Iran: no Plan B p. 7 Do campaigns Tanya Talaga wins Shaughnessy Cohen prize for matter anymore? Seven Fallen Feathers p.26 Sort of p.10 What Trudeau’s Ian Brodie on India trip his new book, taught the At the Centre of Conservatives Government p.10 p.22 TWENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 1532 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 $5.00 News Harassment training & MPs News Legislation News Election Act Prime Minister Feds’ Bill C-76 Trudeau, cabinet Liberal MPs suggest more privacy changes ministers, 90 per cent of Liberal than 100 amendments to ‘insuffi cient,’ caucus complete a missed House sexual feds’ sweeping environmental opportunity to harassment make long-called- training: deputy impact assessment bill for reforms, say Liberal whip Tassi But opposition MPs are up in arms over the tight timeline set by critics BY ABBAS RANA the Liberals on the House Environment Committee for reviewing BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT hundreds of proposed changes to the bill. The committee has until rime Minister Justin Trudeau, rivacy-related changes in Phis cabinet, and 90 per cent of May 22 to fi nish its work and won’t meet during the break week. Pthe Liberal government’s the Liberal caucus have com- large elections reform package, pleted the in-person harassment Bill C-76, are being criticized as training organized by the House “insuffi cient” by academics and chief human resources offi cer opposition MPs alike, and as a Pierre Parent, and, according to missed opportunity to make long- the House communications of- called-for changes to bring politi- fi ce, all 338 MPs are expected to cal parties under federal privacy complete their training by the end laws before the next election. of next month. “There’s nothing like the pres- sure of an election combined with Continued on page 20 Continued on page 4 News Papal apology News Trudeau & environment NDP MP Angus, Fighting for Crown-Indigenous carbon price, Relations minister burying pipeline working together headlines key for to convince Pope Trudeau nabbing to apologize for Liberal MPs Will Amos, left, and Darren Fisher are members of the House Environment Committee, and along with their green voters in Catholic Church’s fellow Liberals on the committee are proposing more than 100 amendments to the environmental assessment reform bill 2019, says pollster tabled by Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, right. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 role in residential BY PETER MAZEREEUW schools BY PETER MAZEREEUW Environment Committee respond Right now, C-69 requires that to problems with the bill, C-69, the environment minister con- attling an anti-carbon tax premier in Ontario or Alberta iberal MPs have proposed more raised by those who testifi ed to sider fi ve factors as she makes B BY ABBAS RANA could shore up the Trudeau Liber- than 100 changes to the govern- the committee, said Liberal and that decision: whether the project L als’ reputation as an environmen- ment’s wide-ranging Impact Assess- Conservative MPs on the com- “contributes to sustainability;” DP MP Charlie Angus is tal champion, says pollster Greg ment Bill, including to the role of mittee. how harmful any “adverse effects” working behind the scenes Lyle, after a series of blows to the N energy regulators in the new environ- They include a proposal to of the project are; what measures with Crown-Indigenous Relations Grits’ green credentials in recent mental impact assessment process. change the way the minister and would be taken to mitigate that Minister Carolyn Bennett and weeks. The amendments put forward federal cabinet make decisions by Liberal members of the House about whether resource projects Continued on page 18 Continued on page 19 Continued on page 17 are ultimately in the public interest. 2 MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES ism Minister Bardish Chagger, and NDP would be creating a non-profi t group to leader Jagmeet Singh did not hold back help female Alberta candidates run for from making a few jokes. offi ce. Mr. Singh entered the room dancing She said the goal is giving women a to Bhangra music and told the audience fair shot in politics, not creating quotas. Heard on the Hill “that is how it’s done,” poking fun at Prime “[UPC leader Jason Kenny] has said Minister Justin Trudeau’s terrible India trip that he doesn’t want a condescending, in February, which included a viral video of paternalistic approach with quotas for by Shruti Shekar him dancing to Bhangra as he entered an our women candidates, and neither do we, event. right ladies?” Ms. Ambrose said during her Ms. Chagger didn’t hold back either, speech at the inaugural United Conserva- and asked how his caucus was doing, pok- tive Party’s convention. ing fun at the fact that Mr. Singh did not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was Talaga win caps off lively have a seat in the House of Commons yet. the fi rst prime minister to have a gender- Guests came dressed to the nines wear- balanced cabinet and has tried to put in ing tuxedos, bow ties, and ball gowns, targets for more women to work in politics. Politics & the Pen gala and mingled on the swanky west terrace “We just need to reach out and invite overlooking the Rideau Locks and the East strong Alberta women to get into the pro- Block. cess, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.” Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains was A May 5 Canadian Press article said spotted wearing a beautiful sky-blue the non-profi t will be called She Leads, turban, and no he did not have to remove and will be in partnership with Laureen it and do a security check to get into the Harper, the wife of former prime minster event hosted at the Chateau Laurier. Stephen Harper. The day before, CBC News reported Mr. Ms. Ambrose told CP that the organiza- Bains was asked by U.S. authorities to take tion would help with fundraising and pro- off his turban for a security check in the vide a list of people who female candidates Detroit airport. The U.S. border services can reach out to. has since apologized for the incident. Leela Aheer and Angela Pitt are the Proof’s Greg MacEachern was having only two women out of 25-member UPC a cocktail on the Chateau terrace with In- caucus members. digenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, and former reporter and Global Public Af- fairs’ Tom Clark was spotted talking with Stephen Harper takes out Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon. Th eNew York Maclean’s writer and previous prize- full page ad in winner Paul Wells was chatting up a storm Times, applauds Trump The crowd at last week’s Politics & the Pen gala on the terrace at the Chateau Laurier Hotel. Photograph courtesy of with some guests, while freelance reporter Matthew Usherwood and author Dale Smith was also at the backing out of Iran deal event. The Hill Times’ Abbas Rana, Kristen Former prime minister Stephen Harp- Shane, and Kate Malloy were all at the er placed a full-page ad in The New York cocktail hour looking dapper. Times applauding the president for pulling CBC’s Power & Politics host Vassy out of the Iran deal on Tuesday. Kapelos and The National’s host Rosemary The ad is signed by several other politi- Barton were in the crowd and so was prize cians including former Australian prime fi nalist As it Happens’ Carol Off. minister John Howard, former Prime Min- Dinner and drinks were had; guests ister of Northern Ireland David William mingled, chatted, laughed, and enjoyed the Trimble, and former Conservative foreign evening. affairs minister John Baird. But it didn’t end there; most of the “Mr. President, you are right about Iran,” guests went over for an after party to reads the ad in big bold letters. Zoe’s, the hotel’s bar. “Iran is a danger to us, to our allies, Spark Advocacy’s Perry Tsergas and his to freedom. It oppresses its own citizens, wife Kate Purchase, director of communi- with whom neither we nor you have any Tanya Talaga, pictured after winning the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Best Politica Writing, for her book Seven Fallen cations to Mr. Trudeau, were having a good quarrel; it exports an extremist Islamist Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City. Photograph courtesy of Matthew Usherwood time—and it was baby-free. Ms. Purchase ideology which makes it a particular threat said this was her fi rst big event since giv- to the Middle East region,” the ad reads, ing birth to their son back in March. referring to U.S. President Donald Trump’s She looked stunning in a fl oor-length announcement indicating that the U.S. will gold sequin gown. be withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear The other nominees this year include deal, which was negotiated by former CBC radio host Carol Off for All We Leave U.S. president Barack Obama and eased Behind: A Reporter’s Journey into the Lives economic sanctions in exchange for Iran of Others; Sandra Perron for Out Standing agreeing to limit its nuclear program. in the Field: A Memoir by Canada’s First Mr. Trump called the program “defective Female Infantry Offi cer; Ted Rowe for Rob- at its core,” and said he would reinstate ert Bond: The Greatest Newfoundlander; sanctions on Iran. and Christopher Dummitt for Unbuttoned: The ad put out by Mr. Harper and sev- A History of Mackenzie King’s Secret Life.