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New Senate Art Display Is the First Ever to Feature Black Artists Bad+Bitchy p. 5 Redrawing the Hill Climbers pp. 6-7 Money talks: Senate groups political landscape revive financial finagling p. 3 as COVID becomes a way of life Les Whittington p. 10 Cudmore returns to HOH Building back better Hill work with public p.2 becoming a bad bet safety minister Tim Powers p.9 THIRTY-FIRST YEAR, NO. 1767 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 $5.00 News News News Diplomats raised Feds strike concern for safety New Senate art display working of Canadian- supported female groups to White Helmet is the first ever to tackle delayed members days MMIWG before daring feature Black artists action plan 2018 rescue, emails show Manitoba Senator Patricia Bovey is pushing to see more diversity BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN represented in the art hanging throughout the building the Upper Chamber he Liberal government has Tstruck 10 working groups to BY NEIL MOSS calls home, calling the new display the ‘first iteration’ of those efforts. fulfill its Throne Speech promise of an accelerated timeline to com- n the summer of 2018, as the plete the already delayed action Assad government was con- I Sen. Patricia Bovey plan on missing and murdered solidating its position in southern watches as Yisa Indigenous women and girls. Syria, Canadian officials were Akinbolaji’s Stolen In the weeks before the one- working behind the scenes to Identities is installed in year anniversary of the final protect members of the White the Senate of Canada report of the National Inquiry into Helmets—including women Building on Sept. 18. Missing and Murdered Indigenous members whose participation Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada Continued on page 13 Continued on page 12 News News Co-managed Feds trumpet approach, uncertain self-governing WTO reform fisheries the to protect answer to long- Canada from simmering trade whims of Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 lobster dispute, superpowers says Senator BY NEIL MOSS BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN ith growing trade uncer- Wtainty around the globe, the he federal government should BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT aside from Queens Victoria and tation, into the space. Liberal government is trumpet- Tpursue a co-managed fishing Elizabeth and two Speakers— “I’m a firm believer that the ing its leadership of a group of system that accepts First Nation he portraits of past Speakers have long decorated the halls of arts are an international lan- likeminded nations to reform the Tand monarchs—white man, the Senate, but a new display is Continued on page 4 after predominantly white man, breathing new life, and represen- Continued on page 11 Continued on page 14 2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES minister Stephen Harper. She was a previous Conserva- tive candidate in Heard on the Hill 2008, where she finished second to current Innovation by Neil Moss Minister Navdeep Bains in the riding of Mississauga-Bramp- ton South, Ont. First virtual Commons The current IPU president is Mexican Senator Gabriela Cuevas Barron. Past vote featured lags and laughs presidents have included past Namib- Conservative ian prime minister Michelle Theo-Ben Gurirab Rempel and former Finn- Garner voted ish prime minister remotely for Johannes Virolainen, the first time among others. on Sept. Sen. Ataullahjan 28 with isn’t the only Ca- her furry nadian running to companion. lead a multilateral Screenshot organization. Last via Parlvu week, former finance minister Bill Mor- neau was officially unveiled as Canada’s candidate to fill the secretary-general post at the Organiza- tion for Economic ture Minister Catherine McKenna has Co-operation and Development (OECD). also faced threatening behaviour from the Mr. Morneau announced that he was public. he House of Commons held its first hy- tive Whip Blake Richards flagging the need putting his name forward for the role on Mr. Singh said he felt “safe and comfort- Tbrid in-person/remote recorded division for remote MPs to adhere to the Chamber Aug. 17—the same evening he announced able” during the Sept. 25 interaction. on Sept. 28, with a vote on a Bloc Québé- rules—namely, the dress code for men, his resignation from cabinet and as an MP. cois change to a Conservative amendment requiring them to wear a jacket, and the “I was okay in the situation that hap- to the House’s Address in Reply to the abolition of props. pened but I also have years and years of Speech from the Throne. It wasn’t without —by Charelle Evelyn Past Bloc MP, opposition House martial arts experience and I’ve competed a few hiccups. leader Suzanne Tremblay dies at 83 and I felt very comfortable in making sure A world-wide Microsoft outage delayed For more than 10 years, past Bloc I could take care of myself,” he told report- the vote by more than 30 minutes (appar- Senator Salma Ataullahjan Québécois MP Suzanne Tremblay took ers. ently MPs passed the time on Zoom with seeks to be first Canadian Inter- her place on the opposition benches of the In response to the incident, the Parlia- a singalong) and led to some MPs unable House. She died on Sept. 26 at the age of mentary Protective Service will have an to log into the system. Chief Govern- Parliamentary Union prez 83. increased presence and be more visible ment Whip Mark Holland requested and A Conservative Senator is looking to be Ms. Tremblay was the short-lived House around the Parliamentary Precinct, accord- received unanimous consent for those the first Canadian to serve a term as head leader for the Bloc in 1997, and was the ing to a CP report. affected to call in via telephone to register of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). party’s deputy House leader from 1996 to their vote. The 131-year-old organization brings 1997 and 1997 to 2000. Grits postpone convention until Though time-consuming—it took more together Parliamentarians from around the She represented ridings around Ri- than an hour to tally one vote from all of world in the promotion of democracy and mouski, Que., from 1993 to 2004—winning 2021 As Ontario enters into the second wave the participating MPs both in the House cooperation. three consecutive elections. of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Liberal and across the country—the process pro- Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet Party announced it has postponed its con- vided some moments of levity. called Ms. Tremblay a “fighter” and a vention until April. Depending on where they were in the woman “devoted to her convictions” in a The convention was initially scheduled country, the vote caught MPs in various French statement. to be held between Nov. 12 and 14 in Ot- parts of their day, like Alberta Conserva- Bloc Québécois MP Maxime Blanch- tawa. tive Matt Jeneroux who was in a vehicle ette-Joncas, who represents Rimouski- with daylight in the windows, while Liberal Neigette-Témiscouata-Les Basques, Que., Nathaniel Erskine-Smith registered his said she was an “inspiration” for the work vote while reading a bedtime story to his she did for the region. child. Conservative Michelle Rempel Gar- ner brought her dog into frame to empha- size her vote. Her Tory colleague, Richard Hill security to increase after Bragdon, had a small-voiced audience who Jagmeet Singh, reporter Daniel registered their seeming displeasure with his contrary vote. Thibeault harassed Speaker Anthony Rota had to remind After NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was MPs to mute their microphones so that they harassed while walking down Wellington wouldn’t appear on camera when it wasn’t Street, the Parliamentary Protective Ser- their turn, as “any movement, such as kiss- Conservative Senator Salma Ataullahjan is vice will increase security, according to a ing your children” would be picked up. pictured at an Inter-Parliamentary Union Canadian Press report. Not too long after that reminder, nearly assembly in 2016. Photograph courtesy of A man is seen on a video posted to Twit- an hour into the process, as Bloc MPs Facebook/Salma Ataullahjan ter threatening to arrest Mr. Singh, later cast their votes, the words “how long has saying: “Next time I see you, we’re gonna Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with his this been going on for?” were broadcast— Tory Senator Salma Ataullahjan, who have a dance.” wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and son Hadrien prompting Mr. Rota to remind again those currently serves as the president of the IPU The same man was arrested and subse- Trudeau at the 2018 Liberal convention in Halifax. participating virtually to mute their micro- Committee on Middle East Questions, will quently released from custody after being The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster phones when they weren’t actively voting. be the first Canadian to seek the presi- seen earlier last week harassing Radio- Bloc MP Xavier Barsalou-Duval, also vot- dency. Canada reporter Daniel Thibeault. In July, “Our top priority will always be the ing from his car, got turned around. He mis- “Over the last decade I have witnessed he was arrested after trying to citizen’s health and safety of all Canadians, includ- takenly voted against his party’s motion and and been proud to support the work the arrest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. ing the dedicated supporters who volunteer did not receive unanimous consent to correct IPU does to address gender inequities, hu- “Mr. Singh’s kung-fu level patience and their time and leadership within our party,” his slip up. Meanwhile, Green MP Jenica man rights, and maternal and child health. resolve serve him well here, it’s impressive. party president Suzanne Cowan said in a Atwin’s vote was not registered at the time, Not only has this inspired me to take a But public servants shouldn’t need to put statement.
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