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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 1370 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 $5.00 NEWS CONSERVATIVES FEATURE IN THE HOUSE NEWS LEGISLATION Conservatives Feds focus line up to run for It’s showtime: on economy, nomination in middle class Harper’s Calgary Chagger moves as House Heritage riding returns BY ABBAS RANA into key role as The Liberals are promising a he Conservative nomination for Stephen more substantive fall legislative THarper’s old Calgary Heritage, Alta., riding is scheduled for Oct. 22, but three session and will be looking to candidates have so far emerged and more House returns change how Parliament works. are expected to run in one of the safest Tory seats in the country. “We have no idea what the prime minister BY RACHEL AIELLO will do in calling the byelection. We didn’t want to be caught without a candidate,” said for fall session The government wants to focus on Hal Anderson, president of the Conservative the economy and the middle class, and Party’s Calgary Heritage riding association, New Government House Leader Bardish Chagger, will move on amendments to the Harper in a phone interview with The Hill Times. government’s controversial anti-terrorism Mr. Anderson said he had heard rumours a rookie Liberal MP, is taking on the lead legislative legislation Bill C-51 this fall in what all that the byelection could be called as early sides are expecting to be a substantive as this week. To ensure that their candidate role in the activist Trudeau government this fall. legislative parliamentary session. is in place if a byelection were called in the New Government House Leader near future, the riding association started the Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) said nomination process quickly. there would also be new legislation tabled According to Elections Canada, the that will “follow up on campaign and bud- government must call a byelection within get commitments.” 180 days after a seat becomes vacant and the campaign period must last a minimum Continued on page 26 of 36 days. The Conservative Party’s nomination contest in Calgary Heritage opened up on Sept. 8, and the last day for potential candi- NEWS PUBLIC SERVICE dates to enter the contest is Sept. 21. Continued on page 6 ‘I’m incredibly disappointed,’ NEWS HUNTER TOOTOO PSAC talks with Tootoo wants government end back in Liberal caucus, working on sour note BY DEREK ABMA hard to prove Talks between the federal public service’s biggest union and the Trea- himself sury Board last week—the fi rst in many months—ended without progress and with BY CHRISTOPHER GULY a disillusioned union leader. “I am incredibly disappointed with As the House resumes sitting this week, the Liberal government,” Robyn Benson, Independent MP Hunter Tootoo hopes to president of the Public Service Alliance of one day be back on the Liberal government Canada (PSAC), said in an interview on Fri- bench. Here she comes: Government House Leader Bardish Chagger pictured Aug. 19 at Rideau Hall in day, Sept. 16. “Their agenda has not changed. “We know we have to earn our way Ottawa after being sworn in to her new position. She is still the minister responsible for Small They’re staying with the Conservative back in, but it’s up to us to work hard and Business and Tourism as well. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello agenda, which is very disappointing to us.” show we’re working hard to prove our- These talks concerned 90,000 govern- selves again to get that opportunity,” Henry ment workers who have been on expired Wright, Mr. Tootoo’s executive assistant, BY RACHEL AIELLO in less than a year, is expected to lean on contracts for about two years, representing told The Hill Times. the institutional procedural knowledge of the bulk of PSAC’s 170,000 members. Mr. Tootoo (Nunavut) was on a four-day Liberal insiders say rookie MP Bardish the House leader’s staff as she continues Some of PSAC’s main issues with the tour of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, last week Chagger’s appointment as the new govern- to get up to speed. But so far Liberals are government’s offers include its suggested and unavailable for an interview. ment House leader is meant at least in part to optimistic that her approach embodies a 0.5 per cent annual raises over three years The 53-year-old rookie MP who became set a new tone as the Commons returns this departure from old-school politicking. and the idea of rolling back the number the fi rst-ever northerner to be appointed week after a sometimes tense fi rst sitting. Ms. Chagger, 36, was sworn in as the sick days given to workers each year and minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the A caucus colleague said Ms. Chagger (Wa- new government House leader on Aug. limiting their ability to roll them over Canadian Coast Guard last November, re- terloo, Ont.) is “enthusiastic” about debuting in 19, replacing Dominic LeBlanc (Beausé- year-to-year. Instead, workers would have signed from cabinet and the Liberal caucus her new role, despite facing a steep learning jour, N.B.) who is now focusing solely on a short-term disability plan that would re- on May 31 and cited the need to seek treat- curve shepherding the Liberal government’s his portfolio as the minister of Fisheries, portedly last no more than 26 weeks, with ment for addiction issues. priorities through the House of Commons. Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard. just the fi rst 17 weeks covered at full pay. Ms. Chagger, who went from rookie MP Continued on page 20 to dual-portfolio-holding cabinet minister Continued on page 35 Continued on page 23 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 FEATURE BUZZ Mr. Anderson noted that he is a past Thought we’d settled the same-sex mar- student of Carleton. riage debate already? Conservative leader- ON As a possible hint of some material that ship candidate Brad Trost seems intent on was likely to get played during his DJ stint, dragging it out again. HEARD THE HILL Mr. Anderson noted that his shift at CKCU Advertisements have been appearing was coinciding with the birthday of the late on Facebook with a picture of two fi ngers BY DEREK ABMA country music legend Hank Williams. together with a drawn heart and smiley faces, and text that reads, “Marriage is the union of one man one woman.” It’s ac- Ford brothers’ book companied by a tag that reads “Brad Trost sponsored” and “Brad Trost is 100% CON- coming out in November SERVATIVE and will fi ght for you!” PM Trudeau pops PressProgress, the left-leaning website Doug Ford is run by the Broadbent Institute, said Mr. releasing his Trost’s campaign confi rmed it was behind book he wrote the ad. Mr. Trost even retweeted the Press- in on brother’s with his late Progress’ tweet that provided a link to its brother Rob story on the matter. Nov. 22, he Mr. Trost has a history of speaking announced out against same-sex marriage, and was last week. a dissenter when the Conservative Party book launch at decided at its convention this year to delete Image courtesy of HarperCollins its offi cial policy designating marriage as Publishers being between a man and a woman. Métropolitain CPAC enters season Prime Minister with ‘new look,’ new Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. programming 13 at his brother CPAC is entering a new season with a Alexandre’s book “new look,” courtesy of a revamped logo, launch at the A book about and written by Doug Ford set changes, and other visuals, along with Métropolitain in and his late brother and former Toronto some new programming. Ottawa. The Hill Times mayor, Rob Ford, is due out on Nov. 22. Beyond the look, it’s also employing a photograph by Jean- It is being published by HarperCollins new slogan: “For the Record.” Marc Carisse Publishers and called Ford Nation: Two Brothers, One Vision—The True Story of The new content being offered by the the People’s Mayor. public affairs channel, owned by Canada’s A press release from the publisher said cable companies, includes a yet-to-be- the book details the family history, starting named international affairs program to with how their parents met, and looks at be hosted by former CBC reporter Alison the provincial political career of Doug Sr., Smith. the family business Deco Labels and Tags, It’ll also be running some new docu- the brothers’ work in municipal politics mentaries, including Transgender Journey: right up to Rob Ford’s terms as mayor. The Struggle for Rights and Respect and “I can’t wait to introduce the brother I Inside The Supreme Court of Canada. knew and loved to the world. Rob was so And starting Oct. 3, a new daily podcast here was a surprise at Métropolitain critical of a provincial party leader and doing much more than just a headline,” Doug Ford called CPAC Today in Politics hosted by TBrasserie as Alexandre (Sacha) Trudeau so under the Green Party banner. said in the release in reference to his brother, 1310 News’ Mark Sutcliffe will be made held a book launch there last week; his “Members are free to express their opin- who died of cancer this year and was inter- available online. brother and sister-in-law showed up. ions. However, they are asked to do so while nationally known for being caught on video Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and making explicit they are speaking as indi- smoking crack while Toronto’s mayor.