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NEWS BREXIT NEWS VISAS NEWS HOUSE EXPENSES Canadian Mexico visa-lifting sets House political stablility, committees trade, not ‘bad precedent’: Rempel sought 65 per threatened by cent budget boost Brexit, MPs say to travel more BY SELINA CHIGNALL

BY T IM NAUMETZ House committee chairs asked for a 65 In the days that have passed since the per cent increase to their budget to help startling referendum outcome that set the them travel to meet Canadians on their United Kingdom on a path to eventually home turf—a move one Conservative chair exit the European Union, MPs say eco- said was a waste of taxpayers’ money. nomic and political realities have calmed On June 14, the Liaison Committee, some of the early fears about the effect of which is made up of all committee chairs the dramatic outcome on Canada. and reviews all standing and standing On an economic front, International joint committee budget requests, asked the Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland (Univer- House Board of Internal Economy for an sity-Rosedale, Ont.) made a high-profi le additional $1.5 million on top of the com- appearance Monday on CBC’s political mittees’ $2.3 million budget for the 2016- affairs show, Power and Politics, assur- 2017. Liberals make up most members of ing Canadians that one of Canada’s most both the Liaison Committee and the board. promising free trade agreements, with the $16-trillion economy of the European Continued on page 3 Union, will go ahead.

Continued on page 7 NEWS DEFENCE

NEWS WOMEN IN POLITICS Military shakes Political up senior ranks, harassment of Canada is dropping the visa requirement for Mexicans visiting the country, Prime Minister Justin adds UN post Trudeau announced Tuesday during Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s visit to Ottawa. BY MARCO V IGLIOTTI female politicians The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia The number of general and fl ag offi cers in the Canadian Armed Forces increased done to ‘silence BY CHELSEA NASH At the front of the line of countries pressuring Canada to lift visa restrictions “modestly” this year because of internal and intimidate’: The Liberals’ decision to lift the visa are Bulgaria and Romania, the only two changes and growing demand in “opera- requirement on Mexico starting Dec. 1 has European Union countries still subject to tional and international positions,” includ- drawn opposition from Conservatives who Canadian visa restrictions. They’ve been ing a new posting to the United Nations, experts say the move sets a dangerous precedent pushing Canada hard to lift the visa for according to the federal defence ministry. and threatens the credibility of Canada’s years, going as far as threatening the Department spokesperson Laura Mc- BY SELINA CHIGNALL immigration system. implementation of the CETA Canada-EU Intyre-Grills said Canada’s decision to add Opposition immigration critic Michelle free trade deal. The EU is also in the midst a high-ranking military offi cer to the UN Politicians, civil society groups, and la- Rempel (Calgary Nose Hill, Alta.) told The of deciding whether the bloc should slap portfolio is a “refl ection of the increased bour unions are raising concerns about the Hill Times that the decision of Prime Min- retaliatory visas on Canadians. importance the UN will play for future political harassment of female politicians ister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to lift If the Canadian government decided to international engagements.” after a golf tournament in Alberta wel- the visa requirement on Mexico Tuesday let Mexico bypass the normal visa-lifting She also noted that additional offi - comed players to take a swing at a cutout was “short-sighted” and used “backwards criteria, then it should do the same for Ro- cers were added to operational staff and the of the province’s premier, Rachel Notley. logic.” The MP said the decision demon- mania, Bulgaria, and other countries pushing team of the vice-chief of defence staff to “meet “It’s outrageous and unacceptable,” strates of preferential treatment being to lift Canadian visas, the argument goes. the increased co-ordination and leadership said Nancy Peckford, executive director of given to one country over others when it requirements associated with Canada’s com- Equal Voice, an organization dedicated to plex operational commitments.” comes to visa restrictions. Continued on page 5 boosting women’s presence in politics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papine- Participants in a recent golf tournament au, Que) has repeatedly pledged to bol- held by Big Country Oilmen’s Association - Could cost $360,000 to bring MPs back for Obama speech P. 5 ster Canada’s involvement in international in Alberta had the opportunity to pelt golf humanitarian and peacekeeping missions, balls at a cutout of Ms. Notley. Although it THREE and to enhance the relationship with the shocked many, it didn’t come as a surprise - Amnesty International continental leaders speak out P. 4 UN after it turned chilly under the former to Ms. Peckford. Conservative government. AMIGOS - Human rights in Mexico must be on agenda P. 12 Continued on page 6 Continued on page 6 2 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 FEATURE BUZZ

Alexandra Mendès (Brossard-Saint nia region, she told the Hill Times. Lambert, Que.) is planning to host her She said she’ll start off by attending offi ce’s festivities for Canada Day at an celebrations in the Sarnia shoreline com- ON area mosque in an effort to reach out to the munity of Bright’s Grove, where the local EARD THE ILL local Islamic community. parade draws about 1,000 people each year. H H Ms. Mendès, who represented an earlier Following that, she said she’ll take in the BY MARCO V IGLIOTTI iteration of the Montreal region riding annual parade in Sarnia’s Canatara Park, from 2008 to 2011, acknowledged in a Face- which typically attracts about 5,000 people book post that she had received several to the popular outdoor spot along the calls and messages about why she opted to shores of Lake Huron, and then disembark host her Canada Day event at the Islamic for another parade in nearby Petrolia. Community Centre of the South Shore. Ms. Gladu, an avid signer who has H+K nabs Donolo, She said her decision to host the fes- belted out the country’s anthem at Sarnia tivities there started with a “very serious Sting OHL hockey games, said she also conversation” with the centre’s operators plans on celebrating the holiday by singing about the “feelings of exclusion and resent- O Canada. Quebec MP’s Canada ment felt by the Muslim community in our Her neighbouring MP, Conservative riding.” Bev Shipley (Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, “These feelings were the result of com- Ont.), plans on visiting a slate of Canada ments, gestures, and attitudes that several Day celebrations hosted in the numerous Day plan stokes people were receiving more and more small communities dotting his largely rural often in their daily life, and against which riding. there was no real answer other than si- Among the gatherings, he said he plans lence,” Ms. Mendès wrote, adding that lead- on attending the so-called Del-Ko-Brydge ers of the community centre worried about Canada Day events in the community of controversy their seeming inability to combat this Komoka. The event is jointly hosted by hostility. groups in the communities of Komoka, During a long conversation, she said Delaware, and Mount Brydges, all of which she and the Islamic community representa- are located in Middlesex County. tives sought out a way to demonstrate to Mr. Shipley called the holiday a “won- “all our citizens that Muslims are also peo- derful” celebration of the country. ple who live and face the same realities of daily life: they have children and parents, jobs and debts, dreams and disappoint- Liberals form fi rst ments...and like any human being, they need to feel useful to society as a whole.” indigenous caucus Eventually, the leaders of the communi- ty centre asked Ms. Mendès to jointly orga- nize the Canada Day event with them, she The Liberals have formed what they are said, with mosque leadership also mak- calling the largest indigenous caucus in the ing a request to Citizenship Canada to Canadian government’s history. organize a citizenship ceremony there on The nine-MP strong caucus features July 1, which was accepted. members from six different provinces and Forty new citizens from various origins territories, and includes a powerful cabinet will be sworn in on that date. minister. Ms. Mendès stressed that the event has Ex-Liberal cabinet minister turned absolutely “no religious content,” and will independent Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) is feature infl atable structures, entertainment notably missing from the group. He re- options for children, cotton candy, pop- signed as minister of fi sheries, oceans and corn, a birthday cake, and ice cream served the Canadian Coast Guard and from the in the courtyard of the community cen- Liberal caucus at the end of May to seek tre, despite Canada Day coinciding with treatment for alcohol abuse. Ramadan, the Islamic holy month in which According to a statement released by adherents fast from sunrise to sunset. the caucus, the group’s goal is to “educate “We are a welcoming country. We have and to initiate dialogue” with all MPs re- always been and we need to remain so in garding indigenous issues, to advocate the future. With everything that Canada for an “indigenous perspective on every has accomplished in the past 149 years we subject of importance to Canadians,” and to encourage legislators to approach topics Hill+Knowlton Strategies has hired Peter Donolo, a former communications director for prime have become, for millions of people around through an “indigenous lens.” minister Jean Chrétien, as its new vice-chairman. Photo courtesy of Hill & Knowlton the world, a model country they would like to emulate,” she said on Facebook. Caucus members include: chair Don “The incredible generosity that enabled Rusnak (Thunder Bay-Rainy River, Ont.), ill + Knowlton Strategies has picked cesses of government are an important, us to welcome with open arms over 27,000 Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould Hup a veteran communications and and uncommon, combination,” said Goldy Syrian refugees since November 2015, is (Vancouver-Granville, B.C.), Yvonne Jones political strategist with deep ties to the Hyder, H+K’s CEO. the spirit I would like us to continue exem- (Labrador, N.L.) Randy Boissonnault federal Liberals. Mr. Donolo has an extensive back- plifying, in Brossard-Saint Lambert, when (Edmonton Centre, Alta.), Robert Falcon The public affairs fi rm announced Tues- ground in Liberal politics, most notably we celebrate Canada Day with the Islamic Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre, Man.), Marc day that Peter Donolo has agreed to come serving as director of communications to Community Centre of the South Shore.” Serré (Nickel Belt, Ont.), Michael McLeod on board as its new vice-chairman starting then-prime minister Jean Chrétien from (Northwest Territories), Dan Vandal (St. July 18. 1993 to 1999, and then working as chief of Boniface-St. Vital, Man.), and Vance In the role, Mr. Donolo will work as a staff to the leader of the offi cial opposition MPs to celebrate Canada Badawey (Niagara-Centre, Ont.) senior adviser to the fi rm’s upper manage- from 2009 to 2011, when Michael Ignatieff “The people of Canada elected a record ment and its clients, focusing on strategic occupied that post, according to his Linke- Day with constituents number of indigenous MPs during the 2015 communications and public engagement, dIn work history. election, and the majority of us sit on the according to a statement from H+K an- He has also worked a senior executive government side,” Mr. Rusnak said in a nouncing his arrival. in the private and public sectors, includ- Most, if not all, of Ms. Mendès’ coun- statement. “Peter’s understanding of both the rap- ing a spell working in public affairs for terparts in the House are also planning “We are entering what I hope will be idly changing currents of public opinion Air Canada, and also represented Canada celebrations in their ridings to mark the an era of reconciliation, and many mem- and the complex decision-making pro- abroad as a diplomat in Milan, Italy. country’s birthday. bers and cabinet ministers have a genuine Mr. Donolo is currently a special advis- Liberal MP Joyce Murray (Vancouver desire to be inclusive and respectful of er to the Ontario government on intergov- Quadra, B.C.) will be hosting her annual indigenous people and our perspectives.” Canada Day picnic at Vancouver’s Locarno Mr. Rusnak said the creation of the CORRECTIONS ernmental affairs and communications. “I’m particularly excited about the compre- Beach, offering a free barbecue lunch, caucus was prompted by a desire to work cake, face-painting, and games for all ages. together as a group after members had Re: “Having had a taste of indepen- hensive nature of the company’s service offer- ing,” he said in a statement about joining H+K. In previous years, she said they have been approached individually for “advice dence, Senators will likely crave more” served up to 500 people. on bills or programming.” (The Hill Times, June 22, p. 10). A photo Ms. Murray also said she plans on He stressed, though, that the caucus is accompanying the story showed Benoît Canada Day event bringing along her juggling balls and clubs by “no means the fi nal say on indigenous Pelletier by mistake instead of Senator to the event to play with, and provide les- perspectives,” but rather operates as a Serge Joyal. stokes controversy sons to those interested. starting point. • Later in the evening, Ms. Murray will “The caucus is diverse with different Re: “Three Amigos summit: trade, ter- also be a special guest at the Kitsilano geographical and cultural groups repre- rorism, and Trump” (The Hill Times, June MPs, back in their constituencies for Showboat, a popular local outdoor theatre, sented. As far as we are aware this is the 22, p. 16). The byline was mistakenly left the summer break, are preparing for the where she will be leading off a gender- fi rst caucus of its kind and I am extremely blank. The story is by Selina Chignall. usual slate of local Canada Day gather- neutral rendition of O Canada. proud to be working with such a strong And the photo illustrating softwood ings, though one Quebec Liberal repre- Rookie Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu team,” Mr. Rusnak added. lumber was not, in fact, softwood. It was sentative’s plans for the country’s 149th (Sarnia-Lambton, Ont.) will be soaking in [email protected] birch, which is hardwood lumber. birthday have managed to draw criticism. the Canada Day festivities across the Sar- The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 3 NEWS HOUSE EXPENSES House committees sought 65 per cent budget boost to travel more

The Board of The subcommittee on June consent is required for commit- the country to ensure everyone’s holders, experts and the general 16 agreed to a request from the tee travel, NDP members refused voice is listened to. public without travelling across Internal Economy Indigenous and Northern Affairs to comply until the government “We in the North would raise a the country and abroad. Committee to travel from the conceded to their demands. big stink if parliamentary commit- “Committees have long been only agreed to less Prairies to Ontario, Quebec to the Now that the Conservatives tees didn’t come and see us and the workhorses of the legislative than half the $1.5 Maritimes, and to Canada’s North are out of power and travel is treat us as an equal. But it costs a process, and there is an unmis- in fall 2016 and winter 2017. This resumed, Mr. Bagnell said despite lot of money to go to the North.” takable desire to return to that million ask. extensive journey is to study the the sometimes high cost of travel, Ms. Sgro said it would be dif- traditional role,” she said. issue of suicide among indig- it’s essential committees go to fi cult to gather the evidence and [email protected] enous peoples and communities even the most remote areas of input of industry groups, stake- The Hill Times Continued from page 1 for a price tag of $168,290. And while Northern Affairs is On June 16, the board, which looking to zigzag across the coun- HOUSE EXPENSES oversees House fi nances, ap- try, the Foreign Affairs and Inter- proved $800,000—bumping the national Development Committee UPCOMING HOUSE COMMITTEE TRAVEL committees budget to $3.1 million, was given the subcommittee’s said Liberal MP Judy Sgro (Hum- okay for $131,487.08 to travel ber River-Black Creek, Ont.), chair to Guatemala City and Cobán, Standing House Committee Budget Study Destination for summer-fall schedule of the Liaison Committee. Guatemala, and Bogotá and Vil- The committees budget dropped lavicencio, Colombia this summer National Defence $26,286.20 Canada and the Defence Halifax, Nova Scotia from 2011-2012 when it was at $5.25 of North America and fall as part of its work on Public Safety and National Security $106,363.20 Canada’s National Vancouver, British Columbia; Calgary, million to $2.3 million in the 2014- women, peace, and security. Security Framework Alberta; Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, 2015 fi scal year, and has been frozen Although these committee Quebec, and to Halifax, Nova Scotia there since. The budget includes members can expect some jet lag, Agriculture and Agri-Food $100,000 Agricultural policy framework Vancouver and Chilliwack, British money that goes towards committee Columbia; Calgary, Alberta; Winnipeg, not all committees have plans to Manitoba; Toronto, Niagara Region and activities including videoconferenc- travel, said Liberal MP Larry Ba- Guelph, Ontario; Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec ing, travel, and witness expenses. gnell (Yukon), chair of Procedures and to Kentville, Nova Scotia The budget drop came from and House Affairs. Government Operations and Estimates $141,277.20 Canada Post Blainville and Montreal, Québec; Toronto, the board’s decision in early 2012 He said travelling is essential Kitchener, Windsor, Dryden and Sandy Lake, Ontario to approve a reduction in the for many committees because it’s Government Operations and Estimates $133,627.20 Canada Post Corner Brook and St. John’s, House of Commons spending by important they have the oppor- Newfoundland and Labrador; Halifax and $30.3 million, or 6.9 per cent of tunity to engage with those who Sydney, Nova Scotia; Charlottetown, Prince the overall budget, said Ms. Sgro their studies impact or involve. Edward Island; Bathurst, New Brunswick and to Lévis and Québec, Québec in an email to The Hill Times. The But Conservative MP Marilyn Fisheries and Oceans $81,989 Wild atlantic St. John’s, Port De Grave and Fogo, Conservative government at the Gladu (Sarnia-Lambton, Ont.), salmon in eastern Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador and to time was looking to balance the who sits on the Liaison Committee, northern cod stock Miramichi, New Brunswick budget by cutting spending. said there are less costly ways to Finance $87,288 Pre-budget consultations Kelowna, British Columbia; Edmonton, “This strategy was workable in for the 2017 budget Alberta; Regina, Saskatchewan and to consult that don’t require a boost in Winnipeg, Manitoba a legislative and political climate funding for committee travel. One Finance $43,207.80 Pre-budget consultations for Quebec, Quebec and to Toronto, Ontario that did not include extensive and way is through digital means like the 2017 budget in-depth public consultations [and/ video conferencing and open por- Finance $51,650.40 Pre-budget consultations Fredericton, New Brunswick; or] research-based travel by the tals on websites where the public for the 2017 budget Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island and to Halifax, Nova Scotia various standing committees of can submit information. Foreign Affairs and International $131,487.08 Women, peace and security Guatemala City and Cobán, Guatemala; the House of Commons but, in a That’s the method the Status Development and the government’s Bogotá and Villavicencio, Colombia political environment in which of Women Committee is using, countries of focus for bilateral committees serve an informed and which Ms. Gladu chairs, as it development assistance Indigenous and Northern Affairs $168,290 Suicide among indigenous Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Nelson House meaningful purpose, resources are starts to consult on a strategy re- peoples and communities and Thompson, Manitoba; Sioux Lookout necessary,” she said. “It was in this lated to fi ghting violence against and Thunder Bay, Ontario; Iqaluit, context that the Liaison Commit- women and girls. Members of the Nunavut; Kuujjuaq, Québec; Inuvik and tee made the request for additional public can submit briefs on the Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; Prince George and Vancouver, British Columbia; resources for the 26 Standing and committee website about person- Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland Standing Joint Committees of the al stories of the violence they’ve and Labrador; Sept-Îles (Uashat), Québec House of Commons.” faced. They can also make recom- and to Eskasoni, Nova Scotia She said with the eagerness of mendations to the government Environment and Sustainable $84,507.60 Federally protected areas Vancouver, Masset, Queen Charlotte, many committees to get to work on Development and conservation goals Sandspit, Victoria and Sidney, British on how to prevent and address Columbia and to Calgary, Banff, Lake consultation, there has been a “bot- the problem of violence against Louise, Jasper and Edmonton, Alberta tleneck of requests to the Liaison women and children. International Trade $101,843.50 Trans-Pacifi c Partnership Saint John, New Brunswick; Committee.” The tighter budget left She suggested that instead of the Agreement (TPP) public Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; St. from the Conservative years meant many committee members going to consultation John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador; and Halifax, Nova Scotia they had to address their cash fl ow. the people, the people come to them. Public Accounts $29,339.60 Conference of the Canadian Yellowknife, Northwest Territories With the October 2015 federal “One person can come to you. Council of Public Accounts election sweeping the Tory guard It’s as extensive as 10 people and Committees and Canadian out of power, the Liberal gov- their translators going some- Council of Legislative Auditors conference ernment, and by extension the where else,” she said. Liberal-dominated House com- Ms. Gladu said she thinks the mittees, were ready to get their government needs to be more boots on the ground. fi scally responsible, and that HOUSE COMMITTEES The Liberal government has adding more money to consult is announced or is planning dozens of not necessary, beyond the original RECENTLY TABLED COMMITTEE REPORTS consultations with Canadians on ev- allocation of funds. erything from foreign aid to defence Mr. Bagnell said the call for extra policy and open government plans. money is not surprising because the Standing House/Senate Committee Date Report Senate Committee on Human Rights June 20 Democratic Republic of Korea – The Forgotten Many: Human Committees are planning to Trudeau government wants to con- Rights and North Korean Defectors talk to Canadians too on their sult with Canadians before making Senate Committee on Aboriginal People June 22 Border Crossing Issues and the Jay Treaty home turf. On the last day of the decisions, and committee travel is Foreign Affairs and International Development June 17 Sentenced to a Slow Demise: The Plight of Myanmar’s House of Commons spring sitting, often the only time MPs get to gauge Rohingya Minority June 17, Chief Government Whip Status of Women June 15 Implementing Gender-Based Analysis Plus in the the pulse of what Canadians think of Government of Canada Andrew Leslie (Orléans, Ont.) got major issues that their committees Procedure and House Affairs June 15 Interim Report on Moving Toward a Modern, Effi cient, House approval for eight commit- are working on. Inclusive, and Family-Friendly Parliament tees to travel this year. This move to get the MPs in Environment and Sustainable Development June 17 Federal Sustainability for Future Generations: A Report A Liaison Committee subcom- communities comes after the NDP Following an Assessment of the Federal Sustainable Development Act mittee on budgets gave the go- blocked committee travel in 2014 Public Accounts June 16 Public Accounts of Canada 2015 ahead to the Environment Commit- because of the previous Conserva- Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics June 16 Review of the Access to Information Act” tee to head to British Columbia and tive government’s implementation Transport, Infrastructure and Communities June 16 An Update on Rail Safety Alberta in September to do work of the Fair Elections Act. iPolitics Offi cial Languages June 15 Study of the Translation Bureau Human Resources, Skills and Social Development June 15 Exploring the Impact of Recent Changes to Employment and on its study of federal protected reported the NDP was upset that the Status of Persons with Disabilities Insurance and Ways to Improve Access to the Program areas conservation goals. This trip there were no public hearings on International Trade June 15 Softwood Lumber Agreement between Canada and the was allocated $84,507.60. the legislation. Since unanimous United States 4 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 NORTH AMERICAN LEADERS’ SUMMIT

OPINION RIGHTS LEADERSHIP Three Amigos need a human rights vision

American Free Trade Agreement. First, Canada, the United Indigenous peoples remain agenda. That is welcome news. Human rights Security-related matters, par- States, and Mexico are among among the most marginalized Going one step further, leaders should ‘drive’ ticularly with respect to border the most infl uential countries in groups within all three of our should agree that all of their ac- control and cross-border traffi c, a hemisphere facing numerous countries. A joint North American tions to address climate change North American have also fi gured prominently, human rights problems. But the pledge to uphold the UN Declara- will comply with international agenda, write through the Security and Prosper- key body for protecting rights in tion on the Rights of Indigenous human right norms, particularly ity Partnership. the Americas, the Inter-American Peoples and implement the es- with respect to the most margin- continental Amnesty But a partnership built around Commission on Human Rights, sential principle of free, prior, and alized sectors of society. International leaders. trade, investment, and security, faces a massive funding crisis. informed consent would go far. Finally, there is a disturbing without corresponding attention to Upholding human rights in North Also of deep concern through- worldwide trend of violence, re- human rights, has left a lop-sided America requires strong human out North America is the preva- strictions, and repression of human North American relationship. rights protection throughout lence of violence and discrimina- rights defenders. Those concerns There are so many human the Americas. Our three leaders tion against women and girls, have played out in North America, rights concerns that cross North should make concrete fi nancial including indigenous women. UN most acutely in Mexico. Leaders American borders. A major con- commitments to sustain the com- standards call on nations to adopt would send a strong message if tinental migration and refugee mission’s vital work. national action plans to end vio- the summit’s declaration empha- MARGARET HUANG, crisis has left thousands dead or Next, the harrowing dan- lence against women. Our leaders sized that a strong North America missing. Human rights shortcom- gers and exploitation faced by should commit to have such plans requires human rights defenders to ALEX NEVE, PERSEO QUIROZ, ings permeate our industries, par- refugees and migrants crossing in place by the time of their next play their important role. AND BÉATRICE VAUGRANTE ticularly in the extractive sector. North American borders needs summit. After 10 years of summits, the National and public security strat- real attention. One concrete fi rst Sixth, human rights are con- imperative is clear. Human rights rime Minister Justin Trudeau egies imperil the rights of many. step would be for each of our sistently ignored, undermined, must not only be on the North Pis set to host his American and Women and girls face staggering countries to announce an end to and violated through public and American agenda, it should in Mexican counterparts, President levels of violence. The rights of the practice of locking children national security laws, policies, fact drive that agenda. Barack Obama and President indigenous peoples are routinely up in immigration attention. That and operations. That includes a Margaret Huang is executive Enrique Peña Nieto, at the “Three ignored and violated in all three should not even be up for debate. nod and a wink to torture, a will- director of Amnesty International Amigos” North American Leaders’ of our countries. A third pressing concern is the ing rush to use lethal force, and U.S.A. Alex Neve is secretary Summit. It is the 10th such sum- And during a decade of sum- need to bring human rights into security practices that tolerate general of Amnesty International mit since then-leaders George W. mits, the human rights situation the heart of the North Ameri- and fuel discrimination. North Canada (English). Perseo Quiroz Bush, Vicente Fox and Paul Martin in Mexico has spiralled steadily can trade agenda. Both NAFTA America’s Security and Prosper- is executive director of Amnesty fi rst gathered in Texas in 2005. downwards. and the Trans-Pacifi c Partner- ity Partnership must be grounded International Mexico. Béatrice Past summits have been domi- All this, yet leaders have yet ship, which all three countries in full compliance with interna- Vaugrante is director general of nated by trade, given that the to put human rights at the heart are considering ratifying, need tional human rights obligations. Amnesty International Canada initial linkage among our three of their vision for North America. meaningful human rights impact At the summit we know that (Francophone). nations came through the North That can and must change. assessments. climate change is high on the The Hill Times

OPINION BUTTERFLIES Canada’s chance to lead at the Three Amigos on protecting monarch butterfl ies

framework initiated in 1995 with mining within the Monarch But- or whether the project warrants a better alternative. A successful Canada must fl ag the formation of the Canada-Mex- terfl y Biosphere. cancellation. Canada should al- conservation plan must develop concerns with ico-United States Trilateral Com- Canada cannot force Mexican ways offer tangible support rather the local economy in Angangueo mittee for Wildlife and Ecosystem President Enrique Peña Nieto than a lecture. near the mine site. The lack of Mexican mine project. Conservation and Management. to reject the request to restart the If the analysis decides against jobs is driving the local com- Task force membership should mine; but we should fl ag our con- development, then a public and munity support for the mine and build on the existing trilateral cern about this pending applica- private partnership might, as illegal forestry. committee but be augmented with tion during the summit. required under Mexican law, To replace the loss of mining new business and civil society As a mining nation, we cannot compensate Grupo Mexico for the jobs, the task force could create a members from all three countries. be hypocritical; we must recognize mineral rights and transfer them second public-private partnership The U.S. and Canadian gov- the importance of mining to our to the biospheres and a consor- to expand the jobs from ecotour- JOHN GRUETZNER ernments and ideally the Mexican respective economies. Canada and tium of environmental groups. ism around the reserve. government must adequately the United States, however, have Low metal prices offer a The third part of the solution fund this task force. These funds, both restricted resource develop- window for this compensation to would be to expand on a commer- if co-ordinated properly, already ment in pristine areas. The leading be reasonable. These same com- cial scale the planting of milkweed he extraordinary fl ight of the exist in the budgets for develop- environmental concern is the loss modity prices have also created a on the Monarch Highway that Tmonarch butterfl y across three ment assistance, national park of groundwater from mining that build-up of comparable mineral the Obama administration in the borders deserves our awe and funding, and charitable dona- might kill the tree canopy critical exploration projects in Mexico United States is creating along care. We must respect the beauty tions and corporate sponsorship. to the monarch’s winter torpor. that require construction capital. route I-35. This highway parallels of this pilgrimage and acknowl- The United States must set an While this task forces is work- Grupo Mexico could easily select the main migration path of the edge the value of the monarch as example as part of this discussion ing, the Mexican government a different mine site that carries monarch. Growing milkweed com- a crop pollinator. Still, its greatest by expanding its own monarch must agree to a three-year mora- less environmental risk. mercially for its fi bre would not value is as a symbol to Canadians, reserves in California. torium on the mine’s construc- As a stipulation to receive only increase the food supply on Americans and Mexicans of our The forest canopy in the mon- tion. This will provide the time for compensation, Grupo Mexico, migration paths of the monarch but common natural heritage. arch’s reserves is slowly dying the task force to complete a full as it is also a large rail operator, also serve as raw material for the The Three Amigos summit due to the impact of global climate trilateral environmental assess- should agree to use some of the winter clothing factories. provides Canada the opportu- change. Unauthorized logging in ment to improve the mine plan or funds to plant milkweed along its Canada and the United States nity to develop and implement a Mexico and urban sprawl in Cali- to make a fact-based decision to extensive rail network. Financial must modify agricultural practices comprehensive plan to save the fornia are reducing the land area deny a mining permit. resources should also be com- and work with the variety of civil so- monarch butterfl y. A task force of its winter habitat. The milkweed Canada is a global leader in mitted to co-fund with a number ciety actors to restore the availability must be formed and then funded that the monarch needs to sur- the provision of environmental of NGOs active in the area the of milkweed for nourishment of the to ensure this annual migration vive is disappearing across North and social impact assessment for footprint of private conservation butterfl ies as they replenish. of butterfl ies from Mexico to America due to herbicides. mines. The fi rst step of the task lands for monarchs around the John Gruetzner is the founder Canada continues. These slow causes of death force’s work should be to assess government reserves. of Intercedent Limited, a business This task force must aug- may pale in impact if Grupo whether the negative side effects None of us should be against advisory fi rm focused on Asia. ment the work done under the Mexico is authorized to revive from mining might be contained something unless we can provide The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 5 NORTH AMERICAN LEADERS’ SUMMIT

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U.S. President matter of grave national impor- Barack Obama, tance and we have to get every- pictured in March Could cost $360,000 body back,” he said. with Prime Minister Still, Mr. Wudrick acknowl- Justin Trudeau in edged that Mr. Obama is arguably Washington, D.C., to bring MPs the most important foreign dig- is in town this week nitary that could come to speak, for the Three Amigos but he added that MPs could have meeting. On the kept sitting until his arrival to afternoon of June back for Obama’s offset the cost. 29, Mr. Obama “We know there is a cost of do- will address a joint ing business. When you’re hosting session of Parliament. foreign dignitaries, there are costs speech: Taxpayers White House photograph associated with that. We expect by Lawrence Jackson that, in turn, when our leaders visit other countries, as long as Federation those costs are reasonable...I but the majority are. Those costs are averaged over think it rubs Canadians the The end travel costs might end all days, including weekends, wrong way when they’re told up lower than what the CTF cal- holidays, and sitting breaks. It’s BY RACHEL AIELLO After both the House of Com- there’s no money for the things culated if a signifi cant number of unclear how much more it costs mons and Senate rose early, most they want...and yet they seem to MPs are no-shows and many get to run the Parliament buildings he travels costs to bring MPs Parliamentarians left town for be able to fi nd money for things to Ottawa without fl ying, or by on days when MPs are there Tback to Ottawa for United their corners of the country but like this,” Mr. Wudrick said. taking cheap fl ights. Yet the CTF’s versus when they are not, so it’s States President Barack Obama’s are being pulled back into the According to the Members’ projections do not take into con- unclear the total cost to taxpayers historic address to a joint session bubble on Wednesday for Mr. Expenditures Report for 2015– sideration all the costs associated for Parliament to host Mr. Obama of Parliament on Wednesday Obama’s speech. He is set to ar- 2016 released last week outlining with having Parliament open for after the House has risen. could be as much as $360,000, ac- rive on the Hill at 4:15 p.m. and is MPs’ travel costs as part of their one day so Mr. Obama can make His appearance coincides with cording to the Canadian Taxpay- expected to speak at 5:15 p.m. in parliamentary functions between his address. the North American Leaders’ ers Federation. the House of Commons. April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016, According to the Public Ac- Summit happening in Canada According to the CTF’s calcu- “It seems that this decision the cost of travelling for MPs and counts for 2015, the total funds for the fi rst time since August lations, based on the travel ex- was made without regard to the their designated travellers, plus used for the year ending March 2007, which has also been known penses from April 1, 2015 to Sept. cost, and that to us is the bigger per diems and accommodation 31, 2015 of the Senate, House of also as the Three Amigos summit. 30, 2015, the average round trip issue,” CTF federal director Aaron expenses was almost $11-million. Commons, and Library of Parlia- Mr. Obama, along with Mexican fl ight for MPs was $1,073.40. Wudrick told The Hill Times. During that stretch of time, ment combined was $549.1-mil- President Enrique Peña Nieto, will Multiplying that by 338, the total “What makes this situation so MPs sat a total of 77 days, and lion, which divided by 365 days, join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau number of MPs, brings the total cost unusual is that it is very uncom- there were around 22 weekends brings the average daily estimat- (Papineau, Que.) for talks on a range (assuming all MPs fl y, which not all mon to call everybody back for a or break weeks when MPs would ed cost to run Parliament to about of continental issues at the National do) to about $362,810. There is now single event, especially when it’s be most likely to be travelling. $1.5-million. This total includes Gallery, just east of Parliament Hill. one vacant seat in the House, bring- a ceremonial event. It’s not as if Not all MPs are expected to MPs’ travel as part of the House [email protected] ing the total to $361,736. there’s an emergency debate on a return for Mr. Obama’s speech, expenses. The Hill Times

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Trudeau to address what they described as a human rights crisis with Mr. Peña Nieto. At Tuesday’s Visa-lifting sets ‘bad precedent’ announcement, Mr. Trudeau ap- peared to suggest he did. He said he spoke with Mr. Peña shown that they’ve done that.” Bulgaria and Romania. refugee status.’ Are the Liberals Nieto about “the need to engage in Continued from page 1 David Manicom, an immigra- “The issue of Mexico is impor- making serious policy decisions on constructive dialogue and ensure tion department offi cial, told the tant to the [extent] this country the basis of pinky promises? ...A a strengthening of the rule of law” Ms. Rempel isn’t the only one who House Immigration Committee in complies to the formal require- country that takes its sovereignty and added that “it is important that thinks Canada’s decision to lift visa May that a formal visa review, “as ments for visa free travel to seriously does not outsource or ne- we move forward towards greater restrictions for Mexico could have it is normally done,” has not been Canada,” wrote Mr. Milkov, saying gotiate away these responsibilities,” respect and defence of human rights, implications elsewhere. done for Mexico. that was up to Citizenship and she said in a statement last week. and that’s – that’s part of the things “I think that we cannot have a “Mexico’s visa refusal rate is still Immigration Canada to decide. Currently, citizens from Mexico that friends work together on well.” double standard,” EU Ambassador somewhat above the rate of our ob- “We hope there are not different and another 148 countries must Mr. Peña Nieto and Mr. Marie-Anne Coninsx, told Embassy jective criteria. The visa violation rate standards for the countries under get a visa before they’re allowed Trudeau announced that limits on in January. Ms. Coninsx was unavail- is also somewhat above the normal assessment because we believe into Canada, including Brazil, Canadian beef exports to Mexico able for further comment at the time rate. In many other regards, with that Canada is a reliable partner China, India, and Russia. Several would be completely lifted. The of Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Peña Nieto’s regard to socio-economic indicators, in our efforts to solve this irritant countries have complained about pair also signed a memorandum announcement. At the time, she was Mexico is meeting, or close to meet- in the relations with the EU, and Canada’s onerous process and of understanding that will “ex- referring to the campaign promise ing, the indicators,” Mr. Manicom with Bulgaria and Romania on a pressed Canada to lift visas on pand cooperation on indigenous that Mr. Trudeau had made to lift the told the committee, in response to a bilateral basis,” he said. their citizens. issues,” said Mr. Trudeau. visa requirement on Mexico. question from Ms. Rempel. Mr. Trudeau promised in his Human rights groups are Business and tourism groups have If the Mexicans met all the Mr. Trudeau, with Mr. Peña election platform last fall to lift the also protesting the government’s for years been pressuring the Liber- Canadian conditions for visa-free Nieto by his side, said Tuesday, visa on all Mexicans “immediately.” decision to tie the visa decision to als and Conservatives before them to travel, she said, there’s no problem. “We’ve seen around the world But public servants in the federal refugee numbers. lift the Mexican visas. They say the “But in case, for example that in many examples of protectionism, immigration department have said Amnesty International brought visas hurt business ties and the fl ow the case of Mexico that it will be a of concern, of stepping away from in the days leading up to Mexican four women to Parliament Hill last of Mexican tourists to Canada. political decision to lift the visa, and trade agreements and engage- President Enrique Peña Nieto’s state week to tell their stories and experi- Ms. Rempel said that the pos- it will be not a political decision for ments like we’re showcasing to- visit to Canada that Mexico does not ences of torture, disappeared family sibility of fi rst lifting the visa only Romania, I think this will be diffi cult day,” after a question posed about meet all the visa-lifting criteria. members, and the corruption of to reimpose it shortly after would for us,” Ms. Coninsx said. the ongoing American election. Ms. Rempel, who has raised her Mexican government offi cials and be bad news for the investors and “What are you going to tell the “We as Canadians want to be concerns on several occasions in police they had witnessed. lobby groups who will benefi t from Romanians and the Bulgarians and positive partners and collaborate the House as well as in committee Amnesty International secretary the lifting of a visa requirement on other countries that are listening to and help address some of the very meetings discussing the matter, said general Alex Neve said the govern- Mexico. The barrier would be lifted, this?” said Ms. Rempel. “I think the real issues facing our friends and “you could see the discomfort with ment’s reported plan to reinstate the the investments would fl ow, tourism problem is the Liberals have now neighbours around the world and department offi cials at committee” visa if the number of asylum seekers would thrive, and then it would all sort of painted themselves into a particularly Mexico in this case.” as they defended the fact that the grew too high was deeply concern- come to a halt once again if it turns corner [with this] political decision.” Bulgarian Ambassador Nikolay standard formal review of Mexico ing. The Globe and Mail reported last out the visa must be reinstated. She said her party’s position is Milkov wrote in an email to The to determine whether or not it meets week that the Liberal government is “It shows instability and short- that it is “laudable” for the govern- Hill Times that Canada “indeed Canada’s criteria for visa-free travel, prepared to partially reimpose the sightedness,” said Ms. Rempel, ment to want to increase mobility made a political commitment to lift was not done. visa requirement if the number of adding that her own prediction is with signifi cant trading partners the visa regime for citizens of Mex- “Reports state that Canada will Mexican asylum seekers surpasses that the visa will have to be rein- like Mexico, “but there’s a lot of ico,” and that through this political only lift the visa if Mexico ‘offers 3,500 within any 12-month period. stated after only a short while. issues the Mexican government decision, Mr. Trudeau separated assurances there won’t be a fl ood He and the four Mexican activ- [email protected] has to deal with. And they haven’t Mexico from the issue of visas for of people from Mexico claiming ists accompanying him urged Mr. @chels_nash 6 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 NEWS TOP BRASS MOVES Military shakes up senior ranks, adds UN post tation in multilateral agencies like of, manages the full-spectrum of eral, saying that as a former Air Brigadier-General Stephane La- Number of top the UN, making mediation and Canadian Armed Forces opera- Force offi cer he’s proud to see faut, and Brigadier-General offi cers increased assuring compliance far more dif- tions in Canada, North America, someone from that branch of the Anthony Stack. fi cult, according to Mr. MacKenzie. and around the world. military ascend through the ranks. Prior to the announcements ‘modestly’ this year: As a result, he said peacekeep- Tom Lawson, a former chief of “She has been an exceptional in June, the latest batch of sig- department. ing forces must have the capabil- defence staff, described the staffi ng leader in the most challenging of nifi cant staffi ng changes were ity to violently restrain either side changes as expected considering positions, recently commanding unveiled in January. The most in a confl ict if they hope to be the career trajectories of those Base Borden, and then excelling in high-profi le move was seen to be Continued from page 1 successful, an important consider- being promoted through the mili- key positions alongside the vice- the Navy’s commanding offi cer, ation for the Liberal government. tary’s clearly delineated ranks. chief of defence, the national secu- vice-admiral Mark Norman, ap- Elinor Sloan, a Canadian de- “Tread carefully if we’re going “The careers of senior offi cers rity advisor and the chief of defence pointed vice-chief of the defence fence policy analyst and Carleton to step back into peacekeeping, are carefully managed with the over the last three years,” he said staff, and rear-admiral Ron Lloyd University professor, described which we did not abandon,” he view of providing an array of Ms. Harris will continue in her being selected to replace him. the military appointment as a said in a phone interview. challenges to allow each individ- position as chief of staff to Chief Mr. Norman was offi cially clear indicator of the Liberals’ “Peacekeeping abandoned us.” ual the opportunity to prove their of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan relieved of his post as commander pivot towards the UN. The defence ministry didn’t leadership capabilities under all Vance. during a Navy ceremony last “I would say that assigning a respond by deadline to further conditions,” he told the Hill Times. The moves announced by Thursday. general/fl ag offi cer is a concrete in- questions about who had taken “From experience, I can attest the military were prompted by In other moves, rear-admiral dication of the government’s inten- the new UN post or what the role to the fact that all general and several retirements. For example, Scott Bishop offi cially assumed the tion to fulfi ll its campaign pledge to entails specifi cally. fl ag offi cers, and high-performing Mr. Auchterlonie was promoted role of commander of the Canadian renew Canada’s commitment to UN The revelation of the UN post colonels and naval captains, are because of the retirement of Rear- Forces Intelligence Command and peace support operations, some- comes as the military announces formally discussed at the highest Admiral Peter Ellis, prompting chief of defence intelligence on thing the department is activity its latest round of staffi ng changes, levels throughout the year. With the promotion of Brian Santarpia Friday during a ceremony at Cartier looking at right now at the highest following a swath of appointments, that, promotions to general offi cer to his former post of director Square Drill Hall. levels,” she told the Hill Times. promotions, and retirements un- rank, or within the general offi cer general plans, with the strategic The Defence Department also The Liberals are currently lead- veiled earlier in the year. cadre, will rarely come as a sur- joint staff. announced on Thursday changes ing consultations as part of a broad Commodore Bob Auchterlonie’s prise to anyone who is observing Other notable moves include in command for three military review of Canada’s defence policy. promotion to rear-admiral and momentum and career fl ow.” the appointment of Colonel Scott divisions. Retired major-general Lewis deputy commander of the Cana- Mr. Lawson said he recog- Clancy to the rank of brigadier- Brigadier-General Hercule Gos- MacKenzie, however, warned dian Joint Operations Command nized the majority of individuals general and director general of selin assumed command on June the governing Liberals of re-com- in Ottawa headlines the about involved in the general and fl ag air readiness, and Colonel Wer- 23 of the 2nd Canadian Division mitting to peacekeeping missions, two-dozen staffi ng moves publicly offi cer changes, both those retir- ner Liedtke’s promotion to the in Montreal, while Brigadier Gen- saying these sorts of entanglements announced earlier this month. ing and being promoted, as hav- rank of brigadier-general, though eral Stephen Cadden will take are vastly different from how they Mr. Auchterlonie has served ing been “discussed regularly over he will remain in his position over commanding the 4th Cana- were fi rst envisioned. three tours in the National De- recent years.” as chief of staff to the assistant dian Division in Toronto on July Originally, peacekeeping forces fence headquarters in Ottawa, However, each year there are a deputy minister of fi nance. 4 and Brigadier General Simon stood between two clearly identifi - spending time as a naval staff of- “few extremely high performing Ms. McIntyre-Grills described Hetherington will assume com- able armies from distinct coun- fi cer, as a director within the vice- offi cers” who choose to retire for these staffi ng adjustments as mand of the 3rd Canadian Division tries, whereas now they are mostly chief of defence staff’s chief of personal reasons or to follow op- routine, with changes announced in Edmonton on July 11. Major- watching over violent factional program and as a director general portunities outside of the military, approximately three times a year. General Christian Drouin on June disputes within nations, he said. within the strategic joint staff. he said. Those retiring included: Rear- 21 assumed command of the 1st The warring sides now mostly The Joint Operations Com- Mr. Lawson singled out for Admiral Elizabeth Stuart, Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg. boast a de-centralized power mand, which Mr. Auchterlonie praise the promotion of Tammy Brigadier-General Philip Garbutt, [email protected] structure with no formal represen- will serve as deputy commander Harris to the rank of major gen- Brigadier-General Todd Balfe, The Hill Times

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fi nds this rhetoric more distressing Civil society than frightening, but it takes a toll. groups are Experts say “I’d be lying if it just rolls off pointing to my back you look at some stuff the use of and think how could someone a cut-out of write something like that? I am a Alberta Premier harassment of human being,” she said. Rachel Notley Mr. McGowan said he was (pictured) concerned with what he sees as during a the growth of toxic rhetoric. recent golf female politicians “We face the prospect of violent tournament as speech crossing the line into vio- an example of lent acts. We’re afraid we are on a the harassment slippery slope right now,” he said. female is unacceptable Ms. Peckford said she’s not politicians face surprised women in politics face on a regular hostility. basis. The Hill federation. “Notley is the fi rst female pre- Times photograph Continued from page 1 Although he is not calling on mier of the province, and unfortu- by Jake Wright anyone involved in the incident at nately, some are still getting their “It wouldn’t have been funny the golf course to be prosecuted, heads around that...There’s resis- to throw balls at Ralph Goodale’s he said it was a catalyst for the tance to seeing women prominently women in politics, but is some- He would also like the RCMP face. I don’t think so. I don’t think discussion. featured in power and doing well. I thing women have had to contend and the police to take a harder it would have worked culturally. It “This is just the latest example think it’s partially what is informing with, especially with the rise of line with people who cross that wouldn’t have made sense. I think in the long stream of examples of that response,” she said. social media and the easier ability line from legitimate discussion there was something about using the concern we have about grow- Sheila Malcolmson (Nanai- to share negative views. to threats and intimidation, as to a woman’s face,” she said. ing incivility,” he said. mo—Ladysmith, B.C.), the NDP “These negative attacks in- avoid violent language turning Ms. Notley told reporters in He recognizes that this is not status of women critic, said politi- tended to intimidate and silence into actual acts of violence. the legislature that the events at just in Alberta: Ontario Premier cal harassment towards women and to diminish the voices women This crackdown on violent this golf tournament didn’t rep- Kathleen Wynne has been subject to worries her because it keeps are bringing to the table and their language needs to be done to ensure resent the majority of Albertans, ridicule on social media and so has some from standing for offi ce. infl uence that is what the point is there aren’t more incidences of what according to media reports. Minister of Environment Catherine “To me, it’s the biggest risk, and a lot of this,” she said. happened to English Labour MP Jo She added that political debate McKenna (Ottawa Centre, Ont.). we see it having an impact on our Ms. May said incidents speak Cox, who was shot and stabbed to is necessary, but it should be On May 14, Ms. McKenna tweeted representation already,” she said. to a broader problem in society: death on June 16 following a constit- thoughtful and logical and “it’s “DYK: The threat of #climatechange Even though the last federal elec- Canadian culture permits sexism uency meeting, said Mr. McGowan. more important to put the facts in is not gender neutral? Women are tion sent a record number of new and misogyny despite strong sup- Ms. Malcolmson said allies of front of the anger.” more vulnerable to the effects of MPs to Ottawa, women only made port for women in politics. women serving in politics should This incident sparked the Al- climate change than men.” up 26 per cent of those elected. In trying to stem this, Mr. stand up for them when they are berta Federation of Labour (ALF) to The Ottawa Citizen reported She said political harassment is McGowan is calling for legal and subject to harrassment. make a request to the RCMP to ag- that Ms.Mckenna faced a barrage of often a reason women choose not to social sanctions. Intimidating and the limit- gressively investigate and potential- insults, often sexual in response. run, even when they are identifi ed He wants political and com- ing of any elected representative ly prosecute people who cross over Green Party Leader Elizabeth as good leaders by their community. munity leaders to start drawing voice means their constituents the line between legitimate political May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, B.C.) The issue of harassment, Ms. lines to ensure that members and and the country are not benefi ting discussion and outright hate speech, said on a daily basis she faces a bar- Peckford stressed, isn’t neces- supporters know what behaviour from their voice, she said. said Gil McGowan, president of the rage of vile comments online. She sarily the defi ning experience of is acceptable. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 7 NEWS BREXIT

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, says Canada’s pending free trade agreement with the European Union will go ahead despite the United Kingdom’s vote last week to leave the EU. Yet Conservative MP and former agriculture minister Gerry Ritz, centre, says adjustments to the framework of the deal are ‘inevitable,’ with the United Kingdom and the 27 other EU countries having to re-allot quotas for a range of products should the country choose to leave the trade bloc. Meanwhile, Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, right, says Quebec sovereigntists are overplaying the result of the EU referendum vote. Photos courtesy of the World Economic Forum, Jake Wright and the Hill Times

these things and the leadership in European Union exports to “That will continue, irrespec- the Quebec separatist movement Canada totalled $53 billion in tive of this vote,” Mr. Baylis said. Canadian political has always downplayed those.” 2015, giving Canada a $13.5-bil- “As you just point out, it’s one of “We’ve just seen very clearly, lion trade defi cit. our core trading partners and it is the beginnings of these implica- While only the total Canadian our hope, and we will be working tions,” Mr. Baylis said. export value was a fraction of the so that it continues to be a very stablility, trade, Another Montreal MP, Liberal $397 billion in Canadian exports important trading partner.” Alexandra Mendès (Brossard- of goods to the U.S., the United Conservative MP Gerry Ritz Saint Lambert, Que.), says the Kingdom referendum sparked (Battlefords-Lloydminster, Sask.), Bloc Québécois overplayed the concern that continued this week a former agriculture minister in not threatened by signifi cance of the slim margin. over the stability of the CETA Mr. Harper’s past governments “They didn’t say the same trade treaty. who has been at the centre of both thing when the Scottish vote Ms. Freeland told CBC’s the CETA negotiations as well as came out,” said Ms. Mendès, refer- Rosemary Barton she spent the Canada’s Trans-Pacifi c Partner- Brexit, MPs say ring to the no side decisively win- days immediately following the ship trade deal with the U.S., ning Scotland’s 2014 referendum referendum vote speaking with Mexico, Japan, and other nations, on independence. EU trade ministers. says adjustments to the CETA “They said nothing, they said boo,” “I spent the weekend and Fri- framework will be inevitable, par- Questions, however, But MPs from the province Ms. Mendès said in an interview. day, a lot of time, on the phone,” ticularly as the United Kingdom point to a record of jurisprudence With the attention over the said Ms. Freeland. and the 27 other EU countries persist about impact in Canada, including a Supreme past days focused primarily on “CETA is more than alive, it is begin to re-allot quotas for a range of vote on EU- Court of Canada judgment in the size of the entire European absolutely moving forward. My of products should the withdrawal response to request for ground Union economy, the prominence European counterparts obviously from the EU go ahead. Canada trade deal. rules from the federal government, the United Kingdom plays in were very surprised, very con- Mr. Ritz says the devil is in to argue there is no comparison to Canada’s trade with Europe was cerned about the British vote. But the details, pointing out as one the vote that took place on what is overlooked by many observers, if anything, it has strengthened example the 17,000 tonnes of Continued from page 1 primarily a pact among European Mr. Baylis noted. their resolve about going forward European cheese that will eventu- nations on free trade in goods, In 2015, Canadian exports of with CETA, and I think what ally be sold to Canadian markets And, as the United Kingdom’s services, and labour. goods to the United Kingdom to- we’re going to see in Europe not tariff-free. departure from European Union For another thing, Montreal talled $16.6 billion, says Statistics is a real commitment to CETA.” “The tonnage would stay the slowly takes place over the next MP Frank Baylis (Pierrefonds- Canada, compared to the total As trade balances now stand same, it’s a question of divvying two to three years or longer, the Dollard, Que.) told The Hill Times, value of Canada’s exports to all between the United Kingdom and it up, that’s market-driven,” said United Kingdom’s place as Cana- the market turmoil the referen- EU nations - $39.45 billion. Canada, and between the entire Mr. Ritz. da’s largest single export market dum sparked even outside of The fact the U.K. accounts European Union and Canada, “That’s the fl y in the ointment, among all current 28 EU member Europe demonstrated the severe for 42 per cent of all Canadian Canada benefi ts more in trade how do they divvy it up? Does nations, worth $16.6 billion of Ca- consequences of a vote that might exports to the EU plays into with the U.K., with U.K. exports Great Britain take 20 per cent, nadian exports of goods in 2015, set Quebec on a path to indepen- the importance of the Compre- to Canada totalling only $8.6 bil- 30 per cent, 40 per cent? How do an eventual separate trade deal dence from the rest of Canada. hensive Economic and Trade lion, down slightly from 2010. they fi gure that out? It’s the same with Great Britain would continue “It’s a completely different Agreement between Canada and Germany over the past fi ve thing with our access back, beef, to benefi t Canada, MPs say. situation obviously,” Mr. Baylis Europe, with the two sides hav- years, in contrast, has increased pork, grains, how do they split On Canada’s domestic political said in an interview. “If anything, ing fi nalized legal wording last sales of goods to Canada signifi - that up? That’s where the rub is, scene, early jitters about a ripple ef- there’s a clear message in what we February. cantly while Canadian exports to how do we make sure we still fect that might boost the confi dence see…post-referendum, which [in Former prime minister Stephen Germany have diminished, to $3.8 have those tonnages with Britain of Quebec sovereignists after the the past] was ‘everything is fi ne, Harper (Calgary Heritage, Alta.) billion in 2015. German exports out at the end of the day?” slim margin of victory for the leave there’s no cost, there’s no implica- and his Conservative government of goods to Canada have grown “Having been involved in a lot side in the United Kingdom, may tion, everything can be good.’” and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to $14.9 billion in 2015 from $9.1 of the hand to hand fi ghting that also have been precipitous. “We’ve heard that enough (Papineau, Que.) and his new Lib- billion in 2010. goes on in a negotiation like that, The Bloc Québécois argued the times from Quebec separatists eral government have argued the “Obviously Canada has a very I can tell you nothing’s simple, result boosts sovereignist views and that same set of arguments, sweeping 1,598-page CETA accord longstanding, close, special rela- and for anybody to just be all that any majority result in a vote we’ve seen now, is not true,” said will expand exports to the host of tionship with the United King- fairy dust and pixie dust, it doesn’t on independence, however slim, Mr. Baylis. other European countries, while at dom,” said Mr. Baylis, who chairs work that way,” said Mr. Ritz. could legally justify Québec’s exit “There are serious economic, the same time improve the balance the Canada-United Kingdom [email protected] from Canada. political, social implications to of trade for Canada. 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EDITORIAL PROTECTIONISM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR North American trade On Israel and Iran

e: “Think twice before getting closer to studied indifference to the future of Is- consensus under threat RIran,” (The Hill Times, June 15, p. 12). “If rael,” writes Murray Dobbin. Canada ignores Iran’s belligerent behav- Since both essayists agree that I have he running narrative in the lead-up to ers, the self-described socialist who has raised iour and does nothing to stop the radical a duty to speak truth to power, my con- Tthis week’s North American Leaders’ strong concerns about the impact of free trade mullahs, we will be enabling and allowing clusion is that Iran’s trenchant criticism Summit has fi xated on the fate of the con- deals on the American working class. it to triumph,” writes Candice Malcolm. balances Canada’s blanket approval of tinental trade relationship, with the leading Since Ms. Clinton will need to win over Re: “Israel’s silent allies are its worst policies that have permitted the produc- candidates for the U.S. presidency stok- Sanders supporters to best Trump in the enemy,” (The Hill Times, June 15, p. 14). tion of nuclear weapons under the watch ing protectionist sentiment as they look to fall, it’s doubtful she’ll play down her criti- “But the political elites of the West had of the government of Israel. court an angry and restless electorate. cisms of the TPP. better soon come to grips with the far Andrew Romain The Republicans, the ideologically rigid Hand-wringing in Canada about pro- more dangerous anti-Semitism: their... Gatineau, Que. party of free markets and free trade, ap- tectionist sentiment stateside, though, is pear poised to nominate as their presiden- hardly a new phenomenon. tial candidate a trade-skeptic reality show Similar concerns were voiced during star who has successfully tapped into a the 2008 Democratic presidential prima- vein of nativist furor at illegal immigration ries over comments by Ms. Clinton and Readers respond and economic globalization. then-senator Barack Obama regarding Amid the frenzied talk of wall-building potential changes to NAFTA. The tension and Muslim bashing, it’s tough to forget that was supposedly so great, a senior Obama to Dion critique one of Donald Trump’s most frequent tar- adviser allegedly reached out to the gov- gets is the country’s trade policy. Mr. Trump erning Conservatives in Canada to warn often rants about China and Mexico stealing them that the anti-NAFTA talk was all e: “Stéphane Dion is cabinet’s weak- his article is far too harsh! Mr. Dion is good American manufacturing jobs. He has primary-season glad-handing. est link,” (The Hill Times, June 22, p. performing far better than it explains. also promised to punish domestic compa- But that seems ages ago, with President R “T 1). We had quite a response on Facebook I listened to him in person recently and I nies that outsource work overseas, while Obama now seen as an earnest free-trade to Tim Powers’ column. Here are a few was impressed. He knows the fi le well. declaring in his inimitable New York drawl backer who has helped to shepherd sup- excerpts from readers: “I’d give it time; it’s only been seven that the U.S. no longer wins at trade. port for the TPP and advanced a spate of months and we currently live in very And perhaps most disconcerting for trade pacts with mixed results. turbulent times.” Canada, he regularly denounces the North So why should this time be seen as any aybe he is the right man for the Jean Baron McKenzie American Free Trade Agreement as a different? Won’t Mr. Trump and Ms. Clinton, job...he is obviously not comfort- massive boondoggle that has gutted the or whoever emerges victorious in Novem- “M able defending [deals such as the one] American middle class. ber, eventually fall in line with the pro-trade s a post-nationalist framework with Saudi Arabia because there is no Hillary Clinton, the Democrats’ pre- consensus and tamper down the protectionist develops, and if we are going to be good case for them. We don’t need an- “A sumptive presidential nominee, has also talk upon entering the White House? a leader in this fi eld of thought, we need other slick politician.” espoused trade-skeptic views in the run-up They surely could and the worried talk to be represented on the world stage by Melvin Argue to the vote. of 2016 might fade from memory, but North someone who embodies it. Most notably, she ruled out support- American free trade proponents surely need “I mean, sure, Stéphane Dion is a ing the massive Trans-Pacifi c Partnership to be concerned. After all, in the sharply par- credible individual. However, some of the agreement, which Canada has signed but tisan political climate of the past two decades think he’s great and I have no trouble old wood has to be cut if new growth is to not ratifi ed, despite serving as the secre- in the United States, it could be argued that “Iunderstanding him, especially in take place as the Liberals and their sup- tary of state during its formation. support for free trade was a rare unifying is- French. Shall we shuffl e out everyone porters contend. Many observers credited Ms. Clinton’s sue among Democrats and Republicans. with poor French too? “Canadians need a person in Foreign turn against the agreement as a recognition of If that consensus is fraying, it’s a real “Many of us understood very well Affairs who is young, a citizen of the planet, the power of primary opponent Bernie Sand- possibility NAFTA could come undone. his position on the genocide of Yazidis: and who can articulate the subtleties of this that Canada should wait for the UN offi ce and not cloud them over in rhetoric. report we helped commission before “Dion has always been a communica- making irresponsible declarations. tion liability...for the Liberal party, fi rst Many of us were relieved by his posi- as leader of the opposition and now in tion.” foreign policy. He needs [to] go before Marc Keelan-Bishop our credibility does.” Robert Pental Boiler-plate attack on the messenger

e: “‘New anti-Semitism’ is very real,” (The Sanctions movement, had read the state- RHill Times, June 22, p. 8). Murray Dob- ment by Israeli Major General Yair Golan bin’s important op-ed, “Israel’s Silent Allies linking attitudes and actions in pre-war Are Its Worst Enemy,” earned the predictable Germany with trends in Israel today. wrath of Honest Reporting Canada’s execu- I ask if Fegelman even read Dobbin’s tive director, Mike Fegelman. op-ed. His response is the typical boiler- Dobbin asks if Israel’s allies are paying plate attack on the messenger who dares attention to Israel’s establishment elites, to criticize Israel. warning of a dark rise in fascism. He asks Scott Weinstein if New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Montreal, Que. who just issued an order against sup- (The author is affi liated with Independent porters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Jewish Voices)

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believe that Daesh’s escape plan Also fi ghting in Sirte against resulted in complete lawlessness has been foiled. Nowhere in that Daesh are militiamen from the throughout the entire country. We massively speculative theory did anyone city of Misrata who are affi liated What had been an under- factor in how Daesh’s fl eeing with an alliance known as Libya ground trickle of human traf- forces would be able to sail from Dawn. This ragtag collection of fi cking under Gaddafi ’s rule has Syria to Libya without the United ill-disciplined, heavily armed become a fl ood of humanity being screwed up in States-led alliance blowing them fi ghters has controlled virtually disgorged from Libyan ports, out of the water. But hey, it feels all of western Libya—the region intent on seeking a better life in good to know that Daesh has its known as Tripolitania—since the Western Europe. There are hor- bolt-hole shut. death of Gaddafi . rifi c tales of the abuse suffered Libya, now we Then there are of course the In the wake of the Gaddafi re- by those desperate migrants at questions of who exactly are gime, the Misrata militia went on the hands of exploitive Libyan these Libyan militias that are an orgy of revenge killings and militias. currently battling Daesh, and why conducted a wide-scale operation It is in the interest of the entire need to help fi x it are they so keen to control Sirte. to ethnically cleanse sub-Saharan world to end the anarchy and to One would assume that Libyans from the coastal region. restore law and order to what because we know Daesh to be Libya Dawn is also battling the was a prosperous, oil-exporting evil, then anyone battling it internationally recognized, albeit modern and secular sate. It was Canada should stream media coverage of Brit- must therefore be good. Well, it totally impotent, government only through NATO’s interven- ain’s startling Brexit referendum turns out that the primary force of Libya. Even with British and tion that Gaddafi was toppled, volunteer to take a results, Donald Trump’s inexpli- combating Daesh is a group that French special-forces advisers, and only through NATO’s failure cable Republican Party presiden- calls itself the Abu Salim Mar- the fl edgling Libyan National to ensure the rebel forces were leading role in the tial candidacy, and allegations of tyrs Brigade, which is closely Army, ostensibly loyal to the gov- disarmed that Libya was plunged necessary operation Russia itching to start World War linked to Ansar al-Sharia, the ernment, can sustain only a tenu- into complete chaos. Three, news is still coming out of Libyan affi liate of al-Qaeda. ous hold on the eastern Libyan It is therefore NATO’s re- to fi x what NATO war-torn Libya. Whoops! territory known as Cyrenaica. sponsibility to mount a second broke. The good-news spin on these These jokers became a promi- In order to fully grasp the intervention into Libya to restore developments is that the Libyan nent force after Libyan rebels anarchy that has descended upon a secure environment. Canada militias battling Daesh are gain- overthrew President Muammar Libya since 2011, one needs to assumed command of the fi rst ing the upper hand in the city of Gaddafi back in 2011. They are understand that there are an intervention, and we should Sirte. One report speculated that also the same group the U.S. ac- estimated 2,000 militias operating therefore be the fi rst to admit that Daesh (the militant group also cuses of being involved in killing throughout the country within we screwed up, massively, and to known as Islamic State, ISIL, and U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens their own self-declared fi efdoms. volunteer to take a leading role ISIS) had intended to use the port and three other Americans in the These militias range in size from in the necessary operation to fi x facilities in Sirte as a bolt-hole for SCOTT TAYLOR September 2012 attack against a few dozen fi ghters to, in the what NATO broke. its fi ghters should they be forced the American diplomatic mis- case of Daesh, an estimated 3,000 Scott Taylor is editor and out of Iraq and Syria. sion in Benghazi. Just like Daesh, jihadists. This is in a country with publisher of Esprit de Corps Now that the anti-Daesh Lib- these guys are considered to be a total population of only about magazine. TTAWA—Although it is yan militia controls the entrance an Islamic extremist terrorist six million. The lack of any cen- [email protected] Olargely eclipsed by main- to the harbour in Sirte, we are to organization. tral or even regional authority has The Hill Times

GLOBAL AFFAIRS SAUDI ARABIA & VENEZUELA

By the 1990s almost every A Venezuelan Saudi citizen had a decent home, anti- ample food, and access to educa- government Oil wealth tion and health care. Less than protest in half of Venezuela’s population did, February so in 1998 the radical ex-military 2014. offi cer Hugo Chavez was elected Protests advice: Don’t be president and began to carry out have heated what he called the “Bolivarian up again Revolution.” recently in It was really just what the Sau- the face a democracy if di Arabian regime had been doing of food for decades already, dressed up shortages. as “socialism.” Chavez’s regime Photo courtesy created fake jobs in the govern- of Nelson you can help it ment and the oil industry as a Dordelly- way of putting money into the Rosales hands of the poor, gave direct Half a world away, Saudi Ara- subsidies to those unable to work, Venezuela and Saudi bians don’t have to worry about and provided free health care and Arabia have the referendums, or indeed about education for all. national elections. But no Saudi Within 10 years Chavez’s biggest oil reserves Arabian citizen goes hungry, and “revolution” had given Venezuela’s billion of that reserve since mid- touched. What can we learn from in the world and the capital, Riyadh, has a lower former poor the same basic liv- 2014, but it can probably keep this remarkable contrast? murder rate than Toronto. And ing standard and social services popular living standards high un- Nothing of universal signifi - about the same nobody expects a revolution. that Saudi Arabia’s former poor til the price eventually recovers. cance, but we can certainly offer population. But one But why compare Venezuela already enjoyed. So far, so good— Venezuela had no cash re- some tentative advice to Third and Saudi Arabia? They don’t but then it started to fall apart. serve, and so the fall in the oil World countries that suddenly get country is rich and have anything in common, do Massive corruption sabotaged price meant instant, acute crisis. rich from oil. Don’t be a democ- they? Well, actually, they do. Venezuela’s oil production: it has Chavez died in 2013, and his racy if you can help it, because one is poor. Why? The two countries have the more oil than Saudi Arabia, but (legitimately elected) successor, the corruption will be massive biggest oil reserves in the world, it pumps only a quarter as much. Nicolas Maduro, has none of his and the political perspectives very and oil exports account for More and more of the country’s charisma. Even if he did, the lack short term. Have a royal family more than 80 per cent of export heavily subsidized food ended up of any cash cushion made a col- that plans to be in business for a revenues come from the sale of on the black market, starving the lapse in living standards inevi- long time. oil. They have about the same government-run supermarkets table, and he could not now get The monarchies will be cor- population (Saudi Arabia 27 mil- of supplies but enriching govern- re-elected. rupt too, but the ruling families lion, Venezuela 30 million), and ment employees. The opposition parties won will keep it within bounds. They GWYNNE DYER more than half the adults in each Then the oil price collapsed, a large majority in last Decem- will redistribute the wealth as country depend directly on the from $110 per barrel in June 2014 to ber’s congressional election, and well or better than the democ- government for their jobs or at only $26 by January 2016. It’s back are now pushing for a “recall” racies do, because it is in their ONDON, U.K.—On June 20, least their income. But one coun- up to around $50 now, but that’s still referendum that could drive interest to have satisfi ed, loyal Lhundreds of thousands of Vene- try is rich and one is poor. Why? less than half what the Venezuelan Maduro from the presidency subjects. And they will do long- zuelans began the time-consuming The Venezuelan oil boom start- and Saudi Arabian governments long before his term ends in term planning (like saving for process of validating their signa- ed back in the 1930s, but very little (and all the other oil exporters) used 2019. He is resisting fi ercely, and a rainy day) because they think tures on a petition demanding a of the money reached the poor to get for their oil. So Venezuela is even threatening to abolish in terms of generations—their recall referendum on the elected majority. Saudi Arabia only started is on the brink of revolution—but Congress if it persists in oppos- generations. president, Nicolas Maduro. Food earning real money from its oil in Saudi Arabia is not. ing him. Not that they are really likely riots are breaking out all over the the 1960s, and the ruling family got Every year Saudi Arabia saved The Venezuelan crisis may to stay in power forever. country, and the capital, Caracas, very, very rich—but they did ensure a portion of its oil income, and well end in major bloodshed, Gwynne Dyer is a United has the highest murder rate of any that enough money trickled down when the price crashed it had whereas Saudi Arabia is cruising Kingdom-based independent city in the world. Many citizens to raise the living standards of the $750 billion in cash reserves to through an equally big shortfall journalist. expect a revolution. whole population. draw on. It has run through $150 in national income relatively un- The Hill Times 10 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 OPINION FOREIGN AID REVIEW

reduction, fi nancing for develop- This approach is also con- needs further elaboration, as do ment, sustainable development, sistent with the international the implications of the review for climate change, and humanitarian development minister’s mandate other government departments Time to give assistance. All have direct implica- to reduce poverty and inequal- (both within and beyond Global tions on how we tackle issues both ity and focus on the poorest and Affairs). Policy coherence is, after at home and overseas. most marginalized. all, Global Affairs’ raison d’être. Global Affairs Canada is pro- Beyond these broad principles, Furthermore, the review gives shape to posing that our new international the review suggests six poten- little attention to aid effectiveness assistance strategy be guided by a tial strategic orientations for principles: harmonizing of our ef- feminist approach, although it has Canada over the next fi ve years forts with other donors, aligning not defi ned what this means. In (outlined in a discussion paper): our efforts with the priorities of Canada’s place practice, it should mean promot- (1) health and rights of women the countries where we operate, ing women’s rights and gender and children; (2) clean economic and supporting local ownership. equality; tackling gender inequali- growth and climate change; (3) This is surprising given its cen- ties, gender-based violence, and governance, pluralism, diversity, trality to this review. in the world the structures that perpetuate and human rights; (4) peace and Finally, the government is them; and working with women security; (5) responding to hu- largely silent on the funding and girls not as vulnerable victims, manitarian crises and the needs framework to implement out- The ongoing anada’s back” and “Because but as active agents of change and of displaced populations; and (6) comes of the mandated review, “Cit’s 2015” are two phrases transformation in their own lives. a programmatic focus on deliver- undermining the review’s poten- international that have triggered a process that The government is also ing results through effectiveness, tial to make the types of invest- could reshape Canada’s image in proposing that human rights be transparency, innovation, and ments that would really bring assistance review the world. at the heart of our development partnerships. These orientations Canadian international assistance could be the most Last month, Global Affairs efforts. In this vein, human rights bring with them some continuity into the 21st century. Canada launched a review and are an important means: they from the previous government, as These are some of the chal- substantive and consultation on their proposed ap- bring a focus in our work to tack- well as lots of areas of change. lenges looking forward; however, comprehensive proach to international assistance, ling issues of equity and equality, There is a lot to like about if addressed, they also present a process that could give meaning- non-discrimination, universal Canada’s potential future direc- tremendous opportunities. examination ful shape to these phrases. The accessibility, availability, afford- tions, but the consultation process Through the international assis- of Canadian review represents potentially the ability and quality, and participa- must help give shape to the gov- tance review, Canada and Canadi- most substantive and compre- tion and inclusion. They are also ernment’s provisional thinking. ans can translate a transformative development policy hensive examination of Canadian an important end: ensuring that For example, while the po- vision for the world into concrete development policy in at least people’s rights are realized. tential of taking a human rights- action. The government has both in at least 20 years— 20 years. Its outcome will be a This approach makes a lot based and feminist approach to the responsibility and opportunity if we get it right. fi ve-year action plan for Canadian of sense. Both of these guiding Canadian global development co- to do so, and to position Canada as international assistance. principles are already instilled in operation represents an exciting a global leader fi t for purpose for The review couldn’t come at a legislation. The Offi cial Development prospect, beyond the fi rst stra- the major challenges ahead. better time. Since the last review, Assistance Accountability Act uses tegic orientation, the gendered Fraser Reilly-King is the senior the landscape for global develop- three criteria to determine how we analysis of other priorities still policy analyst with the Canadian ment co-operation has changed allocate funding for global develop- feels marginal; and only passing Council for International Co-oper- substantially. ment co-operation: it must contrib- reference is made to core human ation. CCIC is Canada’s national In the past year alone, and un- ute to poverty reduction, take into rights principles. Climate change, coalition of civil society organiza- FRASER REILLY-KING der the auspices of the United Na- account the perspectives of the poor, a core government priority, feels tions working globally to achieve tions, world leaders adopted new and be consistent with international all but buried. The interconnect- sustainable human development. global frameworks on disaster risk human rights standards. edness of the different themes The Hill Times

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is underpinned by strong gender analysis. Canada’s opportunity for refugees To achieve this, humanitarian programs need to be contextu- ally and culturally appropriate, sensitive to confl ict dynamics, How Canada their homes. Armed confl icts A view of and based on a community’s and climate change result in 80 the one of own understanding of its needs. can boost its per cent of the humanitarian the Dadaab Local partners, closer to, and need globally and are the biggest refugee more trusted by communities, are humanitarian aid. causes of forced displacement. camps in well positioned to achieve this. For Yemen, South Sudan, Bu- Kenya, Delivering humanitarian pro- rundi, Iraq, Myanmar, Afghanistan, pictured gramming through local partner- Pakistan, Syria, this is the new in 2010. ships can take more time and cost normal. Dadaab has more, but ultimately is a far more To effectively respond to this been housing effective and sustainable invest- level of human need, we need to refugees for ment. Canadian funding should KEVIN DUNBAR go beyond the insular rhetoric 25 years. be increasingly delivered directly questioning whether the humani- The average through national actors and agen- tarian system is broken. While length of cies working in partnerships. don’t want to sit around and it’s true the current system of displacement While more can be done to “Iwait for assistance. I want to international aid is underfunded globally today make Canada’s international aid work. I want to be able to support and overstretched, the humani- is 17 years. more effective, ultimately political my family.” tarian system ultimately needs European will is required to end the under- This was a message I heard an evolution, and everyone who Commission lying issues causing humanitar- clearly from Ahmed, a father I met in works within it—aid groups, UN photograph by ian suffering in the fi rst place. As Jordan who fl ed the confl ict in Syria agencies, and governments—must Daniel Dickinson part of its bid for the UN Security and is now living as a refugee. evolve as well. Council, Canada is in a clear posi- This is a universal sentiment. The need for more effective tion to provide global leadership These could be the words of humanitarian and development of displacement today is 17 years. causes of confl ict before violence in this regard. displaced people anywhere. Those assistance is urgent. Millions of Such protracted situations call breaks out or escalates. As the federal government of a parent forced to fl ee from crisis-affected people can’t afford for a more integrated approach Gender has been at the rethinks its international assis- a wildfi re or anyone living life to wait for a slow, administrative- and multi-year fi nancing that forefront of this government’s tance policies, and goes about a as a refugee due to violence and ly-burdened system to catch up. blends the humanitarian and de- agenda, and the mandate includes signifi cant public consultation, it confl ict at home. Canada’s international assistance velopment arms of Global Affairs applying a “feminist lens” to help- should focus on putting the “hu- Displaced people want more review is a timely opportunity Canada. It is not just about pro- ing the most vulnerable. Such an man” back in humanitarian with than just to survive, they want for this country to rethink its viding food and water, but look- approach requires a deep under- a fi nal policy that puts affected to rebuild their lives and move approach and ensure Canadian ing at ways to support refugees standing of the differing needs, people at the centre: people like forward despite the trauma they humanitarian policy can enable and hosting communities with abilities, and vulnerabilities of Ahmed who just want to go back may have endured. A straightfor- that evolution. education, skills, dignifi ed jobs, women, men, boys, and girls in to work, contribute to society, and ward aspiration, yet various fac- This past month we marked and programs that promote social any humanitarian crisis. We can’t support their families. This is the tors ensure it remains immensely World Refugee Day as we continue cohesion and integration. improve what we can’t measure. overarching ambition that must complicated to achieve. to see thousands of people risk their The Canadian government is The government of Canada needs guide our policy for the future. Global humanitarian need is lives fl eeing the violence in Syria. right to invest in fragile states and to track how much funding is Kevin Dunbar is director of on the rise. The UN estimates that Further south, in Dadaab, Kenya, confl ict-affected areas. This means responding to the critical needs of CARE Canada’s humanitarian as- 125 million people need humani- refugees live in isolated camps, 25 emphasizing confl ict prevention as each of these population groups, sistance and emergency team. tarian relief and more than 65 years after these settlements were much as humanitarian response by aligned with international stan- [email protected] million people are displaced from fi rst established. The average length working to address the underlying dards, and ensure programming The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 11 PLAIN SPEAK CPC LEADERSHIP

There are a multitude of reasons to go after Justin Trudeau. But to Painful to watch take a shot at him for speaking about the value of Britain remaining in the European Union was foolish. Anyone actually believe Stephen Kenney, Clement Harper, who pursued numerous free trade agreements and saw them as part of his legacy, wouldn’t have delivered a similar message? support Brexit Tony Clement, notably the Con- servative foreign affairs critic, also got into the Twitter game on refer- endum night, offering up: “What a Weren’t these ambition. But putting your fi nger magnifi cent exercise in democracy in the wind to fi nd out where it is as Britons vote #Leave.” He used guys members of blowing and knowing it represents that as a set-up piece to press a storm of no good is an altogether the Liberal government to hold a the cabinet that different type of shallow—Tony referendum on changing Canada’s championed the Clement and Jason Kenney, I am voting system, because there is no talking about you. At least Andrew time like the present to angle for Canada-Europe Scheer had acknowledged he was your position. Tony, sometimes you trade agreement? supportive of the “leave” vote before should put down your phone and it took place. just not tweet. As the Brexit votes were coming So far, I have yet to see anyone in, Kenney tweeted, “Congratula- in Britain from either side describe tions to the British people on choos- the vote process, the debates, and Possible Conservative leadership contenders Jason Kenney, left, and Tony ing hope over fear by embracing a the aftermath as “magnifi cent.” Clement in their approach to Brexit appear to be looking backwards not confi dent, sovereign future, open In fact, Boris Johnson, a leader forwards, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and Andrew to the world! #Brexit” He then went of the Leave forces and possible Meade TIM POWERS onto criticize the prime minister for successor to David Cameron, has interfering in the British people’s acknowledged the tumult and challenges of nationalism is fi ne, value of an intermingled world internal decision. On both counts, emotional hangover of his winning but this feels like none of that. with more opportunities for all, TTAWA—Watching some Kenney was being politically results. If Johnson can recognize Look at the data from Britain. leadership candidates should OCanadian Conservative party shameless and ironic. triumphalism isn’t the way forward British pollster YouGov took the take heed. Justin Trudeau won the “would-be” leadership candi- Arguably it was fear and frus- at the moment, perhaps some of pulse of voters on election day and 2015 general election because he dates prostrate themselves to tration that propelled the Leave our MPs could do the same. found that 75 per cent of people 18 engaged those who share that view. be on the winning side of the side to victory: a fear of never However, what is most dis- and 24 voted for Remain. But what While pumping out a chorus of post-Brexit-vote debate has been returning to a romantically con- turbing about the Clement and led the country toward Brexit “Rule, Britannia!” might seem hip painful. How are these possible ceived Churchill-era United King- Kenney posturing is they seem was a high turnout among white, to some Conservative leadership candidates—supposedly avowed dom because of faceless bureau- to be playing to voices of the dis- working-class older people who candidates, it is entirely retrograde. free-traders, and members of crats in Brussels and London who contented and embittered. They mostly voted Leave. Sixty-one Tim Powers is vice-chairman the cabinet that pushed to fi nish were letting the British bulldog both know better. Is biting low- per cent of people over 65 voted of Summa Strategies and manag- the Canada-Europe trade agree- morph into something unrecogniz- hanging fruit of the pissed off the Leave, YouGov’s data suggests. ing director of Abacus Data. He is ment—now Brexiters? able. Never mind the jokes that best way to look at leading and Clement and Kenney in their a former adviser to Conservative Hypocrisy is often the bed-mate write themselves about a former rebuilding the Conservative Party approach to Brexit appear to be political leaders. of a politician in search of oppor- senior Harper minister talking of Canada? A vigorous debate looking backwards not forwards. [email protected] tunity to advance his or her own about hope overcoming fear. about trade, geopolitics, and the If future generations can see the The Hill Times

OPINION U.K. REFERENDUM How the Brexit vote looked from the ground

By 5 a.m. Friday, the BBC an- EU by the U.K. She planned to was setting in. An online petition to maintain access to the EU’s Let’s put it this way: nounced that Leave had crossed contact the EU directly to indicate was started for the result to be “single market.” Norway is one London’s West End the 50 per cent threshold to win Scotland’s intentions to remain in reversed in parliament, gaining model. It’s not an EU member, but the referendum. Final results the EU, and said a second refer- over two million signatures by has access to the single market, Theatre District was were read out in Manchester endum on Scottish independence Monday morning. Protests were pays for it, but it must also accept not required for at 7:30 a.m. Leave won with would be on the table. held in Parliament Square, with a EU regulations, and open borders. 17,410,742 votes (52 per cent) Northern Ireland voted to major rally scheduled at Trafalgar A “Norway-Plus” without the open drama on this trip. versus 16,141,241 (48 per cent) for remain as well, opening up the Square early in the week seeking borders may be possible. Remain. Voter turnout was 72 per possibility of a referendum on a to reverse the Brexit. The Canadian trade agreement cent of 46,501,241 eligible voters. united Ireland. Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn with the EU, CETA, is touted as By 8:15 a.m. Prime Minister The mayor of London, Sadiq was severely criticized for his another option in the British pa- David Cameron stepped out of 10 Khan, expressed strong regrets lacklustre performance in support pers. Canada may also be looked Downing St. to announce his res- that London voted to remain and of the Remain side. By Monday at for trade negotiation brain ignation, triggering an immediate yet would be taken out of the EU. morning nearly his entire shadow power, as Whitehall must essen- leadership race in the Conserva- He demanded more autonomy for cabinet had resigned stating a tially create a new government STEPHEN HENDRIE tive Party. He was composed, the capital city. lack of confi dence in his leader- department to manage Brexit. fl anked by his wife Samantha, Chief Leave campaigner Boris ship, and a no-confi dence vote “Experience with NAFTA, CETA, and delivered a dignifi ed fi ve- Johnson went through a volley was expected. or TPP an asset.” ONDON, U.K.—Let’s put it minute statement articulating of protesters outside his North Meanwhile in the Conservative The nation that gave us David Lthis way: London’s West End highlights of his tenure. He said London home en route to a press camp, the leadership race timeta- Bowie, The Beatles, and The Roll- Theatre District was not required he campaigned “head, heart, and conference where he paid tribute to ble was accelerated. Nominations ing Stones can surely rebrand for drama during my ongoing soul” to Remain, and would not his political rival David Cameron, are due this week. Boris Johnson and reboot. The timing is purely stay in Britain. be the best “captain” of the ship to before acknowledging the his- leads the fi eld, followed by Tory coincidental, but punk’s 40th an- There was enough drama to take the U.K. out of the E.U. toric victory. He was subdued, but favourite Theresa May, currently niversary provided many irresist- keep viewers glued to the telly as The governor of the Bank of looked very much like a cat that the home secretary. ible metaphors, with numerous the tectonic plates of the United England, Canadian-born Mark just swallowed a very large canary. pundits pointing out Brits had Kingdom and the European Carney, addressed the nation shortly Reaction from the EU was imme- What do we do now? just given the fi nger to author- Union’s political future shifted in afterwards, underlining the mea- diate. European Commission Presi- No member state has formally ity and bloated bureaucracy. The jaw-dropping sequence. sures being taken to ensure fi nancial dent Jean-Claude Juncker demand- left the current form of the EU. Do- spirit of punk and its successor, The all-night referendum cover- stability in markets, and to support ed the U.K. government implement ing so requires triggering Article 50 New Wave, were more than just age on the BBC featured early the British pound (which subse- the referendum results as soon as of the Lisbon Treaty. In his resigna- anti-authority, however. They results signalling a Remain victory, quently dropped to a 31-year low). possible. German Chancellor Angela tion speech, David Cameron said stand the test of time as political but this lasted barely an hour. Very Meanwhile the U.K. credit rating Merkel was more diplomatic, saying he would leave that to his succes- movements and benchmarks to swiftly, the momentum turned to was downgraded from AAA to AA. there was “no need to be particularly sor. Invoking Article 50 would start U.K. creativity. Leave, in areas outside of London, Scottish First Minister Nicola nasty” in the negotiations. a two-year process to formally Stephen Hendrie is an Otta- Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Sturgeon made it clear Scotland All this before noon on Friday. remove the U.K. from the EU. wa-based consultant on Arctic Leave results were read out fol- voted over 60 per cent to remain Over the weekend in London, Subsequently, the U.K. would issues and a freelance writer. lowed by tumultuous cheers. and would not be taken out of the and around the country, reality want to negotiate a new trade deal The Hill Times 12 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 INSIDE POLITICS U.K. REFERENDUM

Festival-goers celebrate la Brexit vote not Fête nationale du Québec. This year’s party fi nds the that helpful sovereignty movement decapitated, with its to Quebec two main parties—the PQ and the Bloc sovereigntists Québécois— leaderless, writes Chantal Hébert. union based on joint political Wikimedia The U.K. episode institutions, a common currency, photograph by is just as likely to and open borders. They probably Francis Tremblay still do. Others endorsed the idea remind the majority strictly for marketing purposes. of Quebecers who Without the adjunct of a to support a leap in the relative just how divisive such exercises ever been presented with. partnership offer to the rest of unknown in the shape of a clean can be. Its economic fallout could The Bloc has postponed the resist the prospect of the federation, the sovereignty break from Canada. harden their collective resolve to quest for a leader for another another referendum option would not have had a They note that, for the second avoid a repeat vote on the prov- year, perhaps because the last fi ghting chance of prevailing in time in as many years, the U.K. ince’s future. time it held a leadership vote an just how divisive such the referendum. In 1995, the Yes has determined that a simple ma- There is little in the result of exodus of MPs promptly followed. camp sold the partenariat to sell jority is good enough to trigger the Brexit vote that will help the The main irritant between exercises can be. sovereignty. dramatic political change. (The PQ on the demographics front. It Ottawa and Quebec these days Since then, the Parti Québé- current federal mantra is that the has exposed a deep divide that involves a tiny frog whose cois has taken its distance from threshold should be higher.) fi nds younger U.K. voters on the habitat the federal environment the concept, mostly because it The fi rst instance was the vote losing side of the debate. That department has just intervened has zero traction elsewhere in on Scotland independence in outcome is unlikely to inspire a to protect from a real estate Canada. But the fact remains that 2014—an exercise that stands to generation that is comfortable development. In so doing, Justin a critical number of Quebecers be repeated now that its voters’ with open borders and shared Trudeau’s government overruled CHANTAL HÉBERT would never pursue sovereignty pro-EU vote has been negated by national sovereignty. its Quebec counterpart. as an end in itself. a made-in-England majority. By coincidence, the U.K. vote But while that has elicited Some sovereigntist thinkers From the Quebec sovereigntist coincided with the start of the outrage among the parties in the ONTREAL—There was a believe the outcome of the Brexit perspective, a secessionist victory Quebec’s Fête nationale celebra- national assembly, Quebecers by Mtime, not long ago, when debate and the majority decision anywhere in western Europe—be tions. To say that this year’s edi- and large do not seem inclined to the Quebec sovereignty move- of voters in the United Kingdom it in Scotland or Catalonia— tion exhibits a dearth of national- rush to the barricades to defend ment swore by the model of the to leave the EU could change that. would be an asset as the move- ist ardour is an understatement. their provincial government’s European Union. In the lead-up to They think it could have a domino ment tries to convince Quebecers This June 24 holiday fi nds the right to alone decide whether the 1995 referendum, it provided effect on the Quebec-Canada that the quest for national inde- sovereignty movement decapitated, to accelerate the demise of an the template for the project of a dynamics in three positive ways pendence is not outdated. with its two main parties—the PQ endangered species. post-secession partnership with for their cause. If all this sounds tenuous, it is and the Bloc Québécois—leaderless. Chantal Hébert is a national af- the rest of Canada. They hope that the sight of a because it is. The U.K. episode is By all accounts, the campaign fairs writer for the Toronto Star. This Back then, most leading U.K. majority willing to jump out just as likely to remind the major- to fi nd a replacement for Pierre column was released on June 24. sovereigntists sincerely believed of the EU without a safety net ity of Quebecers who resist the Karl Péladeau features one of the [email protected] in an EU-style Canada-Quebec will embolden more Quebecers prospect of another referendum weakest lineups the party has The Hill Times

OPINION HUMAN RIGHTS

countries that are at war, Mexico members of organized crime, as is now considered one of the most well as glaring defi ciencies in Three Amigos must speak dangerous countries in the world state investigations. for journalists. According to the The three “amigos” should independent and non-profi t or- be able to have a frank discus- ganization Committee to Protect sion. It is time for action. At a on Mexican human rights Journalists, 82 journalists were minimum, such action should killed since 1992 in Mexico. The include implementation of the killing of members of the press recommendations made by UN is often a symptom of the break- and inter-American human rights As a neighbour and enforcement offi cials who violate strengthening safeguards against down of law and of the justice experts who called for prompt international human rights norms the use of torture in criminal system. and independent investigations of ‘real friend,’ Canada with near total impunity. Those investigations and announcing Prosecution of homicide is rare human rights violations to bring must speak up at who speak up for human rights that a General Law on Disap- in Mexico. According to Open perpetrators to justice, as well as are at particular risk. Democracy pearances would soon be tabled Justice Society Initiative, federal the strengthening of the Federal summit. is at risk. before Congress. prosecutors issued indictments in Mechanism for the Protection By all accounts, the national However, the government has only 16 per cent of the homicide of Human Rights Defenders and security strategy to combat made little progress on these investigations they opened be- Journalists so that it provides ef- organized crime, which was put promises. Impunity for those tween 2009 and July 2015, and 98 fective and timely protection for forward by the previous Mexican responsible for torture and per cent of crimes in Mexico fail to people at risk. There is also strong government in 2006, has failed to forced disappearances remains result in convictions. consensus around the withdrawal curb criminality and has coin- the norm, as well as attacks on In Mexico, people disappear of the military from public secu- JIM HODGSON AND cided with a massive increase in human rights defenders, enforced on a daily basis. The govern- rity operations. RACHEL VINCENT reports of grave human rights disappearances, extrajudicial ment’s own statistics show that What is vital, above all, is that abuses. This strategy, which has executions, and widespread use more than 26,000 persons were the dimensions of the human he North American Leaders’ seen the military deployed on the of torture. listed as disappeared or miss- rights crisis in Mexico be ac- TSummit, or so-called Three streets in anti-crime operations Indigenous and environmental ing in the National Registry of knowledged, rather than down- Amigos summit, is a not-to-be- that frequently include the in- leaders who oppose the govern- Disappeared or Missing Persons played or ignored. Canada’s assis- missed opportunity for Canada discriminate use of force, has re- ment’s model of development are as of September 2015, most under tance and diplomatic pressure is to have a real conversation with sulted in rising rates of killings in victims of paramilitary and state the current administration of crucial. Mexico. As the Canadian govern- Mexico. According to Zeid Ra’ad agent violence. Mexico is a top President Enrique Peña Nieto. The Mexico is facing a serious ment advances with a series of Al Hussein, the United Nations destination for Canadian mining majority of such cases are not crisis of violence and impunity. consultations aimed at reviewing high commissioner for human investment. It is vitally important investigated with due diligence, Canada, as a real friend and its international assistance and rights, over 150,000 people were that Canadians be aware of the let alone brought to justice. The neighbour, must speak up. starting a new chapter of our killed in Mexico between Decem- violent context in which Canadian now-notorious forced disappear- Rachel Vincent and Jim foreign policy, its stance on the ber 2006 and August 2015. mining companies are operating ance of 43 young students from a Hodgson are the co-chairs of the Mexican human rights record is a President Enrique Peña Ni- and profi ting, while land defend- rural teacher’s college in the State Americas Policy Group, a regional huge test. eto acknowledged this problem ers, workers, journalists, and com- of Guerrero in September 2014 working group of the Canadian Today, Mexicans live under when he took offi ce in 2012. His munities face deadly risks. represents just one such incident, Council for International Co- the constant threat of extreme administration announced sev- Journalists are also a prime and is emblematic of collusion operation. violence at the hands of law eral positive reforms, including target of violence. Excluding between agents of the state and The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 13 NEED TO KNOW U.K. REFERENDUM

Presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee Brexit: Long- Donald Trump, left, and U.K. Leave campaigner Boris Johnson. The brewing revolt populist discontent buoying Trump and fanning revolt in Britain appears to be against globalization a largely destructive movement fed by frustration, impatience, and feeds economic, intolerance, writes Les Whittington. Flickr photographs by Gage Skidmore political chaos and Andrew Parsons/ i-Images

Public resentment the Canada-EU deal and the Trans-Pacifi c imposed tighter border controls. In times to heart, although her campaign so far has Partnership go far beyond tariff reduction of trouble, immigrants or different races or shared the same ho-hum, steady-as-she- because of stalled careers to include a range of corporate-friendly religions always make handy scapegoats. goes tone that sunk Remain in the U.K. measures such as trade dispute settlement Similarly in the U.S., Trump has thrown Promising to rekindle the postwar era and uncertain futures, mechanisms. These allow corporations the presidential race into disarray by ap- of booming factories and well-paying, as exemplifi ed in the to sue host governments if the business pealing to his supporters’ worst instincts, secure jobs for workers without much edu- believes its interests have been unfairly inciting hatred of Hispanics and Muslims cation, as Donald Trump is doing, is a just Brexit decision and the abridged by a government—something and accusing the Chinese of subverting the a bit of fl imfl am. However powerful the popularity in the U.S. of widely seen as an egregious shift of power American economy. White House may be, no president is going in favour of business. And in Europe as the shockwaves to turn back globalization by executive or- Donald Trump, is deeply There is widespread opposition to these from the Brexit vote spread, such nativist, der. The kind of trade wars that follow from rooted and powerful. dispute settlement mechanisms, particu- anti-immigrant appeals have the poten- Trump’s rhetoric would only add further larly in Europe. tial to further destabilize the EU, which is damage to a U.S. economy that has yet to At the same time, the vast changes in already struggling with weak economic fully bounce back from the 2008 fi nancial economic and trade practices, which we conditions and a massive refugee infl ux. catastrophe set in motion by Wall Street. generally include under the term globaliza- Fear-mongering nationalist movements are What is needed in countries like the tion, coupled with the technological revolu- gaining momentum in France, Germany, U.S. and Britain are governments that are tion, have added a vast new dimension the Netherlands, Austria, and elsewhere. At committed to multi-level, long-term efforts to the workings and impact of free-trade worst, the entire European unity movement to throw off the economically unbalanced arrangements. could be imperilled. policies of austerity and deliver programs LES WHITTINGTON that can help citizens adjust to the impact Risky business The hangover of globalization and build a functioning The new dynamics have helped some It’s a troublesome picture. It’s one thing 21st-century economy. TTAWA—It was 2001 in Quebec City developing countries, but the failure of the to demand free trade agreements that Of the U.S. presidential candidates, Ber- Oand Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was Western industrial world to adjust to the work to improve the economies, social nie Sanders’ proposals to tax stock market getting together with United States Presi- fall-out from globalization is shaking de- standards, and livelihoods of the people transactions and use the money to partly dent George W. Bush and other leaders to veloped countries to their core, as we see in in the countries involved. But it’s another fund major increases in higher education, push forward with the U.S.’s hemispheric the stunning Brexit vote to pull the United thing entirely to reject the idea of regional clean energy, and infrastructure are closest trade-liberalization plan. Kingdom out of the European Union. integration and open trade at a time when to what’s needed. He has also proposed That was the heyday of government ef- Outsourcing jobs to countries with countries are more interdependent than medicare, free tuition, child care, and a forts to reshape the world in keeping with cheap labour has been great for business. ever. And to do so for backward, bull-head- higher minimum wage—all plans that the interests of U.S. corporations, and Bush Corporate CEOs in the developed world ed reasons that owe more to anger and would contribute to rebuilding a stronger wanted to extend a free-trade zone from have reaped the rewards with ever more loopy ideas of past glory than any sense of U.S. economy for the future. Alaska to Argentina, including Canada, the astronomical paydays. how to actually improve the situation. Unfortunately, Sanders’ ideas are seen U.S., and 32 other countries, as part of the But it has hastened the race to the bot- Many in Britain are waking up to the as left-wing heresy by most Americans Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). tom among the working class and middle- enormous and long-lasting negative conse- conditioned to hate government and bow But the auspicious event in Quebec was class in countries like the U.S., Canada, quences of last week’s anti-EU move, which to the failed conservative nostrums of badly marred by thousands of protesters and Britain. Stalled careers, uncertain has the potential to batter Britain’s export- Ronald Reagan. who fought with police through the fog futures and stagnant wages are more and dependent economy, undermine London’s Above all, Brexit is a lesson for the West. of tear gas in the streets just outside the more the norm in the developed world, and hugely valuable status as a world fi nancial Without public-spirited efforts to meaning- old section of the city. They threatened at the public resentment, as exemplifi ed in centre and bring about the end of the U.K. fully address the effects of globalization one point to overrun some of the buildings the Brexit decision and the popularity in itself. There appears to be a growing sense and irresponsible capitalism, beggar-thy- where the media and offi cials were clus- the U.S. of presumptive Republican presi- that the promised benefi ts of separating neighbour policies and irrational, ultimately tered behind a specially built fence during dential candidate Donald Trump, is deeply from the EU were oversold and the dangers destructive nationalist come-ons will be the weekend conference. rooted and powerful. of remaining, especially on the hot-button highly attractive, imperilling decades of The FTAA was seen by many as a As in the U.S., British voters—particu- issue of immigration, ruthlessly hyped. international co-operation and deepening strategy to impose a right-wing business larly older, white people—appear to have The British referendum demonstrated economic woes across the globe. structure on the 800 million people of the lost all faith in the establishment and seem that selling a dramatic call for change is Les Whittington is an Ottawa journalist Americas and open up the region to further eager to punish the current leadership even always easier than building a political and a regular contributor to The Hill Times. resource exploitation by U.S. multination- if it risks hurting their own interests. platform around the status quo. This is [email protected] als. At the same time, opponents said it The elite has no one to blame for this something one hopes Hillary Clinton takes The Hill Times would do little to reduce poverty, provide situation but themselves. The conservative, better markets for South American farm- austerity-minded thinking that has held ers, or improve environmental and labour sway in the West for much of the past 30 standards. It was seen as Washington- years paved the way for the current outra- driven imperialism on behalf of corporate geous upsurge in income inequality by WANT TO America and Wall Street. trimming regulations for business, cutting And the days of protest in Quebec City income taxes, reducing public services, were pretty much the beginning of the end and knocking down the unions that fought LEARN for the vaunted FTAA deal. for better pay and improved conditions for While that one succumbed to anti-glo- workers. Corporate taxes were trimmed, balization forces, there are still good argu- too, on the theory that business would FRENCH? ments to make about the economic benefi ts invest more and thus propel economic of the liberalized trade deals and the growth (and more jobs). That part of the commercial integration that have reshaped strategy didn’t work but other aspects did. global commerce over the last half century. The rich got immensely richer and every- ).4%.3)6%s0!24 4)-% Canada’s prosperity has hinged on access one else was left treading water as the soci- to the huge U.S. market through the Auto etal fabric deteriorated around them. 7/2+3(/03s3,%02%0!2!4)/. Pact and then later through the Canada-U.S. Unfortunately, the populist discon- /.,).%#/523%3 free-trade deal. And there’s a widespread tent buoying Trump and fanning revolt in belief among economists that Britain has Britain appears to be a largely destructive on balance benefi tted economically from its movement fed by frustration, impatience, SINCE 1905 entry into the European Union. and intolerance. But results of free trade have varied It’s comforting to think that Britain WWW.AF.CA /OTTAWA | from country to country and over time. could be more like the good old days if REGISTER NOW: 613-234-9470 Also, the new free-trade blueprints such as it got rid of interfering EU offi cials and 14 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 OPINION THE NORTH

grow, though critics pointed out It relies on a vulnerable trans- that the shortage of arable land portation network. It can bring remains a real hurdle. a choice of higher-quality foods, Food insecurity: Not just Local production is also seen but also brings too many calories as a way to lessen the Yukon’s de- with little nutritional value. And pendency on trucked-in food: in it does nothing to renew local 2012, the only road south was cut cultures. a poor country’s problem off for days. Panic shopping and All dimensions of food secu- just-in-time inventories quickly rity are important. Over the week, left the shelves of local supermar- we ate haskap berries bred at of Community-Based Research of the Yukon, the traditional kets bare and supplies had to be the University of Saskatchewan In the Yukon, where in Whitehorse, and also during a food base was suffi cient to sup- fl own in. to withstand cold temperatures food is especially visit to Carcross/Tagish First Na- port the pre-contact population. The technologies being and short growing seasons, wild tion, I heard three distinct dimen- Today, however, hunting and used are many, varied, and inge- salmon caught from the Yukon expensive, locals are sions of food security in the North gathering grounds are profoundly nious. But local agriculture has its River, locally grown potatoes, and working to boost emerge: traditional knowledge disrupted by climate change, challenges, especially in mar- birch syrup. and cultures; modern technology which is changing fi sh and other keting and distribution. As one The food was a mix of locally traditional food and local food production; and animals’ migration routes and farmer bluntly stated, she cannot grown and imported, wild and cul- culture and local fare. poverty. settlement patterns, and threaten- grow quality food locally and tivated with the latest technology. The emphasis on traditional ing species with extinction. compete on price with the food The Yukon is in a position to knowledge and culture was most Land claims, meanwhile, are brought in by Wal-Mart. If cheap create a unique food culture and clearly articulated by indigenous still disputed, though the Yukon food is a food-security objective economy that serves everyone in speakers. They spoke about has agreements with most of its for the Yukon, then food trucked the territory. Though it is vulnera- projects to rebuild traditional First Nations that the rest of Can- in from the south will win out. ble to climate change, it is rich in food systems based on fi shing, ada should learn from. Traditional This brings us to the third wildlife and populated by peoples hunting, and gathering non- food cultures are confronting dimension of Yukon food insecu- with extensive local knowledge. SOPHIA MURPHY cultivated plants, together with larger and more urban popula- rity: poverty. Canada’s biggest As I came away from the trip, I projects to build greenhouses and tions and environmental pres- source of food insecurity is access refl ected that not only do parts of equip mobile abattoirs, to install sures are increasing. to affordable food. It is a big- Canada share food-security chal- e are accustomed to think- community freezers and gardens, The second dimension speak- ger problem in the North, where lenges akin to those in parts of Wing of food security as a and to stock food banks with wild ers focused on was local food pro- food costs are higher than the rest the developing world—they share poor country’s problem, some- foods. duction and agricultural technolo- of Canada, especially for fresh some of the same solutions, too. thing for national governments The projects are in part about gies adapted for the North. produce. One solution, discussed Sophia Murphy is a doctoral and the United Nations to solve. food security. But, just as impor- Projects include improving in Whitehorse and proposed by candidate at the University of Brit- But a week-long trip to White- tantly, they are about the revival the nutrient content of poor soils the national organization Food ish Columbia and holds a Trudeau horse with the Pierre Elliott of traditional knowledge, about and breeding programs to adapt Secure Canada, is a national and a Vanier scholarship. She is Trudeau Foundation was a stark cultural pride, and recovery from crops for a shorter growing minimum income. also a senior adviser on trade to reminder of the food-security political exclusion and territorial season. Some of the proponents Imports from other parts of the Institute for Agriculture and challenges faced here in Canada. dispossession. were confi dent that the predicted Canada will be part of the Yukon’s Trade Policy, based in Minneapolis. Listening at the fi rst-ever However vibrant these proj- warmer temperatures due to cli- food system for the foreseeable She lives in Squamish, B.C. Yukon Food Security Summit, ects, traditional food cultures mate change in the Yukon would future. But bringing in food is [email protected] organized by the Arctic Institute face big challenges. In the case increase the range of crops that not without costs. It is expensive. The Hill Times

OPINION INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

A legal empowerment ap- proach—which moves away from It’s time Canada make access to courts and litigation to focus instead on people’s ability to re- solve problems, often with front- line assistance from non-lawyers, justice a reality for all or “community legal advocates”— has proven a cost-effective way to scale up legal services and to give people much-needed access to budgets, or in international aid to their rights. The demand is developing countries. From 2005 Justice providers of all stripes apparent, whether in to 2013, only 1.8 per cent of aid will need to adopt a greater entre- globally was devoted to justice. preneurial spirit. Lawyers and legal Canada or abroad, Much of that support focused on bars, for instance, can play a crucial and now there’s state institutions in only a small role in ensuring access to justice for number of countries, largely all by supporting new and innovative hope it will gain the omitting civil society organiza- ways to fund services. tions and their efforts to improve Canada can play a unique attention it deserves. accessibility. leadership role in making the Securing access to justice is universal commitment to access integral to development, whether to justice real, both at home and related to health, land, agricul- abroad. Canada has a strong tra- tural reforms, urban upgrading dition and reputation for human and infrastructure, or fi nancial rights promotion and respect for opportunities. the rule of law, of which access to Through our respective orga- justice is a key ingredient. ADRIAN DI GIOVANNI, nizations’ work, we regularly see The Supreme Court of Canada. The provision of access to justice for all is As Global Affairs Canada LOTTA TEALE, AND VIVEK MARU the power of basic legal assis- included in the UN’s 17 new Sustainable Development Goals. The Hill Times undertakes the current review of tance for people living under the photograph by Jake Wright international assistance priorities, hen a child is denied ac- most precarious conditions. there is no better time to reaf- Wcess to school, or an ailing In times of humanitarian crisis, ever, by employing their recently should be included in the efforts fi rm those commitments, politi- person is shut out of a hospital, simple legal challenges are often adopted community by-laws, of other agencies focused on cally and fi nancially. Canada has the media are quick to expose the overlooked, but their urgency residents managed to hold their areas such as health, education, many important lessons to share injustice. Denial of health care or is amplifi ed. This is the case in leaders accountable and success- and urban upgrading, to ensure across provinces and with other an education is unthinkable for Jordan, where legal support for fully reversed the land deal. the protection of rights from the countries about scaling up access most Canadians, yet access to jus- Syrian refugees helps families The demand for access to outset. This would also be a way to justice. Some of the toughest tice, particularly for non-criminal navigate the challenges of obtain- justice is apparent, and now there to pool much-needed funding issues, such as the chronic chal- issues, is out of reach for millions ing basic documentation, including is hope that it will gain the atten- across agencies for access to lenges of reaching remote and in this country, and for billions proof of university studies, which is tion it deserves. For the fi rst time, justice efforts. excluded groups like Canada’s of people worldwide. Despite the required for employment. governments the world over have Currently, there is relatively indigenous and northern popu- vital need of legal assistance to Frontline justice workers in committed to ensuring access to little tracking of people’s legal lations, could ultimately be the protect human rights, its absence West Africa are helping com- justice in all countries and for all needs around the world and few source of greatest insight. is rarely remarked upon, its inac- munities preserve their liveli- people under the new UN Sus- mechanisms to evaluate the cost Adrian Di Giovanni is senior cessibility considered merely hoods and cultural ways of life by tainable Development Goals. and effectiveness of different program specialist at Canada’s regrettable. protecting their land rights. Clan Providing ordinary citizens types of legal services. Govern- International Development Re- Legal aid is chronically under- elders in Duah, Liberia, agreed with a means to exercise their ments will have to invest more to search Centre. Vivek Maru is chief funded in Canada and globally. to a potentially devastating land rights will require greater com- understand legal challenges faced executive offi cer of Namati. Lotta Traditionally, countries have not deal with a local investor without mitment and co-ordination from on a daily basis, and the most Teale is managing policy offi cer at invested enough in access to consulting the community or its national governments and donors. direct way to address people’s Open Society Justice Initiative. justice in their national plans and land governance council. How- Access to justice components needs with scarce budgets. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 15 ENVOYS

Canada. A Canadian foreign ministry Dmitry Basik, statement said the sanctions-lifting the new chargé DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES “refl ects Canada’s acknowledgment d’affaires of that the government of Belarus has Belarus, is in BY CHELSEA NASH made progress in key areas in recent a hurry to get months, including the release of diplomatic political prisoners and conducting dialogue going a presidential election in October after Canada 2015, which demonstrated greater last month Belarus envoy adherence to international norms announced and was not marked by the levels of it would lift violence and intimidation seen in past sanctions on elections. Canada also recognizes the the country. starting ‘from scratch’ constructive role played by Belarus The Hill Times in facilitating negotiations toward photograph by a ceasefi re and peace agreement in Chelsea Nash Ukraine—the Minsk agreements—in fter the Canadian government The new chargé said coming to September 2014 and February 2015.” country, through Stephen de Boer, Rather than Ms. Bogdan, Aannounced it would lift sanc- Canada was “a present from fortune” Canada’s looked to re-engage the ambassador to Poland, is not of- deputy chief of protocol Geoffrey tions from his country on May 7, because he arrives in the fi rst few with Russia too, Belarus’s big fi cially accredited to Belarus. Dean was listed on the itinerary Dmitry Basik has a very clear goal months of a new Canadian govern- brother next door and a country to Mr. Basik replaces Igor Yerma- as greeting Mexican President at the top of his priority list: start a ment that’s open to dialogue, he said. which Belarus has historically close kov. The embassy in a statement Enrique Peña Nieto during his trade and investment relationship “The previous government military, political, and economic ties. said Mr. Yermakov left May 19 at visit to Canada this week. with Canada “from scratch.” refrained from dialogue,” Mr. Basik When asked about human the end of his posting. Mr. Basik is the new chargé said. “Trudeau’s government now rights in Belarus now, Mr. Basik New heads of mission d’affaires of Belarus to Canada. He prefers to sit at the table and to noted that his country only gained Protocol chief on her way out accredited arrived in Ottawa a week after the start talking on the most sensi- independence from the Soviet Union After a fi ve-month delay, it looks Governor General David John- sanctions began to be lifted, on May tive issues. It was the election of 25 years ago, after more than 70 like Canada’s chief of protocol, Ange- ston welcomed six new heads 14, with his wife, Elizabeth. The the new government and the new years “with the Soviet approach to la Bogdan, is fi nally wrapping up the of mission who presented their couple left their three-year-old son government’s policy that’s changed democracy and human rights issues,” job and headed to Sydney, Australia. credentials to him at Rideau Hall Anton in Belarus with his grandpar- the approach of [the] Canadian he said. “Our foreign minister likes A fi xture on the diplomatic on June 15. ents while they take a few months government towards Belarus.” to say it is impossible to go to sleep scene in Ottawa since starting as the Ermal Muça is the new Alba- to get settled in Canada, particularly Canada slapped sanctions on Be- in a Soviet state and to wake up in a chief Canadian liaison to foreign nian ambassador; Marcelo Ga- given that Mr. Basik is in a hurry to larus in 2006 as part of a movement democratic one.” Change takes time. dignitaries in 2013, Ms. Bogdan was briel Suárez Salvia is the new get diplomatic dialogue going. among Western nations to scold With Canada, Mr. Basik wants appointed Canada’s consul general ambassador of Argentina after his “We’ll bring him here once his the eastern European country for to focus on furthering investment to Sydney on Jan. 16, “effective im- predecessor, Norma Nascimbene grandparents run out of patience,” what they saw as undemocratic and relationships in the IT sector, mediately.” But as of Tuesday, she’s de Dumont, left after only two joked the new head of mission. processes in its presidential elec- in heavy equipment and machinery still on the job here in Ottawa. years. Garth Chatoor is now the “We think this is a year of tion. Some Western leaders thought production, and in improving friend- Austin Jean, a spokesperson high commissioner of Trinidad change, and we do believe that the it rigged. A Canadian government ly ties and awareness of his country. for Global Affairs Canada, said and Tobago; Alejandro Marisio future for Canada-Belarus relations webpage described it as including Canada-Belarus merchandise trade in an email response last week Cugat is Chile’s new ambassa- is bright. Part of my mission here is “the harassment and intimidation of in 2015 was only $42.7 million. He she had not left yet “to ensure a dor; Naivakarurubalavu Solo Mara to make this future come a little bit the opposition, and the subsequent said he’s hoping to host several smooth transition from her current is the high commissioner of Fiji, faster between our two countries.” suppression of protests by Belaru- forums with Canadian chambers of responsibilities” and that a chargé based in Washington; and Mo- His last mission abroad was sian authorities.” commerce and Belarusian investors. d’affaires had been named in Syd- hamed Lemine El Haycen is the in the United Kingdom, and be- The European Union and the Another of his goals is getting ney “to ensure business continuity new ambassador for Mauritania, fore that he had been working on United States, which both were the Canada to open an embassy in Be- until her arrival.” He said she “will based in New York. Belarus-United States ties at his fi rst to put in place more sanctions larus. Currently, Canada’s delegation assume her new role during the [email protected] foreign ministry headquarters. on Belarus, also lifted them before to Poland handles relations with the normal posting cycle this summer.” @chels_nash

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impetus for renewed nationalism opening borders are the most Those practical implications have in Canada and Quebec. recent illustrations. to be addressed with greater resolve, Some tensions arise when as other states and non-state actors Lessons from Background national sovereignty is perceived are pushing undemocratic and In October 1970 under prime as being gradually eroded by in- inward-looking governance models, minister Pierre Trudeau, Canada was ternational political and economic and violence is used too often to among the fi rst Western nations to arrangements producing social advance causes around the world. Brexit: A fresh establish diplomatic relations with disruptions, without being matched No nation should be expected the People’s Republic of China. This by sizeable benefi ts that are visible to change its system when it was just a few days before Canada and equitably distributed. contributes to achieving national invoked the fi rst peacetime use in Obviously, tensions are man- objectives supportive of universal look at Canada- its history of the War Measures Act aged differently, depending on the aspirations. However, nations or limiting human rights in response to economic and political systems in blocs such as the EU, Canada, and civil unrest related to the separatist which they grow. others face risk of implosion when movement in Quebec. China is a one-party system consensuses about objectives or China ties Thereafter, the Communist endorsing selected market prin- means to achieve them weaken. Party of China pursued success- ciples, democratic centralism, and A government sensitive to the ful economic reforms in line a particular application of human needs of the middle class, aware of With Canadian he Canadian government is with China’s development plans. rights and private ownership. the fragility of the Canadian feder- Tfacing new foreign and do- China’s state entities became in- Canada endorses a more fl uid ation where nationalist aspirations allies reconsidering mestic policy challenges. ternational players in productive and openly competitive politi- are always present, and committed There’s been turmoil on the sectors such as mining, transpor- cal environment, broad private to sound democratic institutions core elements of world currency and stock mar- tation, energy, agri-food, engi- ownership, circumscribed market protecting rights and freedoms globalization, Ottawa kets linked to the devaluation of neering, and telecommunications. interventions, press freedom, and is arguably well positioned to in- the Chinese renminbi last year. Standards of living in China tight constraints on government vigorate a dialogue with China on will have to carefully Most British citizens voting in signifi cantly improved. activities and accountability. systemic convergence in a spirit of consider what this a referendum last week opted to State ownership helped China Reconciling these visions, Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion’s leave the European Union. to build infrastructure, advance levelling the playing fi eld, and “responsible conviction.” means for the new And United States presidential technology, boost military ca- advancing universal values Actions speak louder than contenders Donald Trump and pacities, and accumulate foreign embodied in UN conventions are words. The Canada-China dia- Canada-China Bernie Sanders are making strong exchange reserves of about US$3.2 challenges facing Canada in its logue may add substance to the Foreign Affairs statements about globalization and trillion or almost twice the size of policy towards China and others. concept of “responsible convic- the role of China in U.S. trade and Canada’s GDP, which enhanced le- The new Canada-China Foreign tion,” showing how it translates Ministers’ Dialogue. fi nancial imbalances. verage for acquiring foreign assets. Affairs Ministers’ Dialogue pro- into actions affecting also Cana- If two of Canada’s close allies vides an opportunity to discuss da’s broader international rela- are reconsidering core elements Fast forward to 2016 global risks emerging from dis- tions with Europe and Eurasia. of globalization and its gover- Arguably, most nations are parities of economic and political Pascal Desbiens is a former nance-related aspects, Ottawa torn between nationalism and systems and from actions taken to counsellor at the Permanent Mis- will have to carefully consider globalism in choosing their way promote international convergence sion of Canada to the UN, foreign implications for the Canada- forward on the world stage. The such as freer trade and movements and defence policy adviser in the China Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Brexit referendum result and of people and money. It also gives Privy Council Offi ce, and policy PASCAL DESBIENS Dialogue launched in early June. U.S. presidential election debates a chance to address practical im- and program planner and man- This will be especially acute if the about how the U.S. middle class plications in terms of stability and ager at the former CIDA. political dynamic in Europe gives benefi ts from free trade and human security. The Hill Times 16 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 HILL TIMES CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT: TEL. 613-232-5952, FAX 613-232-9055

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HILL CLIMBERS BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT Two new directors for Trade Minister

Freeland Clockwise from top left: A. Stobo Sniderman is a new policy adviser to Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion, Angad Dhillon is now a special assistant to Heritage Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland has Minister Mélanie Joly, Mackenzie Hird is a policy analyst to Public Safety hired directors of communications Upcoming MIT grad, tion, and Export Trade portfolio Minister Ralph Goodale, and Anne-Louise Chauvette is communications and policy. The Hill Times photograph in 2011. director to Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn by Jake Wright Rhodes scholar During the 2015 campaign, she lent an occasional hand to Mr. Sniderman is set to focus Leslie Church is chief of staff among recent a number of local Liberal cam- on human rights and pluralism Ministers Goodale, to the minister. paigns in Quebec on a volunteer in the minister’s offi ce. A 2008 Joly, Qualtrough, Sports and Persons with Dis- Liberal hires. basis. She’s also previously Rhodes Scholar who’s worked in abilities Minister Carla Qual- been a research assistant for the aboriginal law at Olthuis, Kleer, and LeBlanc trough hired Nicholas Kang to group Métropolisation et société. Townshend LLP as an articling serve as a special assistant for She spent just under half a year student, Mr. Sniderman recently hire aides policy in her offi ce as minister. nternational Trade Minister as a research assistant to then- spent six months as a law clerk Previously, Mr. Kang served as IChrystia Freeland welcomed mayor of Paris, France, Bertrand to Justice Edwin Cameron in the Public Safety Minister Ralph a special assistant to Ms. Qual- two new directors to her ministe- Delanoë, in 2009, and is a former Constitutional Court of South Goodale has hired upcoming trough in her capacity as the rial staff team in recent weeks, communications assistant to Africa in Johannesburg. MIT grad Mackenzie Hird to Liberal MP for Delta, B.C. hiring Anne-Louise Chauvette as the Economic and Community He also spent almost half a serve as political policy analyst During the 2015 election, he director of communications and Development Corporation of year working in the United Na- in his ministerial offi ce. was a campaign strategist to Owen Teo as director of policy. Rosemont-La Petite Patrie, Que. tions High Commissioner for Mr. Hird began working for Mr. Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, Mr. Teo joined Ms. Freeland’s Speaking last week with Hill Refugees’ protection unit in Ha- Goodale on May 30 and is set to B.C. Liberal candidate Steve offi ce as a political staffer earlier Climbers, Ms. Chauvette said rare, Zimbabwe, helping Rwan- graduate from the Massachusetts In- Powrie; ultimately, Conservative this month, roughly three weeks while working for Quebec’s eco- dan refugees and other asylum stitute of Technology with a doctor of incumbent Cathy McLeod was re- ago, arriving straight from the nomic development, innovation, seekers. He’s also worked as a philosophy in engineering systems elected. He’s also a former head offi ce of the deputy minister of and export trade minister she freelance writer over the years, in a couple of months. He previ- of a three-month program for international trade, where he had dealt with issues like softwood including for Maclean’s, The ously worked as a graduate research high school students in Merritt, been serving as a public servant, lumber, and economic projects Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, assistant at the school, and has a B.C. to promote community ser- working as an executive director and issues in the province. The New York Times, and The bachelor of science in physics from vice and social responsibility, and since August 2012, as indicated by “There are some fi les I’ve Montreal Gazette, among other the University of Texas at Dallas. has been an aide to the mayor of his LinkedIn account. Christine touched there that I’m touching news publications. On the aca- He’s previously been an intern St. Cloud, Minnesota in the U.S., Hogan has been deputy minister here as well,” she said. demic side, he’s been published on the National Academies board according to his LinkedIn profi le, for international trade since Janu- While working for the Volvo Bus by The Western Journal of Legal on science education and was a among other experience. ary 2015. Corporation, she said in part she Studies, The Dalhousie Journal public policy intern with the As- Mr. Kang has a bachelor of arts From 2009 until 2012, Mr. Teo worked to fi ght “Buy America” poli- of Legal Affairs, and The Interna- sociation of American Universities in social and community develop- was a senior trade commissioner cies related to the bus sector: “we tional Journal of Refugee Law. for four months in 2010, according ment and biology from St. Olaf stationed at the Canadian Em- were lobbying on the U.S. side.” In 2011, he won a Canadian to his LinkedIn profi le. He also College in Minnesota and a mas- bassy in Beijing, China, according “I know how the private Association of Journalists Print spent two months in 2009 as an ter’s degree in public policy from to his online profi le, which also sector has to deal with policies Feature of the Year award for a EYES (Educating Youth in Engi- Harvard University, having gradu- indicates he’s a graduate of Mc- in trade...I think that I can add piece in The Montreal Gazette neering and Science) camp instruc- ated from the John F. Kennedy Gill University in Montreal, Que. value [in the minister’s offi ce] on Canada’s Truth and Recon- tor at the University of Regina. School of Government in 2015. Ms. Chauvette, meanwhile, by knowing that and having a ciliation Commission. He’s also a Marci Surkes is chief of staff As well, Stephanie Carisse is marked her fi rst offi cial day on network in the private sector,” former Jeanne Sauvé Foundation to the minister. working in the minister’s offi ce, the minister’s political staff team she said. fellow. The foundation website Meanwhile, Angad Dhillon handling scheduling. on May 30. Now in Ms. Freeland’s of- indicates he grew up in Montreal. recently bid farewell to the Lib- Matt Stickney is chief of staff Before moving from Montreal to fi ce, she’ll be working closely It also states that while he was eral Research Bureau (LRB) and to Ms. Qualtrough. Ottawa to work for Ms. Freeland, Ms. alongside press secretary Alex on an Action Canada fellow- joined Canadian Heritage Minister Finally, Government House Chauvette was a public affairs ad- Lawrence, focused on strategic ship in 2007-2008, he started a Mélanie Joly’s offi ce as a special Leader and Fisheries and Oceans viser for the Volvo Bus Corporation communications and planning for Canadian Green Bonds program, assistant for policy to the minister. Minister Dominic LeBlanc has hired as part of its Nova Bus and Prevost the minister. described on the site as “a modern He’d been working in the LRB as a Mark O’Halloran to serve as a spe- division, having started out with Arriving at the end of the 2016 day Victory Bond for the environ- special assistant for operations and cial assistant in his offi ce as House the company focused on the Nova spring session, Ms. Chauvette ment...purchased by Canadians, outreach since last December and leader. Vince MacNeil is chief of Bus division and working out of said it was a “really busy” begin- backed by government, managed was a fi eld organizer for the fed- staff to Mr. LeBlanc as House leader. Saint-Eustache, Que. in August 2014, ning but “a good moment” and by the private sector, and de- eral party in the Peel region during [email protected] according to her LinkedIn account. said she’s happy in her new role. signed to accelerate the rollout of the 2015 election campaign. The Hill Times Prior to that, she was a policy Brian Clow is chief of staff to sustainable energy.” adviser with the Union of Quebec Ms. Freeland. Mr. Sniderman’s online profi le Municipalities, covering “smart indicates he briefl y served as an STATUS OF GOVERNMENT BILLS city” development efforts, eco- aide to then-Conservative MP nomic development, transporta- Dion hires Rhodes James Rajotte and then-Bloc tion, municipal fi nancing, and scholar as human Québécois MP Meili Faille as part WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 international relations. of the parliamentary internship Originally from Val d’Or in • The House of Commons has adjourned for the summer. The House resumes sitting on Mon., rights policy program, which places interns Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. northern Quebec, Ms. Chauvette in MP offi ces, for roughly a year • The Senate has adjourned for the summer. The Senate resumes sitting Tues., Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. worked for the Quebec Liberal adviser starting in 2007, among other past government for roughly two years experience. • The House Special Committee on Electoral Reform is scheduled meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in from 2010 to 2012, including for Foreign Affairs Minister Sté- Christopher Berzins is director room 228 of the Valour Building, 151 Sparks St., in private, to discuss committee business. then-fi nance minister Raymond phane Dion hired a new policy of policy to Mr. Dion, while Joc- • The House Fisheries and Oceans Committee is set to meet from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in room 268 of Bachand, and then-transport min- adviser to his ministerial staff elyn Coulon is a senior policy ad- the Valour Building, 151 Sparks St., in private, to discuss committee business including plans to travel ister Sam Hamad. She followed team earlier this month. (Andrew) viser and Jean Boutet is a policy in the fall and a study request. Mr. Hamad to serve under the Stobo Sniderman joined the week adviser. Julian Ovens is chief of • United States President Barack Obama is set to address Senators and Members of Parliament Economic Development, Innova- of June 13. staff to the minister. in the Chamber of the House of Commons at 5:15 p.m. 18 THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 FEATURE PARTIES

PARTY CENTRAL BY CHELSEA NASH Mr. Heyman sits in a vintage car on The Heymans sing on stage with The Digs band display while Ms. members. Heyman waves. Take a trip with your tastebuds through the U.S. this Fourth of July

From right to left, American Ambassador Bruce Hey- man with The crowd at the 2015 Independence Day celebration. his spouse, Vicki, and The Hill Times photographs two of their daughters, by Sam Garcia Caroline and Liza, stand in front of the Ameri- can offi cial residence at their Fourth of July party in 2015. The Hill Times Mr. Heyman shakes the hand of then-Mexican Mr. Heyman dances with members of the photograph by ambassador Francisco Suárez, alongside Ms. Governor General’s Foot Guards band at last Sam Garcia Heyman, left, at the diplomatic reception. year’s Independence Day celebration.

wo-hundred and fi fty pounds of crab shared two menus. This year, each tent Tmeat, 500 pounds of ground beef and has its own individual menu, which means Ambassadors mingle at CARICOM reception June 20 bison, 2,000 Dairy Queen blizzards, 3,000 more options. chicken wings, and an estimated 3,500 This year’s menu will be more diverse guests. And that’s certainly not all. as well. Mr. Leier said guests can expect No one throws a national day fête quite a more “unique” and “interesting” menu. like the Americans on July 4. While staying on theme, the food goes well This Fourth of July may be your last beyond your classic American hot dogs, opportunity to celebrate American Indepen- hamburgers, and french fries. dence with U.S. Ambassador Bruce Hey- Besides the Maryland crab cakes and man and his wife, Vicki at their Rockcliffe bison burgers, the U.S. Embassy says the home, the U.S. offi cials residence known menu is set to include: fried green toma- as Lornado. With the upcoming American toes; red beans and rice; herb-buttered election and Mr. Heyman being a political ap- corn; Chinook salmon; corned beef sand- pointee of outgoing President Barack Obama, wiches; California summer rolls; Route 11 his posting in Canada could end once Mr. potato chips; Frito-Lay snacks; Georgia Obama leaves offi ce early next year. watermelon; Vermont Cabot cheeses; and It’s invite-only. But don’t worry; if you the always-delicious perennial favourite, miss out on the action, Party Central will Eli’s cheesecake, imported from the Hey- give you all the highlights in the July 6 mans’ home turf in Chicago. issue. The chef said he was most excited This year’s theme is “Road Trip U.S.A.,” about all of the Southern dishes, which Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion cuts the cake with Caribbean envoys. which means vintage cars will once again involves a lot of deep frying. Deep-fried be on hand on the sprawling grounds for catfi sh is what he’s most looking forward that classic Americana feel, as will an to, he said. Deep fryers and grills will be Airstream trailer and Harley Davidson on site the day-of, making sure that all motorcycles. Make sure to go with an your food is hot and fresh. empty stomach if you’re lucky enough to Mr. Leier said it’s the biggest event the be invited. Samplings of food that could be Westin caters, and takes about 100 hotel found in all corners of the land of liberty employees just to staff the event on the South African High Commissioner Membathisi Mdladlana will be served by the Westin Hotel, which day-of. and Haitian Ambassador Frantz Liautaud with the high is catering the event. The embassy also noted in a fact sheet Party Central spoke to the head chef in that it expects more than 100 volunteers commissioners for the Bahamas and Jamaica, Calsey charge of serving up the Westin’s biggest from the embassy and local community. Johnson and Janice Miller at the Chateau Laurier marking High commissioners of Lesotho, Mathabo order of the year: food to feed an antici- A few weeks ago, a group of twelve the Caribbean Community’s anniversary. Tsepa, and Barbados, Yvonne Walkes. pated 3,500 hungry guests. At the time he from the American Embassy, including spoke to Party Central, Kenton Leier and Ms. Heyman, were at the Westin to sample his staff had already put together roughly the food, discuss the menu, and to make 3,500 crab cakes and were working on any changes necessary. the creation of 3,500 bison slider burger Guests will be entertained by a reap- patties. pearance of Toronto band The Digs, and Kenton Leier told Party Central there the embassy is advertising a playlist that will be fi ve food tents, each with its own is available on Spotify for guests to get menu highlighting a region in the United pumped up for the event. The playlist is High Commissioner of Guyana Clarissa Riehl Saint Kitts and Nevis High Commissioner Shirley Skerritt- States, which is new this year. Previously, called “July 4 Canada Road Trip USA.” with Senegalese Ambassador Ousmane he said there were fi ve tents, but one was a [email protected] Paye, and new Trinidad and Tobago High Andrew with Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs dessert tent, while the remaining four tents @chels_nash Commissioner Garth Chatoor. Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Ms. Riehl, and Mr. Chatoor. THE HILL TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2016 19 FEATURE EVENTS

Parliamentary MONDAY, JULY 4 Korean War commemorative reception U.S. Ambassador’s Fourth of July Party—U.S. Ambas- Calendar sador Bruce Heyman and his wife Vicki will host their Fourth of July Party, July 4, 5-8 p.m., Lornado, 500 Lisgar Rd., Rockcliffe Park, Ont. This year’s theme is Road Trip U.S.A. Invitation only. TUESDAY, JULY 5 Friends of the NAC Orchestra Garden Party—Enjoy a summer evening with a musical program celebrating “Venezia Mia” on the spacious grounds of the offi cial residence of the Italian ambassador to Canada. Tuesday July 5 (rain date: July 6). 6-8 p.m. 1475 Aylmer Road, Gatineau. Tickets: $100. Tax receipts will be issued. Email: [email protected]. Phone: Melina Vacca-Pugsley, 613-731-0145. Watch a FRIDAY, JULY 8 Prime Minister to Attend NATO Summit in Poland and Walt Natynczyk, deputy minister at Veterans Visit Ukraine—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel Affairs, Angela Son, and her spouse, Korean movie under to Warsaw, Poland to attend the North Atlantic Treaty military attaché Col. Jang Min Choi at a June 19 Organization (NATO) Heads of State and Government ceremony marking the 63rd anniversary of the Summit from July 8 to 9. After the summit, he will Korean War armistice. the stars travel to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp to remember the six million Jews and the millions of other victims murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia The trip will conclude with an offi cial visit to Ukraine June 29, 30 at from July 11 to 12. For information, call the PMO Press Offi ce at 613-957-555. Rideau Hall WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 Yukon to host 2016 Summer Meeting of Canada’s Premiers—Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski will host Canada’s 13 provincial and territorial premiers and WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 leaders of national aboriginal organizations, including the Assembly of First Nations, the Congress ofAb- Three Amigos Summit—Prime Minister Justin original Peoples, the Métis National Council, the Inuit Trudeau will host U.S. President Barack Obama and Tapiriit Kanatami, and the Native Women’s Association Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto for the 2016 of Canada. Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, Whitehorse. North American Leaders’ Summit at the National Gal- July 20-22. lery of Canada in Ottawa on June 29, 380 Sussex Dr. Conservative Senator Yonah Martin and For information, call the PMO Press Offi ce at 613-957- WEDNESDAY, AUG. 24 Ms. Son with the military attaché of the Korean Ambassador Daeshik Jo at a reception 555 or Réal Jean, coordinator-media liaison, Summits Hastings Plowing Match and Farm Show—Wednesday, Netherlands, Lt.-Col. Christa Oppers-Beumer. at the Chateau Laurier after the ceremony. Management and Offi cial Events, Offi ce of Protocol, Aug. 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 2431 Queensborough Rd., Global Affairs Canada 613-302-1703 or real.jean@ Queensborough, Ont. Hastings-Lennox and Addington, international.gc.ca Ont. Natural Resource Governance and Economic Diversi- fi cation in Africa: Strategies, Lessons, and Challenges— MONDAY, SEPT. 19 The University of Ottawa’s Centre on Governance, in House Resumes Sitting—The House resumes sitting collaboration with The Africa Study Group and the on Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. after a 13-week break. The National Capital Regional Group of the Institute of House adjourned June 17. Public Administration of Canada present guest Cristina D’Alessandro, professor at Sciences Po Paris and senior TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 fellow at the Centre on Governance. University of Ot- Cabinet Meeting—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is tawa, Faculty of Social Sciences. 120 University Drive expected to hold a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Sept. (FSS 4004). Bilingual event. 5:30-7 p.m. June 29. 20 on the Hill. For more information, call the PMO Free public lecture. Register online at: http://cogdales- Press Offi ce at (613) 957-5555. sandro.eventbrite.ca Rideau Hall Movie Nights—Governor General David WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 Johnston hosts the third annual Rideau Hall Movie Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals are expected Brig.-Gen. S.M. Cadden, chief Nights, free outdoor screenings of Canadian fi lms in to meet in Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament English and French, starting at sunset, on the grounds Hill. For more information, please call Liberal Party of staff for army strategy, Mr. of his offi cial residence and workplace, 1 Sussex Dr. media relations at [email protected] or 613-627-2384. Jo, Parliamentary Secretary for Tonight, catch the English screening (with French Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives Veterans Affairs Karen McCrimmon, subtitles) of Being Canadian, a humorous documentary are expected to meet for their national caucus meeting. and Sen. Martin make a toast. featuring interviews with famous Canadians such as For more information, contact Cory Hann, director Mike Myers, Seth Rogen, and Michael J. Fox. 7:45 of communications, Conservative Party of Canada at p.m. grounds open, with free popcorn and music, fi rst [email protected]. come, fi rst served; 8:45 p.m. GG’s welcoming remarks; NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus are expect- Czech Republic opens new exhibit on Charles IV 9:20-10:50 p.m. screening. rideauhallmovienights. ed to meet from 9:15-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre gg.ca Block, on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media THURSDAY, JUNE 30 Centre at 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. Rideau Hall Movie Nights—Governor General David TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 Johnston hosts the third annual Rideau Hall Movie Senate Resumes Sitting—The Senate is expected Nights, free outdoor screenings of Canadian fi lms in to resume sitting on Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. The Senate English and French, starting at sunset, on the grounds adjourned June 22. of his offi cial residence and workplace, 1 Sussex Dr. Tonight, catch the French screening (with English FRIDAY, NOV. 4 subtitles) of Guibord s’en va-t-en guerre. This political Meet Liberal Anita Vandenbeld at Tim Hortons—Fri- satire tells the story of an independent Member of day, Nov. 4, 5:30-6:30 p.m., 2970 Carling Ave., Parliament from northern Quebec who fi nds himself in Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa-West Nepean. the position of holding the tie-breaking vote on whether Canada will go to war in the Middle East. 7:45 p.m. OCT. 29, 2017 grounds open, with free popcorn and music, fi rst come, The NDP Leadership—The race offi cially begins on Michaela Hriechova and Miloslava Minnes, fi rst served; 8:45 p.m. GG’s welcoming remarks; 9:15- July 2, 2016, and a new leader will be selected no assistants at the Czech Embassy, at the 11:03 p.m. screening. rideauhallmovienights.gg.ca later than Oct. 29, 2017. Guests observe the exhibition. June 21 opening at the embassy. FRIDAY, JULY 1 MAY 2017 Canada’s Birthday on Parliament Hill—Action on Conservative Party Leadership Convention—The the Hill includes: Changing of the guard (9-9:30 Conservatives will elect their next leader on May 27, a.m.); Carillon concert (10-10:30 a.m.); Canada 2017, Dan Nowlan, chair of the party’s leadership elec- Day noon show (12-1:30 p.m.); Canada Day evening tion organizing committee announced last week. So far, show (7:30-10 p.m.) and Canada Day pryromusical there are three declared leadership candidates: Con- fi reworks (10-10:15 p.m.). As well, there are activities servative MPs Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.), Michael at Major’s Hill Park, the Canadian Museum of History, Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.), and Kellie Leitch Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Agriculture and (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.). The party is urging Conservative Christian Embassy chief Darlene McLean and Food Museum, arts and theatre district in downtown Party members to buy memberships or renew them in Croatian Ambassador Marica Matkovic. Rideau, Canadian Museum of Nature, Bytown Museum, order to vote. For more information, contact Cory Hann, Rideau Hall, National Gallery of Canada, the Ottawa director of communications, Conservative Party of Jazz Festival at Confederation Park and Marion Dewar Canada, at 613-697-5614. Plaza, and at the Mackenzie King Estate. Check out the The Parliamentary Calendar is a free listing. Send government of Canada’s website for more details. in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or governmental 100th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battles event in a paragraph with all the relevant details under of Beaumont-Hamel and the Somme—In recognition the subject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to news@ of these battles, fought by the Royal Newfoundland hilltimes.com by Wednesday at noon before the Monday Regiment, a ceremony will be held 10-11 a.m. (Offi cial paper or Friday at noon before the Wednesday paper. Or Delegation and Diplomatic Corps to arrive 9:45 a.m.). fax it to 613-232-9055. We can’t guarantee inclusion Professor Elyse Piquette and architect Hartley Canadian War Museum, LeBreton Gallery. Enquiries: of every event, but we will defi nitely do our best. Vance Millman at the opening of the exhibition on [email protected]. Phone: 613-406-1414. 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