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Canada 150 events you won’t want to miss, both Guest columnists Erin Kelly But compiling a list of the 100 people in Ottawa and from coast to coast to (say it with Kenton White who are the most influential in the world of me) coast (page 64). David Coletto Canadian government and politics is a tall We explore the issue of inter-provincial Photographer Jake Wright order. It involves months spent picking the wine trade in Canada, and how it measures brains of insiders, countless hours of research, up to the U.S.’s approach to domestic alcohol Vice President, Marketing and Multi-Media Sales making tough decisions, and more rounds of delivery (page 70); speak with Giller Prize- Steve Macdonald consultations. And then, weeks of bated breath, winning Canadian author Will Ferguson (page 613-688-8841 | [email protected] hoping a high-level shuffle won’t happen after 7); and get personal with playwright Ins Choi Directors of Business Development you’ve gone to the printers (luckily, the cabinet (page 72) on topics like his CBC show Kim’s Craig Caldbick 613-688-8827 | [email protected] and parliamentary secretary shuffles happened Convenience, and what really inspires him. Martin Reaume in the final days of deadline and not afterwards. 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Director of Advertising & Marketing Chris Peixoto Some of the priorities going forward will be Director of Reader Sales commitments like electoral reform, marijuana Ryan O’Neill legalization, trade deals, improving relationships Reader Sales and Marketing Manager with indigenous communities, and continuing Christopher Rivoire to be a model country for immigration and Reader Development Account Executives Sean Hansel refugee policy (page 14) as some countries take Mark Nadeau a more protectionist approach. Darryl Blackbird Leaps and bounds in digital technology Publishers Anne Marie Creskey dictate that Canada must be innovative. In Jim Creskey our zero-to-expert feature, become well- Ross Dickson versed on the exciting, yet alarmingly invasive Published by Hill Times Publishing development of the Internet of Things 2017 Hill Times Publishing All Rights Reserved. Power & Influence (page 67). In the time it takes your toaster— is published four times a year. 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three words: 06 The most overused words in Canadian politics. off script: 07 Giller Prize-winning author Will Ferguson on sculpting stories, the youth organization Katimavik, and his road trip through Rwanda.

when in: 10 The not-so-glamorous lifestyle of an MP on the move.

refugees: 14 There are an unprecedented 65 million displaced persons around the globe, and the world is looking to Canada for a solution. political polling: 18 Does traditional surveying have a future in the world of big data?

the top 1oo: 22 Who will have the most sway in Canadian government and politics in 2017?

marc garneau: 62 His career trajectory, from first Canadian in space to Transport minister. canada 150: 64 The top events taking place across the truth north strong and free. internet of things: 67 The exciting, terrifying world of Bluetooth-connected coffeemakers, artificial intelligence, and the role they now play—from court cases to website hackings. domestic wine trade: 70 Canada could be drinking the benefits of a more fluid inter-provincial wine delivery. ins choi: 72 The Canadian playwright opens up about the Innovation Minister success of Kim’s Convenience, his favourite Navdeep Bains (page 26). Korean tradition, and what comes next. Photograph by Jake Wright. three words-politics off script-people

“What are the three most overused words in Canadian politics?”

Every government has them: the go-to buzzwords or trusty turns-of-phrase. For Stephen Harper, it was ‘obviously.’ But aside from speaking notes, political trends and priorities also result P&I photograph courtesy of Will Ferguson in repeated rhetoric from all sides. We asked pundits, politicians, media, and communications observers which words they think are flooding the political discussions of late.

“I’ll be brief.” “The middle “Innovative. Base. — Roland Paris, research chair in class.” Evidence-based.” international security and governance — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair — Scott Reid, principal at Feschuk Reid at the University of Ottawa, and former and former director of communications foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Off Script: to then-prime minister Paul Martin Justin Trudeau Will Ferguson on sculpting stories, from Katimavik to a road trip through Rwanda

The Giller Prize-winning author chats with P&I about his hopes for the resurrection “Middle-class. Engaging. “Cash for “Accountability. of the emaciated youth organization, what Roll-up-our-sleeves.” access.” Transparency. Values.” he learned while crafting his newest novel, — Rosemary Barton, host of CBC’s — Will LeRoy, founder of — Warren Kinsella, former Chrétien- and his greatest fear as a writer. Power & Politics, who admits she NationalNewswatch.com era cabinet staffer cheated a bit on the last one Byy All Foster

rowing up in small-town Northern Alberta— specifically, inside the absence of a dot on the map Gthat, at that time, represented about 400 people who were living closer to the Arctic Circle than they did to the Canada-U.S. border—Will Ferguson yearned to travel. While he itched to explore the patchwork of cities, “Pundits. “Thrilled. “ Transformational. languages, coasts, and cuisines that quilted his own country, he never envisioned he would be in the misty jungles of

Elite. Racism.” ‘Gate-anything. Robust.” Lobbying. Bitch.” Rwanda, 20 years after a devastating genocide, side-stepping a

— Deepak Obhrai, Conservative MP — Liberal MP Chris Bittle — Equal Voice executive director charging mountain gorilla. and party leadership contender Nancy Peckford 6 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 7 people-off script off script-people

Yet, the Canadian Giller-Prize-winning Later in his youth, his dad gave him such weary—and then weary and lost— yet you are known for always weaving Southeast Asia. And I look at German traits that gave us the genocide, gave us the author, who is known for his fiction and advice that set him on a path that would backpacker. humour throughout your work. Why? of efficiency and clarity, and how that can reconstruction. It’s the same culture.” travel memoirs (trademarked with a carry him around the world—Japan, “I’m hoping he stopped when his feet “I don’t like books that are relentlessly be used to create a modern economy, or to healthy dose of humour) was convinced Ireland, and Rwanda, to name a few— got wet,” is Ferguson’s response. You can wacky, and I don’t like books that are round-up people and eliminate them. How would you define Canada’s cultural to take a three-week trek in 2013 through onwards to win the Leacock Medal for almost hear him shrug over the phone as relentlessly dark. But in life, there’s always “In Rwanda, you had the most stable, identity? the landlocked east-African country by his humour writing three times, and eventually he says this; good-naturedly admitting the humour in everything. homogeneous country in Africa … It’s a “At its core, it’s a fair society. It tries to be friend, Jean-Claude Munyezamu, a Tutsi to the stage of the Scotiabank Giller Prize book is now out-of-print. “If you go to Northern Ireland—my country that had a reputation and a history fair—and that’s not a bad trait to build on. who managed to escape the slaughter, ceremony, accepting a $50,000 cheque for Since then, Ferguson has written travel family is Northern Irish (a distinct Irish of following the law, of conforming, of We don’t veer too much towards extremism eventually immigrating to Canada. his fiction novel, 419. memoirs, like Beyond Belfast: A 560 Mile accent emerging as he says this) and after being stable, of deferring to authority, and on any side of the political spectrum. The result of this hesitant adventure “‘The trick is to figure out what you Journey Across Northern Ireland On Sore 30 years of The Troubles, thousands killed, working together… it’s a solution-oriented Canada, to me, is a very regional, eccentric, is Ferguson’s newest novel, Road Trip love to do’—and that’s harder than people Feet, as well as a satirical self-help book, a they’ve got a really dark and funny sense culture. and eclectic country. There’s a sense that it’s Rwanda: A Journey Into the New Heart of think—‘and then figure out a way to get fiction novel set in the jazz-hall clubs of the of humour. So I think denying humour “They say, ‘Here’s the problem, what’s only going to work by being fair… in the Africa, published by Viking. It’s a blend somebody to pay you to do that,’” Ferguson 1930s, and 419, a fictional thriller set largely in any situation is not giving the full the quickest way to get to the solution?’ muddled middle. The downside of that is it’s of history, travel-memoir, and a telling reminisces, quoting his father. “I loved in sub-Saharan Africa. picture; any world-view has to include They don’t drag things out and dwell on not very inspiring. It doesn’t stir the blood. of the genocide’s horrors through the travelling and I enjoyed writing, so I Ferguson spoke with P&I about humour. If it doesn’t include humour, it’s things a lot. They say, ‘Okay, we don’t Other than hockey, it’s hard to stir the blood. firsthand narrative of Ferguson’s friend thought, ‘there you go!’” consciously un-defining his genre, finding incomplete.” have enough female representation, so But it’s a very, very effective and humane and travel partner, Munyezamu. The humour in the darkest of places, and his we’re going to pass a law requiring 50 per way to run the country.” result is a non-fiction account of Rwanda’s hopes for a better understanding of a What was the most surprising thing you cent women in Parliament.’ Or, ‘Okay, the complex, bloodied past, but perhaps just as country that has rebounded and rebuilt learned or saw in Rwanda? remote areas can’t get medicine. How can What do you hope readers take away from importantly, a snapshot of just how far it’s with great spirit after unspeakable tragedy. “I really believe in ‘national traits’; we get them medicine? Drones. Okay.’ this book? come since. This interview has been edited for length, cultural traits that develop. What’s The problem is, that’s all based on the “History didn’t end 30 years ago. Ferguson tells P&I that he caught The trick is to figure style, and clarity. interesting is that cultural traits are often initial analysis being the correct one. If the Rwanda is not frozen in time ... it’s trying the travel bug while growing up in Fort neutral—they can go either way. Japan problem is defined as, ‘the Tutsis are evil, its best to become a ‘normal country,’ and Vermilion, Alta. Living in an isolated speck out what you love to You’ve written such a wide variety of has a very strong sense of collective and need to be eliminated,’ well, now you’re it’s a safe country. It’s beautiful country. within a massive country makes it difficult do’—and that’s harder books. How do you define your genre? purpose…a very strong regional identity. in trouble because there’s no real thought. It’s a country worth visiting. More than to travel, he explains, but adds that he was than people think— “I define myself as a travel-writer and a You can use that to rebuild economy and “The downside is that the people who anything, I hope people will be intrigued lucky to expand his horizons by enrolling novelist. create amazing industries, automobiles, say ‘wait, wait, wait’ are often drowned enough to go to Rwanda… that would be in Katimavik. ‘and then figure out a “You see, I live in fear of being caught and cameras. Or, you can use it to invade out. The positive side: the same culture the biggest payoff.” Launched in 1977 by then-prime way to get somebody in a rut. The worst thing for me would be minister Pierre Trudeau and former senator to pay you to do that.’” to keep writing the same genre again and Jacques Hébert, Katimavik is a youth again. organization turned cultural institution in “I have a sister who is a brilliant Canada (think of it as the Canuck Peace sculptor…she often works in clay, because Corps). Current Prime Minister Justin it’s cheaper, but when she can afford it, CANADA’S DEFENCE Trudeau served as chair of the board she’ll buy and work in marble … and to AND SECURITY COMPANIES between 2002-2006. me, travel writing and fiction are like these provide in-service support that The organization, which encourages two types of sculpting. maintains, repairs and upgrades civic engagement in young adults by sending “Travel writing is like working in equipment like aircraft, ships them on volunteer placements in varying marble. You have a big block of material. and vehicles. Our expertise regions of the country, was stripped down to You go on the trip, you have the history almost nothing when the then-Conservative of the place, your own experience, keeps our aircraft ready so government slashed its funding in the 2012 descriptions, and dialogue. There’s so that Canadian troops can be budget. The group is still waiting to hear if it much you can work with when you go to a deployed abroad on missions will be approved a piece of the $105-million, Ferguson posing at the source of the River location. There’s no shortage…of material. and return home safely. five-year pie earmarked for youth service Nile, or a ‘glorified puddle’ as he calls it. The problem is selecting and cutting it programs in the 2016 federal budget. P&I photograph courtesy of Will Ferguson down. With marble, you cut away. You take “Hopefully they’ll be bringing it back,” a block of marble and you cut away until says Ferguson. “Katimavik should be His first attempt, writing guidebooks, you have the shape that you want. It’s the not just resurrected, but promoted and was a bit of a flop. Ferguson says he realized art of subtraction. expanded.” that he didn’t have the organizational skills “But with fiction, you’re building-up #madeacrosscanada He adds: “Now that Justin [Trudeau] is or the appreciation for logistical planning from something. It’s just a character or an madeacrosscanada.ca in Ottawa, I hope that he hasn’t forgotten to deliver reliable tools to would-be image… so you build up, like clay…and about Katimavik.” travellers looking to follow in his footsteps. you’re always concerned if there’s enough Ferguson says he remembers the He recalls one incident, in which his story there to justify it. Katimavik program as a way to see Canada guidebook, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Japan, “I like to switch between the two. My and “do good work,” adding that he was instructed weary backpackers to turn right last book was travel, so my next book will be fiction.” Canadian Association able to go into communities very different for the welcome respite of a hostel, when of Defence and from the one he grew up in, learning to in fact, a right-hand turn would take them Security Industries appreciate different ways of life, and being promptly into the ocean. This error was Your books often deal with very serious— introduced to new languages. pointed out to him via an email from one even tragic, or dark—subject matter,

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Right: Caesar-Chavannes shows a drawing by her son. When In … Celina Caesar- Chavannes’s Ottawa

condo I need to spend my time doing work while I’m here and By Martha Ilboudo that usually Images by Jake wright doesn’t involve domestic stuff.”

f time were an affordable commodity for Whitby, Ont. MP Whether she’s in the House of and Parliamentary Secretary Celina Caesar-Chavannes, she Commons, attending meetings with Imight someday be inclined to furnish her downtown Ottawa Cabinet ministers, flying across the condominium. country for work or commuting In the condo of her dreams, the open-concept kitchen and dining to her riding in southern Ontario, room would be transformed into a useable kid-friendly space for when Caesar-Chavannes is a busy woman her children visit; the unused flat screen TV in her bedroom and its on the move. unplugged cable box would find their true calling in the main living area; “This apartment, for me, is just a the curved bay window would be flanked by an enviable banquette; the means for me to recharge a little bit,” eggshell-white walls would be complimented by a sophisticated grey to she says. “My weeks, even when I’m in pick up the undertone of the wood-embossed tile, and the 650 sq.ft, one- Whitby, are so busy, so I’m trying to bedroom, one-bath condo would be filled with artwork. balance [family]” she explains, listing At first glance, Caesar-Chavannes’s condo has all the markings of her children’s diverse activities which a minimalist-inspired lifestyle: a sparsely decorated interior, little-to- she attempts to juggle when at home. no furnishings, purposeful décor and clean lines. Although the design “Sunday nights for me, when I get esthetic of her home closely mirrors that of her personal style, her focus here, it’s like, literally, I put my plug here in her Ottawa condo remains on her work, not décor, she explains. into the outlet and I just recharge my “I’m going for the real ‘nothing’ look,” says Caesar-Chavannes, battery and then it’s go, go, go again,” who is the parliamentary secretary for the minister of International the first-term MP explains. “But it’s Development. “I just don’t feel the need to decorate. Who’s going to comfortable enough here […] so I can look at it? I’m hardly here,” she tells P&I. rest, which I think is important.”

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The first thing you notice dinner of choice and “pièce de when entering Caesar-Chavannes’s résistance”: Honey Nut Chexs Ottawa home is the sophisticated cereal. grey-toned tile that extends well in “I don’t cook here. I don’t the home’s open-concept floor plan. clean here. I have a Swiffer,” she The tiles’ artistic perpendicular confides. Motioning to the bare- pattern draws visitors beyond what bones space, which looks about is missing in décor and furnishings. as lived-in as a hotel room, she Off the main entryway is admits that while she loves her an ultra-modern and compact job, “It’s not that glamorous. It’s U-shaped kitchen with a large work—and it’s a lot of work.” quartz countertop surrounded by Caesar-Chavannes navigates three silver bar stools upholstered in from the main living area and into white leather. the equally bare bedroom she calls “I put all my stuff here,” explains her “dungeon” due to its lack of Caesar-Chavannes, pointing to lighting. Near the bedroom door is countertop. “This is my repository a small bathroom where an open for my purse, my keys, anything that carry-on suitcase rests. I need in the morning,” she says. “The essentials always stay in “Every now and then I’ll sit here here in the event that [I have to] and work.” go somewhere. I never unpack,” After a quick look through the says Caesar-Chavannes, while various newspapers, magazines and looking through the contents of notes that are spread out across the the suitcase. length of the kitchen island, Caesar- “I understand very well that Chavannes rummages through her I have a borrowed job. If you empty white kitchen cabinets, and I just don’t feel the need to do a good enough job for the introduces me to her occasional people of Whitby, you’ll get your decorate. Who’s going to job again. I’m conscious of the fact that I need to spend my look at it? I’m hardly here.” time doing work while I’m here and that usually doesn’t involve domestic stuff.” Beside her bed is her yoga mat, and in the far corner are Caesar-Chavannes bunk beds for her children when shows her bare-bones The New Volvo S90 bedroom, complete they come to town for visits. with a yoga mat, and Leaving her bedroom, Caesar- bunk beds for when Chavannes notes the unused flat her kids sleep over. screen TV before making her way back to the main living area and settling beside the bay window facing West, with views of the Ottawa River and Gatineau, Que. to the right. “This view is great,” she says, looking out the window, “but there’s a lot more out there and there’s a lot more things that you need to fix,” she muses. “It really humbles you.” A new era in design and innovation STARTING AT... $ “I’m always crossing over 56,900 +HST Parliament Hill and seeing the flag—whenever I see the flag for me that is the point where I’m like man ‘I work for that’ this is my job. I really feel privileged; blessed—not lucky,” says Caesar- Chavannes. stlaurentvolvo.com St. Laurent Volvo 1300 Michael Street, Ottawa | (613) 749-8658

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Sponsors have spoken of long, detailed Exporting a you to accommodations that have been While other countries have paperwork that’s tough to fill out, especially set up for you and tell you everything that experimented with private sponsorship when they may be working as volunteers they’ve got organized for you,” says Louisa over the years, Canada is unique in having with a sponsored family whose members Taylor, director of Refugee 613, an Ottawa done it consistently and in large numbers may have fled their home without official information hub about welcoming refugees. for nearly 40 years. documents and don’t speak the same Privately sponsored language as their sponsors. 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The exists today. refugees are more likely to have advocacy group has pointed Canadian program that lets galvanized citizens and governments to do sponsor refugees. A sponsoring group could John Isaac a higher-paying job and rely to the government’s practice citizens sponsor refugees for more to help refugees. select a refugee family living overseas, meet photograph Prior to the Syrian war, Canada, the U.S., them at the airport, and then look after them less on social assistance than courtesy of the UN of counting refugees arriving resettlement. Australia, and a few Nordic nations gave for the first year in their new home, including government-assisted refugees, through a new blended program new permanent homes to tens of thousands footing the bill for housing, clothing, and food according to Canadian that combines government government data. and private support as full By kristen shane of UN-recognized refugees annually, if the ($12,600 to $32,500, depending on family size), At Toronto’s place where they had originally sought helping the adults find jobs and the children Sponsorship also benefits Pearson government-assisted refugees. ore than 40 people chat and protection wasn’t safe enough for them or register for school, introducing them to the sponsors. Many middle- to International The Canadian government finish their coffees in a high- didn’t meet their needs. This included some health-care system, and signing them up for upper-class Ottawa residents Airport on insists it’s committed to ceilinged meeting room in of the most vulnerable people, those with government-supported language programs. who’ve sponsored Syrians are Dec. 9, 2015, additionality. MOttawa’s Chateau Laurier hotel. It’s Dec. 15, physical or mental disabilities, or single “We were always very supportive of now getting a crash-course well-wishers hold signs 2016, -15C outside, one of the coldest days mothers with children, for instance. it. But we always left it a bit: that this is in what it’s like to find decent Sharing knowledge in a to greet an housing on a tight budget, systematic way of the winter so far. the Canadian version, a complementary arriving Syrian There are participants from the form of resettlement,” says Johannes Van or how to get from A to B refugee family. When the UNHCR’s Van governments of Argentina, Australia, Der Klaauw, who until late 2016 was the knowing only broken English— Photograph Der Klaauw set out to help the Brazil, Chile, Germany, New Zealand, the UNHCR’s representative in Canada. things they may never have courtesy of world learn about Canada’s United Kingdom, and the United States. We’re a bit “But the last years, and it was particularly experienced, says Taylor. “It’s Domnic Santiago/ private sponsorship program, he Some have flown in from their capitals provoked by the Syria crisis, we realized that opened a lot of eyes to how the Flickr got in touch with Jennifer Bond, for the three-day conference; others were proud of our we are so scarce of resettlement places in other half lives.” a University of Ottawa law dispatched from their embassies in town. these government-run systems that in order professor with deep knowledge Joining them are officials from community model of private to boost the number of places, we could not From ‘boat people’ to the Syrians “As you’ve probably figured out, we’re a bit of the scheme. and faith groups that work with refugees just continue pushing on the governments.” It all started in the late 1970s. Canadians proud of our model of private sponsorship,” Months earlier in 2016, Gregory from the U.S., Belgium, New Zealand, the sponsorship.” It was time to see whether Canada’s touched by the Indochinese “boat people” David Manicom, a top federal immigration Maniatis, a senior program adviser with U.K., and elsewhere. outlier system could work elsewhere. crisis began using a provision in the 1976 official told the Ottawa conference. billionaire investor George Soros’ New York- They’ve come to learn about a unique — David Manicom Immigration Act that allowed for groups of Canada has learned from its mistakes based philanthropic outfit, Open Society Canadian program that has seen more ‘It’s opened a lot of eyes’ five or more individuals or agreement holders and hopes others will learn from them too, Foundations, visited John McCallum, then than 288,000 refugees settle in Canada But after the Syrian crisis began, staff The private stream in the Canadian to sponsor a refugee. Joe Clark’s Progressive he said, noting that the system still is “far Canada’s immigration minister. Maniatis had since the late 1970s, thanks to the support with the United Nations High Commissioner system—which also includes the traditional Conservative government announced that from perfect.” been studying private sponsorship since 2013 of everyday Canadians. With the Syrian for Refugees (UNHCR) started searching government-assisted stream and a blended for every refugee sponsored by citizens, it in Europe. He’d also watched the Canadian war contributing to an unprecedented for other ways to resettle refugees in third public/private category—offers many would match it. Canada ended up resettling Canada’s imperfections government commit to resettling 25,000 global refugee crisis—at the end of 2015, countries—legally, so they didn’t resort to benefits. 60,000 refugees from places like Vietnam One problem is slow application Syrians in a matter of months. conflict and persecution had pushed more paying smugglers to lead them on perilous Unlike refugees who come through the and Cambodia between 1979 and 1980, processing times (upwards of four years “I came here in February to meet Minister than 65 million people from their homes journeys; so there would be no more dead government stream, which sees high-needs including about 34,000 privately sponsored. in some cases). Even with the high-profile McCallum to basically say, ‘Look, you have to worldwide, including nearly five million toddlers on the beaches of the Aegean Sea. UN-referred refugees get income support and That extraordinary effort helped Canada win Syrian cases, sponsors have waited months be out there. You have to be out there saying Syrians—other countries are looking to The UNHCR estimates 1.19 million settlement services from the government for the UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award in 1986 for refugees as rented houses sat empty. that this can work, with all of its flaws.” Canada’s private sponsorship program as a refugees under its mandate need up to a year, those helped by private sponsors in recognition of the collective work of the Quebec, which operates its own The minister, Maniatis says, was model for starting their own. resettlement in a third country. There’s no have an instant social network. government and residents. immigration program, recently announced immediately supportive of the idea of way the refugee agency staff will get all “It’s the difference between arriving in Canada has since spawned a deep it would temporarily stop receiving private Canada engaging internationally. ‘A complementary form of resettlement’ those people resettled, but the more the a country knowing no one and going and network of sponsorship groups, from sponsorship applications to deal with a By September 2016, Bond, the UNHCR, One of those refugees was a three-year- better, they thought. staying in a hostel or hotel somewhere, and World University Service of Canada, which backlog partly fuelled by the thousands the Canadian government, and Open old Syrian boy whose body washed up on The UNHCR had always known that having one paid worker give you the lay of involves young Canadians sponsoring of Syrian cases. Federally, the government Society Foundations had joined forces, a Turkish beach in September 2015 after Canada had a unique resettlement program, the land, but they’re also serving hundreds refugee students to their campuses, to has set a cap of 1,000 new Syrian and Iraqi announcing at a UN summit on migration 14 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 15 By the program, share them with the world, and numbers: let the other countries pick the pieces that will work for them. The plan is to have private a rough draft of training modules ready by a big UNHCR conference in June that sponsorship other nations could use to start their own programs. From there, the partnership may involve experts visiting other countries to 288,000 Refugees resettled in Canada since the help them set up their own schemes. late 1970s. Partners in the Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative: businessman Frank Giustra of the Radcliffe Foundation, The big question is: will it work? Due to the University of Ottawa’s Jennifer Bond, Gregory Maniatis of Open Society Foundations, and the UN refugee its geography, Canada hasn’t experienced 13,997 agency’s Johannes Van Der Klaauw. Power & Influence photograph by Jake Wright a flood of migrants at its borders as many Privately sponsored Syrian refugees European countries have recently faced. Government officials from eight countries and various community groups attended an Ottawa conference on have arrived in Canada since Nov. 4, in New York that they would work together particular aspect of the Canadian program Though the government does process Power & Influence photograph by Jake Wright private sponsorship of refugees. 2015, as of January 2017. to encourage other countries to start or as a model, something we could be working asylum seekers arriving on Canada’s expand private sponsorship programs. The together to try to replicate,” says Brazilian doorstep, it has the luxury of being able to is not a cost-savings exercise because the Ifop in France in September 2016 for the University of Ottawa later formally joined, Embassy counsellor Pablo Cardoso, referring assess whether to admit many candidates 8 government still pays for much of the consultancy firm Purpose that suggest 22 Countries took part in a December as did the Radcliffe Foundation, founded to the fact that faith and community groups while they’re still abroad. refugees’ support. per cent of German respondents would 2016 Ottawa conference on private by Canadian businessman Frank Giustra, a are involved in private sponsorship in Plus, over the years, the private In the U.S., advocates for private very likely or fairly likely participate sponsorship. Immigration officials say mining financier with close ties to former Canada. A Brazilian justice ministry official sponsorship program has sensitized sponsorship include the Cato Institute and personally in sponsoring refugees; in more have sought Canada’s advice as U.S. president Bill Clinton. attended the Ottawa conference. Canadians to refugees. If you haven’t been Niskanen Center, both libertarian think tanks. France, it’s 20 per cent. Though 64 per cent they consider putting in place their They launched the Global Refugee The German Embassy, which sent a sponsor, chances are you know someone Maniatis isn’t closing the door on U.S. in Germany and 66 per cent in France said own resettlement programs. Sponsorship Initiative (GRSI) at the three- a staffer to the meetings, calls private who has or you’ve heard about it. President Donald Trump taking up the they were not very or not at all likely to day Ottawa conference in December. sponsorship “a Canadian success story.” That’s the challenge for Mark Wiggin, pilot project the Obama administration was participate in sponsorship, sponsorship While Open Society Foundations A 2013 European Parliament study whose Catholic charity branch in the U.K.’s 1.19 million considering. advocates say the “very likely” camps still Refugees in the world need and Radcliffe shouldered many of the found no instances of private sponsorship Manchester region was the first to welcome a He and others pointed to polling amount to millions of people willing to resettlement in a third country, conference bills, Canada’s immigration in Europe, according to a 2015 Migration Syrian refugee family as part of the country’s done by Ipsos Mori in Germany and directly support a refugee. according to the UN refugee agency. department gives in-kind support to the Policy Institute report. But in recent years new private sponsorship program. He wants partnership, including determining what private sponsorship programs have sprung other community groups to do it too. training tools would most help other up including in Argentina, “The challenge will be that countries and giving advice to those Australia, Germany, Ireland, things are much more seeking to boost their resettlement capacity. Italy, New Zealand, polarized here,” he Besides the eight nations at the Switzerland, and the told P&I the week conference, the department says the United U.K. after attending Arab Emirates and others have approached The United the Canadian it for help. Some GRSI members estimate States started a conference, noting that between 10 and 20 countries have short-lived private Britain’s planned expressed an interest in learning from sponsorship exit from the Canada. program in European Union Canadians working on sponsorship the late 1980s. was due, in part, have also been asked for advice by Former president to immigration foreign delegations visiting Canada and Barack Obama’s concerns. at international conferences. Taylor administration He said he thinks of Refugee 613 travelled to Ireland in considered restarting it people who get involved September 2016 to speak at a conference through a pilot program, in sponsorship become 613.627.2158 on sponsorship held by the UNHCR’s Irish though his term expired David Manicom, a top federal the kind of “liberal branch and meet with Irish government before it could get off the immigration official. Power & Influence progressive voice for officials. ground. photograph by Jake Wright what can be a very As Business Leaders and part of the Public Service Community, we offer a consultative She says her host turned to her at the polarized debate about end an afternoon of being quizzed on the Giving the world building blocks immigration.” approach to support departments by delivering the Right Resources for Reliable Results. practicalities of Canada’s program and There’s no carbon copy of Canada’s system. That being said, private sponsorship isn’t apologized. Some other countries’ programs are limited tied to the political left. It was started in the Please visit our website www.therightdoor.ca to learn more about our services and “We didn’t intend to turn you into the to Syrians and only allow for temporary U.K. under a Conservative government. It human Google,” she recalls him saying. residency. fit former prime minister David Cameron’s solutions. “I came out of Dublin saying to myself, GRSI members aren’t looking to create ethos, Wiggin said, of “localism:” a transfer ‘we have got to start sharing our knowledge Canadian replicas. of ownership and responsibility into the Our areas of expertise: in a more systematic way to people.’” “Canada’s built this elaborate Lego community. Cynics may say that’s code for • Financial Management • Performance Management • Strategic IM/IT That’s why the Global Refugee structure...over many years,” Bond told the downloading government services to the Sponsorship Initiative makes so much sense. conference participants. The initiative’s private sector. But Wiggin said at least in • Procurement & Asset Management • Operational Business Improvements • Change Management “My government in Brasilia looks at that goal is to unpack the pieces of Canada’s Britain, the private sponsorship scheme • Human Resources • Audit • Governance & Risk

16 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 17 Right Door HP.indd 1 17-01-26 12:11 PM the great debates-polling polling-the great debates Great The “NO” argument The Polling has value, if you read the numbers correctly

By David Coletto too high. Whereas one person could a tie. There is an 83 per cent chance that News of political polling’s demise has interpret a three-point lead for, say, the the Red Party is leading, but an almost Debates been greatly exaggerated. Donald Trump’s Red Party in a poll of 1,000 Canadians as one-in-five chance that the Red Party is improbable victory in November 2016 a lead for the Red Party, another person trailing. Too often we focus only on the resurrected the debate about the credibility can just as correctly describe the race as actual number, concluding the Red Party of political polling. CNN’s Jake Tapper even announced on air, long before all the votes were counted, that the polling industry was “going out of business”. The fact is that the national polls and most state polls were describing the race quite accurately. It was a close election. Similarly, in the 2015 Canadian gen- eral election, people asked why the polls performed so poorly. Evidence indicates that the polls performed quite well. There were 115 national horserace polls released during the long campaign (1.47 per day) and those released in the final week of the campaign were more accurate than polls released in the 2011 and 2008 elections. A The problem was not with the data or poll- Q: Is ing methodology, but with our interpreta- tion of the numbers. We are LOT political increasingly reliant on seat DEPENDS polling, projection models that ON THE VALUE rely on as we polling estimates OF REAL ESTATE that know it, perfectly match election AIC-designated appraisers apply professional, unbiased results. Polls valuation practices to establish the real value of real estate. dead? generally underestimated the Liberal vote share by about two points, well within expectation. All the aggregation models suggested a minority government was most likely, but many said a majority Liberal government was possible. We should not Valuations | Appraisal Review | Consulting have been surprised when that’s what Feasibility Studies | Due Diligence happened. The 2015 Canadian general election was not a polling failure. Learn more about AIC-designated appraisers by visiting Thanks in large measure to these aggregator models, our expectations of AICanada.ca how accurate polls can be has become Newfoundland P&I illustration by Anthony Jenkins and Labrador 18 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 19

test.indd 1 17-01-26 11:43 AM the great debates-polling polling-the great debates is certain to win and ignoring the real basis, making online research more reliable. There is still great value in political artificial intelligence at the University of clients who want up-to-date information. pollsters competed with different “likely chance that another outcome is possible. We are testing sampling methods using polling’s ability to ask voters direct Ottawa. Brought to market in 2015, it has Regular surveys using telephone polling are voter models” which entailed discounting This interpretation is all too common SMS technology to reach the increasing questions, to measure their mood, and to been used successfully by leading compa- too expensive to update weekly. the opinions of demographic groups the amongst commentators and journalists. number of Canadians with smart phones get a sense of their impressions of political nies in the United States and Canada, and Second, the CIC method tells us the pollster felt were less likely to vote. The Instead of recognizing that survey research and inviting them to complete surveys leaders, public policies and the economy. by media outlets that do election forecast- natural engagement of the population. opinions of youth and aboriginals, for is based on probability, we frequently view through their mobile devices. These underlying feelings influence our ing. In 2016, our company was one of only When you ask someone a question, they give example, often fell victim to these “meth- poll results at face value, ignoring the range There’s no doubt it is more difficult to behaviour and are things Big Data has 16 firms worldwide to successfully predict you an answer. But that doesn’t tell you odologies.” With CIC, the guesswork is of possibilities they describe. obtain a representative sample of Canadians difficulty measuring. the Brexit outcome at 52 per cent using how passionately they believe in it. removed. When you have a sample Imagine you are a campaign manager today than it was in the past. But when did I admit, there have been polling failures CIC, which we shared ahead of the vote on However, if someone is online, of 100,000 Canadians, each for a candidate running for Parliament. we stop being amazed by a survey’s abili- in Canada: the 2013 British Columbia CBC radio’s The Current. Unlike traditional showing a natural interest in demographic is represented. Your pollster says the candidate is at 43 ty to estimate vote intention within three election and the 2012 Alberta election are methods, CIC did not require our scientists a topic without prompting, We had 2,000 aboriginals in per cent and your main opponent is at 39 percentage points after speaking with 1,000 just two examples. But there have been to use any statistical weighting tools or oth- this is much more revealing. our sample, for example, per cent, with 15 per cent of eligible voters people from a population of 33 million? Or far more instances of success. Instead of er tricks to “correct” for deficiencies in data Analyzing the language and could see that, contrary saying they are undecided from a survey of to be within one or two points of estimating declaring political polling dead, we should – because there were no deficiencies. With allows you to distinguish to past elections, aboriginals 500 voters in the riding. Do you tell your the national popular vote in the United States recognize its limitations, but also its ability large sample sizes, the data corrects itself. between the zealots and were highly engaged in 2015. candidate she is certain win the election? with a sample of 1,000 Americans taken from to measure perceptions, impressions, and CIC brings several advantages over tele- those who show “average levels Artificial intelligence is You probably won’t and a good campaign a population of more than 300 million? opinions accurately despite massive chang- phone polling. The first is sample size. While of concern.” If we want a more set to revolutionize the public Kenton White manager shouldn’t. Instead, you would tell Some will argue that the rise of Big es in technology. Combining the virtues of a traditional pollster works with samples of representative democracy, it is im- opinion research industry the way her that she’s leading, but there’s a chance Data has made polling obsolete. Consumer political polling with the opportunities that 1,500-2,000 people, collecting information portant to be able to distinguish these levels it is transforming so many others. And that her opponent could still win. brands, technology companies, and even Big Data offers is the best way forward. over a period of a few weeks, CIC generates of engagement. Far too often, politicians are Canadian technology is at the forefront of As technology has evolved, so too have governments can use this social media data, David Coletto is CEO and founding representative samples of 100,000 to 200,000 disproportionately exposed to the opinions this revolution. our methods of conducting survey research. search data, and consumer transactions can partner at Abacus Data. He has a PhD in Po- citizens and analyzes their opinions over of the well-heeled and well-organized, rather Erin Kelly is CEO of Advanced Symbolics One in four Canadians do not have a land- help us to anticipate shifts in behaviour. litical Science from the University of Calgary one or more years (depending on what it is than the majority of the population. Inc. line. We now include mobile numbers into But Big Data will never be able to fully and teaches undergraduate and graduate trying to measure), carefully understanding With traditional polling, analysts are Kenton White is an adjunct professor of our sample. More than 90 per cent of Cana- explain why people do what they do or courses at Carleton University on polling, what factors cause people to change their frequently left guessing how to weight computer science at the University of Ottawa, dians have access to the internet on a daily think what they think. public affairs, and political marketing. opinions. 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20 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 21 test_half.indd 1 16-09-20 3:59 PM Prime Minister 1 Justin Trudeau Top s the prime minister, Justin Trudeau’s position on this list is a no-brainer, but observers say Trudeau is enjoying some seriously significant sway—even for the head of the Canadian government.A His popularity amongst the electorate is still riding high, despite taking hits for appearing elitist thanks to his appearance at cash-for-access events, and on one Bahamian island; and for his fumbling of electoral reform and other walking back of campaign promises, from pipelines to fighter jets. 100 His stronghold in the polls has cushioned him for the most most part, something he could thank the opposition for, given he’s yet to come up against any real competition, with both the NDP and the Conservatives still lacking permanent leaders. And while some insiders say Trudeau has maintained a Powerful reputation for being approachable and collaborative with colleagues both on and off the Hill, another warns in the year ahead he should pay some more notice to the entire Liberal caucus, as taking them for Influential granted is causing a feeling of disengagement. & On the world stage, the perception is that the leader—who is accustomed to moving in elite circles and schmoozing personably in government and genuinely with the best of ‘em—is enjoying warm relations with other global leaders. But the real test will come as he works to and politics build a positive working relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. Former U.S. vice president Joe Biden had high words of praise—and expectation—for Trudeau when he visited Parliament in December. “The world’s going to spend a lot of time looking to you, Mr. Prime Minister, as we see more and more challenges to the liberal international order than any time since the end of World War II,” he said. Going into the second-year of his mandate, expectations for Trudeau are ratcheting-up at home as well. There are a number of big promises left to deliver on: legalizing and regulating marijuana; a decision on electoral reform; economic growth that will benefit middle-income families and last long-enough to be enjoyed by future generations; another shot at health agreements with the provinces, and better equipping Canada’s military. But there are a number of other players that Trudeau will lean on while working to meet these expectations. Insiders say that both he and his inner circle operate on trust, above all. “If you’re not trusted, you can’t guide the direction of this government,” one Top 25 text by Ally Foster insider said.

P&I photographs by Jake Wright Katie Telford, chief Gerald Butts, 2 of staff to the 3 principal secretary prime minister to the prime minister

he road that paved “And Katie’s trains Team Trudeau’s first always run on-time,” the T year in power was insider added. not without a few bumps, Telford is a rare find: and despite squarely hitting a a numbers-whiz who also pothole themselves, Trudeau’s happens to be a people- top two aides are still riding person. She manages high. In September, the two the staff and systems of came under fire when it was the PMO, and is critical revealed the government paid to delivering on the $207,052.11 to relocate them Liberal Party’s promise of from Toronto to Ottawa evidenced-based policy. after the Liberal Party’s On Twitter, Butts election win. The pair took demonstrates his quick it on, and altogether shut it wit, biting rhetoric (which down with one plain-speak he also exercised during Facebook post signed by his McGill years, when he “Katie and Gerry,” in which won the national debating they provided a breakdown championship twice) and of their individual moving shows he keeps a finger on expenses and stated that, the pulse of what’s happening “while the rules were clear in both Canada and the and we followed them, we world at any given moment. both know that’s not always And while some on the enough,” agreeing to repay Hill half-jokingly twist his nearly $65,000 of what they Twitter handle ‘@GMButts’ expensed. into the nickname, ‘PM After a little more than Butts’—suggesting that he a year at the helm, there still pulls Trudeau’s strings— seems to be good-natured others insist he is instead a debate among political trusted adviser. A literature insiders speculating on who graduate, Butts is tasked carries more sway between the with now crafting his own chief of staff and the principal story—the brand, cohesive secretary, despite predictably messaging, and history that arriving at the conclusion that will compose the Trudeau the two are a prime example government’s legacy. of symbiosis. One insider Ultimately, observers described Butts—a long-time say that Butts and Telford friend of Trudeau—as the round out the triad because driver of the PMO train, while Trudeau unequivocally trusts Telford—who ran Trudeau’s them, and nothing gets leadership campaign in 2012- you further with the prime 13—is charged with keeping minister than longstanding the train on schedule. loyalty.

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Minister Judy Foote; and with International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Finance Minister Bill Morneau on expanding trade opportunities for Canadian companies. “I think it’s about relationships… I’ve spent a lot of time with people who care about progressive The values and who want to move a progressive agenda forward. And for me I think it’s important to get the big things right… but little things matter as well: making sure you go out of your way to listen to people—wish them a Happy Birthday, talk about their families, get to know them on a personal level—I think that dimension is so critical because politics is about people and if you don’t understand people and their point of view, and if you don’t engage with them in a meaningful way, you really can’t help make meaningful progress,” said Bains. ‘Minister of His ministerial mandate has already seen him restore the long-form census, expand broadband coverage, and attempt to stiffen the backbone of Statistics Canada. Insiders said with more mandate commitments to be filled this year, the scrutiny will build, as will some stakeholders’ dissatisfaction with the outcome, but observers say Bains has the character to take it on the chin. Everything’ The file and responsibility he shoulders secures his place as an influencer, but it’s also because of his close ties to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his inner circle that he’s viewed as a powerful and trusted cabinet adviser. Bains was one of the first supporters for Justin Trudeau as party leader, and worked on his leadership campaign in 2013 by campaigning for him in the GTA. by Rachel Aiello | Images by jake wright Bains’ strong Toronto ties are another major source of his political power, sources said, adding that they keep him in the loop of many government decisions. “He’s a very valued adviser of the Prime Minister and people know that… he’s really connected,” his former parliamentary secretary, Greg or Navdeep Bains, the minister of Innovation, Duncan, minister of Science, and Bardish Chagger, Fergus told P&I, on his former boss’s reputation both on the Hill and in Science and Economic Development, or, minister of Small Business and Tourism reporting to the GTA. “the minister of everything,” as some say, the him under the same departmental umbrella. F “He’s just one super competent guy; he knows his file, he knows his working relationships he has been cultivating are He is a member of four cabinet committees: issues, it’s very much a part of him,” added Fergus, who went the beginning and the end of his political power and Agenda, Results and Communications; Growing the on to list off a handful of books Bains read in the weeks influence this year. Middle Class; Environment, Climate Change and after being sworn-in. Among the books was Start Up It is expected that in 2017, Bains will roll out Energy; and Defence Procurement. Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle by Dan the wide-spanning innovation agenda the Liberals Lobbyists who agreed to speak with P&I on Senor and Saul Singer. see as a people-focused scaling-up of Canadian background about Bains said that he’s come a long Fergus said Bains comes to meetings having idea incubators and economic way since stepping into the role. At done his homework enough to engage the accelerators. first, they said, he seemed in a bit over stakeholder in the meeting, asking a few “It’s not going to be simply his head but is now viewed as being questions off the top to reassure them he an innovation, science, economic a capable custodian of the portfolio. knows what he’s talking about, but then will sit development plan, it’s going to be a Those who have sat down with quietly and listen, taking notes in meetings and government-wide approach that’s him, or whose clients have, say he He’s always had a debriefing with his staff afterwards to go over really going to implicate industry, understands business and interfaces what they heard and what they understood. academia, and civil society as well, head for business, well with industry representatives, However, the liaising and question-asking may because we all need to work together,” whether he was prioritizing results. have a tendency to run long; Bains has a reputation said Bains, adding that the intended One of the most-lobbied cabinet working at Ford or for less-than-perfect punctuality, often carrying on outcome will be “jobs, jobs, jobs.” ministers, he’s viewed as accessible. It’s conversations well into his next-scheduled meeting And he plans to achieve this in Nike, he was always also said that he is quick to pick up time, according to some insiders. part by leveraging his contacts and the phone himself, and did so a great interested in what Before getting into politics, Bains—who holds an connections, and likely cashing in deal when he first became a minister. made business tick.” MBA and has his accounting designation—worked in some of his own political capital. “My style is very much built on accounting and finance at Nike and the Ford Motor “I take pride in building those — Matthew Rowe how do you create consensus? How Company, and was a visiting professor at Ryerson relationships and I think those do you bring people together? How University’s Ted Rogers School of Management. He relationships are really critical for not only developing do you first of all, value diversity?” Bains told P&I, also has close ties to local charities and cultural groups a plan, but critically important when we execute and adding that he sees that combination of points of in his riding. implement a plan,” Bains told P&I when asked where view as a key to unlocking better decision-making. Navdeep Bains, “He’s always had a head for business, whether he he sees his power stem from. Because of his tentacle-like portfolio in a was working at Ford or Nike, he was always interested minister of Innovation, Bains is in charge of a multi-billion dollar government-by-cabinet style of leadership, nearly all 4 in what made business tick,” said Matthew Rowe, who department formerly called Industry Canada, roads pass through Bains, who is liaising with nearly worked as his legislative assistant and communications Science and Economic now called Innovation, Science and Economic half of the cabinet on other priorities, like clean director between 2007 and 2011. Development Canada. Within his department technology with Environment and Climate Change Development Bains says he wasn’t political at a young age and he oversees the federal government’s six regional Minister Catherine McKenna and Natural Resources was set on rising up the corporate ladder at Ford, but, economic development agencies and has Kirsty Minister Jim Carr; procurement with Public Services 26—Power & Influence Winter 2017 the top 100-top 25 in 2004 he wasn’t happy with the roster of federal Liberal candidates The go-to guy vying for the riding he resided in, so as he phrased it, he put his “turban in the race.” ominic LeBlanc experienced a significant changing-of- He ran, and won, becoming the MP for what was then the riding Dhats in 2016, switching from Government House Leader of Mississauga-Brampton South, Ont., at age 26. He held that riding to the minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast until 2011 when he was defeated alongside a number of his Liberal Guard. But observers say the official titles were never the keys caucus-mates. During those seven years as an MP, he had a taste of to LeBlanc’s power anyways, pointing instead to his lifelong power as the parliamentary secretary to then-prime minister Paul friendship with Trudeau (whom he babysat) as well as to his Martin; and then many critic portfolios while in opposition under intelligence and political savvy. then-prime minister Stephen Harper. LeBlanc—whose father Roméo LeBlanc was a minister in Bains told P&I that after he lost the election, he spent days thinking Pierre Trudeau’s cabinet, a Senator, and a former Governor his phone wasn’t working; he even had his wife, Brahamjot, call him to General—was raised on politics, and understands its inner test it. Alas, it was simply a case of an abrupt change in lifestyle. workings, one insider pointed out. He is said to be “very 5 But Bains was re-elected in 2015 with 62.3 per cent of the vote. bright” and can reportedly understand—and then speak Dominic LeBlanc, His riding is now called Mississauga-Malton, Ont. and that go-go-go, confidently on—a briefing on almost any topic with incredible always-ringing-phone lifestyle has returned. speed. It also helps that he’s built an impressive and reliable minister of Fisheries, In fact, he told P&I the part of the job he likes the least is the amount staff, one observer noted. of time he’s away from home and his two daughters: Nanki who is nine, One insider called LeBlanc the inner circle’s “go-to guy” Oceans, and the and Kirpa who is six. He said he’s found the time management hard, but and said he has both the trust and ear of Trudeau. Canadian Coast Guard has prioritized any time off by spending it with them rather than friends or other social activities. Because of the toll on his personal life, when asked what his career and political aspirations were, Bains told P&I he doesn’t see himself in politics long-term. “I have other dreams and hopes,” he said. He added that after he’s fulfilled his goals as minister, he would like to “pursue other paths,” perhaps in business or academia. He added that The trusted representative he may like to work more with youth, or in innovation, but wants to continue challenging current ideas. hrystia Freeland, recently shuffled by Trudeau into the role of Foreign Affairs Cminister, is said to be viewed by Trudeau’s inner circle as one of the most capable and dependable ministers in the cabinet lineup. This confidence in her abilities is indicated by the fact that she will be responsible for navigating the Briefing notes on Bains: unchartered territory that Canada-U.S. relations has become under U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration, and in particular, the best person charged with Q: What does innovation mean to you? maintaining a strong trade relationship with the protectionist Trump. A: “Innovation is a mindset, it’s about challenging the status Although Freeland was initially criticized for dramatically walking out of quo, it’s about finding solutions to problems, but fundamentally negotiations on the Canada-EU trade deal with Wallonia during her time as innovation is about being better.” minister of International Trade, many observers now credit the move as a smart one that allowed the Canadian government to get the deal done. Q: How do you clear your head during your free time? 6 Observers say Freeland, a former journalist who Trudeau courted heavily to join A: “Primarily for me, the best coping mechanism—the his team, is smart, disciplined, tenacious, and a strong negotiator. She has written best way to relax—is through exercise, so I try to keep a fairly Chrystia Freeland, a book about the middle class that Trudeau reportedly considers biblical, has lived regular workout routine, where I try to work out everyday.” minister of in and maneuvered through elite circles in the U.S., and speaks multiple languages, (P&I has heard he’s a pretty good basketball player, and a big including Russian, French, Ukrainian, Polish, and Italian. Toronto Raptors fan) Foreign Affairs Freeland will also be tasked with championing Canada’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council. Q: What is your favourite movie? A: “Shawshank Redemption. 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Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 29 test.indd 1 16-06-23 1:34 PM the top 100-top 25 top 25-the top 100 The man with Bill Morneau, the money The financial adviser The rock 7 minister of Finance ne of the few things that most political Dominic Barton, director of Scott Brison, president Oobservers agree on is that the economy is McKinsey & Co. of the Treasury Board king. Finance is arguably one of the most complex 9 10 files, as well as being the portfolio that average Canadians may care about the most. Steering gandan-born Barton, the Raised in B.C., the Rhodes mong a wave of rookie the Canadian government’s economic policy U head of the highly esteemed Scholar has worked as a business A ministers who are still trying and crafting the 2017 budget—which will aim to global management consulting expert around the world, to find their sea legs, Brison is boost innovation and growth—is no small feat. firm McKinsey & Co. has been including a long stint in Asia, even-keeled and reliable, political But Morneau, who was a rookie MP when referred to as one of the most before settling in the U.K. Insiders observers say. The affable east coast he was handed the file, is said to be a workhorse, connected people in the world by say he’s an out-of-the-box thinker MP has been elected in seven general and insiders say he never comes to a meeting those who know him. who can help strengthen ties elections, and broke barriers when, unprepared. Others call him measured and realistic. In March 2016, Barton between Canada and sought- in 2004, he became the first openly- But there are many tough and wide-ranging was scooped-up by after international investors— gay cabinet minister. challenges on the horizon. The Canadian Finance Minister Bill particularly in Asia. Aside from solid political government still faces high unemployment rates, Morneau to head his In January 2016, Barton experience, Brison has a sound especially when it comes to young Canadians. economic advisory organized friendly meetings financial background, having served A Statistics Canada study shows that the panel—the advisers in Davos, Switzerland in C-Suite positions in Canadian unemployment rate for Canadians aged 15 to 24 that are helping the between Prime investment banks and firms. averaged at around 13.2 per cent in 2015, higher Canadian Minister Justin Brison is facing a number of than in 1976, when it averaged 12.4 per cent. government Trudeau and cantankerous challenges with the Morneau will also play a role in the shape the powerful bankers public service, including the ongoing implementation of the new infrastructure country’s and investors Phoenix pay system debacle, as well bank; the formation of an innovation agenda; financial from a string of as continuing negotiations with the crafting a poverty-reduction plan; courting future. economies. unions that represent civil servants. more international investment, particularly from China; handling the fallout of the carbon tax and the approval of two major pipeline projects; as The Hill Times Professionals is where Ottawa’s well as a possible tax system review. professionals highlight their business to P&I photograph by Sam Garcia The Hill Times’ influential readership It is flexible enough to give you the room to showcase your services without the cost associated with regular display advertising The go-between

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McNair took flak in August for dressing-down a Globe The policy producer and Mail reporter for asking Trudeau a relatively The steady hand softball question at a party, and threatening the future of the relationship between the PMO Jane Philpott, Mike McNair, director and the Globe if the journalist used the answer minister of Health of policy in the PMO Trudeau was reportedly happy to provide. 11 13 And while some criticized McNair for his actions, it also shows loyalty and ane Philpott has earned a reputation of being one of nother big hitter in the PMO is Mike McNair, the former protectiveness—qualities that many say are of the Jthe more underrated ministers, as she juggles a heavy Ainvestment banker who has crafted policy for Stéphane Dion utmost importance in Trudeau’s inner circle. Going portfolio that is brimming with big files. Liberal insiders and Michael Ignatieff, as well as leading the Liberal Research forward, McNair will be integral to helping the PMO call her “reliable,” and point to the many tough topics Bureau before building the platforms that carried Trudeau to a and cabinet turn the long list of policy promises into that she’s already waded through, and the ones that will majority government in October 2015. accomplishments in the government’s second year. pass across her desk in the year to come. Philpott, who worked as a family doctor for more than 15 years, failed to reach an agreement with the provinces on a new, decade-long health care accord in December but maintains she will still press for one The elephant trainer of her main asks: improved funding for mental health services and home care. There is still the possibility of Brian Clow, Canada-U.S. affairs individual provinces reaching bilateral agreements with coordinator in the Prime Minister’s Office the federal government. 14 She also played a significant role in the passing of rian Clow is one of the newest faces in the spent time in Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s assisted-dying legislation in June 2016, and this fall, BPMO. Prior to the Jan. 10 cabinet shuffle, office. announced the government’s initiatives to completely he was the chief of staff to then-International Clow, who the National Post reported as having ban asbestos by 2018. Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. Clow a great eye for detail and strategy, will be a critical Hot topics on her horizon will include marijuana also worked as the issues manager during adviser as Trudeau works to find common ground legalization and regulation; advancing legislation around Brian Clow photo Trudeau’s 2015 election campaign, and with the new Trump administration. the expansion of safe-injection sites; an overhaul on national food labeling and marketing regulations; and improved health services for indigenous communities.

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he word “infrastructure” peppered Finance respected in Trudeau’s inner circle. TMinister Bill Morneau’s fall economic Sohi, who immigrated to Canada from update document 143 times, an India, is also tasked with navigating the indication that the Liberal government creation of the new infrastructure still plans to use infrastructure bank, which would aim to attract spending as a key tool to bolster the investment of private capital Canada’s economy. into Canadian infrastructure The minister mandated to projects, such as toll highways, develop a long-term plan for green technology, high-speed predictable infrastructure rail, and a national broadband funding for provinces and system, to name a few. municipalities, and dish out He will also be working billions of dollars in strategic on an affordable housing investments is Amarjeet strategy, with particular Sohi, a former public transit focus on improving housing bus driver who insiders say is opportunities for indigenous hard-working, kind, and well- Canadians. ©2016 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage is independently owned and operated. 32 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 33 test.indd 1 17-01-26 11:55 AM xxxxx-xxxxx The ‘calm, cool, and top 25-the top 100 collected’ chief The Harjit Sajjan, minister networker 15 of National Defence

hen he first stepped into the spotlight as Canada’s new minister of WNational Defence, Sajjan—a decorated war veteran and retired undercover detective—was described as “fearless” and “bad-ass” by those who knew him. A year 17 into the portfolio, he was voted as one of the top-performing cabinet ministers in The Hill Times’ annual All Politics Poll, and was touted for being honest, genuine, Mark Wiseman, down-to-earth, and always “calm, cool, and collected.” senior managing Canada 2020 Facebook photo Sajjan, who served four tours of duty, including as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan, was a rookie MP when he was made director at minister. He admitted that learning the ins and outs of House procedure, and honing his communications skills were BlackRock, and Tom Pitfield, president both challenging, but said he never hesitated to ask for chairman of its of Canada 2020 help from his colleagues. 18 But Sajjan is going to need to remain “calm, global investment cool, and collected” as he now faces a slew of tough committee questions related to his file, including the deployment of Canadian Forces to overseas peace missions; ongoing instability in the Middle East as a result 19 of Daesh; reducing wait times for veterans’ pensions; moving forward on the creation of Anna a new defence strategy; improving services for soldiers and veterans who are suffering Gainey, from operational stress injuries; and making some tangible progress on the National president Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. of the

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Ihe would be stepping down as president of the Canada Adam Scotti photo Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board after The newsmaker four years to take on a number of high-level roles with BlackRock, the world’s largest money- Kate Purchase, director of communications managing firm, which oversees an estimated $5-trillion in assets. The power couple 16 in the Prime Minister’s Office According to a press release issued at the time by BlackRock, “As Head of Global Active Equity, om Pitfield and Anna Gainey may be the most connected couple in ournalists, pundits, and media observers of all political stripes Wiseman will oversee more than 350 portfolio TOttawa, aside from Justin and Sophie-Grégoire Trudeau. Jagree that the difference between Trudeau and former prime management and business professionals across Pitfield is president of the all-powerful Canada 2020, an organization minister Stephen Harper’s press relations is like night and day. the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific regions, that is marketed as “Canada’s leading, independent, progressive think-tank,” According to a Dec. 15, 2016 story from The Hill Times, Trudeau held responsible for investing over $275 billion in but that is inextricably linked with Trudeau and his closest allies. Pitfield and nine press conferences in the National Press Theatre since winning equity-based investment strategies.” Trudeau are childhood friends, and he led Trudeau’s digital strategy during the election. In the course of his near-decade in power, Harper held That’s a lot of money, and don’t think Justin the 2015 election campaign. His father, Michael Pitfield, was Pierre Trudeau’s only five. Trudeau and his team haven’t noticed. clerk of the Privy Council. Then, there were the 71 smaller media scrums; the photo shoots, Wiseman sits on Bill Morneau’s economic For her part, Gainey is the president of the Liberal Party. She is known to covers, and interviews with several high-profile global outlets, such as advisory committee, and likely played a part in be quiet, but smart, and once described herself to the media as “decisive” and Vogue and BuzzFeed; and the countless selfies he has posed for—the orchestrating the November 14 convention in not afraid to get her “elbows up in the corner”—a joke referencing her dad, traffic jam of Olympic athletes in the House of Commons, anyone? Toronto—hosted by BlackRock—which brought NHL legend Bob Gainey. She is said to be a confidant to both Trudeau and his The gatekeeper and designer of Trudeau’s relationship with some of the world’s deepest pockets into private wife Sophie. the media rests with Kate Purchase who, as well as managing press meetings to learn about what Canada has to Trudeau, his inner circle, and cabinet ministers make regular appearances secretaries, co-ordinates the rollout of major announcements and offer in terms of investment. Wiseman’s spouse, at events hosted by Canada 2020, and a Canadian Press story reported New the messaging around policy, making her a fundamental figure in the Marcia Moffat, is also the managing director for Democrat MP Alexandre Boulerice saying that the “organization is really an PMO. BlackRock Canada. extension of the Liberal party.”

34 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 35 The rising star The litigator François-Philippe Champagne, Jody Wilson-Raybould, 20 minister of International Trade 21 minister of Justice and rançois-Philippe Champagne is one of three rookie ministers to be shuffled Attorney General of Canada Finto cabinet in January. Formerly the parliamentary secretary to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Champagne was given a huge promotion to the position hen Jody Wilson-Raybould took over the role of federal of minister of International Trade. Liberal insiders said Champagne was WMinister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, she had noticeably a “rising star” in the first year of the Liberal government’s reign, and no experience in the benches of Parliament, but plenty in the benches is well-equipped to step into the high-profile and complex role. Those who have of courtrooms, as a former Crown prosecutor. worked with him say he is an excellent communicator, and is personable. Since stepping into the file, Wilson-Raybould, a member of the While former International Trade minister Chrystia Freeland will retain the We Wai Kai Nation has appointed more than 20 new judges, has Canada-U.S. relations file, including trade relations, Champagne will have to made changes to the judicial appointment process, and is beginning work on implementing the signed Canada-EU trade deal, and examine possible a wide-spanning review of the criminal justice system, including the next-steps with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is on the chopping block overrepresentation of indigenous peoples incarcerated. under the hands of the new U.S. President Donald Trump. Observers agree she’s been a strong performer, and Warren Champagne will also be tasked with helping to sell Canada as a hot spot Kinsella, a political commentator who served as a special assistant for international investment; creating a Canadian trade and export strategy; to former prime minister Jean Chrétien wrote in an opinion piece promoting trade with emerging markets like India and China; and helping for The Hill Times that she should receive an ‘A’ grade for her first brand Canada as a leader in developing clean, sustainable technology. year in the role, and even went as far as to say that she’s future party These tasks fit well with Champagne’s experience outside of politics. For leadership material. more than 20 years, he worked as a businessman, lawyer, and international On top of overhauls to the justice system, Wilson-Raybould will trade specialist with a focus on emerging industries like green technology and play a large role in the complex and controversial process of legalizing environment. and regulating marijuana, which is slated to happen this spring.

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David Johnston, Governor General The ears in America Simon Kennedy, deputy minister of Health John Knubley, deputy minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development  Marie Lemay, deputy minister of Public Services David MacNaughton, Canada’s most Michael Martin, deputy minister of Environment and Climate Change ambassador to the United States John McCallum, Canada’s ambassador to China 22 Beverley McLachlin, chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada here may never have been a time when Maybe more importantly, and in many years as a businessman, POWERFUL & INFLUENTIAL Matthew Mendelsohn, deputy secretary to the cabinet, results and delivery Thaving a strong Canadian ambassador MacNaughton has built unfl appable trust has learned how to get along with IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN 2017 Bob Paulson, commissioner of the RCMP to the U.S. was so vital. With the shocking with Trudeau and his inner circle. people of all temperaments, Bill Pentney, deputy minister of Justice and deputy attorney general of Canada Stephen Poloz, governor of the Bank of Canada election of President Donald Trump, He served as the Ontario co- backgrounds, and beliefs. THE TOP 25 Paul Rochon, deputy minister of Finance Canada’s relationship with its closest ally chair for Team Trudeau’s 2015 These skills will be key as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Jean-François Tremblay, deputy minister of Infrastructure and Communities is at a peak of unpredictability. Luckily, election campaign, was Katie the progressive, Liberal Katie Telford, chief of staff to the prime minister insiders seem to unanimously agree that Telford’s boss at government government plans to Gerald Butts, principal secretary to the prime minister Navdeep Bains, minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development THE POLITICAL STAFFERS Canada’s current tactician in Washington, relations fi rm StrategyCorp, navigate new waters Dominic LeBlanc, minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Janet Annesley, chief of staff for the minister of Natural Resources David MacNaughton, is the perfect and worked with both Telford with its neighbour to Chrystia Freeland, minister of Foreign Affairs Dan Arnold, director of research and advertising in the PMO person for the job. MacNaughton, who and Gerald Butts in the Dalton the south, including the Bill Morneau, minister of Finance Zita Astravas, director of issues management in the PMO has a striking resume in public relations, McGuinty government. impending renegotiation Brian Bohunicky, chief of staff to the minister of National Defence New America Michael Wernick, clerk of the Privy Council fi nance, and the public sector, is “extremely One Liberal insider said photo of NAFTA; differing views on Dominic Barton, director of McKinsey & Co. Kevin Bosch, senior adviser with the Liberal Research Bureau knowledgeable and experienced in how MacNaughton has earned a climate change and immigration; Scott Brison, president of the Treasury Board Jeremy Broadhurst, chief of staff to the minister Foreign Affairs politics works,” said one insider. reputation as a “relationship builder,” and threats around big border taxes. Jane Philpott, minister of Health John Brodhead, chief of staff to the minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi, minister of Infrastructure and Communities Garry Keller, chief of staff to the offi cial opposition leader Mike McNair, director of policy in the Prime Minister’s Offi ce Vincent MacNeil, chief of staff to the minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Cana- Brian Clow, Canada-U.S. affairs coordinator in the Prime Minister’s Offi ce dian Coast Guard The embodiment of the brand Harjit Sajjan, minister of National Defence Cyrus Reporter, senior adviser to the prime minister Kate Purchase, director of communications in the Prime Minister’s Offi ce Adam Scotti, offi cial photographer for the PMO Mélanie Joly, Maclean’s article describes the telegenic, charismatic Heritage minister as unfailingly Mark Wiseman, senior managing director at BlackRock, and chairman of its global Marci Surkes, chief of staff to the minister of Public Safety and Emergency Aoptimistic and “perhaps the next best encapsulation of the Trudeau government after investment committee Preparedness minister of Trudeau himself.” Tom Pitfi eld, president of Canada 2020 Brett Thalmann, director of special projects and administration in the PMO 23 Joly is often referred to as genuine and approachable, but the former lawyer will also Anna Gainey, president of the Liberal Party of Canada Rick Theis, chief of staff to minister of Indigenous Affairs and Northern Canadian need an edge in order to tackle her tough to-do list. Aside from organizing Canada’s François-Philippe Champagne, minister of International Trade Development Heritage massive birthday celebrations this year, Joly is also gearing up to convince internet giants Jody Wilson-Raybould, minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada John Zerucelli, director of operations in the PMO like Netfl ix, Facebook, Amazon, and Google to support Canadian culture and content, David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the United States both fi nancially, and with increased visibility—no easy task. Mélanie Joly, minister of Canadian Heritage THE MEDIA Joly— whose father and stepmother were both prominent Liberals—also held more General Jonathan Vance, chief of defence staff Rosemary Barton, host of CBC’s Power & Politics than 20 cross-country roundtables last year to consult on the creation of a new, multi-year Richard Maksymetz, chief of staff to the minister of Finance Joël-Denis Bellavance, Ottawa bureau chief for La Presse offi cial languages plan at a time when a survey commissioned by Heritage Canada found Joan Bryden, the Canadian Press Murray Brewster, CBC that three-quarters of Francophones believe the future of their language is threatened. THE POLITICIANS Andrew Coyne, columnist with The National Post In her mandate letter, Joly was directed to help “promote, preserve and enhance Rona Ambrose, interim leader of the Conservative Party Susan Delacourt, political columnist with the Toronto Star and iPolitics Indigenous languages and cultures.” She is also examining signifi cant changes to Carolyn Bennett, minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Bob Fife, Ottawa bureau chief for The Globe and Mail structures, processes, and mandates of Crown Corporations CBC and the CRTC. Jim Carr, minister of Natural Resources Jean-Yves Duclos, minister of Families, Children, and Social Development Chris Hall, national affairs editor and host of The House, CBC Judy Foote, minister of Public Services and Procurement Chantal Hébert, columnist for the Toronto Star and L’actualite Marc Garneau, minister of Transport Kate Malloy, editor of The Hill Times Ralph Goodale, minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Peter Mansbridge, host of CBC’s The National The top brass The veteran sta er Karina Gould, minister of Democratic Institutions Althia Raj, Ottawa bureau chief for Huffi ngton Post Ahmed Hussen, minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Rob Russo, parliamentary bureau chief for CBC Catherine McKenna, minister of Environment and Climate Change David Walmsley, editor-in-chief of the Globe and Mail General Jonathan Vance, Richard Maksymetz, chief of Naheed Nenshi, mayor of Calgary Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg News chief of defence staff staff to the Finance minister Rachel Notley, premier of Alberta 24 25 Gregor Robertson, mayor of Vancouver THE OTHER INFLUENCERS Bruce Anderson, chairman Abacus Data eneral Jonathan Vance’s shoulders are ichard Maksymetz is the only staffer outside Jim Watson, mayor of Ottawa Perry Bellegarde, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations laden with responsibility. There are of the PMO to wind up in the ranks of Kathleen Wynne, premier of Ontario G R Gord Downie, front man for the Tragically Hip a number of sensitive topics he must the Top 25—for the second year in the row. Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, wife of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, women’s rights advocate manage: ongoing sexual misconduct court Maksymetz is a veteran staffer with both THE PUBLIC SERVANTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Yaprak Baltacıoglu, secretary of the Treasury Board Jim Irving, owner of J.D. Irving, Limited cases against the military; the impending federal and provincial experience, including Greta Bossenmaier, chief of the Communications Security Establishment Tobias Lütke, founder and CEO of Shopify deployment of Canadian soldiers to peace a stint as chief of staff to British Columbia Malcolm Brown, deputy minister of Public Safety Canada Rick Mercer, host of Rick Mercer Report on CBC operations, likely in Africa; the future of the Finance Minister Mike de Jong. Now, as the Michel Coulombe, director of Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Nik Nanos, pollster and executiv e chair of Nanos Research ongoing training mission in Iraq to fi ght Daesh point of contact between Finance Minister Bill Michael Ferguson, auditor general of Canada John Ruffolo, chief executive offi cer of OMERS Ventures forces in the Middle East; and providing resources to veterans Morneau and the PMO, he’s got a reserved seat in John Forster, deputy minister of National Defence Jim Smith, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters and soldiers who are experiencing operational stress injuries. some pretty heavy backroom discussions. Daniel Jean, national security adviser to the prime minister —Compiled by Ally Foster 38 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 39 xxxxx-xxxxxTop the politicians-the top 100

100most Powerful The & Influential in government affable and politics mayor

With a seasoned career in politics and a penchant for the people, Watson can bend the ear of decision- makers, and isn’t afraid to for the good of his city.

B y ChaRELLE Evelyn | images by jake wright

his year, Ottawa is hosting the Park in 2010 for another mayoral run. $9-million to the city’s year-long country’s biggest birthday party to His most recent win in October 2014 sesquicentennial celebrations. Tdate and leading the charge is city saw him hold onto the position with more Watson said the festivities will include Mayor Jim Watson, who is using every than 76 per cent of the popular vote. the Red Bull Crashed Ice spectacle, the CFL resource in his hefty arsenal to make it a His successful return to municipal championship Grey Cup game, and the celebration for the history books. politics as mayor of the now-amalgamated Juno Awards. “I thought we should do what we could, City of Ottawa placed him in a position But the standard of openness was set which, is in essence, turn Ottawa and the where his overflowing Rolodex often comes even before the October 2015 federal ballots National Capital Region into the de facto in handy, especially now that a Liberal had been cast, with Liberal Party Leader go-to holiday destination for Canadians in government has reclaimed the Hill. Justin Trudeau reaching out to Watson 2017,” Watson explained to P&I during a Watson described the relationship with during the campaign, before unveiling the sit-down interview in his City Hall office. the previous Conservative government party’s infrastructure platform. As CEO of the nation’s capital, Watson as “challenging,” noting it took him eight “It came out of the blue but I think is uniquely positioned to have the ear of months to even secure a meeting with it signalled the type of co-operative, the country’s leading decision makers, and then-Heritage minister Shelly Glover to consultative approach that he wanted to with a long political career under his own talk about plans for the 150th anniversary bring to the office,” Watson said. “I’ve been belt, he knows which ears to bend. of Confederation. fortunate—a lot of the people that work at After working as a Parliament Hill When that meeting finally happened, [the Prime Minister’s Office] now are from staffer in the 1980s, including as director Watson said he was told there would be no my days at Queen’s Park [including chief of of communications in the House Speaker’s federal funding forthcoming. In contrast, he staff Katie Telford and principal secretary office, Watson was first elected as an Ottawa said he met with current minister Mélanie Gerald Butts], so it’s a nice connection that city councillor in 1991. It took only six years Joly within two weeks of her swearing-in to I know a lot of people and can pick up the before Watson won his first mayoral race, push plans spearheaded by the Ottawa 2017 phone and get something clarified pretty becoming the youngest person to wear the bureau, headed by Guy Laflamme. quickly.” city of Ottawa chain of office at the age of 36. “The current government, provincially Those same ties remain with provincial Watson left municipal politics in 2000, and federally, have been a dream to work leaders as well; Watson and Ontario taking jobs with the Canadian Tourism with,” he said. “You can pick up the phone Premier Kathleen Wynne were elected to Commission and United Way, before and speak to a minister or the premier.” Queen’s Park the same year. re-entering public life in 2003 as a Liberal The money hasn’t hurt, either. The That’s not to say Watson expects MPP, where he was quickly given several federal government has committed smooth sailing, “but half the battle is ministerial portfolios before leaving Queen’s $5-million and the provincial government actually having a venue or a forum to be

40—Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 41 the top 100-the politicians the politicians-the top 100 heard and at least if you pitched your case Toronto for face time with the founders of lies with his ability to bring players to the for whether it’s social housing or transit Roots Canada, securing the apparel giant table. the infrastructure or cleaning up the Ottawa as the clothing supplier for Canada 150 “He’s very good at mitigating, I think River, at least you can feel satisfied that volunteers, or with he’s very good at bringing sides together,” you’ve put your best foot forward.” the heads of Jordan said. “And part of that, I guess, is The change in government at the Porter differentiating between what’s the federal level means Watson is “somebody problem and what are simply politicians you would benefit from having at the symptoms of the problem. table,” said Joe Jordan, a former Liberal He seems to be able to MP who is currently a consultant with get at the heart of the Ottawa’s Bluesky Strategy Group and a matter.” self-proclaimed Watson fan. Watson is with the power, “He’s somebody that it would be The current government, “incredibly affable,” worth talking to before you could get said veteran Ottawa too far down the policy road, because I provincially and federally, journalist Susan don’t think he’s somebody that would have been a dream to work Sherring, who both on and off the Hill simply take advantage of that outreach first covered his for his own interest. I think he has that with,” he said. “You can pick introduction to reputation.” politics in the early Byy All Foster | images by jake wright Though part of Watson’s pull is the up the phone and speak to a 1980s when she was luck of geography—“Walking by a news editor of The restaurant in the [Byward] Market minister or the premier.” Charlatan, Carleton he 2017 list of politicians wielding Trudeau and his team have entered the facing uncertainty about how Trump—a this summer I saw the prime University’s student power, sway, and voices that carry second-quarter of their mandate, and while climate change-denier—will proceed with minister and his wife,” newspaper, and Watson Tweight around decision-making the PMO and cabinet used the first year global climate action, like the Paris Climate Watson recounts. “We had a was the president of the tables includes predominantly cabinet to set up—and tear down after almost a Agreement. nice chat”—he is also tireless school’s Rideau River Residence ministers, as usual. However, there are decade of Conservative rule—there’s a long Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, in his pursuit of connections Association. fewer opposition members and more list of promises waiting to be fulfilled. will also be working with McKenna. for the good of the city. The mayor is a draw in a crowd, provincial politicians and big city mayors One of the most significant Together, they are to improve marine Anyone following Watson’s Airlines and CIBC to garner Sherring said, and a reliable figure at than rankings of years past. The reason commitments Canadians and pundits safety, and have worked on forming a Twitter account can see his sponsorship deals. community events. (For his part, Watson for this change can be partially attributed alike are going to be monitoring with moratorium on oil tankers off B.C.’s north daily litany of events, which his It’s the position, not said he takes the jokes that he would to the fact that the opposition parties keen eyes is the economy. One of the tools coast. Garneau, who was Canada’s first staff make him physically necessarily the person, that “attend the opening of an envelope” as a are currently forced to focus their efforts being examined to bolster the lackluster astronaut in space before stepping into sign off on, so he helps to open doors, compliment.) within, as they work to rebuild their coffers is energy. Natural Resources politics, is known to be a steady-hand can’t claim he Watson said. “And But equally—if not more important—is ranks in time to rally for the 2019 federal Minister Jim Carr worked closely with and a hard-worker. One senior official in didn’t know if you get a call Watson’s political personality, Sherring said. election. Trudeau in reviewing and approving two Transport Canada, who has worked closely what he was from the mayor, “He knows the art of the deal and he One opposition member who has major pipeline projects in November, with Garneau said he’s “an exceptional getting himself that tends to get rarely gets caught off guard. He does— maintained relentless pressure on Justin while rejecting a third. Now, Carr will communicator, is perfectly bilingual, and into. This a reply pretty and whenever it happens, whenever he Trudeau and his majority government be tasked with assisting in the review of understands the importance of speaking jam-packed quickly and that appears to be losing, he quickly backtracks, while her party prepares for a leadership TransCanada Corp.’s Energy East pipeline, plainly and directly.” schedule helps the city. which, as a journalist we don’t necessarily vote is Conservative MP Rona Ambrose, restructuring the National Energy Garneau is quick to catch on to new features So if I can help admire—but he doesn’t let himself get the interim leader of the Official Board, and working with the new U.S. technology, insiders say, and is keen to get commitments use my office as stuck in the goo for very long.” Opposition. Much to the chagrin of administration on a possible Keystone XL involved within his department. “He reads that range a bit of a bully Watson does his homework, Sherring supporters who hoped the rules would pipeline approval. everything,” said the official from Transport from seniors’ pulpit to get said, and doesn’t walk into a city-council change to allow the interim leader to run Political observers say Carr has been a Canada. “He understands his portfolio birthday things done, vote without already having a good idea for permanent leadership, Ambrose will be strong player, walking a tightrope between really well.” parties, then I’ll do it.” about the outcome. passing the torch in May, when the party bolstering the economy and creating jobs, For his part, Garneau told The Hill to ribbon But the “He likes keeps a tight rein on things,” elects a new boss. But those who work on while at the same time, working well with Times in a December interview that he cuttings person she said. This includes changing the city the Hill say Ambrose has flourished in the Environment and Climate Change Minister has great staff, and genuinely loves his at new putting in budget process so that the annual financial role, making a name for herself as someone Catherine McKenna to ensure Canada’s job. Garneau also said that he will be businesses, to the work plan comes from his office instead of staff, to be reckoned with. Ambrose has been climate commitments are being respected. focusing on tabling legislation in the spring meeting with also matters. leading to unanimously passed budgets a strong performer in Question Period, One insider says McKenna has a concerning freight rail, and how to create his municipal In nearly every year—a move Watson said he’s observers of varying political stripes say, “thankless” job on the tough climate a policy that will address both the railways counterparts addition most likely to get asked about by colleagues and has kept the party looking respectable change file, with some critics calling on her themselves, as well as people who use the from across the to having in the 22-member Big City Mayors’ Caucus. throughout a congested and divisive to do more to protect the environment, infrastructure to ship valuable resources country. a penchant Creating that united front is a key part leadership race. She has been accessible to while others demand the economy like grain, potash, and lumber. Building for of successful interactions with other orders media, and well-versed on policy. Those and natural resource development be “It’s a big piece of legislation—it’s a personal remembering of government, Watson said, adding that who work on the Hill say Trudeau and his prioritized. To make things more difficult, very important one—and I want to get relationships is key, people’s names, it sends a clear signal to the federal and inner circle respect her, and agree that the McKenna must now navigate North it right,” he said. Other commitments said Watson, who Jordan said provincial purse-holders that “we’ve got bar has been set high for whoever takes the American environmental strategy with include bringing better transportation recently made trips to Watson’s strength our act together.” wheel this spring. the new Donald Trump administration, infrastructure to the North, increasing the

42 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 43 Other strong-performing cabinet While Duclos, formerly the director of the to Canada when he was 16, and is now ministers who survived the January cabinet economics department at Laval University, Canada’s new minister of Immigration, shuffle include Carolyn Bennett, Jean- was a rookie to politics when he was elected Refugees, and Citizenship. The rookie MP Yves Duclos, and Judy Foote. Bennett, in Quebec City in the 2015 general election, is known to be a social activist and a strong Minister of Indigenous and Northern insiders say he has been a hard-worker and communicator. After coming to Canada Affairs, will remain influential as the a reliable minister that has gained the trust from war-torn Mogadishu, Hussen became Trudeau government prioritizes improving and respect of the inner circle. One insider a lawyer, specializing in criminal defence, relations with First Nations, Métis, and also said Duclos, who specialized in social human rights, and immigration and Inuit Canadians—a commitment it was welfare and public policy as an academic, put refugee law. criticized for lagging on towards the end of together one of the best political staffs of any “I am extremely proud of our country’s its first year in power. minister on the Hill. history as a place of asylum, a place Bennett, who was first-elected to the In his first year, Duclos introduced the that opens its doors and hearts to new House of Commons in 1997, worked for Canada Child Benefit and made changes to immigrants and refugees, and I’m especially many years as a family physician and is said employment insurance. Coming up, Duclos proud today to be the minister in charge to have strong, respectful relationships with will be creating a new national strategy on of that file,” Hussen told reporters on indigenous groups she has worked with in poverty reduction, a plan for affordable, Parliament Hill the day of his swearing-in. her current portfolio. higher-quality child care, improvements to In December 2016, then-minister on The government launched a National parental leave, a social finance strategy, and the file, John McCallum, told CBC that Carolyn Bennett. P&I photograph by Sam Garcia Inquiry into Missing and Murdered more affordable housing. a priority for 2017 would be to bring Indigenous Women and Girls in the And, while Public Services Minister more refugees to Canada from Africa, Vancouver.” a move that has caused a great deal of summer, and created a national council Foote survived a shuffle around the after focusing largely on Syrian refugees But that ‘bromance’ was also rumoured controversy in the province, and harsh for reconciliation, which is tasked with cabinet table, she has had a difficult year— in 2016. to come to an end with Trudeau’s approval words against the NDP premier. Notley implementing the 94 recommendations inheriting the problem-plagued Phoenix “Some people feel like Africa has been of the controversial Kinder Morgan must work to pacify a population of that came out of the Truth and pay system and the overall merger of the shortchanged in terms of how long it takes pipeline expansion, which Robertson had Albertans who have faced tough economic Reconciliation Commission’s report. Canadian government’s IT networks, email to do things, in terms of receiving refugees, vehemently lobbied against and has since and employment realities with the oil Bennett will be sitting at the table with systems, and data centres. At its height, so we have to work harder on Africa,” he expressed disappointment and frustration crash, while staying in the good books of Trudeau when he holds annual meetings the issues with the Phoenix system caused told CBC. in seeing green-lighted. a federal government aiming to phase-out Ahmed Hussen. with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit leaders problems with the paycheques of more The Canadian government has also As Trudeau aims to maintain a tone fossil fuels. to discuss shared priorities. Incarceration than 80,000 public servants, causing some vowed to bring more skilled immigrants of climate awareness and promises of One premier who was on the top 25 rates, better access to education and to go months without pay. Foote must and international students to Canada, environmental protection, he will need to list of influential players in previous years cap on foreign ownership of Canadian health care, soaring suicide rates amongst oversee the cleanup of that mess, while increase family reunification, and modify bring Robertson back on his good side to is Kathleen Wynne, who some insiders airlines, better coastal protections, and indigenous youth, improved housing, eventually implementing the rest of the the appeal process for refugee claimants. convince the west coast—and in particular, say has since fallen out of favour with the reductions in transportation emissions. indigenous language protections, and consolidation through Shared Services. indigenous groups—that future plans feds as she falls out of favour with her One of the other few seasoned political environmental concerns will be some of the Foote also has major government building Off the Hill won’t damage their lands or waters. province. Wynne, who political insiders veterans in cabinet, Ralph Goodale, will also big topics on the agenda. renovations on her horizon, like the Outside of cabinet—or even caucus— Meanwhile, Calgary mayor Nenshi say is smart and genuinely dedicated to the play a large role this coming year as minister Meanwhile, Minister of Families, makeover of the iconic Centre Block, which are a string of politicians that political publicly criticized Robertson for his position, has experienced a steady decline of Public Safety. Those who have worked with Children and Social Development Duclos is slated to begin in 2018. pundits say have more power and influence stance on the pipeline projects, defending in the polls. A recent Forum Research Poll him say he’s “solid, steady, and competent,” also has a lot of complex social justice and As these ministers navigate the hurdles than before: big city mayors and premiers. proposals when they were still under found only a 13-per-cent approval rating and that his maturity and experience are development issues on his plate, especially of their own portfolios, they will also likely The Harper government was more hands- federal review, hoping the oil sands would for Wynne—the lowest number the market major assets to the relatively raw Liberal Party. since taking two files—employment provide support to some of the green off when it came to municipal affairs, once again pump life into Alberta’s anemic research firm has ever record for a sitting One insider described him as, “Goodale: the insurance, and expanding Cabinet’s newest faces. one insider says, adding that the Trudeau economy. premier. get-stuff-done guy.” It’s said that Goodale is intergovernmental In the Jan. 10 ministerial makeover, government is much more collaborative, Nenshi and Trudeau met at the end of After more than a decade of control selective in terms of choosing to speak up or agreements that support Trudeau promoted several rookie MPs and wants to build a closer relationship the year, and discussed the current financial in Ontario, the provincial Liberals may assert his opinions, which means that when skills training—from to high-level positions, including with premiers and mayors across the state of the city, which was once a hub of very well lose the 2018 election. And he does, the PMO listens. Liberal MP MaryAnn Karina Gould. The 29-year- country. economic success in Canada, and which while Wynne and Trudeau have enjoyed In the Public Safety portfolio, Goodale Mihychuk in August, old—who is taking over the Some of the most active and high- now needs a boost in diversified sectors like a friendly relationship in the past, Liberal has introduced legislation to increase and when she was tough task of electoral reform profile mayors, insiders say, are Ottawa clean technology and new infrastructure to insiders say he is likely trying to distance facilitate the use of safe injection sites, still minister as the minister of Democratic Mayor Jim Watson, Gregor Robertson, help it be more innovative and competitive. himself from the wild card, in the hopes and has navigated the controversial issue of minister of Institutions—is now the mayor of Vancouver, and Naheed Nenshi, Nenshi is also looking for federal backing, that her poor public opinion doesn’t rub of Canada’s intelligence agency accessing Employment, youngest cabinet minister. The the mayor of Calgary. or at least an indication of support, for a off on him. and retaining personal information of Workforce MP for Burlington, Ont. will Robertson and Trudeau’s friendship possible bid by the city to host the 2026 Despite the skyrocketing hydro bills and Canadians who are not necessarily under Development be responsible for putting was dubbed a ‘bromance’ when Trudeau Olympics. the cries of outrage from the middle class surveillance. Going forward, he will and forward legislation by the visited Vancouver in December 2015, after Another ally in Trudeau’s support for as a result, Ontario’s economy is recovering continue working to review Canada’s cyber Labour. summer to change Canada’s first taking the helm in Ottawa. “It’s so select pipelines is Alberta Premier Rachel well, and is still the largest in the country. security strategy and infrastructure; will voting system in time for the refreshing to have a partner in Ottawa that Notley, who was in Ottawa with Trudeau This means that until at least 2018—or provide support in the move to legalize and next general election. treats cities with respect and recognizes when he announced the approval for the before, if she resigns, which she is adamant regulate marijuana; and has promised to Meanwhile, another new we are so vital to the country’s success,” Kinder Morgan expansion and Enbridge’s she will not do—Wynne is still the chief amend aspects of Bill C-51, the previous face around the cabinet Robertson was quoted as saying to the Line 3 replacement project. Shortly after of Canada’s economic heavyweight, and government’s controversial national table is Ahmed Hussen, a media during the visit. “His priorities hearing the news, Notley publicly lent therefore, a perhaps unwanted Liberal ally Rona Ambrose. security legislation, among other priorities. Somali refugee who came are the priorities of the people here in support for Trudeau’s call for carbon tax, amongst the premiers.

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100most The Powerful & Influential Supreme Court’s in government and politics consensus-builder

By christopher guly | images by jake wright

o obtain perspective on Beverley with the social and legislative impact of its McLachlin has also reduced the number McLachlin’s extraordinary judicial decisions, to laughing easily. of concurring opinions in decisions. She T career, one can first measure it by It’s not hard to imagine McLachlin’s recalls that in her pre-chief days in the 1990s, quantity. combination of smarts and charm helping the court faced criticism from members of From March 30, 1989, when she was to persuade her fellow justices to agree the public—and lawyers—who found it named to the Supreme Court of Canada, more than disagree on cases before them. difficult to determine what the court was to Nov. 28, 2016, McLachlin heard 2,094 She won’t reveal what happens at those saying on particular points of law, and the appeals and wrote 442 judgments. On conferences—now or even after she legally binding result of a ruling, when average, as Chief Justice, McLachlin sits on leaves the bench—out of respect for the individual justices would write their own about 70 out of the 80 cases the court hears confidentiality of the deliberations. reasons for either supporting the majority of annually. But the Supreme Court’s own statistics the court or the dissenting minority. One can also recognize the historical show that between 2005 and 2015, the Now, a decision typically includes significance of McLachlin’s appointment on court has released more unanimous rulings only the reasons for the majority and, if Jan. 7, 2000 as the court’s 17th Chief Justice. than split decisions. Out of 74 judgments applicable, for the dissenting judges. She is not only the first woman to hold released in 2015, all judges agreed on the But before the court reaches a ruling, the position, she is also the longest-serving result in 52 (or 70 per cent), of them. the justices who heard the case first meet Chief Justice. She will continue in her role That’s a significant accomplishment and have a “very lively, vibrant discussion” until she reaches the mandatory retirement and a credit to McLachlin’s leadership, says about it, which sometimes results in age of 75 on Sept. 7, 2018. Eugene Meehan, who served as executive opinions changing, says McLachlin. Or, one can look at McLachlin’s legal officer to McLachlin’s predecessor, “The process is not over when we have contribution to the high court, and the Antonio Lamer. our first conference,” she explains. “After results. “Appeals are increasingly more that, people will continue to discuss and While the sheer breadth of rulings complex, and unlike the previous two exchange opinions, and then you will read with which she has been involved makes it decades when cases were mainly focused the first draft and that may cause you to see difficult, if not impossible, to single out one on the Charter of Rights and criminal law, the case in a different way.” or two for which she will be remembered, just about every area of law comes before Until a judge signs off on the reasons, the types of decisions and the approach this court— from agriculture to zoning,” or concurs with them, “there is always a the Supreme Court has taken in making explains Meehan, who now specializes in possibility for modification or change,” she them under her watch has a distinctive taking cases to the Supreme Court, and says, McLachlin mark. helping other lawyers do so, through the However, it’s not often that a sitting Within the legal profession, she is Ottawa-based law firm, Supreme Advocacy judge sees the same court overturn its own widely viewed as a consensus-builder on LLP, which he co-founded in 2012. decision as McLachlin has. the court, which requires an intellectual Finding unanimity amid such diversity dexterity to connect the dots on issues and has been one of McLachlin’s goals as Chief A rare, overturned an outgoing personality to connect people’s Justice. “The fundamental responsibility of ruling opinions to them. the Supreme Court is to clarify the law,” she In 1993, she wrote the dissent in In an hour-long conversation in says. “It makes sense for us to try, insofar as Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney her chambers, the Chief Justice shifted we can, to resolve differences and to come General) in which the Supreme Court held effortlessly between addressing the to as clear and unified view of the law as that the Criminal Code section prohibiting challenges the Supreme Court faces, along we can.” assisted dying was constitutional in a five-

46—Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 47 the top 100-public Servants & government officials public service & government officials-the top 100 to-four ruling. In 2015, McLachlin was the legislative branch of government. chief justice communicating with the the law or the impact of decisions. “I speak and find dignified and fruitful paths for “Last year, I argued an insurance case only remaining judge from Rodriguez to see “I believe laws that are passed by justice minister or the prime minister, through my judgments,” says McLachlin. indigenous and non-indigenous.” [Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge the court—in a unanimous ruling—declare Parliament should also be as clear as possible,” and cannot recall a time when a prime “I would never try to add or say, ‘I didn’t She adds: “I have a small role to play Indemnity Insurance Co.]—not exactly the that ban no longer applies to physician- she offers, “and on that I’ll say, have a look at minister sparred with the Supreme Court, really intend that.’ It doesn’t matter what in that—as a judge. But it’s something I most exciting to take to the Supreme Court assisted death for terminally ill or suffering our Criminal Code. It might be time to revise but credits McLachlin with the way she I intended; it’s the words on the paper are cherish and take very, very seriously.” of Canada—and at the end of it, she leaned adults in Carter v. Canada (Attorney it. There are some provisions in there that the handled the flap. what matter.” Addressing the disproportionate back and you can hear her say sotto voce to General). court has struck down.” “I thought Beverley handled herself She adds: “What I might say at a representation in prisons of First Nations Justice [Rosalie] Abella, ‘Oh, that was fun,’ Some said the court, which gave One change that McLachlin says she with a lot of dignity,” says Mulroney. “She conference three months later is of no people, who “come from a different and she meant it.” Parliament time to amend the Criminal is pleased with is the process the federal did what she had to do to defend, not jurisprudential merit. It has no force of law, context, background, and sometimes That joie de vivre is nurtured by a work- Code accordingly and pass medical government introduced to have an herself, but the integrity and independence and it can only confuse or undermine.” experiences” and providing them with “real life balance McLachlin says she embraced assistance in dying legislation (Bill independent panel review and short-list of the Supreme Court.” Leckey says the McLachlin court has justice” is one of the great challenges facing after receiving advice from Justice William C-14), was once again displaying judicial applicants to fill Supreme Court vacancies. It was his government that fast-tracked given personal autonomy (as seen in what the Chief Justice considers to be an McIntyre, whom she replaced on the high activism—although not to the extent of such “It produced an excellent justice McLachlin’s judicial career, which began in the Carter decision) more prominence otherwise good justice system. court. “He said, ‘Find some outside interests, accusations in the 1990s when Conservatives [Malcolm Rowe, the first Newfoundlander] 1981—when she was 37 years old—at the in jurisprudence, and it has afforded “We have one of the fairest and justest otherwise the job will consume you.’” actively derided the court for using the to join this court. It did so within a timely Vancouver County Court, elevating her to “greater justice under the Constitution” for societies on the face of the earth. Does So she gardens and reads, and is a Charter to legislate from the bench. period, in a way that was basically non- the British Columbia Court of Appeal in indigenous people. that mean everything is always perfect? regular attendee with her lawyer-husband “McLachlin inherited the court when partisan and that left the public satisfied 1985 from B.C.’s Supreme Court and then For example: the unanimous 2014 Absolutely not,” she says. “We have delays Frank McArdle, at National Arts Centre the public discourse included the idea that that the person occupying this position sending her back there three years later, in a decision, which the Chief Justice wrote, in the criminal justice system, with things Orchestra concerts. striking down laws under the Charter was is very qualified to have a seat on the promotion, as its chief justice. that recognized the Tsilhqot’in First Nation as basic as trial times. We have challenges And when she retires, the Pincher activist,” says Robert Leckey, dean of the Supreme Court of Canada and will serve Seven months afterward, Mulroney had title to 1,750 square kilometres of land dealing with mentally ill and addicted Creek, Alta.-born jurist might write a Faculty of Law at McGill University, who the country very well.” named her to the country’s highest court. in B.C., the first time the court rendered a people, and finding outcomes that will memoir. served as law clerk to former Supreme Rowe’s appointment to the court last “I thought she was terrific; a strong ruling finding aboriginal title. avoid the revolving prison-door syndrome.” “If I did, it would be probably focused Court justice Michel Bastarache. October went a lot smoother than one woman with strong opinions and a “Indigenous rights is one of my areas As passionate as McLachlin is on these on issues and personal takes on how I’ve “The earlier years of the McLachlin court in 2013 when the then-Conservative great capacity to work collegially,” says of great interest. I feel it is so important for broad issues, she is also as attentive to the had the privilege to work on certain issues were perceived to be a little more tempered, government named Federal Court of Appeal Mulroney. our country to get this right,” McLachlin issues in matters before the court. “She’s over my lifetime,” says McLachlin. a little more cautious to strike down laws Justice Marc Nadon to fill a Quebec vacancy. “Her greatest accomplishment [as Chief says. “We are embarked now on a conscious always live, always well prepared, and “I have something like that in the back relative to the ‘80s and the ‘90s under The following year, in a 6-1 decision, Justice] is leading a united court on some path of reconciliation. If we do that right, there’s a bright fire in her eyes, no matter of my head, but whether it will ever be [former chief justice Brian] Dickson and the Supreme Court rejected Nadon’s pretty significant judgments. She’s very we will build a strong and unified nation, the case,” says Meehan. realized, I don’t know.” Lamer. But in the latter years, the McLachlin appointment on the basis that he failed to much a leader of the court.” court has shown that when there’s a matter meet a Quebec-specific eligibility provision; Former Liberal prime minister Jean of principle the justices believe in strongly, he was not a sitting judge on a Quebec court Chrétien, who also sat as the Justice they’re prepared to exercise the powers the or a current member of the provincial bar. minister in 1980, says that during his global Constitution gives them.” Following the unprecedented ruling by travels, during and since his time as prime Leckey, who also teaches constitutional the court on the qualifications of a prospective minister, he has heard “great compliments” law, believes that one of McLachlin’s member was an equally unparalleled public about McLachlin, whom he considers to be legacies is the maturing of Charter spat between the offices of then-prime a “great” Chief Justice. jurisprudence by the Supreme Court. minister Stephen Harper and McLachlin, in “She has done a very good job, she is McLachlin was never unduly concerned which the PMO and then-Justice minister extremely well-respected by everybody,” by criticism that the court was too activist, Peter MacKay said that McLachlin’s office and has led the court with “style, elegance which she views as “code for saying we requested a meeting or a call with the PM to and a great personality,” he says. “People are don’t like what you did” from those who discuss the selection process. very impressed by her.” became “very quiet when the court did The Chief Justice’s office clarified that McGill’s Leckey credits McLachlin with something that they liked.” contact with the PMO occurred before making the Supreme Court more accessible SEAFOOD STEAK COCKTAILS As McLachlin explains, “Our job is to Nadon’s nomination, and concerned the via social media (posting summaries of interpret the Constitution, including the eligibility of a federal court judge to fill the judgments in both official languages on Charter of Rights, which sets the bounds on Quebec vacancy. Twitter) and through media lock-ups The Cocktail Hour the laws that Parliament can make.” She In a statement, McLachlin said that, “given to help journalists better understand a Low Tide adds that the Supreme Court sometimes the potential impact on the Court, I wished decision and its implications before the Join us for light bites and refreshing offers “guidelines or suggestions as to to ensure that the government was aware ruling is released. things Parliament might wish to consider— of the eligibility issue,” but that “at no time He also considers McLachlin an drink features daily from 4-7PM. maybe alternative procedures.” did I express any opinion as to the merits “impassioned advocate” for the Canadian of the eligibility issue.” She added that it “is justice system, the courts, and the Charter Making the law clear, customary for Chief Justices to be consulted of Rights, and has put herself out there and accessible during the appointment process and there is in speeches she’s delivered and media A fastidious writer, who will sit at her nothing inappropriate in raising a potential interviews she’s granted in a way not seen office computer and go through several issue affecting a future appointment.” before by Canada’s chief justice. Says drafts of a decision before arriving at final Former prime minister Brian Leckey: “She feels judges don’t only speak 11 Colonel By Drive (In The Westin Hotel) Mulroney, who appointed McLachlin to through their judgments.” reasons that she hopes make “extremely 613.569.5050 | theshoreclub.ca complex” legal issues clear to the reader, the Supreme Court in 1989, says there is But she won’t speak about judgments McLachlin has a recommendation for the nothing “novel” about a Supreme Court in any detail, beyond addressing trends in

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of operations, assistant director of the Trudeau government staring down foreign collection and assistant director the barrel of a potential Trump wall on of intelligence before his current job. the Mexican border and the possibility He can give Trudeau some important of mass U.S. deportations. Deputy perspective on the likely role the US Minister of Public Safety Malcolm Central Intelligence Agency could play Brown was special adviser to the Clerk the of the Privy Council on the Syrian in the Trump administration. A fifth piece of the security- Refugee Initiative, and an executive vice intelligence puzzle is RCMP president of the border agency. Deputy Commissioner Bob Paulson, who became Justice Minister William F. Pentney, commissioner in 2011. Like Coulombe, meanwhile, joined the public service in he also joined his organization in 1986, 1991 and has played multiple roles at following a career in the armed forces. the Department of Justice, including as mandarins Through the 1980s and 1990s Paulson assistant deputy attorney general for the served in various policing positions immigration portfolio. in British Columbia before coming to national headquarters in Ottawa in 2005. Eco on mic unknowns Also similar to Coulombe, Paulson will Just as important as the security have the institutional knowledge to give ramifications of the Trump era are the in a sea Trudeau some perspective about the U.S. possibilities for a complete redesign Federal Bureau of Investigation, which of Canada’s trade relationships, has been accused of intruding in the U.S. including the unparalleled importance presidential election by announcing an of the North American Free Trade inquiry into Democratic nominee Hillary Agreement, which Trump has said he Clinton’s emails. will renegotiate at some point. of madness Like Jean, two other top officials can John McCallum, likely to be the John McCallum. bring an immigration perspective to next ambassador to China after being

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he incoming American to be a Trump pivot. It is likely that the more important public service reference administration sees instability as Trudeau government’s political objectives point than Canada’s defence department, Tan “exciting chance to reshape are being rewritten or tossed away entirely so Forster’s role is extremely important. international relations,” wrote The in favour of new strategies that try to The current CSE chief, Greta Economist in a recent article. maintain a Canadian advantage in a world Bossenmaier, was appointed in 2015 and With such an openly destabilizing force of shifting military, trade, and cultural has many years experience in national occupying the White House, governments alliances. security and international relations. She around the world, perhaps few more so was deputy minister of the Afghanistan than Canada’s, are going to require the kind An insecure world Task Force in the Privy Council Office, and of continuity that only a phalanx of senior Trudeau’s national security adviser has worked at the Canada Border Services government officials can provide a political Daniel Jean was appointed last May and his Agency and the United Nations in Geneva. administration. career stretches back to his foreign service Bossenmaier will be at the helm of CSE Canada’s public service is well- in the early 1980s working at Canadian during a crucial period when the incoming positioned to be this counterbalance missions in Haiti, Hong Kong, and the U.S. American administration, which has made of calm. Many of its senior officials He then shifted to immigration control and no bones about its willingness to go after heading departments and agencies have then to the Treasury Board, and eventually political enemies, will gain control of the risen through the ranks over long and became deputy minister of foreign affairs. formidable US National Security Agency. distinguished careers, witnessing the Jean thus brings a global perspective to Jean, Forster and Bossenmaier represent arrival and departure of multiple prime a job that requires a strong geopolitical three important parts of the Canadian ministers and Parliaments. They have the emphasis now more than ever. security-intelligence nexus. Another piece long-term perspective that Prime Minister Deputy Minister of National Defence of that nexus is the Canadian Security Justin Trudeau will require when United John Forster has been in his new role for Intelligence Service, headed by director States President Donald Trump begins this two years. Forster is no stranger to the Michel Coulombe since 2013. Coulombe— reshaping effort. spotlight, having ran Communications who joined the service in 1986 two years This is especially important because Security Establishment Canada, the after it was created—has been in the spy the Trump era has upended traditional country’s electronic spy agency, during the ranks for decades. He’s the first director planning in Ottawa, evidenced by the Edward Snowden revelations. If military to have come from within CSIS, the January cabinet shuffle, which many took alliances are to change, there may be no service says, having been deputy director

50 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 51 test.indd 1 17-01-26 3:17 PM the top 100-public Servants & government officials political staffers-the top 100 announced in January by the Canadian his every word, evidenced by the news improvements in his final months in the government (as of this writing, McCallum made when he suggested this fall that the role, likely on topics around reconciliation still has to be officially confirmed) will central bank was even discussing the mere with Canada’s indigenous communities, the trouble-shooter wield considerable influence in his new possibility of monetary stimulus. Poloz as well as celebrating and encouraging position. Many in Ottawa expect him to first joined the central bank in 1981 and diversity. move forward on a potential free trade held a range of positions before moving Marie Lemay, deputy minister of Public by Laura Ryckewaert deal with Canada’s second-largest single- to a research firm, and then to Export Services, who started at her position in country trading partner. If done right, Development Canada, where he became April 2016, will continue to deal with the that could provide an important alternate president. His experience with EDC will be years-long fallout caused by the problem- s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s member of the team, with an aptitude for source of growth if the U.S. decides to shift considered a valuable asset, as exporting plagued Phoenix federal pay system. political trouble-shooter, issues anticipating issues and rapid response. away from its North American partnership. and boosting small-and-medium-sized That topic doesn’t seem to be going away A management director Zita Astravas “She has a dry sense of humour that McCallum will have to proceed delicately, businesses’ trade outside of Canada is anytime soon, and one of the people is key to keeping the government on track, quickly cuts through a difficult room, and considered a major opportunity for and she takes a “dogged,” quick-acting and a fierce loyalty for her political bosses,” said economic growth. With the possibility of a multi-dimensional approach to the role, say Doyle. 10 per cent import tax on the U.S., Poloz’s sources. After the Liberals were reduced to third experience will come in handy. “In one word I would describe Zita’s party status in the House in 2011, Astravas Trudeau could also reach out to approach as dogged. She is a nose-to-the- returned to Queen’s Park, briefly serving Deputy Health Minister Simon Kennedy, grindstone, don’t-miss-a-detail, don’t- as legislative affairs adviser to then Ontario The Trudeau appointed in 2015. Although he is in drop-a-thing worker,” said Scott Reid, environment minister John Wilkinson the health portfolio now, Kennedy was who’s worked with Astravas in his role as before joining the central campaign team government’s political deputy minister of International Trade a consultant with Feschuk-Reid and was during the provincial election that year. objectives are being and Canada’s G20 sherpa during a time director of issues management to former De Roche, now an account director at of considerable trade deal momentum Liberal prime minister Paul Martin. “Poorly managed issues out of the PMO Hill+Knowlton Strategies, said Astravas rewritten or tossed in the Canadian government. He was “From personal experience, when are the things that take governments right is “very effective at building friendships also the prime minister’s representative it comes to issues management, you down a rat hole.” and earning respect,” and proved her away entirely in favour on the Canada-US Beyond the Border desperately want people like that, because An avid runner and cook, Astravas— capabilities as press aide to Matthews negotiations, administered Canada’s that don’t-leave-a-single-stone-unturned who is notoriously private and declined an during controversy over Ontario’s Ornge of new strategies foreign investment review regime, and has attitude is precisely what you need when interview with P&I—is a Calgary native and air ambulance service. that try to maintain a a long public service career stretching back you’re contemplating how might an issue was an active Liberal during her university “I think that that experience and to 1990. unfold,” he said. days, including as president of the University her effectiveness in that role is directly Canadian advantage The Trudeau government also has It’s a role that’s evolved and been of Toronto Liberals while completing her responsible for her being appointed press Finance Deputy Minister Paul Rochon, refined since first being formalized under undergrad studies at the school. secretary to the premier,” he said, adding in a world of shifting appointed in 2014; Deputy Infrastructure the Martin Liberal government a little Gabe De Roche, who succeeded Astravas she demonstrated an “ability to manage military, trade, and Minister Jean-Francois Tremblay, over a decade ago, said Reid, and in today’s as president of the University of Toronto stress” and stay on top of complex issues. appointed in 2016; and Secretary of the political climate, issues management is the Liberals (after she helped convince him Astravas took on the role of press cultural alliances.” Treasury Board Yaprak Baltacıoglu, Greta Bossenmaier. “province of veterans,” and a “central” role to join) and who also worked with her at secretary and director of media relations appointed in 2012, to consider as he rolls in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Queen’s Park, said that during their days in to Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen out federal investments while trying “Life in the PMO is life on the “youth politics, Zita was always taking on Wynne in June 2013, and served in a however, given high-profile diplomatic to keep an eye on federal spending. keeping it in the news is Auditor General battlefield,” said Reid, and issues more … we were all very impressed by that.” similar capacity during the 2014 provincial and consular spats and some Canadians’ Meanwhile Deputy Minister of Innovation Michael Ferguson. Appointed in 2011 for management is about dodging or While at university, she worked in then- election. concerns about a closer relationship with John Knubley, also appointed in 2012 a 10-year term, Ferguson made news this quickly patching-up political hits. It Ontario Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty’s Throughout her years at Queen’s Park, Beijing. and whose public service career began in fall when he called the Phoenix problems requires cutting across various sectors of 2007 election war room. During the 2008 Astravas worked alongside a number of For China, Trudeau can also turn to 1980, will find his US counterpart to be unacceptable. government—from senior communications federal election that followed, Astravas was other senior Trudeau staffers, including Deputy Environment Minister Michael billionaire Wilbur Ross, Trump’s pick for Beverley McLachlin, the chief justice and policy people, to cabinet chiefs of staff, part of the Ontario tour team, and later PMO chief of staff Katie Telford and Martin. China has made responding U.S. commerce secretary. of the Supreme Court of Canada is to the bureaucracy—to get a “complete landed a job as a research analyst in the principal secretary Gerald Butts. to climate change a major priority, and another one to watch as she looks to help understanding of how something’s going to Ontario Liberal caucus services office at Come the 2015 federal election, given Trump’s skepticism of the global Watch this space strengthen and improve the court system play out,” he said. Queen’s Park. Astravas took leave from her job with environmental phenomenon, this may Finally, there are a handful of other before the end of her tenure in September “And that’s all in prep. Then there’s the In 2009, Astravas made her way the premier to serve as campaign press prove handy for a Trudeau government, officials who will play significant roles on 2018, when she reaches the mandatory age question of when it hits the fan, because to Parliament Hill for the first time secretary to Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, which talks of carbon taxes. Martin, how the government operates, and how of retirement at 75. that’s when life gets interesting.” as a researcher in then Liberal official and was subsequently recruited to serve as appointed to his role in 2014, has been well-received they are by the public. Last but not least, to help wrangle By necessity, the role is a 24-hour one— opposition leader Michael Ignatieff’s director of issues management in his office Canada’s chief negotiator and ambassador Governor General David Johnston some of these matters, there’s Deputy as issues won’t wait until the work-week or office. She helped wrangle media as deputy as prime minister. In the PMO, she oversees for climate change and also worked in is entering the final stretch of his time as Cabinet Secretary Matthew Mendelsohn. day begins to unfold—and success means wagonmaster on Ignatieff’s 2010 ‘Liberal issues advisers Ryan Dunn, Michael Jones multiple roles in Canada’s embassies in the Queen’s representative in the country, The former director for think tank Mowat constantly being on top of news, predicting Express’ summer tour, and was team lead and Sandra Aubé, along with special Beijing and Tokyo. with his extended term coming due in Centre for Policy Innovation has been potential pitfalls, and taking that crucial for media research during the 2011 federal assistant Michael Power. Another man who wields considerable September. As Canada celebrates its 150th described as Trudeau’s “go-to guy” and “quick first step” when things turn south, election campaign that followed. “The fact that people trust her as a influence on the Canadian economy is birthday, his calendar will be filled with is responsible for keeping the Liberal said Reid. Summa Strategies’ Lindsay Doyle staffer, but they also like her as a person, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, events and commitments as Canada’s government’s promises and priorities “It’s something that in many respects worked alongside Astravas in Ignatieff’s and like her as a friend—I think that appointed in 2013 for a seven-year term. top diplomat. He will be sure to push on-track, and seeing them delivered within is almost innate: some people have got it, OLO and said she was “extremely hard- makes her even more effective and more Many bankers and investors hang on (albeit, in his gentle, diplomatic way) for their mandate. some people don’t,” he said. working” and a “well-liked and–respected” influential,” De Roche told P&I.

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research and advertising, a position he got isters that have big files to watch in 2017, for his peers. MacNeil first began working after being the man on the other side of or because their own personal connections on Parliament Hill in 1990 as a Senate page, the glass analyzing the results of key public make them top government influencers, and has held positions in both the Senate opinion focus groups the Liberal’s held including: Marci Surkes, chief of staff to and House of Commons. He was voted during the 2015 federal election. Astravas, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale; chief fifth-most influential staffer on The Hill Trudeau’s director of issues management, of staff to Indigenous and Northern Times’ 2016 Terrific 25 Staffers survey. was tapped by her peers for being best at Affairs Minister Carolyn Ben- And lastly, a big move in Jan- spin control in The Hill Times’ 2016 Terrific nett and longtime Liberal uary was Foreign Affairs Min- 25 Staffers survey. Reporter, who has worked staffer Rick Theis; and ister Chrystia Freeland’s for Trudeau since the Liberals had third-par- John Brodhead, chief of new chief of staff Jeremy ty status, is a senior adviser to Trudeau. staff to Infrastructure Broadhurst. He had There’s no important issue that comes Minister Amarjeet been working as Mr. through the PMO without crossing his desk. Sohi. Trudeau’s deputy chief Garry Keller is the sole non-Liberal There’s also Brian of staff. He replaces name on P&I’s list. As chief of staff to Bohunicky, who Brian Clow, who in his Power to the PMO: P&I photograph by Andrew Meade interim Conservative Leader returns to P&I’s top new PMO Canada-U.S. Rona Ambrose, Keller ranked as the staffer list. He has been coordinator role, made second-most influential staffer in The Hill Defence Minister Harjit the top 25. Broadhurst was top staffers call langevin block home Times’ 2016’s Terrific 25 Staffers survey. Sajjan’s chief of staff since considered the most critical Keller has been a Hill staffer since the November 2015, and his expe- Garry Keller. aide to Trudeau, and has a 1990s, and without the budget that comes rience on Parliament Hill—se- reputation for being trusted with being in government he’s helped Am- nior adviser to then-Liberal and smart while keeping a B y ChriSTINA Leadlay brose build a reputation as a dynamic and leader Michael Ignatieff—means he knows low profile and making sure files move popular opposition leader. “He’s brilliant, who to talk to and how to get things done. forward, and ideas are turned into actions, f you imagine the House of Commons show the side of Trudeau his team wants secretary sections of the PMO (headed by experienced, and dreamy,” one survey Vincent MacNeil, chief of staff to something it’s anticipated he’ll keep up to be a stage, and the politicians the you to see. P&I top 25 ranked Katie Telford and Gerald respondent said of Keller. Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc, has an under Freeland as her cabinet position and I players, the show could not go on Kevin Bosch, a senior adviser for Butts, respectively), Thalmann works with Rounding out the list of powerful staff- unparalleled breadth and depth of proce- portfolio covering Canada-U.S. relations without the managers behind the scenes research in the Liberal Research Bureau both Telford and Butts coordinating special ers are six chiefs of staff to the cabinet min- dural knowledge, which makes him a go-to becomes an anchor for the Liberals. making sure all the props are ready, and the and a long-time Liberal staffer, also makes projects involving the PMO, various minis- cues spelled out in advance. On Parliament his debut on P&I’s top staffers list. His ters and departmental offices. Hill, the most relied-on stagehands have colleagues crowned him the most discreet Also new among this year’s savvy staffers desks in 50 Wellington, the Langevin Block. staffer in The Hill Times’ 2016 Terrific 25 is Janet Annesley, chief of staff to Minister Those top staffers are more like the show’s Staffers list. of Natural Resources Jim Carr. Annesley directors, seconded by those chiefs of staff “When you watch CTV News is one of a handful of ex-government scattered about in ministers’ offices across or CBC News every night, at relations people who transitioned to Ottawa that play the producer’s role. least once a week there’s a story working in a minister’s office early in Despite a considerable number of showing up there that Kevin the Liberal government’s mandate. Her top-level staffing changes over the last year, Bosch came up with. You just background with the Canadian Associ- the bulk of 2017’s list of top staffers carries don’t know about it,” political ation of Petroleum Producers gives her over from a year ago—good staff rarely go commentator Warren Kinsella an understanding of the issues in the far—but there are a few new names to note told The Hill Times in energy and natural resources sec- off the top. February 2016. tor. Annesley has reportedly John Zerucelli, the veteran Liberal cam- Another new impressed her colleagues paigner and PMO-based staffer is known name for 2017 is with her teamwork and as the man behind the tour machine, and Brett Thalmann, competence. is now working as Prime Minister Justin with whom Bosch Zerucelli, Scotti, Trudeau’s director of operations. Zerucelli worked very Bosch, Thalmann and is the wizard in charge of planning Justin closely for many Annesley join a special Trudeau’s dizzying schedule of events and years at the LRB group of political staffers appearances. Colleagues have described until November with a reputation for Zerucelli as a political visionary who helps 2016, when trustworthiness, talent bring policy announcements to life. Thalmann left to and hard work. The fol- No great performance should go un- fill a newly cre- lowing people are enjoy- documented, and that’s why Adam Scotti, ated role in the ing a repeat performance the prime minister’s official photographer, PMO: director of on P&I’s list. is another key person behind the scenes. special projects Among the names In a highly visual world, where selfies have and administra- carried forward from 2016 eclipsed sound bites, Scotti’s dedication, tion. When he’s not are key PMO staffers Dan Ar- timing and talent with the camera have managing the chief nold, Zita Astravas and Cyrus helped keep Trudeau in the spotlight, and of staff and principal Brian Bohunicky. Reporter. Arnold is director of

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News’s Chief Correspondent and host of The press The National, The ‘sober second-thought’ Peter Mansbridge, has deep connections inside the PMO. Although Mansbridge has announced he’ll be Byy All Foster with the stepping down after Canada Day, he’s not expected to step too far out of the limelight. He continues to push the national n 1998, Chris Hall arrived at CBC’s and not just the top news hits,” which are most scoops political conversation weekly through his Ottawa Parliamentary Bureau with a available with the flick of a finger through a “At Issue” panel, which features two other Iplan: he would stay for four years, learn Twitter feed or a news app. top media influencers, Toronto Star and all he could, and then move on—maybe to “You can consume the written word and sway L’actualité columnist Chantal Hébert and a foreign posting. in newsprint, or on a screen, but there’s National Post columnist Andrew Coyne. Now, 19 years later, Hall is still working something about the radio that transcends,” Hébert has been described as a wise in the shadow of the Peace Tower. His agrees MacEachern. “It’s a lasting medium.” By Rachel Aiello interpreter of the news who has an apt voice—a recognizable tether between When it comes to content, Hall says he analysis of the way the political winds are Andrew Coyne. P&I Photograph by Jake Wright Canadians across the country and the focuses on the fact that “ordinary people blowing. Her connections and insight are happenings on the Hill—has become don’t necessarily live and breathe politics, ou can have all the power and important to the Canadian francophone synonymous with Saturday mornings. Hall but want to know what’s going on, and influence in the world, but much community, and her 139,000 Twitter hosts the weekly political radio program want some deeper answers or a longer Ylike the old philosophical question, followers give her one of the largest The House, which airs on CBC Radio One conversation.” He adds that “my focus has if no one is there to break the story, or platforms in the country. and SiriusXM on Saturday mornings at 9 always been to try and ask questions that report on it, did it really happen? Coyne similarly offers a valued The relationship a.m. EST. may seem obvious, but don’t necessarily get On Parliament Hill, the relationship perspective and sometimes contrarian take between the politicos The show debuted in 1977, when [asked] in the news cycle.” between the politicos and the press that that can re-shape Canadians’ perspectives on the media were first given permission Chris Hall. Photograph courtesy of CBC “As someone who works in business, I covers them is symbiotic; both sides are the way a political story is being presented. and the press that to broadcast the House of Commons campus newspaper while studying political have clients who are not based in Ottawa needed for democracy to function, and Another columnist with a proceedings. At the beginning, science at Queen’s University. Before who raise issues that they heard on The it depends on the day which organism is strong reputation who straddles covers them is regurgitating the goings-on inside the coming to the CBC, he wrote for The House,” says MacEachern, who adds that benefitting the most. the world of television and print is symbiotic; both House was the show’s mandate. “In Ottawa Citizen, where he worked his way the program is a window into Ottawa There’s been a good amount of Susan Delacourt, political columnist for other words, BORING” Marguerite up the newsroom ladder from covering the for those across the rest of the country, regeneration in the parliamentary press the Toronto Star and iPolitics. Insiders have sides are needed for McDonald, the show’s first host, quips on neighbourhood beat to taking over as the but who want to stay connected and gallery in the last year, with a number of described her as “fair” and “relentless”, and CBC’s website for The House. She goes Queen’s Park Bureau Chief. understand what’s happening in the seat of senior political reporters retiring. So, it’s say she is trusted in Trudeau’s inner circle. democracy to function on to explain that the producers quickly Hall tells P&I that making the federal politics. quite possible we could see some fresh faces In the world of print journalism, Globe realized it would be more valuable to transition from print to radio “wasn’t really And Hall says that after a decade of atop next year’s list. and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Bob Fife numerous politicos pointed to semi-weekly the listener —and more interesting—to a well thought-out plan,” but adds that he’s difficulties under former prime minister In 2017, these are the top 15 journalists, continues to set the political agenda and lead newspaper as an Ottawa institution that has broadcast excerpts from within the House very glad he did it. Stephen Harper, who was notoriously editors, hosts, columnists, and personalities Question Period with the revelations in his been a go-to-read in the bubble for nearly of Commons accompanied by reaction, “The radio was always something that protectionist when it came to the media, to keep an eye on. breaking stories. He gets doggedly invested 30 years. Decision-makers read it, and its research, interviews and context. was on in my house growing up,” he recalls. under the Liberal government it has The CBC continues to be a powerhouse in his stories, and has a reputation as an reputation has been built and maintained Susan Helwig, a producer on the “My dad and I listened to it when I was become easier to provide Canadians of political coverage, both from their excellent mentor for younger journalists. under Malloy’s leadership. program from 1977 to 1987, is also quoted growing up in the States, driving both to insight and interactions with the policy- Ottawa bureau that has flourished over the As well, Globe and Mail Editor-in-Chief Another press gallery member with an on the website explaining that staff were school and back.” makers. last few years under the leadership of Rob David Walmsley has been named for his important readership and strong source- then encouraged to ensure that the radio Hall adds that in today, where constant “The Liberals are very keen to have the Russo, the parliamentary bureau chief. decision to hire strong reporters like Fife, is base is Huffington Post Ottawa bureau show was more than just a “mouthpiece for digital connection and multi-tasking ministers take ownership of the issues that The bureau has brought in a number of considered very plugged-in despite being in chief Althia Raj, who through the recent politicians.” are the norm, “radio has become more they’re pushing,” he says, adding that he’s top-drawer reporters recently, including Toronto, and oversees coverage of all media. addition of Facebook Live videos of the And it is within that vein—and still valuable.” The audience can listen to the had success with bringing cabinet ministers Murray Brewster, who is a veteran Hill Canadian Press parliamentary reporter major goings-on in Ottawa, and sit down in its original timeslot—that Chris Hall radio not only while driving in their cars, on the show. reporter with a reputation as an authority Joan Bryden is also top of the charts when streamed interviews with top ministers operates. but also while sitting on the bus, walking But the one fish he hasn’t been able on the defence beat. it comes to breaking insider Liberal stories and Prime Minister Trudeau himself, is “The House in and of itself is an to work, or with their earphones on as they to reel in yet is the prime minister, who As well, Rosemary Barton, host of and because her work is carried nationwide bringing the Hill to an online, sometimes institution,” says Greg MacEachern, senior work at their computers. hasn’t been on the program since the 2015 CBC’s Power & Politics, continues to set her in newspapers and by the major broadcast younger crowd. vice president of government relations CBC, and The House specifically, has election. voice apart as a tough interviewer who can channels, her audience is one of the largest. An addition to the list this year is with Environics Communications, calling responded to the growing demand for Even still, Hall says he believes the strike fear into those sitting across from La Presse Ottawa bureau chief Joël- Bloomberg News’ Josh Wingrove, who the program the “sober second thought” more regular listening options. A library listeners are more engaged than ever before, her. Insiders say she balances this with an Denis Bellavance is regarded by insiders as is well-liked and respected. He brings a of politics, as it unpacks and analyzes the of past episodes is available for streaming and there’s a lot of political news out affable personality that has helped her one of the smartest reporters, who for 22 financial lens to bigger political stories, and preceding week’s proceedings. on the website, and they are no longer there—both in Canada and abroad—to build a solid fan base. years on the Hill has broken major security is the conduit for the economic crowd to MacEachern says that quite separate limited to Saturday mornings. Hall also pique their interest. Similarly Chris Hall, CBC’s national stories by digging for documents and other Hill news. Wingrove has been growing from the show he’s become associated with, hosts midweek podcasts and special Hall’s goal for this year—aside from affairs editor and host of The House, has working deep sources, proving that “being his profile through television appearances Hall is an influential political player in his programming during significant political finally getting Trudeau in the studio—is to been pointed to numerous times as a guy nice really works in journalism,” as one as well, and with another big federal budget own right. events. keep trying to improve the great show he who really has a finger on the pulse of person told P&I. and possibly bigger deficit around the Hall’s first foray into journalism was in Hall says he recognizes that increasingly, inherited, and to do justice to his team who what’s happening on the Hill. Similarly, Kate Malloy, editor of The corner, this could be a busy year where his university, where he was the editor of the people are “looking for a conversation he says works incredibly hard. Off the Hill, but not far removed, CBC Hill Times, made the list this year as perspective is strongly valued.

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100 n his Twitter profile—which has accumulated 1.62 million ‘The bubble’ being the somewhat insular politico world of Ottawa. most followers—political satirist and entertainer Rick Mercer “It’s less important to have your ear to the ground in Ottawa, Oquips, “anger is my cardio” in his ‘about me’ section. knowing the various machinations of what’s going on in each Powerful He’s referring to his notorious rants, which usually last around ministry; who’s in, who’s out, and all of that kind of business,” 90 seconds and involve him walking and talking (seemingly in a he says. “That’s fun, it’s interesting, and it’s something I’ve always Influential stream of consciousness), tackling a current topic that gets him done to a certain extent because I’ve got friends in those places and & fired-up. And, while he assures P&I he’s really not an angry, rant-y we all gossip, but none of that is important to someone in Sault in government person off-camera, it turns out the rant has indeed resulted in Ste. Marie or in Nelson, B.C. That just does not register on their and politics some noteworthy exercise. radar. So I’m very careful that I don’t get sucked into that vortex.” His cameraman, Don Spence, is known for keeping track of Greg MacEachern, senior vice president of government facts and statistics, and says that over the course of 14 seasons, relations with Environics Communications, says Mercer deserves the pair has walked about 26 km filming the the accolades. rants. Mercer points out that Spence, “the “It’s very easy for a lot of comedians best cameraman in the business,” has done so to take the easy way out and crap on backwards. politics. Rick Mercer doesn’t do that,” These walks are part of the Rick Mercer says MacEachern. “He has respect for the Report, a current affairs entertainment institutions, he has respect for democracy.” show that political analysts say is influential People who He adds that Mercer played an active role because it marries politics and government in encouraging youth to vote in the 2015 with relevant aspects of day-to-day life in work in general election, and while emphasizing the Canada, packaging it in a humorous and importance of government, he isn’t afraid to accessible product for average Canadians. take a politician down a peg or two when it’s The show’s recent renewal for a 15th comedy are warranted. season on CBC is evidence of its success. “Rick has the smarts and the awareness “When you start any project, it’s all about translators— of how government works, along with an surviving your first year. If you survive your understanding of how to translate that in a first year, you think, ‘Wow, is it possible they have to way that the average person will pay attention that was can get through Year Two?’ So you to it,” he says. “Humour is a very effective never really get comfortable in the position,” understand lever for that … people who work in comedy The Mercer tells P&I in a phone interview, as he are translators—they have to understand prepares to fly to Inuvik, a town located 200 things on things on several levels, which takes a great km north of the Arctic Circle, for its Sunrise deal of intelligence.” Festival. several levels, Mercer says he thinks average Canadians Reflecting over the years, he says the enjoy the Rick Mercer Report because it’s a show “hasn’t changed that much” since its which takes a good mix of political affairs and aspects of Translator first episode, evolving but never changing its everyday life. When it comes to writing his original vision. “It’s all about me travelling great deal of rant—which he said he crafts very last- around the country, just talking to regular minute—it’s sometimes “literally just what’s Canadians, putting Canada on television,” intelligence.” bugging me that week.” says Mercer. He added, “it could be escalator etiquette, — Greg MacEachern There is one thing that has changed, but occasionally there are times where I can though. When the show first started, he use the show to talk about something that I recalled arriving in small towns, where the think should be talked about that isn’t being local kids recognize him from CBC’s This Hour has 22 Minutes— talked about, or to even advance a story.” which he helped create and write—and having them exclaim, Mercer has ‘ranted’ about topics ranging from problems with ‘Wow! What are you doing here?!’ veteran care, Christmas posts on social media, to Donald Trump By Ally Foster “Now—more often than not—if I’m in a small town, kids will and the Conservative Party leadership race, as well as bullying and say, ‘I knew you’d show up eventually!’” he says, adding that the youth suicide. understanding that he’s making his way through the country’s Looking ahead to 2017, Mercer says he doesn’t have a crystal nooks and crannies is one reason the show had enjoyed so much ball, but has some idea of what will—and won’t—be prominent or success. relevant to Canadians. When asked why he thinks he’s influential, Mercer says he “It’s all about the economy,” he stresses. “People are very hasn’t sat around and thought about it, but that he believes he worried, and I think there’s a vast number of people out there … has “a very good barometer of understanding what’s going in the who are worried about their kids’ futures, unlike any other time country at any given time, because I travel [across] it non-stop. I in our history, I think. It’s only the high naivety of the youth that have a very good idea of what’s happening outside of the bubble.” keeps them from being hysterical.” Continued on page 60 Photograph courtesy of CBC 58—Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 59 the other influencers-the top 100

medium sized businesses, innovation, and and studies that provide a snapshot of 634 First Nation communities is an young people learning coding and other of Canada’s moods and misgivings on outspoken and articulate communicator, digital skills. everything from the U.S. election, to the who doesn’t mince words and knows how And then there are those who are finding cabinet shuffle, to the future of 24 Sussex, to give a sound byte with a punch. The Unusual ways to help the Canadian government to the economy. For his part, Downie—who was ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// capitalize on success stories like Shopify. One issue that Trudeau is keen to diagnosed last year with terminal brain John Ruffolo, Chief Executive Officer of make progress on in 2017 is indigenous cancer—used the stage on the last legs of OMERS Ventures, is one such example. In relations and reconciliation. It’s a complex his final tour with the iconic band to call the current climate, where innovation is and emotional topic, and one that requires on Canadians to hold the government Suspects key, Ruffolo is one of the kings. He manages advisers from within First Nations groups, accountable to its promise to better- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// a pool of $470-million in venture capital or at least, ones who are close to the support indigenous communities, and his bread and butter is to search-out subject. As one lobbyist—who spoke on particularly in the North. And, considering the ‘next big thing’ in the tech world, so he condition of anonymity—pointed out, that one-third of Canadians—more Not everyone who influences government is can give it a lift to go global. In the past, than 11 million people—tuned in to he’s invested into now-household names, Trudeau watch the Tragically Hip’s final concert, in government. From shipbuilding tycoons, to including Shopify and Hootsuite. As one and Downie. the government knows that a significant comedians, to the lead singer of a Canadian tech expert said, Ruffolo doesn’t just grasp Photograph number of voters heard the message loud innovation, he intuitively understands courtesy of and clear. rock band, sometimes, power comes from how to commercialize it; something this David Bastedo Although Downie has arguably shaped Continued from page 59 people rather than just positions. government is desperate to do. Canadian culture and identity through his Something else this government is music and lyrics throughout decades—and Asked whether he notices an desperate to do is create jobs, and Jim 14 studio albums—as an artist, he chose to uptick in political interest among Smith, CEO of Thomson Reuters, is doing use his platform to be remembered another Canadians, he says that he noticed “an just that. In the fall of 2016, Thomson way: as an advocate for indigenous and exhaustion” amongst the electorate Byy All Foster Reuters Corp announced that it would be First Nations Canadians. after the 2015 general election. opening a brand-new technology hub in Lastly, there are those who are “They engaged, threw a hen discussing who has the Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. His Toronto, hiring hundreds of Canadians influential because they play a large role government out, did some most sway in politics and ties to this government are close enough over the coming years, and having Smith Downie used the stage in the life of the prime minister. One is heavy lifting, and then they just Wgovernment, one lobbyist— that Trudeau’s right-hand-man Fisheries operate out of the financial capital, obvious—his wife, Sophie Grégoire- disengaged and went back to their who spoke on background—said there are Minister Dominic LeBlanc has an ethics Toronto. The data, information, and news on his final tour to Trudeau, who has taken a good amount of lives, and you can’t blame them for those who may not fit into tidy categories, screen in place to prevent a conflict, as service head hold the government criticism in the last year around the pair’s that,” he says. “But just when you or be considered a “usual suspect,” but still Irving is a close friend of his. Smith has met several times with perceived entitlement but who remains think ‘oh it doesn’t matter, nothing wield a great deal of power. “Not only did [Irving] secure the Trudeau, and told The Globe and Mail, accountable to its a high-profile companion and partner to will capture the imagination of the One way to gauge influence, the largest single procurement contract in that the Toronto centre would involve Trudeau, travelling often with him, while electorate,’ something like cash for insider said is to hypothesize: if the person Canadian history, but he also convinced the “development jobs, software engineers promise to better- also staying actively involved in her own access will come along and that in question were to telephone the PMO, government to allow him to decide who the designing and building products”—all support indigenous advocacy issues. certainly is resonating all over the and ask to speak to the prime minister on subcontractors should be,” said one insider, good news in terms of Trudeau’s economic The other is Bruce Anderson, who place, and people don’t like the way a matter of urgency, what are the chances who added that as such, Irving holds and job-creation commitments. communities.” one insider describes as having “his hands it smells.” he would personally take the call? power, wealth, and a long-term contract Outside of the economy, there are in everything.” Chairman of Abacus Overall, balance and a genuine There are some who the government that transcends whoever the current leader a number of people who hover on the there are those who are respected within Data and Summa Communications, interest in the stories, people, events simply could not afford to ignore, say in Ottawa is. When Irving picks up the outskirts of the traditional political bubble, indigenous communities who are expected Anderson has advised governments and issues that make up Canada is insiders. These heavy-hitters include phone and calls, “the government has to either bringing policy developments to hold the government accountable to of several political stripes on political what sets Mercer apart, it seems. names like Jim Irving, who owns the answer—they don’t have a choice. That’s and current affairs to the electorate, like its promises. It’s on this front that and communications strategy, “One week, the prime minister Canadian conglomerate, J. D. Irving power,” said the insider. entertainer and political satirist Rick the next two influencers hold as well as some of the most could be on the show, but the next Limited. This New Brunswick-based giant Another powerful and respected Mercer, and then those who measure the their sway, although they recognizable names week, it’s an oyster fisherman,” he says has its corporate fingers in everything businessperson in this category, according public’s understanding of the issues du have very different ‘day in business, such as with a laugh. “And people who watch from forestry, pulp and paper, newspaper to those who work closely with the jour, and what affects that has on their jobs.’ Both Assembly Enbridge, and TELUS. the show know I would just as soon and media, construction and building government, is Tobias Lütke, founder political preferences, like pollster Nik of First Nations He also happens talk to an oyster fisherman.” supplies, food, transportation, and— and CEO of tech startup darling Shopify, Nanos. In a time when public opinion can National Chief to be the father of Speaking of fisherman, he perhaps most relevant to the Canadian a favourite government example of make or break a political narrative, these Perry Bellegarde Kate Purchase, a digresses, recalling a seven-day period government—shipping, transportation, Canadian innovation at its best—and one two are well-placed to make an impact. and the Tragically trusted member where he did three standups next to and ship building. that has, so far, remained in Canada. Lütke Despite increasing claims that political Hip frontman of Trudeau’s three different oceans: the Arctic, the Irving’s net worth sits at $5.4-billion, is the brains behind the e-commerce giant polls are notoriously inaccurate, Nanos Gord Downie have inner circle, and Pacific, and the Atlantic. making him the fourth-richest Shopify, which has gone public and saw Research is still a trusted source of thrust the issue of his director of “That’s a miraculous thing to businessperson in Canada. But his wealth its stocks surge 67 per cent in 2016 and information on political trends. In 2006, indigenous action communications. reflect on,” he says. “That we live in a isn’t the only thing that would put him on is now a multi-billion-dollar company. Nanos Research took the Canadian record into the spotlight, and Pete Souza photo Anderson is a popular time where that’s possible, and for me Trudeau’s Rolodex; as one insider points Lütke also fits the Trudeau brand to a for making the most accurate election call maintained pressure on the and sought-after political personally, that I’m lucky enough to out, he managed to secure the contract T; he’s young, immigrated to Canada, ever recorded in Canada when it predicted Canadian government to make pundit, and well-known get to do that.” to build the new Canadian Surface rides his bike to work, and expounds the the result to a tenth of a percentage point, reconciliation a priority. Bellegarde, Ottawa philanthropist and culinary Combatants as part of the National importance of investing into small-and- and Nanos continues to publish numbers who represents and advocates on behalf scene aficionado. Above photograph courtesy of CBC Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 61 people-visual cv visual cv-people 8 2001 — A 2005 — Pulled into politics desk job, “I received an invitation from the Liberal government to be a candidate after all in the 2005-2006 election,” he recalls. “I made that leap because I had always been interested in politics, but to receive an invitation to be a After settling candidate was pretty special.” Garneau was 56-years-old at the time, and back into life on had no political experience, but said he believed that if he were successful, MARC GARNEAU Earth—and more he would have the “chance to shape the future of the country.” specifically, at home in Canada— From the cockpit Garneau was appointed executive vice president of to the Commons the Canadian Space Agency in 2001. “I was very happy there,” he says, adding Marc Garneau’s path from space flight to becoming Canada’s minister of Transport. that once again, he figured he would work at By Shruti Shekar that job until his retirement. Later that P&I photograph by Jake Wright arc Garneau’s career trajectory has shifted significantly over politics, which he also conquered, as evidenced by his appointment year, he was Mthe years. Garneau got his start as a military engineer, then as federal Transportation minister. Garneau has lived an ever-evolv- promoted to went on to become the first Canadian astronaut launched into space. ing life of achievement in the past 68 years. He recently led P&I on a the position of 8 After coming back down to earth, he discovered a whole new world: reflection of career highlights, challenges, and dreams. President of the 2015 — Taking over the Transport file CSA, which he Garneau tells P&I he was very “surprised” when the Prime Minister held until 2005. Justin Trudeau asked him to become the federal Transport minister after the 2015 general election. “I hadn’t thought about it,” Garneau 8 P&I photograph courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency says, although admitting that his background lends itself well to the 1983 – Houston, we’re ready for liftoff file. “But I can tell you that in the last year I have gotten to know my Garneau told P&I that he saw an advertisement calling for astronauts in portfolio and I just love being in Transport Canada.” Garneau was voted the newspaper, and applied for the position without giving it too much as the top-performing cabinet minister in 2016 by The Hill Times’ 20th thought—except that if he didn’t apply, he would regret it. When he was annual All Politics Poll survey, where respondents said he is genuine, chosen as one of six Canadian astronauts in 1983, he knew his life was an excellent communicator, and a hard-worker who has dedicated about to change. Garneau recalls being stretched back in his seat inside himself to learning his file inside and out. One senior official in Transport the Challenger spaceship, and thinking: “It was a great honour, but I also Canada, who has worked closely with Garneau, said that the minister is felt a great weight on my shoulders, because I was very aware…that a “an exceptional communicator, is perfectly bilingual, and understands lot of Canadians were watching and I felt this sort of responsibility of the importance of speaking plainly and directly.” The official also said performing.” He adds, “When the first Canadian astronaut goes into that Garneau is “up for anything,” and has been enthusiastic and open space, Canadians are hoping that the person does a good job and to the ideas of using new platforms and mediums, like Facebook Live makes the country proud.” He also notes that he felt some serious events. “He reads everything. He understands his portfolio really well,” “personal emotions” as he readied for liftoff, “because it’s not without said the official, adding that he’s gracious and appreciative of his danger and I was colleagues and staff. thinking about my family as well.” Between 1983 and 2000, Garneau participated in three spaceflights and logged 677 hours in space before retiring as an active P&I photograph by Jake Wright astronaut. “The last night I was

8 2008 — First elected in space was a After losing the first race in 2006, Garneau tried again in 2008 with much

8 1974 – His first love, until his next love came along very special night better results—winning the riding of Westmount—Ville-Marie, Que. He Garneau reminisces that his earliest dream was to join the navy, an for me, because notes that his goal as a politician was to “help shape science policy for the aspiration that was planted and nourished by the opportunity he was I knew that there country, because I came from a background where science and engineering given to cross the ocean on a passenger fleet with his family at the young would not be were very important, and there aren’t many people who are engineers age of seven, and at age 12. Later, he fulfilled his dream when he became the opportunity or scientists who are attracted to politics.” Garneau describes the first a combat systems engineer onboard the HMCS Algonquin for the Royal to return, and three years of his political career as “just learning how to be a Member Canadian Navy. He mostly saw it “as an adventure,” he recalls. “I really it’s such an of Parliament.” It was during this term that he served as the Liberal critic bought into the romantic notion that if you join the Navy you would see extraordinary for Industry, Science and Technology, and the Leader’s representative the world, you would do exciting things, you would go out into the high experience that I in Québec. He was re-elected in 2011, and became the Liberal House seas.” He adds: “That to me seemed much more interesting than a desk tried to as much Leader, as well as the party’s Foreign Affairs critic. In 2012, he became the job…that really was the first love in life, and I was going to do it my whole as I could to savour Natural Resources critic, while at the same time announcing his bid for the life, until I saw the ad looking for astronauts.” it,” he recalls. leadership of the Liberal Party, which he ultimately bowed out of when he Photograph courtesy of MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Combat Camera Photograph courtesy of NASA says he realized that Justin Trudeau was the clear choice. P&I photograph by Jake Wright

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Across the country:

For your film fix: National Canadian Film Day — April 19, 2017

This one-day celebration of Canada’s most iconic cinematic productions is billing itself as the largest film festival in the world. Presented by REEL CANADA, more than 600 screenings of 150 Canadian films will take place across Canada. These curated choices will show in venues ranging from community centres and theatres, to embassies and military bases. There will also be a pop-up drive-in in Ottawa, and other larger screenings in major cities throughout the country. Some of the films you can catch that day include Érik Canuel’s Bon Cop, Bad Cop; Jean-Marc Vallée’s C.R.A.Z.Y.; Paul Gross’ Men with Brooms; and Patricia Rozema’s Into the Forest.

Adding music into the mix: Canada Mosaic Concerts — throughout 2017

Throughout the year, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra is embarking on more than 45 concerts with more than 40 different orchestras from across Canada, showcasing Canadian music, from past composers to the next generation of musical artists. Roy Thomson Hall in downtown Toronto will be the home for these concerts. In addition, another 40 two-minute pieces— “sesquies,” as they’re being called—will premiere, and then be shared in the partner orchestras’ local communities. Among the collaborators are Tanya Tagaq who will perform on March 4, and Lucas Waldin who will bring his take on Canadian favourites like the theme to Hockey Night in Canada from June 10-11. WANT TO

Art on the go: Art Express’d — LEARN FRENCH? June to August 2017

Over the summer, three shipping containers-turned mobile art studios will be travelling to and from the north, west, and east of the country and then back to their home of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The cross-country trek is part of Art Express’d, a 15-community artistic journey.

Photos: Promotional photos courtesy of The Toronto Symphony Orchestra By Rachel Aiello Facebook page; National Film Day’s Facebook page; and Ottawa 150.

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A contemporary Canadian artist will new boutique hotel in the ByWard Market, Ottawa goes avant-garde electronics companies, and home appliance travel with each cargo container along the Andaz. If you can get past the roller-coaster with performance art: manufacturers all jostling for emerging route, leading the art projects as they go, seat belts and blowing gently in the warm Ignite 150 — throughout 2017 market share. focusing on the public’s vision of Canada. July air, it’s sure to make an unbeatable There may be as many as 17 billion of As the containers travel, live feeds and Instagram snapshot. You know all those quirky, expressive these devices in use today, skyrocketing to video footage will be available from inside performance pieces you see viral videos perhaps 46 billion by 2021. the containers for viewers to see online. Breaking bread with 1000 of ? They typically take place in hip Frame that differently: they’re set to The journey begins June 1, 2017 and will be neighbours: Canada’s Table cities like Vancouver, Toronto, or New outnumber humans six to one. They are returning back to Winnipeg, Man. in mid- — August 27, 2017 York City. Throughout the year, Ottawa the Internet of Things (IoT). August—in time to get the creations ready is going to try its hand at similar stunts Dozens of computerized, internet- for the city’s rendition of Nuit Blanche on One of the Ignite 150 signature 17 and spectacles with Ignite 150. The connected objects with hidden Sept. 30, 2017. stunts (see right) set to be happening here ephemeral series of 17 “epic” stunts like microphones, cameras, sensors and other this year is Canada’s Table, a 1000-person yoga on a barge going down an Ottawa gadgetry are already on offer today. In Getting in the know: open-air table on Wellington Street waterway, or impromptu contemporary addition to refrigerators, smartphones and Indspire Youth overlooking the Parliament buildings dance performances in fountains across laptops, they include televisions, laundry Laureate Tour — with a view of the sound and light show, town promise to hit all the entertainment machines, stoves, trashcans, lamps, March to November 2017 where attendees will be served the best buzzwords: “spectacular, innovative, light bulbs, thermostats, child-trackers, in Ottawa cuisine. Ten of Ottawa’s top breathtaking.” So, stay tuned. We streaming media players, door locks, Taking place on university campuses local chefs will partner with 10 leading can collectively take part in indoor and outdoor security cameras, and across the country between March and chefs from across the country to serve up some classic Ottawa snark more. November 2017, Indspire, an organization a four-course dinner with wine pairings. if it disappoints—that’s The IoT is a double-edged sword. It focused on indigenous education, is Local restaurateurs taking part in the all the entertainment has the potential to offer us unheard- embarking on a cross-Canada youth event include Stephen Beckta and Chef many Ottawans need, of amounts of personal freedom and laureate tour. The tour will feature Indspire Mike Moffatt of Beckta, Play and Gezellig anyways. Illustration courtesy of Wilgengebroed convenience, especially to those who would award recipients participating in interactive restaurants, and Sheila Whyte of Thyme & benefit from more accessible technology, panel discussions on the importance of Again Catering. The 1000-foot table is just such as seniors, those suffering from education, and will share their own unique one of a four-day series of local culinary injuries, or people with mobility issues. experiences. events focused on Canadian products, But it may also point to a dark future, Each event will begin with a VIP and the proceeds will go to local The exciting, where hackers, government agents, and reception with local officials, a two-hour and national food security even marketing gurus can spy on us in panel discussion, and end with a Q&A. causes. unprecedented ways, gleaning an alarming It’ll be launching in Ottawa on March 23, amount of detail about our lives, habits, and will travel to Winnipeg, Saskatoon, An terrifying preferences, relationships, and opinions Yellowknife, Calgary, and Vancouver, before underground through hidden sensors. concluding in Montreal on November 30. multimedia experience: landscape of the A tech revolution Kontinuum — The IoT is the result of many different Summer 2017 factors, all converging at once. In the 613: Start with computing and networking. Barring further structural Internet of Things We have arrived at the point where an Cuisine in the clouds: Sky issues, the city of Ottawa wants to take object no bigger than a 5mm-thick credit Lounge — July 7-22, 2017 you down—way down—into the light By Carl Meyer card contains all the guts of a modern rail tunnels that are being dug as we speak, computer: operating system, processing It’s been said that Ottawa’s culinary for a “futuristic and immersive multimedia power, memory, storage, and wireless scene has really taken off, but it’s production.” Kontinuum, put together magine a world where live devices flooding the market offering voice- internet. That means a wide-range of skyrocketing to all-new heights this by sound and light envelope-pushers microphones and cameras are hidden activated controls. things can now become fully computerized summer. Though not for the acrophobic, Moment Factory, is happening in objects all around you, with The powerful entities that are listening- and wirelessly connected. the Sky Lounge dining experience promises at the Lyon station during powerful entities listening in, waiting in through these devices use pieces of This computing power and access to to be an exclusive foodie experience like a 10-week-schedule Ifor you to utter a specific word that triggers artificial intelligence software, which are cloud-based AI can also help drive complex none other. Happening in July on the in summer 2017. a transmission of everything you say to always listening, ready to awaken to begin software that is able to analyze the output grounds—and in the sky—at Ottawa City Moment Factory faraway, hidden vaults. recording when you say a prompt word out from a suite of sensors, which have also Hall, attendees can chose to partake in has previously Is this a scene from a sci-fi fantasy set in loud. The faraway vaults are proprietary evolved. Microelectromechanical systems, either a cocktail evening for $150 per head, done sound and some distant future? No, it’s the reality of servers, hidden from public view, that the or MEMS (because who wants to type that which offers appetizers, an aperitif, cheese light productions for a consumer electronics in 2017. AI software sends your voice commands word out again?) are microscopic sensors and charcuterie, and fine Canadian wine; number of major stadium Everything in the scenario described to over the internet for processing and and other elements that are practically or the $250 per plate gourmet dinner. Both concerts, and has illuminated above is happening now. Everyday objects indefinite storage. invisible but can be crammed into different options are being served to diners who will the Jacques Cartier Bridge. Based like fridges are being built with onboard These devices are entering our lives at a devices and hooked-up to onboard be hoisted and harnessed 150 feet in the on the promotional videos, it looks computers, internal cameras, and wireless breathtaking pace, thanks to technological computers. air. Meals will be prepared chef Stephen La like something out of an episode of These sensors can scan a wide range Promotional photos courtesy of Ottawa 150. connectivity, allowing them to be linked-up progress and the insatiable appetites Salle, of Feast+Revel, which is inside the Black Mirror. to a dizzying array of microphone-enabled of giant technology firms, consumer of different aspects of the physical

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world: temperature, motion, velocity, that it will bring, which when coupled accessibility. One example is pill bottles more and more things in our lives. Already damaging and comes with legitimate acceleration, tilt, proximity, light, with machine learning, can help save on that glow and make noise when people one news outlet has declared that Alexa is privacy concerns, but is relatively benign magnetism, force, torque, pressure, flow, electricity bills or provide peace of mind need to take their medicine, and that “the future of computing” as commodity in terms of public safety. However, it vibration, humidity, and more. for property owners. call the pharmacy for refills by pushing a giants prepare to install her into everything underscores that these devices are always These sensors are combined with There are even greater potential button on the lid. There are also insoles from refrigerators, to lighting, to the listening, and are recording what we tell actuators, a word meaning mechanisms benefits to humanity: the IoT can be a that vibrate a side of your foot to let you newest line of Ford vehicles. them, for indefinite periods. Police in that act on the environment. This dream come true in terms of accessibility. know which direction to walk, helping the Arkansas, for example, have already asked technology is used for tools such as For some of us, using phones or blind or the vision-impaired navigate. The accidental $170 Amazon for recordings made by its Echo smart thermostats, which uses sensors to computers, operating our home appliances dollhouse and four devices for evidence in a murder case. detect temperature, onboard computers and gadgets, and being productive in the A hidden war pounds of cookies Besides that, though, there are other to process this information, actuators to workplace are all second-nature to us. But But simmering under the surface of This suggestion of domination brings types of hijacking that are even more change the temperature in your home for those of us with disabilities, injuries, or these leaps in technology is a hidden war us to the potential pitfalls of having all of serious. A cyber attack this past fall on accordingly, and wireless internet to mobility issues, these kinds of things can (isn’t there always?) There’s a rivalry for these smart monitoring devices hooked-up Dyn, a company that facilities internet inform you about it. Throw in AI and it be difficult or impossible to accomplish. market share between the technology giants to our goods, measuring us constantly, and connectivity, took out big services like becomes self-learning, adapting to your Alphabet (Google’s parent company), automatically sending that data far away. Twitter, PayPal, Reddit, SoundCloud and behaviour as the seasons change, or as A talk with “her” Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. Recently, a six-year-old girl in Texas others, including news sites like the New you demonstrate that you like to eat your The most obvious example of this All of those companies have developed used Echo to order a $170 dollhouse and York Times, by taking over 380,000 IoT breakfast in a climate of 22oC. is the rollout of Intelligent Personal their own IPAs. But most of those four pounds of sugar cookies. That in itself devices. All this tech together makes for Assistants, or IPAs (no, not the beer companies have also, slowly but surely, is a bit of an unsettling, if amusing notion: The attack was a fairly common devices that are truly autonomous agents: style). Google’s Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa, built relationships with manufacturers that without the proper security controls, your Distributed Denial of Service attack, computerized, AI-driven, loaded with Apple’s Siri, and Microsoft’s Cortana are allow them to deploy these assistants into savings could be plundered by accidental where a swarm of many machines are sensors, connected to mobile internet, and all IPAs. They are essentially powerful AI your personal life. purchases. ordered to access a website simultaneously, battery-powered with no need to recharge software that live on the cloud and are Google’s mobile operating system overwhelming it and knocking it offline. for a long time. (Throw in self-driving cars beamed into your life through wireless Android, for example, is in millions The analog equivalent would be getting a and drones, and...well, you get the picture. devices with embedded microphones. of phones made by companies bunch of people to phone an office There may be as Our robot future is suddenly upon us.) They respond to voice commands, then like Samsung; while Microsoft’s building, over and over, tying up connect to the internet to carry out Windows is in millions of PCs the lines so that when other people many as 17 billion A benefit to many whatever task is being asked. thanks to makers like Dell. phone, they just get a busy signal. The benefits of these advances may Because they respond on command, Now Google and Microsoft can Traditionally these attacks have of these devices not readily be apparent, especially for IPAs are always on. In order for them not simply bundle their assistants been carried out using networks of things like home appliances. Who cares if to be constantly triggered by random with the latest version of Android internet-connected computers, but in use today, I can talk to my fridge? Plus, gadgets like conversation, they wait for you to speak or Windows, which get put on now it has been shown that it can coffeemakers, for example, have long been magic--er, “wake words,” which are Samsung and Dell products, be done using IoT devices. skyrocketing electronic. I’ve been able to program my keywords that you say that make the and boom—they’ve reached the This shows how weak the coffeemaker to turn on at 6 a.m. since the device accept commands. millions of consumers who buy security around IoT devices can be. to perhaps 46 1990s. For example, you have to say “Hey, Siri” those products. The company that manufactured But having all of this new technology to your iPhone in order for Siri to respond, Apple has taken another route, the circuit boards used in many of the billion by 2021.” is a whole different ballgame. It’s the or “Alexa” to get Amazon’s assistant to perk building its own loyal following of iPhone, devices involved in the Dyn cyber attack, difference between your coffeemaker up, or “Ok Google,” and so on. iPad and Mac users, which all run Apple’s The Amazon Echo Dot. for example, blamed users for not changing being simply programmable, and your Users who, for whatever reason, can’t own proprietary iOS and OSX operating Photograph courtesy of Goatandtable Men’s Blog default passwords. The software that the coffeemaker talking to your cell phone, or won’t operate a cell phone or computer, systems. Apple can simply put Siri into the But here’s where the IoT comes in. A hackers deployed automatically hunted alerting you when your water level and or who must expend a great deal of effort latest versions of those systems. California television channel was covering around the internet for any such devices stock of coffee is running out, and then to do so, can now use IPAs to do all sorts Amazon, meanwhile, has become the dollhouse and cookie incident, and that had easily-guessable passwords like ordering more to be delivered with the of things: order items from e-commerce an e-commerce and cloud computing during the on-air segment, one of the “12345.” It had a big list of these codes, and swipe of a screen. websites, make to-do lists, control music behemoth, was still being forced to piggyback anchors commented on it, saying “I love it just went from door to door, so to speak, Think of the benefits that provides, or video, order food for delivery, set on other platforms to deploy its AI assistant, the little girl saying, ‘Alexa, order me a trying them all. say, an office manager taking care of their alarms, read the news out loud, call taxis Alexa. It had partially addressed this issue by dollhouse.’” The IoT holds great promise for ease break room at work, or a small business to pick them up, make reservations, give coming out with the Amazon Echo and Echo When he said that, it was broadcasted of use, connectivity, accessibility, mobility owner running a chain of fast-food them directions, tell lights in the home or Dot, which are internet-connected pieces of into TV sets across the state, and when and convenience, but its deployment in restaurants. appliances to turn on or off, and so on. hardware in which Alexa lives. But that still some of those TVs played the sound of every aspect of our lives over the coming Similarly, IoT devices allow for a The possibilities are endless, and the limits the deployment of Alexa to homes that him saying it, an army of Alexas perked up, decades should also be met with a skeptical much more refined level of remote list grows longer every day as more IoT have these devices. because they heard their names. eye. It means we’re losing more of our environmental analysis and control, devices enter the market. It isn’t even That’s why Amazon is partnering with When they processed the rest of privacy and are being tracked in more for those wanting to stay in command necessary to use voice commands: more appliance giant Whirlpool, for example. If his statement, they understood it to be ways in more places. And it means the of a space’s energy use, security, access, and more things can be done through devices don’t house internet and embedded a command to purchase a dollhouse devices closest to us, in our bedrooms, lighting, ventilation and the like, all over devices with sensors that recognize microphones to power Alexa themselves, themselves. The orders flooded in. pockets, cars, kitchens, and living rooms, the internet via their phone or tablet. All gestures, like waving your hands in a like GE’s new lamp, they can communicate Ordering products with voice commands, are connected to computers far away sorts of folks in the business and personal certain way. over WiFi or mobile internet to an Alexa- it turns out, is the default setting. and are vulnerable to exploitation and worlds could benefit from this remote Health care and aging is another whole enabled device controlled by the same The result of that type of hijacking— manipulation. control of physical space and the big data area where the IoT can help increase owner. That gets Alexa to start living in mass orders of dollhouses—is financially Welcome to 2017.

68 . Power & Influence Winter 2017 Power & Influence Winter 2017 . 69 commons uncorked commons uncorked Asha’s Wine Picks the remaining barriers to internal trade, it Much like many other agriculture will not only be an enormous victory for industries, the Canadian wine sector domestic markets, but also for unifying the is an economic driver in Canada, Three icewines to help chase country and the identity of Canadians. creating more 31,000 jobs and In July 2016, at the first ministers’ generating more than $6.8-billion in away the winter blahs meeting in Whitehorse, Yukon, premiers annual revenue. announced that the provinces will set-up In the past decade, almost 300 It may be packaged in a slender bottle, but it packs a big a working group on the inter-provincial new wineries have made investments punch. In Asia it’s regarded as a luxury item, and in Canada, it’s one of our trade of alcohol, with the goal of creating a across Canada. With such a large sweetest sensations. No, I’m not talking about sugar-coated Beavertails more open domestic market, as part of the impact on the economy, one would or even our cherished maple syrup, but rather our Canadian icewine. This Canada Free Trade Agreement. B.C. Pre- think that Canadian consumers national gem must be produced entirely from grapes that are naturally mier Christy Clark is quoted saying, “We could have their favourite wine frozen on the vine, picked while the air temperature is -8°C or lower, and haven’t freed the grapes entirely, but they’re delivered to them by their favourite immediately pressed after picking in a continuous process while the grapes a little bit freer.” out-of-province winery if it were are still frozen. It’s time In 2014, the Canadian government published its Standard of Identity for icewine Despite the June 2012 House of not readily available to them in their Commons’ passage of Bill C-311 (An Act home retail market. in the Canada Agricultural Products Act. Many Canadians have a love it or hate it to amend the Importation of Intoxicating This case, if heard by the relationship with the sweet sipping beverage, but I encourage you to give it a taste. Liquors Act), which allows provinces to re- Supreme Court, could provide a Usually served in 1.5 or 2 ounces accompanying a dessert, or as an aperitif to open with cheese, icewine can certainly be a strong mouthful. As Canadians search move internal trade barriers when it comes precedent-setting national building to importing wine for personal use, most decision, providing Canadian con- for creative ways to either avoid the winter chills or embrace the frost this provinces did not respond. sumers with choice and options, and winter, icewine will sweeten your senses and warm your soul. the flood British Columbia, Manitoba and Nova increasing market share for national Scotia are the only jurisdictions in Canada goods and services. that permit inter-provincial wine delivery. Furthermore, if ruled in favour, it This means that only 19 per cent of Cana- would be a victory for internal political Below are three Canadian icewine recommendations to sample by the fire this grapes dians can legally order and have Canadian relationships from coast-to-coast, season. Keep in mind, due to the labour-intensive process behind its creation, wines delivered to their out-of-province helping to pave the path of support for icewine is not cheap—and it shouldn’t be. The grapes are harvested by hand in home. Moreover, these are wines that are the country’s national brand, identity, freezing temperatures, and the process requires careful craftsmanship and skill. P&I photograph by Ally Foster P&I photograph by not always readily available in liquor retail and pride in a Canadian craft. stores in provinces outside of the province In its recent report, Tear Down Malivoire 2014 Riesling icewine (Beamsville, Ontario) in which they are produced. Not only do These Walls: Dismantling Canada’s At $34.95, Malivoire’s 2014 Riesling icewine is a steal. Aromas When the U.S. freed-up domestic wine trade, of clementine, peach, mint, and apple will pique the senses. these trade barriers restrict consumer Internal Trade Barriers, the Senate business boomed. So, what’s stopping Canada This sweet sensation would be great with a soft cheese, or choice, they also restrict wineries from Committee on Banking, Trade and green salad topped with fruit. Winemaker’s notes state that, from drinking the benefits of a more fluid accessing would-be loyal customers, which Commerce identified wine as #3 on “when harvested by hand on January 5th, the grapes’ sugars could be a great source of revenue for its list of top barriers to trade, and averaged 37.9° Brix.” inter-provincial wine delivery? small, medium, and large-grape wineries called for the removal of internal The grapes fermented in stainless steel before being bottled operating in six provinces. barriers by July 1, 2017—doing so, in May 2015. According to the winemaker, the “alcohol was As the issue could soon be before of the and allowing Canadians to support measured at 11.7 per cent, residual sugar 193 grams per litre, By Asha Hingorani titratable acidity 10.5 grams per litre and pH at 3.29.” country’s highest court, Canada could learn and sip the efforts of Canadian icture this: You’re visiting the case home on your person, but unlike from the U.S. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme wineries regardless of where they live NK’ MIP 2015 Riesling icewine (Osoyoos, British Columbia) beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, our neighbours south of the border, there’s Court ruled it unconstitutional for a state would be the perfect gift to celebrate Another Riesling-based icewine, and no surprise, as Canada and you’ve just finished a fabulous no way you can have that case of Chardon- to allow direct wine delivery within a state, a 150th Birthday. does Riesling exceptionally well—whether in a blend, as an wine tasting at one of the region’s nay shipped home. This reality is not only but to restrict direct wine delivery between icewine, as a single varietal. In fact, I’d say our vintners have Pwineries. Your palate is completely seduced ridiculous, it’s hurting Canada’s economy states. Today, interstate direct wine deliv- mastered it. NK’ MIP is the first aboriginal-owned winery in North Asha Hingorani, formerly by the estate’s unoaked Chardonnay, and its national identity. ery is legal in 45 of 50 states, with some America, and its 2015 icewine is a stellar example of the craft. the editor of P&I’s sister Winemaker’s notes state the grapes were harvested on the first and you’ve settled on buying a case and In late 2016, the case of Gérard Comeau limitations. publication Parliament Now, day of 2016, at temperatures that hovered at a chilly -11oC. having it shipped back to your home in once again hit national headlines. The 14 Over the past five years, direct wine de- has taken on a new role as The grapes achieved 40 brix and were fermented in stainless Edmonton, Alta. As you stand in line to cases of beer and three bottles of liquor livery in the U.S. has grown by 66 per cent, the director of government steel for 45 days. For a price of approximately $65 this wine make your purchases, you hear that the that Comeau of Tracadie-Sheila, N.B., with small wineries benefitting from 63 per and public affairs with the brims with flavours of honey, apricot, apple and lemon citrus. couple from Texas in front of you is also brought from Quebec to New Brunswick in cent of direct-to-consumer wine sales vol- The icewine is said to pair well with foie gras, olive tapenade, and Canadian Vintners Association. freshly shucked oysters – yum, sign me up! purchasing a case of the unoaked Chard 2012 put the issue of interprovincial trade ume, and 74 per cent of wine sales value. As Aside from lobbying on behalf to be shipped back to their home in the into the limelight. At the time of publica- a result, these same small U.S. wineries are of Canada’s wine producers, Vignoble Rivière du Chêne Monde 2012 (St. Eustache, Quebec) supporting consumer choice, becoming United States. tion, the Supreme Court is in the process she continues to pursue Quebec experiences some of the harshest winters in the country. While the attendant tells the Texans it’s of a 60-day application for leave to appeal more profitable, investing in their busi- her passion for writing and Rivière du Chêne Winery is located in the lower Laurentians, no problem to do so, when it’s your turn to as the Public Prosecution Services of New ness, creating jobs, entering the American wine education as a certified and boasts this icewine. At $32, this award-winning product is make the purchase, your request is denied. Brunswick noted that the implications of distribution channel, and will soon begin sommelier, and it is in this a blend of Vidal, Vandal Cliche, and Frontenac Gris. The wine is Due to Canada’s interprovincial trade laws, the Gérard Comeau case are “far greater” to export to Canada—taking wine sales and silky on the palate, and presents aromas of ripe fruits and honey. spirit (pardon the pun) that The winemaker’s notes suggests that the wine could be paired you, cannot have a case of Ontario wine than beer and liquor. market share away from Canadian wineries she will continue her regular shipped back to your home province of If the Supreme Court does hear the case which are restricted from the same oppor- with foie gras or cheese such as aged cheddar, L’Hercule de column for P&I. Charlevoix, Louis d’Or et le Cheddar de St-Guillaume. Bon appétit! Alberta. As an Albertan, you could drive and rules in favour of removing some of tunities in our home market.

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15 THINGS you didn’t know about playwright Ins Choi Ins Choi may not yet be a household name, but 2017 could be the year that changes. Choi’s popular play, K im’s Convenience, debuted as a comedy series on CBC Television in 2016 with, on average, 933,000 viewers per episode, according to the CBC. The second season has been confirmed for this fall, and at time of publication the staged version is touring once again. It’s now in Toronto and off to Montreal in March, and New York City in July. But, the Toronto-based playwright and actor isn’t stopping there. Choi is developing a new self- titled concert show. Here, Choi tells P&I what inspires him, his favourite Korean tradition, and about camping his way along the fringe festival circuit. These responses have been edited for style and clarity.

here were you when the CBC called to say they wanted to turn your play, Kim’s Convenience into a television series? I was in the playground of my children’s school, waiting to pick them up when I got the Wcall. I was overjoyed and we went out for dinner to celebrate. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? My father was a preacher, so for a bit I wanted to be a preacher. But then I grew out of that phase and wanted to be a professional ninja. In high school I wanted to be professional skateboarder, but I wasn’t very good. Then I wanted to run a comic book shop, but I didn’t have that many comic books, so my shop would suck. Hence, I went into acting. Coffee or tea? Coffee. What’s the best trip you’ve ever taken? In summer 2015 my wife, children, and I travelled from campsite to campsite from Toronto, to the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and to the Edmonton Fringe Festival. I performed my solo show, Subway Stations of the Cross, at those festivals. Trip highlights included elks in Banff, bears in Killbear Provincial Park, dinosaurs in Drumheller, and lying on picnic tables in our sleeping bags watching shooting stars at night. What were you known for in high school? I think I was pretty unknown. But if I was known for anything, I think it would be for my long bangs and the group of Asian skaters I rolled with. Cats or dogs? Dogs. But if we lived in the country, chickens for sure, maybe some sheep. What is your favourite book? Ecclesiastes. Everyone has a vice. What’s yours? Lagavulin scotch. What’s the best thing about your job? Working with creative, smart, considerate, and funny people. Also [having] the fortune of walking my kids to school and sometimes picking them up, too. Early bird or night owl? Night owl. Best advice you’ve ever received? Be still. What’s your favourite Korean tradition? On New Year’s Day, my family and my two sisters’ families all go to our parents’ place for dinner. We get dressed up in traditional Korean outfits (Hanbok) and perform a bowing ritual (Sebe) where we receive blessings for the upcoming year from my parents. We then feast on rice cake and dumpling soup (Dduk Mandoo Guk) that my mom makes. It’s so good. After dinner, we play a few rounds of this Korean board game (Yoot No Lee), which involves sticks thrown into the air, pieces moved around a board, teams chanting, cheering, a few injuries, and dancing for some reason. What is your proudest accomplishment? Watching the first episode of Kim’s Convenience with my children, knowing that seeing Asians on Canadian television will be normal for them. What is your main source of inspiration? God: creating the universe using words; my children: creating worlds with our imaginations; and my wife: creating order in our home. Where do you see yourself in five years? Writing the sixth season of the TV show Kim’s Convenience and touring my concert show idea that I’m currently working on: INS CHOI: Songs, Stories and Spoken words. P&I illustration by Anthony Jenkins

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