALL $ AMOUNTS APPLICATION APPLICATION APPLICATION exists but veterans can choose a AS OF JAN. 1, SUBMITTED PRE- SUBMITTED APRIL SUBMITTED APRIL 1, TTAWA—The new federal payment of up to $1150/month, Liberal plan for veterans is all 2018. APRIL 1, 2006 1, 2006- 2019 OR LATER O depending upon level of disability MARCH 31, 2019 about saving money, yet again, at and gender. Why a maximum of the expense of veterans. $1,150? Veterans, including me, The more Canadians and veter- feared the government would Pain and Suffering •“Disability Pension” •“Disability Award” •“Pain and Suffering ans learn of the 2019 Liberal pro- merely offer the lump sum dis- grams, the more the confusion and Maximum $2,792.53/ Maximum $365,400 in Compensation”provides sected and distributed over time, month one lump sum a choice between a anger grow. How do we survive the an option already in existence. dizzying daze induced by trying to • Plus up to $698.13/ Or lump sum of maximum Veterans’ fears were justifi ed. A month for spouse and • Same lump sum spread $365,400 understand veterans’ benefi ts? VAC Q&A document indicates that $363.03 /$265.29 out over time Or First, let’s cut through the the $1,150 “was determined by con- /$209.44/ • No amounts for children • Maximum $1,150/ thick and misleading rhetoric. verting the value of the maximum The issue: Injured veterans lump sum of $360,000 into an age- month for 1st /2nd each or spouses month receiving pre-April 2006 Pension adjusted monthly payment.” additional child • Average $42,000 one- • No amounts for children Act benefi ts collect more in pain Disturbingly, since “sex is a factor • Average $698/month If time payout or spouses and suffering payments than fellow of life expectancy … the calculation single and $1082/month • Tax free • Estimated average veterans receive under the post- used to convert lump sum amounts with spouse & 2 children • Veteran Recipients: $200/month April 2006 New Veterans Charter into monthly amounts must incor- • Tax free 62,753 • Tax free lump sum program. Veteran outcry porate mortality rates which are sex • Veteran Recipients: 63,702 prompted the Liberals to announce dependent.” According to the 2019 a completely revised program to plan, the lifetime payout to male and Incapacity Allowances •“Exceptional Incapacity • “Career Impact Allow- • “Additional Pain come into effect April 2019. female veterans may be the same for Government talking points: similar disabilities, but females ap- Allowance” (Five levels) ance” (Three levels) and Suffering The New Veterans Charter and parently will receive lower monthly • Maximum $1,478.29/ • Maximum $1,828.67/ Compensation”(Three the April 2019 plan are superior payments. Female veterans should month Tax Free month levels) Max. $1,500/ because they offer more than not be penalized for longevity. Their • Veteran recipients: 1,524 • Taxable month just pain and suffering payments. daily pain is no less nor should their as of March 31, 2017 • Veteran recipients: 6,280 • Tax free They both provide medical and suffering be amortized at a lower vocational rehabilitation, educa- amount merely because they live tion, income loss, and medical longer. Additional Incapacity • None • “Career Impact • None care. The April 2019 plan claims The big picture: In terms of pain, to “re-establish” lifelong pensions. suffering, and incapacity payments Supplements Allowance Supplement” The reality: All injured Cana- most if not all veterans who qualify (One level) dian Forces veterans, under all for such benefi ts under the April • $1,120.71/month Taxable three plans essentially have access 2019 plan will receive less than Veteran recipients: 3,602 to the same income loss, medical under programs currently available. rehabilitation and care, as well The maximum disabled veterans as vocational rehabilitation and Attendance-Caregiver • “Attendance • “Family Caregiver Relief • “Caregiver Recogni- under the current plan can receive Benefi ts Allowance”Maximum Benefi t”$7,546.25/yr. tion Benefi t” (to be education (if not too disabled). We, is $35,392/year taxable plus a tax therefore, can set those benefi ts $1,847.82/month (Five (One Level) Tax free introduced April 1, 2018) free lump sum of $365,400. Under levels) Tax Free • Recipients: 305 $1,000/month. (One aside and compare pain, suffering, the announced 2019 plan, the same • Veteran recipients: 6,732 level) Tax free and incapacity payments amongst veteran would receive a choice as of March 31, 2017 the three programs. between $31,800/year tax free or the The bottom line: Substantial same lump sum plus $18,000/year differences between the three tax free. Critical Injury Benefi t “Critical Injury Benefi t” All can apply if injury is military-related and occurs after April 1, programs are striking. Pain, Additional existing and future 2006: $72,909.24 Tax free. Veteran recipients: 152 suffering, and incapacity are the benefi ts have highly restrictive most prolifi c veterans’ sacrifi ce on criteria. Only 152 veterans have behalf of Canada and Canadians. received the Critical Injury Benefi t Maximum Annual Including Attendance $35,392/year Taxable • Including Caregiver And compensation for sacrifi ce out of more than 62,000 recipients not Payable Under Each Allowance- Plus lump sum of $365,400 Recognition Benefi t- is grossly unfair depending of the lump sum. The government Plan Assuming Spouse Total: $89,401.08/year Tax Free Total: $43,800/year tax free upon date of injury, or release estimates only six veterans per year from the military but based upon will qualify going forward. and Two Children (not tax free. Or arbitrary dates of application. As for caregiver benefi ts, less including “Critical Veteran Recipients with • Including Family Care- $30,000 Tax Free Plus one- As the table shows, disability than fi ve per cent of the most dis- Injury Benefi t”-Family Maximum: 48 as of Sep giver Relief Benefi t-Total: time lump sum of $365,400 compensation has become increas- abled veterans receive the current and Attendance Al- 2017 $42,938.81/year (mostly tax free ingly miserly under each succes- program. The soon-to-be intro- lowance added taxable except for $7,546.25/ —Source: Compiled by Sean sive program introduced by the duced new and improved Caregiv- separately) yr Tax Free) Plus lump sum of Bruyea from Veterans Affairs Liberals in 2005 and 2019. Veterans er Relief Benefi t will nearly triple $365,400 Tax Free. Canada sources- “Facts and Figures Affairs, in a series of hypothetical -June 2017”; “Rates”- Effective that number but still represent Veteran Recipients with Maxi- January 1, 2018; “Pension for scenarios, claims that veterans will less than 15 per cent of seriously mum: 11 as of Sep 2017 Life”-various “Factsheets”; and, receive considerably more under disabled veterans and less than Media Relations querries THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 15 Opinion Studies on transition from military to civilian life hurting, not helping current,

Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan and National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured former members of Dec. 20, 2017, in Ottawa announcing the details about the Government of Canada’s commitment to provide a pension for life for veterans. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade Since 2007, both House of Commons to the minister of national defence when he committees on Veterans Affairs and called for submissions to inform the defence Armed Forces National Defence have made 121 and 69 policy. I was heartened to see some of my rec- recommendations, respectively. All this in ommendations included in the fi nal policy. addition to the recommendations made by Specifi cally, my recommendation to acter in Greek mythology who was forced to the veterans ombudsman and my offi ce. retain ill and injured members until all Whoever gets the job of push a boulder up a mountain only to have it Most have been accepted—however, many benefi ts and services are in place was ac- pushing the boulder up repeatedly roll back down and hit him. remain to be implemented. cepted. I have been told itis now offi cial In the Canadian military, there is no boul- Similar recommendations have also been government policy, although I have not seen the mountain after my der more stubborn to move than the process made by other government departments. anything to substantiate that assertion. known as transition. Often referred to as, For example, in 2012 the auditor general But we have yet to see the policy tenure ends will be at “transition to civilian life”—transition is, in of Canada weighed in on transition—two become reality—my offi ce continues to theory, a smooth and respectful exit from the years before I became ombudsman. He noted receive urgent calls from transitioning parliamentary committees military for ill and injured members. how unnecessarily complex the process was members who are being released before The reality is that transition is neither and urged the Department of National De- their benefi ts and services are in place. for many years to come, smooth nor respectful. fence/Canadian Armed Forces (DND/CAF) What solution is being offered? with the same, message Why? and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) to come Another study. The answer, I fear, boils down to a bu- up with a simple, user-friendly solution. In October last year, researchers from I will be delivering yet reaucracy that fails to consider new ways In 2010, VAC conducted a major study DND/CAF and VAC advertised for ill and of doing things and has to be dragged kick- on transition in concert with Statistics injured members to take part in a survey again later this week. ing and screaming towards change. Canada. A related study with Statistics to: “better understand the needs of ill or in- Canada was also done in 2012. The release jured members and their families during the We don’t need more studies on of the results of another Statistics Canada transition to civilian life.” As I contemplate survey of 400 Canadian Armed Forces that egregious waste of time and money, I transition members, veterans, and their families on don’t know whether to laugh or cry. The House of Commons Veterans Af- the subject of “Transition and Well-Being” is As I have said many times, the system fairs Committee has launched another anticipated this month. is broken but fi xable. We have the informa- study on transition. I have been asked to If that wasn’t enough, the federal gov- tion needed to fi x it, but that won’t hap- appear before them later this week. ernment committed to “reinventing transi- pen until policy becomes reality and the I hope this is the last time I will appear tion” early last year in Canada’s Defence bureaucratic obstacles are removed. before their committee, or any other, to Policy: Strong, Secure, Engaged. If that doesn’t happen, I guarantee one discuss transition. My offi ce and the Veterans Ombuds- thing: whoever gets the job of pushing the I’m tired of talking about the same man’s Offi ce have repeatedly offered boulder up the mountain after my tenure Gary Walbourne points over and over again. evidence-based solutions to these issues. ends will be at parliamentary committees for Opinion I know the number of times I have ap- many years to come, with the same, message peared before the Commons and Senate I will be delivering yet again later this week. committees and spoken about transition. I also When will policy become Gary Walbourne is the National De- here have been numerous occasions know that during the past fi ve years (2012- reality? fence and Canadian Armed Forces Om- Tduring my tenure as Canada’s National 2017) those committees, cumulatively, have As I told the Commons Veterans Affairs budsman. His term is scheduled to end Defence and Canadian Armed Forces Om- made or reiterated over a hundred recommen- Committee barely three months ago, I pro- spring 2019. budsman when I felt like Sisyphus: that char- dations to make the system work as it should. vided a comprehensive, evidence-based report The Hill Times

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CANADA’S LAND TRUSTS 16 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Senate

Sen. Peter Harder is the government’s Senators split representative in the Senate. Sen. Elaine McCoy is the former facilitator over new clerk, of the Independent Senators Group. Sen. McCoy says she is disappointed with the Sen. McCoy government’s decision to name a veteran House of Commons clerk as the new interim clerk of the Senate calls him ‘prime over Senate staff with more experience in the Red Chamber. None of the Senate’s top three minister’s man’ in clerks at the moment have more than three years of experience in the Senate. The Hill the Red Chamber Times ﬁ le photograph

The appointment maybe he was just [interim] because written form, to the Speaker and are similar enough that he can expertise from within in the leg- there’s some piece of paper that has to the government representative be a fast learner. So far so good,” islative sector, and I look forward of Richard Denis to get signed to make it happen.” [in the Senate],” she said. said Sen. Day. to both learning and apply my “I think he can do a fi ne job In brief interviews outside of The Conservative Senate lead- own knowledge and experience and planned and get up to speed on the rules, the Senate Chamber last week, er, Sen. Smith, said “He seems to to serve all senators.” ‘transformation’ to he said, before adding, “I’m a big the leaders of the Senate Liberal be a very interesting and credible believer in promoting from within.” and Conservative caucuses, Sena- individual with lots of experience. Senate recruiting HR the Senate’s human The appointment of a House tors Joseph Day (Saint John-Ken- I think having been in different administrator to the Senate is the nebecasis, N.B.) and Larry Smith jobs in my life, it’s important that ‘transformation’ lead resources department latest in a string of cross-Chamber (Saurel, Que.) said they could not people are able to transfer and go The Senate is also recruiting to appointments in the past year. recall the details of those letters. into different areas of expertise fi ll three other top administrative are the latest in a The previous interim Senate clerk, “My recollection was that we and adjust.” posts, using the headhunting fi rm Charles Robert, was named the new just wanted to have some say in Conservative Senator Claude Boyden. string of changes to clerk of the House of Commons last the choice of the clerk, because ... Carignan, a former leader of his The jobs openings include the summer over longtime acting clerk he or she plays such an important caucus, also said he did not object Senate’s chief fi nancial offi cer, the the Upper Chamber’s Marc Bosc, surprising many current role in the Senate,” said Sen. Day. to the appointment. human resources director, and a administration. and former Hill-goers. Mr. Robert Sen. Day said the government However, Sen. McCoy said “senior transformation executive.” then named former Senate law clerk has not made any promises to that the prime minister’s decision The transformation executive Michel Patrice as one of his new consult Senators on its selection for to appoint Mr. Denis without a is being brought on for a period of Continued from page 1 deputy clerks in the House, surpass- the permanent clerk job, whenever broader consultation with Sena- 12-18 months to “help the Senate ing veteran House administrators. that occurs. The government did not tors will make it diffi cult to build modernize and optimize” its human None of the top three clerks consult with opposition MPs on its trust with the new interim clerk. resources directorate, according to knowledge, leadership experi- in the Senate—Mr. Denis, chief selection of Mr. Robert as the new “This prime minister is very Senate spokesperson Alison Korn. ence, and procedural expertise corporate services offi cer Pascale House clerk last summer, as has surprising to me,” Sen. McCoy The executive will report to the required of this position.” Legault, and law clerk Jacqueline been customary, instead asking for said. “He said he didn’t want the Senate law clerk, Ms. Kuehl. Some sources familiar with Kuehl—have more than three years input beforehand on what qualifi ca- Prime Minister’s Offi ce to inter- The transformation executive parliamentary administration of experience in the Red Chamber. tions a clerk should have. fere in the Senate. He said that he will be tasked with helping the speculated that placing a House Independent Senator Elaine Sen. Day said Senate group didn’t want Senators to be part Senate to “enable greater open- offi cer in the interim job could al- McCoy (Alberta) said she was leaders were consulted on Mr. of his national caucus, he was ness, inclusivity and effectiveness,” low a more fair competition for the “very disappointed” by the selec- Denis’ selection before the ap- so sure of that. He said he didn’t and “enhance its support and permanent gig, by not allowing any tion of Mr. Denis as interim clerk pointment took place, but “I would even want to solicit potential development of talent in serving candidate for the permanent job to of the Senate. like to have seen a more thorough candidates for the Senate—he put Senators—and Canadians,” ac- get a leg up by working in the job “We should have somebody consultation.” a whole separate process forward cording to the Boyden job posting, in an interim capacity. fi lling the position who has been The leaders of the Senate to bring Senators forward. And and will be in charge of any “as- However, it’s unclear whether here, who has the institutional Conservatives, ISG, and Liberals then, suddenly, he had one of his sociated workforce transitions.” Mr. Denis will apply for the memory, has the in-depth exper- all said they did not object to Mr. own offi ce employees pick the The transformation is based permanent job. When asked via tise on our rules; has understand- Denis’ selection for the interim key civil service position that on an internal Senate document email, Mr. Denis responded that ing, as we are trying to modernize Senate clerk job. runs the Senate. titled the “HR Transformation the permanent job had not yet how we do business, how it will “We sent our clerk down there “That person has infl uence ... Strategy and Roadmap.” been posted as available. The PCO affect what we want to keep, and the House of Commons ac- every one of us turns to that per- The new human resources did not rule out Mr. Denis’ can- and how it might modify what cepted that. A lot of procedures son for advice. And that person, director would be the Senate’s didacy for the permanent clerk’s we would like to shift. What are now, we have to say is the prime third in just over two years. Luc position, saying anyone who was the ramifi cations of suggestions minister’s man. So how are we Presseau, who is retiring Feb. 16, interested could apply. we’ve come up with. All of that is ever going to develop trust with was tapped to fi ll that role in Sep- It has been more than two exceedingly important,” she said. him?” tember 2016 after former director years since the Senate has had Sen. McCoy served as the Mr. Denis responded to the Darshan Singh was fi red in late a permanent clerk, with Nicole ISG’s facilitator until last fall. Last remarks about being the “prime 2015. Mr. Singh fi led a grievance Proulx and Charles Robert fi lling summer, she and the leaders of the minister’s man” in the Senate over his fi ring, which he said was the role on an interview basis Senate Conservative and Liberal via email, saying he had “felt “without cause.” since the last permanent clerk, caucuses sent a letter to the govern- welcomed by senators and Senate Mr. Singh had fi led a discrimina- Gary O’Brien, retired. The gov- ment outlining their preferences for staff,” and looked forward to get- tion complaint against the Senate’s ernment still has not begun the the selection of a permanent clerk ting to know more Senators in the chief corporate services offi cer at the process of recruiting a new clerk, of the Senate, and followed up with coming weeks. time, Nicole Proulx, a week before according to several sources another letter in September, she He wrote that over the years his termination, and had clashed speaking on background, and said. The letters were sent via the he had been involved in the draft- with the Senate’s other top clerks as the PCO has repeatedly refused offi ces of the government’s repre- ing, amending, and publication of well, The Hill Times reported. to provide any information on sentative in the Senate, Sen. Peter bills and provision of legal advice Ms. Proulx would later serve the timeline for, or individuals Harder (Ottawa, Ont.) and Senate on issues affecting both the as the interim clerk of the Senate involved in, what it calls an “open Speaker George Furey (N.L.). House and Senate. after Mr. Robert’s departure. Her and transparent” selection process. “We were of one mind, and that “Having worked on the Hill for recent retirement opened the po- Conservative Senator Scott Tan- is, that we should, very quickly, almost two decades, I am deeply sition that has been temporarily nas (Alberta) said he believed Mr. name our successor to, essentially, passionate about the role of both fi lled by Mr. Denis. Denis would eventually be made the Charles Robert. And we should Houses in the legislative process. The chief fi nancial offi cer permanent Senate clerk. name somebody from within. And Although the Rules of the Senate position in the Senate became “We’re all operating under that we should name somebody who Richard Denis is the new interim and the Standing Orders of the vacant when Ms. Legault was pro- assumption,” he said. has expertise. And we should be clerk of the Senate. Mr. Denis House of Commons are different, moted to fi ll the role of the Sen- “My understanding was that it doing that with full consultation previously served as the House there are many similar underly- ate’s corporate services offi cer in was a prime minister that appoints and participation of Senators in of Commons’ deputy law clerk. ing procedural and legal prin- November. [the clerk], and that this was the choosing that individual. And we Photograph courtesy of the Senate ciples that apply. I am grateful to [email protected] prime minister’s guy. And I assumed made our position very clear, in clerk’s offi ce be able to draw on the wealth of @PJMazereeuw THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 17 Opinion

ments, along with those by the private sector to develop microprocessors, personal Canada’s on a diffi cult economic computers and off-the shelf software, had led to a US$2-trillion economy by the late 1990s—with ARPA’s investment in computer research of US$1-billion achieving a journey, we need a big rethink 100,000 per cent return on investment. These kinds of investments have continued, with ongoing benefi ts for the Signs are that while Canada mists, Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake. edge development and its contribution to economy. As Mariana Mazzucato points Their core argument is that we are economic growth. About 20 years ago I had out in her book, The Entrepreneurial will make some positive steadily moving from an economy where the opportunity to meet, at the World Eco- State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector the need for new investment in productive nomic Forum in Davos, Michael Dertouzos, Myths, there would not have been an Apple changes at the margin, this capacity to drive economic growth has director of the Laboratory for Computer iPod, iPhone or iPad without the various shifted from investment in tangibles, such Science at the Massachusetts Institute for technologies that fl owed directly out of likely won’t be enough. as machinery and equipment and build- Technology. He was a compelling advocate government-funded R&D. The same is true But what has been missing ings, to an economy increasingly depen- for the combined investment of the public for many of the advances in the pharma- dent for growth on investment in intangi- and private sectors in innovation, point- ceutical and aerospace industries. all along has been an bles, such as new knowledge, research and ing to the contribution of the Advanced We don’t have much data on the shift to development, business methods, education Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the an economy increasingly linked to invest- overarching framework or and training, and branding and market- Department of Defence in the United States. ment in intangibles. Statistics Canada did ing—from investments in things we can see ARPA’s contribution to the new world of produce a report in 2009, but it covered the narrative to guide us on the and touch to investments that are not so information technology “was spectacular. period 1981-2001. It did fi nd that by the end visible and cannot be touched. We can credit its investment with some- of 2001, investment by the business sector journey. The challenge they describe is that, to where between a third and a half of the in intangibles was greater than investment a large extent, in tangibles, a reversal public policies of the situation in the such as incen- early 1980s. The agency tives, taxation, says it is producing a fi nance, and new report but would subsides are not say when we can designed for expect it. a tangible In their book, Haskel economy. For and Westlake argue economic suc- that “there is something cess today we fundamentally differ- David Crane need to design ent about intangible Canada & the 21st Century much differ- investment, and that ent policies understanding the that incentiv- steady move to intan- ORONTO—Canada is on a diffi cult ize intangible gible investment helps Teconomic journey that requires a investments. us understand some of rethink of many of the things we do to This will the key issues facing us encourage economic growth if we are to mean, they today: innovation and reach our destination. argue, a much growth, inequality, the The destination is a prosperous economy different system role of management, that provides good jobs and generates the to fi nance busi- and fi nancial and policy wealth we need to support the things we ness growth, an reform.” value as a society, such as education, health increased role So there are big care, and a clean environment, with social for government differences between an equity and economic opportunity. But there’s in developing economy based largely no guarantee we will reach our destination. the needed new on tangibles and one This is what the current government’s knowledge, a based increasingly on innovation is all about. Signs are that more balanced intangibles. “The basic while it will make some positive changes approach to in- economic properties at the margin, this likely won’t be enough. tellectual prop- Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains said there was no need for more studies as he launched the of intangibles make an Sounding a bit like pro-Brexit campaign- erty protection, innovation agenda in 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade intangible-rich economy ers in the British referendum, who said greater focus on behave differently from a there was no need for experts, Innovation training and adult education, new types of major innovations in computer science and tangible-rich one,” the two economists stress. Minister Navdeep Bains said there was no infrastructure and more efforts to enhance technology,” he contended. “These include What’s missing from the government’s need for more studies as he launched the opportunities in collaboration and sharing time sharing, computer networks, landmark innovation initiative today is any serious innovation agenda in 2016. of new ideas. It means, for example, that programming languages like Lisp, operat- analysis of how the economy is changing But what has been missing all along has governments will need to fund a greater ing systems like Multics (which led to Unix), and what this means for the kinds of policies been an overarching framework or narrative share of investment. virtual memory, computer security systems, needed for future growth, opportunity, and to guide us on the journey. Public consulta- This is not a world of small government distributed computer systems, comput- prosperity. An intangibles-rich economy de- tions produce wish lists while government and low taxes as the drivers of economic ers that understood human speech, vision mands much different policies but there are gives us aspirations. Perhaps a framework growth. It is a world where public and private systems, and artifi cial intelligence, an en- few signs this is understood in Ottawa. might be found in a compelling new book, collaboration is more important than ever. deavour responsible for understanding and David Crane can be reached at crane@ Capitalism Without Capital: The Rise of the We have known for some time that gov- emulating human intelligence by machine.” interlog.com. Intangible Economy, by two British econo- ernment plays an important role in knowl- Dertouzos estimated that these invest- The Hill Times

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cpacanada.ca/federalbudget 18 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Political fundraising

years in 2015, with the Conservatives, New Democrats, and Liberals all boasting of post- Conservatives raised ing record-breaking numbers in the quarter Elections Canada political immediately preceding the Oct. 19 election. fi nancing statistics, 2015-2017 Over the entire year, the federal Conserva- tives, which served in government until early Conservative Party more money than November, raised $29-million from 118,253 2015 (annual) donors, in addition to the $263,350 it received Total contributions: $29,027,273.75 in transfers from registered associations and Contributors: 118,253 Loans from fi nancial institutions: $28,500,000 (1) $2,800 from nomination contestants. Monetary transfers from registered associations: $263,350.74 any other party since Despite winning a majority in the elec- Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: $2,800.20 tion, Liberals fi nished second in fundraising Total transfers: $266,150.94 in 2015, attracting $21.3-million from 93,426 TOTAL: $57,793,424.69 donors, and another $1.31-million in transfers. 2016 (annual) start of 2015, drawing The New Democrats were a close third Total contributions: $18,252,173.28 Contributors: 82,662 that year in the race to fi ll party cof- Loans from fi nancial institutions: --- fers, drawing $18.6-million in donations Monetary transfers from registered associations: $164,077.28 from 118,777 contributors. It also boasted Monetary transfers from candidates: $398.68 $68.4-million in $123,156 in transfers. Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: $8,066.83 In 2016, fundraising numbers were Monetary transfers from leadership contestants: $717,638.91 Total transfers: $890,181.70 down across the board, perhaps unsurpris- TOTAL: $19,142,354.98 ing given the lack of a general election. 2017 (summary of four quarterly results) donations: Elections That year, the Conservatives raised Total contributions: $18,859,192.9 $18.25-million from 82,662 donors, com- Contributors: ----- (collectively 147,921) pared to the Liberals, who drew $17.18-mil- Loans from fi nancial institutions: --- Monetary transfers from registered associations: $190,071.95 lion from 82,285 contributors. The New Monetary transfers from candidates: $166.97 Canada statistics Democrats saw donations plummet to Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: $6,009.60 $5.39-million, and its number of contribu- Monetary transfers from leadership contestants: $935,378.56 tors fall to 26,754. Total transfers: $1,131,627.08 But fi lling party coffers didn’t come During the 2016 convention in Winni- TOTAL: $19,990,820 But the Conservatives spent cheap for the Conservatives, who spent COLLECTIVE TOTAL: $96,926,599.7 peg, the Liberals voted to eliminate party COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS: $66,138,639.9 more than the Liberals and $8.86-million in fundraising in 2015, and an- membership fees. This change went into COLLECTIVE LOANS: $28,500,000 other $6.86-million in 2016, according to the effect on Canada Day 2016. COLLECTIVE TRANSFERS: $2,287,959.8 New Democrats combined party’s annual fi nancial returns for those In terms of transfers, the Conservatives re- on fundraising expenses in years, also collected by Elections Canada. corded $890,181 in 2016, with the vast major- Liberal Party of Canada Comparatively, the Liberals spent ity—$717,638—coming from its large pool of 2015 (annual) Total contributions: $21,276,897.57 2015 and 2016, collectively $3.85-million on fundraising in 2015 and leadership contestants. Fourteen candidates Contributors: 93,426 dropping $15.72-million $3.12-million in 2016, while the NDP doled were ultimately on the ballot for the party Loans from fi nancial institutions: $40,000,000 (1) out $2.92-million for fundraising in 2015, leadership at the spring 2017 convention. Monetary transfers from registered associations: $485,570.91 during those years to entice and only $315,815 in 2016. The Liberals collectively raised $240,858 Monetary transfers from candidates: $701,897.75 Party expenses are only shown in the in transfers, with just over 88 per cent com- Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: $119,227.03 donations. annual fi nancial returns, which come out Monetary transfers from leadership contestants: $5,929.44 ing from riding associations. Total transfers: $1,312,625.13 in the spring of the following year. Party While the combined totals of the four TOTAL: $62,589,522.70 BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI fundraising numbers, though, are revealed quarterly reports for 2017 shouldn’t differ 2016(annual) in mandated quarterly releases, published from the yet-to-be released annual return Total contributions: $17,184,318.96 he federal Conservatives’ well-oiled fun- publicly by Elections Canada a few weeks for the fi nancials, this method won’t pro- Contributors: 82,285 Tdraising machine repeatedly outpaced after the end of each quarter. vide a thoroughly accurate picture of the Loans from fi nancial institutions: --- The Hill Times Monetary transfers from registered associations: $213,629.53 its rivals over the past three years, drum- For its assessment, pulled number of donors, as it wouldn’t account Monetary transfers from candidates: $23,282.95 ming up more than $66-million in direct fundraising numbers for 2015 and 2016 for donors who gave money more than Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: $3,946.28 party donations alone, despite losing power from the annual fi nancial returns, while fi g- once over the course of the year. Monetary transfers from leadership contestants: ---- and being relegated to the opposition ranks, ures for 2017 were determined by combin- In 2017, the Conservatives saw a slight Total transfers: $240,858.76 a Hill Times assessment has found. ing the results of the four quarterly reports. increase in their fundraising haul, which rose TOTAL: $17,425,177.72 However, the Tories spent more than the 2017 (summary of four quarterly results) According to Elections Canada statis- to $18.85-million, while the party also netted Total contributions: $14,069,321.2 Liberals and New Democrats combined tics, the federal Liberals raised $52.53-mil- $1.13-million in transfers, with $935,378 com- Contributors: ----- (collectively 131,395) on fundraising expenses in 2015 and 2016, lion in directions donations and another ing from leadership contestants. Loans from fi nancial institutions: --- the most recent data available, collectively $3.77-million in transfers over the past The Liberals raised $14.06-million from Monetary transfers from registered associations: $118,119.23 dropping $15.72-million during those years three years. In the lead-up to the 2015 vote, direct donations last year, and $140,265 in Monetary transfers from candidates: --- to entice donations. Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: $22,146.33 the party secured a $40-million loan. transfers, with $118,119 attributable to rid- Monetary transfers from leadership contestants: ----- From 2015 to 2017, the federal Conser- In early 2017, Liberal Party president ing associations and the remaining $22,146 Total transfers: $140,265.56 vatives collectively raised $68.43-million Anna Gainey said in a letter that the Liber- from nomination contestants. TOTAL: $14,209,586.8 through direct party contributions and als paid off the remaining $1.9 million it There were 12 federal byelections con- COLLECTIVE TOTAL: $94,224,287.2 transfers from riding associations, nomina- still owed from the election campaign, and tested since the start of the 42nd Parliament COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS: $52,530,537.7 tion and election candidates, and leadership was now debt-free. COLLECTIVE LOANS: $40,000,000 in Nov. 2015, with the Liberals winning two COLLECTIVE TRANSFERS: $3,769,3749.5 contestants, according to statistics from Elec- When reached, Liberal Party spokes- seats previously held by the Tories and the The Hill Times tions Canada compiled by . person Braeden Caley credited the positive remainder being held by the incumbent party. New Democratic Party Under the rules of the 2017 leadership leadership of Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Mr. Hann pointed out that 2017 marked 2015 (annual) race, contestants were required to give 10 per Que.) and greater focus on grassroots the “worst full year of fundraising” for Jus- Total contributions: $18,593,468.51 cent of their donations to the federal party. monthly giving for allowing the party to tin Trudeau since he became Liberal Party Contributors: 118,777 The Conservatives also secured a Loans from fi nancial institutions: $22,000,000 (1) make inroads on closing the “enormous leader in 2013, as well as the fi rst time Monetary transfers from registered associations: $57,538.20 $28.5-million loan from RBC in the run-up gap” in contributions with the Conserva- under his leadership that the party had less Monetary transfers from candidates: $65,618.35 to the 2015 election, though offi cials said tives that existed during former prime than 40,000 donors in the fourth quarter. Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: --- it was paid it off in its entirety before the minister Stephen Harper’s tenure in offi ce. He also noted that when compared to Monetary transfers from leadership contestants: --- March 2016 convention. The median donation for the Liberal Party the results of the 2015 vote, the Liberals Total transfers: $123,156.55 Retired senator Irving Gerstein serves TOTAL: $40,716,625.06 (including $1,895 in non-monetary contribu- is only $13, he said. actually saw their vote share decline in tions from individuals) as chair of the Conservative Fund of Can- Mr. Caley also argued the Liberals were nine of the 12 byelections contested since 2016(annual) ada, the party’s war chest. Former prime using their resources far more effi ciently the start of the 42nd Parliament, while the Total contributions: $5,398,683.65 minister Stephen Harper was appointed to than the Conservatives, citing the stark Conservatives increased their percentage Contributors: 26,754 the fund’s six-member board in 2017. disparity in fundraising expenses between of the vote in nine of the races. Loans from fi nancial institutions: --- Conservative spokesperson Cory Hann the two parties. Monetary transfers from registered associations: $24,830.00 Mr. Caley countered that the Liberals Monetary transfers from candidates: $23,282.95 credited the party’s continued fundraising During the past three years, the New “drastic increase in grassroots fundraising Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: $9,897.91 success to the compelling alternative vision Democrats raised $28.87-million from support” in recent years has allowed the party Monetary transfers from leadership contestants: ---- for Canada offered by Conservative leader donors, and roughly $165,000 in transfers to invest in training new volunteers and orga- Total transfers: $34,772.91 Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) from candidates and riding associations, nizers, and developing innovative campaigns TOTAL: $5,433,456.56 and mounting disappointment with the according to Elections Canada fi gures. The to better engage with Canadians, leading to 2017 (summary of four quarterly results) Total contributions: $4,874,278.49 Trudeau government. party took out a $22-million loan for the “successful campaigns” for the 2015 general Contributors: ----- (collectively 64,548) “We’re maintaining our advantage 2015 election campaign. election and in subsequent byelections. Loans from fi nancial institutions: --- because Canadians are responding to According to the party’s 2016 fi nancial Finally, the NDP, once again, saw fun- Monetary transfers from registered associations: $6,131.01 Andrew Scheer’s positive Conserva- return, the NDP still owed $5.5-million for draising fall to $4.87-million in 2017, with Monetary transfers from candidates: $456.51 tive vision for this country, and they see a loan with the Bank of Montreal taken out an additional $6,587 coming from transfers Monetary transfers from nomination contestants: --- that there is a real alternative to Justin Monetary transfers from leadership contestants: ----- in Aug. 2015. from riding associations and candidates. Total transfers: $6,587.52 Trudeau’s Liberals,” he said in an emailed Under the terms of the 2017 NDP leader- However, nearly half of that fundraising TOTAL: $4,880,866.01 statement, pointing to the prime minister’s ship race, candidates were required to give haul—$2.04-million—came in the fourth COLLECTIVE TOTAL: $51,032,842.7 (including $1,895 in rules-breaking vacation to the Aga Khan’s 25 per cent of their donations to the party. quarter of 2017, the fi rst reporting interval non-monetary contributions from individuals) private island and the government policies The NDP did not return requests for under new party leader Jagmeet Singh. COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS: $28,866,430.7 on veterans and taxes as sources of frustra- comment prior to deadline. [email protected] COLLECTIVE LOANS: $22,000,000 COLLECTIVE TRANSFERS: $164,516.98 tion amongst voters. All three parties had huge fundraising The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 19 Conservative Nominations News

Conservative MP Brad Trost, If Conservative MP left, is facing nomination challenges from Saskatchewan Trost loses March 10 MLA Corey Tochor, centre, and businessman nomination, he could Brad Rodokopp. The Hill Times fi le photo and photographs run in another riding, courtesy of Facebook says former campaign is a former speaker of the Saskatchewan been any [ongoing attempts by the party to Legislature and still a sitting MLA, and busi- defeat Mr. Trost] or that we expect any.” nessman Brad Redekopp. The nomination Mr. Trost is currently engaged in a nasty manager Ben-Ami meeting is scheduled for March 10, and the legal fi ght with the Conservative Party deadline to sign up new members was Feb. 8. after the party fi ned him $50,000 over al- In addition to Mr. Trost, who came in legation of leaking the party’s membership fourth place in last year’s national leadership list to the National Firearms Association. If Brad Trost chooses to tor of the party, the president of the national contest, six other incumbent federal Conser- Meanwhile, Mr. Tochor, in an interview council, which would have to be approved by vative MPs are facing nomination chal- with The Hill Times, denied that he was run for the Conservative the National Candidate Selection Committee. lenges, including: Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew- challenging Mr. Trost on the encourage- nomination in a riding other “Unless waived by the executive director Nipissing-Pembroke, Ont.), Kellie Leitch ment of the party leadership. He said he and the president of the national council, and (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.), David Tilson (Dufferin- stepped down from the speaker’s position, than Saskatoon-University, then approved by the majority of NCSC after Caledon, Ont.), Jim Eglinski (Yellowhead, because he could not have participated in consulting with the national councillor(s) for Alta.), Deepak Obhrai (Calgary Forest Lawn, any partisan activity. the MP would require a the affected jurisdiction, the applicant must Alta.), and Mike Lake (Edmonton-Wetask- “That’s not true, I’ve been encouraged waiver from the party and the not have been an unsuccessful nomination win, Alta.). Mr. Eglinski and Ms. Leitch have to run by people who live in Saskatoon- contestant in a Conservative Party nomina- since announced they will not seek re-elec- University,” said Mr. Tochor. “No, why I national council, according to tion contest during the same Parliament as tion in 2019. Mr. Tilson told The Hill Times stepped down as the speaker was the party nomination rules. the one contested,” states a Conservative two weeks ago that he’s still unsure if he principled thing to do. I hold true to my Party nomination rule that applies in a sce- would run again in the next election. principles, and because of the oath that I nario when an unsuccessful candidate in one The Conservatives won 99 of the 338 took as the speaker ‘I would not take part riding wants to run for nomination a second seats in the last election. The party opened in partisan activities’ resulted in my deci- BY ABBAS RANA time in a different riding. nominations in 92 ridings where there has not sion to step down as speaker.” Mr. Ben-Ami did not say which riding been a byelection held since the 2015 general Mr. Tochor said he was feeling “good” about upporters of Saskatchewan Conserva- Mr. Trost will run in should the MP lose the election. The 85 MPs who have not been chal- his chances of winning the nomination, but Stive MP Brad Trost say they are con- nomination in Saskatoon-University. lenged are now acclaimed as party candidates predicted that it’s going to be a close contest. fi dent the fi ve-term MP will win a March Of the 14 federal Saskatchewan ridings, for the next election. It’s expected that some “I’m feeling good about my chances, it’s 10 nomination contest, but if he loses, he Conservatives won 10, the NDP three, and of these 85 MPs might not run in the 2019 going to be a tight three-way race,” he said. could run in another riding in the province, the Liberals one, in the 2015 general election. election, and as a consequence nomination Mr. Tochor said some Conservatives in say supporters of the fi ve-term MP. There are three ridings in Saskatoon, and the contests will open up in those ridings. the riding have expressed their disappoint- “Certainly, I can tell you that if, and this only riding held by any party other than the Mr. Ben-Ami told The Hill Times last ment to him about Mr. Trost’s legal fi ght is a mighty if, Brad Trost were to lose his Conservatives, is Saskatoon West currently month the Conservative Party was rife with with the party. He said people told him the nomination in Saskatoon-University, I and represented by NDP MP Sheri Benson. She speculation that some of the challengers run- money used to pay legal bills could have a lot of people would continue to encour- carried the riding in 2015 by winning 39.5 ning against incumbent MPs have done so on been used to pay for other activities. age him to stay involved in politics, and to per cent of the vote over second-place Con- the encouragement of the party leadership. “What I’m hearing back from members perhaps seek a nomination a seat some- servative candidate Randy Donauer, who He said he found it surprising that Mr. Tochor is they want renewal, and there’s some real where else close by,” said Joseph Ben-Ami, won 32.8 per cent of the votes. would step down from his position as the concern about MP Brad Trost taking the former campaign manager to Mr. Trost’s Mr. Trost was re-elected in the last elec- speaker of the provincial legislature to chal- party to court,” said Mr. Tochor. (Saskatoon-University, Sask.) 2017 unsuc- tion in the newly reconfi gured riding of lenge Mr. Trost without having any behind- Mr. Redekopp said he was optimistic cessful leadership campaign. Saskatoon-University with 41.5 per cent of the-scenes “discussions” with the party. about his chances to win the nomination as Mr. Ben-Ami said he and Mr. Trost the vote over second-place NDP candidate As of the time of the interview last week, he said people wanted change because they remain confi dent, based on feedback, that Claire Card who won 31.5 per cent. Mr. Trost Mr. Ben-Ami said he was unaware of any think Mr. Trost is a “divisive” fi gure. He de- he will win. At the same time, he said, Mr. was fi rst elected in 2004 in the now redrawn information that the party was taking any clined to say how many people in the riding Trost, 43, is taking the nomination chal- riding of Saskatoon-Humboldt with 26.7 sides in the Saskatoon-University nomina- considered the incumbent MP “divisive.” lenge seriously, and is working hard to win. per cent of the vote. He won the election tion. He said he didn’t believe the party “I think we’ve had a lot of success sign- Mr. Ben-Ami said there’s nothing in the by a margin of only one per cent. But he would engage in any “funny business” to help ing up members and getting a lot of inter- party nomination rules that would prohibit increased his margin to about 20 per cent in engineer Mr. Trost’s defeat, but warned that est in change for sure,” said Mr. Redekopp. the MP from running in a different riding. 2006; 26 per cent in 2008; and 17.6 in 2011. should any such activity occur, Mr. Trost’s Both Mr. Tochor and Mr. Redekopp de- But Cory Hann, a Conservative Party The riding boundaries were rejigged and supporters would “hold the party to account.” clined to comment on the possibility that if spokesman, referred The Hill Times to a party renamed to Saskatoon-University in 2013. “We are perfectly willing to hold the party Mr. Trost loses the nomination on March 10, nomination rule that would require Mr. Trost Mr. Trost, a pro-lifer is facing nomina- accountable for any shenanigans,” Mr. Ben- he could choose to run in a different riding. to seek a waiver from the executive direction challenges from Corey Tochor, who Ami said. “I’m not suggesting that there have The Hill Times

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Huffi ngton Post Canada reported the resignation of senior PMO staffer Claude-Éric Gagné after he sent Government inappropriate messages to Myriam Denis, who had applied for a job in the Prime Minister’s Offi ce, but did not get the job. A former provincial ministerial staffer, and the federal whips to hold chief organizer for the party in the 2015, Mr. Gagné has denied the alle- gation. The PMO called an independent investigation into the incident in November, which was concluded closed-door recently, but the outcome was never made public. Ms. Denis wrote a blog last week for the Huffi ngton Post in which she recounted details about meetings with this incident, and another one Liberal MPs, pictured at a national caucus meeting, will be learning more about appropriate sexual conduct. The Hill Times fi le photograph with Vahid Vidah, a former policy adviser to Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger “We’re aware of the rapid NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, a (Waterloo, Ont.). According to her Liberal MPs, nature with which the whole lawyer by training, said that “we post, Mr. Vidah fi rst initiated on- area of sexual harassment and all have things that we can do line contact with Ms. Denis on his harassment is unfolding, particu- better in our past” when asked the own regarding a senior position larly sexual harassment,” said same question on Parliament Hill. in the minister’s offi ce, and later Ms. Tassi. “It is clear we need a Male Liberal MPs who talked conducted a job interview with her staff ers to The Hill Times renewed focus on this and that’s to on not-for- without any authorization from what this is about. This is about attribution basis said the recent the then-chief of staff Rachel Ben- responding to the needs for a stories of sexual harassment alle- dayan. After getting turned down renewed focus and ensuring that gations were changing the culture for the position, Ms. Denis reached discuss sexual that response is thorough, well on the Hill. Sources said that MPs out to Ms. Bendayan to share her informed, so that at the end of the from all parties were “concerned” experience. The now-former chief day, we can come up with the best and wondering “who is next” to of staff thanked her for the infor- possible process, and procedure face the accusations. mation and told her that Mr. Vidah that can be attained.” “They’re not sure where this is did the job interview without her harassment The recent tsunami of sexual going,” said a Liberal MP permission, and did not work in harassment complaints against “It’s not why we got into poli- the minister’s offi ce anymore. men in senior positions has tics. We got into politics to make Meanwhile, Liberal MP Alex- rocked work places in all walks our communities better.” andra Mendès (Brossard-Saint- of life. Numerous powerful men Liberal MPs said that they are Lambert, Que.), in an interview on the Hill from a variety of fi elds have seen now extremely careful in how with The Hill Times said she would their professional careers end they conduct themselves, and attend the caucus meeting, and the busy House agenda, Ms. Tassi abruptly, and their reputations who they hang out with in an at- will put out the idea of creating a Male Liberal MPs who told The Hill Times. The House ruined in the face of explosive tempt to minimize the possibility Hill “harassment watch.” She said talked to The Hill is not sitting on Friday, Feb. 16 allegations. A number of power- of being the target of any accusa- that she has talked to her col- because of the NDP national ful politicians at the federal and tion. These MPs said that some leagues about this in informal con- Times on not-for- policy convention in Ottawa, and provincial level from all major don’t socialize with their staff, versations, and the initial response as a consequence will be a four political parties have faced the and are careful about spending has been positive. Ms. Mendès attribution basis said day work week. Ms. Tassi said the same allegations, and the rumour time with MPs from other parties. said that she was still working on date was changed to ensure MPs mill has run wild with innuendo “They are not sure who to trust fi ne tuning the details of this idea. the recent stories of have enough time to adjust their that more powerful politicians anymore,” a second Liberal MP said. “In our [MP] offi ces, some kind sexual harassment schedules and all could make could face such allegations in the “As I heard many times before of symbol or sign alerting staff time to attend the meeting. coming weeks and months. ‘There’s no friends in politics, it’s that we would be there for them, allegations were Ms. Tassi said the sexual harass- All three party leaders, includ- the opposition and it’s something and to help them go through a ment fi le is “rapidly” unfolding as ing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau they could use, perhaps they process if they want to denounce changing the culture the House currently is examining (Papineau, Que.), were ques- would, some innocuous comment someone, if they’re going to make Bill C-65, an Act to Amend the tioned about their own conduct that you thought might have been a complaint, or if they want to on the Hill and MPs Canada Labour Code (harass- by the media two weeks ago, and funny they could take it out of vent,” Ms. Mendès said. ment and violence), the Procedure whether they might also face context, or put it in a way that Liberal MPs Pam Goldsmith- from all parties are and House Affairs Committee is similar allegations. makes you look very bad.” Jones (West Vancouver-Sunshine wondering ‘who is reviewing the MPs’ Code of Con- “I’ve been very, very careful A third Liberal MP said that he Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C.), duct on sexual harassment, and all my life to be thoughtful, to be tries not to hug people anymore, and Pam Damoff (Oakville North- next.’ the chief human resources offi cer respectful of people’s space and as it could be misconstrued, and is Burlington, Ont.) said they would is going to start in-person training people’s headspace as well,” Mr. always watchful with what he says. also attend the caucus meeting, sessions for MPs on sexual harass- Trudeau told CBC’s The House. “It’s changing the whole cul- and would offer some specifi c Continued from page 1 ment in the coming weeks. She Conservative Leader Andrew ture on the Hill,” said the MP. ideas with the caucus. Both said said the closed-door caucus meet- Scheer (Regina Qu’Appelle, Several opposition MPs also they would be able to discuss ing would help MPs understand Sask.) also responded in the told The Hill Times that the those ideas publicly only after the “We also want to make sure this issue better, and as a result will negative, saying he doesn’t go out #MeToo movement has “scared” caucus meeting. we hear [about] best practices, be able to participate in the review much in the evenings as “noth- men in powerful positions who Meanwhile, the House is personal stories on how we can of C-65 in the House and commit- ing good ever happens in Ottawa think that they could be next spending about $50,000 to pro- do better, or more together as a tees in a more meaningful way. after 8 p.m.” facing allegations of harassment, vide in-person training on sexual team. It’s going to be an open and sexual harassment, or making harassment to MPs of all parties. frank discussion.” inappropriate comments. The House has hired an outside Mr. Rodriguez, and deputy “[#]MeToo has scared the heck company called ADR Education government whip Filmomena Tassi out of everybody,” said Conserva- to conduct those training ses- (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, tive MP David Tilson (Dufferin- sions in both offi cial languages Ont.) are meeting with Liberal Caledon, Ont.), in an interview starting this month until the end MPs on Wednesday, Feb. 28 on with The Hill Times two weeks of May. Each training session Parliament Hill. The date of the ago, adding that every man work- will be three hours long and will meeting with staffers had not been ing on the Hill is now more cau- be conducted in groups of 20. A scheduled as of late last week. tious than ever before about what spokeswoman for the House told In the two-hour caucus meet- he says or does. The Hill Times, last week, that Mr. ing with MPs, the House chief “Let’s say somebody that you Parent was still in the process of human resources offi cer Pierre worked with and you’ve done working out the dates of the train- Parent will make a presentation something, or said something, ing sessions. to Liberal MPs about the current they’re annoyed. And you haven’t “The delivery of the new ‘in sexual harassment policies in done anything, but they say you person training’ is being coordi- place. After that, MPs will be able have, what’s the due process? Your nated with party whips and will to offer their views on the subject. career is over,” said Mr. Tilson. start in the coming weeks,” wrote The meeting was originally Just last week, two cases of Heather Bradley, director of com- scheduled for this Tuesday, Feb. sexual harassment surfaced involv- munications to the House Speaker, 13, but the date was changed be- Chief government whip Pablo Rodriguez is meeting with Liberal MPs on Feb. ing a PMO staffer, and a cabinet in an email to The Hill Times. cause of the short work week, and 28 to discuss sexual harassment. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello ministerial staffer. In the fi rst one, [email protected] THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 21 PMO & #MeToo News Myriam Denis story reveals questionable HR practices in PMO, say labour experts

sent her inappropriate messages On Feb. 5, Ms. Chagger told re- understand the organization’s ‘He has no role in the after she was turned down for the porters that her offi ce is looking policies and practices,” he said. investigation, period. job. The next day, Mr. Thalmann, into why she wasn’t made aware Mr. Ng said nowadays, human who is also the PMO’s director of of Ms. Denis’ experience with Mr. resources managers are often He is seen as an agent of administration and special proj- Vidah earlier, adding that she trained to handle workplace ects, messaged her on Facebook fi nds these behaviours “entirely complaints and harassment, and the PMO. In this case, he to talk about sharing her story. unacceptable.” taught about dispute resolution, has—on the surface—an Ms. Denis wrote in the Huff- occupational health and safety, ington Post that Mr. Gagné had Who handles complaints? labour law, and organizational interest in protecting the psychology. He noted that many sent her a friend request on Face- In an email, PMO press secre- provinces now have HR profes- PMO’s reputation,’ said book and messaged her months tary Chantal Gagnon told The Hill sional certifi cation and post-sec- after he had interviewed her over Times that the HRIO serves as a one human resource ondary schools offer degrees. the phone for a policy adviser formal point of contact for any “That [would] generally the specialist about the position in Ms. Chagger’s offi ce, “exempt staff,” meaning political case in the private sector,” added which she was not hired for. She aides working in the PMO as well Mr. Lucifero. head of the new PMO recounted that he messaged that in ministers’ offi ces. The HRIO “I don’t see why it should be Brett Thalmann, PMO director of she was so pretty and “he couldn’t “addresses and responds to inqui- harassment offi ce, Brett any different in the public sec- administration and special projects. resist and control himself.” ries brought forward, and where tor. You need that expertise and Thalmann. Photograph courtesy of Facebook Mr. Gagné told the online appropriate, it can arrange for a knowledge ... especially in such a outlet that he refuted the publicly formal, independent investigation.” high governmental offi ce.” Continued from page 1 He said a third-party investiga- undisclosed allegations that were Ms. Gagnon said that since Mr. Thalmann arrived in the tion has to be—and be entirely the subject of the investigation. The November 2017, the HRIO has PMO in November 2016 from the perceived to be—neutral, unbi- PMO has also refused to disclose “implemented a comprehensive Liberal Research Bureau, where with two high-ranking Liberal ased, and fair. Anything that can the allegations. He was placed on training program specifi cally for Huffi ngton Post Cana- he served as managing director staffers in a be viewed as infl uencing an in- leave in November when the PMO all ministerial exempt staff in da for one year. Before she worked blog on Feb. 5. vestigation can harm the integrity fi rst learned about the allegations. managerial positions, which has in the PMO, Ms. Saini was chief The interaction in question of the process. Mr. Ng and Mr. Lucifero also included several in-person train- of staff to Treasury Board Presi- involved the head of the newly- Alex Lucifero, an Ottawa-based said they were surprised that ing sessions led by a legal expert.” dent Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, formed Harassment Resolution labour lawyer at Samfi ru Tumar- there wasn’t further inquiry into She wouldn’t say what the focus N.S.) from December 2015 to and Investigation Offi ce (HRIO), kin LLP, told The Hill Times that the actions of Vahid Vidah, then a of the sessions were. October 2017. Brett Thalmann, reaching out to “to a certain extent, you can give policy adviser in Ms. Chagger’s Ms. Gagnon also said Mr. Thal- Mr. Ng stressed that human Ms. Denis after she publicly wrote credit to Mr. Thalmann for point- offi ce, soon after Ms. Denis had mann “has been doing HR since resources managers must be on Facebook that Claude-Éric ing Ms. Denis into the direction fl agged it with the offi ce’s chief of he joined PMO in November 2016 qualifi ed because a potential com- Gagné had inappropriately mes- [of the third-party investigator], staff Rachel Bendayan. and HR staff within the PMO plainant has to be able to trust saged her several months after he but the problem is the context in report” to him. The other member the manager when submitting a was one of several government which that advice was given.” of the bureau is Sabina Saini, harassment complaint. offi cials to interview her for a Mr. Lucifero also questioned deputy director of policy in the job in Government House leader why Mr. Thalmann fi rst offered PMO, who is a “designated point Bardish Chagger’s (Waterloo, her the opportunity to speak to of contact for the HRIO.” PMO’s politicized nature Ont.) offi ce. the PMO about her experience, “Staff are encouraged to reach Ms. Denis wrote that Mr. which gives the appearance of a out to Brett, Sabina or any other can make it diffi cult to Thalmann had contacted her over quiet attempt to resolve the mat- senior staff member to address their handle complaints Facebook messenger in Decem- ter quickly. concerns. All of this information was Mr. Ng said the HRIO could ber while a third-party investiga- Soma Ray-Ellis, Toronto-based widely communicated via memo to be in a diffi cult position when it tion requested by the PMO to chair of the employment law group all exempt staff,” she wrote. comes to responding to complaints, look into unrelated allegations of at Gardiner Roberts LLP, told The When asked, Ms. Gagnon because the PMO is staffed by inappropriate behaviour by Mr. Hill Times that “normally in the didn’t say what qualifi ed Ms. political aides constantly trying to Huff- Gagné was ongoing. The context of an investigation, if it Thalmann and Ms. Saini to “prove their loyalty” to its bosses. ington Post was also the fi rst to becomes public that there are other handle workplace harassment In such a setting, political calcula- report on the existence of the victims, the usual course is to ad- Claude-Eric Gagné, former PMO complaints. She also did not tions about how to resolve harass- PMO’s two-person HRIO, was vise the investigator to contact the staffer, pictured in May 2016. The discuss the role of Trish Renaud, ment complaints may be made, and formed in October 2017. potential victim or witnesses.” Hill Times fi le photograph who is listed as a human resourc- victims may feel reluctant to speak Mr. Thalmann had fi rst of- “The head of HR has an obliga- es adviser in the PMO. up in order to avoid damaging the fered Ms. Denis the opportunity tion to instruct the investigator to Huffi ng- Mr. Ng said a human resources offi ce’s reputation. to share her story with the PMO. expand the investigation so that a Ms. Denis wrote in the ton Post manager tasked with respond- Because PMO personnel are Ms. Denis then questioned why fulsome review of the matter has that Mr. Vidah had met to ing to workplace harassment political appointees, there could he reached out to her while an taken place,” she said, adding that interview her for a job but arrived complaints typically has a high also be a blurred distinction be- independent investigation into it’s not the role of HR to contact or in casual clothes and put his hand degree of knowledge about the tween “whether HR works for the Mr. Gagné was underway. Mr. communicate directly with potential on her thigh in the meeting. She institution, and the labour codes employee, the employer, or the Thalmann, who told her that he victims or witnesses “given the pur- later found out he had not been and best practices that govern it. optics of the employer.” He said handles human resources for the pose of hiring a third party inves- involved in the hiring process. Mr. “But HR has evolved into a the PMO would have to engage PMO, replied that he could put tigator is ensure an unbiased and Vidah has since left the offi ce, but Huffi ngton Post profession in which you can’t an external third-party to ensure her in touch with the third-party intimidation-free investigation.” told the he was just slip into the role because you procedural fairness. if she wanted. Ms. Denis replied Mr. Ng said if this was a legal not told to interview Ms. Denis Mr. Ng said strong policies on that, “it’s what you should have case, where due process was for a job, and “at no time” led her handling complaints are needed done fi rst if your organization re- enshrined, such an action could be to believe he was in charge of the now that more women are public- ally cared about women.” seen by the court as interference hiring process, and said he met ly coming forward with their ex- Mr. Gagné resigned as the and potentially result in the investi- with her in a personal capacity. periences in light of the #MeToo PMO’s deputy director of op- gation being tossed out as evidence. He did not deny touching her and #TimesUp movements. erations on Jan. 29 following the The PMO has defended the ac- thigh, but said if he did it was in a The current House of Com- conclusion of the investigation. tions of Mr. Thalmann, with press friendly, non-sexual manner. mons workplace harassment policy Mr. Ng said it was problem- secretary Eleanore Catenaro tell- After Ms. Bendayan told Ms. doesn’t apply to the PMO and other atic for Mr. Thalmann to reach ing The Huffi ngton Post that he Denis she didn’t receive the job, exempt staff, but Ms. Gagnon said out to a potential victim while an had not made the quick exchange she informed Ms. Bendayan about Bill C-65 will require the offi ce to independent investigation into an with Ms. Denis to ward off any her encounter with Mr. Vidah. The have a policy in place. Currently, alleged harasser was ongoing, be- political embarrassment, but chief of staff said that Mr. Vidah’s the Treasury Board has an offi cial cause he would be seen as having rather to “ensure she was aware actions were inappropriate and policy governing exempt staff, alan interest in the matter by virtue of the process to follow if she that she was very disappointed that though there is nothing about how of his PMO position. wanted to share her story with the interaction occurred, adding to handle complaints. “He has no role in the inves- the independent investigator.” that Mr. Vidah was not working in Ms. Gagnon also said the PMO tigation, period. He is seen as an When news of the investiga- Ms. Chagger’s offi ce anymore. was currently working with the agent of the PMO. In this case, he tion into Mr. Gagné broke on “Right there and then, she had Treasury Board to add the “proce- has—on the surface—an interest Dec. 13, Ms. Denis shared a TVA a duty to investigate,” Mr. Ng said. dure for harassment inquiries to in protecting the PMO’s reputa- Nouvelles article about it on Face- Mr. Lucifero agreed there was an the offi cial policy for exempt staff.” tion,” he said. book, and commented that he had obligation to look into it further. Myriam Denis, pictured on Facebook. [email protected] 22 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS Information and Advertisement Placement: 613-688-8822 • classifi [email protected]

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“How much of that I use on each day, which hat I need to put ‘It’s really a window to the world,’ on, it changes,” he said. As the MP’s “eyes and ears on the ground,” Mr. Kucirek said the riding team regularly gives immigration cases front-and-centre Mr. Alghabra feedback, fl agging surges in certain case issues to the MP, as well as the ministry in question at times. Likewise, he for Liberal MP Alghabra’s busy said he makes a point of noting when things improve. “A great example is when [the government] changed the spousal Mississauga Centre riding team sponsorship [waiting] times. I noticed the difference, I noticed cases happening faster,” said Mr. Kucirek. In 2017, Liberal MP countries in all: Pakistan, Thailand, centration of condominiums and related, and closed 718. Those 264 When a constituent comes in the Philippines, Switzerland, the apartment buildings that comes a remaining cases combined with with a case, Mr. Kucirek said he Omar Alghabra’s United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Ethi- “close second” to the fastest grow- 87 cases still open from 2016 and starts off by whittling down to the offi ce opened a total opia, the U.K., and Côte d’Ivoire. ing downtown Toronto ridings. another 51 still-open cases since heart of the matter: fi guring out With so much time spent away According to the 2016 census, the start of 2018, means the MP’s what type of case it is and what of 982 diff erent cases, from his riding, Mr. Alghabra apartments make up roughly offi ce is currently balancing a the issue is. From there, he said said his constituency team is key 60.5 per cent of dwellings in the total of 402 active cases. he sets out to ensure the constitu- 95 per cent of which to ensuring “the bridge between riding. With so much rental space By comparison, the last riding ent understands the processes Ottawa and the riding is solid,” available, he said his riding is a profi led by The Hill Times, NDP and requirements involved in were immigration- which means keeping on top of “convenient transitional place” for MP Jenny Kwan’s riding of Van- their case, and the next steps related. Roughly 80 constituents’ issues, and frequent, newcomers to Canada. couver East, B.C., reported 256 ahead—“the way I kind of look at daily communication between The riding has the largest new cases opened in 2017. it is honesty is the best policy.” per cent of those were riding staff, Hill staff and the MP. immigrant population of any fed- Of the immigration-related “Sometimes there’ll be points “At the end of the day, I spend eral riding in Canada, at 77,625 cases brought to Mr. Alghabra’s where people just are not under- spousal sponsorships a lot of time in Ottawa and I need people—or 62.2 per cent of the offi ce, spousal sponsorships and standing what’s happening, wheth- and refugee and to make sure that I have people riding’s 124,849 total residents— refugee applications are the most er it’s miscommunication because who look after our constituents’ of whom 13,260 were recent im- common, followed by temporary English is a second language for temporary resident needs when I’m not physically migrants from between 2011 and resident visa applications—com- them, maybe it’s because they’re there,” said Mr. Alghabra. “We have 2016, based on the 2016 census. bined, they make up 80 per cent under-privileged, maybe they’ve visa applications. a large volume of casework, we The top fi ve places of birth for of all of the offi ce’s immigration never dealt with this,” he said. have also a large volume of events the riding’s immigrant population cases. The rest includes citizenship In handling a case, he often BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT … other types of initiatives, so it’s are: India (11,110 people), Paki- cases, permanent resident card helps liaise with a given depart- important for me to be as close stan (7,445), China (6,565, with renewals, live-in caregiver applica- ment on behalf of a constitu- ississauga Centre has the as possible to constituents and to another 2,260 from Hong Kong), tions, express entry and parental ent. Mr. Kucirek said it can be a Mlargest immigrant popu- other stakeholders in the riding.” Philippines (6,005), and Poland sponsorship applications. “tough” job to tackle, “like when lation of any federal riding in As a result, Mr. Alghabra has (2,725). Roughly 70.6 per cent of For the estimated fi ve per you’re dealing with refugee cases, Canada which means Liberal MP stacked his riding offi ce with the riding’s residents identify as a cent of casework not related to you’re dealing with people who Omar Alghabra’s Ontario riding staff, with six constituency aides visible minority; and 63 per cent immigration, Mr. Kucirek said are in the worst of states.” team is an “incredibly busy” one. in all, two of whom work part- of residents have a mother tongue it’s split evenly between Service “When you have someone’s The vast majority of the rid- time, and only one legislative other than English or French. Canada, Canada Revenue Agency wife or husband abroad, they ing’s casework is related to im- assistant in place to staff him The median employment income and other ministry related cases. tend to be more antsy about it migration issues. on Parliament Hill, Aya Al-Shal- for the riding in 2015 was $33,048, But immigration cases typically and understandably so,” he said. “It’s really a window to the chi. With supplements, in part due and the area has a nine per cent un- take far longer to resolve, with “It’s happened where you have world,” said Mr. Alghabra of his to the riding’s larger population, employment rate, higher than both some processes having standard people cry in front of you and you riding in an interview with The Mr. Alghabra was allocated an the national and provincial average. 12-month timelines. just have to offer a shoulder to Hill Times last week. “Mississauga MP’s offi ce budget of $388,940 for Mr. Alghabra’s constituency Mr. Kucirek studied business in cry on, and you have to explain to is an international city and with 2017-18. According to the MP’s offi ce is located on City Centre university, and this marks his fi rst them what’s going on.” that comes with it different di- 2016-17 expenditure report, he Drive, smack in the middle of time in an MP’s offi ce. Before Mr. “We had a number of Syrian mensions and different needs and spent $38,806.16 on his constitu- Mississauga and directly beside Alghabra’s constituency offi ce was refugees cases where people were in different fl avours.” ency offi ce lease, insurance, and the massive and widely used set up, his staff got training from the camps, just sitting there waiting for Mr. Alghabra was elected to utilities that year; along with Square One Shopping Centre. late Liberal MP Arnold Chan’s of- things to be done and their life is on represent the newly reconstituted $281,122.83 on staff salaries. It’s on the fourth fl oor of a fi ce in Scarborough-Agincourt, Ont. pause, and it takes a toll on the fam- riding of Mississauga Centre in Constituency assistant Daniel 1970s-era offi ce building. While Nonetheless, Mr. Kucirek, ily [in Canada],” said Mr. Kucirek. 2015 with 54.7 per cent of the Kucirek, 28, is the lead staffer there’s no street-level signage in- who’s been working for Mr. Al- Syrian refugee cases were a big vote. Born to a Syrian family in charged with handling casework dicating the MPs offi ce is there— ghabra since December 2015, said project for the offi ce in 2016, and Saudi Arabia, Mr. Alghabra, 48, coming in to Mr. Alghabra’s of- a result of the building set-up, the learning curve was a big one: while both Mr. Kucirek and Mr. has lived in the area since 1998. fi ce, but he said the riding team according to Mr. Kucirek—the “the best way to put it is you’re Alghabra said they didn’t have exact He represented Mississauga Erin- overall has a “very open concept team makes an effort to publicize always learning at this job, on a numbers, hundreds of such individu- dale from 2006-2008. offi ce,” meaning everyone helps their address as much as possible, weekly basis I get a case that I’ve als ultimately landed in Mississauga. “There is a signifi cant, or dispro- weigh in on event planning and and still get between fi ve to 10 never seen before.” With some cases taking a year portionate need for [help with] im- other projects underway, includ- walk-ins on a given day. That’s on “It was a lot of hit the ground or more to close, Mr. Kucirek said migration issues, whether it’s family ing sharing some casework. top of between 20 to 40 calls to running…. After a few months you he often forms a relationship with reunifi cation, whether it’s family Naila Mahmood, 24, is mainly the offi ce each day, hundreds of kind of get into the swing of things constituents, and it’s not uncom- visas, whether it’s permanent resi- tasked with community outreach emails, and upwards of 200 letters and you realize here’s where I mon for people to continue to dency or citizenship applications, and drafting the Householders on busy weeks. go, here’s what I do, here’s how I “touch base” even after their case so there’s a signifi cant attention on and Ten Percenters sent out by the Aside from casework, the offi gure it out, and obviously there’s has been resolved. these needs,” said Mr. Alghabra. MP; Frishta Bastan, 24, tackles fi ce does a lot of event planning, other people that you can reach This is the second in a planned “People come to me hoping correspondence, outreach, and from setting up “meet your MP” out to,” he said, adding he sees his series of profi les of constituency that I can help and there are a lot occasionally casework; and Hec- events for Mr. Alghabra in a dif- role as serving as a “voice for our offi ces in some of Canada’s busi- of times we can, and there are a tor Lopez-Negrete, 28, acts as the ferent local coffee shop, grocery constituents,” and one that’s “part est federal ridings. lot of times we cannot,” he said. MPs executive assistant, handling store or the like each weekend, to legal, part therapy, part cutting [email protected] Along with his MP duties, Mr. scheduling and essentially “has riding town halls and beyond. through the red tape.” The Hill Times Alghabra is currently a parliamen- his hand in the pot everywhere,” Mississauga is currently entire- tary secretary to Canada’s Min- explained Mr. Kucirek. ly represented by Liberal MPs and Liberal MP Omar Alghabra, ister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia The two part-timers are Mi- they often opt to hold joint events. top row, fourth from the Freeland (University-Rosedale, chael Jackman, 21, who tackles As the centre-most riding in the left, is pictured with his Ont.). As a result, the MP is tied up data management in the offi ce, city, Mr. Alghabra’s offi ce tends to riding staff and volunteers, in Ottawa for longer than most col- including inputting physical fi les take the lead on organizing these including: Daniel Kucirek, leagues, and during sitting weeks on offi ce casework into a digital events, said Mr. Kucirek. The MP top row, second from left; only manages to snatch around database; and Fares Badr, 65, who also hosts a youth council in his Krishta Bastan, top row, 36 hours in his riding, typically helps with casework and com- riding, and is currently working to third from left; Hector leaving Ottawa Friday evening and munity outreach. Combined, staff set up discussions with local busi- Lopez-Negrete, right of Mr. returning by Sunday night. He opts in the riding can speak Spanish, nesses on the idea of creating a Alghbra; Naila Mahmood, to drive the almost 450 kilometres French, Farsi, Urdu, and Arabic. business improvement area (BIA) far right; and Michael himself, as he said it offers him Mississauga Centre covers the for downtown Mississauga. Jackman, bottom row, more fl exibility in travel. heart of the Toronto-adjacent city In 2017, Mr. Alghabra’s offi ce centre. Unpictured is part- He also undertakes more travel and includes the “high density opened a total of 982 different time riding staffer Fares abroad as a result of his duties. In part of downtown Mississauga,” cases, 95 per cent of which—or Badr. Photograph courtesy of 2017, Mr. Alghabra visited nine said Mr. Alghabra, with a con- roughly 933—were immigration- Omar Alghabra’s offi ce 24 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES

Feature Spin Doctors By Laura Ryckewaert CAREERS “Canada has signed on to the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacifi c Partnership (CPTPP). Is this a good move? Why or why not?” POLICY ADVISOR, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS “Our negotiating team made progress CAMERONCAM AHMAD to advance these objectives and ensure the Canadian Real Estate Association deal is more progressive and stronger on The (CREA) is one of Canada’s largest single-industry trade Liberal strategist issues including intellectual property, cul- associations representing over 125,000 real estate brokers/agents and salespeople through over 90 ture, and the automotive sector. We know Boards and Associations. 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Conservative strategist work hard to keep an open, global approach to trade squarely on the policy agenda. “The expectation we have for the Liberals To apply, please forward your resume by February 16, 2018, “As it always has been for our Conser- at this point, without any details available, is vative Party, when it comes to trade, we that they did not make any concessions on by email to [email protected] or by mail to: Chief Financial Officer, want to see that Canadians, workers, and supply management or our automotive sec- The Canadian Real Estate Association, businesses all get the best deal possible. tor, as has been opined at times. Of course, 200 Catherine Street 6th Floor, Ottawa ON, K2P 2K9. 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Headquar- Lcapitale du Canada revête une importance et soit une source de NDP strategist us not forget that the Liberals allowed the tered in Ottawa, the NCC is responsible for the management, fierté pour tout le pays.Ayant son siège social à Ottawa, la CCN a la development and conservation of the federal lands, assets, responsabilité de la gestion, de l’aménagement et de la conservation Canada-Europe Trade Agreement to nega- real property portfolio and heritage sites in Canada’s Capital d’un portefeuille de terrains, de biens et d’immeubles ainsi que de sites tively impact our dairy producers. Region. An exciting and challenging opportunity exists for an patrimoniaux fédéraux dans la région de la capitale du Canada. La CCN “It is no secret that the NDP has been con- “The Liberals are rushing to sign this experienced professional to join the NCC’s highly dedicated offre à un professionnel ou une professionnelle d’expérience une occa- team as Director, Strategic Media. sion passionnante et stimulante de compléter son équipe fort dévouée en sistently raising concerns about the TPP. Yet, deal, in hopes of revamping their trade tant quet Directeur ou directrice des Médias stratégiques. image and seem ready to compromise on Reporting directly to the Executive Director, Public and despite promising Canadians more transpar- Corporate Affairs, and functionally to the CEO, the Director, Relevant directement du directeur général des Affaires publiques et d’entre- ency on trade deals, the Liberal government important issues for Canadians and their Strategic Media plays a critical role in this respected, high pro- prise et fonctionnellement du premier dirigeant, le directeur ou la directrice continues to shroud their deals in secrecy. progressive standards to get there. We be- file organization. Supported by a staff of seven, the Director is des médias stratégiques joue un rôle essentiel au sein de cette organisation “During hearings with the Interna- lieve that Canadians deserve clear answers responsible for developing the annual corporate communica- prestigieuse et respectée. Avec l’appui d’un personnel de sept personnes, tions and social media strategy, issues management, media il ou elle a la responsabilité d’élaborer la stratégie annuelle de la CCN en tional Trade Committee, most witnesses on what is included in this deal and a gov- relations, and sustaining a recently transformed and highly matière de communications et de médias sociaux, de gestion des enjeux et spoke against the TPP. Experts have ernment that actually listens to concerns successful social media strategy and program. de relations avec les médias et de soutenir une stratégie et un programme pointed out that Canada would lose 58,000 raised regarding trade deals.” récemment transformés et très fructueux en matière de médias sociaux. As the ideal candidate, you are a talented leader with a strong sense of “team”, and have excellent personal credibil- La personne idéale pour le poste est un meneur talentueux ayant un fort ously, the farmers of Saguenay−Lac-Saint- ity with an ability to engender a high level of trust across the esprit d’équipe, une excellente crédibilité personnelle et la capacité de organization. You bring a proven track record in all aspects susciter un haut niveau de confiance dans l’ensemble de l’organisation. MATHIEUMAT R. ST-AMAND Jean were quite surprised by this outcome. of media relations and digital and strategic communications, Vous avez fait vos preuves dans tous les aspects des relations avec les The question is whether the minister of preferably managing a broad array of high profile communica- méd as et des communications numériques et stratégiques, de préférence Bloc Québécois strategist international trade reached an agreement tions issues. A strategic and creative thinker, exceptional skills en gérant un vaste éventail de questions de communications hautement in internal stakeholder relations management and excellent médiatisées. La pensée stratégique et créative, des compétences contrary to the prime minister’s orders or interpersonal skills are the hallmarks of your approach. exceptionnelles en gestion des relations avec les intervenants internes whether the prime minister was confused et d’excellentes aptitudes pour les relations interpersonnelles sont “The TPP offers some benefi ts for when he spoke to our farmers. This is ex- Ideally you possess a university degree in a related caractéristiques de votre approche. discipline. Fluency in both official languages is mandatory, as Quebec, particularly for pork farmers and actly the kind of thing that increases public are impeccable writing skills in English. Idéalement, vous détenez un diplôme universitaire dans une discipline maple syrup producers. Being so far from cynicism. When a politician makes an elec- connexe. La maîtrise des deux langues officielles est obligatoire, tout If you are interested in joining this important and proud comme des compétences rédactionnelles impeccables en anglais. Si cela the Pacifi c Coast, the province has very few tion promise, the public should not see it organization, please contact Judith Wightman at (613) vous intéresse de vous joindre à cette organisation importante et fière, economic links with Asia. However, on Oct. 591-8630 or send your resume by February 14 to Judith@ broken three months later. veuillez communiquer avec Mme Judith Wightman au 613-591-8630 19, 2017, during a byelection, the prime min- “This turn of events inevitably brings wightmansearch.com. The NCC is dedicated to the principles ou lui envoyer votre curriculum vitæ d’ici le 14 février à ‹judith@wight- of employment equity and strongly encourages appli- mansearch.com›. La CCN souscrit aux principes d’équité en ister made farmers in the Saguenay−Lac- to mind the words of a great Quebecker, cations from all qualified and interested parties, and matière d’emploi et encourage vivement les candidatures Saint-Jean region a promise about the TPP. from visible minorities, aboriginal peoples and persons Félix Leclerc: ‘La veille des élections, il des personnes qualifiées, et plus particulièrement des He said, ‘We will not make any concessions t’appelait son fi ston. Le lend’main, comme with disabilities in particular. Please note that while membres des minorités visibles, des Autochtones et des we appreciate all expressions of interest, only those personnes handicapées. Nous apprécions toutes les on supply management.’ de raison, y’avait oublié ton nom. (On the who will be retained for interviews will be contacted. manifestations d’intérêt, mais ne commun querons qu’avec “Today, we know that he sacrifi ced 3.25 eve of the election, he called you his favou- les personnes retenues pour une entrevue. per cent of the dairy sector and opened rite son. Of course, by the dawning of the holes in the egg and chicken markets. Obvi- sun, your name was forgotten.)’” “For years, Greens have raised concerns about the inclusion of investor-state DEBRADE EINDIGUER provisions in our trade deals, which allow Green strategist foreign multinationals to sue governments if they feel our environmental or other regulations have hindered their profi ts. TARGETED. EDUCATED. CONNECTED. “We have yet to see the latest text of the These provisions remain in the CPTPP, revived Trans-Pacifi c Partnership, but we know and Canadians are owed an explanation that Indigenous groups are concerned their and an apology for being kept in the dark Reaching qualifi ed professionals rights could be trampled by foreign companies. about such an important trade deal. Alarms are being sounded by our Indigenous “Canada’s dairy and poultry industries in government relations, public affairs, neighbours to the south, the Maori of New are rightfully concerned about the impact policy, and communications. Zealand, who believe that the CPTPP may not of the CPTPP on supply management, but include explicit references to their treaties and secret negotiations mean they don’t have the state’s obligations under those treaties. answers. It is outrageous that our govern- Similarly, Indigenous groups in Canada need ment—which promised Canadians trans- CONTACT reassurances that no trade deal will supersede parency and accountability—signed onto Crown-Indigenous treaties, nor their rights to a secretive trade deal to which Canadians [email protected] • 613-232-5952 ext. 243 protect their unceded territories. have expressed strong opposition.” THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 25 Events Feature

which will be co-hosted this year by House Speaker Geoff Regan. 3-5 p.m. House Speaker’s Dining Room, Centre Block. All Parliamentarians and staff are invited, Mulroney attends Manning conference Parliamentary in addition to policy leaders in Ottawa. For more, contact [email protected]. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade Calendar WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada 2018 Reception—Come celebrate Canada’s mineral explora- tion and development industry in advance of the PDAC International Convention, Trade Show, and Investors Exchange. 5-7:30 p.m. Commonwealth Room, Centre Block. RSVP to [email protected] Please bring government issued photo ID. Ottawa Launch of Report on Women Entrepreneurs & Innovation—The launch of a new report from BMO Chief NATA negotiator Financial Group, Carleton University, and the Beacon Group exploring the implications for business and the Canadian economy resulting from gender differences headlines conference in approaches to innovation will be celebrated at a breakfast reception at the National Arts Centre in Ot- on Canadian trade tawa.Government House Leader and Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger and the report’s Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Mulroney pictured in conversation with Anthony Furey authors, Clare Beckton and Janice McDonald, will be in as part of the Manning Conference's 'Spotlight on Ontario' event Feb. 9. attendance. The event will be hosted by BMO’s senior MONDAY, FEB. 12 vice-president for Alberta and the Northwest Territories, Susan Brown. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Registration is required The House Is Sitting—The House is sitting every by noon Feb. 13. weekday until Feb. 16. It will then take a one-week break from Feb. 19-23 before returning on Feb. 26. THURSDAY, FEB. 15 The House will break again on March 2, and take a The Gift of Jazz: From Africa to New Orleans to The two-week break from March 5-16. After returning True North Strong and Free—Deborah Davis and Segue March 19 and sitting every weekday for the next nearly to Jazz will be joined by Stefan Keyes, weekend Ottawa two weeks, the House will again break from March anchor of CTV News; jazz great Michael C. Hanna; 30 to April 13. It will resume sitting April 16 and sit Jamaal Jackson Rogers, Ottawa English poet laureate; every weekday until leaving for a one-week break from and former world tap-dancing champion Darin Kyle, for May 14-21. After returning on May 22, the House is their annual tribute to Black History Month. General scheduled to sit every weekday until adjourning for audience tickets are $40; $25 for seniors and stu- the summer break in late June. The Senate will largely dents. 6 p.m. National Gallery of Canada Theatre, 380 follow the same schedule, though the Senate tradition- Sussex Dr., Ottawa. For more, visit odysseyshowcase. ally only sits Tuesday to Thursday, and is scheduled to org. This event is presented by Odyssey Showcase in Ms. Mulroney’s talk with Mr. Furey was one of the fi rst to be held as part of this year’s Manning Centre Conference. The break a week later in the spring, on June 29. partnership with the National Gallery of Canada and Ontario PC leadership race will be decided on March 10. Canada’s Trade Agenda: What Next?—The Canadian sponsored by TD Bank. International Council’s National Capital Branch will Bacon & Eggheads Breakfast—The Partnership host this event featuring John Manley, president and Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) presents CEO of the Business Council of Canada, and John a talk ‘Canada Takes a Big Stake in the Driver-less Weekes, senior business adviser at Bennett Jones, for Future’ with Steven Waslander, University of Waterloo. a discussion of how Canada is preparing to navigate 7:30 a.m. Parliamentary Dining Room, Centre Block. with more aggressive trade partners in Asia and North No charge to MPs, Senators, and media. All others, America, while enhancing its engagement, and perhaps $25. Pre-registration required by Feb. 12 by contacting leadership, in the global economy. 5 p.m. registration Donna Boag at [email protected] or 613-991-6369. and cash bar, 6 p.m. presentation and discussion, 7:30 p.m. optional dinner. The Sheraton Hotel, Rideau FRIDAY, FEB. 16 Room, 150 Albert St. Register: [email protected] NDP Federal Convention—The party is set to hold or 613-903-4011. More information: https://cicncb- this policy convention Feb. 16-18, at the Shaw Centre, feb122018.eventbrite.ca. 55 Colonel By Dr., in Ottawa. To become a delegate or Video Games on the Hill—The Entertainment Soft- for more information, visit ottawa2018.ndp.ca. ware Association of Canada invites Parliamentarians and Hill staff to join some of Canada’s top video-game SATURDAY, FEB. 17 Ontario Conservative MP Lisa Raitt pictured during a Alberta Conservative MP Rachael Harder also took part companies for an interactive showcase. 5:30-8 p.m., Prime Minister Trudeau Makes State Visit to India— panel on ‘Feminisim & Conservatism’ Feb. 9. in the ‘Feminism & Conservatism’ panel on Feb 9. Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington St., Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, at the invitation of Ottawa. RSVP at [email protected]. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is visiting India Parliament Hill, featuring a discussion of the public WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 TUESDAY, FEB. 13 for a state visit from Feb. 17 to 23. The visit will policy issues currently facing the engineering profes- Bank of Canada Overnight Rate Release—The Bank includes stops in Agra, Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, sion in Canada. Parliamentary Dining Room, Centre Canada’s State of Trade: At Home and Beyond—The of Canada will announce its overnight rate target today and New Delhi. Block. 7:30-9:30 a.m. Canadian Global Affairs Institute presents this day- Carleton University 2018 Bell Lecture with Jean Cha- at 10 a.m. long conference, drawing together Parliamentarians, THURSDAY, FEB. 22 rest—The 2018 Bell Lecture will be delivered by Jean government practitioners, trade policy experts, business THURSDAY, MARCH 8 Conference on Security and Defence—The Confer- Charest, former Quebec premier, deputy prime minister executives, diplomats, and other key stakeholders. OEA/CABE Spring Policy Conference—The Ottawa ence of Defence Associations Institute presents this of Canada, federal Progressive Conservative Party Speakers include deputy trade minister Tim Sargent Economics Association and Canadian Association of annual conference Feb. 22-23. Fairmont Chateau leader, and Quebec Liberal Party leader. He’ll speak and NAFTA chief negotiator Steve Verheul. The Rideau Business Economics are hosting a conference discussing Laurier, Ottawa. cdainstitute.ca/events/2017-annual- on “Change, Trends, and Canada,” including the topic Club, 99 Bank St., Ottawa. $50-$175. 8:30 a.m.-6 various aspects of inclusive growth in Canada. Sessions ottawa-conference. of NAFTA. 7-9 p.m. Richcraft Hall, Carleton University p.m. Register via eventbrite.ca/e/canadas-state-of- cover issues such as the gender wage gap; labour market Community Liaison Offi cers’ Group Ottawa—The CLO campus, 9376 University Dr., Ottawa. Register via: trade-at-home-and-beyond-registration-42006716219. integration of Indigenous people, women, older workers, Group is hosting a 2017/2018 series of information https://carleton.ca/fpa/events/the-bell-lecture/. All-Party Agriculture Breakfast—The All-Party Agri- and migrants; fi nancial inclusion; inclusive tax policy; sessions for foreign diplomatic missions’ personnel culture Caucus is hosting a breakfast event at the Par- WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28 and the progressive trade agenda. The keynote speakers responsible for welcoming new embassy staff members liamentary Restaurant in Centre Block. 7:30 a.m. For are Annette Verschuren, chair and CEO, NRStor Inc., and their families. The group involves networking and Canadian Federation of Agriculture Annual General more information, contact the offi ce of Liberal MP and and Douglas J. Porter, chief economist and managing sharing information essential for a smooth transition Meeting—This conference will take Feb. 28 to March chair of the All-Party Agriculture Caucus T.J. Harvey. director of BMO. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Chateau Laurier and settlement of new families to Ottawa/the National 1. Speakers include Agriculture Minister Lawrence Macdonald-Laurier Institute Canada-U.S. Dinner—The Hotel, Ottawa. Conference fees apply. For more details Capital Region. Monthly meetings feature guest speak- MacAulay, Conservative agriculture critics Luc Berthold MacDonald-Laurier Institute is hosting is annual dinner, on speakers, rates and registration, please visit cabe.ca. ers. February’s topic is housing. 2:30 p.m. To join the and John Barlow, and Canada’s chief NAFTA negotiator 5:30 p.m. at the Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Pl. The Parliamentary Calendar is a free events listing. group or participate in the meeting, please contact Steve Verheul. Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent St., Buy tickets via macdonaldlaurier.ca. Send in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or govern- [email protected]. Ottawa. cfa-fca.ca. Let’s Celebrate the Food We Love: Networking Recep- mental event in a paragraph with all the relevant details Embassies and Ontario Employment Law—Join labour Canadian Association of Defence and Security tion—Canada’s Agriculture Day is the perfect time under the subject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to and employment lawyers Stephen Bird and Russell Industries Reception—CADSI invites all Members of to come together to showcase our pride in Canadian [email protected] by Wednesday at noon before the MacCrimmon of Bird Richard for a presentation on Parliament and Senators to join them for a reception agriculture and create a closer connection about where Monday paper or by Friday at noon for the Wednesday the law governing embassies’ relationships with their in celebration of the important partnership between food comes from and the people who produce it. paper. We can’t guarantee inclusion of every event, but locally engaged staff. As many embassies in Canada government and Canada’s innovative defence and secu- Celebrate with local farmers, agricultural leaders, and we will defi nitely do our best. Events can be updated strive to mirror regional employment standards for their rity industries. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Commonwealth Room, stakeholders at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building daily online too. locally engaged staff, this seminar will focus on how to Centre Block. during the evening reception: Let’s Celebrate the Food The Hill Times provide comparable benefi ts while protecting yourself We Love. 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. If you plan to SATURDAY, MARCH 3 from costly litigation brought by Canadian staff, as well attend, register at agriculturemorethanever.ca/cdn-ag- as a discussion on state immunity under Canadian law, NPSIA Soirée 2018—The Norman Paterson graduate day-ottawa. minimum standards under Ontario law, and drafting School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton Extra! Extra! Book Launch for Mauril and Me, Testimonies to a employment contracts for locally engaged staff. Shaw University is hosting a black-tie charity dinner gala at Legacy; Mauril et moi, Témoins d’un héritage—A year- Centre, Ottawa. 8:30-10 a.m. Presentation with Q&A to the Fairmont Chateau Laurier featuring former CBC ReReadad tthehe ffullull and-a-half after his passing, Mauril Bélanger remains follow. To register, visit www.lawyersforemployers.ca. broadcaster Peter Mansbridge, with funds raised go- a force and an inspiration for many. More than 40 of ing to the Ottawa Food Bank. The evening’s theme is ParliamentaParliamentaryry his friends, former colleagues, and acquaintances have FRIDAY, FEB. 23 “Sound Reporting in a Disquieted World.” 6:15-10:30 come together to record their fond reminiscences of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery Annual General p.m. $100-$250 per ticket. For more information, visit CCalendaralendar former Ottawa MP, to recognize his contributions, and npsiasoiree.com. pay tribute. David Small has pulled these stories to- Meeting—The press gallery is set to hold its AGM in gether and they are issued now in a single volume. Join the National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St., Ot- SUNDAY, MARCH 4 online co-hosts Liberal MPs Greg Fergus and Mona Fortier tawa. 12:30 p.m. Members will vote on a new board of directors. PDAC 2018—The Prospectors & Developers Associa- at the Métropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa at 5 p.m—or tion of Canada hosts its annual International Conven- after votes—to launch Mauril and Me, Testimonies to a TUESDAY, FEB. 27 tion, Trade Show & Investors Exchange, March 4-7. Legacy; Mauril et moi, Témoins d’un héritage. Metro Toronto Convention Centre. This industry event Pearson Centre Flag Day Reception—Canada and the Engineers Canada Parliamentary Reception—Engi- neers Canada cordially invites Members of Parliament, attracts cabinet ministers from many of the world’s top World: The Maple Leaf as our Calling Card is the theme mining countries. for the annual Pearson Centre Flag Day reception, Senators, and their staff to join them for breakfast on 26 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES

from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Metro Toronto Convention Cen- Heard on the Hill tre, and afterwards guests can head on over to the Steam by Shruti Shekar Whistle Brewing building on Bremner Boulevard in downtown Toronto, which Former chief justice Jen Gerson and Justin Ling have joined forces is where the after Beverley McLachlin. to do a podcast produced by Canadaland. party will be hosted. The Hill Times Elizabeth McGuinty This year’s Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn and Twitter photograph by Andrew Testimonial Dinner Meade about the lack of beards among his new co- honourees include workers,” Globe and Mail reporter Simon former chief justice Beverley McLachlin dies, mother of Ottawa’s Houpt tweeted on Feb. 7. and Mark Carney, former Bank of Canada In response, Mr. Ling jokingly tweeted governor, and it’s possible that they will be that he was “actually muttering a great at the after-party. recipe for almond cheesecake, and you’ve Advance tickets are $30, and $35 if you illustrious McGuinty clan totally missed it.” buy them at the door.

Continued from page 2 U.S. Congressman Pete Democracy Watch to the roster. Kian, Valentia, Nazanin & I could not be happier to welcome this Sessions, U.S. Ambassador challenges former lobbying little fella to our lineup. Such a blessing, commissioner on Aga Khan no greater feeling on earth,” Mr. MacKay Kelly Craft to speak at tweeted on Feb. 6. dinner event, Feb. 13 The veteran Conservative MP was fi rst Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy elected as a Progressive Conservative in Watch, launched a Federal Court challenge 1997 for the riding of Pictou-Antigonish- U.S. Congressman on Jan. 19 against former lobbying commis- Pete Sessions and sioner Karen Shepherd’s decision that the Guysborough, N.S., and then as a Conser- David McGuinty’s, left, and Dalton McGuinty’s vative representing the riding of Central U.S. Ambassador to Aga Khan did not break lobbying rules. mother Elizabeth has died. The Hill Times photograph Canada Kelly Craft Ms. Shepherd’s decision indicated that Nova, N.S. from 2004 through to 2015. by Andrew Meade and Hill Times fi le photograph In May 2015, Mr. MacKay announced he will be guest speak- the Aga Khan did not was leaving politics to focus on his family. eral MP for the riding of Ottawa South, Ont. ers at a dinner hosted break lobbying rules His fi rst child, Kian, was born in 2013, and for more than 13 years and was fi rst elected by the Macdonald- when he vacationed his daughter, Valentia, was born in 2015. in 2004. Dalton Jr., was fi rst elected provin- Laurier Institute on with Prime Minister He served in former prime minister Stephen cially in the same Ottawa South riding that Feb. 13 in Ottawa. Justin Trudeau in the Harper’s cabinet as the foreign affairs minister his father represented in 1990 and was later The event will be Bahamas. from 2006 to 2007, the national defence minister elected as Ontario premier in 2003 serving U.S. Ambassador to hosted at the Canadi- The CBC reported from 2007 to 2013, and the justice minister and for 10 years. Brendan McGuinty worked for Canada Kelly Craft. The an War Museum and that Ms. Shepherd attorney general of Canada from 2013 to 2015. former Ottawa mayor Bob Chiarelli. Hill Times photograph by will begin at 5:30 p.m. had determined Ms. Afshin-Jam is an Iranian-Canadian public Sam Garcia The panel dis- that the Aga Khan speaker and human rights activist, president cussion will focus was not paid by on what a future path for Canada-U.S. the foundation to and co-founder of Stop Child Executions and Former lobbying Gerson and Ling launch a relations will look like, and will “explore lobby, meaning his founder of the Nazanian Foundation. commissioner Karen the issues facing the Trump and Trudeau interactions with Mr. Shepherd. The Hill podcast by Canadaland governments,” the event invitation said. Trudeau were not Times fi le photograph Former Canadian ambassador to the covered by the Lob- Elizabeth McGuinty It looks like former National Post’s Jen U.S. Frank McKenna will moderate the byists Code of Conduct. Gerson and former Vice’s Justin Ling have discussion. “After reviewing the information provided dies, mother of Ottawa’s partnered together to host a podcast called Individual tickets cost $250. to me in the administrative review report, illustrious McGuinty clan OPPO. I have come to the conclusion that the Aga The podcast is produced by Canada- Khan receives no payment for his work on land, and includes discussion and debate Get your tickets to Samara’s behalf of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada Elizabeth McGuinty, the mother of Ot- on all things politics. and, therefore, does not engage in activities tawa’s illustrious McGuinty clan, including “This is episode 1 of mine and @jenger- Wonk Prom After-Party requiring registration as a lobbyist,” Ms. Shep- federal Liberal MP David McGuinty and son’s inexplicably Soviet-theme podcast. herd wrote in a letter obtained by the CBC. former Liberal Ontario premier Dalton Please forgive the rough audio, my vocal Mr. Conacher, however, argued the rul- The non-partisan civic engagement McGuinty, died on Feb. 3 at the age of 88. fry, Jen’s nihilism, and just @JesseBrown in ing was “legally incorrect” and “violates the charity, Samara, has opened up ticket sales For the majority of her life Ms. Mc- general,” Mr. Ling tweeted Feb. 6. spirit and purpose of the Lobbyists’ Code to its Wonk Prom After-Party event that Guinty was a nurse at the Civic, Wakefi eld, On a side note, Mr. Ling is also writing for of Conduct. will be hosted on April 12 in Toronto. Riverside, National Defence Medical Cen- The Globe and Mail covering the alleged se- “[It] opens up a huge loophole that big The after-party will be hosted right after tre, and Children’s Hospitals, in Ottawa, rial killer Bruce McArthur’s story in Toronto businesses and other organizations will the Public Policy Forum Testimonial Dinner, her obituary said. and freelancing for BuzzFeed News. exploit by having their unregistered board where more than 1,000 leaders from differ- Elizabeth and the late Dalton Sr., who “Congrats to @Justin_Ling on joining members or staff do favours for, and give ent sectors come together to pay tribute to was a former Ontario provincial politician The Globe’s national desk for a short-term fi ghts to, politicians and government offi - the achievements of leaders who have made who served in the Ontario Legislature from contract even though he totally ignored me cials they are lobbying as a way of unethi- an outstanding contribution to public policy. 1987-1990 representing Ottawa South, had in the 15th-fl oor kitchenette yesterday and cally infl uencing their policy making deci- The dinner will be hosted that same day 10 children. 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Oates; Célia Canon, press secretary; Chit- Goldberg, assistant to the chief of staff; and ban Sahni, special assistant for parliamen- Jennifer Swan, scheduling assistant. tary affairs; Saleha Assadzada, executive assistant to the minister; and Skye Wolff, executive assistant to the chief of staff. hill climbers Mr. Goodale, meanwhile, is also down Sports staff team stays an issues manager with the departure of Jessica Morrison from his offi ce roughly on board after change in by Laura Ryckewaert three weeks ago. ministers Ms. Morrison is now a policy adviser to Canadian Heritage and Offi cial Languages Science Minister Kirsty Duncan has Minister Mélanie Joly. been wearing two cabinet hats since also She fi rst joined Mr. Goodale’s staff team being made the minister responsible for Status of Women around February 2016 as an issues manag- Sports and Persons with Disabilities on er for the western region and the prairies. Jan. 29 in light of former minister Kent During the 2015 federal election, Ms. Mor- Hehr’s resignation from cabinet amid al- rison was a national fi eld organizer for the legation of inappropriate behaviour. Minister Monsef hires Liberal Party in Manitoba. Mr. Hehr remains the Liberal MP for A former page at the Manitoba Legislative Calgary Centre, Alta. An investigation is Assembly in Winnipeg, she has a bachelor’s currently being conducted into the allega- degree in political science and government tions raised against him, which fi rst came new D. Comms straight from the University of Manitoba, and while to public light on Twitter. Kristin Raworth there was involved in the school’s Liberal tweeted Jan. 25 that while working at the association, as well as its undergraduate Alberta provincial legislature, Mr. Hehr, from Public Safety political studies students’ association. She also then a member of the legislative assembly, served for a time as vice president of student made sexually suggestive comments to services for the university’s students’ union. her while both were in an elevator at the Now in Ms. Joly’s offi ce, Ms. Morrison legislature, saying, “you’re yummy.” Minister Goodale’s team is working under director of policy Caro- With the recent front bench changes as a line Séguin, and alongside Kelly Wilhelm, result, Ms. Duncan, who is also the Liberal MP mentary secretary to Mr. Goodale as minister. senior policy adviser; Faizel Gulamhussein, for Etobicoke North, Ont., is a busy bee these Public Safety Minister Ralph After Mr. Holland’s electoral defeat in senior policy adviser; Jonathan Kalles, policy days, and was in PyeongChang, South Korea 2011, Ms. Villeneuve briefl y worked on the adviser and Quebec regional affairs adviser; for the 2018 Winter Olympics from Feb. 5 to 12. Goodale has overall seen Senate side of the Hill, serving as a legisla- and Mehalan Garoonanedhi, policy adviser Along with her ministerial staff team as tive assistant and parliamentary affairs and assistant to the minister’s parliamentary science minister, led by Anne Dawson as two of his political staff ers adviser to then deputy leader of the opposi- secretary, Liberal MP Sean Casey. chief of staff, Ms. Duncan has now inher- depart in recent weeks. tion in the Senate, then Alberta Liberal Leslie Church is chief of staff to the ited Mr. Hehr’s old ministerial staff team, Senator Claudette Tardif. Ms. Villeneuve’s heritage minister. all of whom currently remain in place. mother is Cristin Schmitz, an illustrious Meanwhile, along with Mr. Goodale’s chief Jude Welch is chief of staff in the sports ederal Status of Women Minister Mary- Hill journalist for The Lawyers Daily. of staff, Ms. Surkes, the minister’s offi ce cur- and persons with disabilities offi ce, along Fam Monsef last week hired a new direc- Ms. Monsef’s former communications rently includes: David Hurl, director of policy with serving as director of parliamen- tor of communications, Justine Villeneuve, director, Mr. Charlebois, made his exit on and parliamentary affairs; Cory Pike, director tary affairs and issues management. Also to her ministerial offi ce, arriving from the Jan. 31. He had been hired on to serve as of issues management and regional affairs; currently in the offi ce is: Jane Almeida, offi ce of Public Safety and Emergency Pre- communications director to Ms. Monsef Dan Brien, director of communications; and director of communications; Annabelle Ar- paredness Minister Ralph Goodale. roughly a year ago, having started shortly Scott Bardsley, press secretary. chambault, press secretary; Kristina Mol- Ms. Villeneuve marked her fi rst day on Ms. after she was shuffl ed into the Status of Also working for Mr. Goodale are: loy, director of policy; Christopher Cohoe, Monsef’s political staff team on Feb. 5, and re- Women portfolio on Jan. 10, 2017. Olivier Cullen, senior issues manager for special assistant for policy; Julia Duncan, places Philippe Charlebois in the role. Before Dara Lithwick is chief of staff to Ms. Ontario regional affairs; Alexandre Allen, special assistant for parliamentary affairs last week, Ms. Villeneuve had spent the last Monsef. Fun fact: Ms. Lithwick is married to issues manager; Mackenzie Hird, policy and Atlantic regional affairs; Vincent St- two years working for Mr. Goodale, starting Mr. Goodale’s chief of staff, Marci Surkes. analyst; Alyx Holland, policy adviser; Éloge Pierre, special assistant; Heather Porter, out as a policy adviser in January 2016 and Other political staff working for Ms. Butera, policy adviser and liaison to the scheduling assistant; and Shae McGlynn, exiting as a senior policy adviser. Monsef include: Rebecca Caldwell, director minister’s parliamentary secretary, Mr. Hol- assistant to the minister’s parliamentary During the of policy; Caroline Deroy, director of par- land; Lynda Bouraoui, special assistant; Hil- secretary, Liberal MP Stéphane Lauzon. 2015 cam- liamentary affairs; policy advisers Christo- ary Peirce, communications offi cer; Michael [email protected] paign, she pher Evelyn, Ashleigh White, and Lori Lee Milech, parliamentary assistant; Hersha The Hill Times was a “product development offi cer” for the federal Cabinet Communications and Chiefs of Staff List 2018 party, helping to draft press Minister Portfolio Chief of Staff D. Comms Press Secretary Main Offi ce # releases, “can- Trudeau, Justin Prime Minister, Intergovernmental Affairs, Youth Katie Telford Kate Purchase Eleanore Catenaro, Chantal Gagnon 613-957-5555 didate prod- Bains, Navdeep Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Gianluca Cairo Mallory Clyne Karl W. Sasseville 343-291-2500 ucts,” speaking Bennett, Carolyn Crown-Indigenous Relations Rick Theis James Fitz-Morris Sabrina Williams 819-997-0002 notes, and Bibeau, Marie-Claude International Development and La Francophonie Geoffroi Montpetit Louis Bélanger Marie-Emmanuelle Cadieux 343-203-6238 Brison, Scott Treasury Board Adam Carroll Bruce Cheadle Jean-Luc Ferland 613-369-3170 the like, as Carr, Jim Natural Resources Zoë Caron Laurel Munroe Alexandre Deslongchamps 343-292-6837 described on Champagne, Francois-Philippe International Trade Julian Ovens Joe Pickerill Pierre-Olivier Herbert 343-203-7332 her LinkedIn Chagger, Bardish Small Business and Tourism Caitlin Workman Jonathan Dignan – 343-291-2700 profi le. House Leader Rheal Lewis Mark Kennedy Sabrina Atwal 613-995-2727 Prior to Duclos, Jean-Yves Families, Children, and Social Development Olivier Duchesneau Mathieu Filion Émilie Gauduchon 819-654-5546 that, Ms. Duncan, Kirsty Science Anne Dawson Michael Bhardwaj Ann Marie Paquet 343-291-2600 Villeneuve Sports and Persons with Disabilities Jude Welch Jane Almeida Annabelle St-Pierre Archambault 819-934-1122 was a special Freeland, Chrystia Foreign Affairs Jeremy Broadhurst Alexander Lawrence Adam Austen 343-203-1851 Justine Villeneuve is now assistant for Garneau, Marc Transport Jean-Philippe Arseneau Marc Roy Delphine Denis 613-991-0700 working for the Status of communica- Goodale, Ralph Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Marci Surkes Dan Brien Scott Bardsley 613-991-2924 Women Minister. Photograph tions in Justin Gould, Karina Democratic Institutions Rob Jamieson Jordan Owens Nicky Cayer 613-943-1838 courtesy of Facebook Trudeau’s Hajdu, Patty Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Matthew Mitschke Carlene Variyan Matt Pascuzzo 819-654-5611 offi ce when Hussen, Ahmed Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Ali Salam Hursh Jaswal** – 613-954-1064 he was the third-party Liberal leader on the Joly, Mélanie Canadian Heritage Leslie Church Emilie Simard Simon Ross 819-997-7788 Hill. She had previously been a communica- LeBlanc, Dominic Fisheries, Oceans & Coast Guard Vince MacNeil Kevin Lavigne Laura Gareau 613-992-3474 tions offi cer in the Liberal leader’s offi ce Lebouthillier, Diane National Revenue Josée Guilmette Bernard Boutin John Power 613-995-2960 under then interim leader Bob Rae. MacAulay, Lawrence Agriculture and Agri-Food Mary Jean McFall Guy Gallant Oliver Anderson*** 613-773-1059 Her fi rst Hill job appears to have been McKenna, Catherine Environment and Climate Change Marlo Raynolds Julia Kilpatrick Marie-Pascale Des Rosiers 819-938-3813 Monsef, Maryam Status of Women Dara Lithwick Justine Villeneuve Célia Canon 819-997-2494 as a legislative assistant to Liberal MP Morneau, Bill Finance Richard Maksymetz Daniel Lauzon Chloe Luciani-Girouard 613-369-5696 Mark Holland, based on her LinkedIn pro- O’Regan, Seamus Veterans Affairs, Associate Defence Cyndi Jenkins John Embury Alex Wellstead 613-996-4649 fi le, in 2006. 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