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

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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 , 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 , left, and are members of the House Environment Committee, and along with their green voters in ’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 or 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 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 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 , and NDP would be creating a non-profi t group to leader 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 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. . 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 , 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 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. eral other senior politicians said it was the right move. “We stand alongside you in ending Ambrose starting non- the dangerous appeasement of Iran and Strategy Corp’s Garry Keller, left, Conservative MP Candice Bergen and Navigator’s Andrew Balfour. The Hill Times taking all and any action required to stop photograph by Andrew Meade profi t to help Alberta Iran going nuclear, help its people, halt its Conservative women spreading of terror and achieve peace and ore than 500 Hillites attended Poli- adding she hoped “that history is changing.” stability in the Middle East and among all Mtics & the Pen, or what some like She called out to the Parliamentarians candidates, veers away peoples and nations,” the ad said. to call ’s “nerd prom,” where The in the room to work together to make that Defence Minister said in Star reporter Tanya Talaga won change happen. from quotas an interview with CTV’s Don Martin that the coveted Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for “I hope you work with Indigenous the move by the former prime minister was Political Writing. people to make this right, because this , the former interim “not helpful.” Her book, Seven Fallen Feathers: Rac- country won’t get better until all children Conservative Party leader, announced she This isn’t the fi rst time Mr. Harper has ism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern have equitable equal access to education publicly stood beside Mr. Trump. City, published by House of Anansi, was and access to water,” Ms. Talaga said to a Former interim Earlier in March, he said at the Interna- praised as groundbreaking on Indigenous standing ovation. Conservative tional Fellowship of Christians and Jews youth. The high-powered crowd included Party leader Gala, where more than 450 guests came, Ms. Talaga went on stage, slightly teary- cabinet ministers, lobbyists, mayors, MPs, Rona Ambrose that he wished the only time he could have eyed, to collect her $25,000 prize, which Senators, writers, reporters, staffers, and announced been back in his former role was when Mr. she later told The Hill Times she would be folks from the private sector. she is starting Trump made his speech recognizing Jeru- donating part to the families and the com- The event is held to celebrate and to a non-profi t salem as the capital of Israel. munity members who helped her write the raise money for the Writers’ Trust and organization That event was hosted at Mr. Trump’s book. honours and encourages some of the best to help female private club Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, The book is about the death of seven political books of the year. Alberta Florida and was a fundraiser to help Israel Indigenous high school students from 2000 Michaela Cornell, public relations offi - candidates and Holocaust survivors around the world to 2001 in Thunder Bay, Ont. cer for the Writers’ Trust, said this year the run for offi ce. to meet basic needs. Ms. Talaga took the opportunity to organization raised $380,000. 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no mention of some key privacy use in election campaigns has principles—most importantly, been increasing, I think, rather Feds’ Bill C-76 privacy an individual’s right to access spectacularly in the last 10 years their personal information held and the legislation that’s before by a political party,” said Valerie us is actually behind the times,” changes ‘insuffi cient,’ a missed Lawton, manager of strategic said Mr. Kent. communications in the commis- “I don’t think political parties sioner’s offi ce. should be exempt…from the same opportunity to make long- “The law should create obliga- rules and regulations and proto- tions based on internationally cols that all other and recognized privacy principles all other Canadian organizations (for example, safeguarding data, are governed by.” called-for reforms, say critics accuracy, access and limiting use) Mr. Kent noted the Ethics as well as provisions for some Committee reviewed PIPEDA in form of independent oversight,” February, and among its many oversight of a party’s compliance PIPEDA laws, but allow for “a said Ms. Lawton. “We think the recommendations was a call for with its privacy policies, noted phase-in period.” It would mean bill needs amendments to address the federal government to work Prof. Scassa in a May 2 blog post, changes wouldn’t be in place in all of these concerns before it is with “its European Union coun- professor Teresa in which she called the bill “an time for the next election, “but passed.” terparts to determine what would Scassa says privacy- almost contemptuous and entirely that going forward it’s going to be Liberal MP Frank Baylis constitute adequacy status” for cosmetic quick-fi x designed to in place,” she said. (Pierrefonds-Dollard, Que.), a PIPEDA “in the context of the related changes defl ect attention from the very Responding to criticism member of the House Ethics [EU’s] new General Data Protec- serious privacy issues raised by over Bill C-76’s privacy-related Committee currently studying tion Regulation,” as described in in Bill C-76 lack the use of personal information changes, Nicky Cayer, a spokes- the Facebook-Cambridge Ana- the committee report. The GDPR by political parties.” person for the democratic lytica data breach—and who last applies to any organization, substance and fail Members of all major federal institutions minister, suggested month told The Hill Times he including political parties and to meet standards parties on the Hill have indi- with the bill, the government was thinks parties should be covered candidates, holding data on EU cated in recent weeks that they “taking major steps to ensure that by federal privacy laws—said citizens. of ‘fair information believe it’s time political parties Canadians’ private information is Bill C-76 is a “step in the right With that work and study were covered by privacy laws protected.” direction.” already done, “the government practices.’ and brought under the federal legislation could well privacy commissioner’s jurisdic- be amended now to tion—changes which have long respond to that,” said Continued from page 1 been called for. All of the major Mr. Kent. public outcry to motivate political federal parties already have pri- NDP MP Nathan parties to do something…if the vacy policies posted online, albeit Cullen (Skeena- election passes it’s going to be voluntarily. Bulkley Valley, B.C.), less of a hot button issue,” said Since tabling Bill C-76, Mr. his party’s demo- Teresa Scassa, a professor at the Brison has indicated the govern- cratic reform critic, University of Ottawa and the ment is open to amendments to said he expected the Canada Research Chair in Infor- create an “enforcement regime” government would mation Law at the school, in an for party privacy policies. have brought in a interview with The Hill Times last But Prof. Scassa questioned “tough set of rules on week. “My concern is this could how much difference that would privacy and the pro- be a kind of, tick the box thing.” make, as the bill already includes tection of Canadian’s Introduced by acting Demo- the ability for parties to be dereg- data information, cratic Institutions Minister Scott istered for not sharing privacy and instead this is Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) on policies and doesn’t set out any incredibly, surpris- “norms that policy has to satisfy.” April 30, Bill C-76, dubbed the Interim Democratic Institutions Minister , left, NDP MP Nathan Cullen, and ingly weak.” She said “it’s hard to say why” Elections Modernization Act, in- Conservative MP . Mr. Kent and Mr. Cullen say privacy-related changes in Bill Mr. Cullen said the Liberal government didn’t cludes a wide swathe of elections C-76 don’t go far enough, and that it’s time for political parties to be covered by federal he tries not to “chalk pursue more substantive changes reforms, including wrapping up privacy laws. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade up to evil what I can changes previously included in in Bill C-76, given the high degree chalk up to incom- the government’s Bill C-33. of focus currently on the issue of petence,” but said In terms of privacy-related protecting personal information Ms. Cayer noted PIPEDA “It takes a process to get all Liberals and Conservatives both rules, the bill proposes requir- in light of the Facebook-Cam- currently regulates “for-profi t these laws changed and get them “have been hiding behind the se- ing registered political parties bridge Analytica data breach and corporations,” and the Privacy Act through in time for the coming crecy granted to political parties to adopt privacy policies, which resulting scandal, and the small covers the federal government’s election, but the fi rst step was to for years” in terms of how parties must be published online and window left to make changes be- privacy responsibilities, and that get privacy policies and make use and collect data. must indicate: the types of infor- fore the next federal election, set “political parties and not-for-prof- sure that all political parties are Asked if he thinks the gov- mation collected, how it’s collect- for October 2019. While the need its do no fi t into either of these adhering to privacy policies and ernment will instead introduce ed, and how it’s used (including for such privacy protection is “on- categories.” make it transparent and open. So separate legislation to bring parties the use of cookies and collecting going,” elections make that need “The Canada Elections Act that is certainly a fi rst step. Can under federal privacy laws in the and using personal information “more acute,” said Prof. Scassa. already sets clear guidelines more be done? Yes I would say so,” coming months, Mr. Cullen noted created online), how information “It would be great if it’s done on how parties can use the list said Mr. Baylis last week. the government has called Bill is protected, and provide contact now while there’s a political will of electors. This legislation will Mr. Baylis said the bill is “part C-76 a “generational change to our information for someone to whom and while there’s public attention require political parties to have a of an ongoing process,” and he elections laws,” and said bringing concerns can be addressed. The on the issue,” she said. privacy policy, so that Canadians expects “lots of things” will come in changes later, and not in time for privacy policy must be shared The government may have are aware of what is being done out of the committee’s ongoing the 2019 election, “would be incred- with the Chief Electoral Offi cer, “just read the temperature in the to protect that information,” said study. ibly cynical—this is the opportunity.” and failure to do so can lead to room wrong” and thought the Ms. Cayer in an email. “We’re just fi nding that out Mr. Cullen warned the govern- a party being deregistered or measures proposed would satisfy Political parties are sent a list right now and learning about ment should not use time alloca- ineligible to become a registered calls for change, suggested Prof. of electors from Elections Cana- what we need to do to be tougher tion to push the bill forward and party. Scassa, or “they wanted to do da, which includes voters’ names, and how to better protect our through Parliament by June— But Prof. Scassa said these something quickly, and be seen to addresses, and phone numbers, citizens,” he said. “The world has ’s stated timeline privacy-related changes lack sub- act quickly, but were concerned but parties cast a much wider net changed so fast that all govern- to ensure changes can be in place stance and fail to meet standards about something more radical, overall in efforts to collect voter ments are playing catch-up in by the next election—and said he of “fair information practices.” such as bringing political par- information to be plugged into terms of bringing in laws to pro- hopes when Bill C-76 lands before “There need to be standards ties under PIPEDA [the Personal various database management tect the privacy of their citizens, the House Affairs Committee it’ll in terms of what information Information Protection and Elec- systems. no different in Canada.” be taken out on the road for hear- they can collect, in what circum- tronic Documents Act], because Privacy Commissioner Daniel Conservative MP Peter Kent ings, “not stuck in Ottawa.” stances, for what purposes, and that would require perhaps a little Therrien has long called for par- (Thornhill, Ont.), also a member “We have to give this thing there need to be obligations with bit more consultation.” ties to be made subject to federal of the House Privacy Commit- proper study because we could respect to how they handle that Even with little time left to privacy laws and be brought tee, said “there are many things screw this up. You absolutely could information, and how they keep act before the next election, Prof. under his offi ce’s jurisdiction to wrong” with Bill C-76, and in make things worse if you rush it, if it secure, and how they provide Scassa suggested the government investigate. terms of its privacy-related you panic, and a lack of planning individuals with rights of access could amend PIPEDA, which ap- In response to questions from proposals, “the government is on their part should not mean a and corrections. So the basic data plies to businesses, to bring politi- The Hill Times last week, the com- far behind the realities and the crisis for the rest of us,” said Mr. protection stuff to me is what’s cal parties under those existing missioner’s offi ce called Bill C-76, concerns that people are begin- Cullen in an interview May 10. missing from [Bill C-76],” said rules—though she noted the act as currently drafted, “essentially ning to express more openly now Government House Leader Prof. Scassa. itself is in need of updates. the status quo,” and that “far more because of what they’ve learned, Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) Also lacking are requirements Alternatively, she suggested needs to be done to protect to the vulnerabilities and the viola- gave notice of time allocation on to obtain consent to collect, use, the federal government could privacy rights of Canadians.” tion of privacy that have been the bill in the House on Friday or disclose personal information; capitalize on current public and While the bill requires par- exposed.” May 11. to impose limits on data retention; political will and pass legisla- ties to disclose some aspects of “Data-gathering, data-pro- [email protected] or to provide for independent tion now to bring parties under data collection efforts, “there is cessing, data-manipulating, data The Hill Times

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There remains one glaring contradiction in the appointments process. While a person no longer has to be well-connected in elite political or business circles to be considered for a Senate position, the antiquated ‘wealth requirement’ has yet to be removed, writes Helen Forsey. The Hill Times fi le photograph

ments, assigned a team of three as I anticipated, the Senate’s in- be removed. Ever since 1867, a Senators to guide government creasingly non-partisan members potential appointee must own legislation through the Upper and staff are managing to carry real property of a value of at Canadian House, and enshrined a policy on this process of day-to-day Sen- least $4,000 and have a net of non-interference with Senate ate reform while continuing to do worth of the same amount. How- autonomy. their primary jobs of legislative ever, the Supreme Court ruled While many Canadians cau- review and in-depth investigation in 2014 that this requirement, people’s Senate: a tiously welcomed these changes, of vital public issues. unlike other Senate-related negative reactions ranged from In addition to the honourable constitutional provisions, could cynicism to outrage. Nor was it Senators and their hard-working be repealed by Parliament under work in progress only the government’s partisan staff, others are also involved in the unilateral federal amending opponents who voiced their this evolution towards something procedure, with just a slightly objections; there was legitimate resembling a “People’s Senate.” more complicated procedure for committee visits to federal peni- skepticism among impartial ob- The Independent Advisory Board appointees from . The There will be those tentiaries, and Senators’ initia- servers as well. “How can appoint- for Senate Appointments, for government’s failure over the tives to combat racism. Quite the ments be non-partisan if they are example, has been operating for past two years to get rid of this who will continue improvement! still made on the advice of the more than two years, and is itself obsolete bit of discrimination It was just over four years ago prime minister? How can the Sen- evolving as it becomes clearer is quite inexplicable, and could to criticize reforms that Justin Trudeau, then simply ate possibly function without the which aspects of its approach undermine public confi dence and try to keep the leader of the “third party” in longstanding structure of govern- are working well and which need in their stated commitment to the Commons, made the bold ment versus opposition? How changes. equality and diversity. things as they were, move of ousting Liberal Senators will the government ever get any The list of the 33 new Sena- In the arts world, “works in from the national caucus. At the legislation passed if the Upper tors appointed since the board’s progress” are constantly being but Senators should same time, he announced his plan House is just a mob of indepen- inception in early 2016 shows that improved through revising, edit- to make the Red Chamber less dents?” There were predictions it has done a pretty impressive ing, and modifying; similarly with not let such carping partisan and its appointments of political chaos and legislative job so far, despite the fact that it our Senate. Four years has made discourage them. We process more independent. Then paralysis. was starting from scratch and had a good beginning, but there is a came the Supreme Court’s land- I was much less worried. to largely invent itself as it went permanent need for broad public can continue to make mark ruling on the Senate refer- “Look,” I told the doubters, “there along. Naturally, though, there participation—citizens monitor- ence case, refuting the claims are already a lot of very capable, are improvements still to be made ing the activities of individual it our Senate, and of the Senate’s detractors and experienced, creative people in in relation to the pre-appointment Senators, committees, and the essentially putting an end to any there, and there will soon be a process, particularly in the realm Chamber, as a whole, communi- make full use of its prospect of abolition or “Triple E” lot more. Senators recognize the of public information and involve- cating with them, bringing issues reforms. challenges, and they’re systemati- ment. to their attention, participating in increasing capacity Throughout that time, I was cally addressing them. It will take Although it has yet to garner hearings, nominating people as to enhance our working on my little book, A time, but they’ll work it out.” the media attention it deserves, potential appointees, providing People’s Senate for Canada— Not And indeed, that’s what has the recent announcement that informed public commentary at democracy. a Pipe Dream! In it, I envisioned been happening. Complexities the board will now accept nomi- the local, regional and national a progressive and responsive Up- abound in the body politic, but nations as well as applications levels. The composition, structure, per House, with an independent, that is as it should be in a diverse is very signifi cant. Organiza- and operation of Parliament’s merit-based pre-appointment and democratic society. Person- tions, community groups, and Upper House constitute a work process for which citizens would ally, I fi nd it fascinating to watch individuals can now nominate in progress, and it is the involve- nominate worthy individuals from the members of the Senate— potential candidates, who will ment of ordinary Canadians that all parts of the country. The Sen- many of them new to the Red be informed of their nomination will keep it progressing in the ate would be a place of genuine Chamber but not new to prob- and encouraged to apply, and service of the common good. discussion among competent and lem-solving—grapple with the applications will be received Of course, there will be those dedicated people with diverse conundrums that inevitably arise year-round. This gives the board who will try to keep things as perspectives, working together to in the course of their institutional a wider pool of excellent people they were, claiming that nothing improve legislation, investigate vi- evolution. It’s not only fascinat- to draw from—notably indi- has really changed, or that the Helen Forsey tal issues, and hold the executive ing, but encouraging, as various viduals who might never have recent changes are foolish and Opinion government to account. Noting co-operative and creative solu- thought of applying themselves, unworkable, or even that they the Supreme Court’s decision, the tions get developed to address the or were too modest to do so. But represent a subversion of parlia- Trudeau initiatives, and the steps complexities of this ever-evolving if the pre-appointments system mentary government. But honour- MPAH, ONT.—How things toward reform that were starting situation. is to resonate at the grassroots able Senators should not let such Ochange in four years! Back to be taken internally, I described Internally, there is ongoing level and get people involved, carping discourage them—and in the spring of 2014, news and this “People’s Senate” as already a discussion and negotiation among the board and the media need to nor should we, the citizens they commentary about Parliament’s work in progress. Senators about how best to imple- work together to build greater represent. We can continue to Upper House was gleefully When the book came out in ment the movement away from public awareness of and famil- make it our Senate, and make full focused on all the negatives—the April 2015, the anti-climactic party structures and towards a iarity with this new and prom- use of its increasing capacity to expenses scandals, the accusa- conclusion of the Duffy trial had less adversarial system. It is not ising avenue for democratic enhance our democracy. tions of uselessness, and the calls taken the wind out of the scandal a simple matter to achieve the participation. Helen Forsey is a writer and for abolition. In contrast, today’s sails, and attention was shift- necessary level of agreement on There remains one glaring activist, based in Ontario and Senate stories generally cover ing away from the Senate to the such things as rebalancing com- contradiction in regard to ap- Newfoundland. She is the author such unsensational topics as the upcoming federal election. Later mittee membership, overseeing pointments. While a person no of A People’s Senate for Canada: range of backgrounds of new that year, the newly-elected Liber- expenses, defi ning the limits of longer has to be well-connected Not a Pipe Dream! and daughter appointees, internal efforts to als proceeded to follow through privilege, or any number of other in elite political or business of the late labour researcher and rebalance committee membership with their Senate plans. They procedural issues, many of which circles to be considered for a constitutional expert, Senator and leadership positions, senato- established an Independent Ad- have very real implications for Senate position, the antiquated Eugene Forsey. rial objections to heavy lobbying, visory Board for Senate Appoint- public policy and democracy. But “wealth requirement” has yet to The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 7 Opinion

doesn’t mean that Iran will start working nicely. Iran: extraordinary thing on nuclear weapons right away, however, If it were just an attack on Iran by the because it can’t. U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia, it would not In obedience to the deal, it has de- be of earth-shattering importance. They is that there is no Plan B stroyed the core of a reactor that could would probably lose a lot of planes, since have produced weapons-grade plutonium, Iran now has good air defences, but none placed two-thirds of its centrifuges (for of them could or would do a ground inva- enriching uranium) under international sion. Iran is a country the size the deal, and that will require them to defy monitoring, and eliminated 97 per cent of Iran is a country the size of Alaska, two- the United States. Trump’s declaration on its stockpile of enriched uranium. It would thirds of it is mountain or desert, and it has of Alaska, two-thirds of it Monday only requires American banks and take a long time to get started again. 80 million people, lots of industry and good companies to stop trading with Iran within The immediate impact is more likely science and technology. Invading it would is mountain or desert, and 180 days, but the U.S. may also apply so- to be seen in a tougher approach in Syria, make the Vietnam war look like a tea party. called ‘secondary sanctions’ against foreign where Iranian troops (sent to aid the gov- So any ground fi ghting between Iran and it has 80 million people, companies that trade with Iran. ernment side in the civil war) are bombed its enemies would be more likely to happen These ‘secondary sanctions’ may actu- by the Israelis practically every week. So in the countries between them: Syria and lots of industry and good ally be illegal under international law, but far, Iran has not responded to these attacks Iraq. science and technology. that has not stopped the U.S. in the past in any way, but it could start by shooting You could be forgiven for thinking that (Cuba, Venezuela, etc.) and it won’t do so a couple of those Israeli planes down, and both Iraq and Syria deserve a break from Invading it would make now. You can count on Russia and then the fat would be in the fi re. war by now, but they may not get it. And to push back if the U.S. blackballs their For several years now, the main foreign the most worrisome thing is that there are the Vietnam war look like companies for trading with Iran, but will policy goal of America’s two main allies in both Russian and American troops on the the British, French, and German govern- the Middle East, Israel and Saudi Arabia, ground in these countries. a tea party. So any ground ments also do so? Even if it risks splitting has been to draw the United States into Gwynne Dyer’s new book, ‘Growing the Western alliance? a war with Iran. Therefore they have to Pains: The Future of Democracy (and fi ghting between Iran Probably not, in which case the deal provide the hawks in the Trump admin- Work)’, was published last month by Scribe and its enemies would really will be dead. Rouhani would remain istration (Pompeo, Bolton, et al.) with a in Canada, the United States, the United in offi ce for the remainder of his term, but plausible pretext for starting the war, and Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand. be more likely to happen the hard-liners would be in charge. That a couple of downed Israeli planes would do The Hill Times in the countries between them: Syria and Iraq.

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ONDON, U.K.—The extraordinary Lthing is that there is no Plan B. If Donald Trump’s re-imposition of American sanctions on Iran does not cause President Hassan Rouhani’s government to buckle at once (which is almost unimaginable), there is nothing else he can do short of going to war with the country. And he couldn’t even win that war. Iran is entirely within its rights in condemning Trump’s action. All the other signatories to the deal that hobbled Iran’s nuclear program–Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China—agree that Tehran is in full compliance with its terms, as do the United Nations, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and U.S. Secretary of De- fence Jim Mattis. All of Trump’s complaints about the deal are about things it was never intended to cover, and it does not contain those things because Iran would never agree to terms that effectively gave the United States control over its foreign policy. If Trump wants to try to negotiate that kind of deal anyway, it is not necessary to termi- nate the nuclear treaty in order to do so. But it’s a mistake to apply rational analysis to Trump’s action, because this was an emotional decision, not a rational one. It is part of his obsession with expung- ing every single achievement of the Obama administration: health care, the opening to Cuba, the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership trade deal, the Paris Climate Treaty, and now the Iran nuclear deal. You can, however, apply rational analysis to every other player’s reaction to Trump’s tantrum, starting with Rouhani. He will try very hard to keep the deal alive because his own political fate depends on it. If he cannot succeed, the Revolutionary Guard and other hard-line nationalists will gain the upper hand domestically and his entire reform policy will be paralyzed. Rouhani probably only has a few weeks to get public commitments to continue trading with Iran from the other parties to 8 MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES

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Editorial MPs’ S.O. 31 Statements, May 7 Former prime minister Harper shouldn’t Whalen thanks James Jerome for meddle in Canada-U.S. relations creating page program 40 years ago ormer prime minister Stephen Harper revolutionary regime, such as the one that orty years ago, former House Speaker Hull—Aylmer [Liberal MP ] and Fand former foreign affairs minister controls Tehran today, must never be al- FJames Jerome, launched a new program the minister of Families, Children and Social John Baird co-signed a full-page adver- lowed to possess a nuclear option—not a to attract smart, socially minded, young Development [Liberal MP Jean-Yves Duclos]. tisement, along with several former in- bomb, not a path to a bomb, not a nuclear Canadians from all parts of our country to Other former pages like Marc Bosc, Katie ternational leaders and diplomats, in last program with the slightest doubt of its the House of Commons where they had Telford, Rheal Lewis, and Nathaniel Mullin Wednesday’s issue of The New York Times extent and military applications.” a unique opportunity to learn the inner have also used their experience in their work supporting U.S. President Donald Trump’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose workings of Parliament. The pages are a on Parliament Hill. I ask all members to rise leadership on Iran. Last week, Defence government supports the 2015 Joint Com- credit to their roles, demonstrating dignity, with me to thank and congratulate the House Minister Harjit Sajjan told CTV’s Power prehensive Plan of Action, told reporters professionalism, and such great potential, in of Commons page program on 40 years of Play that Mr. Harper was out of line to do last week that Mr. Harper is a private all kinds of ways. Since October 1978, fully exemplary service. so. He’s right. citizen and entitled to his opinion, but he 1,603 pages have participated in the program. Liberal MP Nick Whalen Mr. Sajjan, who described the move also said that although the Iran nuclear Former pages include the hon. member for St. John’s East, N.L. as “not helpful,” said “a nation needs to deal, negotiated by former U.S. president speak with one voice, and Canadians Barack Obama, was “not a perfect accord,” have elected a government to speak on it was a positive move in preventing Iran Growing concern over plastic waste in their behalf … and this doesn’t help, but from developing nuclear weapons. this is not surprising, this is something “We are going to continue to insist that our oceans, says Grit MP Spengemann that the Harper government has done in Canadian foreign policy will be estab- the past.” Mr. Sajjan also pointed out that lished in Canada, and not in Washington here is growing concern over plastic every year. I would like to thank the Minister it’s especially unhelpful right now with or elsewhere around the world. And Twaste in our oceans and lakes. Marine of Environment and Climate Change [Liberal the ongoing NAFTA renegotiations with I think it’s a question for the current animals and birds are dying in alarming MP Catherine McKenna] for opening a na- the U.S. and Mexico and that Canada Conservative Party as to whether or not numbers as a result of suffocation and inges- tional consultation on this pressing challenge, should present a united front. they agree with their former leader,” Mr. tion of plastics. Plastic waste is making its and I encourage all Canadians to participate. “Having a former prime minister do Trudeau said. way into the food chain and is polluting our I look forward to hearing from the residents something like this is not helpful,” Mr. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia water. To date, the world has produced eight of Mississauga-Lakeshore and I will welcome Sajjan said. Freeland said last week that Canada is billion tonnes of unrecycled plastic, half of it their involvement. The time to act is now. It is The full-page ad was paid for by one concerned with Iran’s refusal to allow in the last 13 years. Plastic waste weighing the right thing to do, and it is the only thing of the signatories, Rafael L. Bardaji, a Maryam Mombeini, whose husband died nearly 600 million pounds is fl oating on the to do. former chief of staff to Spanish prime while in an Iranian prison earlier this surface of our oceans, and 22 million pounds Liberal MP minister José María Aznar and director of year, to leave the country and return of plastic waste end up in the Great Lakes Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont. World Wide Strategy, and now a consult- home to Canada. ing fi rm based in Miami, and signed also Meanwhile, emboldened by Mr. by former Australian prime minister Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear Conservative MP Rayes touts party’s John Howard, and other former foreign deal, Israeli forces started bombing the ministers and military fi gures. It said they Iranian military in Syria on Thursday and support Mr. Trump’s decision to pull out Russia called the attacks “very alarming.” ‘Listening to Quebecer’ tour in House of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan Mr. Harper, who made the same argu- am proud to inform all members of the be criss-crossing Quebec, meeting with of Action, the Iran nuclear deal, which ment against the Iran nuclear deal in an op- IHouse that, a few weeks ago, our party as many people as possible and hearing limits Iran’s ability to develop nuclear ed in The Wall Street Journal in 2015, is cer- kicked off the “Listening to Quebecers” what they have to say about positioning weapons in exchange for some sanctions tainly entitled to his opinion, which has been tour. We will visit every corner of Que- la belle province for prosperity within relief. “Mr. President, you are right about consistent, but it is unhelpful as Canada tries bec to meet people from all walks of life our great and beautiful country, Canada. Iran,” the ad reads. “Iran is a danger to us, to exert infl uence in world affairs. and fi nd out what issues matter most to People can also share their ideas online at to our allies, to freedom. An Islamist and The Hill Times them. We are just a few stops into the www.listeningtoquebecers.ca. Our party tour, and already a number of issues have recognized the Quebec nation and fi xed emerged, but the overarching theme is that the fi scal imbalance. We are the only party the Liberal government is neglecting the capable of defending Quebec’s interests. regions. People feel misunderstood and Conservative MP forgotten. In the coming months, we will Richmond-Arthabaska, Que. NDP MP Ramsey wants criminal investigation into drug manufacturers profi ting from opioid crisis My NDP colleagues and I have been ask- their role in this epidemic. Today, I stand with ing for immediate and effective action on the my NDP colleagues and call on the govern- opioid crisis over and over again. There are ment to launch a criminal investigation into 37 families throughout my riding of Essex the role played by drug manufacturers in who are mourning the losses of those they fuelling and greatly profi ting from the opioid love from opioid overdoses. Our losses are crisis. The government must also pursue sub- more than one and a half times higher than stantial compensation from these manufac- the provincial average. Families continue to turers for the cost of addiction to our public struggle, desperate to get their loved ones the health system and communities. This crisis help they need to overcome their addiction. takes a heavy emotional toll on families, Sadly, to date, the government has failed to friends, neighbours, and loved ones. Immedi- provide real leadership on this crisis. Not ate action is needed before any more lives are only has it chosen not to declare this as a na- lost to this deadly drug. tional public health emergency, it has failed NDP MP Tracey Ramsey to hold opioid manufacturers to account for Essex, Ont.

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independent daily newspaper in the capital lexicon on the day Trump was sworn into of Podgorica. offi ce. He claimed the largest turnout for Trump has been largely According to media reports, the news- a presidential inauguration ever. But the paper’s general manager has accused the pictures told a different story. The crowd government of characterizing journalists gathered in Washington and watching as traitors and state enemies. from around the world was only one-third successful in feeding Lakic was writing about alleged murky the size of his predecessor, America’s fi rst business dealings by top offi cials in the black president Barack Obama. government, including those in the ruling While Trump is slagging the media and Democratic Party of Socialists. creating his alternate fact universe, journal- public skepticism The Montenegro experience is not top ists around the globe are risking life and of mind in this part of the world. But its limb in multiple hotspots to get the story out. resemblance to what is happening south of In the multi-channel universe, citizens the border is eerie. Just last week, Ameri- are faced with a startling array of confus- about the fourth estate can president Donald Trump took to Twitter ing and contradictory claims. Because to denounce the bad coverage he has been more time is spent culling internet-based receiving from traditional media outlets. news, like-minded people are sharing a While Donald Trump is TTAWA—Earlier this month, the The new threats were simply the con- narrow band of conversation, which is not Oplanet commemorated World Press tinuation of an ongoing attack on the press. often mindful of the facts. slagging the media and Freedom Day, launched by the United Na- At the beginning of this year, he tweeted People are out on Twitter, and Facebook, tions in the last century. a Trump-proposed version of journalism communicating with those who agree with creating his alternate The recognition, proclaimed by the Gen- awards. “I will be announcing the most them and unfriending those who don’t. eral Assembly in 1993, coincided with the dishonest & corrupt media awards of the There isn’t much room in that space for fact universe, journalists anniversary of the Declaration of Wind- year. … Subjects will cover Dishonesty & competing perspectives. hoek, a statement by African journalists Bad Reporting in various categories from Trump himself publicly suggested he around the globe are about the importance of the free press. the Fake News Media. Stay tuned!” should receive the Nobel Peace Prize on the risking life and limb in The UN says the day is an “opportunity More recently, the president was rumi- same day that he unilaterally pulled the United to: celebrate the fundamental principles nating on Twitter that he would consider States out of the Iran denuclearization deal, multiple hotspots to get of press freedom; assess the state of press revoking White House press accreditation notwithstanding the pleas of his closest allies. freedom throughout the world; defend for journalists who insist on criticizing Surely, a destabilized Iran is not going to the story out. the media from attacks on their indepen- him. According to the president, “The Fake advance the cause of much-needed peace in dence; and pay tribute to journalists who News is working overtime. Just reported that part of the world. Notwithstanding the have lost their lives in the line of duty.” that, despite the tremendous success we danger of Trump’s move, 18 of his Republi- published an hom- are having with the economy & all things can colleagues have nominated the presi- age to those who had been killed. I was else, 91% of the Network News about me is dent for the Nobel Prize for his success in shocked at how many journalists around negative (Fake). Why do we work so hard getting North Korea to the negotiating table. the world were snuffed out in pursuit of in working with the media when it is cor- The release of three Americans last truth. The list did not even include those rupt? Take away credentials?” week was certainly a win for Trump. But who were injured because they were just The American president has been largely from that to the awarding of a Nobel Prize doing their jobs. successful in feeding public skepticism is quite a leap. Last week, Montenegrin journalist Oli- about the fourth estate. 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Instead, they are muttering Do campaigns matter anymore? Sort of “campaigns matter” to each other. Just wait for the campaign, they say. We’ve got incriminating tapes and dirt on Doug. We’ve got Kathleen Wynne big surprises coming. We’ve got the better candidate. thinks traditional Newsfl ash, Wynne Wizards: campaigns still the Clinton folks believed the same things. They were running matter. They don’t. against an opponent who was similarly populist. He said the wrong things, he was unstrategic, he got in trouble in the media. So they perfectly executed a tradi- tional campaign—against an im- perfect, untraditional candidate. Traditional political campaigns do not work against populists. Game on: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, PC leader Doug Ford, and NDP leader Andrea Horwath. The Hill Times Populists possess an extraordi- photographs Andrew Meade nary magical power: they are able to transform an attack on them Warren Kinsella Her loathsome opponent, mean- criminal investigation hurt, sure— and Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne into an attack on those who support Th e War Room while, spent virtually no money on but our opponent had admitted and Ontario NDP leader Andrea them. And that is why virtually advertising. His campaign was run to sexually assaulting women on Horwath have. Not even close. everything Kathleen Wynne said by crooks, amateurs, and grifters. tape, too. And Wisconsin? Please: Unlike the other two, he has nev- to Doug Ford in that fi rst leaders’ ORONTO—Now that Ontar- He was wildly disorganized and spare me. In the fi nal days, all of er led a political party before. Unlike debate last week—that he doesn’t Tio’s election is underway—and undisciplined. He, and his team, Brooklyn HQ was emptying out the other two, he has never ruled a understand how government Quebec’s and New Brunswick’s did everything wrong. But he still to head to Pennsylvania, which caucus before. Unlike the other two, works, that he doesn’t have experi- are in the offi ng—you’re going to “won”—thanks to (a) less than had twice the electoral college he has never participated in a lead- ence, that he doesn’t get it, that he hear this tired, old chestnut a lot: 70,000 votes (b) and Russia manip- votes that Wisconsin did. ers’ debate before last Monday. is out of his depth, blah blah blah— “campaigns matter.” ulation of state-run voting systems The unvarnished reality is this: But he’s still winning, and he’s ricocheted off of him and onto the Do they? Well, sure, sort of. in (c) three places—Wisconsin, Hillary Clinton, and those of us winning big. Media polls suggest unhappy people who support him. But certainly not as much as Michigan, and Pennsylvania. who were (and remain) honoured he has a 20-point lead. Internal And thereby wedded them more the cliché suggests that do. Not Lots of uneducated theories and privileged to work for her, be- party polling, meanwhile, sug- closely to their man, Doug Ford. anymore. persist about why Hillary “lost,” lieved that campaigns matter, too. gests that the Grits are heading An attack on Doug Ford, you Case Study One: Hillary Clin- however. Like: that she should’ve Her loss—and Donald Trump’s towards third-party status. And see, is an attack on them. Hillary ton’s 2016 presidential campaign. gone to Wisconsin. Like: James “win”—showed that campaigns perhaps no party status at all. Clinton realized that after her “de- My wife Lisa and I worked on Comey’s reckless intervention don’t matter nearly as much, any- How could such a thing happen plorables” remark—but too late. that one, in Maine, New Hamp- mid-campaign. Like: nobody re- more. They just don’t. to the once-mighty Ontario Lib- Kathleen Wynne, even going shire, and at her Brooklyn head- ally knew who Hillary was—or Case Study Two: the Doug Ford eral machine? Three reasons. One, so far as to wear a Hillary-style quarters. they did, and they didn’t like her. campaign. Kathleen Wynne needed to take a suffragette suit at that debate, still Hillary’s campaign was the Here’s a memo straight from Doug Ford—who I know and walk in the proverbial snow way doesn’t. She thinks traditional best-fi nanced, best-organized, folks who actually worked on like, full disclosure—is not a pro- back in 2017. Two, the Grits needed campaigns still matter, too. best-prepared campaign I have Hillary’s campaign folks: that’s fessional politician. He may have to jettison the profl igate Martinite They don’t. ever seen. She had the smartest all bunk. Everyone knew who been a city councillor for a single crew around Wynne. Three, they Warren Kinsella is a former people, the smartest policies, the Hillary was, and the ones who term, but he is as far from a profes- needed to be infused with new Jean Chrétien-era cabinet staffer most money, and the greatest didn’t like her? They were never sional politician as one can get. He blood and new faces. and a former provincial and fed- get-out-the-vote organization in going to vote for her. Comey’s does not have anywhere near the They didn’t do any of those eral election war roomer. modern political history. suggestion that we were under experience that Ontario Premier things. The Hill Times

he was relentless- ly mocked both What Trudeau’s India trip here in Canada and around the world. Not surpris- taught the Conservatives ingly this hurt Trudeau’s image, since it’s hard to Conservatives dip in popularity, it was easy to voters have notoriously short respect a political conclude the Conservative Party, memories), they reverted to liking leader who looks can stop being which in some surveys had actu- Trudeau. silly. ally surpassed the Liberals, had Essentially then the Conserva- When recent polls indicated Prime Minister Justin What’s more, bystanders and start somehow lost its momentum. tives were mere bystanders, who Trudeau had bounced back from his recent dip in the negative But that would be a wrong reaped a short-term reward in the popularity, it was easy to conclude the Conservative backlash to being proactive, conclusion, not because the polls, thanks mainly to Liberal Party’s , pictured, which in some surveys Trudeau’s India Conservatives still have any mo- incompetence; it’s like a runner had actually surpassed the Liberals, had somehow lost costume routine which is how, by mentum, but because they never going ahead in a race simply its momentum. The Hill Times photographs Andrew Meade perhaps indicates the way, a political really had it in the fi rst place. because his faster opponent mo- Canadians are After all, momentum would mentarily stumbles. On its own, that shouldn’t have also growing party can gain real imply the Conservatives rose in That’s what I mean by the Con- been such a big deal; but it was. weary of his photo-op heavy style the polls relative to the Liberals servatives not having momentum. I suspect what stung Canadi- of leadership. momentum. because of something positive But that’s not to say the Con- ans about the whole Atwal con- All this gives the Conserva- they did to advance their own servatives didn’t gain anything troversy was it reminded them of tives an avenue for attack. All political cause. from the recent Liberal troubles. Trudeau’s unpopular $10-million they need to do is remind voters Yet, that doesn’t seem to be As a matter of fact, they actu- payment to Omar Khadr, which about Trudeau’s “dress-up games,” what actually happened. ally gained something pretty darn in turn kindled an anti-Liberal and suggest it’s time to put “an Indeed, Ipsos pollster Darrell important: they got clues as to sentiment. adult” in charge. Bricker explained the recent Lib- Trudeau’s potential weaknesses. So the obvious take-away from At any rate, what I’m basical- eral upsurge in the polls this way: To see what I mean by this is that the terrorism issue is a ly saying here is Trudeau’s India “It’s the fact that they haven’t this, let’s take a closer look at weak point in Trudeau’s political trip, with all its highly publicized been in the news in the same Trudeau’s India debacle, which armour. errors, provided the Conserva- negative way they were around as noted earlier, allegedly help to That makes it a point the tives with a blueprint for action. the trips to India, so we’ve kind of cause, albeit temporarily, a Lib- Conservatives should persis- And having a blueprint for ac- Gerry Nicholls gone back to a reset.” eral downslide in the polls. tently hammer in the future, i.e., tion means the Conservatives can Post-Partisan Pundit So in other words, what damaged What was it about that trip they need to make the case that stop being bystanders and start the Liberal brand with the public which hurt the Liberals? Trudeau is “soft on terror.” being proactive, which is how, by was mainly Trudeau’s ill-fated trip Well, fi rst off, there was that The other blunder Trudeau the way, a political party can gain AKVILLE, ONT.—When to India, which, as we all know, was whole issue surrounding, Jaspal committed while in India was real momentum. Orecent polls indicated Prime such a public relations fi asco. Atwal, a convicted terrorist who much more visible; I’m referring, Gerry Nicholls is a communi- Minister Justin Trudeau had And when that episode faded was invited to attend an event on of course, to his seemingly count- cations consultant. bounced back from his recent from the minds of voters (and Trudeau’s India tour. less costume changes, for which The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 11 Opinion

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Canada should get aboard Korean President Moon Jae-In, pictured on April 27 in Panmunjeom at the Korean peace train their historic meeting. The upcoming June 12 summit in Singapore between The peace train is rolling to be viewed simply as a standoff over the Donald Trump and Kim North’s possession of nuclear weapons— Jong Un will be important. in the Korean Peninsula. one that can end only when dictator Kim No question about that. Jong Un gives them up. America is a major force Countries such as In Asia, particularly in South Korea, in the region. As well, it matters are much more complicated. South and other members of the Canada that traditionally Koreans elected their current president, 1950-53 UN Command Moon Jae-in, in large part because he (including Canada) are take their cue from the promised rapprochement with the North. still technically at war U.S. might want to hop And while this desire for reconciliation with North Korea, writes is not universally held (many South Kore- Thomas Walkom. Photo aboard—even if Trump ans mistrust the North), it is strong enough courtesy of Flickr that earlier this year, when Kim offered an doesn’t. olive branch, Moon was quick to accept it. In this latter aim, he has found a willing But it is not at all clear that Kim will Since then, the two Koreas have seized ally in Moon, who is anxious to reactivate accede to Trump’s demand that he immedi- the initiative—fi rst symbolically through South Korea’s so-called sunshine policy ately abandon his nuclear weapons—even the North’s participation in the Winter toward the North and provide Pyongyang in exchange for a U.S. security guarantee. Olympics and later substantively through with any aid that does not run afoul of UN As the Iranians discovered this week, a whirlwind of meetings culminating in an sanctions. agreements inked by one U.S. president April summit between Moon and Kim at Even Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo aren’t always honoured by his successor. Panmunjon, on the border between the two Abe, a hawk on the North Korean ques- It’s more likely that Kim will put forward states. tion, signed on this week to the subtle the wording he used in China this week Both have been careful not to alienate wording agreed to by Kim and Moon that promising “phased” measures designed to their sponsors. Kim has made two pilgrim- calls for “the complete denuclearization” “eventually” achieve denuclearization. ages to Beijing to ensure that Chinese of the Korean Peninsula. That’s a goal that A few months ago, any recalcitrance Thomas Walkom President Xi Jinping is onside. Moon has Pyongyang usually interprets as apply- shown by Kim to the nuclear issue would Inside Politics II lavishly credited Trump for the thaw, even ing not only to its own missiles but to U.S. have put an abrupt end to talk of reconcili- suggesting the U.S. president be awarded forces stationed in Japan and Guam that ation between North Korea and the rest of the Nobel Peace Prize. are capable of waging nuclear war against the world. ORONTO—Donald Trump has threat- In fact, the entire peace process to date the North. Now I’m not so sure. The peace train is Tened to walk out of nuclear talks with has been driven by the two Koreas. Through The upcoming June 12 summit in rolling in the Korean Peninsula. Countries North Korea unless Washington gets every- their enforcement of UN sanctions, China Singapore between Trump and Kim such as Canada that traditionally take thing it wants. He may be too late. and the U.S. may have helped encourage will be important. No question about their cue from the U.S. might want to hop Momentum is building for a compre- Kim to seek a deal. But it is worth noting that. America is a major force in the aboard—even if Trump doesn’t. hensive settlement of the Korean stale- that he is also following his long-stated region. As well, it and other members Thomas Walkom is a national affairs mate. That momentum seems bound to con- plan—fi rst turning North Korea into a of the 1950-53 UN Command (including columnist for The . This col- tinue—with or without the U.S. president. nuclear state to ensure its security and now Canada) are still technically at war with umn was released on May 11. In the West, the Korean confl ict tends focusing on improving its economy. North Korea. The Hill Times

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Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan introduced a bill into the House last week to bring in major reforms to the military justice system, including taking away the power of military offi cers to impose penal consequences on soldiers without a formal trial. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

will effectively decriminalize the during the reporting, investiga- Sajjan deserves applause summary trial process; and this is tion, and prosecution of such a as it should be. crime against the person. The changes introduced by the Many changes from the Judge Advocate General Com- Military Justice for the Defence of modore Geneviève Bernatchez, Canada Act, which received Roy- for ‘transformational’ through the minister of national al Assent on June 19, 2013, will be defence, will help to modernize put into force. These include: and harmonize the dated military • Introducing unconditional justice fi le with not only civilian discharge, intermittent sentences, military justice reforms expectations, but with the Con- and restitution orders as punish- stitution and with international ments available at court martial. standards. Consider that more • A court martial will be able than a decade ago, the European to absolve an accused convicted Bill C-77 will make unchanged for centuries and is reports produced by retired Court of Human Rights declared of an offence for which there by far the most common dis- Supreme Court justices have the British summary trial system is no minimum sentence or a the change the way ciplinary tribunal used by the disagreed with our concerns of (from which ours was derived) to maximum sentence of 14 years military. Every year, hundreds constitutional non-compliance. violate an accused’s rights as the and over. the military system of service personnel are subject In his 1997 report, Brian Dickson trials are not independent and • The court martial will now to summary trials for issues wrote to the minister of national violate an accused’s right to be be able to order an offender to deals with victims ranging from drunkenness, to defence that, “particularly with presumed innocent. serve his or her sentence inter- being absent without leave, to certain relatively minor improve- Commodore Bernatchez only mittently. This may enable a re- and the accused. harassment, assault, and more. ments, the summary trial process assumed the reins as JAG last servist from serving his sentence Summary trials allow military is likely to survive a court chal- year, but in this short time she while maintaining his or her commanders to execute swift lenge as to its constitutional has seemingly introduced her vi- civilian job. justice on minor disciplinary validity.” Some minor changes sion for a new era of military jus- • The court martial will now be offences, without the need for were implemented and a second tice. This latest bill represents a able to impose restitution orders, independence, lawyers, or the review by chief justice Antonio fi rst major step towards modern- obliging an offender to compen- protections of the civil Rules of Lamer in 2003 concluded that, as izing the military justice system. sate a victim in cases of material, Evidence. And there is no right a result, “Canada has developed We are hopeful that the proposed bodily, and psychological dam- of appeal, making decisions, for a very sound and fair military changes will go through all stages ages suffered. all intents and purposes, fi nal justice framework in which of the legislative process in short • Victims will be able to pre- and binding. Canadians can have trust and order, thus enabling soldiers to pare and read impact statements Joshua Juneau & Michel Drapeau The summary trial itself has confi dence.” His conclusion was face a military justice that lives which shall be considered in two big problems: the maximum echoed in 2012 by (retired) chief Opinion up to their courage and bravery. sentencing. penalty available to presiding justice LeSage in his indepen- • The statutory limitation peri- offi cers includes imprisonment dent report. The military also re- Other positive changes od for bringing an action against TTAWA—Change is afoot on (loss of liberty), and a criminal jected any suggestion of reform, the Department of National Othe military justice fi le, and record may follow a conviction. ardently. The National Defence Act will Defence will be extended from six it’s not all bad news. For years, we have advocated also be amended to provide rights months to two years. On May 10, 2018, Minister of that such true penal conse- Parliament and military to victims of crime, and will also The reforms to the military National Defence Harjit Sajjan quences make the summary trial leadership put into force signifi cant reforms justice system introduced by introduced a bill entitled “An Act to a quasi-criminal tribunal, and to the court martial system. Commodore Bernatchez and amend the National Defence Act and the absence of protections may Parliament has fi nally seen Victims of crime in the her staff, and approved by the to Make Related and Consequential offend the Charter of Rights and the light and agreed with its military will no longer be exempt Trudeau government, are trans- Amendments to other Acts.” If enact- Freedoms, particularly as it con- critics. May 10, 2018, could mark from the Canadian Victims Bill formational and constitute a ed, this bill will introduce signifi cant cerns loss of liberty and lack of the start of the most momentous of Rights. They may also have long-awaited tour de force. This changes to the military summary an independent decision-maker. change to the military summary a liaison offi cer who will be positive wave of reforms is the trial system; reforms that critics of This position was also strongly system since the British Militia able to explain to the victim the result of transformational leader- the military justice system, including advocated by (retired) justice Act received assent in the year operation of the courts martial ship, which should be recognized. these authors, have advocated for Gilles Letourneau and (now) 1745. Once this bill is enacted, and provide him or her with the Bravissimo. more than 10 years. Justice Anne London-Weinstein presiding offi cers at summary information relating to a ser- Michel Drapeau and Joshua of the Ontario Superior Court, trial will no longer be able to im- vice offence to which he or she Juneau are administrative law- What’s the issue? along with others. pose true penal consequences on is entitled. While this is a step yers in Ottawa who advocate For the past decade, these an accused. Moreover, a criminal forward, it falls short of the rec- for reform to Canada’s military The Canadian summary trial concerns were largely dismissed. record will not follow a convic- ommendation that such victims justice system. system has remained largely Indeed, several independent tion at any summary trial. The bill also have access to legal advice The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 13 Opinion Increase in longevity a remarkable success, but can also pose big economic, social risks

The IMF also warns that fi nds that in advanced economies, includ- ing Canada, there is “considerable scope for ‘unless more people policies to counteract the forces of aging by enabling those who are willing to work to participate in labour do so. Investing in education and training, markets, aging could slow reforming the tax system, and reducing in- centives to retire early—along with stronger advanced economies’ policies that improve the job-matching pro- cess and help workers combine family and growth and, in many work life—can encourage people to join and remain in the workforce.” For immigrants, cases, undermine the who also have a key role to play in increas- ing labour supply, programmes for quick sustainability of their social integration into the economy matter. security systems.’ This is an There is strong evidence, as the IMF says, on “the effectiveness of family- important warning. friendly policies that help people combine market work with the demands of parent- hood—public spending on early childhood education and care, fl exible work arrange- ments, and parental leave in attracting While the Trudeau government has taken some useful steps, Finance Minister ’s women to the labour force,” the IMF says. incessant boasting about how well Canada is doing induces complacency. And neither the For older workers, reducing the incentives Conservatives nor the NDP has offered anything approaching a coherent view on Canada’s for early retirement and making pen- economic challenges, writes David Crane. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade sion systems more actuarially fair, could lengthen working lives. But the IMF also warns that “unless raise the speed limit to something closer three per cent range achieved in the mid- more people participate in labour markets, David Crane to what we were able to achieve from the 1990s. Population aging is dragging down aging could slow advanced economies’ Canada & the 21st Century mid-1990s to the years before the 2008 the contribution from total hours worked growth and, in many cases, undermine the fi nancial crisis, we will be hard-pressed to in the economy, and putting even greater sustainability of their social security sys- support public spending on valued ser- onus on our ability to improve productivity tems.” This is an important warning. ORONTO—How much health care, edu- vices. There are limits to relying on debt, growth. The bank is slightly more optimis- There are some positive signs in Tcation, and other public goods we value which is why raising our potential growth tic on productivity growth from a year ago, Canada. For example, while there has been can we afford? It’s an important question rate is so important. but the improvement is marginal. a sharp decline in the participation rate of for Canada as we face the challenges of Much of the analysis on raising the But it also includes a scenario that prime-age males in the U.S., the partici- an aging society and weak productivity potential growth rate focuses on what can evaluates the untapped potential existing pation rate for prime-age males 25-54 in growth. It’s certainly something each of be done, through innovation, to boost pro- within groups such as women, youth, im- Canada has been steady since 2000, while our political parties should be thinking ductivity growth, and that’s essential. But migrants, and people living for prime-age women it has risen from about as they prepare their platforms for persuading and enabling more Canadians with disabilities, groups that have a lower 76.5 per cent in 2000 to 82.9 per cent last next year’s federal election. to work, and to work longer, is also impor- attachment to the labour market—a lower year. At the same time, there has been a While the Trudeau government has tant, since this would boost labour supply, participation rate—than prime-age males. remarkable increase in the participation of taken some useful steps, Finance Minister which also matters in raising the potential Improvements here could add 570,000 Canadians 65 and over. Last year, 18.7 per Bill Morneau’s incessant boasting about growth rate. workers to the workforce, the Bank of cent of males 65 and over and 10.4 per cent how well Canada is doing induces compla- There is scope for offsetting some of Canada estimates. “This suggests,” the Bank of females were participating in the labour cency. And neither the Conservatives nor the slowdown in labour force growth in an of Canada says, “that there remains a large force, up from 9.5 per cent for men and 3.3 the NDP has offered anything approaching aging society where life expectancy is grow- source of untapped potential growth in the per cent for women in 2000. a coherent view on Canada’s economic ing and the numbers of older people rising Canadian economy. If this scenario gradu- As the IMF says, “the increase in longev- challenges. sharply, not only through immigration, but ally unfolds over the next decade, annual ity is one of the most remarkable successes Affordability for health care, educa- also by improving the participation rate of potential output growth could be about 0.1 in human history.” But it can also pose big tion, and the other things we value will Canadians—increasing the percentage of per cent higher than otherwise.” The main economic and social risks when coupled depend on improving the speed limit of the Canadians of working force age who would burden for raising the speed limit, though, with declining population growth, lowering economy—this is the amount of growth like to work. Between 1985-2000, increases would still depend on better productivity the potential growth rate in the economy that we can achieve without triggering a in labour supply played a big role in raising performance but raising the participation to a level that threatens the affordability of high rate of infl ation. Economists call this the potential growth rate, but not now. rate in the workforce would help. the public goods we value. It doesn’t have the potential growth rate, the growth we In its most recent assessment of our The importance of raising the participa- to be this way. We can raise the speed limit. get from the combination of productivity potential growth and output, the Bank tion rate by encouraging more people to But more needs to be done. growth and labour force growth. of Canada puts the speed limit at annual work, and work longer, is also underlined David Crane can be reached at crane@ Unfortunately, our potential growth rate growth of just 1.8 per cent up to 2020 and in the recent World Economic Outlook interlog.com. has slowed signifi cantly and unless we can 1.9 per cent in 2021, a far cry from the from the International Monetary Fund. It The Hill Times

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this work, its long term impact would be secured by government Canada won’t meet its UN Sustainable funding/support. Locally adapted seeds have the capacity to grow well without the use of synthetic chemical fertil- Development Goals, 2020 biodiversity izers and pesticides that can harm soil, water, and wild biodiversity. Locally adapted seeds can reduce the carbon intensity of agriculture. targets unless it takes urgent action Locally adapted seeds open market potential for high-value sales to local food retailers, processors, and The good news is of the environment and sustain- of what is left could disappear supported since 2013 by the W. restaurants, and make farming a able development, in two reports by 2050. This tremendous loss of Garfi eld Weston Foundation and more attractive and viable living. that some urgent recently tabled in the House of agricultural biodiversity exposes delivered by USC Canada and Investing in the multiple benefi ts Commons: “Canada’s Preparedness us to crop failure and food short- Seeds of Diversity Canada is one of on-farm seed conservation pro- action may be to Implement the United Nations’ ages in unpredictable and rapidly such program. The Initiative works grams would help Canada remain a Sustainable Development Goals” changing environments. We must with a large number of Canadian leader in climate-smart agriculture, simple, such as and “Conserving Biodiversity.” The reverse this trend, and quickly. seed breeders and farmers, as well and maintain pace with initiatives good news is that some urgent In recent years, Canada’s seed as with over 90 non-profi t groups, elsewhere, such as the European supporting on-farm action may be simple, such as sup- diversity efforts have primarily academics and others to conserve Union’s recent investment of 7.5M seed diversity. porting on-farm seed diversity. focused on off-farm conservation and diversify Canada’s seed sup- in its Liveseed project. In her report, Gelfand high- of key commodity crops. Both ply. They’ve achieved great results. The message from the com- lights that investing in sustain- on-farm conservation and overall Through the Seed Grow- missioner’s report is clear: able agriculture and on-farm crop diversity have been over- out Program, the Initiative has Canada must do more to meet biodiversity are strategic ways looked. Canada must take serious engaged more than one hundred its international obligations. for Canada to meet its ambitions measures to support on-farm seed farmers—including many women, Environment Minister Catherine for a “clean environment and a conservation across the coun- young farmers, and the leaders McKenna, International Devel- strong economy that leaves no try, including funding for public in heritage seed conservation— opment Minister Marie-Claude one behind.” Gelfand specifi cally research and breeding programs. in saving, growing-out, bulking Bibeau, and Fisheries Minister recommends that Canada review Farmers must be at the centre of up, and adapting to their local Dominic LeBlanc have all ac- or develop indicators to better this work, because unlike wild conditions 499 different varieties cepted her fi ndings. The question protect on-farm biodiversity. The biodiversity, agricultural biodi- of vegetable and herb seed. This is: will Canada join farmers and international community agrees. versity hinges on the people who project has also brought under- Martin Settle civil society in innovative, locally Last month, the UN’s FAO Sym- grow and steward it. utilized and forgotten varieties adapted programs that fi ght cli- Opinion posium concluded that investing Innovative on-farm seed con- back into production by con- mate change and ensure healthy in sustainable agriculture contrib- servation programs are already necting Plant Gene Resources ecosystems, thriving communi- utes to 15 of the 17 SDGs and also happening coast-to-coast-to-coast. of Canada (Canada’s seed bank) ties, and a strong economy? anada will fail to meet both its enhances biodiversity. These programs, led by farmers in with farmers across the coun- The farmers we work with are CUN Sustainable Development On-farm biodiversity starts partnership with non-profi t orga- try, extending the benefi ts of waiting and watching. And they Goals and 2020 biodiversity targets with seed diversity. Crop biodiver- nizations, are ready to be scaled- Canada’s limited investments in are ready to help. unless it takes urgent action. That sity is rapidly vanishing. It shrank up, but they need public support. agricultural diversity. While the Martin Settle is executive is the conclusion of Julie Gelfand, 75 per cent over the 20th century The Bauta Family Initia- many private partners remain director of USC Canada. Canada’s federal commissioner and the FAO predicts one-third tive on Canadian Seed Security, enthusiastic and committed to The Hill Times

Canada’s students. We also see Anti-stigma mental health federal a ripple effect from Health HEADSTRONG, which Minister sees parents, grandpar- Ginette ents and extended fam- summits for youth, by youth, get ily relearning the truth Petitpas Taylor. The about mental health Hill Times problems and illnesses through the freshly a boost from Parliamentarians photograph by Andrew gained wisdom of these Meade young mental health champions. By helping young TTAWA—We are both lucky en, but supported by community Through #338 Oto do work that brings us in coalitions. This year will see an Conversations, a people to harness regular contact with young peo- even greater number of summits, “HEADSTRONG kit” ple. On the heels of Mental Health with plans under way for the fi rst is available to MPs via their desire for Week, we have an opportunity territorial summit in the Yukon, the MHCC, allowing to refl ect on what we can all be and the fi rst HEADSTRONG sum- Parliamentarians to social justice, doing—as community members, mit to be held over two days on a access all the tools and HEADSTRONG parents, educators and infl uenc- Nova Scotia First Nation. materials they need to ers—to help nurture youth as they The fact that HEADSTRONG organize a pre-summit offers an avenue to emerge into adulthood. is relevant no matter where you for community mental That’s why we’re so pleased live, or what your community and cyber bullying, the unreal- health stakeholders, or help an open meaningful that the Mental Health Commis- looks like, speaks to the creative istic expectations of Instagram. interested group host a school sion of Canada (MHCC)—together forces behind an initiative that They must navigate a morass of summit. conversations, with the support of diverse stake- lets young people chart their negative infl uences, both real and From upcoming summits on holders, provincial and territorial own course. Evidence-based and virtual—without the benefi t of a Tsuu T’ina First Nation in Alberta, reshaping governments, school boards and evaluated by the MHCC, HEAD- fully developed brain. to a summit planned at Lauren- misunderstanding Members of Parliament—is gain- STRONG is proven to improve That’s why the we worked tian University in Sudbury, to the ing traction with game-changing help-seeking behaviors by more together to issue a challenge to Lorenzetti Foundation in Montre- and misconceptions youth anti-stigma summits. than 50 per cent. Parliamentarians: to leverage the al—which is providing a grant to In 2014, on a cold November day And getting help for a mental depth of concern and breadth of support HEADSTRONG activities into compassionate in Ottawa, 130 students from across health problem or illness early reach, to be a force for good in across the country – momentum the country gathered to talk about is not only a predictor of a better the lives of young people. Rooted is growing. action. mental health, break down barriers outcome, but also the best way in contact-based education— By helping young people to to seeking help, and discredit the to bend the cost curve across the which sees young people living harness their desire for social myths that can make mental illness lifespan. Yet, we know that 40 in recovery from a mental health justice, HEADSTRONG offers feel scary and isolating. per cent of parents admit they problem sharing their story and an avenue to open meaningful A little over four years later, 58 wouldn’t tell anyone—not even modeling resiliency—the summits conversations, reshaping misun- regional summits have been held, their family doctor—if their child are knitting together high school derstanding and misconceptions involving over 9,000 students. were experiencing a mental health communities with positive mes- into compassionate action. It’s estimated that the cascading concern. So HEADSTRONG fl ips sages and hopeful dialogue. Louise Bradley is president reach—in other words, the number the dynamic, empowering young Modest grants from chari- and CEO of the Mental Health of students who have benefi ted people to be brave, be bold, and table foundations, investments Commission of Canada and from the knowledge gained by the speak up for themselves. from provincial and territorial Liberal MP , who Liberal MP Majid Jowhari & Louise core group –has skyrocketed to Consider the realities that governments, and federal money represents Richmond Hill, Ont., Bradley about half a million young people. young people are facing today: invested through the MHCC is is chair of the All Party Mental Unique in their design and deliv- relentless peer pressure, the dan- mobilizing meaningful change Health Caucus. Opinion ery, HEADSTRONG is youth-driv- gerous clutches of social media in the daily lives of high school The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 15 Opinion A few thoughts on U.S. decision to axe Iranian nuclear deal I fear there is a lot and Hamas it is clear that Iran has an un- shows me otherwise, I still see Sunni wanted role in regional events. And yet Iran Islamist terrorism as orders of magnitude is painted as little different from Satan itself happening behind the more worrisome than the Shia version. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and U.S. as leaders worry about the creation of a ‘Shia Finally, there is the propaganda. Not President Donald Trump. Photographs courtesy crescent’ beginning in Tehran and extending only Israel, but Saudi Arabia and its scenes and I am not so of Wikimedia Commons through Iraq, Syria and into Lebanon (all of cronies have been playing Chicken Little sure it is all true. JCPOA which have signifi cant Shia populations). Is about Iran for years. The Saudis see them- qualifi ed people. Still, I fear that there is a may not have been perfect this merited? Does Iran pose a greater threat selves in a cosmic battle with Iran over the lot happening behind the scenes and I am than Sunni Islamist extremism carried out dominance of the Islamic world (Sunni vs. not so sure it is all true. JCPOA may not but, as Winston Churchill by groups such as al-Qaeda and Islamic Shia) and have been very active in drawing have been perfect but, as Churchill once State, both of which are very alive and very attention to Iranian dastardliness. The two said, jaw-jaw is better than war-war. once said, jaw-jaw is deadly? Not in my books. are also engaged in a war in Yemen and, as Phil Gurski worked as a senior strategic Sometimes the portrayal of Iran extends usual, the civilian population is suffering. analyst at CSIS from 2001-2013, special- better than war-war. to the absurd. A U.S. judge ordered Iran to The campaign to paint Iran as the world’s izing in al-Qaeda/Islamic State-inspired pay $6-billion in damages to the families of greatest threat seems to be working, at violent extremism and radicalization and 9/11 victims for its role in the attacks. Real- least in the White House. as a senior special adviser at Public Safety ly? And the fact that 15 of the 19 hijackers In the end, I do not know how signifi - Canada from 2013 until his retirement were Saudis steeped in hateful Wahhabi cant the U.S. decision to opt out of JCPOA from the civil service in May 2015. rhetoric doesn’t matter? Until someone is. I will leave the analysis to much more The Hill Times

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TTAWA—I must confess that I hesi- Otated quite a bit before putting pen to the hill times’ paper (fi ngers to keyboard?) on this topic. I was sitting in a Maple Leaf Lounge at LaGuardia Airport in New York when CNN broadcast its ‘breaking news’ coverage of U.S. President Trump nixing U.S. commit- ment to the JCPOA (as the Joint Com- prehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian PARTY nuclear program is known). This move was about as surprising as snow in Ottawa in February so I am not so sure how ‘break- ing’ it was. Nevertheless, I had decided not to write about it for the following on the reasons (among others): (a) a ton of stuff has already been produced and I was not confi dent I could add much. (b) I am no longer an Iran specialist (I was once: for 20 years I was the senior Iran analyst at both CSE and CSIS so I do know something hill about that land. Alas, that knowledge is at least a decade out of date). (c) I know squat about nuclear programs (squat=very little). And yet here I am putting my two cents worth in. There are several aspects to this Community story which interest me as a former intel- ligence analyst and keen follower of world events. These can be divided into three main categories: intelligence, the demoni- zation of Iran and the use of propaganda to bringing Fun Music push an agenda. I will discuss each briefl y in turn. the hill A few weeks ago, Israeli PM Benya- min Netanyahu announced with great Food fl air that the Mossad Israel’s intelligence together agency, had uncovered a lot of material that showed that “Iran lied” (what is it with him and his cheap graphics? Anyone remember the Wile Coyote bomb fi gure?). Except that most people rejected this ‘intel- WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 5:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. ligence’ as old and not refl ective of recent developments. What I wonder is whether SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD BUILDING, 144 WELLINGTON ST. there is good, corroborated new informa- tion on Iran’s intentions and actions? Does someone have sources within the Iranian CHECK YOUR INBOX FOR YOUR INVITATION nuclear program (HUMINT)? Is the NSA or its allies in possession of good commu- nications data (SIGINT)? Are spy satellites capturing images which show Iran to be untruthful (IMINT)? I have no idea, but I bet that many spy agencies are doing their utmost to gather intelligence on this issue. Iran is a nasty player on the domestic INSURANCE BROKERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA and international stages, of that there is no question. Whether we are talking about the regime’s treatment of its own people or its support for terrorist groups like Hezbollah 16 MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion

clarity in his public communica- tions. Some of his scrums have left Scheer targets fallout of Harper years journalists interviewing each other to fathom his meaning. It may be that he still has not public-relations campaign de- came prime minister, Trudeau has overtures, it would be one made up completely mastered all the federal Conservative leader signed to bring about a thaw in the courted the union movement with of construction trade unions. This fi les—in one of his recent media icy relationship of most Quebecers more assiduity than the average is one venue where the Conserva- appearances, he had to turn to Andrew Scheer’s with his party, the Conservative Liberal leader. His government has tives’ pro-pipeline position tends to NDP House leader Guy Caron to message is that he leader travelled to another kind of repealed Conservative laws that or- play well. confi rm the party’s position on the venue Stephen Harper did not tend ganized labour found offensive. He As with Quebec, Scheer cannot Liberal gun control bill. On May 8, wants to do things to grace with his presence. has been a regular at union venues, realistically expect to turn union he fell somewhat short of convert- On May 8, Scheer crossed the and this week’s CBTU convention foes into converts overnight. At ing party policy into effective (and diff erently, Chantal Ottawa River to personally deliver was no exception. best, he can hope to reopen some memorable) talking points. an olive branch to one of the coun- That stands in stark contrast channels of communication. Be that as it may, the NDP Hébert writes. try’s largest association of trade with the treatment meted out But if Trudeau’s appeal to the leader may not get much of a unions. Canada’s Building Trade by Harper’s government. On labour movement is to be blunted, second chance to make a strong Unions (CBTU) is the national his watch, the party’s branding Jagmeet Singh will also have to impression on the labour audience umbrella of 14 international unions included casting itself as no friend up his game. That did not happen he addressed this week. NDP MP that together represent more than of organized labour. The latter when the latter visited the CBTU Kennedy Stewart is considering a half-a-million construction work- responded in kind. Scheer is on convention on May 8. Vancouver mayoral run. If he does ers. a mission to avoid a repeat of the An hour before his Conserva- switch to the municipal arena, his In the last federal campaign, same scenario in next year’s elec- tive counterpart, the NDP leader departure would open a federal the country’s top labour organiza- tion. delivered a rambling speech whose seat for Singh. tions made the defeat of the Harper The union movement was never main point—that the Liberals are But Stewart’s Burnaby South government an overriding prior- a natural Conservative constitu- selling a mirage to progressive riding is at ground zero of the ity. At the time, the CBTU spent ency but past Tory governments Canadians, including those who opposition to the Trans Mountain Chantal Hébert more than $400,000 advocating for stopped well short of treating it as are unionized—was drowned in a pipeline, and he has been one of its Inside Politics the election of a “worker-friendly” little more than a nuisance. In his sea of boilerplate statements. most vocal critics. If Singh were to government and for more public day, Brian Mulroney would cancel It is hard to connect with an run in that riding, it would almost spending on infrastructure. appearances rather than cross audience—even one otherwise certainly have to be on a platform year into his new job as Notwithstanding the union picket lines to deliver a speech. predisposed to be friendly—when that would not make him a more AConservative leader, Andrew movement’s long-standing ties Scheer’s message is that he one’s talking points come across as sought-after guest of pro-pipeline Scheer is methodically trying to with the NDP, this umbrella group wants to do things differently and disconnected. On that score, suffi ce construction workers’ unions. mend some of the fences broken by has—in the words of one of its rebuild some bridges burned by his it to say that Singh spoke for more Chantal Hébert is a national his predecessor. members—quite a bit of time for immediate predecessor. than 20 minutes and was only affairs writer for The Toronto Star. Fresh from a weekend appear- Trudeau’s agenda. If the Conservative leader had interrupted with applause once. This column was released on May ance on Radio-Canada’s talk show The relationship has so far been to pick an organized labour audi- Since becoming leader, Singh 10. Tout le monde en parle as part of a reciprocal. Before and since he be- ence liable to be receptive to his has not always been a model of The Hill Times

Spin Doctors By Laura Ryckewaert “The Liberal government has tabled a new Elections Modernization Bill, C-76. What do you think of it? Should it be passed?”

CAMERON CORY SARAH MATHIEU R. DEBRA AHMAD HANN ANDREWS ST-AMAND EINDIGUER LiberalL strategist Conservative strategist NDP strategist QuébécoisQuQ é parliamentary Green strategist group strategist “The elections reform bill, C-76, deserves “We are bringing forward “This is a pretty clear attempt for “Canadians have been waiting “I have often thought about to pass, but it’s a modest achievement. The a generational update to the the Liberals to stack the deck in their for this bill for so long and even the column where I would ultimate reform is off the table. Will the Canada Elections Act. The favour. After being caught in cash- if there are some commonsense applaud the Prime Minister Liberals re-promise a fi nal fi rst-past-the-post Elections Modernization for-government access fundraisers measures in the bill, it falls short on for keeping his promise and election in 2019? Probably not. Act is a major step forward that go against their own rules, the expectations. introducing a slightly more “Fact is that most of C-76 returns to in our government’s com- Liberals know they’ve lost what was “After criticizing the Conser- proportional electoral sys- the pre-Harper Elections Act. Vouching is mitment to improving and their primary source of fundraising. vatives for ramming the Unfair tem. Remember what Justin restored. The Chief Electoral Offi cer can strengthening our elections Now they’ve been forced to fundraise Elections Act through in the last Trudeau said in the 2015 elec- once again warn the public of electoral and our democratic insti- by the rules, and realize they’re not Parliament, the Liberals are doing tion: ‘We are committed to fraud. Canadians living abroad need not tutions. Additionally, we going to have enough to run their the exact same thing by limiting the ensuring that 2015 will be the worry about losing their right to vote. And are reversing the changes next campaign and their pre-writ. debate on the bill. They will claim last federal election conducted the Voter Identifi cation Card is restored as brought in by the Harper “Changing pre-writ spending that it must absolutely be done dur- under the fi rst-past-the-post a valid piece of ID. More Canadians will be Conservatives that made it to the degree they are, while they ing this session but let us not forget voting system.’ Unfortunately, able to vote in 2019. harder for Canadians to vote lag far behind in fundraising shows that they have stalled on bringing that column will never be writ- “The bill also proposes allowing 16 and exercise their demo- them trying to gain an advantage this bill forward for over a year. ten. Electoral reform will end and 17 year olds to register with Elections cratic rights. where they know they don’t have “The interim chief electoral up on the long list of Liberal Canada. We hope this a fi rst step toward “Our legislation ensures one. If Justin Trudeau is going to offi cer warned about the consider- broken promises. giving 16 year olds the vote. Our democracy that more Canadians have handcuff opposition parties’ spend- able risks of introducing last minute “That said, Bill C-76 in- needs more youth engagement. the opportunity to engage in ing in a non-election period, why changes and the problems it could cludes a number of worthwhile “C-76 also takes aim at the risks posed by the democratic and political not do the same for government cause for Elections Canada offi cials. changes. Spending before and mining people’s personal data from online process, helps protect the announcements, government travel, Waiting until the last minute means during election campaigns profi les or other sources. This is a step in the integrity of our electoral etc.? The reason he isn’t is because that some changes might not be must be regulated. This spend- right direction but we’d prefer having the Pri- system, and gives Canadians he knows this is the only way he can done in time. The most disappoint- ing prevents the parties from vacy Act apply to political parties wholesale more information as to what get the advantage. Limit the party ing is that many of the changes competing on the same footing. rather than require them to submit a tailored political parties do with their that is continually out-fundraising were already in Bill C-33, which the “Obviously, we would have privacy policy to Elections Canada. personal information. you while you can use the cover of government refused to debate. also liked the bill to introduce “C-76 shortens the writ period to a “We also made an impor- government to spend whatever you “C-76 is a reminder to all Cana- public fi nancing of political maximum 50 days and caps spending during tant commitment to revers- want. dians of Liberals’ broken promise to parties. As we have often said the writ whether it’s 36 or 50 days. That’s an ing the Harper Conserva- “This is all part of the Liberal pat- make 2015 the last election with the in the past, public funding is improvement, but more is required. Canada tives’ unjust changes to the tern to use every trick in the book to fi rst past the post voting system. the only way to break the infl u- should follow the U.K. and other countries Canada Elections Act, and tip the scales in their favour—wheth- “The NDP is committed to con- ence of fundraisers and clean by banning political ads on TV. They are that is exactly what we are er it’s changing the way Canadians tinuing the fi ght for a fair election up the fi nances of political intrusive and often amount to character as- doing.” vote without a referendum, or their system that works for Canadians. parties. In short, Bill C-76 pro- sassination and voter suppression. attempt to silence their opposition We will work with the government vides a bare minimum level of “So kudos to the Liberals for restoring a in Parliament through motion six. to make sure that improvements are electoral reform. But it is far fairer Elections Act, but until we reform the Justin Trudeau can’t be trusted to brought to strengthen the provisions from enough to make up for system with a form of proportional repre- change the rules in a truly neutral of this bill and help reinforce the the broken promise.” sentation, many voices will remain unfairly and fair way.” integrity of our electoral system.” silenced.” THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 17 Papal apology News

institutional separation,” said Mr. Genuis. He said before voting on the motion he had conversations with some of his constituents, and since the vote, a majority were supportive of his position. He said his decision to oppose the motion was a combination of his personal beliefs and feedback from his constituents. “It was a refl ective of conver- sations I had as well,” said Mr. Genuis adding he did not remem- ber how many constituents he spoke to. “[A] majority of people that I heard from at least in con- tacting our offi ce were supportive of my position.” Mr. Genuis said that before the vote, he did not coordinate with other MPs on how to vote and did not know how his caucus col- leagues would vote. “You can speak to other MPs but I didn’t know who was going to vote what way,” he said. The Pope, NDP MPs Romeo Saganash and Charlie Angus, and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett. Mr. Angus and Mr. Saganash on May 1 Mr. Genuis declined a com- introduced the motion which was passed in the House 269 to 10. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Eskinder Debebe photograph courtesy of the UN ment on Mr. Angus and Ms. Bennett’s efforts to convince the Pope to apologize to Indigenous Saganash (Abitibi-Baie-James- The church’s response prompt- communities. Nunavuk, Que.), to invite the Pope ed Mr. Angus and Mr. Saganash “These motions aren’t bind- to formally apologize for the Cath- to table the motion. ing even on the government,” he NDP MP Angus olic Church’s role in the “establish- In an interview with The Hill said. “The House’s expressed its ment, operations, and abuses” that Times, Mr. Angus said he’s under- perspective and Charlie and the thousands of Indigenous children taking a number of efforts including minister are going to do what suffered at residential schools working with Ms. Bennett to achieve they’re going to do.” working with for about a century. According to the objectives outlined in the motion. Mr. Reid, a six-term MP, was estimates, 150,000 First Nations, He declined to share any specifi cs, not available for an interview with Métis, and Inuit children were but said he would publicly provide The Hill Times last week, but after Indigenous Aff airs taken away from their families. Of an update on his efforts and strategy the vote, in a blog on his website, these, some 32,000 were sexually in the coming weeks. he explained why he opposed assaulted and 6,000 died. Mr. Tilson, a fi ve-term MP, told the motion. He wrote that he did Mr. Angus represents a large The Hill Times he is against Mr. not condone the abuses that the Minister Bennett rural riding Angus and Ms. Bennett’s efforts Indigenous children had suffered that has a signifi cant Indigenous to reach out to the Pope seeking in residential schools, but said the population while Mr. Saganash is a an apology. He said he was op- Parliament of Canada had a great- residential school survivor. The mo- posed because he believes in the er role to play in the establishment to convince Pope tion was passed by an overwhelm- separation of church and state, and running of residential schools ing majority support of MPs of all and has no regrets about voting than the Catholic Church. parties. The fi nal tally was 269-10. against the motion. “My decision is based not All the MPs who opposed “Personally I don’t condone, upon an ahistorical rejection of to apologize for the motion were Conservatives, I’m not supportive of what the the scope of this terrible episode including (Lambton- church did; however, I’m a strong which was characterized by the Kent-Middlesex, Ont.), believer in the separation of race-based stripping-away of the (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, church and state,” said Mr. Tilson. most fundamental civil rights, but Church’s role in Ont.), Brad Trost (Saskatoon- “I go to the United Church, I don’t rather on the inappropriateness University, Sask.), think the Parliament of Canada of one of the Houses of the Parlia- (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, should be telling the Pope or the ment of Canada presuming upon residential schools Ont.), (Provencher, United Church or indeed any itself the role of assigning guilt to, Man.), Kelly McCauley (Edmon- church, or the head of any church and demanding apologies from, ton-West, Alta.), what they should do.” another institution whose roles “This isn’t about politics or (Sherwood Park-Fort Saskatch- Mr. Tilson said he did not in the tragedy was not as great as Indigenous Aff airs politicians, this is about the survi- ewan, Alta.), believe his position on the motion our own,” wrote Mr. Reid. vors, and that’s where we want to (Kitchener-Conestoga, Ont.), Guy would be an issue in his riding, in He also pointed out that Pope Minister Carolyn keep the attention rightly focused,” Lauzon (Stormont-Dundas-South the next election. He said his offi ce Francis had no direct role to play said James Fitz-Morris, director Glengarry, Ont.) and Bev Shipley had received less than fi ve phone in the establishment or function- Bennett is currently of communications and issues (Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, Ont.). calls in which some of his constit- ing of residential schools, so it’s in communication management to Crown-Indigenous The request for apology was uents expressed displeasure with not appropriate for the House mo- Relations and Northern Affairs among the more than 90 recom- his vote. Mr. Tilson said that before tion to ask him to apologize. with the Canadian Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toron- mendations in the Truth and Rec- casting his vote, he talked to about “Today’s motion calls on an to-St. Paul’s, Ont.), in an interview onciliation inquiry that went on for 10 people in his riding, and seven external individual, Pope Francis, Conference of with The Hill Times last week. six years. In his meeting with Pope advised him to oppose the motion to apologize for a wrong in which Mr. Fitz-Morris said Ms. Ben- Francis last year, Prime Minister and three to vote for it. he himself played no role, and Catholic Bishops nett and Mr. Angus (- Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) re- “People elect me, they know in which the organization which to fi x a date for a James Bay, Ont.) are trying to quested him to come to Canada and what I’m like, they know how I he heads—the Roman Catholic schedule a meeting with the apologize to the Indigenous people. think about things in general,” Mr. Church—played a role that is meeting, says James Canadian Council of Catholic In late March, Lionel Gen- Tilson said. “My constituents don’t smaller than the one played by Bishops and it’s expected to hap- dron, president of the Canadian always agree with what I say, but the institution calling for the Fitz-Morris, director pen before the summer recess. Conference of Catholic Bishops, most of the time they do.” apology—the House of Commons. He said the Pope has indicated wrote a letter to the Indigenous Mr. Genuis, who is Catholic “This in itself would have of communications to to the government that he would Peoples of Canada saying that and a co-chair of the Canada caused me to vote against this follow the advice of the Canadian “after carefully considering the Holy Sea Interparliamentary motion. But an examination of the the minister. Bishops on this issue. request and extensive dialogue Friendship Group, told The Hill historical record shows that there “That’s the best way to com- with the Bishops of Canada,” the Times that he also opposed the are further problems with the mo- Continued from page 1 municate with the church as Pope could not personally apolo- motion because of his belief in tion. The Roman Catholic Church through diplomatic channels to opposed to going directly to the gize. Last month, the Conference the separation of church and is, like the Crown, an institution reach out to the Vatican after the Vatican directly,” said Mr. Fitz- issued a clarifi cation to saying state. which is notionally unitary, but House passed a historic non-bind- Morris. “The Vatican has indicated the Pope can’t apologize because “The position I took in this which in practice is compound, ing motion on May 1 requesting to us that he’s going to take the the Catholic Church in Canada case was based on the comments with many subsidiary institutions. Pope Francis to come to Canada advice of his bishops. So, we’re has a decentralized structure, that I had made originally, which An action taken in the name of to apologize in person for the working on the bishops.” and it should be left up to bishops were about separation of church the Crown was not necessarily Catholic Church’s role in running The House of Commons passed to reach out to the Indigenous and state, and I think people done by the monarch, or with the the notorious Indian residential a motion on May 1, tabled by Peoples to participate in the rec- here know my record in terms of knowledge of his or her advisors.” schools from the 1840s to 1996. NDP MPs Mr. Angus and Romeo onciliation process. talking about freedoms and the [email protected] 18 MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Legislation

Liberal MP (King- neither had input into crafting the Liberal MPs suggest , Ont.), the committee’s amendments. Status of chair, over her decision to cut Government Bills off the committee’s study of the Bill leaves cabinet with more than 100 bill on May 22, and sit for longer fi nal say HOUSE OF COMMONS hours in lieu of studying the bill beyond that point. The government’s new Impact Second reading: Conservative and Liberal mem- Assessment Act includes hun- C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of amendments to bers exchanged jabs about leaning dreds of pages detailing changes the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 on talking points from the Liberal to the environmental assessment C-12, An Act to amend the Canadian Forces PMO and former Conservative process in Canada. It creates the Members and Veterans Reestablishment and prime minister Stephen Harper. Impact Assessment Act and Ca- Compensation Act government’s impact nadian Energy Regulator Act, and Conservative MP (Ab- C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefi ts botsford, B.C.) told The Hill Times amends the Navigation Protection Standards Act, 1985 Liberal members were “ramming Act and other laws. C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code assessment bill through” their changes, and the The bill creates a single new (victim surcharge) bill itself. Mr. Fast and his fellow agency to undertake environ- C-32, An Act related to the repeal of section 159 Conservatives on the committee mental assessments for federally- of the Criminal Code held a press conference last Thurs- regulated projects, the Impact As- C-33, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act “There are some amendments day to underscore that point. He sessment Agency of Canada, and But opposition MPs on changing the makeup to those C-34, An Act to amend the Public Service Labour told The Hill Times that even with resets and renames the National Relations Act boards and committees. Some the committee sitting extended Energy Board to the Canadian are up in arms over of the things that [Ms. May] has C-38, An Act to amend an Act to amend the hours, there would be no time to Energy Regulator, removing its Criminal Code (exploitation and traffi cking in talked about, there will be amend- debate the merit of most of the powers to conduct environmental the tight timeline set ments coming forward on those,” persons) amendments put forward. reviews. C-39, An Act to amend the Criminal Code by the Liberals on the said Liberal MP Darren Fisher Mr. Fisher said he expected Both of those actions follow (Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.). (unconstitutional provisions) the committee’s fi nal clause-by- recommendations from a panel C-42, Veterans Well-being Act House Environment Mr. Amos also brought for- clause meeting on May 22 would struck by the government in ward an amendment to require C-43, An Act respecting a payment to be made Committee for be an “all-nighter.” 2016 to examine an overhaul of out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the environmen- support a pan-Canadian artifi cial intelligence reviewing hundreds tal assessment strategy Environment process. The C-52, Supporting Vested Rights Under Access to of proposed changes Minister panel wrote in its Information Act Catherine report that there C-56, An Act to amend the Corrections and to the bill. McKenna was a percep- Conditional Release Act and the Abolition of sponsored Bill tion among those Early Parole Act Continued from page 1 C-69, which who weighed in C-75, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code, the harm; adverse effects on Indig- would create to its study that Youth Criminal Justice Act, and other Acts enous people; and how it affects a new agency regulatory agen- C-76, Elections Modernization Act the government’s ability to meet to conduct cies such as the C-77, An Act to amend the National Defence Act its climate change commitments. environmental National En- and to make related and consequential amend- Liberal MP Will Amos (Ponti- impact ergy Board and ments to other Acts ac, Que.) said he plans to propose assessments for offshore oil and Committee: an amendment to require that the natural resource gas boards had “a C-62, An Act to amend the Federal Public Sector minister’s decision be “based on” and infrastructure lack of indepen- Labour Relations Act and other Acts those factors, instead of just tak- projects. The Hill dence and neu- C-68, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act ing them to “consideration,” and Times photograph trality because C-69, An Act to amend the Impact Assessment another to clarify and enhance by Andrew Meade of their close Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to the importance of climate com- relationship with amend the Navigation Protection Act mitments in cabinet decisions. the industries C-71, An Act to amend certain Acts and Regula- Bill C-69 has been criticized they regulate.” tions in relation to fi rearms for leaving too much discretion- Bill C-69 leaves C-74, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1 ary power in the hands of the the federal envi- Report stage and second reading: environment minister—currently ronment minister C-59, An Act respecting national security matters Catherine McKenna (Ottawa Cen- and cabinet with a Report stage: tre, Ont.)—and Mr. Amos said his lot of power over C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import amendment is intended to create which industry Permits Act and the Criminal Code (amend- “even tighter constraints around projects that un- ments permitting the accession to the Arms NDP MP Linda Duncan dergo environmental assessments executive decision-making” al- that the new Environmental As- Trade Treaty) lowed in the bill. (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.) are ultimately approved. Some of C-57, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable sessment Agency lay out a plan told The Hill Times that Liberal those powers are held over from The committee members have for consulting with the public Development Act already agreed to an amendment members were being “juvenile” the previous assessment process, C-64, Wrecked, Abandoned, or Hazardous as part of its work. There will be by rejecting amendments from while others are new. to reference Canada’s obligations about a dozen more amendments Vessels Act under the UN Declaration on herself and Ms. May that would Under the bill, the environment Third reading: to remove references to “tradi- have incorporated the require- minister would have the power the Rights of Indigenous People tional knowledge” from the bill C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act in the bill, and to require that ments of the UN Declaration on to squash projects he or she feels Consideration of Amendments by the Senate and write “Indigenous knowledge” the Rights of Indigenous People are not in the public interest. The the government “adheres to the in its place, said Mr. Fisher. C-49, Transportation Modernization Act principles of scientifi c integrity, into the bill, before then propos- minister would also be able to set honesty, objectivity, thoroughness ing and passing the same amend- conditions on a proposed resource SENATE and accuracy,” as they administer Liberals ‘ramming ment themselves. project’s approval—as is currently the new law. through’ amendments at Mr. Amos said those amend- the case—requiring specifi c mea- Senate pre-study: The Liberals on the committee ments had not been identical to sures to mitigate harms caused by C-74, Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1 are also planning to introduce an committee: Ed Fast the one agreed to by the Liberal the project. Second reading: amendment related to another The Liberals have a majority majority on the committee. The minister could also decide C-48, Oil Tanker Moratorium Act source of major criticism of Bill on the committee and can approve Liberal MPs on the commit- to reject projects before or after C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and C-69: energy regulators having the inclusion of as many of those tee rejected the vast majority of an environmental assessment is the Department of Justice Act a say in who sits on the panels amendments as they choose in the opposition amendments brought carried out. The federal cabinet C-55, An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the that help conduct environmental version of the bill that they send forward at the beginning of is also allowed to weigh in col- Canada Petroleum Resources Act assessments. The bill currently back to the House, if they vote as a Wednesday’s meeting. lectively on whether projects are C-58, An Act to amend the Access to Informa- requires that at least one member group. Mr. Amos said he expected The government will ultimate- in the public interest and other tion Act and the Privacy Act of each panel struck to review that “many” but not all of the amend- ly decide which, if any amend- decisions, and the lengthy bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour a resource project be appointed ments proposed by Liberal members ments to C-69 are made, barring allows the federal foreign affairs, Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff on the advice of the regulatory would be passed by the committee. the highly unlikely scenario in natural resources, and fi nance Relations Act, and the Budget Implementation agency for the project proponent. The NDP and Conserva- which Liberal backbenchers op- ministers to be consulted or play Act, 2017, No. 1 (harassment and violence) Those agencies are perceived by tive members have together put pose the government on a central minor roles in the implementa- Committee: many as being too close to the forward nearly 200 of their own piece of legislation. tion of the act and environmental C-45, Cannabis Act resource companies they regulate, amendments, and Green Party “The minister told us from assessments. C-46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (of- part of the reason the Liberals are Leader (Saanich- the start she was open to amend- The minister and cabinet could fences relating to conveyances) overhauling the environmental Gulf Islands, B.C.) put forward ments from the committee. So together decide to put off their C-50, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act assessment process to begin with. about 170. Ms. May is not a mem- we took that literally,” said Mr. decisions on approving projects, (political fi nancing) The Liberals are planning to ber of the committee, and can put Fisher. including pipelines, indefi nitely, Third reading: bring forward an amendment in forward amendments and attend Mr. Amos said the Liberal MPs if they so chose, by taking and C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and the response to those criticisms—includ- meetings, but cannot vote. did “discuss” their amendments renewing extensions to deadlines Financial Administration Act ing from Green Party Leader Eliza- Opposition MPs on the com- with Ms. McKenna’s offi ce and set out in the act. C-66, Expungement of Historically Unjust beth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, mittee started a testy meeting last the Environment Department to [email protected] Convictions Act B.C.)—though it’s not yet clear how. Wednesday by arguing with the get their reaction, but said that @PJMazereeuw THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 19 Trudeau & environment News

to price carbon and how to return the revenue to the public. Fighting for Last week Ms. McKenna told that she was was confi dent that she would be able to negotiate a “plastics charter” carbon price, with her G7 counterparts, aiming to reduce the amount of plastic garbage fl owing into the world’s oceans, in time for the June G7 burying pipeline summit in Charlevoix, Que. She said the plastics deal could be billed as an agreement similar to headlines key for the Paris agreement on climate change, a comparison that may not reassure those who are tracking Alberta’s United Conservative leader Jason Kenney along with federal Conservative the government’s limited progress Trudeau nabbing fi nance critic and natural resources critic speak towards its Paris commitments. to media ahead of Mr. Kenney’s testimony before the Standing Committee of [email protected] Finance on May 7, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade @PJMazereeuw green voters in report card grading the govern- ing natural areas. He said he still ment’s progress on environmen- had concerns about development From the conclusions of the tal issues. It was a mixed bag, within national parks displacing Mid-Term Report Card on including applause for spending nature for the sake of visitors. the Federal Government and 2019, says pollster on climate and conservation, but Parks Canada’s 2016-17 its Work on the Environment concern that Canada’s emission performance report showed that reduction targets were “quickly “ecological integrity” had im- the Liberals trouble on the centre- becoming out of reach.” proved in 13 per cent of Canada’s Authored by CPAWS, the David Suzuki The Liberals have left if the next federal election be- Green Party leader Elizabeth national parks since 2012, de- Foundation, Ecojustice, the Ecology Action comes an unoffi cial referendum on May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) clined in 12 per cent of the parks, Centre, Environmental Defence, Équiterre, been handed a series the Trans Mountain pipeline. The has campaigned against Ms. and stayed stable in 75 per cent. Greenpeace, Nature Canada, the Pembina federal NDP has not campaigned McKenna’s bill to overhaul the The agency improved or main- Institute, the Sierra Club Canada Founda- of poor grades on against the pipeline, likely given environmental assessment pro- tained 88 per cent of the eco- tion, WCS Canada, WWF, and West Coast its importance to Alberta NDP Pre- Environmental Law. the environment cess, C-69, calling it a throwback logical indicators in its parks, just mier Rachel Notley, but hasn’t tied to the approach of the Harper-era short of its goal of 90 per cent. itself to the project as the Conser- In many areas, the Government kept lately, but it might not Conservatives, and Liberal MPs Another 2016 Parks Canada re- vatives and Liberals have. its electoral and mandate letter prom- matter if they are cast on the House Environment Com- port documented serious problems ises in principal. Their execution, how- Liberals called out on mittee have proposed more than in some of the park ecosystems, es- ever, falls short on some occasions. We as the defenders of 100 amendments to the bill. pecially in forests and grasslands. are concerned that: caribou, climate, habitat Ms. May told The Hill Times the • the Paris Agreement targets for carbon carbon pricing. Trudeau Liberals had lived up to protection Conservatives hammer emission reductions are quickly becoming their election platform on climate away on cost out of reach and Continued from page 1 Mr. Trudeau’s support for the change only because “it was damn Canada is unlikely to meet its insuffi ciently stalled Trans Mountain pipeline—he thin,” and had made no progress The Conservative opposition ambitious climate targets; Ontario PC leader Doug Ford has vowed that it will be built, B.C.’s on a promise to phase out fossil has spent much of its time in and • in spite of renewed efforts, Canada is and Alberta United Conservative opposition notwithstanding—isn’t fuel subsidies. She said the Paul outside of the House in recent not on track to meet land and freshwater Party leader Jason Kenney each the only vulnerability for the gov- Martin Liberal government had weeks attacking the govern- protection targets, have strong support in their prov- ernment on the environment. “absolutely, no doubt, no question” ment’s carbon tax plan, which and concerns remain about standards of inces, and have made opposition Environment Minister Cath- been better on the climate change Ms. McKenna has been tasked protection for marine and terrestrial areas. to a federally-imposed carbon tax erine McKenna (Ottawa Centre, fi le, as had the Progressive Con- with advancing and defending. • species at risk are not being protected, one of their central policy positions Ont.), in particular, has had a servative Mulroney government. Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre especially umbrella species like the Wood- land Caribou and as they campaign—Mr. Ford this rough few weeks. When asked whether the (Carleton, Ont.), his party’s spring, Mr. Kenny next—to unseat On May 1, Greenpeace Canada fi nance critic, cried foul after Fi- the Orca; Liberals’ lagging would help her • the environmental/impact assessment Liberal and NDP incumbents. activists dressed in black erected party to win more seats, she said, nance Canada declined to release A victory for either man would legislation needs further work; and that 51 tombstones outside of the “I’d rather that for the next elec- what he says is an estimate of • the legal reform for charities is stalled. provide another opponent—team- Environment and Climate Change tion, the Liberals were unbeatable the cost of the carbon tax for an ing up with Saskatchewan’s gov- Canada offi ce in Gatineau to pro- because they did the right thing average Canadian household, cit- We are pleased with the federal gov- ernment—to Prime Minister Justin test the Liberal government’s fail- on climate. This is seriously more ing exemptions from the Access ernment on its: Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) carbon ure to protect caribou, a species at important than politics,” she said. to Information Act for advice to • fi nancial investments in climate and tax, and a “gift” to his federal risk from habitat loss to industry. “Yes, of course we’re going to a minister and the government’s conservation; Liberals, allowing them to fi ght The Greenpeace protest was win more seats in the next election. ability to manage the economy. • reform of the Fisheries Act; for the tax ahead of their 2019 sparked by a report released by But that’s not the point. The point Conservative MPs have used • renewed leadership and funding for land campaign, said Mr. Lyle, the owner Federal Environment Commis- is, can the Liberals have a better Question Period to repeatedly ask and freshwater protection; of Innovative Research Group. sioner Julie Gelfand on April 24 climate plan, please, in the next six Ms. McKenna for those fi gures, • support for Indigenous-led conservation “If the issue was solved, it that said Ms. McKenna’s depart- months, in the next year? Because a while the NDP has gone after the initiatives wouldn’t be important any more,” ment “did not provide effective lot more depends on it than seats.” government’s lack of progress on • meeting the 2015 marine protection he said. leadership” or coordinate the On May 2, the Canadian Parks emissions reduction and continu- target; and Mr. Trudeau’s Liberals have action needed for Canada to meet and Wilderness Society issued a ation of fossil fuel subsidies. • suspending the politically-motivated long talked a good game on the its biodiversity commitments for press release that said it was disap- The Conservatives have not yet audits on charities environment, but reviews on their the year 2020, which will require pointed by the government’s “lack offered any substantive alternative actual progress have been mixed. huge increases in the amount of of action” to improve the manage- to the Liberals on climate change, Nanos Research/University of The Liberals will hope to recap- land and water classifi ed as pro- ment of the country’s national and unless they do they are un- Ottawa poll, March 31-April 3 ture a range of left-leaning voters tected by Canada. parks. It also said it was “frustrated” likely to challenge for the typically who value environmental policy Canada isn’t on track to meet that the government hadn’t yet is- left-of-centre voters for whom that they seized from the NDP its climate change targets either, that is priority issue. Conserva- Who should lead decision making for sued any response to what it heard reducing greenhouse gases? and Greens in the last election, according to a March 27 report in a public consultation on park tive leader Andrew Scheer has said Mr. Lyle. Federal government: 66% from Ms. Gelfand and the auditors management that ran last year. said he opposes a carbon tax, but Provincial government: 27% Wrapping up the interpro- general for every province besides Ms. McKenna released her promised last month to eventually Unsure: 6% vincial squabble on the Trans Quebec. That report said Ms. response to the parks consultation unveil a detailed plan to meet the Possibility of developing Canadian Mountain pipeline through B.C. McKenna’s department had come fi ve days later, promising to keep Paris targets. Mr. Poilievre told energy sources while protecting envi- and Alberta quickly will be key to up with a plan to manage climate “ecological integrity” at the centre reporters on the Hill earlier this ronment holding onto those votes, said Mr. change, but hadn’t shown that of park management, make it easier month that a Conservative climate Possible: 54% Lyle. Mr. Trudeau’s public support the emission regulations in place for people to “discover and connect” change plan would likely include a Somewhat possible: 36% for the pipeline will only do him would actually get the job done for with parks, and sustain the “value” focus on the role of “carbon sinks,” Somewhat not possible: 7% harm among environmentally- Canada’s fi rst target in 2020. of the parks in the years ahead. or carbon dioxide that is already Not possible: 2% conscious voters who don’t have The March 27 report also said Éric Hébert-Daly, CPAWS’ being sucked up by plants in Unsure: 1% a stake in the success of the the government had not clearly national executive director, said he Canada’s natural areas. pipeline that would fi nally give explained how it was going to mea- was happy with several new com- Ms. McKenna’s department This poll was conducted between Alberta oil producers another sure or report on progress towards mitments in the response, includ- released a document April 30 that March 31 and April 3, 2018 with some route to the ocean. its 2030 climate change target, and ing more money for monitoring pegged the cost of a new carbon data collected from surveys in March 2015, “What they need in order to that Ms. McKenna’s department did ecological conditions in national tax in the nine provinces that October 2015, and September 2017. The poll of 1,000 Canadians over the age of 18 keep the centre-left united with not provide leadership or “tools” to parks, more frequent release don’t yet have one at a roughly them, is to get the issue out of the other departments and agencies to $2-billion hit to GDP. It said the was conducted using telephone and online of park management plans, the surveys. The margin of error for a random news,” said Mr. Lyle. help them adapt to climate change. promise about ecological integrity, impact on Canadian households The NDP is “really struggling” survey of 1,000 people is plus or minus 3.1 On May 10, a coalition of and more, as well as big spending couldn’t be determined accu- percentage points, 19 times out of 20. now, he said, but they could give environmental groups released a in the 2018 budget for protect- rately, since provinces decide how 20 MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES News Harassment training & MPs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister pictured in this fi le photograph in a caucus meeting on the Trudeau, cabinet Hill, along with 90 per cent of his MPs have completed ministers, 90 per the House- organized harassment training. All cent of Liberal three federal parties have made the harassment caucus complete training mandatory for their parliamentary House sexual caucuses. The Hill Times fi le photograph harassment MPs from all parties inter- the training is critical for MPs Since last year, a number viewed for this article declined to and staffers who work on the Hill. of high-profi le and powerful share any specifi cs on the course, He explained that Parliament is a provincial and federal politicians but said the course facilitators unique workplace where every- have seen their political careers training: deputy had put together a power-point one is under media scrutiny on end because of allegations of presentation about harassment, a regular basis and a perceived inappropriate sexual conduct. sexual harassment, verbal harass- or real incident could become Former Ontario PC leader Patrick ment, and physical harassment. public without any review by an Brown, former Ontario PC Party Liberal whip Tassi The facilitators also discussed investigator. Mr. Hoback said the president and ex-Conservative hypothetical scenarios that MPs job of MPs is public in nature, MP Rick Dykstra, and former could face in their workplace as they deal with thousands of disability and sport minister Kent Mr. Parent has organized the in- involving colleagues and staffers people each year on the Hill, in Hehr (Calgary Centre, Ont.) all The MPs’ harassment person, classroom-style, and in- and how to make Parliament Hill their travel nationally, in their rid- resigned from their posts earlier teractive training for all 338 MPs. a safe and respectful workplace. ings, and internationally, and said this year because of sexual ha- training session is The training sessions started in The sessions also provided an op- it’s important they learn how to rassment allegations. Mr. Hehr is March and are expected to end by portunity for MPs to share their conduct themselves to avoid any still a member of the Liberal cau- called ‘Strengthening the end of next month. A Victoria, own insights and ideas on how to controversy. cus while an investigation is still a Culture of Respect B.C.-based company is providing address issues of harassment on “The reality is you can have underway. Mr. Brown denies any training in both offi cial languages the Hill. situations in the media before wrongdoing and has launched a from Awareness to at an estimated cost of around All three caucuses made the there’s actually been a proper lawsuit against CTV. $50,000. So far, 25 sessions have harassment training mandatory review or a proper judgment Liberal MP Action,’ and as of last been held on Parliament Hill and for their MPs. given,” said Mr. Hoback. “It’s hard (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, more are to be held in the coming The Conservative and the NDP for a person to defend them- Ont.) also faced an allegation of week, more than two- weeks. The harassment training caucuses also confi rmed to The selves from accusations after the sexual assault from a female at thirds of all the MPs is called “Strengthening a Culture Hill Times that, most of their MPs, accusation is gone public without the Liberal convention in March of Respect from Awareness to Ac- including their respective leaders, having any type of recourse if and the Halifax regional police is have completed it, tion” and each training session is have completed the training and something is right or wrong. The currently conducting an investiga- about three hours long. the remaining ones will complete correction never gets the front tion. The rookie MP has publicly House of Commons Each caucus has worked out it by the end of next month. page when the accusation might.” denied any wrongdoing and has arrangements with Mr. Parent “The training was mandatory NDP MP Nathan Cullen said that a woman who accused spokesperson based on MPs’ availability. for all NDP MPs and has indeed (Skeena-Bulkley Valley, B.C.) said him of groping her backside at a In an email to The Hill Times, taken place for almost all of our the House harassment training is bar in Halifax mistakenly mistook Heather Bradley Heather Bradley, director of MPs, including the leader,” wrote a step in the right direction, but him for the real perpetrator. says. The training communications to the House Sarah Andrews, deputy director not enough. He said that male Last year, Liberal MP Darshan Speaker , said the of NDP caucus communications, and female MPs should also hold Kang (Calgary Skyview, Alta.) is specifi cally training is specifi cally tailored in an email to The Hill Times. bipartisan, internal and informal faced allegations of sexual ha- for the MPs’ needs, and covers “One MP was travelling with a discussions on how to make Par- rassment from a female constitu- tailored for the MPs’ topics such as what constitutes minister when the trainings were liament a better and harassment- ency offi ce staffer and a subse- harassment and what lawnmak- taking place, therefore our whip free work place. Mr. Cullen said quent independent investigation needs, and covers ers can do to prevent and address is currently working with the that so far the publicly-known found some of the allegations to inappropriate and harassing House of Commons HR to lock in number of complaints of ha- be partially substantiated. Elected what constitutes behaviour. a date for that training.” rassment on the Hill are mostly as a Liberal MP in 2015, he’s cur- harassment. “It offers an opportunity to Conservative whip Mark against men so they should do rently sitting as an independent. discuss the role of the MP as an Strahl (Chilliwack-Hope, B.C.) more to ensure that female MPs Earlier this month, NDP employer to strengthen the cul- said: “It is mandatory for Conser- and staffers feel safe working on MP Erin Weir (Regina-Lewvan, Continued from page 1 ture of respect in the workplace vative MPs to take the training. the Hill. Sask.) was expelled from the “Well over 90 per cent of the and to acquire tools to support The vast majority of Conservative “The training sessions were NDP caucus after a third-party Liberal caucus has completed [the the MP’s leadership role in this MPs, including Mr. Scheer, will good, they’re a good start, [but] investigation found him guilty of training]. The target is by the end regard,” said Ms. Bradley. “It also have completed their training by probably not enough,” he said. three complaints of sexual ha- of this month, there are two more provides a space to discuss how the end of May.” All MPs interviewed for this rassment and one of harassment. sessions that have been set up in to move towards a respectful Liberal MP story said that harassment train- Mr. Weir disputes the harassment order to accommodate the MPs healthy workplace.” (Yukon), chair of the House Af- ing should also be provided to allegations and blames the three that were not able to participate The training also explains the fairs Committee, told The Hill staffers on the Hill and in con- complaints of sexual harassment to date,” said deputy Liberal whip House policies on harassment, Times that he attended the same stituency offi ces. on his being a “close talker.” (Hamilton West- how to resolve harassment com- training session that Prime Min- “There should be training pro- Most recently, NDP MP Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.), in an in- plaints, generally-recognized ister Trudeau did. He declined to vided to staffers tailored to their Christine Moore (Abitibi-Témis- terview with The Hill Times, who principles in the determination divulge any details of the session needs,” said Mr. Bagnell. camingue, Que.) faced allegations attended her training with Prime of the presence of harassment in but said Mr. Trudeau actively par- Ms. Bradley told The Hill of sexual misconduct from a Minister Justin Trudeau (Papine- a workplace, concepts such as ticipated in the discussions. Times that the House human retired Canadian Forces soldier. au, Que.) and some other caucus abuse of authority, harassment, “He was pretty active, he resources department is already Last week, the NDP suspended colleagues in April. “I felt the sexual harassment, and lack of talked on a number of occasions,” working on plans to provide the female MP from her caucus facilitators did a very good job in civility, said Ms. Bradley. The said Mr. Bagnell. “He was very in-person harassment training to duties pending an investigation. terms of making MPs aware of course also covers areas such interactive.” staffers as well. Ms. Moore has denied the allega- comments and actions appropri- as how to deal with inappropri- Mr. Bagnell said the training “HR is currently working on tion of sexual misconduct. ate and inappropriate. People are ate or unacceptable behaviour, session he attended took place in developing additional training for Meanwhile, Green Party going to come away with different requirements for a respectful the Wellington Building where there MP staff (Ottawa and constitu- leader Elizabeth May (Stanch-Gulf learnings.” workplace culture shift, and were four roundtables and six to ency) and will coordinate with Islands, B.C.) was cleared of work- With several MPs from the the role of leaders in moving eight MPs were seated at each table. whips’ offi ces for the delivery of place harassment by an indepen- three major federal parties facing towards a respectful workplace, Conservative MP Randy Ho- such training,” wrote Ms. Bradley dent investigation last week. sexual harassment complaints, she said. back (Prince Albert, Sask.) said in her email. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 21

assistant; Michael Brewster, senior special He’s also a former research associate assistant for issues management; Jessie with Korn Ferry International in , Pierre, special assistant for operations; a former coordinator for the Federation of Helena Botelho, information manage- Quebec Chambers of Commerce, and has ment manager and executive assistant to worked for Secor, a management-consult- hill climbers the chief of staff; and Hana Kokanovic, ing fi rm in Montreal, amongst other past assistant to the minister’s parliamentary experience. by Laura Ryckewaert secretary, Liberal MP . Hilary Leftick remains in place as direc- Meanwhile, in Ms. Petitpas Taylor’s of- tor of appointments in the PMO, aided fi ce there’s chief of staff Geneviève Hinse, by deputy director Natacha Engel. Also director of policy Kathryn Nowers, and working in the unit are appointments co- director of parliamentary affairs and is- ordinator Nadia Khaiati, special assistant Health minister hires sues management Stevie O’Brien, among Cameron Wilson, and general assistant others. Malcolm McEachern. On May 8, Government House leader Bardish Chagger tabled notice of the gov- new communications ernment’s nominee to fi ll the long-vacant role of chief electoral offi cer, a much- anticipated appointment. Former chief director, Mathieu Filion, electoral offi cer Marc Mayrand exited the role in December 2016, and since then, Sté- phane Perrault had fi lled in as acting chief electoral offi cer. Mr. Perreault, who has from Duclos’ team already been busy preparing the agency for the 2019 federal election, is now the government’s nominee to take on the post Health Minister permanently. Ginette Petitpas- Previously in April, The Toronto Star Taylor has a had reported that current Elections Sas- new director of katchewan head Michael Boda would be communications in named the government’s candidate for her offi ce, Mathieu the role, but last week, The Star reported Filion, who arrived that NDP MP Nathan Cullen, his party’s from Families, democratic institutions critic, had indicated Children and Social opposition parties had been told a differ- Development ent candidate is now being recommended Minister Jean-Yves for the role. Mr. Cullen had declined to Duclos’ offi ce at name this new candidate. Mr. Perreault’s the end of April. appointment now needs to be approved by The Hill Times Parliament. photograph by Katie Telford is the PMO’s chief of staff, Andrew Meade while Gerald Butts is principal secretary. There are currently 91 full-time exempt staff working in the Prime Minister’s Of- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the fi ce, along with 13 interns, as indicated Liberal Party’s policy convention in Halifax in by the government’s electronic directory April. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster service (GEDS). Senior PMO staffers also include: Brett Prime Minister’s Offi ce down Thalmann, director of administration and special projects; Kate Purchase, executive Juniors Damy has left the at Pharmascience in Montreal and also one appointments assistant director of communications and planning; previously worked for SNC-Lavalin, fi rst Summer interns are settling into offi ces Cameron Ahmad, deputy director of com- Prime Minister’s Offi ce, as a senior coordinator for social media on Parliament Hill, including those of cabi- munications; Dave Sommer, deputy direc- and global corporate communications and net ministers and in Prime Minister Justin tor of digital and creative; Susan Menchini, where he’d been a special later as a senior adviser for brand and digi- Trudeau’s offi ce, which recently saw the deputy director of tour and scheduling; tal strategy, amongst other past experience. departure of one full-time political aide. Noémie Julien, senior manager of long assistant for appointments Mr. Filion started working for the Juniors Damy is no longer working in term planning; Geoff Hall, senior manager Liberal government in February 2016 as the Prime Minister’s Offi ce (PMO), having of scheduling and coordination; Brittany for more than two years. communications director to Mr. Duclos and exited his role as a special assistant for ap- Perreault, senior manager of speechwrit- before then was a senior media relations pointments and people in late April. ing; Ryan Dunn, director of issues manage- ealth Minister Ginette Petitpas-Taylor adviser for the University of Montreal. He ment; Brian Clow, director of Canada-U.S. Hrecently scooped up a new director of previously studied his undergrad at the relations; Andrée-Lyne Hallé, director communications straight out of Families, school, which is located in his hometown. of outreach; Michael McNair, executive Children, and Social Development Minister He was a member of the Liberal Party’s director of cabinet and legislative affairs Jean-Yves Duclos’ offi ce. Quebec campaign communications team (policy); Sabina Saini, deputy director of Mathieu Filion took over as communi- during the 2015 federal election, and previ- cabinet and legislative affairs; Dan Arnold, cations director to Ms. Petitpas-Taylor on ously worked on the party’s 2011, 2008, director of research, advertising, and cor- April 30, and is now working closely with and 2006 national campaigns. Mr. Filion respondence; and senior advisers Ma- the minister’s press secretary, Thierry Bé- also volunteered on Liberal campaigns in thieu Bouchard, Elder Marques, and John lair. Before then, he’d been doing the same Quebec during the 2004 federal election, Zerucelli. job in Mr. Duclos’ offi ce as minister. and lent a hand to Bob Rae’s unsuccessful Meanwhile, over in the NDP House bid for Liberal leadership in 2006. Leader and Whip’s offi ces a temporary Mathieu Mr. Filion already had some Hill experi- staff swap has taken place. Filion has ence under his belt before joining Mr. Dominic Arseneau, who has been help- joined the Duclos’ offi ce, having briefl y worked as a ing track private members’ business in the Health special assistant to then-transport minis- House Leader’s Offi ce since January 2016, Minister’s ter Jean Lapierre, and later spent about a went on a temporary leave of absence in Offi ce. year starting in 2008 doing communica- March. NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau is Photograph tions work in ’s offi ce as currently the party’s House leader; Jeremy courtesy of Liberal offi cial opposition leader. Huws is chief of staff to Ms. Brosseau. LinkedIn Outside politics, he’s previously worked While he’s away, NDP lobby offi cer for public relations fi rm Casacom, and for Anthony Salloum has moved over from NDP the Federation of Quebec Chambers of Whip Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet’s offi ce to fi ll Commerce. in for Mr. Arseneau, and is expected to be there With his departure, Mr. Duclos’ press Juniors Damy has left the Prime Minister’s until the end of the current session in June. secretary, Emilie Gauduchon, has stepped Offi ce. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn In turn, Wassim Bouanani has stepped up to act as communications director in the into the Whip’s offi ce to fi ll in for Mr. interim, there’s also Valérie Glazer, special Mr. Damy had joined the PMO back Salloum. Mr. Bouanani was previously assistant for communications, and Mat- in December 2016, and in his now-former working as an assistant to NDP MP Wayne thew Pollesel, special assistant for media. role had helped the top offi ce to research Stetski, who represents Kootenay-Colum- Until recently, Yves Comeau spent the Olivier Duchesneau is chief of staff to and vet recommendations for governor-in- bia, B.C. Rob Sutherland is chief of staff to last year as director of communications Mr. Duclos, whose offi ce also currently in- council appointments. the Whip. to the health minister. He’s now a senior cludes: Dylan Marando, director of policy; Before joining Mr. Trudeau’s team, Mr. The NDP House Leader’s Offi ce was adviser at Tesla RP, a public relations and Marjorie Michel, director of parliamentary Damy had been working on contract as allocated $329,952 in 2017-18, the most public affairs fi rm in Montreal, as indicated affairs; Mike Maka, director of opera- a project manager for Credo, a Montreal- recent fi gure posted online, while the NDP by his LinkedIn profi le. tions and strategic planning; senior policy based company that describes itself online Whip was given a budget of $344,749 for Before coming to work on the Hill in advisers Colleen Lamothe and Shannon as aimed at empowering “organizations the last fi scal year. May 2017, Mr. Comeau had been a manag- Zimmerman; Marc-Étienne Vien, senior to move toward greater, measurable, and [email protected] er of social media and corporate reputation adviser; Rachel Desjardins, senior special systemic social impact.” The Hill Times 22 MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Feature Q&A

At the Centre of book delivers some frank insights. goes on in Parliament [as] not Government author Mr. Brodie writes that he really relevant. Over time, cabinet Ian Brodie says “regrets” Mr. Harper and then- becomes less relevant, you’ve got any government’s Liberal leader Stéphane Dion to work on the prime minister greatest ‘enemy “did not develop a better personal and a few of his key staffers and is time,’ and that relationship as party leaders,” trusted ministers. And I think that time is ‘running but that Mr. Dion had “only one it’s a good analysis, but I think out’ for the Trudeau tool in his political toolbox—the that also blinds us to, you know, Liberal government polemical argument,” and he calls there is real work that goes on on to accomplish its Mr. Harper’s “effort to stop” to Parliament Hill, even in a major- agenda before then-Conservative MP Stephen ity government. Managing your the next election. Woodworth’s private member’s agenda through Parliament is a He also says motion seeking to study when life tricky bit of business. It involves Prime Minister begins “heavy-handed.” choices, there are real political Justin Trudeau’s The following Q&A has been choices there. So I wrote the book move to make the edited for style and length. as much to say, ‘Look, we need to Upper Chamber cast a broader net in understand- non-partisan has Why did you decide to write this ing what’s going on in federal made reforms to book? politics and then after 20 years of make Senators “Before I came to Ottawa to Don narrowing our focus down, elected ‘inevitable.’ work for Mr. Harper, I was a politi- let’s take another look again.’ ” The Hill Times cal science professor then too, and photograph by so when I arrived I had read all of Have you heard from Mr. Savoie Andrew Meade the poli-sci books about, ‘the prime since your book came out? ministers runs the show, whatever “No, no, I’m looking forward to. he wants to have happen is what I gather he’s writing a review for April, At the Centre of Govern- happens,’ so on. And then when one of the academic journals and ment offers readers a peek behind I started in opposition I thought, I think I’m going to see him at the the curtain on the inner workings ‘I’m not sure it’s quite that easy, be- end of the month, so I look forward of the federal government, draw- cause we seem to have a role here to seeing what he has to say.” It’s ‘time to ing from Mr. Brodie’s time in the as well on the opposition side.’ And Prime Minister’s Offi ce. then we moved into government, Do you think the Harper govern- Now an associate professor and I found out it was very much ment has been mischaracterized, at the University of Calgary, Mr. not the case and that the job was and why? Brodie was Mr. Harper’s chief of quite a bit more complicated. “I think there’s two pieces that, staff for about three years, starting “It’s not just the political sci- in the big picture of it, I think we think again’ in opposition in 2005 and ending ence, it’s out in the public view: need to go back and readjust. in June 2008 at the close of the fi rst that the prime minister is a dictator First of all, to recognize that Mr. minority Conservative government. for four years, whatever he wants Harper—a tough personality, not a While the book isn’t a biography to have happen, happens. I just man for the touchy, feely moments of Mr. Harper, there are “bits of him thought, I’ve read all those books, of politics—but by being tough about idea in it, and there’s certainly quite a bit it’s time to write the more com- and focused, he was a uniter. He that I learned from him in the book,” plicated story on the other side of united the old Canadian Alliance said Mr. Brodie. He gave his former that, and I thought if I didn’t do it caucus, which was a disaster when boss a head’s up about the book nobody else was going to do it, that he arrived, and then united the and they’ve since “had a couple of I was well-placed to do it.” two parties, managed over the conservations” about it. Mr. Brodie course of his career to tamp down Canada’s PM said he understands Mr. Harper has You focus a lot on challenging Quebec separatist impulses, and read it “from cover to cover,” but that Donald Savoie’s ideas in Govern- so forth. And that he was a very he’d leave it to Mr. Harper to share ing From the Centre. divisive man, I think we’ve got to his thoughts on the book. “Yes, with go back and Squarely in the book’s cross- the greatest re- think again is a dictator, hairs are the venerated and well- spect to Don.” about that, established notions put forward in At the Centre there’s another public administration expert Donald Why did you side to that. of Government Savoie’s 1999 book, Governing From want to focus And then the the Centre, about the centralization on that? by Ian Brodie, kind of control of executive power in Canada—that “Look, McGill-Queen’s freak, dictator says Ian “Parliament is dead,” that the prime Don’s book, University Press, side; I think minister is a “dictator.” Governing pp. 224, $34.95 there’s no Mr. Brodie explores the “four from the Cen- question that levers of power” over which a tre, is now 20 he had things prime minister “can never fully years old. It’s that he wanted Brodie in At delegate responsibility to oth- a great book, to get done ers”—fi scal policy, foreign rela- it had a huge every day and tions, federal-provincial relations, infl uence, I that he came and the management of govern- think, not just into the offi ce ment business in Parliament— in the political science world but and by-and-large he got those through the lens of his experience in the public consciousness. End done, but he left an awful lot of the Centre of of the day, all the reporters who slack in that system too for other in the Harper PMO. “Some matters must be settled covered Parliament Hill read it people, and I think we can, think- at the centre, but that leaves and really saw politics through ing back, recognize that as well.” plenty of room for ministers to be the lens of Savoie’s work. And ministers,” he writes. Savoie downplays anything that Continued on page 23 Government Mr. Brodie argues that it’s the “golden age” of private members’ business, with more such bills getting passed than ever before. At the BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT He also alludes to uncowed debate Ian Brodie’s that—unfortunately, but necessarily, Centre of Government: arliament is alive and well, he says—happens behind closed- Pargues Ian Brodie, former doors at weekly caucus meetings. Th e Prime Minister chief of staff to Conservative “Harper remembered every prime minister Stephen Harper, comment ever made in a caucus and the Limits of in his new book, At the Centre of meeting,” writes Mr. Brodie. “After Government: The Prime Minister caucus wrapped, he would go over Political Power off ers and the Limits of Political Power. the interventions from the fl oor “After 20 years of ‘the prime with me, telling me which ones up some frank minister’s a dictator’ motif, it’s needed follow-up and reminding insights behind really time to think again about me of any MP whose comments that, and think about it again in a contradicted a position they had the scenes of the different way,” said Mr. Brodie in taken in caucus a week earlier, a an interview with The Hill Times month earlier, or even years earlier.” Harper Conservative in Ottawa last week. Along with historical context Published by McGill-Queen’s and academic analysis of parlia- Then-prime minister Stephen Harper, pictured campaigning in New government. University Press at the end of mentary and party processes, the Brunswick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 23 Q&A Feature

Continued from page 22

When you became chief of staff, what surprised you most about how government actually works? “Government’s enemy is time. I was there for a minority govern- ment, so we understood that time was valuable—every day you’d wake up, you’d say, ‘Today or tomorrow we could be defeated in the House and be into an elec- tion campaign, so what are going to get done today? What are we going to get done tomorrow?’ For that reason I think in minority government, it’s actually easier to get things done, because you can focus people’s attention. “Majority government, you think you’ve got four years. You think that’s tons of time. You plan from the election forward instead of from the next election back- wards, and that’s a mistake, be- cause time runs out very quickly. I think Mr. Trudeau’s government spent a year-and-a-half or two years on an awful lot of consulta- tions, coming up with an awful The Hill Times sat down with Mr. Brodie on a sunny day in Ottawa last week. He lot of strategies and plans, which says Treasury Board President Scott Brison is ‘on the right track’ with recent reforms is fi ne, but now they arrive at the made to Parliament’s estimates process, but he hopes ‘this isn’t the ed of the middle of pre-election period and, tinkering.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade in a certain sense, time is running out on them as well before they tion of the House of Commons as I was dealing with in the book: if have to go back to the polls.” a check on government spending, we’re going to have more investi- spending watchdog.” gation of the estimates, when are Speaking of time, you mention we going to fi nd the time for it? use of time allocation, how little You suggested changing the bud- “I think he’s on the right track time there is for government get calendar entirely and sitting there. I hope this isn’t the end business in the House. Are there a bit later. of the tinkering from Treasury any such reforms you think “Yes, and the question is if Board’s end on this because I should be pursued? you’re going to spend time on the think it was a worthwhile experi- “We have to go back to the estimates, how are you going to ment. Like the McGrath Commit- estimates and spending side. The do that, given that government al- tee [changes on private members’ government’s spending $280-bil- ready has a long list of legislation business] it’ll probably take 20 lion, $300-billion a year and there to get through the House? We take years to work this out, but that’s really is not an effective estimates a big chunk of June and all of July moving in the right direction.” process for dealing with the and August off, the trade-off in estimates and the appropriation the United States is, Congress has Among the interesting tidbits in bills. I think that we should be a real role in the appropriations your book was mention that David careful about what we can expect process because they’re willing to Emerson’s offer of a cabinet post out of that process. That’s never put in July and a chunk of August wasn’t contingent on him becoming going to be like the United States, into that process.” a Conservative, crossing the fl oor. where every dollar is scrubbed by Why would the government have a couple of congressional commit- Have you followed the recent wanted to appoint him as a Liberal? tees. It’s never going to be like that, changes around the estimates, with “Well, it was two things, I think. but I’d like to think again about the interim estimates now produced? First of all, we’re coming into govern- trade-off of opposition supply days “Yes, this happened since we ment—this is in 2006—there’s not for the automatic passage of the sent the book off the production an awful lot of experienced MPs estimates. If we’re going to go back process. I salute Brison and his with government-side experience in and think about freeing up, democ- team for being willing to play caucus … you’re taking bets on an ratizing the House of commons, around with this a bit. I think awful lot of people who don’t have a let’s think about that original func- there’s more to do, but I think lot of executive branch experience, he’s dealing with the same issue and David did, both in the private sector, and in the public sector in B.C., and then as a minister here. And certainly the possibility of just having his brain and his experience inside of cabinet, in particular, at a time when we were in a forestry dispute A political life: Ian Brodie, former chief of staff to prime minister Stephen with the Untied States on softwood Harper, pictured over the years: top, with Michael Donison, executive lumber, there was no question that director of the Conservative party; with Sandra Buckler, who was director of his sort of political and policy brain communications to Mr. Harper; with Bruce Carson, who was a top adviser in the would have been helpful. And then in PMO; and with Conservative MP Jason Kenney. The Hill Times fi le photographs terms of trying to appeal to the sort of How does the Trudeau major- You mention Mr. Harper’s Senate business-oriented Liberals especially ity government compare to the reform commitments and how on the west coast, it was sort of an Harper majority government? that faded away. Do you still have irresistible possibility. When we heard “Light legislative agenda. hopes it’ll happen? that he was interested possibly in Or at the beginning, it was a “I think that actually Mr. serving, I think things moved pretty light legislative agenda as they Trudeau’s put it inevitably into play quickly at that point, and he was a put together some plans and so now because I think that at some huge asset. I don’t know if we would forth, now some more serious point in the future either him or have managed the Afghanistan fi le as and meaty pieces of legislation some other government is going to well without him—but no one at the is coming to the House. They’ve run up against 100 unelected Sena- time was thinking, ‘Let’s get Emerson created a challenge in the Senate tors who want to throw a big stick to help us out on the Afghanistan fi le,’ for themselves that we didn’t around the political process, and it turned out that way. have. I think the idea of non-par- that’s just not supportable. Sorry, if tisan and unelected senators is a you’re going to play that big a role, Do you know why Mr. Emerson terrible idea. I think we’re going you’ve got to get yourself elected did then decide to cross the fl oor? to live to regret that, and the fi rst. I don’t think he intended to, but “I think it’s probably best to Trudeau government’s effort to I think Mr. Trudeau brought us closer leave that to David. I think it was Good Catch: David Emerson, then international trade minister, and to that than further away from it.” for all good reasons of public pass the cannabis legislation for Conservative MP Maxime Bernier, pictured on Sept. 12, 2006, after Canada st is a pretty good indicator [email protected] spiritedness and public service. “ July 1 and the U.S. signed the softwood lumber deal. The Hill Times fi le photograph of that.” The Hill Times 24 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018

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Toronto Star’s Tanya Talaga, and the winner of the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Seven Fallen Feathers, left, Liberal MP , IBC’s David McGown, author Noah Richler, Sarah MacLachlan, president of House of Anansi Press, and Apple Canada’s Chris Jackson.

CBC’s Robyn Bresnahan, left, with Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz, and CBC The National’s Rosemary Barton.

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott Health Minister Ginette Petitpas-Taylor and and Proof’s Greg MacEachern. Conservative MP Gérard Deltell. Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie Stelio Doussis and his husband Veterans Longtime reporter Margo McDiarmid is retiring and Conservative MP Tony Clement. Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan. from the CBC on May 31 to go back to school. Screen shot of Youtube video

CBC Ottawa’s national reporter Margo McDiarmid is going to be retiring after be- ing in the business for more than 30 years on May 31. The CBC is hosting a small party on the same day at South Block on Sparks Street after 5:30 p.m. According to an email to the press gal- Trade Minister François-Philippe lery, Ms. McDiarmid is leaving to go back Strategy Corp’s Garry Keller, left, Conservative MP Champagne, with author and to school this fall “to pursue a diploma Candice Bergen and Navigator’s Andrew Balfour. Gowling’s Jacques Shore. The crowd enjoying a cocktail on the Chateau Laurier’s terrace before heading over to dinner from the School of the Photographic Arts.” in the ballroom. More than 500 guests attended the Politics & the Pen. Ms. McDiarmid has been the national reporter at the Ottawa Parliamentary bu- reau and covers politics with a specializa- tion on the environment. She fi rst started in radio about 25 years ago and spent eight years in the Northwest Territories reporting on Indigenous affairs and the environmental. She spent seven years in Alberta as a video journalist and wrote and shot for CBC’s The National. Global Public Affairs’ Tom Clark with Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer, Ms. McDiarmid has won several awards Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon. centre, his wife Jill Scheer, right, and a guest. and was nominated for a Gemini Award for her 2008 documentary on falling water levels in Lake Superior. Ensight’s John Delacourt, left, with Brian Bohunicky, senior adviser in Public Nick Masciantonio Service Minister ’s offi ce, and Monique Lugli, senior adviser in appointed as LPC Ontario Ms. Petitpas-Taylor’s offi ce. eastern regional president

The ’s On- tario division announced in an April 27 CBC Radio’s Chris Hall, left, Liberal MP Jennifer Nick Facebook post the appointment of O’Connell, Bardish Chagger, and Liberal MP Celina The Globe and Mail’s Bill Curry and Masciantonio as its new eastern regional Caesar-Chavannes. Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon. president, replacing DG Stringer who is stepping down for “a new career opportu- nity.” Government House leader and Small Mr. Masciantonio is currently the rid- Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and Business Tourism Minister Bardish ing chair for Ottawa Centre, Ont., and has The Hill Times’ Shruti Shekar. Chagger chats with a guest. worked on Liberal federal and provincial and municipal election campaigns since 1981. The post noted that the LPC Ontario’s management committee also voted to ap- point the fi rst-ever LPC rural representa- tive to join the management committee. It noted Audrey Festeryga and Gary Martin would be the two new co-chairs for Mary Osborne, executive director of rural representation. the Writers’ Trust and Conservative MP Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, NDP MP Charlie Angus’ daughter Ms. Festeryga previously ran as a Maxime Bernier. Mariah, Ms. Benett’s husband Peter O’Brian, and Mr. Angus. Liberal candidate in Essex, Ont., in 2015, but lost to NDP MP Tracey Ramsey. Ms. Toronto Festeryga is a lawyer and human resource Star’s Tanya professional. Talaga wins Mr. Martin is currently the riding treasurer for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex, the coveted Ont., and the riding policy chair for Sarna- Shaughnessy Cohen Prize lambton, Ont. He has been involved with The co-hosts for the night, NDP leader CBC’s Carol Off, also a fi nalist of the the Liberals since the 1980s. for best Jagmeet Singh and Government House Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Best Maclean’s magazine’s Stephen Maher and [email protected] political Hill & Knowlton’s Peter Donolo. @shruti_shekar leader Bardish Chagger. Political Writing. writing. THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 27 Events Feature

Nestlé Canada Reception—Nestlé Canada invites Par- liamentarians and their staff to an event showcasing the Parliamentary diversity of the company’s brands and initiatives. Enjoy Memorial University a variety of Nestlé products while learning about the professor Alex Marland company. 6-8 p.m. Metropolitain Brasserie, 700 Sussex won last year’s Donner Calendar Dr, Ottawa. Please RSVP to [email protected] by May 16. Prize for public policy writing for his book, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 Brand Command: Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in Canadian Politics and Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more Democracy in the Age information, please call Liberal Party media relations at of Message Control. [email protected] or 613-627-2384. Photograph courtesy of Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives the Donner Prize will meet for their national caucus meeting. For more information, contact Cory Hann, director of com- munications with the Conservative Party of Canada at [email protected]. Donner Prize NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet from 9:15-11 a.m. in the Wellington Building. For more information, please call the NDP Media Centre at 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. celebrates Groupe Parlementaire Québécois Caucus Meeting— The Groupe Parlementaire Québécois caucus will meet from 9:30 a.m. in La Francophonie room (263-S) in Centre Bock, on Wednesday. For more information, call 20 years press attaché Julie Groleau, 514-792-2529. DetermiNATION: An Indigenous-led Summit Building MONDAY, MAY 14 Solutions for Moving past the Indian Act—From May 23-24 at the Delta Ottawa City Centre, DetermiNA- The House Is Sitting—The House is on a one-week TION will bring together thinkers and leaders to break from May 14 to 21. After returning on May 22, the create a framework for decolonization. Starting with House is scheduled to sit every weekday until adjourning an understanding of the principles and mechanisms that underlie the Indigenous-government relationship, for the summer break in late June. The Senate will largely moderated discussion between Jean-François and Cyrus follow the same schedule, though the Senate traditionally participants will develop a concrete, actionable solution for overcoming those barriers and achieving nation-to- Hodes, co-founder of the AI Initiative at the Harvard only sits Tuesday to Thursday, and is scheduled to break a Kennedy School and Advisor to the Minister of State Extra! Extra! week later in the spring, on June 29. nation progress. This event is to be held on unceded Polytechnics Canada 2018 Annual Conference: Shifting Algonquin territory. Speakers and facilitators will be for Artifi cial Intelligence at the UAE Prime Minister’s Offi ce, on the global AI landscape. For information RReadead the fufullll Gears: Today’s Polytechnics, Tomorrow’s Work—In an era announced as they are confi rmed. For more information and to register, visit determinationsummit.ca. about accessibility, please email peters@economicclub. of technological disruption, demographic headwinds, job ca. Dietary restriction notes and meal requests must be ParliamentaParliamentaryry churn, and demand for skills, Polytechnics Canada’s an- Forest Day on the Hill Reception—The Forest Prod- ucts Association is hosting a Forest Day on the Hill with submitted to [email protected] by Tuesday May nual conference will focus on the creativity and innovation 22nd, 2018. contributions of polytechnic education. Keynote speakers an evening reception titled Our People, Our Forests, CCalendaralendar Our Canada on May 23 at the Chateau Laurier. The day The Parliamentary Calendar is a free events listing. include Kristin Sharp, New America director of the initia- Send in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or govern- tive on work, workers, and technology, and co-founder of will recognize the women, men, Indigenous and youth online leaders in the forestry sector and celebrate the indus- mental event in a paragraph with all the relevant details the Shift Commission; and Sheridan College distinguished under the subject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to visiting scholar in creativity Gerard Puccio. May 14-15. try’s success. The reception takes place 5:30-7:30 p.m. and is by invitation only. For more information, [email protected] by Wednesday at noon before the Davis Campus, Sheridan College, Brampton, Ont. For more Monday paper or by Friday at noon for the Wednesday information and to register, visit polytechnicscanada.ca or please email [email protected]. The Hill Times’ Party on the Hill—Everyone who works paper. We can’t guarantee inclusion of every event, but contact Frank Tersigni at [email protected]. we will defi nitely do our best. Events can be updated Pearson Centre Progressive Leadership Gala—This gala on the Hill is invited to The Hill Times’ Party on the Hill. 5:30-8:30 p.m., Sir John A. Macdonald Building, 144 daily online too. will celebrate the fi fth anniversary of the Pearson Centre and The Hill Times honour key Canadian progressive leaders: Victor G. Dodig, Wellington St., Ottawa. RSVP to [email protected]. CIBC; Julia Deans, Canadian Children’s Literacy Founda- tion; Bob Blakely, Canada’s Building Trades Unions; Roberta THURSDAY, MAY 24 Jamieson, Indspire; and Bonnie Crombie, mayor of Missis- sauga. Gala chairperson: Sandra Pupatello. Reception: 5:30 Bacon and Eggheads: Food Safety for the 21st Cen- p.m., dinner and discussion with honourees: 6:30-8:30 p.m. tury—Lawrence Goodridge of McGill University will give Toronto Marriott Hotel Eaton Centre, 525 Bay St., Toronto. this talk presented by the Partnership Group for Science For more information and tickets: thepearsoncentre.ca. and Engineering (PAGSE). Parliamentary Restaurant, Centre Block. Free for Parliamentarians and media. TUESDAY, MAY 15 Others $25. 7:30-8:45 a.m. Breakfast included. Pre- registration is required by May 21 by contacting Donna 2017/2018 Donner Prize Award Ceremony—The win- Boag at [email protected] or 613-991-6369. ner of the 2017/2018 Donner Prize, the award recogniz- Community Liaison Offi cers’ Group Ottawa—The CLO ing the best public policy book by a Canadian, will be Group is hosting a 2017/2018 series of information announced at a 20th anniversary ceremony. The Carlu, sessions for foreign diplomatic missions’ personnel 444 Yonge St., Toronto. 6 p.m. By invitation only. responsible for welcoming new embassy staff members and their families. The group involves networking and WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 sharing information essential for a smooth transition and settlement of new families to Ottawa/the National PM Travels to Boston, New York—Prime Minister Capital Region. Monthly meetings feature guest speak- Justin Trudeau will travel to Boston and New York. In ers. May’s topic is OC Transpo. 2:30 p.m. To join the New York City, he will speak to graduates at New York group or participate in the meeting, please contact University’s 186th commencement ceremony and accept [email protected]. an honorary doctor of laws degree. He will also address the Economic Club of New York. In Boston, he will par- SATURDAY, MAY 26 ticipate in the Solve at MIT conference. May 16-18. Gala to Honour Bob Rae with Lifetime Achievement Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner—Members are Award—The Canadian Association of Former Parliamen- encouraged to invite their favourite Parliamentarian to tarians will present a lifetime achievement award to the this annual event. Reception, 5:30 p.m., River View former interim Liberal leader and ex-Ontario premier Salon; dinner, 7 p.m., Grand Hall, Canadian Museum of Bob Rae at a gala dinner event at the Fairmont Royal History. $113 per person, limit: four per active member. York Hotel in Toronto. For details on this event and to purchase tables or tickets, please contact Bassett MONDAY, MAY 28 Events at 416-616-4660 or [email protected]. An Evening with Jean-Yves Duclos—The Liberal Party of ITK’s A Taste of the Arctic—Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Canada’s Quebec wing is holding this fundraising reception presents a night of Arctic food, Inuit culture, and northern with Families, Children, and Social Development Minister networking. 6-10 p.m. National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St., Ot- Jean-Yves Duclos. $100-$500. 6 p.m. Hôtel Le Germain tawa. For tickets and more information, itk.ca/atota/#tickets. Quebec, 126 Saint-Pierre Quebec, Que. events.liberal.ca. TUESDAY, MAY 29 THURSDAY, MAY 17 Canadian Research Software Conference—CANARIE An Evening with and Jean-Yves Duclos— is pleased to host the fi rst annual Canadian Research The Lasalle-Émard-Verdun Federal Liberal Associa- Software Conference from May 29-30. Join colleagues to tion is holding a fundraising reception with Families, learn, collaborate, exchange ideas, and discuss common Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves issues affecting software development for academic Duclos and parliamentary secretary for innovation research. For more, contact [email protected]. David Lametti. 6 p.m. $120-$500. Buffet Il Gabbiano, Chicken Farmers lobby day—Chicken Farmers of Canada 1550, rue Lapierre, Lasalle, Que. are hosting their annual Lobby Day Reception on Tues- day, May 29, from 6-9pm in the Sir John A. Macdonald TUESDAY, MAY 22 Building, 144 Wellington Street, Ottawa. Parliamentarians, their staff, and industry friends are invited to join us in SOCAN Parliamentary Reception—Parliamentarians celebrating Canadian chicken, and toast the farmers who and staff are invited to join the Society of Composers, raise it. Please rsvp to [email protected]. Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) Economic Club panel on artifi cial intelligence—Ele- for an intimate concert in the East Block Courtyard on ment AI Founder and CEO Jean-François Gagné will Parliament Hill showcasing the best in Canadian talent. speak about artifi cial intelligence and its accompany- 5:30 p.m. (or after votes) to 7:30 p.m. ing public policy implications. There will then be a Photographs by DND DEFENCE POLICY BRIEFING PUBLICATION DATE: MAY 28, 2018 • ADVERTISING DEADLINE: MAY 23, 2018 The Trudeau government introduced a new national defence policy last spring, promising a 70 per cent hike in military funding and a 3,500 increase in full-time troop strength over the next 20 years. The policy also said the government would purchase 88 fighter jets, up from 65, for a cost of roughly $15-billion to $19-billion, and recommitted to providing funding to the Navy to purchase 15 surface combatant ships. A review of the pricing schedule put the price of acquiring the vessels at between $56-billion and $60-billion. In this Defence policy briefing, we’ll provide a thorough assessment of procurement plans for military equipment and supplies, including the controversial combatant ship project and proposed purchase of new fighter jets. We’ll also probe how the government is working to bolster the country’s cybersecurity, as promised in the new policy, and plans to improve recruitment and retention of military personnel.

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