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NEWS LIBERAL CAUCUS NEWS DOMINIC LEBLANC NEWS LGBTQ RIGHTS ‘People are asking LeBlanc consulting ethics In wake of what we’re doing Orlando gay different from commissioner on how Irving nightclub attack, the previous family connection aff ects openly gay Grit government,’ his new Fisheries, Canadian MP says there’s Liberal MPs still prejudice in set up regional Coast Guard portfolio Liberal caucus caucuses on immigration, BY RACHEL AIELLO Openly gay Liberal MP says, despite having many allies in his cau- ‘No. 1’ riding issue cus, there are still people there with a “love the sinner but hate the sin” attitude when it BY ABBAS RANA comes to LGBTQ rights. In an interview with The Hill Times, the PARLIAMENT HILL—Government back- MP for , Ont., said that bench MPs say they have set up regional although he feels “tremendous support,” he caucuses to deal with immigration, the “No. 1” issue in major urban centres across Continued on page 32 Canada, because constituents are asking them what Prime Minister ’s government has done in the last eight months to fi x the system and are com- LOBBYING MILITARY municating any problems to Immigration Minister John McCallum. ‘Everyone wants to Continued on page 6 Busy guy: Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc is also now the minister of Fisheries, know what’s going Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright NEWS SUPREME COURT on,’ stakeholders BY DEREK ABMA to deal with addiction issues. Mr. LeBlanc had already disclosed with the Ethics Com- struggling to Opposition parties Government House Leader Dominic LeB- missioner’s Offi ce that James D. Irving is a lanc was still working out details last week “friend” and he has agreed to not be involved with the Offi ce of the Confl ict of Interest and in matters related to him or his company, J.D. get through to blast Liberals for Ethics Commissioner on how to go about his Irving Inc., with some exceptions. new job as minister of fi sheries, oceans and It remains to be seen how Mr. LeBlanc, government on lack of consultation the Canadian Coast Guard without running who is also the government House leader, into a confl ict of interest because of his con- can steer around this issue given that his new multi-billion on Supreme Court nections to the powerful Irving family. portfolio puts him in charge of, among other Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) took on things, getting new ships for the coast guard, dollar fi ghter-jet appointments this new role late last month after Hunter a business that J.D. Irving is involved in. Tootoo (Nunavut) abruptly resigned from the replacement despite election position and his spot in the Liberal caucus Continued on page 35 promise BY DEREK ABMA NEWS LEGISLATION Lobbyists in Ottawa say they’re hop- BY ABBAS RANA ing to get more feedback from the federal government on replacing Canada’s fl eet of The Liberals promised a “transpar- Parliament passes Bill C-14, House fi ghter jets, but so far it’s been relatively ent, inclusive, and accountable” process quiet on the multi-billion-dollar and politi- for Supreme Court appointments in last rises early, leaving remaining cally sensitive acquisition. year’s election platform, but with Parliament While the Liberal government has adjourning last week until mid-September, legislative agenda to Senate earned a reputation for being more forth- opposition parties say the government coming with lobbyists than its Conserva- still has not shared what judicial selection tive predecessors, they appear to be a little process they will use to fi nd a successor BY RACHEL AIELLO controversial physician-assisted dying bill, shy on consulting on replacing Canada’s for retiring Supreme Court Justice Thomas Bill C-14, leaving the Senate to pass the fl eet of fi ghter jets which has attracted Cromwell, who is stepping down on Sept. 1. Despite all the hype over a busy legisla- remaining bills, while holding up a number much media attention lately, say lobbyists. tive agenda, the House adjourned on Friday Continued on page 34 after the Senate passed the government’s Continued on page 4 Continued on page 17 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 FEATURE BUZZ

my chances of recovery are excellent, but I After six years in Ottawa, Mr. Madan didn’t want to take any risks.” will be moving to CTV’s Washington, D.C., ON Sen. Dawson added that the decision bureau next month, just in time to cover THE of Justin Trudeau, Liberal leader and now what’s shaping up to be a surreal U.S. HEARD HILL prime minister, two years ago to expel Lib- presidential campaign. eral Senators from caucus was “one of the Don Martin, host of CTV’s Power Play, BY DEREK ABMA saddest days of my political career.” wrote in a message to Hill reporters: “The Yet, he said he’s come around to appreciate man of the hour has requested karaoke that the decision as the right one because Sen- and his intrepid friends are in the process ators’ newfound independence and the recent of securing such a device. Those of us with- appointment of seven “high-calibre Senators” out singing talents or voices can always has helped restore the Senate’s “legitimacy.” cower on the patio, weather permitting.” ‘It’s pretty hard when Sen. Dawson said the Senate is fulfi lling He noted how Mr. Madan will “cover its duties “with moderation, competence, presumptive future president Donald and sensitivity” with the many amend- Trump on the wall-building, immigration- you’re working on ments it has proposed for Bill C-14. blocking and daily-bizarre-comment beat.” Environics Communications’ Greg He added that besides the June 30 outing MacEachern, former Senate information being a chance to say goodbye to Mr. Madan, Macdonald to not become chief Francine Pressault, and The it will also be an opportunity “to celebrate the Star’s Susan Delacourt were among those summer holiday season kickoff,” noting that expressing their support for Sen. Dawson it happens one day after the North Ameri- on Twitter last week. can leaders summit involving Prime Min- extremely impressed with ister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Barack Obama, and Mexican President Enrique Berthiaume leaving Peña Nieto, and the scheduled address to Laurier,’ former Harper Citizen to join CP Canadian Parliament by Mr. Obama. speechwriter preparing Lee Three more senior public Berthiaume is leaving the servants on the move Ottawa Citizen book on Laurier speeches this month to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last join CP. The Hill week announced three more individuals Times photograph are changing roles at the senior levels of Arthur Milnes, by Jake Wright the public service. former speechwriter Leslie MacLean, associate deputy for , minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will has edited a book become senior associate deputy minister about the defi ning of Employment and Social Development speeches of Wilfrid Lee Berthiaume said via Twitter last and chief operating offi cer of Service Laurier. He said he week that he’s leaving the Ottawa Citi- Canada, starting July 4. Kevin Stringer, considers Laurier zen’s parliamentary bureau to become a currently senior assistant deputy minister and John A. Mac- defence reporter for The Canadian Press at of ecosystems and fi sheries management donald, who he’s end of this month. in Fisheries and Oceans, will take over Ms. also put together Mr. Berthiaume has been writing copy MacLean’s former job on that date. a book on, the two that is used across the Postmedia chain Meanwhile, Philip Jennings, assistant best Canadian prime in newspapers such as the National Post, deputy minister of the industry sector for ministers of all time. Gazette, and Calgary Herald, Innovation, Science and Economic Develop- Images courtesy of and more recently papers in the Sun ment Canada, will become associate deputy Arthur Milnes tabloid chain and other former Quebecor minister of Natural Resources on July 11. publications. He’s been at the same offi ce for fi ve years. In 2014, the branding of copy rthur Milnes, a speechwriter for former people such as former British prime minister produced by that bureau changed to the De Adder cartoons make Aprime minister Stephen Harper from Tony Blair, Globe and Mail writers Jane Taber Ottawa Citizen from Postmedia News. De- 2012 to 2014 and a political history expert, and Lawrence Martin, former Ottawa Citizen fence and international affairs were among splash in U.S. has been putting together a book that in- publisher Russell Mills, former pre- the main topics he’s covered there. cludes some of the most important speeches mier Dalton McGuinty, current premiers Ra- He was also managing editor of Hill Times of former prime minster Wilfrid Laurier and chel Notley from Alberta and Christy Clark Publishing’s Embassy from 2006 to 2011. essays from several prominent from British Columbia, former Harper chief Mr. Berthiaume received much congratula- that put Laurier’s stature in perspective. of staff Nigel Wright, former interim Liberal tions from fellow journalists and politicos via The book is called Canada Always: The leader , and many others. social media last week for his new job, includ- Defi ning Speeches of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The book is expected to be out in October. ing from reporter Jordan Press, who similarly When asked about why a former staffer moved to CP from the Citizen last year. of a Conservative prime minister is celebrat- “So @leeberthiaume & I get to work ing a Liberal icon like Mr. Laurier, Mr. Milnes Sen. Dawson struggling in the same newsroom again. Welcome to said, “When it comes to great prime ministers the new @CdnPress_Ott defence reporter,” of history, there is no partisanship.” with throat cancer Mr. Press tweeted, with an attached photo He had previously edited similar book of Maverick (played by Tom Cruise) and This cartoon by Michael de Adder was about John A. Macdonald called Canada Liberal Goose (played by Anthony Edwards) from showcased on CNN’s website last week. Transformed: The Speeches of Sir John A. Mac- Sen. the iconic ‘80s movie Top Gun. Photograph courtesy of The Chronicle Herald’s Twitter donald, A Bicentennial Collection, done with Dennis “Looking forward to it, Goose,” Mr. Ber- the same publisher, McClelland & Stewart. Dawson thiaume replied. “It’s pretty hard when you’re working has been Michael de Adder, an illustrator whose on Macdonald to not become extremely diagnosed cartoons appear in newspapers such as The impressed with Laurier, because, remem- with throat Madan sendoff Hill Times, The , and The Halifax ber, the two of them they sat across from cancer. The Chronicle Herald, had some of his work pro- each other from 1874 until Macdonald’s Hill Times scheduled for June 30 fi led prominently in the U.S. last week by the death in 1891,” he said. photograph likes of CNN and Star Trek actor George Takei. Mr. Milnes said he considers Laurier by Jake CNN’s website included a tweet and Macdonald the two best Canadian Wright from The Chronicle Herald that featured a prime ministers of all time. cartoon by Mr. de Adder, which was a differ- The book contains 48 speeches that ent take on the famous picture of American defi ne Laurier’s life, mostly from the man Liberal Sen. Dennis Dawson has been soldiers raising a U.S. fl ag during the Second himself but also from some contempo- diagnosed with throat cancer, it was re- World War. In this cartoon that ran in The raries. It starts with Mr. Laurier’s valedic- vealed last week, though he has indicated Chronicle Herald, a rainbow fl ag is hoisted torian address at McGill University when his prospects for recovery are “excellent.” by a group of people in support of those he graduated from law school in 1864 and Sen. Claudette Tardif, his Liberal colleague Former Toronto Star writer Tim Harper, left, traumatized by the mass shooting at a gay ends with the tribute his Conservative op- in the Senate, read a statement from Sen. Daw- CTV’s Don Martin and Richard Madan, and nightclub in Orlando, Fla., on June 12. ponent and former prime minister Robert son in the Chamber last week. It explained that Green Party Leader . The Hill Times As well, Mr. Takei, who played Hikaru Sulu Borden gave in 1927 (then out of offi ce) his health condition was the reason he had not photograph by Jake Wright on Star Trek and has become a gay-rights to mark the unveiling of the late Laurier’s been participating Senate debates on Bill C-14, advocate, posted on Facebook a cartoon of Mr. statue on Parliament Hill. the government’s physician-assisted dying bill. Members of the Parliamentary Press de Adder’s. This one, which was published the It also includes submissions from 45 “I am battling throat cancer, and my Gallery have been invited to attend a go- Star, showed a man with an NRA hat holding individuals, including all seven living former doctors required me to undergo treatment ing-away party for CTV reporter Richard a gun to the head of the Statue of Liberty with Canadian prime ministers—Mr. Harper, Paul immediately, which is what is happening,” Madan on Thursday, June 30, at the South a caption that reads “Hostage.” Martin, Jean Chrétien, Kim Campbell, Brian Sen. Dawson’s statement said, translated Block Whiskey Bar on Sparks Street in Ot- [email protected] Mulroney, John Turner, and Joe Clark—and from French. “The specialists tell me that tawa, starting at 6 p.m. The Hill Times On behalf of Canadian innovators Thank you! Merci!

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Supporting innovation in Canada since 1926 ipic.ca 4 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 NEWS LEGISLATION Parliament passes Bill C-14, House rises early, leaving remaining legislative Conservative MP , Democratic Institutions Minister , and NDP House Leader . Mr. Scheer said the Conservatives agreed to adjourn the House early partly because ‘the less legislation that the agenda to Senate government passes, the better. So the fact that we’re able to prevent the Liberals from doing some of the things they promised during the campaign that we think would be very bad for the economy, is a good thing.’ The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright The Liberals say Conservative House Leader able” death to a “grievous and Sask.), and Bill C-22, An Act to months were a learning experi- Andrew Scheer (Regina- irremediable medical condition.” establish the National Security ence, and despite “some well-in- they’ve passed Qu’Appelle, Sask.) told The Hill The government argued this and Intelligence Committee of tentioned clashes,” there has been Times that because the offer the undermined the objectives of the Parliamentarians and to make cooperation among the three enough legislation government put together pleased bill, defending the government’s consequential amendments to House leaders. in their fi rst sitting, all parties, they got unanimous original language. certain Acts from Government The Liberals implemented consent to rise. “We did what we felt was right House Leader Dominic LeBlanc some parliamentary reforms this but opposition sees “There’s always a little bit of respecting the Supreme Court of (Beauséjour, N.B.). On notice to session, like removing parliamen- the early rising an conversation back and forth about Canada decision and the importance be introduced is another bill from tary secretaries from the formal what they’d like to see,” he said. of the issue,” said Mr. Lamoureux. Mr. LeBlanc seeking to amend the committee process, informally opportunity for the He added: “From an opposition However, leaving early puts Salaries and Financial Adminis- agreeing to hold votes after Ques- perspective, the less legislation another government bill in the tration Acts, and one from Justice tion Period, and sending ministers government to ‘get that the government passes, the lurch until the fall. Last week, Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould over to the Senate for questioning. out of dodge.’ better. So the fact that we’re able the Senate National Security and (Vancouver Granville, B.C.) However, in an interim report to prevent the Liberals from do- Defence Committee amended Bill amending the Criminal Code from the Procedure and House ing some of the things they prom- C-7, which responds to a Supreme around victim surcharges. Affairs Committee on “Moving To- Continued from page 1 ised during the campaign that we Court ruling on RCMP collective Opposition House leaders agree ward a Modern, Effi cient, Inclusive think would be very bad for the bargaining. As of deadline. it was the substance of the session was and Family-Friendly Parliament,” of government bills in the House economy is a good thing.” still in the Senate at Third Read- light, but there has been improve- there were suggestions to take until MPs return in the fall. In Mr. Scheer’s view, the ing. Before being able to pass, it ment in the tenor in the House. things further, including refraining Sources said all sides agreed government was “getting embar- has to come back to the House to NDP House Leader Peter Ju- from holding votes later than after to adjourn for the summer rassed” during Question Period consider the amendments. lian (New Westminster-Burnaby, Question Period on Thursdays, and because progress made late last so it wanted to “get out of dodge” “The RCMP and the different B.C.) told The Hill Times last in drafting the House calendar, week on Bill C-14 changed the dy- with less chances to be held to ac- stakeholders have seen a genuine ef- week he found the tone “very bad avoiding the scheduling of too namic. The House sitting calendar count in the House. The Conser- fort on the part of the government to around the time Motion M-6, but many consecutive sitting weeks. previously had MPs scheduled to vatives agreed to the unanimous try the best they can in terms of get- I think the government is at- It’s expected these measures sit until June 23. They will still be consent to adjourn. ting C-7 passed through the House,” tempting to be more respectful of will be discussed further when coming back on June 29 for U.S. On Friday, after debating for said Mr. Lamoureux. opposition parties and I certainly MPs return. As of now, the House President Barack Obama’s sched- the majority of the day, the Sen- Now the bill won’t be brought appreciate that.” is scheduled to resume on Mon- uled and historic joint address of ate accepted the government’s back to the House until the fall. During the last Thursday ques- day, Sept. 19. Parliament. response to the Senate’s amend- There are other bills before the tion in the House, Mr. LeBlanc [email protected] Last week, Liberal MP Kevin ments on Bill C-14. Because the Senate that are expected to pass said in French that the past few The Hill Times Lamoureux (Winnipeg North, momentum was there to rise, the and won’t require the House’s Man.), parliamentary secretary House suspended the House at presence. The Senate is scheduled to the government House leader, the usual Friday time of 2:30 p.m. to rise on June 30, giving them STATUS OF GOVERNMENT BILLS told The Hill Times that the feel- and resumed at 3:30 to buy the another week or so to get things ing among the House leadership time the Senate needed to com- through. These measures include HOUSE OF COMMONS • C-22, An Act to establish the National Security and teams were that if Bill C-14 could plete debate and pass Bill C-14. the budget implementation bill, • C-2, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (third Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and to pass, and a few other measures In response to the Senate’s Bill C-15, which as of deadline reading) make consequential amendments to certain Acts got through, they could wrap seven amendments, the govern- was still before the Senate Fi- • C-4, An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code, (second reading) things up and get “back to attend ment agreed with its proposals nance Committee, and Bill C-11, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations the graduations and other events.” to impose a two-year deadline An Act to amend the Copyright Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the SENATE Income Tax Act (report stage) • C-7, An Act to Amend the Public Service Labour In the unanimous consent for reports to be submitted to Act (access to copyrighted works • C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations motion to adjourn the House, the both the House and Senate on or other subject-matter for per- Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second and Employment Board Act and other Acts and to government deemed the House issue of physician-assisted dy- sons with perceptual disabilities). reading) provide for certain other measures (third reading) to have sat through Monday ing in Canada, instead of fi ve Bill C-11 passed unanimously in • C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act and to • C-10, An Act to Amend the Air Canada Public to Thursday next week for the years. It changed the wording the House and was not amended make consequential amendments to another Act Participation Act and to provide for certain other purpose of meeting the Thursday, on a palliative care amendment, in the Senate. It was at third read- (third reading) measures (committee) June 23 deadline on naming the and an amendment calling upon ing as of deadline. • C-12, An Act to Amend the Canadian Forces • C-11, An Act to Amend the Copyright Act (access special members to the electoral the health minister to make Before the House adjourned, Members and Veterans Re-establishment and to copyrighted works or other subject-matter for persons with perceptual disabilities) (third reading) reform committee. As well, it regulations and guidelines on the the government wanted to pass Compensation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (second reading) • C-15, Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1 deemed Bill C-6, An Act to amend information provided on death Bill C-2, An Act to amend the (committee) the Citizenship Act and to make certifi cates and for the collec- Income Tax Act, and possibly Bill • C-13, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting • C-19, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2016-17 (fi rst consequential amendments to an- tion and disposal of information C-4, which repeals controversial Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection reading) other Act to be read at third read- regarding monitoring medically labour measures passed in private Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and • C-20, Appropriation Act No. 3, 2016-17 (fi rst ing and passed into the Senate. assisted dying. members’ bills last Parliament. the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and to reading) make related amendments to another Act (second As well, it deferred other private The government “respectfully However, that did not happen • S-2, An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety reading) members’ business and motions disagreed” with aspects of an and will have to wait until the Act and to make a consequential amendment to to the week the House returns. amendment restricting the benefi - House returns. • C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights another Act (second reading) Mr. Lamoureux said the gov- ciary of a person seeking a medi- All last week, the government Act and the Criminal Code (second reading) ernment took into consideration cally assisted death from helping continued to put new bills on • C-17, An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental AWAITING ROYAL ASSENT and Socio-economic Assessment Act and to make a • C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to achieving the government agenda in the death or signing a request notice and introduce new legisla- consequential amendment to another Act (second make related amendments to other Acts (medical in deciding to go early, but that as on the behalf of someone who is tion into the House, adding more reading) assistance in dying) soon as Bill C-14 and the budget unable to sign. As well, it did not to the roster for when they return • C-18, An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban passes, the government will have support the largest amendment in the fall. These include Bill C-21, Park Act, the Parks Canada Agency Act and the ROYAL ASSENT RECEIVED completed the “two most signifi - to expand the eligibility criteria An Act to amend the Customs Canada National Parks Act (second reading) • C-3, Appropriation Act No. 4, 2015-16 cant achievements of the session,” for physician-assisted dying from Act from Public Safety Minister • C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act (second • C-8, Appropriation Act No. 5, 2015-16 and would be comfortable rising. the bill’s “reasonably foresee- (Regina-Wascana, reading) • C-9, Appropriation Act No. 1, 2016-16 It’s earned its wings in combat.

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Liberal MP is the chair of the Ontario ‘People are asking Liberal Immigration Caucus, Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon is the what we’re doing chair of the Immigration Caucus, Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart different from is the chair of the Atlantic Immigration Caucus and the previous Liberal MP Jati Sidhu is the chair of the Western and Northern government,’ Immigration Caucus. Photographs courtesy of Liberal MPs set up Parliamentary website regional caucuses on which are usually very well-attended as closed-door meetings, MPs told the immi- immigration issues are top of mind for gration minister that, up until the last fed- immigration, ‘No. 1’ constituents. eral election, the Conservatives were to be “For many of us, it’s the No. 1 issue blamed for immigration problems, but now in our community or constituency of- that the Liberals have been in power, their fi ces,” said Ms. Dzerowicz. “It provides an constituents expect to see some progress. constituency issue outstanding opportunity for us to really be Mr. Sidhu said last week that he under- delving into the issues and really be shar- stands the lack of progress in addressing ing information on what are some of the immigration issues is because Mr. McCal- top issues that we’re experiencing and how lum has been busy in fulfi lling the Liberal Immigration constitutes cifi c needs in each region. Mr. McCallum we move forward to look at some of the Party’s campaign promise to bring in 25000 tries to attend the caucus meetings and if ways to resolve them.” Syrian refugees to Canada. The govern- 60 per cent to 80 per cent he’s not available, his ministerial political According to the Immigration, Refugees ment met this promise in February and Mr. staffers go in his place. and Citizenship Department website, ap- McCallum is now working hard to come up of constituency work in Asked why the Liberals decided to estab- plication processing times vary from one with plans to fi x the immigration backlog, major urban centres, say lish regional immigration caucuses, Mr. MacK- category to the other and when and where but he said his constituents are getting innon responded: “To examine issues that are the application was fi led. For example, if impatient and want immediate action. Liberal MPs. more germane to one region than another.” someone fi led an application to emigrate “According to John McCallum, it’s a lot Mr. MacKinnon’s Gatineau riding has to Canada between 2008 and 2010 in the of work, it’s going to take a while, which I Continued from page 1 a total population of 104,810, including skilled workers category, the application understand,” said Mr. Sidhu. “But, then, the fi ve per cent who are new Canadians since processing time is 73 months. Also, if some- constituents they don’t understand this. 1991. There are 7,520 constituents who one fi led an application from a South Asian They see the government has changed, “People who put me in here, they come to are visible minorities. Of the 7,520, 3,350 country and another from the United States, [they expect] it’s going to happen over- my offi ce and they’re banging on my doors are of African origin, 1,995 are Arabs and the processing time frames are different. night. It won’t happen overnight.” [asking], ‘What are you doing different from 1,065 are Latin American. Mr. MacKinnon In the family class, the application Since February, Mr. McCallum has the previous government,’” said rookie Lib- won with 53.76 per cent of the vote in the processing time is 26 months if a Canadian announced some changes in the citizen- eral MP Jati Sidhu (Mission-Matsqui-Fraser- last election, while the second place NDP sponsors a spouse living inside Canada. ship and immigration system. On Feb. Canyon, B.C.), chair of the Liberals’ Western candidate Françoise Boivin won 26.5 per For the spouses living outside Canada, in 25, in a press conference, he announced and Northern Immigration Caucus, who won cent of the vote. some cases, the processing time is more that the Liberal government was scrap- the last election by a margin of only 2.3 per Since the last federal election, Liberal than two years. For parents and grandpar- ping measures introduced by the Stephen cent of the vote. “So, we’re trying to reform MPs have been telling The Hill Times that ents’ sponsorship applications, the depart- Harper (Calgary Heritage, Alta.) govern- with the help of the immigration minister immigration issues are top of mind for ment is currently processing applications ment to revoke citizenships of Canadians with the feedback from Members of Parlia- their constituents and that, depending on that were fi led in 2011. holding dual nationalities convicted of ment to see what can we do together. It’s the riding’s diversity, immigration issues Ms. Lockhart declined to share any terrorism, treason and spying offences. The making his job easier because he can’t see 20 can constitute between 60 per cent to 80 information on specifi c issues that her Conservatives brought in these measures MPs every time.” per cent of the riding’s constituency work. caucus has been discussing because all in 2014 under the controversial Bill C-24, Mr. Sidhu’s riding of Mission-Matsqui- Most MPs have two staffers in their meetings are confi dential, but she said that the so-called Strengthening of Canadian Fraser-Canyon has a total population of individual riding offi ces and at least one they mostly centre around the issues of ag- Citizenship Act. 88,840, and 12 per cent are new Canadians attends to constituents’ immigration needs. ing population in Atlantic Canada and how He also announced that permanents since 1991. As well, 20,350 constituents The most common complaints of constitu- to attract more immigrants to the region residents between the ages of 18 and 54 are visible minorities, including 16,890 of ents about immigration issues are related and retain them. would have to demonstrate language South Asian origin, 685 Chinese, 645 Af- to long delays in the processing times The riding of has a total profi ciency of one of the country’s offi cial rican, and 460 Southeast Asian. Mr. Sidhu of applications for family reunifi cation, population of 78,780 which includes 1,335 languages. In the Harper government, the immigrated from India. refugees, spousal sponsorship, temporary visible minority population. Of the 1,335, same requirement was for all between the In the last election, Mr. Sidhu won with foreign workers, visitor visas, and Cana- about 370 are of African origin, 225 Ko- ages of 14 to 64. Under the new rules, per- 37.2 per cent of the vote and second place dian citizenship applications. rean, 135 Chinese and 130 are South Asian. manent residents will have to be physically Conservative candidate won 34.9 “If you do a scan of all of our Members, In the last election, Ms. Lockhart won by present in Canada for three of fi ve years per cent. it’s anywhere 50 per cent, to 60 per cent, to a margin of 3.7 per cent of the votes. She won from the previous four of six year. Meanwhile, in consultation with Mr. Mc- about 80 per cent, that’s the range depend- 40.8 per cent of the vote besting second place Last week, Immigration, Refugees and Callum (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.), Liberal ing on where you are,” said Ms. Dzerowicz incumbent Conservative MP who Citizenship Department announced that MPs have set up four regional caucuses in an interview with The Hill Times. “My garnered 37.09 per cent of the votes. this year, the government has created a on immigration: Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic riding is extraordinarily diverse, so, we “We’re really focused on the fact we total of 62,000 spaces for spouses, partners and the Western and Northern caucus. The have a lot of immigration issues.” have an aging population. We’re talking and dependent children, 14,000 more than Ontario immigration caucus is co-chaired Ms. Dzerowicz’s riding of Davenport about the opportunities and challenges that last year. by Liberal MPs Julie Dzerowicz (Daven- has a total population of 102,040, including lie ahead,” said Ms. Lockhart. Canada grants immigration to about port, Ont.) and (Mississauga 18 per cent who are new Canadians since All MPs, no matter the political stripe, 260,000 immigrants each year in all catego- East-Cooksville, Ont.); the Quebec caucus 1991. There are 33,680 who are visible pay close attention to constituency work ries, combined. According to the statistics is chaired by Liberal MP Steven MacKin- minorities. Of the 33,680, about 6,750 are of and ensure that their constituents receive available on the Immigration Department non (Gatineau, Que.); the Atlantic caucus African origin, 6,715 are Latin American, the help they need because it is the key to website, in 2014, 66,661 individuals from by Liberal MP Alaina Lockhart (Fundy 5,365 are Chinese, 3,210 are Filipino and getting re-elected. MPs receive a variety of around the world received Canadian im- Royal, N.B.); and the British Columbia and 2,915 are Southeast Asians, according to requests for assistance from their constitu- migration in the ‘family class’ category, Northern caucus by Mr. Sidhu. Statistics Canada. ents on immigration, citizenship, funding 165,089 in the ‘economic class’ category, Each caucus makes its own decisions on Ms. Dzerowicz won the last election by from the government, legal issues, and and 23,286 in the ‘refugee class’ category how frequently it meets and all meetings a margin of only 2.9 per cnet of the votes. individual federal government programs. In 2013, Canada took in a total of are held behind closed doors on Parlia- She won 44.26 per cent of the vote besting Moreover, since January, a number of 259,023 immigrants including 81,843 in ment Hill. incumbent NDP MP Andrew Cash who Liberal MPs have been raising immigra- family class, 148,155 in economic immi- MPs say they formally established the won 41.36 per cent of the votes. tion issues in their weekly national caucus grant class and 23,831 in refugees class. caucuses in order to deal with an infl ux of Ms. Dzerowicz said the Ontario immi- meetings and have pushed Mr. McCallum [email protected] questions from constituents and with spe- gration caucus holds bi-weekly meetings to address them as quickly as possible. In The Hill Times

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EDITORIAL ORLANDO MASS SHOOTING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR U.S. should rethink its gun Upper Chamber can lead on control policies, now whale captivity: Sen. Moore ast Sunday, U.S. President Barack Obama And we have to decide if that’s the kind of Lheld a press conference to talk about country we want to be. And to actively do ast year, I tabled Bill S-203, the this breeding “no longer defensible by sci- another mass killing in the United States, this nothing is a decision as well.” LEnding the Captivity of Whales and ence.” I agree. time the deadliest mass shooting in modern On Monday, Mr. Obama called on the Dolphins Act, in the Senate. If passed, the For those who claim that whale and American history. It was the 15th time Presi- nation to rethink its gun control policies. bill will phase out the keeping of whales, dolphin captivity is justifi ed by science dent Obama had to address the nation about “The fact that we make it this challenging dolphins, and porpoises in captivity in or conservation, I would direct them a mass atrocity. He looked shaken. for law enforcement, for example, even to Canada with an exception for rescues and to a letter in support of Bill S-203 from At 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, Omar get alerted that somebody who they are rehabilitation. world-renowned marine biologist Dr. Mateen, who was a U.S.-born son of Afghan watching has purchased a gun—and if they Conservative Sen. Don Plett now Sidney Holt. Dr. Holt writes, “Claims that immigrants, killed 49 people and injured 53 do get alerted, sometimes it’s hard for them seeks to prevent S-203 from going to research performed on captive [whales others at a gay nightclub in Orlando, home to stop them from getting a gun—is crazy,” committee—virtually unheard of in the and dolphins] is for THEIR benefi t are of Walt Disney World. Mateen, 29, who he said. “It’s a problem. And we have to, I Upper Chamber. He is attempting to line specious, at best.” expressed allegiance to Islamic State leader think, do some soul-searching.” up speakers to indefi nitely obstruct the The changes proposed in S-203 are Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 911 calls during his Hillary Clinton, the presumptive U.S. bill’s study, a suppression of debate and within the federal jurisdiction over inter- violent rampage at the Pulse dance club, had presidential Democratic nominee said last scientifi c evidence. national trade, animal cruelty, and wild also expressed sympathy for other Islamist Monday, “If the FBI is watching you for a Twenty marine mammal biologists marine mammals. In addition, the bill‘s extremists, including the Muslim Boston suspected terrorist link, you shouldn’t be able from around the world have supported effects would be felt gradually. The parks Marathon bombers in 2013. He had been to just go buy a gun with no questions asked. Bill S-203. In a letter, they state, “At a can keep their currently captive whales questioned twice by the FBI, in 2013 and You shouldn’t be able to exploit loopholes minimum, the maintenance of [toothed and dolphins as they adapt. To that end, 2014. But those cases were closed. He was and evade criminal background checks by whales, dolphins and porpoises] in Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati has said, able to buy a semiautomatic rifl e and a pistol buying online or at a gun show. And yes, if commercial captive display facilities for “Marineland needs a graduated oppor- to kill the 49 innocent people who were out you’re too dangerous to get on a plane, you entertainment purposes is no longer sup- tunity to re-invent itself,” and Vancouver on a Saturday night dancing. His ex-wife de- are too dangerous to buy a gun in America.” ported or justifi ed by the growing body of Mayor Gregor Robertson has called for scribed him as mentally unstable and violent. As The New York Times stated in an edito- science on their biological needs.” an end to beluga breeding. Mr. Obama said Mateen was an apparent rial last week, “No law will stop all gun crime, This makes sense. Whales and dol- If Marineland and the Vancouver example of “homegrown extremism.” but smart laws will reduce the chance that phins are highly intelligent, social, and Aquarium—and self-appointed whale “So this is a sobering reminder that at- the people at greatest risk for committing roaming creatures. In captivity, they captivity spokesman Sen. Plett—are tacks on any American—regardless of race, violence with guns will be able to get their experience isolation, confi nement, dorsal confi dent in their moral and scientifi c ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation—is hands on the deadliest weapons.” fi n collapse, broken teeth, damaged skin, arguments, they should welcome the op- an attack on all of us and on the fundamental There is no stopping hatred, but the U.S. reduced lifespans, and high-infant mor- portunity to make their case. However, I values of equality and dignity that defi ne us as can stop its huge gun problem. President tality rates. predict the status quo will not withstand a country. And no act of hate or terror will ever Obama and Ms. Clinton are both right to In Canada, there are approximately 60 public and scientifi c scrutiny. The Senate change who we are or the values that make us push for stronger guns laws. Here in Canada, captive whales, dolphins and porpoises at can lead on ending whale and dolphin Americans,” said Mr. Obama on June 12. Conservative MP is urging the Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., and the captivity, and Sen. Plett should stop ob- “Today marks the most deadly shooting in federal government to reclassify a similar Vancouver Aquarium. Both parks breed structing evidence and debate. American history. The shooter was appar- type of semi-automatic rifl e used in the belugas to support populations in U.S. Liberal Senator Wilfred Moore, ently armed with a handgun and a powerful Orlando mass shooting. He tabled a petition theme parks. Dr. Jane Goodall has called Stanhope St./South Shore, N.S. assault rifl e. This massacre is therefore a fur- in Parliament calling for it be classifi ed as ther reminder of how easy it is for someone a non-restricted weapon and to allow it for to get their hands on a weapon that lets them hunting. Parliament must not ever pass any shoot people in a school, or in a house of legislation to make it easier to obtain semi- worship, or a movie theatre, or in a nightclub. automatic rifl es in Canada. Oh, bring on that lemony freshness, CPC spinner Hann

egarding the recent Spin Doctors’ ruthlessness and petty vindictiveness of Rresponse from Conservative strategist the past. There is no need to pretend that Cory Hann (The Hill Times, June 6). Like those suspensions were anything more all Canadians, I completely agree with than some seriously bad political theatre. Mr. Hann that when it comes to taxpayer If Mr. Hann is truly offended by “those in- dollars, all Parliamentarians—including dividuals” who were suspended, he would MPs, political staff, and public servants— also seek to have every other CPC Sena- should err on the side of caution. How- tor who has ever had a contested expense ever, as a fellow CPC member, I would removed from caucus and suspended. suggest that he follow interim Conserva- Yes, utmost care with taxpayer dollars tive Party Leader Rona Ambrose’s lead is the standard to which all must rise. and adopt that “fresh new lemony scent” Holding to that important principle does when it comes to honesty about the 2013 not give us license to unjustly vilify those Senate suspensions. Mr. Hann puts those who have acted in good faith. Let us fol- suspended (and re-instated) Senators into low the lemony fresh path that includes a different pile than other CPC Senators both the judicious use of tax-dollars and whose expenses were questioned by the due process for all members. That would auditor general. How is it Mr. Hann’s indeed pass the smell test. “smell test” does not apply to those CPC Debby Simms Senators and how is it that they are still Ottawa, Ont. “welcome in caucus?” (The letter-writer is a former adviser to It is time to take our new leader seri- Independent Algonquin Senator Patrick ously in her efforts to lift us above the Brazeau). EDITORIAL Crane, Jim Creskey, Murray Dobbin, Gwynne Dyer, Michael CORPORATE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Craig Caldbick, DELIVERY INQUIRIES Please send letters to the editor to the above SENIOR REPORTERS Tim Naumetz and Laura Ryckewaert Geist, Greg Elmer, Alice Funke, J.L. Granatstein, Éric Grenier, Martin Reaume, Ulle Baum [email protected] street address or e-mail to [email protected]. REPORTER, POWER & INFLUENCE ASSISTANT Dennis Gruending, Cory Hann, Tim Harper, Chantal Hébert, 613-688-8822 Deadline is Wednesday at noon, Ottawa time, for EDITOR Rachel Aiello Jenn Jefferys, David T. Jones, Joe Jordan, Warren Kinsella, PRODUCTION the Monday edition and Friday at noon for the NEWS REPORTERS Chelsea Nash, Marco Vigliotti Camille Labchuk, Gillian McEachern, Arthur Milnes, Nancy PRODUCTION MANAGER Benoit Deneault Wednesday edition. Please include your full name, PHOTOGRAPHERS Sam Garcia, Cynthia Münster, Peckford, Kate Purchase, Tim Powers, Michael Qaqish, SENIOR GRAPHIC, ONLINE DESIGNER Joey Sabourin address and daytime phone number. The Hill Times and Jake Wright Jeremy Richler, Susan Riley, Ken Rubin, Sarah Schmidt, Rick JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Melanie Brown reserves the right to edit letters. Letters do not POWER & INFLUENCE ASSISTANT EDITOR Smith, Evan Sotiropoulos, Scott Taylor, Ian Wayne, Nelson WEB DESIGNER Kobra Amirsardari reflect the views of The Hill Times. Thank you. Wiseman, Les Whittington and Armine Yalnizyan Christina Leadlay Publications Mail Agreement No. 40068926 EDITORIAL CARTOONIST Michael De Adder ADMINISTRATION PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Denis Calnan, Simon ADVERTISING FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION Tracey Wale BY HILL TIMES PUBLISHING INC. ADDRESSES TO: CIRCULATION DEPT. Doyle, Christopher Guly, Leslie MacKinnon, Carl VP OF ADVERTISING AND BUSINESS RECEPTION Alia Kellock Heward 69 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5A5 69 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5A5 Meyer and Cynthia Münster DEVELOPMENT Don Turner CIRCULATION SALES MANAGER Chris Peixoto (613) 232-5952 Fax (613) 232-9055 COLUMNISTS Keith Brooks, Karl Bélanger, Andrew ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Amanda Keenan Canadian Publications Mail Agreement No. 40068926 CMCA 2012 Better AUDITED Newspaper Cardozo, John Chenier, David Coletto, Sheila Copps, David DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Steve Macdonald www.hilltimes.com Winner THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 9 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

FEATURE OPINION Canadians Trudeau deserve an open, government transparent and should hold factual debate on referendum on electoral reform, electoral reform, says HT reader says letter writer

e: “Hogwash to proportional represen- he Trudeau government’s plan for elec- Rtation, two-stage balloting the way to Ttoral reform without a referendum is an go,” (The Hill Times, May 16, p. 9). I recently underhanded blueprint to make sure that read Sheila Copps’ column attempting to there will never be another majority Conser- slam the concept of proportional repre- vative government elected in this country. sentation, and whilst I wholeheartedly The obvious reason the Liberals don’t want a disagree with Ms. Copps’ support for the referendum is they are afraid they will lose. two-round system, she made some claims The federal Conservative MPs shouldn’t be about proportional representation that are, fooled by the various smokescreens that the well, 100 per cent counterfactual. Grits are offering to take the people’s minds Ms. Copps claimed that MPs would be off the fact that there is only one fair demo- selected by parties and not voters if Canada cratic way to settle this issue. were to adopt a proportional voting system. Some of us recognize a sleazy plot when Well, for the most part, two proportional vot- we see it. I also know that many people are ing systems have been seriously proposed for okay with any contemptible scheme to keep Canada. In 2004 the Law Commission sug- the Conservatives mired in the back benches gested a variant of mixed-member propor- of Parliament. Well, 30-plus per cent of the tional inspired more by the voting systems of population won’t fooled by this devious plan Scotland and Wales than Germany or New to eliminate one of the main political parties Zealand. In the former two, voters have two from ever forming a government. Our prime votes, one for their preferred party and the minister seems to be saying that the issue other for a constituency representative. is too complicated to trust to the population However, unlike German, MMP party in a referendum. The poor simple-minded lists are specifi c to larger regions, sort of person on the street could never understand like multi-member ridings superimposed the complexities of the issues involved. What hogwash. The electorate needs to have the on smaller ridings, and after voters select Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in a scrum on the Hill, is also the federal minister for their preferred party list they are allowed option to vote for a party that stands for youth. Letter writer and Liberal Party supporter Brendan Edge says the Canada Summer Jobs balanced budgets and lower taxes. Don’t let to select their preferred candidates on that program is no better than it was under the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright list. Switzerland takes it one step further them bamboozle that choice away from you. by allowing voters to go so far as writing in Let democracy work. Have the integrity the names of candidates they would like to and courage to hold a referendum. see on their party list. Dale Dawson To summarize, all party-list MPs under Vankleek Hill, Ont. this variant of MMP are local representa- Celebration of tives tied to a specifi c region and specifi cally selected by that region’s inhabitants. This is the variant of MMP supported by the New Simple way Democratic Party, and Fair Vote Canada improvements to has also made it clear that it only supports a model of proportional representation to reform the based 100 per cent on regional representa- tion, so the chances of an Israeli or Dutch student jobs premature, electoral system style, closed list system being proposed for Canada, almost a cliched straw-man argu- rime Minister Justin Trudeau promised ment at this point, are pretty slim. says letter writer Pto reform our fi rst-past-the-post electoral Another alternative often suggested for system in which a party winning only 40 per Canada is proportional representation by cent of votes can form a majority government the single transferable vote. It’s used in the by winning more than 50 per cent of seats. Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Malta, he federal minister for youth, who full time summer jobs—which university The NDP and the Green Party prefer pro- the Australian state of Tasmania and for Talso happens to be Prime Minister students need. Instead of lasting three or portional representation (PR) which will allow elections to the Australian Senate. Under this Justin Trudeau, released a statement re- four months—from April to September— them to win more seats. The Conservatives are system, there are no party lists at all. Voters cently praising the Canada Summer Jobs the funding for individual jobs has been totally opposed to it as they fear that, under use ranked ballots to elect representatives in Program. It claimed that more than twice cut down to a mere six weeks of work for PR, the Liberals and the NDP would form a multi-member ridings, less popular candi- the number of students were employed each position. coalition government, shutting them out of dates are eliminated and their preferences in the program than were employed last If this government legitimately cares power permanently. This is why they prefer transferred in addition to the surplus prefer- summer under the Conservative govern- about students, in future, it needs to the current FPTP which can split the progres- ences of elected candidates who have passed ment and that an additional 7,000 more ensure that funding for summer positions sive votes, allowing them to form a majority. the threshold. The multi-member ridings in students were employed than expected. is suffi cient to last for a good chunk of The Liberals favour single transferable ballots addition to the transfer of surplus votes en- Sounds wonderful. Let me be clear, I the summer, not a mere six weeks. This in which voters will mark their preferences, sure a degree of proportional representation. voted Liberal in the last election, and I government also must step up and begin because they think this will allow them to win The larger the riding, the more proportional am a federal Liberal through and through disseminating funding a lot earlier so that in the second preference. The Liberals are also the result. In fact, Stéphane Dion proposed because I believe the sensible centre is organizations are not hiring in June and not fond of PR, because it will oblige them to an STV-inspired model, uniquely tailored to the best way to govern. However, the having the work start in July. I have a high seek alliance with the NDP. Canada, entitled “P3” (proportional, preferen- prime minister, and my party of choice’s average, I participate in varsity athletics at However, there may be a way to reform our tial and personalised). decision to pat themselves on the back in school, I have a passion and active interest electoral system that will be acceptable to all: As a young, door-knocking volunteer terms of making life better for students is for politics, and I am working three jobs Hold runoff elections in constituencies where in 2007, I remember Ms. Copps’ opposition a premature celebration, at best. this summer—just to pay the rent, buy no candidates have won 50-per-cent-plus of to the rather horrendous model of MMP Quite frankly the claim of more food, and put some money toward school votes, after eliminating candidates who have proposed for Ontario. students being employed than expected before my loans come in. I hate to be criti- failed to win 25 per cent of votes. While I respect Ms. Copps’ overall opinion, I is disingenuous. The numbers of the cal of this government, but I do feel in this Both Prime Minister Trudeau and former do feel obliged to respectfully ask Ms. Copps to Canada Summer Job program under this case its warranted. Politicians of all parties prime minister Stephen Harper won con- stick to the facts and not muddy the waters fur- government have been tweaked just as need to stop saying they have done some- trived majorities despite winning only 40 per ther. Canadians deserve an open, transparent the Conservatives tweaked the regular thing wonderful and actually do something cent of votes. This anomaly needs to be cor- and factual debate on this important topic. employment stats under their reign. More wonderful. rected and run-off elections can resolve it. Chris Gilmore students may be employed this summer Brendan Edge Mahmood Elahi Ottawa, Ont. through the program but those are not Peterborough, Ont. Ottawa, Ont. 10 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 COPPS’ CORNER ELECTION 2015 Women and weed tipping point in last election

Particularly interesting is the were not as excited about the idea criticizing it during the campaign, Getting out the vote question as to why fi rst-time vot- of legalized pot. because when they spoke out was the easy part. ers came out in droves. The marijuana legalization against it, their support dropped. Traditionally, new voters have proposition was borne on that Young women’s massive par- Keeping it will not be. been the hardest target group convention fl oor where young ticipatory increase also refl ected to engage in an election. They Liberals began planning their their gender’s environmental often believe their vote doesn’t cannabis strategy for the next interests. really make a difference and the national convention. Women are more likely to subjects addressed by political Vancouver Quadra MP Joyce support environmental legislation parties don’t affect them directly. Murray, through her private and the Liberal pro-pot, pro-green This is where the issue of mari- member’s legislation, researched message resonated. juana legalization played a key role. the multiple socio-economic argu- Youth also gravitated to the SHEILA COPPS Years before the election, ments for legalization. Liberals because they could I attended a session at a Lib- She worked closely with provin- identify with its leader and future eral Party convention in British cial campus clubs to ensure a na- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A young woman, pictured at a 4/20 Columbia. The party had just tional convention priority resolution. He and partner Sophie Gre- event on Parliament Hill. Liberal TTAWA—Women and weed suffered the worst electoral drub- At the time, parliamentary goire Trudeau both represented Vancouver Quadra MP , Owere the tipping point in the bing in history and convention commentators scoffed at the a huge generational shift. Media through her private member’s legisla- last election. youth delegates were bemoaning relevancy of the pot initiative, savvy, and not tough to look at, tion, researched the multiple socio- According to last week’s Elec- the challenge in even getting their claiming there were so many this power couple conquered economic arguments for legalization. tions Canada 2015 voter update, friends remotely interested in other national problems that the downward dogs and social media The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright the number of young women voters politics. Grit obsession with cannabis was with equal ease. rose an astonishing 20 per cent. In a breakout session, we counterproductive. The increase in aboriginal Similar positive results were asked what might actually pique But the post-election statistical voter participation was also their promise of legalizing and posted for fi rst-time young male the interest of a young, fi rst time analysis paints a different picture. partly motivated by contrasting regulating the sale of marijuana. voters, with a 17 per cent increase British Columbia prospective Elections Canada statistics do not party policies. Aboriginal voters are expect- in their turnout. voter. Smoking dope was one explain why people vote. They The Liberals vowed to fund a ing the government to reverse Those hikes meant more than tongue-in-cheek retort. only track demographic changes. new deal with aboriginal peoples, the Third World conditions that 57 per cent of younger people What if a political party actu- But I believe the unexpected with particular emphasis on edu- currently exist in many reserves voted. Older voters continued to ally promised to legalize marijua- hike in fi rst-time voter participa- cation and clean water and com- across the country, particularly in participate at a higher rate, but na? The Liberal youth presidents tion is defi nitely tied to the mari- munity infrastructure investment. remote, northern communities. the youth increase was triple that from the University of Victoria, juana promise. The fi rst step for the govern- They delivered for the govern- of senior hikes. Simon Fraser University, and the The move provided a clear op- ment was in attracting this whole ment in droves and will now be A concerted voting campaign University of British Columbia all portunity to differentiate the Liberal new swath of voters. The next counting on the government to by aboriginal people living on thought it was a great idea, and position from that of the New Demo- challenge will be keeping them deliver for them. reserve appears to have borne a committee began drafting the cratic Party, which safely supported interested and engaged. Getting out the vote was the fruit. Their numbers jumped by an proposed wording of legalization decriminalization. Some insiders Pollsters say people tend to re- easy part. Keeping it will not be. incredible 14 per cent. legislation. were worried about a negative reac- main loyal to the party for whom Sheila Copps is a former Jean And the primary benefi ciary of They then had to organize for tion to the pot proposal. they case their fi rst ballot. Chrétien-era cabinet minister and the new voter recruitment appears a vote at the convention plenary, But it was so popular that even But young voters are also wait- a former deputy prime minister. to have been the Liberal Party. since some older party members the Conservatives had to stop ing for the Liberals to deliver on The Hill Times

POST-PARTISAN PUNDIT MAXIME BERNIER

accepted the status quo when it comes to the size and scope of Conservative rebel, Maxime Bernier Canada’s federal government. Bernier, on the other hand, is brazenly challenging that status Conservative Party leadership Watch out quo, which is what makes his The other, more has taken on the form of an out- Conservative leadership bid revolutionary. daunting, challenge right assault against traditional Party By the way, taking on the Conser- Canadian Toryism. establishment, vative establishment in this manner for Bernier is that his Sounds like fun, right? lurking within is strategically not a bad idea. style of pro-individual Well, before anybody gets too your midst is By claiming the mantle of excited, let me remind you that an unabashed, ideological purity and by putting freedom conservatism Bernier is only a “rebel” in the unapologetic, himself on the same philosophic has of late become Conservative sense, meaning unequivocal plane as past conservative heroes, his “rebellion” will be about as rebel, a rebel Bernier has set himself apart passé and is actually exciting as an episode of the old with a right- from the rest of the pack. Lawrence Welk Show. wing cause, What’s more, leadership losing ground all over But still, for the politically- Conservative candidates who stress ideology the world, not only to inclined at least, it should be MP Maxime over pragmatism generally attract fascinating to watch Bernier kick Bernier. The an enthusiastic following from left-wing socialism, up an ideological ruckus within Hill Times a party’s core of “true believers,” but also to right- a party whose motto should be— photograph by making it easier to raise money “Boring is Good.” Jake Wright and easier to win over volunteers. wing populism. So Certainly, Bernier’s campaign Still, what Bernier is doing Bernier’s path will be has been anything but boring. also has major risks. In a bold move, he’s embraced For one thing, his campaign diffi cult. a Ronald Reagan/Margaret will attract lots of enmity from Thatcher style of conservatism, his pledges to end supply man- As former Conservative Sena- the powerful and infl uential Red the kind of conservatism which agement and to scrap the CRTC. tor Hugh Segal once put it, “The Tory brigades both inside and rails against the state’s coer- And make no mistake; what deep-seated anti-government bias outside the party, who will casti- cive powers, which believes in Bernier is doing, the kind of that often attends upon conser- gate his stances as unConserva- maximizing individual freedom, conservatism he’s promoting, is vative groups is not central to tive if not unCanadian. and which would never, ever get a direct challenge to modern-day Canadian Toryism.” And the other, more daunting, caught dead watching the CBC. Tory orthodoxy. And by “Canadian Toryism” Segal challenge for Bernier is that his style of pro-individual freedom conserva- GERRY NICHOLLS In short, it’s the kind of conserva- After all, according to the is actually talking about a uniquely tism which hates big government. dogma of the Conservative Canadian brand of conservatism tism has of late become passé and is Indeed, if you check out Party’s elites, anti-government usually dubbed “Red Toryism,” an actually losing ground all over the AKVILLE, ONT.—Watch out Bernier’s Facebook page, you’ll conservatism, with its emphasis outlook that combines reverence for world, not only to left-wing social- OConservative Party establish- see a meme that claims—“Good on free markets and on personal the past with a reverence for acting ism, but also to right-wing populism. ment, lurking within your midst government is less government.” liberty and on smaller govern- and talking and sounding like big So Bernier’s path will be diffi cult. is an unabashed, unapologetic, Bernier is also walking the ment, is supposed to be ideologi- government Liberals. But then again, nobody ever unequivocal rebel, a rebel with a talk; only a few weeks into his cally more suited for “ruggedly Anyway, thanks to Red said being a rebel would be easy. right-wing cause. campaign and he has already ad- individualistic” Americans, than Toryism, the Conservative Party Gerry Nicholls is a communi- I’m talking about Maxime opted some radically conservative it is for “peace, order and good (and before that the Progressive cations consultant. Bernier, whose candidacy for the anti-government ideas, such as government” Canadians. Conservative Party) has always The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 11 THE WAR ROOM ORLANDO MASS SHOOTING

he’s breaking the law. And not Orlando couldn’t happen so easily here breaking-the-speed-limit-type of breaking the law, either. Five- years-in prison-breaking-the-law. Each movement of the guns out- been immune to any of that. Same In Canada, like in the U.S., we side this home-and-range route Here, unlike down goes for hate crimes, and mental have homicidal Islamic extremists. would require a separate Authori- there, we do not make illness that spirals downward into We have sadistic hate criminals. zation to Transport (ATT).” killing. Canadians have experi- We have people who are mentally And so on, and so on. You get it easy for Islamic enced all of those things, too. ill and violent. We sadly have all the point. extremists, or haters, But there is one critical that, just like in the States. But Unlike me, Anthony is a difference. Here, unlike down here, unlike there, we don’t make conservative type who opposes or the mentally ill, to there, we do not make it easy for it easy for any of those individuals stricter gun laws. But, like me, Islamic extremists, or haters, or to get guns. And that is the main he’s an Albertan and a gun owner. get guns. the mentally ill, to get guns. Here reason why Orlando couldn’t so As someone who has been in Canada, unlike in the United easily happen here. And hasn’t. through the gun course, and fi lled States, we have not elevated gun Photograph courtesy of YouTube out the forms and whatnot, I can ownership to a state religion. also testify to the fact that the The statistics grimly bear this Orlando mass-murderer would out. One that was pinging around sik. Anthony took to Facebook, this a month (or two, in some prov- have been stopped, here, at any Twitter, in the wake of Orlando, week, to point out—methodically, inces) after applying, he would number of other steps in the WARREN KINSELLA was this: “Canada has had eight factually—how the Orlando killer have gotten his RPAL in the mail. process. The requirement that his mass shootings in 20 years. (who I refuse to name) could not Twenty-eight days is the legislat- ex-wife—who told the media he America has had seven since have murdered 49 innocents here ed minimum waiting period. was violent and beat her—agreed ORONTO—Could Orlando last Monday.” I don’t know if that as easily as he did there. “4. He could then have walked to the purchase of guns. The Thave happened here? is scrupulously accurate, but it Here’s an edited summary of into a gun store and purchased a disclosure of mental illness. The Well, we’ve got our share of sounds about right. what Anthony wrote: Sig Sauer MCX (an AR-15 vari- background check that is truly Islamic terrorists here, of course: Orlando’s causality, then, “1. Before applying for a Re- ant) and a Glock 17 [as the killer comprehensive. The waiting peri- the attack on Parliament Hill, and could have been Islamic terror, or stricted Possession and Acquisi- did]. First, though, the guns would ods that go on for months. several other attacks in the past de- hate crime, or mental illness. But tion License (RPAL), [the killer] have to be registered, which can In Canada, like in the U.S., we cade, have made that clear enough. its methodology was the shocking would have had to have attended take from between one and 15 have homicidal Islamic extremists. We’ve had no shortage of hate ubiquity—and the easy accessibil- a two-day course, at a cost of days. A membership with a gun We have sadistic hate criminals. We crimes, too: l’Ecole Polytechnique ity—of guns in the United States around $150-$250. range would be required, too, as have people who are mentally ill was indisputably one against of America. “2. [The killer] would have then target shooting is a legal reason and violent. We sadly have all that, women, and minority communities Right about now, of course, had to send in an application and to own a restricted fi rearm in just like in the States. are still regularly subjected to vio- some gun-nut loser is moving their $80 to the Canadian Firearms Pro- Canada. Collecting is also a legal But here, unlike there, we lent hate—for their faith, their skin lips, reading what I’ve written, and gram, administered by the RCMP reason, but you’d better own a don’t make it easy for any of colour, their sexual orientation. is readying to deploy the usual bar- in New Brunswick. His ex-wife museum, belong to a historical those individuals to get guns. We almost certainly have the rage of bullshit statistics favoured would have had to have signed off society, have a few published And that is the main reason same percentage of untreated men- by the NRA. Sitting in their jam- on it—and he would have needed papers, and possess a reputation why Orlando couldn’t so easily tally ill people, too—and, as the mies in their mother’s basement— two other signatures of people who in the collecting and historical happen here. And hasn’t. recently concluded University of with their small penises, and their have known him for more than community. Warren Kinsella is a Toronto- Calgary mass-murder trial showed, big guns—the gun fetishists will two years. Extensive background “5. So now he owns the guns— based lawyer, author, and com- a minority of them sometimes com- argue it’s all about mens rea, not checks and reference calls by the with trigger locks on, and locked mentator. He has been a special mit horrifi c acts of violence. acts reus. They always do. RCMP would have raised red fl ags. in cases in the trunk of his car. If assistant to prime minister Jean So, if Orlando was inspired But they’re wrong, of course. “3. In the event he did pass he drives anywhere other than Chrétien. by al-Qaeda or ISIS, we haven’t Just ask my friend Anthony Alek- the application process, around between his home and the range, The Hill Times

OPINION DONALD TRUMP Beware the side-effects of cultural sensitivity, it can provide ammunition for Trump-types

Trump into fake leaders and creates For example, only a few weeks their job, work together, and learn The Immigration department Cultural sensitivity opportunities for confrontation. ago wrote that about each other. needs new and clear directives but, is not a well-defi ned Last week, Canada’s Immigra- “Canada’s Immigration Department Media must report events of considering all the changes, it is tion Department was accused of did not properly detect and prevent particular interest, but we must working better than many govern- set of rules. It is our cultural bias after rejecting a spousal citizenship fraud, resulting in the be careful when we write about ment department other countries. willingness to learn sponsorship because the husband, review of about 700 cases as of Janu- Immigration because facts can be As well, the offi cers involved are living in Canada, was younger than ary,” according to Auditor General interpreted differently. doing a good job and potential im- from each other and his Bangladeshi wife. “The offi cer Michael Ferguson’s spring report. If we read that a medical doc- migrants to this country are treated apply the results had this old idea of cultural norms Having a wife who is older tor has been arrested because he with respect and dignity. and based the assessment on the than a husband is hardly a fraud, I committed fraud, we know that the There are exceptions and to our daily lives. stereotypes of how the South Asian agree. But we also know that there fraudster is the doctor, not the entire mistakes that must be corrected, culture should work, but not based are frauds in the system. There category. However, if there is fraud but we have neither martyrs nor If we do a better on the reality,” lawyer Aadil Mangalji are marriages of convenience, and in Immigration, many easily assume racists involved. We only have job explaining told to The Toronto Star. the terms upon which a marriage that the entire system is rigged and/ people, from both sides, trying Mr. Mangalji is right. Nobody is based change from country to or all immigrants are dishonest. hard to deal with a rapidly chang- this, Donald Trump should be denied access to Canada country. Mangalji rightly says I agreed with Immigration ing society, learning daily how to will soon be back on the basis of a cultural prejudice. that “the offi cer had this old idea of Minister John McCallum when, better understand each other. However, the demarcation line cultural norms and based the as- reacting to the auditor general’s re- Cultural sensitivity is not a to constructing between cultural sensitivity, cultural sessment on the stereotypes of how port, he admitted the problem but well-defi ned set of rules. It is our buildings, not walls. prejudice, or plain and honest cul- the South Asian culture should warned not to interpret it as an in- willingness to learn from each tural ignorance is hard to fi nd. For work, but not based on the reality,” dictment against Immigration and other and apply the results to our example, in some Asian cultures, and “we need these prejudicial fi nd- immigrants. We must also avoid the daily lives. If we do a better job not looking at someone straight in ings overturned.” subtle criminalization of institu- explaining this, Donald Trump the eyes while speaking to them is Agreed. As a Canadian of Italian tions and people that work hard to will soon be back to constructing a sign of respect. In North America, origin, I am still dealing with some do their job interpreting defi nitions buildings, not walls. it raises suspiciousness. An Italian prejudice from people according to that change from country to coun- Angelo Persichilli is a freelance pointing their fi nger during a heated which an Italian-Canadian is honest try and are redefi ned daily, accord- journalist and a former citizen- ANGELO PERSICHILLI discussion (I do this often) is just an- only if poor. If he has money, he ing to the new demographic evolu- ship judge for the Greater Toronto other way to make a point. In North must be associated with the Mafi a. tion and, at times, conveniently Area. He was also a director of America, it is a physical threat. At the same time, focusing re-arranged according to the needs communications to former prime ORONTO—It is called “cultural It is diffi cult for people working on some wrong decisions based of all those involved. Furthermore, minister Stephen Harper and is the Tsensitivity,” but be careful; while in Immigration to follow a job de- more on ignorance than dis- the volume of the cases to be dealt former political editor of Canadese, it is easy to sell the label, it is diffi cult scription with terms of the assign- crimination, we risk antagoniz- with is high and increasing, and Canada’s Italian-language newspa- to use the product. It’s this diffi culty ment written more to be politically ing people, communities, and the people assigned to deal with per in Toronto. that turns demagogues like Donald correct than to solve the problem. institutions that only want to do them are shrinking. The Hill Times 12 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 INSIDE POLITICS ORLANDO MASS SHOOTING Orlando mass shooting may be watershed moment in U.S. presidential campaign

In the U.S., Trump fallout in the United States would ing acknowledgement of the fact When former prime minister Jean be both divisive and signifi cant. that the victims of this weekend’s Chrétien set out to ban discrimination has been using the The tragedy is infl aming an already massacre were members of the on the basis of sexual orientation in polarized presidential contest. It may LGBTQ community. 1996, a pitched battle ensued in the Orlando shooting yet turn out to be a watershed mo- Just last month in this country, House of Commons. So divided were to bolster his ment in the campaign. Canada’s Conservatives voted by a his own MPs that Chrétien had to allow The echo effect of this tremor, margin of two to one to strike the a free vote to avoid a rebellion of the anti-Muslim, anti- if any, on the Canadian political heterosexual defi nition of marriage social conservatives within his caucus. immigration rhetoric. landscape will be mild. from their policy book. The would- In hindsight, it is hard to believe that 53 It is not that Canada is immune be and declared candidates for Ste- MPs voted against protecting Canada’s By coincidence, from hate crimes or from terrorism. phen Harper’s succession all came LGBTQ community from discrimination two reports urging Parliament Hill was the scene of a out in support of accepting—if only or that about the same number believed shooting less than two years ago. An implicitly—the decade-old mar- the risks to freedom of speech offset the Prime Minister Justin Orlando-style tragedy could happen riage rights of same-sex couples. need to protect gay Canadians—as a here. In fact, it did. I am writing this South of the border, a similar group—from hate speech. The Hill Times Trudeau to issue an column in the city that was the site, move by the Republican Party photograph by Jake Wright offi cial apology for the 26 years ago, of a shooting that cost would be seen as a hugely bold 14 young women their lives at Mon- step. In Canada, it was considered to protect gay Canadians—as a in Canada are making for a stur- discrimination long treal’s Polytechnique. an overdue move. The federal group—from hate speech. dier social fabric today. endured by Canada’s Like the patrons of the Orlando Conservative party may have At second reading of the In the U.S., Trump has been us- gay club, they too had not been cho- been the last mainstream political bill, more than one Reform MP ing the Orlando shooting to bol- LGBTQ community sen at random. Haters did not start organization to jettison the notion brought forth a riding poll to ster his anti-Muslim, anti-immi- have just landed on to turn into killers with the advent that access to marriage should be illustrate how overwhelmingly gration rhetoric. In Canada, in the of Daesh terrorism. Nor are Daesh restricted to heterosexual couples. voters opposed the legislation. wake of the Orlando shootings on the government’s (also known as ISIS or ISIL) the fi rst The current consensus on gay There were dire warnings that Sunday, Don Valley West Liberal propagandists to glorify unspeak- rights in Canada did not emerge Chrétien’s move would eventu- MP Rob Oliphant tweeted: “Needs desk. Post-Orlando, it able acts of violence or to use them overnight, nor did it come easily. ally lead to granting marriage to be shared: I am an openly gay may be hard to ignore for their own benefi t. But while the When former prime minister rights to same-sex couples with MP elected by the largest Muslim Orlando episode has struck a multi- Jean Chrétien set out to ban dis- attending damage to the institu- community in Canada.” those calls. tude of politically raw nerves in the crimination on the basis of sexual tion. (A majority in the House By coincidence, two reports urg- U.S., it has mostly highlighted the orientation in 1996, a pitched battle subsequently voted to affi rm ing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fundamentally consensual nature of ensued in the House of Commons. the man-woman defi nition of to issue an offi cial apology for the Canadian politics. So divided were his own MPs marriage. That stance was only discrimination long endured by Take the issue of gay rights. that Chrétien had to allow a free overturned after the courts found Canada’s LGBTQ community have Almost two dozen American vote to avoid a rebellion of the social it to breach the charter of rights just landed on the government’s states are currently attempting to conservatives within his caucus. In and freedoms.) desk. Post-Orlando, it may be hard CHANTAL HÉBERT pass legislation to restrict them. hindsight, it is hard to believe that No one in 1996 imagined that to ignore those calls. Parsing through presidential 53 MPs voted against protecting the issue of gay rights would one Chantal Hébert is a national hopeful Donald Trump’s early Canada’s LGBTQ community from day soon come up in the context affairs writer for The Toronto ONTREAL—Mere hours after comments on the Orlando mass discrimination or that about the of a global war against Islamic Star. This column was released on Mthe Orlando mass shooting it shootings, one would be hard- same number believed the risks to fanatics. As it happens, the steps June 14. was already clear that its political pressed to fi nd more than a pass- freedom of speech offset the need taken over the past two decades The Hill Times

GLOBAL AFFAIRS ORLANDO MASS SHOOTING

displays of gay affection, gener- ally because the person is desper- ately suppressing such desires in The end of the United States? himself. In that case, the whole “Islamic” thing would have been just a cover for his real motive, On average, around do—49 dead and 53 wounded— ing that the problem is not guns “radical Islamic terrorism” out which he wanted to conceal. and it’s fi nished. but Americans. (Their slogan is loud. But it’s not even clear yet We’ll know more later, but we 200 Americans are No? That’s not what Trump actually “Guns don’t kill people; if that’s what the Orlando horror may never know his motives for meant? Then how many Orlan- people kill people”, but we all was really about. certain. It doesn’t much matter: peo- killed and wounded dos would it take to destroy the know which people they are talk- It’s true that the Orlando ple commit massacres for all sorts in mass shootings United States? One a month? ing about.) shooter, 29-year-old Omar Ma- of bizarre reasons, and it makes That wouldn’t really do it Firearms are also widely avail- teen, was born in New York to no difference to the victims which every month. It’s either, because on average around able in Canada, but the Canadian Afghan immigrant parents who particular one is driving them. been going on for two hundred Americans are killed gun murder rate is eight times raised him as a Muslim, but his It shouldn’t make much differ- and wounded in mass shootings lower. Even in countries where ex-wife says that he wasn’t very ence to the public or the politicians many years, and the every month. It’s been going on assault weapons are widely interested in Islam. Maybe he either, because Mateen is just for many years, and the United available (like Switzerland and changed after she left (he used to one more mass murderer among United States is still States is still there. Israel, where military reservists beat her up a lot), but his father hundreds, very few of whom are there. Last year 374 mass shootings— keep their weapons at home), the says that the trigger for his killing Muslims. Donald Trump (and some defi ned as a shooting that kills fi rearms-related death rate is less spree was seeing two gay men other people) will be pushing the or wounds four or more people— than a third of the American rate, kissing in public in Miami. “terrorism” button as hard as they killed 475 Americans and wounded and mass shooting are very rare. On the other hand, there are can, in the hope that they can fool 1,870. The media go into a feeding “Violence is as American as reports that he called 911 (the people into backing extreme solu- frenzy whenever the number killed cherry pie,” as H. Rap Brown emergency services) to declare tions to what is really a very small in a single incident reaches a dozen once put it, and on the whole his allegiance to Islamic State just problem, but that is just cynical or so, but it doesn’t last long. Americans have just decided to before he started shooting, and self-interest. GWYNNE DYER The politicians offer their live with it. That’s not an entirely some witnesses say he shouted So what should happen? Noth- “thoughts and prayers for the unreasonable decision, because “Allahu Akbar” (God is great!) as ing much, really. The U.S. will victims and their loved ones,” and changing a whole culture is hard, he was killing people. go on living with the occasional ONDON, ENGLAND—“If we everybody carries on as before. slow, uncertain work, and 13,286 Even if true, this doesn’t mean mass murder because the culture Ldo not get tough and smart After all, two hundred killed and gun deaths per year (including that Mateen was acting on Islamic is too hard to change. And ter- real fast, we are not going to have wounded a month in mass shoot- massacres, one-on-one killings, State’s orders. IS websites do rorism—whether this particular a country any more,” said Donald ings isn’t all that big a number in suicides and accidents) is only NOT encourage potential sup- event was terrorism or not—will Trump after the massacre in the a population of 325 million, and one in every 25,000 Americans. porters to phone head offi ce for continue to be one of the (rela- Pulse nightclub in Orlando early anyway trying to bring in gun But what about terrorism? instructions before going out to tively minor) costs of doing busi- Sunday morning, and The Donald control is not worth the political That’s a real threat, isn’t it? The commit terrorist acts. Just go and ness in the 21st century. never exaggerates. The United effort. It has been tried repeat- aforesaid Donald Trump even do it, that’s all. Gwynne Dyer is an indepen- States is a very fragile entity, edly, and it just doesn’t work. tweeted that President Obama But it may also be that Mateen dent journalist whose articles are only two-and-a-bit centuries Indeed, the National Rifl e should resign immediately in was acting out of a so-called “gay published in 45 countries. old. One more attack like Orlan- Association may be right in insist- disgrace if he didn’t say the words panic”—an extreme reaction to The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 13 OPINION FISHERIES ACT How Trudeau can pass the science test

foundation for public policy. a fi sh on a riverbank or ocean The federal The Trudeau government will shore. The surrounding water, government will soon have a chance to honour streambed or marine environ- that pledge. In the coming weeks, ment affects the health of the fi sh: review a host of it will announce plans for review- If it’s contaminated or eroded, environmental ing a host of environmental pro- there are fewer fi sh. Likewise, tections that were weakened by any child who has learned about protections that the Conservatives. One of them is food chains in school can rec- were weakened by the Fisheries Act, and it will serve ognize that, if we fail to protect as a litmus test of the govern- minnows and small fi sh, then the Conservatives. ment’s commitment to science. salmon and other commercially By restoring the Fisheries Act important species that eat them One of them is to its full strength, the govern- will falter as well. the Fisheries Act, ment can meet its own standard Before the Harper government for scientifi c integrity. disregarded these facts, Canada and it will serve Decades of research show was a leader in managing fi sh. as a litmus test of that fi sh depend upon vibrant The Fisheries Act is the nation’s Decades of research show that fi sh depend upon vibrant rivers, lakes, and ocean rivers, lakes, and ocean waters oldest piece of environmental waters to thrive. Yet, in 2012, the Harper government removed habitat protection the government’s to thrive. Yet, in 2012, the Harper legislation—almost as old as the from the Fisheries Act. The revision shrank the scope of the law, covering only fi sh commitment to government removed habitat confederation itself. In 1977, un- that were part of ‘a commercial, recreational or aboriginal fi shery.’ Countless other protection from the Fisheries Act. der prime minister species—and the habitat that support them—were left vulnerable to pollution and science. The revision shrank the scope and fi sheries minister Romeo degradation. By restoring the Fisheries Act to its full strength, the government of the law, covering only fi sh LeBlanc, it was updated to protect can meet its own standard for scientifi c integrity, write David Schindler and John that were part of “a commercial, fi sh habitat, because research- Smol. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright recreational or aboriginal fi shery.” ers showed that ecosystems play Countless other species—and the a central role in sustaining fi sh habitat that support them—were populations. The best way to deliver on this again, ensuring our fi sh—and the left vulnerable to pollution and Now Canada can reassert our mandate—and pass the science cultures and economies they sup- degradation. former leadership. We can regain test the party has set for itself—is port—are managed for long-term DAVID SCHINDLER AND Four former fi sheries minis- lost ground and make progress on to reinstate habitat protections health. That leadership starts with JOHN P. SMOL ters, including two Conservatives confronting new threats to fi sh. right now. The government has the Trudeau government honour- and two Liberals, decried the Climate change and invasive spe- taken similar steps to quickly and ing its commitment to science. breath of fresh air spread changes. More than 600 scientists cies, for instance, are putting even decisively repair damage done to David Schindler, OC, AOE, DPhil, Aacross Canada’s scientifi c signed onto a letter reporting more pressure on fi sh populations other public policies. Now is the FRS.FRSC is professor emeritus community in the past several that habitat destruction was the and their habitat. The Trudeau time to act on behalf of our fi sh of ecology at the University of Al- months. After years of tight gov- leading cause of species decline. government has vowed to ad- and the ecosystems they need. berta. John P. Smol, OC, PhD, FRSC, ernment restrictions and deep Weakening habitat protec- dress these challenges. It issued a Canada is blessed with thou- professor and the Canada Research funding cuts, many researchers tion, they wrote, ran counter to mandate letter in November call- sands of lakes and rivers, and the Chair in Environmental Change, is welcomed our country’s renewed fundamental principles that “all ing for a full review of Harper’s longest coastline in the world. We an aquatic ecologist who specializes commitment to scientifi c under- ecologists and fi sheries scientists amendments to the Fisheries are fortunate to have these glob- in research on long-term changes in standing. We have a new minister around the world agree on.” Act and the inclusion of habitat ally signifi cant resources, and it lake systems in the Department of of science and the Liberal Party These principles are clear protections and other modern is our responsibility to care for Biology at Queen’s University. has vowed to use science as the to anyone who has ever caught safeguards. them wisely. We can be leaders The Hill Times

OPINION CARBON TAX Six ways to implement a national carbon tax

Instead of provincial A federal carbon tax would be ment and Climate Change, should In order to ensure a level play- administratively the least costly periodically reassess what emission ing fi eld for all industries there governments and most transparent mechanism prices will be required over the fol- should be no sectoral exemptions to establish a national emissions lowing decade to achieve the 2030 from the federal carbon tax. Sec- attempting to price. A federal tax would ensure emissions target of a 30 per cent tors that are effectively exempted protect so-called JEFF RUBIN comprehensive pricing of the coun- reduction from 2005 emission levels from paying for their emissions, try’s emissions while removing any or a more stringent target should either through the provision of energy-intensive, incentive for interprovincial carbon the Trudeau government decide to free emission allowances in pro- trade-exposed ORONTO—While no single leakage that might arise from differ- set one. vincial cap-and-trade systems or Tpolicy measure is likely to be ences in provincial emission prices. The federal government should exempted from paying provincial industries from a panacea for decarbonizing the The federal government should retain all revenues raised through carbon taxes, should be subject to carbon emission Canadian economy, establishing a introduce a $30 per tonne national the federal carbon tax, but should the full federal carbon tax rate. national price for carbon emis- carbon tax in 2017 that would be relinquish this tax space to prov- Instead of provincial govern- pricing, the federal sions is essential if the country is blended with existing provincial inces that impose their own fees on ments attempting to protect government should going to achieve federally man- carbon pricing schemes to achieve emissions. The willingness of the so-called energy-intensive, trade- dated emission reduction targets. uniform carbon emissions pricing federal government to occupy tax exposed industries from carbon pursue a common The federal government’s fi rst across the country. In provinces space lying vacant by the absence emission pricing, the federal gov- priority in meeting both its 2020 and that fail to implement their own of provincial pricing mechanisms ernment should pursue a common set of carbon border 2030 emissions targets is to ensure emission pricing systems, emis- for carbon emissions should in set of carbon border adjustments adjustments with that there is a meaningful and con- sions would be taxed at the full itself provide a powerful fi scal with the United States modelled sistent standard for emission pricing federal rate. In provinces with cap incentive for provincial action. on the concept of a shared trans- the United States across the country. A national emis- and trade systems like Quebec and Where federal carbon tax border emission price already modelled on the sion price must be meaningful in the soon to be Ontario, or those that revenues are collected as a result of established in the California-Que- sense that it is set at a signifi cantly levy their own carbon taxes like provincial emission prices falling bec emission trading system. concept of a shared high enough level to discourage the British Columbia and next year Al- short of the federally-mandated If the country’s emission record use of fossil fuels at a rate consistent berta, the federal carbon tax would national standard, the revenues under the Trudeau government is trans-border with achieving national emission “top up” provincial emission prices should be offset by reductions in going to be any better than under the emission price reduction targets. to the federally mandated level. other federal taxes. Fiscal neutrality previous Harper regime, the federal At the same time, a federally- In an effort to comply with the implies that over time rising carbon government needs to assume a lead- already established mandated emission price must be 2020 emission target of a 17 per cent taxes and offsetting reductions in ership role and establish a national in the California- consistent in the sense that the reduction from 2005 emission levels, income taxes will shift the tax base price for carbon emissions. federal carbon tax, in conjunction the federal government should raise from income (a positive for eco- Jeff Rubin is a senior fellow Quebec emission with existing provincial carbon its carbon tax by $10 in 2018 to $40 nomic growth ) to carbon emissions at the Centre for International trading system. taxes or cap and trade programs, a tonne and by a further $10 a tonne (a negative for climate change and Governance Innovation and should result in the same price for in 2019 to $50 a tonne. Thereafter ultimately, through the feedback of author of The Carbon Bubble, carbon emissions throughout the the federal government, under the climate change on the economy, a Random House Canada. Canadian economy. auspices of the ministry of Environ- negative for growth as well). The Hill Times 14 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 OPINION ANIMAL CRUELTY

Canada’s animal transport times are considered the worst in Animal transport the developed world. The United States has the 28-hour law which, regulations: time for change as its name suggests, sets a maximum baseline travel time Yet 52 hours is the magine travelling—mostly standing— of 28 hours. Compare Imore than two days and two nights our regulations with allowed travel time for without water, food, or rest. Yet 52 hours is the EU, which permits the allowed travel time for Canada’s cattle, only eight hours of Canada’s cattle, sheep sheep and goats, according to federal ani- transport unless vehicle and goats, according to mal transport regulations. For pigs, poultry amenities are provided. and horses, the prescribed time is 36 hours Photograph provided by the federal animal transport without water, food, or rest. Canadian Coalition for Farm regulations. For pigs, That’s in addition to the fi ve to seven- Animals hour feed withdrawal prior to loading. poultry and horses, the It all combines to create one of the most stressful situations animals must endure. Yet prescribed time is 36 hours virtually all Canada’s hundreds of millions without water, food, or rest. of farmed animals are transported at least once in their lifetime. The type of farm where they were raised doesn’t matter: organic, conventional, small or large, they all must endure transport. And every year, millions of animals die en route to their destination. On arrival at the slaughter plant—ani- mals wait their turn for slaughter, often for STEPHANIE BROWN hours. Chickens sit, stacked in cramped crates on trailers, waiting. Fragile “spent” hens— their bodies nearly featherless and suffering osteoporosis after a year of egg lay- ing in battery cages—are shipped long hours to slaughter to become spiced hot dogs. Canada’s animal transport regula- tions date back to 1975. They don’t refl ect today’s standards. Compared with the European Union, our vehicles are rudimen- CANADA’S RAILWAYS tary and rarely outfi tted with mechanical ventilation, movable fl oors, temperature monitors, alarms, or water. These ameni- ties are available, though rarely used in Canada, yet these improvements make a huge difference to animal well-being. Canada’s animal transport times are considered the worst in the developed world. The United States has the 28-hour law which, as its name suggests, sets a maximum baseline travel time of 28 hours. Canada’s Compare our regulations with the EU, which permits only eight hours of trans- port unless vehicle amenities are provided. Canadian pigs and cattle are shipped east and west across the country, and south to the United States for slaughter. To add insult to destination. injury, after many hours without food, water or rest, the transport clock returns to zero when animals reach the border for further travel, often to the southern U.S. Highway inspections of animal-transport From our earliest days as a nation, railways helped connect vehicles are needed, but few, if any, Canadian Canada’s communities and deliver Canadian products. Food Inspection Agency highway inspectors are available. As a result, animals die from inadequate protection and ventilation in Canada’s often extreme weather. Today in Canada, railways move more than 75 million The CFIA, too, recognizes the problems. passengers and $280 billion worth of goods each year. According to their statements, changes are necessary because, “Canada’s current hu- Our growing cities mean rising demand to move mane transportation Regulations no longer refl ect current industry practice, current people and products. science, or societal expectations. Public per- ception and livestock industry practices have changed. Public scrutiny, stakeholder inter- Our goal is to ensure public safety and to maintain the rail est, and advancements in animal welfare have increased signifi cantly in recent years. corridors that help our economy grow, and our people Gaps exist in the World Organizations for and products get to where they need to go. Animal Health (OIE) standards, and there is pressure from international partners who de- sire to see changes to the regulations in the PULLING for CANADA context of Canadian exports (e.g. Europe).” The reality is that today, farm animal welfare is not only good for animals, it’s also become critical to international busi- ness—which makes the way we transport animals under the Health of Animals Regu- lations extremely important. Updating the regulations is an op- portunity for federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay to advance Canada’s railcan.ca position as a global trade partner and im- prove the lives of millions of animals—two good reasons for change. Stephanie Brown is a co-founder and a director of the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals, based in Toronto, info@ humanefood.ca The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 15 OPINION CETA

could by extension engulf CETA, the gold standard of trade agreements. CETA facing Moreover, impending legal challenges, coupled with the admission by the EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malm- strom that she is unsure if CETA’s ratifi ca- signifi cant roadblocks tion can be concluded within the European Parliament, or require the votes from all 28-member member countries (whom are not in agreement with all aspects of the at the European proposed accord), the EU must tread dili- gently as they consider their next steps. With regards to Canada, the argument made is that CETA will pave the way to Business Summit more complex and far-reaching trade ac- As mentioned by one member of European Par- cords with other trading partners. In fact, liament at the summit, with European leaders at the summit it has been suggested by unable to assume an enthusiastic leadership The overall impression EU free trade agreement (CETA) faced Eurosceptics that the Canadian accord is role, the hope is that Prime Minister Trudeau’s obstacles that may not only impact its the canary in the coalmine and should it rockstar status can be put to good use as nego- amongst political and ratifi cation, but the adoption of the Trans fail, the demise of all other proposed lager tiations move forward between Canada and the Pacifi c Partnership TPP, along with the trade deals will follow suit. EU, writes former Liberal MP Patrick Gagnon. bureaucratic leaders more ambitious U.S.-EU trade accord. It has also been noted at the summit The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright present at the summit was The event brought together a wide spec- that the adoption of CETA bears politi- trum of stakeholders ranging from business cal signifi cance beyond narrow business that Canada is not the executives from Europe and abroad, diplo- interests and global free trade. The unique aggressive CETA adoption campaign with only economy at stake in mats from around the world and Members of agreement is and should be representative the EU is necessary. European Parliament. Canada was present at of Canadian and European shared values The overall impression amongst politi- the broader discussion of the summit as well with International Trade as progressive and liberal societies. This cal and bureaucratic leaders present at the Minister at the forefront of point, however, has proved diffi cult to con- summit was that Canada is not the only CETA. Rather, the global CETA trade discussions. vey to all members of European Parliament economy at stake in the broader discussion framework of existing Freeland’s contribution to the summit and national governments. of CETA. Rather, the global framework of was representative of Canada’s commit- Canada, despite its good currency in existing and future accords, upon which and future accords, upon ment and eagerness to move forward in the European capitals, is now faced with en- world prosperity and peace are dependent, which world prosperity adoption process of the agreement, which gaging each EU member’s government on are at stake as well. in brief terms, would considerably dimin- its own, as the EU commissioner Malm- As mentioned by one member of Euro- and peace are dependent, ish existing tariffs between Canada and strom suggested that it was not the role of pean Parliament at the summit, with Euro- Europe. However, the proposed accord did the commission to promote CETA’s adop- pean leaders unable to assume an enthusi- are at stake as well. not placate all stakeholders at the sum- tion with EU member states or conduct the astic leadership role, the hope is that Prime mit. MEP’s, opinion leaders and European requisite PR or lobby campaign. Minister Trudeau’s rockstar status can be populist groups did not display the same This sobering assessment from the EU put to good use as negotiations move for- level of enthusiasm vis-à-vis the deal. trade policy representative forces Canada ward between Canada and the EU. Another important factor that arose at the to take charge of future CETA negotiations With the attention of European leaders di- summit was the impending June 23 Brexit with the EU. Otherwise, the likeliness of the verted to more troubling matters, Canadian referendum in the U.K. As a result, the trade deal’s ratifi cation may be in doubt. leadership on CETA is desperately needed. PATRICK C. GAGNON prevailing political mood amongst European Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Patrick C. Gagnon is managing Partner political circles was increasingly uneasy. for orientation and strategy meetings of The Parliamentary Group and a former According to those present, including EU with Canadian ambassadors to provide Liberal Member of Parliament. He was in s the European Business Summit con- council President Donald Tusk, Europe is go- the opportunity for the PM to suggest to Brussels for the European Business Summit. Acluded, it appeared that the Canada- ing through a diffi cult and dramatic time that Canadian diplomats that assuming a more The Hill Times

THE FULL WISEMAN IRAQ

the ability of Iraqi security forces to hold it after the coalition departs is questionable. What is Canada doing in Iraq? The basis of order in most Middle East states is the absolute monarch or the strong- man, a leader who rules by the exercise of force, threats, and violence: Mubarak and six fi ghter jets from the Iraqi theatre and one-third of the Afghan army every year. now el-Sissi in Egypt, the al-Assads in Syria, Impossible conditions refocussing the military’s efforts on train- Moreover, security conditions in Kandahar Gaddafi in Libya, al-Bashir in Sudan, the prevail in Iraq. However, ing local forces. The Conservatives vowed a province have deteriorated so much since House of Saud in Saudi Arabia. Iraq fi t this determined military effort in concert with Canadian forces were stationed there that model of governance until the United States Canada does not want to a multinational coalition to degrade and advises against all deposed Saddam Hussein and then talked be offside with its historic destroy ISIS while the NDP, dismissing the travel to Afghanistan due to the unstable nonsensically, as did Canada, about building military effort in Iraq as ineffective, opted security situation. “We failed” in Afghanistan, democratic institutions in a country where allies so it continues for making humanitarian assistance for proclaimed Scott Taylor, the editor of Esprit sectarianism and corruption drive elections, to contribute to a refugees the priority. de Corps magazine and a former commando/ where western notions of democracy are Neither the Green Party nor the Bloc infantryman, in The Hill Times. alien, and where government mismanage- multinational enterprise. Québécois referred to Iraq in their plat- It appears Canada’s soldiers turned a ment is endemic. forms, but Elizabeth May opposed extend- blind eye to the likelihood that the prison- The experience of Canada and NATO in ing the combat mission on the grounds that ers they turned over to the Afghans they Afghanistan demonstrates that military solu- it had no clear direction, end-goal, or exit had mentored were tortured, “a standard tions to fundamental cultural and political strategy; Gilles Duceppe supported robust operating procedure” for Kandahar’s problems are untenable. So long as Iraq’s military action, possibly including Cana- interrogators according to foreign service Sunnis and Shia refuse to share power most dian engagement in ground combat. offi cer Richard Colvin. As for the schools of the ISIS fi ghters are local Sunnis fearful Arguably, the Liberals were obstinate full of Afghani girls that Canadians helped of Shia militias and the Shia-run Iraqi army NELSON WISEMAN in their continued resolve to end Canada’s to build, one of Stephen Harper’s “signa- – no amount of foreign intervention and bombing mission even after the ISIS- ture policies” well-publicized by the media, training of local forces will stabilize Iraq. The inspired terrorist attack in Paris. Tellingly, those schools are now closed or emptying. Kurdish Peshmerga are themselves deeply ORONTO—Few Canadians vote on the Defence Minister was not in- There is little reason to believe the situ- divided among various militias and parties in Tbasis of foreign and defence policies so vited to two impromptu coalition meetings ation is much different in Iraq although Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. those policies generally receive very little in Paris. To placate the French, the White the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, which the Impossible conditions prevail in Iraq. mention in party platforms and relatively House, and others in the multinational Canadian forces are advising, may be However, Canada does not want to be off- little attention in election campaigns. The coalition, the Liberal government commit- somewhat less brutal than their Kandahar side with its historic allies so it continues Conservatives tried and failed to game the ted additional ground forces, kept an aerial counterparts. Canada is committed to the to contribute to a multinational enterprise. last election by dictating the subjects and refueller and two reconnaissance aircraft territorial integrity of Iraq, but in helping In Iraq as in Afghanistan, the military venues of the leaders’ debates. Thinking in the theatre, and delayed withdrawing to strengthen the Peshmerga Canada may efforts of Canada and the West are alas foreign policy was their strong suit, they Canada’s jets until late February, more be contributing to the eventual territorial doomed to fail. Canada’s military leaders welcomed a televised debate on it. Natural- than three months after taking offi ce. disintegration of Iraq. know this but their obligatory submission ly, Canada’s mission in Iraq was debated. In rationalizing his decision on a re- Canada and the other countries in the to civilian control prevents them from say- However, very few people watched the focussed mission, Justin Trudeau claimed coalition fi ghting ISIS are all at sea in Iraq ing so publicly. debate; it was broadcast only on CPAC and Canada had gained a lot of experience and Syria. Iraq lacks both a coherent popu- Nelson Wiseman teaches political a local Hamilton station. training Afghan police and military forces. lar government and a capable military. science and is the director of the Cana- Parties are keen to differentiate them- Perhaps, but Afghanistan’s army apparently Although ISIS has been losing territory dian studies program at the University of selves, so the Liberals promised to reori- did not gain much from the “training”; some and Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city may Toronto. ent Canada’s mission by pulling Canada’s 4,000 Afghanis desert every month, that is yet be reclaimed with coalition assistance, The Hill Times 16 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 INSIDE POLITICS ORLANDO MASS SHOOTING Helping to heal a Malaria shattered city’s wounds

kills a child To some extent, the race will come down to whether Hillary Clinton every can fi ght her own fi ghts.

2 minutes PAUL WELLS

RLANDO, FLA.—There is satisfac- Otion in even a grim job done well. On On Sunday, June 12, Omar Mateen killed June 14, doctors at the Orlando Regional 49 people and injured 53 others at a gay New medicines Medical Centre described for reporters the nightclub in Orlando, home of Walt Disney onslaught of patients from Pulse Night- World. Photograph courtesy of YouTube club, only a few blocks away, who fi lled the hospital’s trauma bay to overfl owing in the who decided to hate and whom to hate, he can save their lives early hours of Sunday morning. said. Orlando is replying, from the people Their deadpan tone, their language most directly affected on out. “We’re just purged of hyperbole, did nothing to hide trying to bring people together.” how harrowing the night had been. But nei- The good work of good people to MMV and partners develop and deliver: ther were they much good at hiding their comfort the bereaved and bind up a com- RRR solemn pride. munity’s wounds was inspiring to see. But better medicines innovative new Like any large American city, Orlando I kept being distracted by the larger debate medicines to treat medicines to has been bracing for mayhem for years. this tragedy is feeding. Including Donald The arrival of multiple gunshot wounds “is Trump’s astonishing remarks on Monday, for malaria and protect help eradicate something we practise frequently,” Gary when he accused U.S. President Barack children malaria Parrish, the director of the hospital’s medi- Obama of hiding something on terrorism, cal department, said at a news conference. or pulling his punches, or screwing up, or and pregnant When it actually happened, it was “sur- wanting to screw up. On June 14, Trump real,” said Will Havron, one of the surgeons. was still at it, calling for “extraordinary women “We were just getting patient after patient screening” against immigrants. after patient.” The staff stepped up to the Obama gave his answer on Tuesday. At challenge. Surgeons and nurses rushed in the Treasury Department in Washington the from home. Triage and co-ordination were president left a meeting of his National Se- superb. curity Council on the fi ght against Daesh, Angel Colon had been a patron in the also known as ISIS and ISIL. But fully half club. He described how he lay still on the his remarks were about Trump. fl oor, playing dead, while the gunman shot “The Orlando killer, one of the San him in the hand and hip to make sure. Bernardino killers, the Fort Hood killer— He was effusive in his praise for the they were all U.S. citizens,” Obama said. hospital’s staff. “Are we going to start treating all Muslim Chadwick Smith had been the attending Americans differently? ... Are we going to surgeon on call that night. “It was singular- start discriminating against them because ly the worst day of my career and the best of their faith?” day of my career,” he said gravely. Why doesn’t he talk about “radical But there could be no resting on laurels. Islam” when fi ghting terrorists? “Groups Eight more surgeries were scheduled for like ISIL and Al Qaeda want to make this Tuesday alone. Six patients remained near war a war between Islam and America, or death. Doctors were not sure all will sur- between Islam and the West,” he said. “If we vive. The punishing weight of the hospital’s fall into the trap of painting all Muslims burden was evident. with a broad brush and imply that we are A few miles away, the LGBT Communi- at war with an entire religion then we’re ty Centre of Central Florida was busy with doing the terrorists’ work for them.” other burdens. Obama has been reluctant to engage On Sunday, the region’s largest gay Trump directly. Even now, he indulged a community drop-in offi ce moved next door bizarre tenet of campaign rhetoric which to a larger commercial space in a hurry, to holds that it’s somehow more proper handle its vastly expanded mandate. or high-fl own to refrain from calling an When I visited, a uniformed security opponent by his name. He never once guard was letting visitors through the door pronounced Trump’s, referring only to “the in ones and twos. Volunteers were in a sep- presumptive Republican nominee” and arate area at the back of the offi ce, where “politicians who tweet and appear on cable they would not have to speak to reporters news shows.” And of course Obama is not unless they wanted. the Democratic nominee this year. To some Corey Lyons is the president of Impulse extent the race will come down to whether Photo: MMV Orlando, which promotes safe sex prac- Hillary Clinton can fi ght her own fi ghts. tices. Impulse was at Pulse Nightclub three But it is now clearer than ever that weeks ago, offering vacation packages this election will come down to a candi- Defeating Malaria Together for patients who underwent HIV testing. date who rejects, condemns, marginalizes When he woke up at 6 a.m. Sunday in and denigrates, and one who advertises a his apartment two blocks from Pulse, his preference for reaching out, reconciling phone “kind of blew up” with messages and embracing. Canada’s 2015 federal We are grateful to our donors and partners whose support from friends, and his partner was crying election and the Quebec provincial elec- and expertise facilitate this vital work. uncontrollably. tion a year earlier suggest the less con- Since then it’s been non-stop for a large frontational candidate, Hillary Clinton, volunteer team: counselling survivors and should stand a good chance. It’ll be a victims’ families, raising and disbursing nasty fi ght all the same. money for fl ights, funerals, car service, Paul Wells is a national affairs colum- temporary housing. The weekend massacre nist for The Toronto Star. This column was www.mmv.org was “overwhelming, very heartbreaking,” released on June 15. Lyons said. But it was the work of one man The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 17 LOBBYING MILITARY PROCUREMENT

newals that go back several years. Defence Lockheed Martin Aeronau- Minister ‘Everyone wants tics Co., a division of Lockheed Harjit Martin, is registered to lobby the Sajjan’s government on Canadian Forces offi ce is aircraft acquisitions and support indicating to know what’s for the F-35 Joint Striker program. that no It has hired the services of Robert decisions Evershed from Prospectus As- have been sociates in Ottawa to represent its made on going on,’ interests to the government. The how it will registry shows no communication go about with the government under this replacing its registration since 2014. There was aging fl eet stakeholders one communication report in 2014 of CF-18 and nine in 2013, and registrations fi ghter jets. before this do not specifi cally The Hill Times mention the F-35 program. photograph by struggling to Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. Jake Wright and its U.S. parent United Tech- nologies Corp., which are involved in making engines for F-35s, are get through to both registered to lobby the Cana- dian government on its possible procurement of such aircraft. One registration is under government John Sabbas, president of Pratt & Whitney Canada. This registra- tion includes fi ve communication reports for the last six months. on fi ghter-jet Two of them were on May 4; one government on providing sup- sourcing a small number of Super with Jamie Innes, director of port services as part of Canada’s Hornets as an interim measure are parliamentary affairs for Foreign CF-18 replacement program. It has “wrong,” and there have been no Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion registrations under Ottawa lobby- signs that the government is back- replacement (Saint-Laurent, Que.), and an- ists Brian Botting and Ken Mackay ing away from its election promise other with John Knubley, deputy from Earnscliffe Strategy Group. to refrain from purchasing F-35s, minister of Innovation, Science Neither of these registrations show as the previous Conservative gov- and Economic Innovation. An- communications with the govern- ernment had planned. program other report involves Mr. Innes ment over the last six months. In fact, this person said that on April 1, and another names France’s Dassault Aviation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Mr. Innes along with Julian which makes a fi ghter jet called (Papineau, Que.) recent statement Ovens, chief of staff to Mr. Dion, the Rafale with partners Thales in the House that the F-35 “does Lobbyists and in an email: “While we have not on March 31. As well, the regis- and Safran, is registered to lobby not work” seems to show the had any direct discussions with try shows Pratt & Whitney had on “the government’s stated plan government’s position on this is representatives relevant ministers, our goal over contact with Christine Hogan, to hold an open and transparent “stronger than ever.” for the defence the coming weeks will be to sit deputy minister of international competition to replace Canada’s The Liberals said in their elec- down with the government so we affairs at Global Affairs Canada, CF-18 fi ghter jets,” according to tion platform: “We will not buy industry are keen can effectively demonstrate how on March 18. its registration. It has enlisted to the F-35 stealth fi ghter-bomber. to hear more from the F-35 is the best aircraft, for This particular registration has Stuart McCarthy of Bluesky Strat- “We will immediately launch the best price, that will result in 15 other communication reports egy Group in Ottawa to lobby on an open and transparent competi- government, given the best industrial benefi ts and attached to it going back to 2011, its behalf. tion to replace the CF-18 fi ghter high-quality jobs for Canadians when it started mentioning the The registry shows three com- aircraft. The primary mission of all the speculation for decades to come. F-35 program. Three were in 2015, munications between Dassault our fi ghter aircraft should remain lately on how the “We welcome an open compe- four were in 2014, two were in and the government in the last six the defence of North America, not tition and are confi dent that we 2013, three were in 2012, and months. One on April 12 involved stealth fi rst-strike capability. government plans to can deliver aircraft that can meet three were in 2011. Gianluca Cairo, chief of staff to “We will reduce the procure- deal with its aging the needs of the Canadian Armed United Technologies has Rich- Public Services Minister Judy ment budget for replacing the Forces in a timely fashion.” ard Bertrand from Tactix Govern- Foote (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, CF-18s, and will instead purchase fl eet of CF-18 jets. On the other hand, Roberto ment Relations and Public Affairs N.L.), and Taras Zalusky, a policy one of the many, lower-priced op- Valla, vice-president of Canadian registered to lobby on its behalf director in that offi ce. Another tions that better match Canada’s sales for Boeing Inc., which is on Ottawa. The registration took communication that same day defence needs.” Continued from page 1 trying to sell Canada its Super effect April and as of last week involved Brian Bohunicky, chief Mrs. Owens said: “Assumptions Hornet fi ghter jets, said the showed no communications with of staff to Defence Minster Harjit about the direction in which the “Despite the media coverage of company has met with Canadian government. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.), Government of Canada intends to late, there has been no additional government offi cials lately, and Boeing Global Sales Corp., a and Mr. Cudmore. Another com- move on CF-18 replacement are outreach from government,” said the exchanges have been positive. division of Boeing., is registered munication report fi led on behalf premature. No decision has been an Ottawa lobbyist with dealings “We meet with them on a to lobby the government on of Dassault for Feb. 3 involved made.” related to this matter, a sentiment regular basis,” he said. “I can tell Canada’s next-generation fi ghter just Mr. Cudmore. She did not explicitly rule out repeated by others close to the you that we’ve found this govern- program to replace CF-18s. It is When asked about stakeholder options such as purchasing F-35s situation. ment to be open and transparent, represented by Ottawa lobby- engagement on the fi ghter-jet or making a small, immediate Lobbyists and representatives which of course was part of their ists Tracey Hubley and Katlyn replacement program, Jordan Ow- purchase of Super Hornets when for the defence industry, however, platform last year. So all of our Harrison of Summa Strategies, ens, a spokeswoman for Mr. Harjit asked about it, though he did say: are keen to hear more from govern- exchanges, I would say, have been and independent lobbyist Allan Sajjan, said in an email that “there “I cannot emphasize enough that ment, given all the speculation open and transparent.” DeQuetteville, a veteran of the are ongoing consultations with media reports speculating about lately on how the government plans He would not confi rm reports Canadian Air Force who retired the public and with stakeholders decisions cabinet has not yet to deal with replacing its aging fl eet that the government is consider- as a lieutenant-general in 1998. regarding a range of issues central made have been inaccurate.” of CF-18 jets, the lobbyist added. ing a small purchase of Super The most recent contact with to Canada’s security and defence.” She also said Canada is not “Everyone wants to know Hornets as an interim measure as the government under these regis- She referred specifi cally to committed to buying F-35s even what’s going on,” this person said. it decides its long-term strategy. trations involved contact between the current defence-policy review though it is part of the program to In 2010, the former Conser- “It is a good question to ask Ms. Hubley and James Cudmore, that features public hearings cov- develop and build them. vative government announced the Government of Canada as op- the former CBC defence reporter ering an array of issues, including “Canada remains a member of Canada would purchase 65 F-35 posed to the Boeing Co.,” Mr. Valla and now policy adviser to the de- the replacement of fi ghter jets. the Joint Strike Fighter program,” fi ghters but put the acquisition on said. “But I will echo, I guess, fence minister, on May 25 and Feb. She would not specify how much she said. “To date, our participa- hold in 2012 after a controversy what the minister of defence has 2. This registration shows no com- the government is communicat- tion in the JSF [memorandum over costs that had not been dis- been saying lately, which is that munications last year or in 2014, ing with lobbyists on the issue of of understanding] has allowed closed to Parliament prior to the no decisions have been made and with one report for 2013, none for replacing the CF-18s. companies in Canada to secure 2011 federal election. they’re looking at a number of 2012, one in 2011, three in 2010, An insider who spoke to The $743-million U.S. in contracts. A 2014 update estimated a options, and I can tell you from six in 2009, and one in 2008. Hill Times on the condition on “New skills and technologies price of $45.8-billion for acqui- the Boeing side, we stand ready Ms. Hubley’s records show anonymity said senior government gained through access to the JSF sition, maintenance, and other to support their process, whatever CF-18 “modernization” or “replace- offi cials told industry representa- Program have helped position Ca- costs for the F-35s over their 35- process they decide to embark ment” as topics of discussion tives a few months ago that the nadian industry to take advantage year lifecycle, and the estimated upon in order to be able to suc- going back to 2008. government remains committed to of other advanced aerospace and price tag is thought to have risen cessfully replace the CF-18s that L-3 Communications Canada “an open and transparent competi- defence projects. It has always by at least $3-billion since then currently operate.” Inc., the Canadian division of L-3 tion” to replace the fi ghter jets. been clear that participation in due to the lower Canadian dollar. The federal lobbyists registry Communications Holdings Inc., a This person said they were told the JSF MOU is not a commit- A spokesperson for Lock- shows several registrations from U.S. provider of various services by government representatives ment to buy the F-35.” heed Martin Corp., maker of organizations to consult on fi ghter- and technology for aircraft, is that recent reports indicating the [email protected] the F-35 jet, told The Hill Times jet replacements, many with re- registered to lobby the Canadian government is considering sole- The Hill Times 18 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 DIGITAL WORLD INNOVATION Why the Federal Court set top box ruling threatens Canada’s innovation balance If the decision stands, who wanted to block its availabil- For example, the 2012 copyright non-infringing content. square with marketplace realities. ity. The battle between Universal reforms included a provision that According to the ruling, Bell, The set top box distribution the case has the Studios and Sony ultimately made targets Internet services that “en- Videotron, and Rogers have be- companies have unsurprisingly ap- potential to create its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, able” infringement, but limited its come increasingly concerned with pealed the ruling on those grounds, which ruled that Sony was not applicability to services that are the emergence of competing set top but the bigger issue revolves a Canadian chill liable for contributing to copyright “primarily” provided for the pur- boxes, claiming that the pre-loaded around the court’s willingness to over new, disruptive infringement since its product had pose of copyright infringement. software makes it easy to access block technologies with substantial substantial non-infringing uses. A recent federal court ruling infringing streaming content. non-infringing uses. Indeed, the technologies leaving The battle between established could alter the innovation balance, Although the same could be said of court acknowledges that the set courts to decide players and distributors of disrup- however, by targeting a disruptive most personal computers, they ar- top boxes “display numerous legal tive technologies has since played technology that everyone agrees gue that the set top boxes increase applications and generally have the what can and cannot out many times in court rooms has both legitimate and infringing the likelihood of consumers cancel- effect of turning a standard televi- be preloaded onto and legislatures around the world. uses. The case was launched by ling their cable or satellite service sion into a ‘smart TV’.” From the introduction of the porta- three of Canada’s largest com- (often referred to as “cord cutting”) If the decision stands, the computers and other ble MP3 player (which the record- munications and media compa- and infringing their copyrights. case has the potential to create a electronic devices. ing industry tried to stop in a 1999 nies—Bell, Videotron, and Rog- Given their concerns, the Canadian chill over new, disrup- case) to disputes over the avail- ers—against several distributors companies asked the court to is- tive technologies leaving courts to ability of virtual private network of the television set-top boxes that sue an injunction banning several decide what can and cannot be pre- services, judges and policy makers compete with the broadcasters’ companies from distributing any loaded onto computers and other often return to the U.S. Supreme own services and technology. set top boxes with pre-loaded electronic devices. With Innovation Court’s recognition that stopping The set-top boxes turn standard software, characterizing the tech- Minister launching the distribution of new tech- televisions into “smart TVs,” en- nology as an “existential” threat to a major new initiative last week on MICHAEL GEIST nologies merely because they are abling users to access a wide range their business models. innovation, he will need to keep a capable of infringing copyrights of video content found online. By all The Federal Court surprisingly close eye on a court case that could would create an enormous barrier accounts, this includes authorized issued the injunction, ruling that alter the innovation balance and to new products and services that content such as YouTube, Netfl ix or the companies met the legal stan- convince some companies to stay TTAWA—The ability to record have many different uses. other online video providers, as well dard of demonstrating “irreparable out of the Canadian market. Otelevision programs is a feature While there have been fewer as unauthorized streaming services harm.” Since recent data indicates Michael Geist holds the Canada that most consumers take for Canadian cases, the federal gov- that offer access to unlicensed that cord cutting is still a small Research Chair in Internet and E- granted today, but when the Sony ernment has understood the need content. The set top box providers part of the Canadian market and commerce Law at the University of Betamax was fi rst introduced in the for an innovation balance that pro- do not make the content available the competition from authorized Ottawa, Faculty of Law. He can be 1970s, it revolutionized television vides effective copyright protec- themselves, but rather sell a device services such as Netfl ix is widely reached at [email protected] or and sparked high-profi le lawsuits tion and ensures that the law does preloaded with software that can be viewed as a far greater competi- online at www.michaelgeist.ca. by the major Hollywood studios not unduly inhibit new innovation. used to access both infringing and tive threat, the ruling is diffi cult to The Hill Times

CANADA & 21ST CENTURY INNOVATION right questions. The government expresses concern that Canadian business IMF, OECD say feds’ innovation spending on research and devel- opment has declined steadily for more than a decade. But it doesn’t provide analysis on why. It notes that Canada has a poor record in plans on wrong track building companies to global scale. But offers no explanation as to why. for many decades and eroded its not the backbone of the economy. of Mao’s Cultural Revolution. It expresses concern that Cana- It is results that external competitiveness.” High-value businesses of all sizes But if one checks back, its aspi- dian companies invest only half as count and until But it is highly critical of existing that succeed in tradable goods rations are similar to those sound- much as U.S. companies do. But it policies that favour small business and services are the backbone. ed by the Mulroney, Chrétien and provides no analysis on why. they deliver results, through lower taxes and more It is support for young start-ups Harper governments. “Our govern- There’s no beef. Bains asks, for members of the generous write-offs for R&D as well that would boost small business ment has a vision to build Canada example, what would it take for as the government’s plan to further dynamism, the OECD said. The as a global centre for innovation,” Canadian business to become one current government reduce Canada’s small business tax dynamism of the small business sec- Economic Development Minister of the world’s top fi ve investors should stop acting rate, as promised in the Liberal plat- tor is defi ned by high rates of fi rm Navdeep Bains said, echoing his in R&D? It’s currently 34th. This is form and the recent federal budget. creation and exit and the extent to predecessors of the past 30 years. similar to the goal that the Chré- as though they Incentives for innovation which small fi rms grow into large But will this government be any tien government adopted. It would should not be based on the size ones and “a dynamic small business more successful? take hundreds of million dollars of somehow invented of a company but on youthful sector has many start-ups and young As with previous governments, dollars of new R&D spending by the idea of an start-ups, it said. It is through fi rms that can grow rapidly if suc- there’s much emphasis on consulta- business and the hiring of thou- start-ups that radical innovation cessful.” On this metric, Canada has tion. Morneau has his Growth Agen- sands more science and engineer- innovation agenda. and increased competitiveness is weaker small business dynamism da Council. Bains has his promised ing PhDs. Moving even to 10th achieved, not through small busi- than many other countries, it says. interactive website where Canadians place would be a major challenge. nesses as such, and Canada has The OECD is also highly are invited to share their ideas and To be fair, the government de- among the lowest start-up rates critical of Finance Minister Bill his innovation leaders who will hold serves the benefi t of the doubt until among the advanced economies. Morneau’s budget decision to roundtables across the country. Sci- we see what it actually produces. What Canada also needs, it said restore labour-sponsored venture ence Minister has her In the meantime, it should avoid are policies to help more start-up capital corporations, which had a own panel, chaired by former Uni- pomposity and adopt a more hum- businesses become big businesses. history of poor and mainly nega- versity of Toronto President David ble approach. “With the innovation DAVID CRANE Larger companies can have a big tive returns and poor governance, Naylor, to review federal fi nancing agenda, our government is playing impact on innovation through and is why they had been phased of fundamental research. And Small a leadership role,” a prematurely building supply chains that drive out. Their ability to attract capital Business Minister self-congratulatory Bains declares. ORONTO—The same week innovation in small fi rms, and rested solely on their generous has her Advisory Council for Busi- “I am proud to serve a govern- Tthat the Trudeau government through their role as anchors in in- tax incentives for investors. They ness Accelerators. There will be no ment that values science—and announced plans to develop its in- novation clusters. Large companies “should be phased out, as previ- shortage of advice. our scientists,” declares an equally novation agenda two internation- also have higher rates of productiv- ously planned,” the OECD said. What’s missing in all of this is self-congratulatory Duncan. In fact, al agencies issued reports stating ity than small businesses. So now we have to see what analysis setting the stage for next- their predecessors in previous gov- that the government’s already- The Organization for Econom- the Trudeau government actually steps. Bains said there was no need ernments, Liberal or Conservative, stated plans for innovation were ic Cooperation and Development, does that’s positive when it comes for new reports on the challenges. have said much the same thing. on the wrong track. in its latest economic survey of to innovation. Its three-minister But there is a need for more analy- It is results that count and The International Monetary Canada, was also highly critical announcement was heavy on sis, for in the absence of analysis, until they deliver results, mem- Fund’s latest assessment of the of plans for further cuts in the branding and aspiration but woe- the innovation agenda process is bers of the current government Canadian economy declared small business tax rate and like fully short on analysis. At times an- proceeding in something of a void. should stop acting as though they “the timing is right for a renewed the IMF said incentives should nouncement sounds almost Maoist. The government has identifi ed six somehow invented the idea of an push on structural reform to raise focus on helping start-ups scale “Every sector of society must be areas for action, but doesn’t tell us innovation agenda. Canada’s productivity growth, up. Despite constant refrains from mobilized for action,” it declared, as how it came to settle on those six David Crane can be reached at which has lagged behind its peers government, small business is if launching the Canadian version questions. It may not be asking the [email protected]. A HILL TIMES POLICY BRIEFING June 20, 2016 ABORIGINAL OPPORTUNITIES

Indigenous Human rights Energy projects Eagle Spirit aff airs minister Closing the door on New fund for Energy Holdings New indigenous mental Canada’s colonial indigenous energy Indigenous pipeline heath funding just one past, a human rights projects in B.C. might project controversial part of helping places like based approach, by need tweaking, by but promising, by Attiwapiskat, says Indigenous AFN national chief Denis Calnan Denis Calnan Aff airs Minister Carolyn Perry Bellegarde Bennett

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Economic opportunities Inuit & Indigenous Indigenous peoples Government of youth Nothing has really Three ways Liberal Canada How many fi rst changed between government can improve Canada and indigenous We Inuit live in a steps must we economic opportunity for peoples, the bar is where crucial time in the take, by NDP First Nation communities, by it was, by Green Party’s Arctic, by ITK’s Natan MP Charlie Conservative MP Lorraine Rekmans Cathy McLeod Obed Angus PAGE 23PAGE 25 PAGE 26 PAGE 27 20 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 ABORIGINAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY BRIEFING

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Indigenous Affairs Minister says the government’s budget this year ‘makes historic investments to begin to close the gap in quality of life for indigenous people,’ and will ‘better support the well- being of children and families on reserve, to improve the quality of education for First Nations children, and to urgently address housing needs on reserve.’ The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia and Daniel Rodriguez

with the community to ensure that the young people have what New indigenous mental-heath they need.” What are some of the biggest opportunities for indigenous people in Canada right now? funding just one part of helping “Indigenous entrepreneurs and communities are well-positioned to build and grow meaningful and culturally respectful business places like Attiwapiskat: Bennett relationships as genuine partners in the Canadian economy. Future partnerships in the private sector will provide new and greater op- ‘Reconciliation BY RACHEL AIELLO water, and quality education” are health make a difference in the portunities for indigenous youth, also needed. troubled Attawapiskat First Na- not only in terms of business has to be about all ndigenous and Northern Affairs This was among the comments tion in northern Ontario? and development, but in im- Canadians,’ says IMinister Carolyn Bennett says Mr. Bennett (Toronto, St. Paul’s, “New funding in health will provements to health, education, recently announced funding for Ont.) made as part of a wide-rang- support immediate measures in- and community well-being. As Bennett. “From indigenous mental health services ing email interview conducted last cluding increase in mental crisis indigenous youth achieve greater coast to coast to will make an “immediate” dif- week with The Hill Times for this intervention and mental wellness success in education, we look ference in communities such as week’s aboriginal opportunities pol- teams that will provide urgently forward to more doctors, nurses, coast, Canadians the Attawapiskat First Nation in icy briefi ng. It addresses issues such needed help and support for com- practitioners, engineers, and pro- northern Ontario, which this year as indigenous entrepreneurship, the munities like Attawapiskat. But fessionals in the resource sector.” are embarking made headlines because of a sui- Truth and Reconciliation Commis- we know that in order to provide on the journey of cide epidemic among its youth. sion, and infrastructure needs in hope for the young people, they What are some of the biggest However, she said the $69-mil- aboriginal communities. need to have adequate housing, hurdles preventing young in- reconciliation and lion in funding, announced last water, and quality education. The digenous people from accessing developing responses week, is just one part of creating How will the $69-million recently young people have asked us for opportunities? hope for people in these commu- announced by the federal gov- land-based programming and a to the calls to action.’ nities, and that “adequate housing, ernment for indigenous mental youth centre. We will be working Continued on page 21 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 21 ABORIGINAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY BRIEFING

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Continued from page 20 infrastructure such as roads and owned businesses to participate bridges, energy systems, broad- in developing the energy export CANADIAN COUNCIL FOR ABORIGINAL BUSINESS “Improving the education out- band connectivity, physical infra- industry which is so important comes of First Nations children is structure to mitigate the effects of to growing the Canadian econo- Community and Commerce, critical to improving their quality natural disasters, and fi re protec- my. With this new federal fund- of life and contributing to stronger tion services. These investments ing, the New Relationship Trust A Survey of Aboriginal communities. Education truly is will help communities as they will deliver the West Coast En- Economic Development the foundation for progress. Cana- develop and grow.” ergy Fund through partnerships da is working in partnership with with aboriginal fi nancial institu- Corporations, report highlights: First Nations to achieve quality Resource development is seen tions such as British Columbia’s education systems respecting the as a huge opportunity for First Aboriginal Capital Corporations principle of First Nations control Nations communities. What is and select Aboriginal Commu- Aboriginal economic development corporations are relatively of First Nations education.” your government doing to make nity Futures organizations.” small but long-term, revenue-generating enterprises, and many sure they proportionally benefi t are experiencing growth. What are some of the most impor- from pipeline development and A 2015 Conference Board of • Most (72%) of the EDCs surveyed have been around for 10 years or tant aboriginal success stories? resource mining on their lands? Canada’s Centre for the North’s longer; the average length of operation is 18 years. The majority (68%) “There are so many. One “All Canadians benefi t when report found that “up-front invest- are small businesses (i.e., based on the Industry Canada defi nition of example is from businessman indigenous communities are ments in northern communities’ less than 100 employees). Close to half (46%) had total sales revenues and leader, Chief Clarence Louie. genuine partners in sustainable aboriginal youth, the upgrading of of $5 million or more for the previous fi scal year. He brought his community (the economic development that pro- northern infrastructure, and pol- • Many EDCs are also growing. A slim majority (54%) of EDCs saw their Osoyoos Indian Band in British motes stronger, healthier commu- icy development related to good sales revenues grow over the previous year; sales remained stable for Columbia) out of poverty. He nities. The January 2016 interim governance are high priorities and another one in fi ve (20%). started the Osoyoos Indian Band approach is a fi rst step in putting will deliver the biggest impact.” Development Corp. (OIBDC), these words into action, confi rm- How is your government planning Community-wide benefi ts are an important element of how which includes Nk’Mip Vineyards, ing that that meaningful consul- to specifi cally tailor its policy to EDCs evaluate their success. award winning and one of the tation, and where appropriate, help northern communities? • EDCs describe their success not only in terms of specifi c project South Okanagan’s fi rst vineyards accommodation of the rights and “A strong, diversifi ed, sus- accomplishments (e.g., construction of facilities or large-scale and largest vineyard acreages in interests of indigenous peoples tainable and dynamic economy developments) and fi nancial growth, but also in terms of the economic the Okanagan Valley. The corpo- will guide federal decisions on for northerners, including and social benefi ts for the community. ration also includes world-class major resource projects. indigenous peoples, contributes • EDCs are a critical source of employment for community members. Four golfi ng and a resort.” “Participation in the natural to Canada’s prosperity. Budget in ten (38%) EDCs report that they are the major employer in their resource economy is fundamental 2016 will enable the North to community. Aboriginal peoples comprise, on average, 72 percent of The Truth and Reconciliation to increasing the economic pros- build upon its strengths, helping EDCs’ employees. Commission said that implement- perity of indigenous peoples and to fuel economic growth, and po- • EDCs create opportunities in addition to employment. These include ing the TRC recommendations all Canadians, and our govern- sition the North to succeed in a drawing business investment interest into their community by will play a role in future indig- ment will continue to work to en- global economy, while securing networking, engaging local industry and actively seeking partners, and enous successes. When is your sure that indigenous communities its fragile ecosystem and unique supporting small business owners in the community, with preferred government going to begin enact- have opportunities to benefi t from environment and wildlife. The supplier relationships, and by mentoring and providing fi nancial ing the recommendations? Canadian resource development.” need for affordable housing is assistance. “The Truth and Reconcilia- particularly high in the North tion Commission’s calls to action You’ve been mandated to work and Inuit communities that is The focus on creating employment opportunities, in addition to provide all Canadians with a re- with the federal minister of fami- why Budget 2016 will provide the growth of these enterprises, creates challenges in terms of newed path forward for Canada’s lies to consult on a new national up to $177.7-million over two hiring, training and retaining qualifi ed employees. unfi nished journey of healing early-learning and child-care years to provinces and territo- • Employee-related issues are one of the most common challenges and reconciliation. Budget 2016 Framework. How do you plan to ries through the Investment in facing EDCs. As a result, among EDCs who anticipate capital makes historic investments to include indigenous peoples in Affordable Housing initiative to investment increases over the coming year, large majorities intend to begin to close the gap in qual- this program? address urgent housing needs in invest in their workforce by developing and training employees (80%) ity of life for indigenous people. “We will be engaging with these regions.” or by hiring new talent (70%), ahead of facility or equipment u These investments will better indigenous peoples in the coming grades. support the well-being of chil- months on the development of an What do you think of Eagle Spirit • The larger the organization, the more challenging it is to fi nd qualifi ed dren and families on reserve, to early learning and child-care frame- Energy Holdings offering First Aboriginal employees. Aboriginal peoples comprise an average of 82 improve the quality of education work. The Government of Canada Nations a 50 per cent ownership percent of the workforce of smaller EDCs (i.e., those with less than 100 for First Nations children, and to currently invests in a number of stake on the planned Albertan employees), but an average 59 percent of the workforce of larger EDCs urgently address housing needs programs and services that support crude-to-tidewater Eagle Spirit (i.e., 100 or more employees). on reserve. indigenous maternal/infant health, Pipeline? “Our government has also child development, child care, and “While I am unable to com- Problems related to accessing capital are another signifi cant become an unqualifi ed supporter early-education programs.” ment on the specifi cs of this pro- concern for aboriginal EDCs. of the UN Declaration on the posal, it is encouraging to see that • Access to capital is identifi ed as another key challenge facing EDCs Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and Earlier this year your govern- innovative approaches for involv- (together with employee-related issues), and is viewed as the primary we are working to fully imple- ment announced $1-million for a ing Indigenous peoples and com- potential constraint to planned capital investments for 2011. ment Jordan’s Principle. (Jordan’s program supporting pre-appren- munities in major resource and • When it comes to fi nancial issues, EDCs are most concerned about cash Principle is a child-fi rst principle ticeship training programs for infrastructure projects are being fl ow management (78% express at least some concern), followed by named in memory of Jordan River indigenous workers. How will developed and discussed. Open- access to credit (60%) and the effects of infl ation (54%) on their Anderson, who died in hospital at you measure whether this initia- ing up new and more diverse business. the age of fi ve after years of dis- tive has been successful? options for indigenous communi- agreement between the Manitoba “Western Economic Diver- ties is important, but ultimately it EDCs prioritize their relationships with fi nancial institutions and federal governments over who sifi cation Canada will measure is up to the individual community over other businesses (Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal) and gov- should pay for his home care.) performance by the number of to weigh the costs, benefi ts, and ernments. “Reconciliation has to be about participants who have completed risks, and make a decision based • The relationship between EDCs and their fi nancial institutions is all Canadians. From coast to coast skills certifi cation, are enrolled as on their goals and aspirations.” considered central to their success (84% say it is very important). Fewer, to coast, Canadians are embark- apprentices, and are hired as a re- but still majorities, similarly value partnerships with Aboriginal-owned ing on the journey of reconcilia- sult of training and skills certifi ca- What’s your take on the Ca- business (64%), training and educational facilities (58%), and local tion and developing responses to tion. Other indicators include the nadian Council for Aboriginal governments (56%). Half or fewer place the same degree of the calls to action. From teachers number of women trained, as well Business’ Environics survey on importance on their relationships with non-Aboriginal businesses and students, to municipalities, as the number of training intakes.” economic development? (48%), or the federal (44%) or provincial (46%) governments. provinces and territories, Canadi- “Our understanding and ap- • Most EDCs say they have a positive relationship with their fi nancial ans are also taking leadership to You recently announced a preciation of Aboriginal Econom- institutions, many (52%) of which go above and beyond a typical support reconciliation.” $5-million West Coast Energy ic Development Corporations has business arrangement to become a close and valued relationship. Fund, granting loans for energy been strengthened as a result of You were mandated to work with infrastructure projects. How is the report, which in turns allows Consistent with the optimism expressed by privately-owned the federal infrastructure min- the government determining who INAC (Indigenous and Northern aboriginal small business owners, EDCs are similarly confi dent ister and others to improve es- will receive funding? Affairs Canada) and other part- about the future of their organizations. sential physical infrastructure for “All Canadians benefi t when ners to refi ne our relationships • There is a notably widespread sense of optimism about the future. indigenous communities. What indigenous communities are with and supports to these and Eight in ten (78%) EDCs predict revenue growth over the coming year, progress has been made? genuine partners in sustainable other aboriginal economic devel- in most cases between 20 and 50 percent. Consistent with their “Budget 2016 proposes to pro- economic development that pro- opment institutions. This research expectations for growth, a majority (66%) of EDCs plan to increase vide an additional $255-million motes stronger, healthier com- report complements other key re- their capital investments in 2011. over two years starting in 2016–17 munities. The West Coast Energy search initiatives in which INAC • Lessons learned in the recent economic recession include the to the First Nations Infrastruc- Fund will play an important role has partnered with the Council.” importance of strong fi nancial, debt and risk management, and the ture Fund to support investments in supporting indigenous entre- [email protected] need for diversity. in a range of complementary preneurship and community- The Hill Times 22 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 ABORIGINAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY BRIEFING

NEWS EAGLE SPIRIT ENERGY HOLDINGS NEWS LNG & BRITISH COLUMBIA Indigenous pipeline New fund for project controversial indigenous energy but promising projects in B.C. might

‘I think the resource need tweaking sector is the front lines of reconciliation in Canada,’ Indigenous and The LNG energy industry Northern Affairs says Ken Coates, a senior is dry in B.C. right now Minister Carolyn Bennett says, fellow at the Macdonald- and it’s not known when ‘The West Coast Laurier Institute and the market may pick up Energy Fund will play an important the director of the for the product. role in supporting International Centre for indigenous BY DENIS CALNAN entrepreneurship Northern Governance and and community- Development. new fund aimed at helping indigenous owned businesses Apeople in British Columbia establish to participate in BY DENIS CALNAN a foothold in the business of pipelines and developing the A piece of the Keystone pipeline under liquefi ed natural gas (LNG) terminals is energy-export hile an indigenous energy and construction in Nebraska in 2009. Some feel not the right fi t, according to some. industry.’ The Hill Wresource development project may a new aboriginal-led pipeline project in B.C. One suggestion is to redirect the money Times photograph by face signifi cant barriers and challenges in will become a model to follow in the future. toward renewable energy projects as well in- Jake Wright pursing an alternative to the proposed and Photograph by Shannon Patrick stead of limiting the loans from the West controversial Northern Gateway pipeline Coast Energy Fund just to LNG projects. in northern B.C., some say this model of The fund is $5-million and loans are “I think it’d be a different situation if developing Canadian resources may be- He said there is a lot of movement on granted to individual projects worth as there’s actually LNG projects happening come more popular. this front already in power development. much as $200,000. right now,” Mr. Fregin said, noting all the The proposed pipeline by Eagle Spirit “I think we’re seeing a huge transition “So it’s defi nitely small business-ori- uncertainty around the development of the Energy Holdings is controversial in itself. point in terms of aboriginal engagement,” ented,” said Cliff Fregin, CEO of the New resources in B.C. It has some signifi cant First Nations’ said Prof. Coates. Relationship Trust, an organization that is “I think that in many ways the world is backing while facing stiff opposition from “I think the resource sector is the front helping to distribute the funds. awash in LNG,” said Warren Mabee, associ- other First Nations that have accused the lines of reconciliation in Canada,” he said. “Its really targeted at the individual or First ate professor of geography at Queen’s Uni- company of misleading the public. But the challenges of a executing a Nation that’s looking at how do we establish a versity, where he is the associate director There has not been much news on the project like this from the grassroots are are business around this new energy,” he said. of its Institute for Energy and Environmen- project in the past year and Calvin Helin, signifi cant, without any large energy or “The West Coast Energy Fund will play tal Policy. He is also the Canada Research the president of Eagle Spirit Energy Hold- pipeline company behind it. an important role in supporting indigenous Chair in Renewable Energy Development ings, did not respond to email and phone “They’d basically have to create a entrepreneurship and community-owned and Implementation. requests for an interview. corporation from nothing,” said Warren businesses to participate in developing the “You’ve got a major new terminal that’s However, some say that cooperation be- Mabee, an associate professor of geog- energy-export industry,” Indigenous and come online in Australia. You’ve got the Saudis tween various First Nations to develop natu- raphy at Queen’s University, where he is Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and others that play in that sort of space. Are ral resources and having aboriginal people the associate director of its Institute for En- (Toronto- St. Paul’s, Ont.) said in a press re- we coming to the party late? Possibly,” he said. leading energy development is the future. ergy and Environmental Policy. He is also lease in April when the fund was announced. He noted that the fund provides small “I’m actually very much in favour of this the Canada Research Chair in Renewable But the LNG energy industry is dry in amounts of money for a fi eld that is expen- idea of large-scale aboriginal equity invest- Energy Development and Implementation. B.C. right now and it’s not known when sive and suggested it may not provide the ment,” said Ken Coates, a senior fellow at “That’s a big challenge, to say the least,” the market may pick up for the product. results the government is hoping for. the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, director he said. “I think that will work against them.” That is proving to be a challenge to getting Others are more optimistic and suggest of the International Centre for Northern “I don’t think people are taking it very the loan money into the right hands and that having a diversity of funds is a posi- Governance and Development, and the seriously,” said Prof. Mabee, noting that it spur the economy in the desired way. tive thing. Canada Research Chair in Regional Inno- is not clear if the project has the human re- “Because this is all targeted really “There’ll be opportunities down the vation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate sources, knowledge, and industry capabili- specifi cally at LNG, oil-and-gas businesses, line,” said Ken Coates, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy at the University of ties to put a project like this together. even down the supply chain of those, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, the director Saskatchewan. “At the same time, that model of own- there’s not much activity happening in B.C. of the International Centre for Northern He said the project is trying to “break ership could be really interesting in the on it right now,” said Mr. Fregin. Governance and Development, and the logjams.” future, and one of the things companies “It’s challenging to fi nd a business, for Canada Research Chair in Regional Inno- “They don’t have access to the same like Enbridge and Kinder Morgan should sure,” he added, questioning if there will be vation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate resources as a big global energy company think about is partnership. The ultimate LNG projects at all in B.C.’s future. School of Public Policy at the University of does, or even an Enbridge or a Kinder Mor- goal of attaining social licence in many “If one gets signed off in Prince Ru- Saskatchewan. gan, or something like that. But the idea here cases is actually attaining a real working pert, or one gets signed-off in Kitimat, I’m “There will be a demand for the natural is that they can break bigger logjams. And partnership between communities and the sure there’s going to be a fl urry of activity gas products that Canada has available,” because it’s aboriginally owned, you have businesses,” he said. around that, because all the ancillary busi- said Prof. Coates. much more control over environmental is- Prof. Mabee said while there is dis- nesses would result from that, but we just He said the government is right to show sues. You have much more control over siting agreement among and within First Nations haven’t hit that stage,” he said. an interest in both the LNG and renew- issues. You have easier access to aboriginal for this project, the process could be a “We just haven’t seen any specifi c busi- able-energy economies. folks themselves, in terms of chiefs and band process other communities and business ness activity as of yet.” Prof. Coates said while the demand for councils,” said Prof. Coates. projects could learn from. Under this specifi c fund, renewable en- natural gas may be lower now, there are He said the controversy is normal for “First Nations are like any nation, in that ergy projects are not considered. Mr. Fregin fl uctuations in the market. any oil-and-gas or pipeline project, point- there can be a huge range of opinions within said there are other funds available through “We overestimate these waves up and ing to opposition Energy East is facing a nation. ... You have elected chiefs, you have the government for renewable energy proj- down. It wasn’t going to be as good as we from provinces and municipalities. hereditary chiefs, you have elders, who all, ects and suggested the focus of this particu- thought it was going to be and it’s not going to “The main issue in my mind is who’s inside of their own governance structure, lar loan fund should change focus. be as bad as we think it’s going to be,” he said. in charge and do you have a seat on the have a really important voice, but they don’t “If the federal government came back to me He said the Canadian economy is rely- board,” he said, noting that the aboriginal necessarily agree,” he said. ... asked for a recommendation from me, that’s ing on LNG development to be successful. leadership on a project like this is unique. “One of the nice things about First Na- the recommendation I would make; I would “The governments of Canada and British “I think we’re going to see way more” tions governance is that it does give a lot of make the recommendation that we look at Columbia are counting on LNG to pay the aboriginal leadership in resource indus- people a voice at the table. And I think that is opening this up to renewables as well,” he said. bills, and this is not a small thing,” said Mr. tries, he said. “Way, way, more more. We’re something to be emulated,” said Prof. Mabee. “There’s a very positive reaction to the Coates. “The country needs it really badly.” going to see lots and lots and lots of this. [email protected] clean-energy stuff. It fi ts more with First Na- [email protected] And I think that part’s fantastic.” The Hill Times tions’ values and principles, I guess,” he said. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 23 ABORIGINAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY BRIEFING

OPINION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES Three ways the feds can improve economic opportunity for First Nation communities

lion) was due to natural resources. Pipeline project, but banks could only offer transparency, thus making it harder for them Increased participation in the natural re- them a staggering interest rate. Journalist to attract investors. The executive director source sector would lead to signifi cant ben- Peter O’Neil put it best: “The First Nations of the Atlantic Policy Congress of First efi t, for all Canadians. First Nations would ended up getting a settlement much lower Nations urged the federal government to re- enjoy improved fi nancial self-suffi ciency and than what an equity agreement would strengthen the Act: “Our chiefs fully support CONSERVATIVE MP CATHY MCLEOD self-determination, and more equal partici- have generated. But if there was a govern- public transparency and full accountability to pation in Canada’s economy. The resource ment guarantee providing the bank with our First Nations members and disclosure of sector would enjoy a pool of skilled, local assurance, the rate could be [much lower], our audited fi nancial statements,” he wrote on labour with a strong attachment to the land resulting in a steady profi t for the band.” April 26. “Our chiefs support good governance onservatives support smart invest- where the projects are being developed. Other models include developing royal- and the improvement of conditions for all our Cments that will have long-lasting, Equity partnerships are a potential mod- ty-sharing agreements with provincial and people.” positive impacts in the lives of Canada’s el for increasing aboriginal engagement in territorial governments; negotiating benefi t In closing, careful thought should be indigenous peoples, regardless of whether the resource industries. The B.C. Business agreements with project proponents; and given by the federal government to three they live on reserves, in urban centres, or Council and the Macdonald-Laurier Insti- the band managing the extraction of re- proposals that will support participation in in remote northern communities. tute support the proposal that the federal sources themselves. natural resource development: 1. That the The natural resource sector is a key government provide loan guarantees to According to Canada’s Public Policy Liberal government improve the economic opportunity for economic development for First Nation bands that want to establish an Forum, another step necessary for greater opportunity for First Nation communities by First Nation bands, but local indigenous equity position with a project’s proponent. participation in the natural resource sector is reinstating the compliance measures of the communities often feel that they have As B.C. Business Council’s Jock Finlayson to increase transparency and accountability. Financial Transparency Act; 2. That the Liber- not signifi cantly benefi ted from activities told The Vancouver Sun, “If done right, allocat- A February 2016 report by the Forum al government ensure skills and employment that have taken place on their traditional ing a modest sum to an initiative that makes states, “The real or perceived lack of for indigenous Canadians remain a key pri- territories. This is changing, and First more capital available to First Nations that public sector transparency acts as a ority of the federal government. Budget 2016 Nations have more opportunities to engage are keen to advance projects and accelerate barrier to investment. This is true for all contained only $15-million in new spending with the resource sector than ever before. economic development in their communities governments… Improving transparency in this pivotal area, and only for a short-term According to statistics from the audited could pay signifi cant dividends for everyone— and accountability within First Nation pilot project; 3. That the federal government fi nancial statements of First Nation commu- aboriginal and non-aboriginal alike.” governments is essential for attracting back loans, so that equity partnerships can nities—available for the fi rst time because However, the current problem is that outside investment.” more often become a reality. of the First Nation Financial Transparency many First Nation bands don’t have the The Liberal government’s decision to Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, who Act—bands across Canada generated over necessary capital to establish an equity remove the compliance measures of the represents Kamloops-Thomson-Cariboo, $3-billion in revenue in the 2013-14 fi scal partnership. Chevron Canada offered 16 Financial Transparency Act has left bands B.C., is her party’s indigenous affairs critic. year. However, only 11 per cent ($386.6-mil- bands an equal stake in the Pacifi c Trails without a vital resource to demonstrate The Hill Times

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OPINION UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

standards to ensure the dignity, well-being and survival of Indigenous Peoples. The declaration is a framework for peace. It is It’s time to close the door on a framework for peace because it acknowl- edges the equal right of Indigenous peoples to live in our traditional territories, to make decisions about the lands and waters, and Canada’s colonial past, and take to determine our future. Where there are differences of opinion among us, we are to work these out peacefully in the spirit of treaty, and with human rights standards, as our guide. The UN declaration provides a human rights-based approach a framework for us to undertake a fed- eral law and policy review to correct past injustices, and honour inherent and treaty Borne of racism, and rights. an impulse to control, The UN declaration speaks to the prin- ciple of “free, prior and informed consent.” the Indian Act has long Free, prior, and informed consent shouldn’t proven itself broken by be viewed as contentious or an obstacle. It is a way around obstacles and provides any metric. Closing the a path forward. The purpose of free, prior and informed consent is to ensure that gap in the quality of life First Nations are respected, in word and in between First Nations and practice, as sovereign peoples with juris- diction, title and rights. Self-determination Canadians goes beyond means that First Nations—as peoples with programs and funding equal rights—have the right to say yes or no to something that affects their people focused on reserve lands. and their lands, and that must be respect- ed. It is also important to remember that An important step towards all human rights instruments, including the reconciliation was made at the UN declaration on the Rights of Indige- United Nations last month when nous Peoples, are purposely broad-based to Canada expressed its unqualifi ed account for a wide range of circumstances. support for the UN declaration. I That means they cannot be taken in isola- commend the federal government tion. They must be considered together PERRY BELLEGARDE for taking this important step. with the facts of any given situation. The next step is to formalize that An important step towards reconcilia- support by adopting and imple- tion was made at the United Nations last anada is getting ready to close the menting the UN declaration in month when Canada expressed its unquali- Cdoor on its colonial past and open federal legislation developed with fi ed support for the UN declaration. I com- new opportunities—cultural, political, and indigenous peoples, to ensure the mend the federal government for taking economic—for First Nations. However, that government of Canada respect this important step. past and its legacies are still very much a and honour its principles, writes The next step is to formalize that sup- part of our present. Perry Bellegarde. The Hill Times port by adopting and implementing the UN It is embedded in the Indian Act. Borne photograph by Jake Wright declaration in federal legislation developed of racism, and an impulse to control, the with indigenous peoples, to ensure the Indian Act has long proven itself broken by government of Canada respect and honour any metric. its principles. Closing the gap in the quality of life Each step forward counts, and with between First Nations and Canadians goes each step, we are closer to building a beyond programs and funding focused on healthy relationship that works for ev- reserve lands. There is a direct relationship indigenous peoples have to be part of the Fortunately, we have a framework for eryone in Canada and builds a stronger between that gap in quality of life and the per- redesign of federal laws and policies, many reconciliation, for moving forward on all country for all ofth us. sistent failure to respect First Nations rights. of which were originally put in place seek- fronts. Adoption and Implementation of the 2017, the 150 anniversary of Canada, Our exclusion from the economic life of this ing termination of our rights. These must United Nations Declaration on the Rights is just around the corner. country begins with the failure to include us as be overhauled, taking into account Indig- of Indigenous Peoples is that framework. It is time to return to the original spirit self-determining peoples in the design and ad- enous peoples’ inherent and treaty rights. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of treaty—the spirit of friendship, sharing, ministration of laws and policies that affect us. And we need to restore the original treaty identifi es this as the fi rst step towards rec- mutual respect and peaceful co-existence It’s clear that First Nations must have relationship of partnership and sharing onciliation, stating that the UN declaration between our peoples. the right to make decisions about the lands envisioned by our forefathers. is the guiding framework for reconcilia- We can unlock the full potential of this and resources in our traditional territories, To resume its position of human rights tion. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s com- country. We can do this together. We can do on which we all depend. Canada’s Consti- leadership on the international stage, mitment to do this is welcomed by First this—for everyone. tution and many Supreme Court of Canada Canada will have to come to terms with its Nations and all indigenous peoples. Perry Bellegarde is the national chief of decisions reinforce this truth. Self-determi- colonial past and its human rights record Why is this so important? Because the Assembly of First Nations. nation and shared sovereignty mean that on Indigenous peoples. the UN declaration expresses minimum The Hill Times

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OPINION INUIT

Independant reporting means No positions you get the to advance.

Dancers pictured at the Taste of the Arctic cultural event at the NAC in Ottawa in 2013. We, as critical business No biases Inuit, can respect the Government of Canada and we can respect the private sector. We demand re- spect in return. That is a positive thing for Canada as it overcomes colonialism, writes ITK’s Natan to nurture. Obed. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright knowledge We Inuit live in a crucial you need. time in the Arctic Canada's media and telecom business news you can trust. thewirereport.ca The key issue moving The fi rst consideration for private-sector businesses, just as for government, should forward will be mutual be how to work with Inuit to ensure a strong partnership from the beginning. respect between the federal Inuit lands, and all things within Inuit government and Inuit. lands, must be developed with Inuit and with benefi ts for Inuit. The debate now is how do we do that, how can we benefi t fully JUNE 21 from the frameworks for development we have put in place? How can we ensure that the environment is cared for? How can we ensure that our people have jobs and educa- NATAN OBED tion, and long-term positive outcomes for these partnerships that are emerging? Our 2016-2019 strategy and action plan ver the past several months, the Lib- sets out a mandate for developing an- Oeral government has talked extensively swers to some of these questions. We have about a renewed nation-to-nation rela- seven key objectives: suicide prevention; tionship with indigenous peoples. In my affordable housing; reconciliation; self- conversations with Prime Minister Justin determination in education; environment; Trudeau and federal cabinet ministers, I research, and supporting families and com- have requested, for Inuit, a renewed “Inuit- munities. A lot of these issues are genera- to-Crown” relationship, because it best tional—they’re not going to be solved over describes the foundational relationship we the course of one or two years. wish to reinvigorate with the federal gov- We live in a crucial time in relation ernment through implementation of our to the future of the Arctic. The key issue land claims agreements. moving forward will be mutual respect. In this new era of reconciliation, it is We, as Inuit, can respect the Government important to ensure Canadians understand of Canada and we can respect the private and differentiate between Inuit, First Na- sector. We demand respect in return. That is tions, and Métis peoples. We are all consti- a positive thing for Canada as it overcomes tutionally recognized indigenous peoples colonialism. The only way to overcome our and have shared broad principles, but we socio-economic challenges, and to thrive don’t have a shared governance structure as a people, is if the respect that we give or shared identity. out so freely is also returned in the way in Inuit are bound together by a common which people approach Inuit and approach culture, society and language. We have the Arctic in their work. familial, linguistic, and societal connect- It isn’t as easy as it sounds; it is a daily edness from Nunatsiavut to Nunavik to struggle for us. We have to explain our- Nunavut to the Inuvialuit region of the selves to the world each and every day. We Northwest Territories. We don’t live on are constantly telling everyone how we fi t reserves and we don’t receive on-reserve into the world and it is my hope, over time, funding. We live primarily in four regions that Canadians will have a much more nu- of the Canadian Arctic, and we call the anced understanding of Inuit and respect combined land claim agreement settlement for our political, social, and economic place areas “Inuit Nunangat.” within Canada. Then we can focus on how Our land claims agreements allow for to improve our communities and in turn, co-management of lands, water, environ- our country. NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY ment, and wildlife. Our agreements set the Natan Obed is the president of the frameworks for economic activities in Inuit Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the national CELEBRATING FIRST NATION, Nunangat, provide certainty and facilitate representational organization for Canada’s MÉTIS, AND INUIT PEOPLE partnerships. The challenges we have had 60,000 Inuit. to date are with the rules of engagement. The Hill Times 26 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 ABORIGINAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY BRIEFING

OPINION MÉTIS Daniels v. Canada: what way forward?

This frank admission was shacks of our rural and remote four steps. Canada must: identify face some hard truths. Canada’s More than 40 years made in a confi dential internal regions and in Canada’s jails where the inequalities and needs pres- stingy approach to recognition later not much report that Pierre Trudeau’s thousands more MNSI waste away. ently faced by MNSI, especially of indigenous peoples “produced secretary of state sent to the Lib- Make no mistake: MNSI make as these have been caused or a large population of collaterally has changed. The eral cabinet on July 6, 1972. This up a permanent indigenous aggravated by generations of gov- damaged Métis and non-status In- situation of some tiny but telling piece of text was underclass, and they will remain ernmental neglect; contemplate dians.” Instead of assimilating to discovered in the approximately so without access to services they programming and services that the general population as Canada 700,000 Métis and 130,000 pages of documents that have been denied since Canada can repair the damage caused hoped, MNSI have hardened their non-status Indians the federal government provided, fi rst chose to blame the provinces and address MNSI inequalities indigenous identity and gained as part of the litigation process, for its inaction 44 years ago. and needs; consider new pro- international and constitutional remains, sadly, to the Congress of Aboriginal The Supreme Court of Cana- cesses to resolve MNSI claims recognition of it. Canada’s ap- Peoples (CAP), the plaintiff in da’s recent (April 14) decision in (MNSI have been shut out of all proach, denying recognition and the same, and the Daniels v. Canada. the Daniels case eroded Canada’s claims processes to date); and de- services over generations, have ‘federal initiatives’ More than 40 years later not position in its decades-spanning sign means to implement MNSI held them back. much has changed. The situation war with the provinces, with the aboriginal and treaty rights. This has not worked to Can- then called for are of some 700,000 Métis and non- Court declaring that MNSI are in CAP believes that the key to ada’s advantage in the past—far still non-existent. status Indians (MNSI) remains, federal jurisdiction. successful discussions between from it. The teaching of Daniels sadly, the same, and the “federal The Court also said that federal Canada and MNSI leadership is to is that Canada’s discriminatory initiatives” then called for are still jurisdiction is all about Canada’s focus on our central shared inter- approach must be abandoned, non-existent. relationship with MNSI people, est—unlocking the human poten- and the status quo changed. The Not long after this secret and that the quality of that relation- tial of 700,000 MNSI people so that Supreme Court has cleared the report was circulated to cabinet, ship must be fi duciary, meaning they are enabled to reach their full way for a new path forward. Canada began waging a battle that it is characterized by obliga- potential and make vigorous con- Like many other communi- with the provinces over who was tion, protection and honour. tributions to Canadian society. ties, MNSI are deeply attached responsible for providing services On the day of the decision CAP has an open, fl exible to their heritage and cultural DWIGHT DOREY AND to MNSI. As the federal-provin- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approach to discussions with identity. They look forward, with JOSEPH MAGNET cial jurisdictional confl ict contin- released a statement saying that Canada. As MNSI are not reserve the damage Canada did repaired ued, MNSI people were forced to Canada respects the Court’s based people, CAP believes exist- and their indigenous identi- he Métis and non-status go without government supports decision, welcomes the clarity ing Federal programming tar- ties intact, to take their rightful “TIndian people, lacking even that all Canadians, including it brings and that Canada will geted to Status Indians may not place in national life, as vigorous the protection of the Department Status Indians, took for granted. engage with indigenous leader- always be appropriate to MNSI contributors to their communities of Indian Affairs and Northern MNSI were left to languish as ship to ensure that it follows the situations. There may be many and to Canada. Development, are far more ex- Canada’s forgotten peoples: Court’s decision going forward. creative, novel, cost effective ap- Dwight Dorey is the national posed to discrimination and other underserviced, under-developed, As a national organization proaches to redress the damage chief of the Congress of Aboriginal social disabilities. It is true today and unable to achieve their full that represents MNSI, and the the Supreme Court found genera- Peoples. Joseph Magnet is a profes- that in the absence of federal potential in Canadian society. lone representative plaintiff in the tions of governmental neglect sor, faculty of law, at the University initiative in this fi eld they are the You can see the consequences of 17-year legal battle that was the infl icted on MNSI people. of Ottawa and legal counsel to the most disadvantaged of all Cana- this action every day on the urban Daniels case, CAP believes the The Supreme Court deci- Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. dian citizens.” streets of Canada, in the ramshackle journey ahead must begin with sion forces all concerned to The Hill Times

OPINION INDIGENOUS YOUTH

in place to provide basic mental health care for every community. How many fi rst steps must we take? In three years’ time, we will still only have 43 teams. And that is the rub. It is as if the government still doesn’t school in far off communities; to children, putting their lives at understand the extent of the Canada’s long- those who live in a community risk. These policies of discrimina- denial of rights and opportunities standing laissez- where it isn’t safe to brush your tion remain in place despite the to Indigenous youth. They take teeth or where babies break into commitments made by the prime advantage of the complicated faire attitude blisters when they are bathed minister and his cabinet. budgetary fi gures and bureau- towards the life and NDP MP with the water. The youth spoke This isn’t to say that I don’t cratic programs to get a message movingly about the impact of sui- believe there is good will on the that fi ts their narrative and not death of indigenous cide and the deaths of loved ones. part of the new federal govern- the reality on the ground. youth must end. We his past week an extraordi- Sadly, these aren’t isolated trag- ment. After meeting with the youth, Yet the determination of these Tnary group of young people edies but part of a larger systemic the prime minister just announced youth in the face of deep trauma is must recognize that arrived in Ottawa to speak to gov- denial of rights by the government $70-million spread over three years heroic. Their willingness to reach ernment ministers and the prime of Canada. The denial of badly- in response to the mental health out to Canada to chart a new the lives of these minister about the social catas- needed services is the norm, not crisis. This funding is badly needed. course is inspiring. The message young people are trophe that has been infl icted on the exception. Sometimes the gov- But good words aren’t enough to the youth delivered in Ottawa was indigenous youth in Canada. ernment responds to pleas for help, respond to court fi ndings of racial powerful. They are tired of bandaid worth investing in. In fact, on the very day that sometimes they don’t. But at best, discrimination. And good will isn’t responses from government of- They are not just the the delegation of youth from the government offers short-term enough to fi x immediate and critical fi cials. They want in. Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Treaty 9 bandaid solutions. shortfalls and gaps in services. Canada’s long-standing future of this nation, in northern Ontario) arrived, the Even the much-promoted feder- For example, the new dollars laissez-faire attitude towards the international Kids Rights Index al budget has fallen short in many in mental health don’t even get life and death of indigenous youth they are the present. named Canada 72nd in the world areas when it comes to Indigenous us to the spending levels under must end. I remain hopeful for how well we look after chil- peoples. The housing investments Stephen Harper. During the last We must recognize that the dren. In terms of respecting the won’t bring a tenth of these youth year of the Conservative govern- lives of these young people are and inspired when rights of children, Canada ranked out of overcrowded, mold-infested ment, $300-million went towards worth investing in. They are not I see the calibre an abysmal 135th. homes. The investments in water Indigenous mental health. The just the future of this nation, they The disparity faced by indig- infrastructure aren’t enough to en- new government only allocated are the present. I remain hope- and determination enous youth is even more shock- sure everyone has access to clean $270-million. So even with the ful and inspired when I see the of this young ing when you consider that these water. There was zero investment new spending, we will still leave caliber and determination of this numbers are magnifi ed by how in health care services. communities short-changed. young generation. Change is com- generation. Change well Canadian children live in the In fact, the budget didn’t even On top of that, these new ing. Let’s be part of it. rest of the country. meet the legal obligations placed mental health dollars do not even NDP MP Charlie Angus, who is coming. Let’s be But the youth delegation gave on Canada by the Canadian come close to the $40-million to represents Timmins James Bay, part of it. a voice to those who live in homes Human Rights Tribunal ruling $50-million identifi ed by Health Ont., is his party’s critic for indig- fi lled with mold; to those forced which found that Canada racially Canada as the amount needed enous and northern affairs. to leave home at 14 to attend discriminates against indigenous to get 80 mental wellness teams The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 27 ABORIGINAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY BRIEFING

OPINION CANADIAN CONSTITUTION Nothing has really changed between Canada and indigenous peoples, the bar is where it was

LORRAINE REKMANS

here is speculation in Canada Tabout whether or not the Trudeau Liberal government has set the bar too high when it comes to aboriginal policy objectives. In a mandate letter to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set an overarching goal to renew the relationship between Canada and indigenous peoples. Trudeau has stated that this renewal must be based in a nation-to-nation relationship with recognition of rights. But, the Canadian Con- stitution may stand in the way of true nation-to-nation dialogue and prevent this Liberal majority government from ever reaching the bar, no matter how high or low it is. Indigenous rights in Canada are enshrined in the Canadian Constitution within Sec. 35, how- ever, within the Constitution, Canada has reserved its right to defi ne who indigenous peoples are, and set limits on rights that may be acquired through negotia- tions and grants by Canada. This is a basic contravention of what is called for within the UN Declara- tion on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which states that indig- enous peoples have a right of self- determination. Canada is begin- ning a dialogue of hope, shackled by the harsh reality of Canada’s legal fi ction of sovereignty. Sec. 35 of the Constitution states: (1) The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affi rmed. (2) In this act, “aboriginal peoples Journey of Nishiyuu: Hundreds of people pictured on Parliament Hill on March 25, 2013, after more than 300 aboriginal walkers arrived after walking from of Canada” includes the In- northern Quebec in a quest for unity among aboriginal peoples. By Daniel Leon Rodriguez for The Hill Times. dian, Inuit, and Métis peoples of Canada. (3) For greater certainty, such as the Gradual Civiliza- eration and the 141st anniversary are being discussed in various called upon governments, and, “all in subsection (1) “treaty rights” tion Act of 1857 and the Gradual of the Indian Act. This milestone institutions across the country. religious denominations and faith includes rights that now exist by Enfranchisement Act of 1869. In is a call to us all to refl ect on the Earlier this year, the Evangeli- groups who have not already way of land claims agreements or 1876, these acts were consolidat- history and future of Canada. cal Lutheran Church in Canada done so to repudiate concepts may be so acquired. ed as the Indian Act. Canadians postulate that Canada (ELCIC) adopted a resolution at used to justify European sover- Canada was created with an The Indian Act registry is is sovereign. But yet, Canada its national convention to repudi- eignty over Indigenous lands and assumption that it had a right used to defi ne First Nations. The bases its territorial integrity and ate the “Doctrine of Discovery” peoples, such as the Doctrine of to defi ne indigenous nations as Indian Act is used to establish assertion of sovereignty over because this doctrine encourages Discovery and terra nullius.” Until Indians, Inuit, and Métis. The First Nation band councils and indigenous (First) Nations by con- patterns of domination and op- the federal government repudi- Constitution makes no mention band membership and it is from tinuing to rely on the racist and pression that continue to affl ict ates these racist foundations, of the actual nations who existed these that political tribal organi- outdated notions of Terra Nullius indigenous peoples today. Indig- Canada cannot ever achieve true prior to Confederation. Instead of zations such as the Assembly of and the Doctrine of Discovery enous peoples are threatened by reconciliation and begin nation- naming the indigenous nations, First Nations are derived. These which provide the dark shadowy the continuing effects of coloniza- to-nation dialogue. Given that the Canada has taken the defi nition things do not a nation make. In basis for the Indian Act. tion and national policies, regula- minister recently announced at of aboriginal peoples as derived a move to begin nation-to-nation Given the tragic state of tions and laws that attempt to the UN’s Permanent Forum on from the racist and outdated In- dialogue, the fi rst step should be despair reported on by the Truth force them to assimilate into the Indigenous Issues that Canada dian Act and the provisions of the policy geared towards self-deter- and Reconciliation Commission culture of the dominant Canadian will implement UNDRIP, “in act to defi ne who is who. It is the mination and self-identifi cation (TRC), the states of emergency society. The ELCIC has called on accordance with the Canadian Indian Act, which was created by of the original nations. Resources declared in many First Nation the minister of indigenous affairs Constitution,” nothing has really Canada which stipulates who can must be made available to invest communities across Canada, the to also repudiate these racist and changed and the bar is where it be registered as an Indian. The in self-determination. At some abject poverty evident in com- secular foundations to the Cana- was. Indian Act came to be developed point constitutional reform will munities across the country, we dian claims of sovereignty. The Lorraine Rekmans is the over time through separate pieces be required. are being forced to examine the Doctrine of Discovery continues Green Party indigenous affairs of colonial legislation regarding Next year will mark the 150th big underlying questions of how to inform national policies, regu- critic. aboriginal peoples across Canada anniversary of Canada’s Confed- we got here. These very questions lations and laws. The TRC has The Hill Times 28 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 OPINION ANTI-TERRORISM What do we do with returning foreign fi ghters?

Fighters with At the same time, there are disorder. Some will have physical Royal Canadian Air Force reports that some of the “foreign injuries. Others will want nothing members of Air Task battlefi eld fi ghters” have expressed interest in to do with IS or any other Islamist Force-Iraq and several coming home. A few have actu- extremist movement. A few may members of the coalition experience and deep ally approached their embassies be Trojan horses. participate in the Shamal exposure to hateful seeking travel documentation. Is it Our challenge lies in determin- Serials, a combat search a coincidence that these “mujahe- ing who fi ts in which category. and rescue exercise ideologies may pose din” are clamouring to get out of Not surprisingly, the gathering of held for personnel of the a serious threat to Syria/Iraq just as IS’ fortunes have intelligence/information in that Middle East Stabilization turned? If they are so disgusted part of the world is tough. Some Force, currently our security that we with what they saw and what IS is returnees may have participated conducting operations ignore at our peril. doing, why did they not try to leave in acts of terrorism or crimes against the Islamic State months or years ago? In truth, a against humanity and it may be of Iraq and the Levant few did want to get out and there next to impossible to ascertain (ISIL) in a training area is some confi rmation that IS killed that. Luckily many jihadis brag of in Kuwait on March 16. those it saw as traitors for aban- their exploits on social media: it Photograph courtesy of DND doning the cause. But the numbers remains to be seen if we can use of deserters does appear to be ris- this data in court cases. ing now and I am not sure that this We cannot take the accounts For those who are sincere in in Canada – whether it is the 1937 their rejection of what IS has to Foreign Enlistment Act or the fact PHIL GURSKI juxtaposition is random. of former foreign fi ghters at their What should we do in the face word. We need to investigate their offer there is the possibility of that they joined listed terrorist of this wave of returnees? Do we claims and their rationale for using them in counter radicaliza- entities- and can thus be charged. TTAWA—There is little doubt just let them in? Do we charge leaving and these investigations tion measures. At the same time Whether or not it is in the public Othat the Islamic State is under them with crimes? Do we make will suffer the same obstacles we have to accept that some will interest to do so or whether the tremendous pressure in Iraq and them do community service? Do cited above. At a minimum, it simply want to put their experi- likelihood of conviction is high Syria. Kinetic action carried out by we use them in counter radicali- is prudent to assume that those ences behind them and not have enough will have to be looked at. airstrikes and ground forces have sation programmes? who make it back have not aban- to relive them as they talk to oth- Regardless of which approach whittled away at the group and the The answers to these ques- doned the violent IS ideology. ers. We have to also acknowledge we adopt, it is imperative that same time the group’s sources of tions are: it depends. To say that There have been enough success- that analogous anti-crime efforts we do so carefully. Fighters with fi nancing are being targeted. The there is a one-size-fi ts-all solution ful terrorist attacks by returnees (such as “Scared Straight”) have battlefi eld experience and deep size of its so-called “caliphate” is is a poor and inaccurate state- to back this hypothesis and any dismal track records so that we exposure to hateful ideologies may smaller than it was and there are ment. Those who went over and other approach is both foolish don’t raise our expectations too pose a serious threat to our secu- reports that the number of fi ghters are now realizing the error of and subjects us to a potential high. It is far from certain that rity that we ignore at our peril. is decreasing. There is also some their decision must be looked at threat. If after enough time it wannabes are deterred by the Phil Gurski is president and suggestion that the fl ow of West- on a case-by-case basis. Some becomes clear that these people warnings of formers. CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk ern wannabe jihadis is dropping will be suffering from PTSD do not pose a threat to national In the end these individuals Consulting. off. All good news. or some other psychological security, so be it. have broken any number of laws The Hill Times

OPINION FIRST NATIONS & EDUCATION

ners to make real change happen. The federal government’s Education is the key to reconciliation fi nancial commitment towards primary and secondary education is a good fi rst step in address- CBC. “But education is the key to ing the education gap for First A university reconciliation…” Nations children. The next step education is Canada’s universities accept will be to invest in aspirations for that challenge and continue work postsecondary education to equip transformative for to help achieve reconciliation students for the future. individuals, for through education. Supporting The need is there. Demand access and success for Indigenous continues to far outstrip the communities and students in postsecondary educa- fi nancial resources available for for Canada. The tion is integral to building an Indigenous students who want to inclusive, innovative and prosper- pursue higher education. opportunity must be ous future. Ry Moran, director of the This effort requires both dia- National Centre for Truth and open to all. logue and action. Reconciliation based at the Meaningful discussions are University of Manitoba, said last taking place. For example, the week that we are ready to fi nd out Aboriginal people protesting on the Hill in 2014. The federal government’s University of Manitoba and the what makes us Canadian. “Our fi nancial commitment towards primary and secondary education is a good fi rst University of Winnipeg hosted the ability to bring about the mean- step in addressing the education gap for First Nations children. The next step Pathways to Reconciliation con- ingful change called for by the will be to invest in aspirations for postsecondary education to equip students ference last week, which included TRC will be shaped by Canadians’ for the future, writes Paul Davidson. The Hill Times photograph by Steve Gerecke PAUL DAVIDSON a Universities Canada event perceptions and understanding featuring Frank Iacobucci, former of indigenous peoples. Deepened Supreme Court justice and nego- 10 per cent. Plainly put, it’s unac- On campuses across Canada, collective understanding of the n the longest day of the year, tiator for the Indian Residential ceptable. Canada has a moral and 233 undergraduate programs and history, cultures and rights of Owe’ll see more than 15 hours Schools Settlement Agreement. economic imperative to get this 62 graduate-level programs focus indigenous peoples is the path...,” of daylight in Ottawa. In Inuvik, This was a sold-out conference right. And soon. on Indigenous issues or are spe- he wrote in an opinion column. land of the midnight sun, there with people from across Canada We know there are unique cifi cally designed for indigenous Government needs to join will be no darkness at all. For in- joining together to refl ect, discuss challenges that require unique students. That’s an increase of 33 us on that path through direct digenous communities, the sum- and develop a means to move responses. per cent in just two years. And funding to students; investment mer solstice is a time for celebra- forward. Universities across Canada our universities teach more than in existing programming—on and tion, a prompt to remember our Building greater awareness are investing in the knowledge 30 Indigenous languages. off campus—that serves Indige- connection with the Earth and will ensure that we don’t forget and skills of Indigenous youth to One year ago Canada’s nous students and their communi- the bounty summer will bring. On the past, and that Indigenous his- develop the next generation of universities adopted a set of ties; and by investing in graduate National Aboriginal Day, June 21, tory and culture will be part of all innovators and leaders. A recent principles to improve Indigenous scholarships that support the let us also consider the light that levels of education and consid- Universities Canada survey shows student access and success, and development of Indigenous lead- reconciliation will bring. ered in every workplace. that the majority of Canadian to strengthen Indigenous leader- ers and scholars. When the Truth and Reconcili- To aspire to higher educa- universities offer programs to help ship throughout the university A university education is ation Commission’s preliminary tion is a reasonable goal for any Indigenous students transition into community. transformative for individuals, for report was released one year ago, Canadian. In fact, 26 per cent of higher education, including com- Good things are happening, communities and for Canada. The Justice Murray Sinclair was clear non-indigenous Canadians (aged munity outreach programs, aca- but there is so much more to be opportunity must be open to all. about the role of education in 25-64) hold a university degree. demic support, elders in residence done. As was well articulated at Paul Davidson is president and reconciliation. “Education is what But consider this: among Indig- and mentorships starting as early last week’s Pathways to Recon- CEO of Universities Canada. got us into this mess,” he told the enous people that number is less as elementary school. ciliation event, it takes many part- The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 29 OPINION QUESTION PERIOD One of the problems with Question Period is that we simply have too much of it

Some might think that The current daily having Prime Minister spectacle is an Justin Trudeau spend more time in Question embarrassing Period would bring exhibition that is more accountability to government. Basia practically devoid Puszkar writes that this of content. It is would not work. Photo- graph by Adam Scotti in the diffi cult to attribute Prime Minister’s Offi ce any purpose to this bizarre phenomenon that is actually refl ected in the event.

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ometimes simple changes Sinspire big shifts. Such is the case for the wel- come change of putting an end to applause during Question Period. It has not caught on with all quite yet, but let us hope that as the fi rst session of the newly elected Liberal government comes to a pause for summer adjournment, that this change in behaviour will be accepted by all. Perhaps, come autumn, we can also hope for the introduction of further changes to Question Period—for starters, those put for- ward by the Liberal Party during Speaker—which reviews the tions; that by committing to once questions is roughly equal—if not Perhaps an answer can be the last electoral campaign. many changes to Question Period a week, it will justify absence more—than the time that the Ca- again found in the mother of all It is high time that Question during the 1960’s and continues during the other four days. nadian PM spends in answering parliaments. One of the most Period be changed. The current the call for the need for sub- To be fair, there are a great questions in a given week. In our substantive and valuable periods daily spectacle is an embarrass- stantial change. Even sitting as number of demands on a prime system, when he is present, the during which government is ques- ing exhibition that is practically Speaker for 10 years and armed minister’s time—many of which prime minister usually answers tioned on policy and issues of devoid of content. It is diffi cult with this knowledge, Question are rather important, actually. the fi rst few questions and leaves the day in the U.K. is during Oral to attribute any purpose to this Period suffered from similar prob- This is why in the U.K., the fi rst the rest to his ministers. Questions. This is like a Question bizarre phenomenon that is actu- lems and the suffering continues question for the prime minister Take the fi rst week that the Time, but without the high drama ally refl ected in the event. It is, to this day, two Speakers later. is for him to list his upcoming House sat this year. Prime Min- and histrionics. Individual Min- of course, supposed to be about So, if the force or talent of an engagements. There is no ana- ister Justin Trudeau answered isters respond to questions about questioning the government on individual cannot drive change logue to this practice currently in a total of 25 questions over the the work of their ministry. The their plans and actions to address for the better, it is, as always, to Canada, and it would be a useful span of a week, whereas over in time is dedicated to that ministry policy issues and to hold the gov- foundations and structures that addition. It is reasonable for the London, British Prime Minister alone, each day dedicated to a dif- ernment to account. This is not we should turn our attention. leader of the country to tell us David Cameron answered 30 ferent ministry. what happens. Not really. The Liberal platform proposed what he’s up to with a regular questions in his weekly PMQ slot. This allows for two great advan- Questions are general, rhe- to change Question Period by update of key upcoming meetings Total words spoken by Trudeau tages. First, it introduces a regular, torical, self-congratulatory, snide, introducing weekly prime minis- and travels. in response to questions was in-depth scrutiny of each ministry. and petty, and are countered with ter’s questions, in the style of the After all, one of the greatest 1,952, with a total of 4,055 words Second, it releases the time of the answers that are general, rhetorical, United Kingdom. However, the indications of an individual’s exchanged. Compare this to Cam- PM, other ministers, and indeed self-congratulatory, snide, and petty. proposal as given does not impact priorities is how they spend their eron, who spoke 3,437 words in many MPs to other duties—such as The whole exercise is a hu- Question Period other than taking time. Perhaps it is for this reason response to questions, with a total say, such diversions as developing miliation and a slight upon the the PM out of it. that some would suggest that it of 5,651 words exchanged. policy proposals and addressing honour and dignity that is meant Larger reform is necessary. would be better that the prime Of course, the quality of ques- constituent concerns. to pervade our grand institutions. It is an excellent idea to cre- minister spend more of his time tions or of answers cannot be We could certainly do this in And it has been true throughout ate a convention that the prime in Question Period. It is argued measured so bluntly, and it would Canada; bring prime minister’s our country’s existence. Some will minister responds to questions on that this would strengthen ac- be entering a partisan quagmire questions once a week, scrap speak of “a return to civility” or to a weekly basis. That is certainly countability. to even try. But one cannot imag- daily Question Period on the somehow otherwise go back to not the current practice. It has The more-is-better argument, ine that there would be many who other four days, and instead intro- some golden age in which gentle- become common in recent years though simplistic, is often true would dispute the assertion that duce ministerial Question Periods men asked thoughtful and perti- that the prime minister is often of many things in life, but not al- quality is generally lacking within during this time. nent questions and their honour- absent from Question Period. ways. And in the case of Question the status quo. It is a change that would able colleagues provided insightful Former prime minister Ste- Period, what appears to be more Simply put: one of the key take much courage and political and informative answers. phen Harper was rarely present may actually be less. problems with Question Period is capital, but it is a change that is Such a time does not exist. on Mondays or Fridays, and often Were the prime minister that we simply have too much of rational and necessary. We can look at the tweaks that absent other days as well. In his expected to be in the House of it. It is vitally important that the And though it would be a have come over the years and fi nal year as prime minister, he Common fi ve days a week for the government be held to account, change worthy of applause, hope- the various abilities of Speakers only attended about a third of all full length of Question Period, the but a daily Question Period is fully it would result only in some to improve the event. Go back Question Periods. number, length, or substance of most obviously not the answer. desk thumping. and look even at former Speaker Some may contend that this questions he responds to would Nor is Question Period the only Basia Puszkar is a Toronto- Peter Milliken’s 1968 Bachelor’s proposed change reduces the time not necessarily be any greater. In way to hold a government to ac- based policy analyst and former thesis from Queen’s—more than that the prime minister will be fact, the commitment of British count—though it is usually the Hill staffer. two decades before he became expected to be present for ques- prime minister to 30 minutes of most dramatic. The Hill Times 30 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 OPINION CANADIAN COAST GUARD

It is true, the Canadian Coast Guard has six tremendous ice-breakers, from the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, pictured, which will embark on its fourth mission to the North Pole in July, to the iconic CCGS Amundsen, the science research vessel that occupies a place of distinction on Canada’s $50 bill. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Coast Guard

lege to meet with counterparts from the coast guards of seven other Arctic countries – the United A harbinger of things to come States, Russia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden – to fi nd synergies in our Arctic opera- The opening of tion needed for navigational age of these vessels, that they tions.. This fi rst summit of the Arc- charts, installing and maintaining require increased maintenance, tic Coast Guard Forum (ACGF), planet Earth’s fi nal hundreds of navigational aids repair and upgrades every year. hosted in Boston by the U.S. Coast throughout Canadian waters to And it is true, we have a new Guard in mid-June, was nothing frontier to increased mark shipping channels and alert polar icebreaker in the works that short of historic in the progress it vessel traffi c for MARIO PELLETIER vessels to hazards, providing is expected to enter into service in made—in a non-political, non- daily updated information to Arc- 2022 or 2023, and a Fleet Renewal diplomatic but purely operational trade, tourism tic navigators on ice and weather Plan that will address Arctic de- sense—towards being able to do he upcoming voyage of the conditions, breaking ice and mands over the longer term. together what none of us can do and transferring TCrystal Serenity through escorting vessels through diffi cult Fortunately, the 2016 federal on our own. resources to market Canada’s Northwest Passage is ice conditions, tracking the move- budget provided Canadian Coast And it couldn’t make more commanding considerable public ment of vessels on all our coasts Guard with urgently needed sense when seen through the seems an inevitable attention. Understandably. It and maintaining close communi- funds for reinvesting in this vital telescope of the upcoming transit may not be the fi rst cruise ship to cations with them as they go. service. It is a little-known fact of the Crystal Serenity through consequence of the make the journey, but with a pas- The Arctic is a vast area, and its that well over $210-billion in the Bering Strait between Russia melting Arctic ice. senger list numbering more than environment is unforgiving. Things trade moves through Canadian and the U.S. and through Baffi n 1,000 and a crew of at least 600, it happen at sea, equipment fails, waters each year, creating 250,000 Bay between Canada and Green- While the assault will be by far the largest. weather takes an unexpected turn. jobs and economic spinoffs that land, implicating four of the eight mounted by climate The opening of planet Earth’s Rescue missions in warm climates resonate across the country. By ACGF countries in its Arctic tour. fi nal frontier to increased vessel near heavily populated areas are contrast, Coast Guard’s budget In March of this year Prime change on the Arctic traffi c for trade, tourism and trans- diffi cult enough. In the Arctic, the of some $550-million represents Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. ferring resources to market seems time it takes for vessels to arrive a fraction of this fi gure, yet we President Barack Obama com- environment is an inevitable consequence of the on-scene must sometimes be mea- play a critical role in ensuring the mitted to a new Arctic leadership unprecedented well melting Arctic ice. While the as- sured not in hours but in days, if it incident-free movement of not model to be shared between our sault mounted by climate change is possible at all. only freighters and tankers but two great countries. The leaders beyond the human on the Arctic environment is As the Arctic warms, by all also commercial fi shing vessels, announced “…a new partnership unprecedented within the human indications, vessel traffi c can be tourist cruises and recreational to embrace the opportunities and timescale, there is time scale and well beyond, there anticipated to increase apace. As boats large and small. to confront the challenges in the widespread concern is widespread concern that it will it does, there is no doubt we will Meeting these challenges changing Arctic, with indigenous unleash an additional burden into fi nd ourselves conducting more requires collaboration with key and northern partnerships, and that it will unleash the fragile Arctic ecosystem in the and more search-and-rescue and partners such as the U.S. Coast responsible, science-based leader- an additional form of accidentally-discharged environmental response opera- Guard with which we have con- ship. Arctic communities rest pollutants and disruption of tions, placing additional pressures ducted joint operations seam- on the territories of Indigenous burden into the sensitive marine habitat, all with on our capacity, as it does on all lessly on three coasts and the peoples, who possess a wealth of profound implications for the well- coast guards operating in the Great Lakes for years. In the recent knowledge, distinct ways of life, fragile Arctic being of people who live there. Arctic. Most of the ships that pose Trudeau-Obama bilateral summit, and a richness of cultural diver- ecosystem in the The Canadian Coast Guard shares threats to the Arctic environment our collaboration was deepened sity. It is home to natural marine, these concerns. do not contribute to the costs of with the establishment of lower land and air migrations that know form of accidentally We are possibly best known maintaining coast guard opera- impact shipping corridors through no borders. It is also the frontline for the work we do as Canada’s tional capability, raising reasonable the Arctic to contain vessel traffi c of climate change. Acting for a discharged eyes and ears on the coasts, questions about the meaning of the within a prescribed zone where shared future, we call on all Arc- pollutants and rescuing people from ships in ‘polluter pays’ principle. coast guard investments and ef- tic nations and those with Arctic distress and cleaning up oil that It is true, the Canadian Coast forts can be focussed. Our most im- interests to embrace a new future disrupt sensitive has spilled into the water. But it Guard has six tremendous ice- portant partners in this endeavour for Arctic leadership…” is much more effective and by breakers, from the CCGS Louis are the Arctic communities with It is both vital and urgent that marine habitat, far the best strategy to prevent S. St-Laurent which will embark which we will work to minimize we remain true to this conviction. all with profound marine incidents from happening on its fourth mission to the North impact on the environments in For Coast Guard’s part, we will do in the fi rst place. This is why we Pole in July, to the iconic CCGS which they live. our utmost to ensure we do. implications for the pour enormous energy into such Amundsen, the science research In the tried and true Canadian Mario Pelletier is the deputy com- well-being of people things as charting the ocean fl oor vessel that occupies a place of tradition of working multilater- missioner operations, Canadian with the Canadian Hydrographic distinction on Canada’s $50 bill. ally to address issues of common Coast Guard. who live there. Service to gather the informa- However, it is also true, given the concern, I recently had the privi- The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 31 OPINION HEALTH Reforming health-care funding to address the needs of our aging population outline how one my top priorities Bill 67 demonstrated that a Why we need a was to implement an Autonomy long-term care insurance plan is publicly funded Insurance (AI) plan. It was an feasible within our universal tax- attempt to introduce publicly- funded healthcare system. While insurance program funded long-term care insurance, Bill 67 was stillborn due to politi- which includes home care cover- cal circumstances, its underlying for home care and age, in the healthcare system. concept still has merit today. long-term care. Similar funding systems have Clearly, our hospital and phy- been introduced with success in sician centered health-care fund- many European and Asian coun- ing model is not appropriate for tries, such as Germany, France, our aging population. A different Japan, and South Korea. The approach must be taken to ensure design of the AI plan was based on that home care and long-term the assessed needs of the elderly care is funded appropriately. RÉJEAN HÉBERT and those with disabilities, using An insurance plan like the one a disability scale. Under the pro- conceived by Quebec should be posed plan, the benefi t would fund implemented by the provinces. public institutions or purchase Should it be a federal program? unding home care and long-term services from private providers. It is technically feasible for the Fcare is fast becoming the main Case managers, already in place Government of Canada to put for- challenge of our outdated medicare in Quebec as part of the integrated ward a long-term care program system—a system developed in the service delivery system, would be and partially fund it, as was done mid-20th century for a young popu- responsible for performing assess- in the 1960s for the health insur- lation that mostly required acute ments and helping users and their ance system at that time. This care from hospitals and physicians. families plan services and decide would be a major step to improv- But that need is changing rapidly how to best use the AI benefi t. ing healthcare in this country and with our aging population. The funding of the AI plan was a judicious use of federal health The Canada Health Act states based on general tax revenues transfer payments in the coming that all “medically necessary” ser- without any capitalized funding years. Canada’s federal Health Minister , pictured in this fi le photo at vices should be covered by public (“pay-as-you-go”), under a sepa- Politically, however, is the federal the National Press Theatre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright funding. The chronic diseases of rate protected budget program. government ready to negotiate today’s aging population render Cost projections were made; with the provinces on an issue that the existing defi nition of medicare respond to disabilities and chronic to endure the tyranny of public in- although requiring additional has historically been a political coverage obsolete. Our health sys- conditions instead of using more stitutions which decide the level of budget increase, the AI would minefi eld? To improve an anti- tem routinely fails to address the cost-effective home care services. home care services provided, the be affordable and less expensive quated healthcare system, ensure complex needs of seniors. In the current funding paradigm, limits of any home care provided than the status quo. All the legal, its long-term sustainability and Let’s face it: Canadian baby which prioritizes hospital and acute and even the time a senior should administrative, funding, training responsiveness to the needs of older boomers are getting older and care, it is unrealistic to expect that leave their home for long-term and contractual issues were dealt Canadians, it is worth trying to get a many will soon require home care home care will be prioritized. care and where they should move with, in anticipation of the plan’s consensus around this issue. and long-term care. We need im- It is equally unrealistic to to. This is unacceptable. implementation in April 2015. Réjean Hébert is a geriatrician portant reforms now to fund the believe the elderly will have the After a long career of research Bill 67, creating the AI plan, and gerontologist and advisor health care system that they will fundamental freedom to choose in health services for older peo- was introduced in the National with EvidenceNetwork.ca. He is need in the all too near future. their living environment or care ple, I became minister of health Assembly of Quebec in December also professor atdirector of the The perverse effects of our cur- providers without basic reforms in and social services in 2012 in the 2013. Unfortunately, the minor- Institute of Aging and former rent system of health funding result how the health system is fi nanced. minority government of Pauline ity government of the day was minister of Health and Social in the use of costly resources from As it stands now, many older Marois. In a recently published defeated in April 2014 and the bill Services in Quebec 2012-14. hospitals and other institutions to Canadians in most provinces have article in HealthCarePapers, I died on the legislative agenda. The Hill Times

OPINION EGG FARMERS

in addressing climate change. Egg farmers across Canada are dedicated to doing their part— Greener eggs and innovation from building on past successes to implementing new green in- in your fridge, produced by local comprehensive study provides in- chain emissions for egg production novations. Canadian egg farmers Canadian egg farmers Canadian egg farmers, are also sight into the history of agricultural were 72 per cent lower for green- hope to inspire more companies hope to inspire part of a “go green” effort. production in Canada. The aim house gas emissions. Supply chain and organizations to follow suit Canada’s egg farmers are dra- of the study was to evaluate the energy, land and water use were by demonstrating that they are more companies matically reinventing the Canadian cradle-to-farm gate environmental 41 per cent, 81 per cent and 69 per committed to producing the egg industry by looking at innova- footprint of egg production, and cent lower. high-quality and nutritious food and organizations tive ways to manage their supply how it has changed over fi fty years. The change in the environmen- that Canadians want and expect, to follow suit by chains and production systems for Have conditions generally im- tal footprint of Canadian eggs is while caring for the environment. more sustainable outcomes—think proved? Are Canadian egg farm- attributed to a number of factors. As a next step in its commit- demonstrating that “greener” eggs. By becoming a ers producing food in ways that These include improved effi cien- ment to effective sustainability leader in sustainability, our egg are more or less sustainable than cies in the supply chain activi- practices for egg production, EFC they are committed to farmers are doing their part in low- those that were commonplace ties that support egg production; has funded a new Research Chair producing the high- ering greenhouse gas emissions, decades or centuries ago? The changes in the composition of in Sustainability, Dr. Nathan Pel- thereby helping Canada meet its study reveals the key factors that feeds sourced for both pullet and letier, at the University of British quality and nutritious United Nations Climate Change have infl uenced changes in the egg production; and signifi cant Columbia’s Okanagan Campus. Conference (COP21) commitments. sustainability profi le of egg and improvements in resource effi cien- This is further proof that EFC is food that Canadians Egg Farmers of Canada (EFC) other food production systems cies, animal health, and productiv- determined to continue to im- want and expect, is a national not-for-profi t organi- over time. It is also a helpful tool, ity at the level of pullet and egg prove the environmental footprint zation that manages the supply of providing a benchmark against production. These effective, on- of eggs, while ensuring that the while caring for the eggs, promotes eggs and develops which farmers can measure their going management upgrades have eggs in your fridge—and in fridg- standards for egg farming in Can- sustainability and effi ciency prog- placed the Canadian egg industry es all across the country—are environment. ada, including leading the charge ress in the years to come. at substantially higher levels of fresh, local, high-quality, “greener” for sustainability. Knowing egg Here’s what we learned. Cana- effi ciency and productivity than eggs, with a dose of innovation. BY NATHAN PELLETIER, farmers have long been committed dian egg production volumes in- several decades ago. Tim Lambert is the CEO of Egg TIM LAMBERT to sustainability, EFC decided to creased from 434 million dozen to This commitment to effective Farmers of Canada. Dr. Nathan take a hard look at the entire supply 657 million dozen eggs per year be- sustainability practices comes Pelletier is the new EFC Chair in t’s easy to assume that the chain to see how the whole industry tween 1962 and 2012—an increase just as Canada has signed on to Sustainability at UBC Okanagan Iworldwide push to “go green” has changed—and where more of over 50 per cent. Even with this the Paris Agreement at COP21 and the founder of Global Eco- is coming solely from promi- improvements could be made. increase, the egg industry’s overall in December 2015. Meeting the logic, a consultancy that bal- nent politicians and concerned This week, EFC released a study environmental footprint decreased targets set out in the agreement ances food system sustainability citizens. However, you might be called Environmental Footprint of for all resource use and emissions requires cooperation across sec- research, education and outreach. surprised to learn that the eggs Canadian Eggs: 1962 vs 2012. This indicators considered. Supply tors, situating Canada as a leader The Hill Times 32 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 NEWS LGBTQ RIGHTS

anything for granted, and to remember been easy representing his riding and it took that rights given are very easily taken a few years for both the Muslim community away,” she said. in his riding and himself to put aside their Despite Mr. Oliphant’s comments, other fear of each other. He said he experienced gay MPs say they feel fully supported by direct homophobic attacks in the lead-up to their party. winning the 2008 nomination. “I chose to be a Liberal in 2003 when the “It was not easy at fi rst. I’m white, debate of the day was around same sex mar- they’re not. I’m Christian, they’re not. I’m riage. … As an individual, I think our com- gay, they’re not. And they were just trying munity, the broader LGBTQ2 community, to sort this out in their head and it was is supported by our Liberal Party,” Treasury done … one person at a time. … Is there Board President (Kings-Hants, still homophobia in that community? Of N.S.) told The Hill Times last week. course. But it’s very small.” The last time the issue was discussed He said he experienced more homopho- in Parliament was 2006 when then-prime bia from the Christian community over the minister Stephen Harper moved a motion years—Mr. Oliphant being a United Church asking if the debate over same-sex mar- Minister—than he ever has from the Mus- riage should be reopened. It was defeated lim community. 175 to 123. However, 13 Liberals supported Then, just after losing the 2011 elec- the idea, including two that are still in tion, despite winning in the predominantly the Liberal caucus; Muslim areas in the riding, his dad died. (Lac-Saint-Louis, Que.) and John McKay The fi rst phone call he got upon return- (Scarborough-Guildwood, Ont.). ing to the riding from the funeral in Sault Last week, Mr. McKay told The Hill Ste. Marie, Ont., was from a Muslim friend Times his views haven’t changed, but the asking if a few members of the community issue of same sex marriage is settled. “You could come over. can separate the issue of heterosexual “Well, the door opened, they kept com- marriage from an appalling treatment of ing, it was like there was a busload of homosexual people over years and years,” people. The House fi lled up. I had a little he said. loaf to serve them and luckily they brought Liberal MP (Ed- their samosas. … And they just took over Parliamentarians from all parties at the fi rst ever LGBTQ fl ag raising ceremony on Parliament Hill monton Centre, Alta.) said while there has my house, and I thought, ‘The barriers are been progress, there is more work to be gone,’ ” Mr. Oliphant said. on June 1, 2016. Liberal MPs Scott Brison, Rob Oliphant, and Randy Boissonnault. The Hill Times done, like to Bill C-16, the government’s However, his tweet was not able to photos by Rachel Aiello trans-rights bill seeking to amend the Ca- prevent what he worried would happen. nadian Human Rights Act and the Crimi- He said, since the shooting, he’s heard nal Code to include gender identity and a number of stories from people about gender expression; and the ongoing ban on negative comments being made to visibly- In wake of Orlando gay gay men donating blood. Muslim men and women in his riding. He He said he recently held an LGBTQ said there is a large percentage of women advisory committee meeting in his riding who wear headscarves or niqabs, and men to discuss priorities and the blood ban in kufi s. nightclub attack, openly was among them. Currently the Canadian The mass killing has also sparked up Blood Services prohibits men who have conversations around American gun laws sex with men from donating blood for fi ve and brought attention back on the Liberal years. It’s something the Liberals cam- government’s campaign promises to repeal gay Grit MP says paigned on ending, calling it “stigmatizing” changes made in Conservative Bill C-42 and “discriminatory.” last Parliament that allowed restricted “As members of the LGBTQ community weapons to be transported without a there’s still prejudice in and our allies, we have to grieve, we have permit, and consider a number of other to mourn, and then we have to take the measures that make it harder to access club spaces back, and then we have to get handguns and assault weapons. on with the business of extending and pro- Mr. Oliphant said, as the chair of the Liberal caucus tecting rights,” said Mr. Boissonnault, add- Public Safety and National Security ing that it’s also important the government Committee, he wonders if trans-border starts to think about doing more work to problems with guns coming into Canada build bridges to other cultural communities should be looked at. During the campaign, Oliphant says there are still in critical condition late last week. The in Canada and abroad. the government also said it would beef up gunman, Omar Mateen, was killed by police on “We have a long way to go on a lot of lev- border guards’ ability to detect and stop still ‘love the sinner but the scene, bringing the death toll to 50 people els,” out NDP MP (Saskatoon illegal guns from the United States coming in the span of a few hours. West, Sask.) told The Hill Times. “We need into Canada. hate the sin’ attitudes It was the deadliest mass shooting in to acknowledge this event, but it needs to “I am worried about gun violence and among Liberals, though U.S. history. He allegedly called police just give us the fi re to keep moving forward.” gang violence in our cities, I’m worried prior to the shooting to pledge allegiance Mr. Oliphant said Canada needs to about it in Toronto. … We have to be vigi- many colleagues support to the Islamic State terrorist group, and do more to speak out internationally at lant because we’re very close to the United him. He adds the was known to espouse deeply homopho- multilateral and bilateral meetings about States,” said Mr. Oliphant, adding that bic beliefs. Subsequent reports, however, countries’ human rights issues. while Canadian laws are not perfect, they government needs to have indicated that he was, in some ways, He’s a member of the Canadian Par- are much better than American gun laws, do more at home and engaged with the LGBTQ community. ParlAmericans association, and this week pointing to the weapon used in Orlando “When issue like this comes up, you have he has plans to meet with a representative being unavailable here in Canada. abroad on LGBTQ rights to very carefully know that justice and char- from Jamaica to talk about LGBTQ rights Conservative MP Bob Zimmer (Prince ity are different. One can be charitable to in that country. George-Peace River-Northern Rockies, and gun access. gay and lesbian people, and I love that. I am “Its not just about friendly debate, it’s B.C.) last month tabled an e-petition from not against charity. ... But justice? They’re the also about challenging countries to make the Lawful Firearm Owners of Canada in people like the Hedy Frys who are with you Continued from page 1 sure that gay and lesbian people are not May, seeking to reclassify the semi-auto- in good times and bad times and keep it go- persecuted, which they are in some coun- matic AR-15 as a non-restricted fi rearm ing and stand and fi ght for not tolerance, but tries,” he said. in Canada. It’s a similar gun to the one still thinks there is, at least subtly, a sepa- generosity,” said Mr. Oliphant. “It was not easy at fi rst. I’m white, used by the Orlando shooter, the Sig Sauer ration between those who are tolerant and Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre, B.C.) has they’re not. I’m Christian, they’re not. I’m MCX rifl e, which is also restricted. Be- those who fi ght for LGBTQ equality. long been an advocate for gay rights in gay, they’re not.” cause about 20,000 more people than the “There are allies and these are the al- Canada. In an interview responding to Mr. Mr. Oliphant comes to this from experi- required 500 signatures signed the petition, lies like the [Liberal MP] Hedy Frys of our Oliphant’s comments, she said the under- ences he learned in his own community, the government will have to respond. world who have been with me, and us, and standing in the caucus is that you may something that gained a lot of attention Kate Purchase, communications di- our community from the very, very begin- have your own feelings, but as an MP you last week, on the heels of the shooting. rector to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ning and these are the people who don’t have to follow the rules of law. He sent out a widely circulated tweet that (Papineau, Que.), told The Hill Times in her need to say anything,” he said, tearing up. “The attitude in our party and with our shone a personal light on the issue. Spin Doctors response this week that the “They’re just there.” leader and with our ministers and with the It showed a photo of him alongside government will present a formal reply to “And I have some very good friends like majority of the people is that whoever is members of Muslim community. Mr. the petition but will not be changing the that. However, there are also people who still hanging on with [prejudicial views of Oliphant wrote on Twitter: “Needs to be classifi cations to AR-15-type guns. have a sort of ‘love the sinner but hate the LGBTQ people] is drummed out and I don’t shared, I am an openly gay MP elected by “The decision to classify the AR-15 as sin’ attitude from a very conservative posi- see it as obvious as it used to be.” the largest Muslim community in Cana- a restricted weapon was made by RCMP tion, and it’s harder.” On the other hand, Ms. Fry said da.” As of deadline, the post had received fi rearms experts. That decision should not His comments came days after a gunman she heard of an incident of gay bashing around 4,100 retweets and 4,400 likes. Mr. be second-guessed by politicians,” she said, armed with an assault-style rifl e stormed into against a person in her riding who was on Oliphant’s riding of 98,935 has a total Mus- adding that the Liberals intend to follow Orlando’s Pulse nightclub early in the morning the way to an Orlando memorial last week. lim population of 13,765. through on repealing aspects of Bill C-42. on Sunday, June 12, and shot 49 people dead “Its really important for all of us to In explaining the context behind the [email protected] and wounded another 53, some of whom were stand on guard, to be careful, never take photo, Mr. Oliphant said that it hasn’t always The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 33 THE SPIN DOCTORS By Laura Ryckewaert

“What do you think of Conservative MP Bob Zimmer’s petition in Parliament calling on the government to reclassify the AR-15 as a non-restricted weapon?”

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“Last weekend, we were “Allow me fi rst to acknowl- “Bob Zimmer’s proposal to in- “The gun lobby is still very “It boggles the mind to deeply shocked and saddened to edge the horrifi c incident crease access to the AR-15 would powerful. After destroying the think that deadly AR-15s learn that so many people were that likely brought about put public safety at risk if it were gun registry, widely praised assault rifl es exist in the fi rst killed and injured following a this week’s question. What adopted. by police forces, they are now place, let alone that they mass shooting in Florida. It was happened in Orlando was “AR-15-style fi rearms have trying to make it easier to sell could be sold in Canada. a shocking act of hate, and a hei- a disgusting act of terror, a been used in some of the worst a fi rearm used in several U.S. These terrifying weapons are nous terrorist attack that targeted targeted attack on a gay night- mass shootings south of the bor- mass shootings. The AR-15 is good for one thing and one the LGBTQ2 community. club that cut short the lives of der, including the Sandy Hook not for duck hunting; instead thing only: killing innocent “We reject the idea that the 49 people, and injured dozens elementary school shooting and it looks like a weapon for war. people. Semi-automatic as- same type of assault rifl e that more. When radical domestic the Aurora, Colorado theatre After the Orlando shooting, we sault rifl es like the AR-15 was used in last weekend’s mass terrorism hits our allies, we massacre. It’s a powerful semi- would have expected to see Mr. have been the weapon of shooting in Florida should be easy should condemn the act, and automatic fi rearm that is restricted Zimmer withdraw his petition. choice in countless U.S. mass to obtain. We will present a for- work together to combat all in Canada, requiring anyone who “Fortunately, the AR-15 is shootings, like Orlando and mal reply to the petition, but there forms of terrorism around the wants one to have special training and will not be easily accessible, Sandy Hook. will be no classifi cation changes world. and permits to transport it. unlike several other fi rearms “Assault rifl es are com- to AR-15 type rifl es. “Thankfully law enforce- “Mr. Zimmer does not acknowl- that are just as devastating. It pletely unnecessary for “The decision to classify the ment acted as swiftly as it edge these facts. He has instead is unfortunate that the govern- hunting or any other lawful AR-15 as a restricted weapon was could under less than ideal spoken frequently about the need ment decided to quickly shut the activity. Do we want hunt- made by RCMP fi rearms experts. terms while countless people to ‘normalize’ fi rearms and said door to a fi rearms registry. The ers out in the forest pumping That decision should not be were being held hostage by that ‘the AR-15, when handled AR-15 is just a symbol; there wildlife full of holes with second-guessed by politicians. this individual. Their actions safely, is a completely innocuous has never been a better time to these deadly weapons? Do we “We believe in balanced, effec- saved lives. Understandably fi rearm.’ In the wake of the Or- expand the restricted weapons want Canadians to feel unsafe tive gun control that prioritizes that may be of little comfort lando massacre, one wonders how registry. while enjoying the outdoors? public safety and ensures law- to the families and friends of he can stand by these statements. “In Quebec, the fi rearms Absolutely not. abiding fi rearms owners do not the victims, who should stay “His petition recalls the chang- registry issue has (fi nally) been “There is no place for gun face unfair treatment under the in all our thoughts during this es the changes to regulations settled, and the members of terror in our country. Cana- law. To that end, we will fulfi ll diffi cult time, as they try to around fi rearms that the Conser- the Quebec National Assembly dians deserve to feel safe and our campaign promise to repeal make sense of a completely vatives introduced while in offi ce. have decided to go forward with secure, and we must be ever certain changes made by Bill unconscionable act by this They essentially gave cabinet the one. Following a free vote, the vigilant against NRA-style C-42. individual. right to overrule RCMP specialists MNAs were able to vote their politics creeping north of the “Specifi cally, we will repeal “That being said, this was on classifying fi rearms. conscience. Once again, the border into Canada. More changes that allow restricted and a petition being organized by “Surely we can agree—especial- Quebec Parliament has chosen guns lead to more deaths. prohibited weapons to be freely the Lawful Firearm Owners ly this week—that public safety, a different path than the rest This is not who we are. transported without a permit, of Canada, and as most MPs not politics, should dictate how of Canada. We are no better, no “If for no other reason, Mr. whether to a grocery store or would when asked by constit- fi rearms are classifi ed in Canada. worse, simply different.” Zimmer should withdraw his a soccer fi eld. We will also put uents, Mr. Zimmer sponsored The Liberals must move to repeal support for legalizing assault decision-making about weapons this so it could be presented this measure without delay.” rifl es out of respect for the restrictions back in the hands of in Parliament. As a govern- victims and the pain felt by police, not politicians. ment we worked hard with the entire community after “Going forward, we will Canada’s hunting, trapping, the Orlando massacre.” continue to develop a strategy angling, and conservation on how to best support communi- organizations to bring safe ties and law enforcement in their and sensible fi rearms policies ongoing efforts to make it harder to Canada in an aim to keep for criminals to acquire and use guns out of the hands of those handguns and assault weapons, who should not have them, and to reduce gang violence.” while not unnecessarily pun- ishing law-abiding citizens.”

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“To the prime minister: are you going to put in place a process consistent with the objectives, the very, very broad rhetoric that was used in the campaign, yes or no?” NDP Justice critic Murray Rankin (Victoria, B.C.) said in an inter- view with The Hill Times. Justice Cromwell announced March 22 that he would retire on Sept. 1, seven years after his appoint- ment to Canada’s highest court. The outgoing judge is 63-years-old and could have served until 2027, when he reaches the mandatory retire- ment age of 75. Prior to this surpris- ing announcement, the Liberals were expecting to make their fi rst Supreme Court appointment in 2018 after the retirement of Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin. Up until his retirement announcement, Justice Cromwell was considered a leading candidate to succeed Ms. McLachlin. NDP MP Murray Rankin and Conservative MP Michael Cooper say that Liberals promised in their election platform to consult opposition parties on the appointment In his almost 10 years as prime of Supreme Court judges, but as of last week, they had no indication if they will be consulted to fi nd a successor for retiring Supreme Court Judge Thomas minister, Stephen Harper (Calgary Cromwell who is retiring on Sept. 1. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright Heritage, Alta.) appointed seven of the current nine Supreme Court justices, the last three without any In the last election campaign, the “Engage all parties in the September, about two weeks after serious fraud charge was stayed consultation from opposition par- Liberals criticized the Conservatives House of Commons to ensure that the retirement of Justice Cromwell. due to court delays, and there are ties. Under the Constitution, the for “disrespecting” and “degrading” the process of appointing Su- And no opposition party, as of last other motions pending,” Justice prime minister has the fi nal say on the Supreme Court appointment preme Court Justices is transpar- week, had received any briefi ng Wittmann told CBC last month. Supreme Court appointments and process by attacking the chief justice. ent, inclusive and accountable to about what the new process will be “Sooner or later, there’s going to be until about 12 years ago, govern- In the election platform, the Liber- Canadians,” reads Ms. Wilson-Ray- or had any indication of when will a serious delay in a serious offence; ments traditionally did not use als pledged to “restore dignity and bould’s mandate letter. “Consulta- they be consulted. by that I mean a violent crime.” a transparent process in the ap- respect to the relationship between tions should be undertaken with “A lot of talk but no action,” Justice Cromwell is a native pointment of high court judges. government and the Supreme Court.” all relevant stakeholders and those said Conservative deputy justice of Nova Scotia and it’s expected Parliamentary consultation They also promised consultation appointed to the Supreme Court critic Michael Cooper (St. Albert- that his successor will be from for the Supreme Court appoint- with all stakeholders in the Supreme should be functionally bilingual.” Edmonton, Alta.). “A lot of talk Atlantic Canada. However, some ments fi rst started under former Court appointments process. In an interview with The Hill about processes and then nothing.” academics are urging the prime Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler “We will work with all parties Times, Liberal MP Sean Casey Last Friday, Ms. Wilson-Ray- minister to appoint from the In- in 2004, who established a parlia- in the House of Commons to en- (Charlottetown, P.E.I.), parlia- bould appointed 15 judges in Al- digenous Canadian community to mentary committee to put together sure that the process of appointing mentary secretary to the justice berta, Ontario, British Columbia, the Supreme Court to succeed the a shortlist of potential candidates to Supreme Court Justices is trans- minister, said the government is Quebec, and to the Federal Court retiring judge. The high court has be presented to prime minister. parent, inclusive and accountable still in the process of working out of Appeal. never had an indigenous judge on After becoming prime minister to Canadians,” reads the Liberal details of the process that the Lib- However, before this news the bench. in 2006, Mr. Harper continued the Party’s election platform about Su- erals will use in appointing new broke last week, Mr. Cooper and “If Prime Minister Trudeau practice but changed his mind after preme Court appointments. judges to the Supreme Court. He Mr. Rankin were criticizing Ms. wanted to make his mark on the media leaks and his unsuccessful “We will ensure that the process said that the new process would Wilson-Raybould for not making Supreme Court now, nothing is attempt to appoint Marc Nadon to involves proper consultation with be “open” and “transparent.” any federal judicial appointments likely to have a more enduring the Supreme Court. Mr. Nadon was authorities throughout the legal “Rest assured that it will be since her appointment to the cabi- impact than appointing the fi rst appointed in 2013 to take one of profession, including the provinces, much more open and transparent net in November. They said there Aboriginal justice to that Court,” three seats allotted by law to Que- provincial law societies, provincial than the opaque process that we were about 50 vacant seats on the wrote Adam Dodek, a University bec, and succeeding then-outgoing appellate and superior courts, and ended up with towards the end of bench of federally appointed supe- of Ottawa law professor in an judge Morris Fish. The Supreme the chief justice of the Supreme Conservative term,” said Mr. Casey. rior courts, which is negatively af- article for Policy Options. “Teach- Court declared in 2014 that Mr. Na- Court. We will ensure that all those “But the exact details of that are fecting the effectiveness of courts. ing Aboriginal law for the fi rst don was legally unqualifi ed for the appointed to the Supreme Court still very much in the works and “This is the same minister, time recently has convinced me appointment to the Supreme Court are functionally bilingual.” not ready to be made public.” after all, who hasn’t appointed of the necessity of having an from Quebec because, contrary to In the mandate letter for He said that he expects the a single judge eight months in Aboriginal ‘perspective’ on the the Supreme Court Act, he was nei- Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Ray- new process to involve consulta- when we have [about] 50 judicial Court. If he wanted to ‘do,’ Prime ther a sitting judge on the Quebec bould (Vancouver Granville, B.C.), tion with opposition parties. vacancies across Canada,” said Minister Trudeau could appoint a Court of Appeal or Superior Court, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “I will be disappointed if they Mr. Cooper. top Aboriginal jurist, regardless of nor had the required 10 years’ (Papineau, Que.) instructed her aren’t. That’s the right thing to Messrs. Cooper and Rankin where he or she hails from. Such standing at the Quebec bar. to consult all parties in the House do,” said Mr. Casey. referred to Alberta Court of a move could clash with Trudeau’s This failed appointment and to ensure the appointment But opposition critics wondered Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Neil promise of appointing only judges resulted in a public spat between process of Supreme Court judges that, if the government intends to Wittman’ comments to CBC in who are functionally bilingual, Mr. Harper and Ms. McLachlin in is “transparent, inclusive and consult, when it will happen. The which he said the delay in judges’ although many Aboriginal jurists which the former prime minister accountable to Canadians.” Mr. House rose on Friday, is expected appointments is causing criminal are likely bilingual, just not neces- suggested that the chief justice Trudeau also advised Ms. Wilson- to return for an address from U.S. cases to get thrown out of court. sarily in English and French.” acted “inappropriately” in fl agging Raybould that all new appointees President Barack Obama on June “We had one in Red Deer about [email protected] the appointment of Mr. Nadon. should be “functionally bilingual.” 29, and then not return until mid- two weeks ago where a pretty The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 35 NEWS DOMINIC LEBLANC

before determining what mea- Dominic LeBlanc, sures should be implemented. government House Ms. Booth added: “In prac- leader and fi sher- LeBlanc ies minister, is still tice, however, our offi ce simply reviews their existing compliance working out with the arrangements, and does so as ethics commissioner expeditiously as possible.” how to avoid a consulting ethics confl ict of interest in The mandate letter from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, the latter role given Que.) specifi ed some of the main his friendship with duties of the fi sheries minister as James D. Irving. The commissioner Hill Times photograph by increasing the amount of protected marine and coastal areas, funding Andrew Meade research and monitoring of fi sh on how stocks and water quality, working toward formalizing a moratorium receive answers on this in the back to a fundraiser in 2009 put on crude oil tankers along British House. He also noted that Mr. Ir- on by lobbyists for the riding Columbia’s north coast, and meet- ving is a board member of the At- association of former Conserva- Irving family ing commitments for purchasing lantic Salmon Federation, which tive cabinet minister Lisa Raitt new coast guard vessels as part promotes protection of Atlantic (Milton, Ont.) that the ethics com- of the National Shipbuilding and salmon and their habitats, and missioner said did not constitute Procurement Strategy. the interests of this organization a confl ict of interest. connection J.D. Irving says on its website could also fall within the purview “She might say, ‘Yeah, it’s one that coast guard operations are of the fi sheries minister. contract but it affects the industry among the sectors its shipbuild- Mr. Strahl said that, beyond overall because this company get- ing operations serve, along with trying to avoid dealings related ting this one contract affects all affects his the navy, the oil-and-gas industry, to Mr. Irving, Mr. LeBlanc would the other companies in the indus- power generation, and mining. already be challenged to ade- try, and therefore it’s of general Mr. LeBlanc’s fi ling with the quately fulfi ll the role of fi sheries application,’ ” he said. ethics commissioner does not ap- minister while he is also govern- Mr. Conacher added that Mr. new Fisheries, pear to apply to companies beyond ment House leader. LeBlanc should be disqualifi ed J.D. Irving that are also controlled “I think right now he’s already from being fi sheries minster based by members of Irving family, such a part-time fi sheries minister simply on the document Open and as Irving Oil and Ocean Steel. in addition to being the House Accountable Government 2015, Canadian Coast When asked about this, Ms. Bell leader, and I think he’s also go- issued by the prime minister for said, “In accordance with the ethics ing to be a part-time minister cabinet ministers in November, due commissioner’s advice, the screen going forward if he’s unable to to the provision that says: “Minis- applies to J.D. Irving Ltd.” deal with signifi cant coast guard ters and Parliamentary Secretaries Guard portfolio The federal lobbyists’ registry and Atlantic fi les,” he said. “So must avoid confl ict of interest, the shows that Mr. LeBlanc was among we need a full-time minister of appearance of confl ict of interest 31 MPs in contact with Irving Oil fi sheries and oceans, not one that and situations that have the poten- on Feb. 17, with energy, environ- is prevented from doing his job by tial to involve confl icts of interest.” Dominic LeBlanc any participation in any matters ment, infrastructure, regional de- his ethics screen.” NDP ethics critic Alexandre or decisions, other than those of velopment, and economic develop- Duff Conacher, co-founder Boulerice (Rosemont-La Petite- has already general application, relating to my ment listed as the issues discussed. of ethics watchdog Democracy Patrie, Que.) also brought up Mr. friend, Mr. James D. Irving, Presi- The registry also shows that Mr. Watch and a visiting law profes- Trudeau’s directives to cabinet promised to avoid dent and Chief Executive Offi cer of Tootoo, as fi sheries minister, was lob- sor at the University of Ottawa, in this document as a reason to J.D. Irving Limited, including J.D. bied by J.D. Irving on Jan. 17 on the said the “general application” question how suitable Mr. LeB- issues that involve Irving Limited [and] its subsidiar- issue of research and development. provision applied to fi lings in the lanc is as fi sheries minister. J.D. Irving, but ies, affi liates, associates, divisions The Irving family was ranked ethics offi ce’s registry allows Mr. “This is a situation that we are and or any legal form of business fi fth in Canadian Business maga- LeBlanc to “take part in almost not at ease with,” Mr. Boulerice his new role that in which he or his companies may zine’s most recent list of the richest every discussion and decision said. “We have questions because have a private interest.” Canadians, with an estimated net that affects the Irvings.” the guide for ministers is clear involves oversight of Jocelyne Brisebois, a spokes- worth of $7.5 billion as of last year, He estimated that “99 per cent of that not only do they have to the Canadian Coast woman with the Offi ce of the down nine per cent from a year ear- decisions and discussions” fall under avoid confl icts of interest, but Confl ict of Interest and Ethics lier. They ranked behind the Rogers “general application” because very also appearances of confl icts of Guard could make Commissioner, said the “general family, Garrett Camp, Galen Weston, few matters of government policy af- interest, and [Mr. LeBlanc’s] close application” provision would apply and the Thomson family. fect just one person or one company. relationship with a person like that harder. to situations when “the interest is The Irving empire dates back Mr. Conacher added that even [Mr. Irving] and the Irving com- shared with a broad segment of the to James Dergavel Irving, who the awarding of a government pany, and knowing that the Irving Continued from page 1 public,” noting the Confl ict of Inter- died in 1933. His son Kenneth contract to J.D. Irving could con- shipyards is strongly involved est Act allows for this. Colin (K.C.) Irving expanded ceivably be deemed to fall under with the Canadian Coast Guard, Last week in the House of In the House foyer last week, Mr. the family business even further this category by Ms. Dawson raises some questions, at least.” Common foyer, Mr. LeBlanc told LeBlanc emphasized that his regis- before dying in 1992. His sons, “because she’s made very bizarre [email protected] The Hill Times that he was await- try fi ling in meant to ease concerns James K. (J.K.) Irving, Arthur rulings in the past,” harkening The Hill Times ing more information from the about the appearance of any confl ict Irving, and John Irving, inherited ethics commissioner on how to of interest and is not an acknowl- that dynasty. James D., who’s co- handle the situation. edgement of an actual confl ict. CEO of J.D. Irving with brother FROM THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER’S REGISTRY “I’ve asked for the same advice “I have a screen that the ethics Robert, is the oldest son of J.K. from [Confl ict of Interest and Eth- commissioner advised me to put in The J.D. Irving company DOMINIC LEBLANC’S “AGREED COMPLIANCE ics Commissioner Mary Dawson] place to ensure that there is not a includes divisions in shipbuild- MEASURES” REGARDING HIS FRIENDSHIP with respect to how the new confl ict of interest or the appear- ing, retail, transportation, food, portfolio responsibilities can be ance of confl ict of interest,” he said. and paper products. Irving Oil is WITH JAMES D. IRVING: organized to ensure that there is “It’s also important, I think, involved in refi ning oil, providing no appearance of or no substan- to note that I have no fi nancial wholesale fuel, and runs a chain tive confl ict of interest,” he said. relationship with the Irvings. I’ve of about 900 service stations In order to prevent a confl ict of interest I have undertaken to inform the Con- “My senior offi cials are meet- never done business with them. across Canada and the U.S. situation from arising and to avoid the fl ict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of ing with her, I think, tomorrow,” It is a personal family friendship J.K. Irving also owns Bruns- perception of preferential treatment, the all matters of which I become aware that he said Tuesday. “The senior that goes on two generations, but wick News, the parent company Confl ict of Interest and Ethics Commis- relate to or should form part of the subject offi cials at Fisheries and Oceans, the rules require that you disclose of New Brunswick newspapers sioner has determined that a confl ict of matter of the confl ict of interest screen, in and the coast guard, are ensur- that, which I did proactively.” such as the Saint John Telegraph- interest screen is necessary to assist with my order to prevent a confl ict of interest. ing that until we have absolute Margot Booth, another spokes- Journal, the Moncton Times & obligation to abstain from any participa- In the event that any issue or matter clarity from her, there’s nothing woman for the Offi ce of the Con- Transcript, and the Fredericton tion in any matters or decisions, other than subject to the confl ict of interest screen that would give rise to even the fl ict of Interest and Ethics Commis- Daily Gleaner. those of general application, relating to my is not caught by that screen and comes appearance of a confl ict, let alone, sioner, said she could not comment Conservative fi sheries critic friend, Mr. James D. Irving, President and before me, I undertake to recuse myself of course, a confl ict of interest.” specifi cally on what direction (Chilliwack-Hope, Chief Executive Offi cer of J.D. Irving Limited, from that issue or matter as required by On Wednesday, Patricia Bell, has been given to Mr. LeBlanc on B.C.) said he does not think Mr. including J.D. Irving Limited its subsidiaries, Section 21 of the Confl ict of Interest Act a spokeswoman for Mr. LeBlanc, avoiding confl icts because “any LeBlanc can properly fulfi ll his affi liates, associates, divisions and or any and inform the Confl ict of Interest and said in an email that the meeting dealings that our offi ce may have duties as the minister in charge of legal form of business in which he or his Ethics Commissioner. referred to was “just one step in the with individual public offi ce hold- fi sheries and the coast guard, given companies may have a private interest. The , the ethics commissioner’s process to ers and Members in the context of his relationship with Mr. Irving. Accordingly, a confl ict of interest screen Clerk of the Privy Council Offi ce, the min- review the screen” and that “there is such reviews are private.” Mr. Strahl said a pressing is- has been established and will be administered isterial staff members in my Offi ce and the nothing to announce at this time.” She said when a public offi ce sue Mr. LeBlanc’s offi ce should by my Chief of Staff to ensure that I will abstain Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of A fi ling for Mr. LeBlanc on the holder’s responsibilities change, be dealing with is whether some from any participation in any discussions or the Government in the House of Commons ethics commissioner’s registry in- the commissioner’s offi ce reviews outstanding warranty work decision-making processes and any communica- have been notifi ed accordingly. dicates he has disclosed a personal their situation in light of the new needed on some coast guard ships tion with government offi cials in relation to relationship with Mr. Irving and details. Ms. Booth said it’s a pro- built by J.D. Irving has been done, any matter or issue forming part of the subject Source: Offi ce of the Confl ict of Interest and Ethics states that he will “abstain from cess that can take up to 120 days noting that he’s been unable to matter of the confl ict of interest screen. Commissioner 36 The Hill Times, Monday, JUNE 20, 2016 hill times classified information and advertisement placement: tel. 613-232-5952, fax 613-232-9055

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Communicate with those most responsible for Canada’s public policy decisions. For more information or to reserve your government relations and public affairs advertising space, contact The Hill Times display advertising department at 613-688-8825. 38 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY,JUNE 20, 2016 FEATURE

HILL LIFE & PEOPLE IAN WADDELL’S MEMOIR

Every Wednesday here. You can’t miss him—white at noon in hair, brown face, and an orange the summer sari.” months, Trudeau unfolded my note, put hundreds on his reading glasses, smiled, gather on and gave me the thumbs up. I re- Parliament alized then that he and I were the Hill for yoga. only two MPs in the House who Back in Ian had even heard of yoga, never Waddell’s days mind being practitioners! on the Hill, his After QP I had to hurry back staff advised to my offi ce, as I was going back against doing to the riding that night on a 6 p.m. a headstand fl ight to Vancouver for previous on the Hill. business there. I got a call at the airport from the swami’s assis- The Hill Times tant. They were very happy. They photograph by got their photo-op with Trudeau Andrew Meade that would go in their next mem- ber letter (the swami understood North American marketing). Thanks to the time difference, I arrived in Vancouver, picked up Sharon Olsen, my able con- stituency assistant, got briefed on some constituency immigra- tion issues, and adjourned to our neighbourhood pub, the Molly Hogan, at 41st and Knight Street in Vancouver. As I sipped what I thought was a well-earned pint, a few of my constituents joined our table as they, too, had just got off work. One, a dry-waller in apartment construction, asked me how my sore back was. I told him I didn’t understand what he was talking about. He replied that he had just seen me on the TV news tell the “weird Indian guy at the fl ame” that I had a sore back. I understood then what my Yoga on the Hill, then and now staff had been getting at. They were politically wise. My core Looking at Yoga then I couldn’t cope with their yoga twice a day, sleep, meditate, which was the huge majority in constituents in those days would standard regime of: wake up at 6 eat good food, not drink, and at my riding of Vancouver Kingsway. have thought me crazy to be Wednesdays on the a.m., meditation and chanting un- least take the fi rst step to what When I got to the fl ame that standing on my head in such til 8 a.m., yoga (always the same yoga is actually about: that is, morning, two big young guys were company—even worse, getting Hill, I remember the simple asanas) until 10 a.m., and seeking a state of tranquility doing a full headstand with the my picture with the swami and time I asked Pierre vegetarian breakfast. Then your from the world. I came to under- magnifi cent Parliament Buildings PM Trudeau, who in those days time was mostly spent swimming stand that the yoga positions or as a backdrop. Swami Vishnu was was not liked in western Canada. Trudeau to strike and sunning in one of the most asanas, as they are called, are there and he asked me to do a head- Yoga itself was considered offbeat a yoga pose on beautiful beaches in the world; just a means to proper breathing stand. After all, he had taught me in the early 1980s. there was yoga again until 6 p.m.; leading to an end, the end being to do it and I used to do it at parties These days on “Yoga Wednes- Parliament’s lawn a vegetarian dinner, which you spiritual enlightenment. around Ottawa after a few drinks! I days,” you can see hundreds of often helped cook; more medita- My problem was that I would demurred, citing a sore back. people doing asanas on the lawn with my swami. This tion and chanting and a lecture go to Nassau just after Christmas, “But Swami, is there anything in front of those same Parliament was the 1980s. Yoga by the swami until 10 p.m.; and meet my same crowd year after else I could do for you (sort of to Buildings—some with some pret- then lights out. year (a lot of very smart and fun further the cause)?” ty good yoga outfi ts. I recalled was seen as a bit Swami Vishnu often lectured Jewish people from New York), “Well,” said my swami, “you the party in 1969 when I was ‘out there.’ But we about the dangers of a nuclear have a great holiday, and return could introduce me to Prime Min- celebrating my call to the B.C. war to some tired yawns. But to Ottawa and Parliament totally ister Pierre Elliott Trudeau!” Law Society at an old house on were ahead of the he was right on. History tells us refreshed. Within one month I “Okay,” I said, “call my assis- Point Grey Road. Today it’s owned curve, the PM and I. there was a real danger of nuclear was back to hamburgers, chips, tant and he will take you to the by Chip Wilson, the founder of war between the two great super- Coca-Cola, and House of Com- Members’ Lobby just after the end Lululemon Athletica, rebuilt for powers of the time. mons coffee! of Question Period at 3 p.m.” about $30-million. Swami Vishnu had learned to One beautiful June day, Swami I had to say something! In retrospect, if I had stood fl y. He got his twin-prop airplane Vishnu came to Ottawa. His It so happened that it was on my head I would have been painted by psychedelic artist assistant called me in the morn- a slow day in QP. Most of the 30 years ahead of my time. Had I Peter Max and fl ew “peace mis- ing and invited me to come to questions were about fi sheries even realized that if our old yoga sions” over Israel, Northern Ire- the centennial fl ame in front of and only one went to a bored pants could have been updated, I IAN WADDELL land (with Peter Sellers), and the the Parliament Buildings where looking prime minister. He did would have become a billionaire. Berlin Wall. He should have been they were going to stand on their answer one long-winded ques- Okay, I was re-elected in Vancou- arrested, but the security forces heads for peace. I had actually tion about the possible regulation ver Kingsway by a huge majority. hen I was a young lawyer, of those locales thought a fl ying become quite good at standing of fi sheries boundaries between But sometimes you are coura- Wmy friend and fi lmmaker swami was a bit crazy. In fact, he on my head in the yoga pose, Canada and international waters. geous and ahead of the game; Iain Ewing, whom I had met in was crazy—but courageous and and often did it after a couple of Trudeau’s response was a quick: other times, you are not. Om residence in Calvin House in Vic- right. The late Swami Vishnu’s, drinks at private parties. As I was “The problem is, Mr. Speaker, fi sh namaha shivay-vyanah. toria College at the University of biggest contribution to Canadian leaving my parliamentary offi ce, swim.” He was clearly bored. I The author was the NDP Mem- Toronto, took me, Gita his young and world society is that he was my staff of three lined up at my scribbled a note and got a page to ber of Parliament for Vancouver wife, and my friend Michael Rob- 30 years ahead of his time and he offi ce door, sort of like the B.C. deliver it. I asked Trudeau to meet Kingsway and Port Moody-Co- inson to a yoga retreat in Nassau. educated through a yoga teachers’ Lions defensive line. my swami in the lobby outside the quitlam, B.C., and later minister We drove in an old truck from training course—at Val Morin, his “We know you, Ian. If you house after Question Period. I got of tourism, culture, environment, Toronto to Florida and then fl ew other retreat, and in Nassau— stand on your head at the fl ame, a quick note back. and intergovernmental affairs in over to the Nassau ashram where some 26,000 yoga teachers. He we all will resign immediately.” It said: “So you do yoga. Can the NDP government of British Gita was to dance. should have been given an Order I guess they were trying to you stand on your head here in Columbia. This is an excerpt from This was in the 1970s and most of Canada! protect me politically. This was the House? How to I recognize his memoir, Take the Torch, to be westerners knew little about yoga. I went back to the ashram in the 1980s, after all. Yoga was the guy?” Signed PET. published by Douglas and Mc- I hated my fi rst visit to the Nassau. I actually came to love thought of as a bit “out there,” es- I got a page to return a note Intyre in the spring of 2017. retreat in Nassau. I got sick and it. I would bring my tent and do pecially by working-class people, saying: “Yes to headstand, but not The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 39 FEATURE EVENTS

Roundtable Discussion with Richard Fadden—Join the Parliamentary CDA Institute for a roundtable discussion with Richard Fad- den, recently retired national security adviser to the prime Calendar minister. Not for attribution and no media reporting. June 28. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. KPMG, 150 Elgin St., suite 1800, Ottawa, Ont. Regular admission $50, CDA Institute donor $25, full-time university students (limited) $15. Includes refreshments and lunch. Register via cdainstitute.ca WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 Three Amigos Summit—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto for the 2016 North Ameri- can Leaders’ Summit at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa on June 29, 380 Sussex Dr. For information, call the PMO Press Offi ce at 613-957-555 or Réal Jean, coordinator-media liaison, Summits Management and Offi cial Events, Offi ce of Protocol, Global Affairs Canada Obama to 613-302-1703 or [email protected] Natural Resource Governance and Economic Diversi- address joint fi cation in Africa: Strategies, Lessons, and Challenges— Guest: Cristina D’Alessandro, professor at Sciences Po Paris and Senior Fellow at the Centre on Governance. session of University of Ottawa, Faculty of Social Sciences. 120 University Drive (FSS 4004). Bilingual event, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Free public lecture. Register online at: Parliament June http://cogdalessandro.eventbrite.ca The Parliamentary Calendar is a free listing. Send 29 on the Hill in your political, cultural, or governmental events in a paragraph with all the relevant details under the sub- ject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to news@hilltimes. MONDAY, JUNE 20 com by Wednesday at noon before the Monday’s paper or Friday at noon for the Wednesday paper. House Sitting—The House is sitting this week and U.S. President Barack Obama, pictured June 13 walking through the Rose Garden at the Oval Offi ce, will is scheduled to adjourn Thursday, June 23, when it [email protected] address a joint session of Parliament in Ottawa June 29. Photograph courtesy of U.S. White House Pete Souza breaks for the summer. But it’s also scheduled to sit on The Hill Times June 29 when U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Parliament. Mulroney to Address NATO Summit—Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will deliver ‘a very important foreign policy address’ in honour of the NATO Associa- Need to know the key people in tion of Canada’s 50th anniversary gala on Monday, June 20 at the Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. For more information, NATO Association of Canada’s Marisa Breeze at [email protected] government working on a policy file? TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Privacy and cybersecurity: Addressing the compliance challenges—This overview of privacy and cybersecurity requirements will assist you in identifying vulnerabilities, while offering practical advice to promote effective com- pliance in your organization. Speakers include: Gowling WLG partner Wendy Wagner and Rebecca Perry from Jordan Lawrence, a U.S. risk assessment company. This is part of Gowling WLG’s Risk to Reward seminar series, 10 breakfast seminars on critical business and legal issues to be held at the fi rm’s Ottawa offi ce throughout 2016. 7:30-9 a.m. June 21. 160 Elgin St., suite 2600, Ottawa. No cost, but registration necessary as space is limited. gowlingwlg.com/risktoreward. Cabinet Meeting—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to hold a Cabinet meeting today in Ottawa. For more information, call the PMO Press Offi ce at 613-957-5555. Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication Soirée—Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communications has been celebrat- ing its 70th anniversary over the past year, and we are taking the opportunity to refl ect on our past and plan for our future. Tuesday, June 21, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Métropolitain Brasserie, 700 Sussex Dr., Ottawa. IPAC-NCR Annual General Meeting 2016 featuring Dr. Stephen Lucas—The Institute of Public Administration of Canada, National Capital Region, presents its 2016 members’ meeting, with refl ections from Dr. Stephen Lucas, deputy secretary to the cabinet for plans and consultations and intergovernmental affairs, on the role of the public service in 2015-16. Tuesday, June 21, 5 p.m. registration; 5:30-7:15 p.m. presentation. Army Offi cers’ Mess, Ottawa. No charge for members, $20 for non-members. Register at ipacagm2016.eventbrite.ca. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22 Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more information, please call Liberal Party media relations at [email protected] or 613-627-2384. Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives will meet for their national caucus meeting. For more information, contact Cory Hann, director of commu- nications, Conservative Party of Canada at coryhann@ conservative.ca Knowledge is the ammunition you need NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet from 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at New features in The Lobby Monitor : 613-222-2351 or [email protected] MONDAY, JUNE 27 Policy Map: On Queen Street: Morning Brief: Pearson Centre’s Forum on Innovation, Science and Technology across North America—June 27, Welcome Charts of the Tracking the Your guide to the reception; June 28: 7:30 am t 12 noon. Speakers key people in careers of Ottawa’s business and policy include Will Marshall, president, Progressive Policy In- stitute, Washington, D.C.; Dr. Enrique Cabrera Mendoza, government working national GR and PR stories shaping director general, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tec- nología (CONACYT), Mexico; Dr. Gilles Patry, Innovation on a policy file professionals the day Foundation of Canada; Dr. W. Bradford Ashton, senior policy and technology adviser, U.S. Army; Elizabeth McDonald, president & CEO, Canadian Energy Effi ciency Alliance; Sergio Marchi, president & CEO, Canadian lobbymonitor.ca/ Electricity Association. Location: University of Ottawa. freetrial TUESDAY, JUNE 28 EVENTS VALUE OF MEDICINES IN CANADA

Innovative medicines play a crucial role in Canada’s healthcare system

On June 16, Hill Times Events presented The Value of Medicines in Canada. An expert panel weighed in on the importance of research and innovation in the pharmaceutical industry and how it can impact the future of our healthcare system.

Innovation is vital to meeting patients’ needs

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Innovative medicines must be affordable and accessible

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