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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. wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau stopped by viduals, and not on behalf of the party,” the However, Doug Ford was hinting that Cattlemen’s annual the event, put on by the Ottawa Interna- party said in the release. “In this case, three the habits of a few other people might be picnic on Hill next week tional Writers Festival, to show support for members of shadow cabinet unfortunately exposed in this book. At a press conference Alexandre, who has a new book out called chose to criticize the leader of a provincial last week, he promised that it would con- Where’s the beef? Next week, it’s in the Barbarian Lost: Travels in the New China. party while using their offi cial GPC titles.” tain information about various politicians Photographer Jean-Marc Carisse, who The decision appears centred around a East Block courtyard on Parliament Hill. and media fi gures that would “rock the The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association was there, said the prime minister didn’t column that was posted on The Tyee website media world” and “rock the political world.” make any offi cial remarks through the mi- on Sept. 13 that defended the Green Party’s is having its annual picnic on there on “It’s no holds barred with the media. Tuesday, Sept. 27, between 11 a.m. and 2 crophone. He said the prime minister bought recent resolution to support boycott, divest- You’re going to be named in here,” he told a book, had his brother sign it, and made his ment, and sanctions (BDS) against certain p.m. Those lucky enough to be guests, ac- reporters. “There’s no politician safe in this cording to the invitation, will enjoy “tender, way around the room talking to people. sectors in Israel seen as benefi ting from country when this comes out, from the prime occupation of Palestinian territories. The juicy, slow-cooked Canadian beef along minister to the premier to the mayor.” with all the down home fi xings … so shine article, which made specifi c criticism of B.C. As if he needed any specifi c reason to Green Party removes Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver, was up your cowboy boots and come visit with be the centre of attention with the release cattle producers from across the country.” three shadow cabinet signed by 24 offi cials within the Green Party, of this book, Doug Ford—a former city including the three expelled critics, denoting councillor who fi nished second in the To- members their roles within the party. ronto mayor’s race to John Tory in 2014— CMHC downsizes, 40 The decision to support BDS was taken added that he planned to re-enter politics by the party on Aug. 7, but opposed by Ms. at some point. r eportedly laid off May and Mr. Weaver. “As sure as I’m standing here, I’ll be running for something,” he said. The Liberal government’s “sunny ways” Pollster Anderson takes are apparently not shining through to all federal branches. CKCU for a spin Trost campaigns on op- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. position to same-sex (CMHC), a federal Crown corporation Bruce Anderson, the multitasking and that provides data on the national housing hip pollster, whose duties include being marriage industry and invests in affordable hous- chair of both Abacus Data and Summa ing projects, among other things, laid off Communications, was to try his hand at 40 people recently and offered buyouts to being a radio DJ last weekend. another 70, the Ottawa Citizen reported Mr. Anderson was scheduled to man the last week. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May inside her airwaves at Carleton University’s CKCU for Reporting that CMHC offi cials con- Hill offi ce last month. The Hill Times photograph by an hour on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 17. fi rmed this news, it added that Accenture Sam Garcia He told The Hill Times he has no experi- has been outsourced to handle a number of ence as a DJ, but has a passion for music information-technology functions. CMHC Green Party Leader Elizabeth May that sees him involved with things like orga- spokeswoman Karine LeBlanc told the expelled three members of her shadow nizing fundraisers at the Black Sheep Inn in Citizen the changes will help the organiza- cabinet for “inappropriate use” of their Wakefi eld, Que., and being on the board of tion “to become more agile, to reduce risk, positions within the party. the Canadian Country Music Association. to serve our clients better, and to maintain A press release from the party said justice “A CKCU host or two noticed my pas- our high performance.” critic Dimitri Lascaris, international affairs sion for country, roots, Americana, Cana- CMHC is not covered by Shared Ser- critic Lisa Barrett, and science-and-technol- diana music, and asked if I’d be willing to A Facebook ad paid for by Conservative vices Canada for its IT services. ogy critic Colin Griffi ths were kicked out of program an hour and chat about the songs leadership candidate Brad Trost tries to drum [email protected] the shadow cabinet for publishing comments I picked,” he said. up an old debate. 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RAYTHEON NORTHROP GRUMMAN GENERAL ELECTRIC BOEING 4 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 NEWS SENATE MODERNIZATION

Nova Scotia Sen. Thomas McInnis, chairman of the Special Committee on Senate Modernization, will table the interim report in the Senate, shortly after the Senate resumes sitting next week.

outnumbering the Conservative and Liberal Senators. “It’s going to be an interesting Senate modernization report fall,” Sen. Greene said. Sen. Wells said that the Sen- ate is an evolving institution and once the Senate Modernization expected to address election Committee returns to work after the interim report, the outstand- ing issues could be addressed in the fi nal report. of Speaker, committee chairs “We’re an evolving body that changes based on its needs,” Sen. Wells said. “Of course, we can’t the special committee on Senate ate, broadcasting, speakership, Advisory Board, including Peter make changes every day or every Sen. Stephen Greene Modernization, declined an inter- order papers, regional interests, Harder, government’s representa- week. We’re an evolving institu- is unsure if the view request, saying he would do Question Period, omnibus bills, tive in the Senate. tion. We make changes based on media interviews after tabling the committees, and Caucuses. For the second round, the Sen- the needs of the institution and recommendations interim report in the Senate. The Sen. Wells said that once the ate Advisory Board received appli- the realities in front of us.” Senate is returning on Tuesday, recommendations are tabled in cations from interested candidates In the last few years, a number made in the interim Sept. 27. the Senate, all Senators would between July 7 and Aug. 4. of Senators pushed for Senate report will effectively The 15-member special com- have the opportunity to debate Traditionally, the Senate has Reform and put out some concrete mittee to modernize the Upper and decide whether to adopt all functioned on the two party-gov- ideas on how to do it. Some of the address changing the Chamber was established in Feb- or some of the recommendations. ernment and opposition- system, Senators who played an active ruary and has nine Conservatives, In the 105-member Red Cham- but with the appointment of 20 role to push the Senate leadership dynamics of the Red four Liberals and two Indepen- ber, there are 41 Conservatives, new Senators, the Senate rules to modernize the Senate include Chamber. dents. The committee’s task is “to 21 Liberals, 23 Independents, and will have to be adjusted. Liberal Sen. Paul Massicotte (De consider methods to make the 20 vacant seats. Of those 20 seats, Sen. Wells and Sen. Greene Lanaudière, Que.), New Brunswick BY ABBAS RANA Senate more effective within the six each are in Ontario and Que- told The Hill Times that one of the Independent Senators Pierrette current constitutional framework.” bec, two each in Manitoba, New recommendations made in the Ringuette and John Wallace, and The Senate Modernization During the committee proceed- Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and report is mechanism that gives Sen. Greene. Late-Senate Speaker, Committee, tasked to look at ways ings, the committee heard from one each in British Columbia and Senators a say in how the Senate Pierre Claude Nolin was also a to modernize the inner workings a number of witnesses including Prince Edward Island. Speaker is elected. Currently, the vocal proponent of Senate Reform of the Red Chamber, is expected academics, Senate’s procedural A Privy Council Offi ce offi cial prime minister appoints them. and made numerous speeches in to release its interim report, “very clerks, Senators, and a member of told The Hill Times that all vacant Also, the Committee has the Chamber urging his colleagues shortly” after the Senate returns, the British House of Lords. seats would be fi lled prior to the recommended that committee to embrace reform to make the recommending that Senators Conservative Sen. David Wells end of the year. chairs and vice-chairs be elected Senate more effective and relevant. should have a say in electing the (Newfoundland and Labrador) One source told The Hill Times by secret ballot. Currently, party Last year, Sen. Massicotte and Speaker and that Senate standing and Sen. Greene, both members that eight are likely to be an- leadership in the Senate is mostly Sen. Greene sent out a detailed committee chairs and vice-chairs of the Senate Modernization nounced this week. responsible for this. survey to all Senators seeking in- be elected by secret ballot. Committee, told The Hill Times After all 20 new appointments, Both Senators declined to put on how to reform the Senate. But at least one member of the the interim report will be tabled there will be a total of 43 Inde- offer further details about these These Senators also organized a committee is unsure if the recom- in the Senate soon after the Sen- pendent Senators. This will be the recommendations. three-day closed-door working mendations will be able to effec- ate resumes sitting next week. fi rst time in the Canadian history Sen. Greene said most recom- session on Parliament Hill, after tively deal with the new dynamics “The recommendations will be that Independent Senators will mendations in the interim report the last federal election, with the of the Senate when, in the coming tabled in the Senate very shortly af- outnumber both the Conserva- were reached by consensus. But help of Independent Sen. Larry months, Independent Senators ter we begin again,” said Sen. Wells. tives and Liberals, separately. in some cases, he said, votes Campbell (British Columbia) and will outnumber the Conservative Members of the Senate Following his pledge to were taken. Conservative Sen. Scott Tannas and Liberal Senators. Modernization Committee were make the Senate a non-partisan “I’m satisfi ed with the result (Alberta). About 40 Senators “Maybe the report that we’re reluctant to share details of the Chamber, Prime Minister Justin but the proceedings were, some- attended this session. Eleven releasing next week, or the week recommendations because the re- Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) has times, quite diffi cult,” said Sen. resolutions were passed includ- after, is going to be inadequate to port is not tabled. Some however been making Senate appoint- Greene. “In the end, we’ve got ing replacing Question Period accommodate the changes that have agreed to discuss the report only ments on the non-binding recom- something good, I think.” with “Issues Period,” electing the occurred,” said Conservative Sen. in general terms. mendations of the Independent He said it remains to be seen Speaker, televising and webcast- Stephen Greene (Halifax-The Cita- Sen. Wells said there would Senate Advisory Board. In the if the recommendations made in ing Senate proceedings, and del, N.S.), who is a member of the be a total of 22 recommendations fi rst round of appointments in the interim report will be able to electing chairs, vice-chairs, and Senate Modernization Committee. in the report divided across nine March, Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, address the changing dynamics in members of standing committees. Conservative Sen. Thomas Mc- broad categories. The nine cat- Que.) appointed seven Senators the Red Chamber, most impor- [email protected] Innis (Nova Scotia), chairman of egories are the nature of the Sen- on the recommendation of the tantly, Independent Senators The Hill Times THE ONLY BRIEF THING ABOUT US IS THIS AD. 6 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 NEWS CALGARY HERITAGE

Former prime minister Stephen Harper resigned from Parliament on Aug. 26. The Conservatives will elect their new candidate in the riding of Calgary Heritage on Oct. 22. Calgary lawyer Rick Billington, businessman Bob Benzen and lawyer Paul Frank, not pictured, are seeking the Conservative Party nomination. More candidates could enter the race before the Sept. 21 deadline. Conservatives line up to run for nomination in Harper’s Calgary Heritage riding

week. The fourth riding is Ottawa- Alberta is considered the bedrock In an interview with The Hill Manning before that, and [vot- Three candidates Vanier, Ont., which became vacant of the Conservative base. Because Times, Mr. Benzen said he’s con- ers here are] looking for strong have been approved after Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger of the redistribution of electoral fi dent the Conservatives will win candidates who have proven their died last month. boundaries, Alberta gained six more Calgary Heritage again. commitment to the Conservative so far, and more are As part of the redistribution of electoral seats, making the total 34, “The riding has a strong pos- Party,” said Mr. Billington. anticipated to run the electoral boundaries before prior to the last federal election. sibility of staying Conservative,” Meanwhile, Braeden Caley, the last election, the riding of Cal- Last year, the Liberals won said Mr. Benzen. senior director of communications of for one of the safest gary Southwest was renamed as four seats in Alberta. But before Mr. Frank said that, given the the Liberal Party, said that no nomi- Conservative seats Calgary Heritage. The vast major- that, they did not win any seats in Liberal Party’s majority election nation date had been set as of last ity of the geographical area of the the 2011, 2008, and 2006 elections. win in October and winning four week, but the nomination contest in the country. former Calgary Southwest riding The best results that Liberals had seats in Alberta in the last federal has been open in the riding since Au- is now part of Calgary Heritage. in the recent history, before the election, the Liberal Party would gust. He said that several candidates Continued from page 1 Mr. Harper was fi rst elected to last election, was in 1993 when the be competitive in the byelection. have expressed interest in running the riding in the 2002 byelection Liberals won four seats in Alberta. However, he added that, with the for the Liberal Party in this riding. The riding of Calgary Heritage after he won the leadership of the The New Democratic Party has right candidate, the Conservatives “We’ve received interest from a has a symbolic signifi cance for Canadian Alliance. Since then, he never been able to win more than could win this riding again. wide array of potential candidates the Conservatives too. Before Mr. won every subsequent federal elec- one seat in Alberta. NDP MP Lin- “[Mr. Harper] really set a great and the party’s been working with Harper, former Reform Party leader tion with wide margins. In the last da Duncan has been representing foundation in the riding,” said Mr. many of them,” said Mr. Caley. Preston Manning—whose party later federal election, Mr. Harper won the Alberta riding of Edmonton- Frank. “But the Liberals are going He added that the party has became the Canadian Alliance and 63.7 per cent of the vote and in the Strathcona since 2008. to push for this riding and we know been enjoying strong support in then merged with the federal Pro- 2011 election he won 75 per cent of Conservative Party nomina- that. We see them on the ground al- Alberta and pointed out that since gressive Conservatives—represented the vote. The winning margin for the tions in Alberta ridings usually ready. It’s going to be a competition.” summer, 3,000 Albertans have this riding from 1993 until 2002. former prime minister in October guarantee an election win. But with Mr. Billington said it’s critical for registered with the Liberal Party. Meanwhile, after seven-term was about 22,000 votes, or 37 per- the Liberal majority victory in the the Conservatives to win the riding Dany Allard, the NDP riding veteran Conservative MP Jason centage points, over second-place last federal election and winning again. Considering the riding’s association president in Calgary Kenney’s (Calgary Midnapore, Liberal candidate Brendan Miles. four seats in Alberta, it remains to history with Mr. Harper and Mr. Heritage, told The Hill Times that Alta.) expected resignation this In 2011, the winning margin for Mr. be seen how the Conservative and Manning, this is the “heartland of no nomination date has been set week, there will be a total of four Harper over the NDP candidate Liberal candidates perform in the Canadian Conservatism,” he said. but the central party offi ce is re- vacant ridings across the county. Holly Heffernan was about 36,200 upcomming Alberta byelections. “It’s in many ways the heartland viewing the nomination papers of Of these, three are in Alberta and votes, or 63.2 percentage points. Meanwhile, Mr. Anderson said of Canadian Conservatism, certainly two candidates. He said the party one is in Ontario. The three vacant Prior to Mr. Harper, Mr. Man- that, as of Thursday, the party had of the new Conservative Party of is optimistic that whoever is cho- Alberta ridings include: Medicine ning represented the riding from approved three candidates to seek Canada,” said Mr. Billington. “It is sen will do well in the byelection. Hat-Cardston-Warner vacated by 1993 until 2002. He won the 1993, the nomination in the riding, in- also the case that the Conservative “We always have to be optimis- the sudden death of Jim Hillyer 1997, and 2000 elections by wide cluding Calgary businessman Bob Party represents the feelings of Ca- tic to try and win,” said Mr. Allard. this year; Calgary Heritage va- margins as the Reform Party Benzen, lawyer Rick Billington, nadians who are not being well-rep- “And, if we don’t win this time, we cated after Mr. Harper’s resigna- candidate and leader in the fi rst and city prosecutor Paul Frank. Mr. resented by the current government. want to lay the ground work for tion on Aug. 26; and the riding two elections, and as an Alliance Anderson said he expects more to “This riding has a tradition of the next election.” of Calgary Midnapore will open candidate in the last contest under come forward before the Sept. 21 very strong representation with [email protected] up after Mr. Kenney resigns this the leadership of Stockwell Day. deadline. Stephen Harper, with Preston The Hill Times The Hill Times, Monday, september 19, 2016 7 opinion Nato & Libya U.K. war report shows how NATO ruined Libya We didn’t need the and regional rivalries. It has no U.S. “It’s probably more under- functioning central government. President stood than spoken aloud,” he reminder but we got The Islamic terror group Barack noted, “but I just said it aloud.” known as Daesh, or ISIS, now Obama once That admission didn’t seem to it anyway. A British operates in Libya. famously bother the opposition parties. Two parliamentary The country is also an unregu- called the days later, the Commons voted lated launch point for refugees Libyan war unanimously to support Canada’s committee has told and migrants trying to make their ‘a shit show.’ participation in the air war. the world just how way across the Mediterranean to The show, A few days after that, the coun- Europe. Since 2011, it has been in it seems, try was plunged into an election ill-advised was the a state of constant civil war. goes on. The campaign—one in which all parties Yet five years ago, the Libyan Hill Times had made sure their patriotic bona 2011 war against adventure was viewed as a good photograph by fides couldn’t be questioned. Libyan dictator war—one that not only prevented Jake Wright The Liberals continued their a brutal dictator from massacring support throughout the seven- Moammar Gadhafi. his own people but gave those month bombing campaign. same people democracy. The New Democrats withdrew Stephen Harper, who was theirs a month before the end, argu- prime minister at the time, said ing that, with Gadhafi on the run, participation in the war was a the war was no longer necessary. “moral obligation.” France, Canada, the U.S and Brit- And it had no objection when Five years later, Western soldiers The report, released Sept. 14 ain go to war against Libya? Cit- the aim of the mission shifted are doing what the politicians prom- Thomas Walkom by the British House of Com- ing recently released U.S. State from simply setting up a no-fly ised they would never do—fighting mons Foreign Affairs Committee, Department emails, the Commons zone that would protect civilians on the ground in Libya. details how fraudulent this moral report singles out then-French to out-and-out regime change. The parliamentary report notes ORONTO—We didn’t need argument was. president Nicolas Sarkozy. This particular report focuses that British special forces are on the Tthe reminder but we got it It points out that, in spite of France, it seems, wanted a big- on the feckless Cameron. But Ca- front lines there, fighting Daesh. anyway. A British parliamentary his often blood-curdling rhetoric, ger share of Libyan oil production. nadian politicians didn’t do much The report also notes that committee has told the world just Gadhafi had no history of massa- It wanted to reassert its authority better. The same lazy stereotypes French special forces are aid- how ill-advised was the 2011 war cring his own people—that, when in North Africa and give its mili- were at play: Because Gadhafi ing Libyan militias hostile to the against Libyan dictator Moam- faced with rebellions, such as the tary an opportunity to shine. And was a villain, his opponents were would-be central government mar Gadhafi. one that challenged his regime with a presidential election in the assumed to be virtuous. favoured by the United Nations. And by implication it has in 2011, his style was to put them offing, Sarkozy wanted a popular As the Ottawa Citizen later From time to time, America reminded us—or at least it should down in a manner that didn’t cre- little war that would improve his reported, Harper’s government did sends in bombers. remind us—how dangerous it ate too many new enemies. political chances. have an intelligence assessment in U.S. President Barack Obama is to meddle militarily in other It notes that an Amnesty Inter- British prime minister David hand warning of protracted civil once famously called the Libyan people’s business. national report at the time found Cameron was happy to join in, the war if Gadhafi were removed. war “a shit show.” The Libyan war is now recog- no evidence of massive human report says, even though his govern- But the prime minister was The show, it seems, goes on. nized as a classic case of blow- rights violations by the regime. ment had little information about keen to remove him anyway. After Thomas Walkom is a national back. By removing Gadhafi, the Amnesty did, however, find the rebels it had decided to help. committing warplanes to the mis- affairs columnist by The Toronto 19-member NATO-led coalition evidence of rebels making false In particular, it underestimated sion (Canada was one of the first Star. This column was released on left Libya in chaos. The country is human rights complaints. how many Islamic radicals were to do so), Harper told reporters Sept. 16. now a failed state riven by tribal Why then did countries like in the anti-Gadhafi camp. that regime change was the goal. The Hill Times

GETTING TO THE ROOTS OF GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY

Leon Kochian is unlocking the secrets of Cutting-edge approaches will lead to crops like a plant’s “hidden half,” studying the root wheat, barley, lentils and canola that can better Working together, we will make Canada system of crops to determine the traits that grow in less fertile soils, putting food in the hands a global hub for food security research to make plants more resilient and higher- of those most in need. yielding. help feed a growing world. The U of S and its Global Institute for Food As the University of Saskatchewan Security—founded in 2012 by PotashCorp, the $20-million Canada Excellence Research Government of Saskatchewan and the U of S— Chair in Food Systems and Security, he bring together a strong team backed by more than will help us get to the root of daunting 100 years of agricultural research, and the unique food security challenges—one of the combination of facilities and expertise needed to world’s most pressing needs. lead this groundbreaking work. 8 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

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EDITORIAL MENTAL HEALTH & PUBLIC OFFICE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Good for Liberal MP TPP puts corporate profi ts before Caesar-Chavannes, people’s lives, says Grandmothers Advocacy Network brave move Ebola treatment unit run by eadlined, “I’m an MP And I’m February I abruptly left a meeting I was Médecins Sans HAmong Those Who Struggle With having with my caucus colleagues, had a Frontiers, in Depression,” rookie Liberal MP Celina brief stay in an Ottawa emergency room, Monrovia, Liberia, Caesar-Chavannes, who is also parlia- then left on a train, en route to Whitby,” the largest mentary secretary to Prime Minister she wrote. Ebola treatment Justin Trudeau, last week wrote a gutsy Ms. Caesar-Chavannes, who was unit or Ebola and honest column for Huffi ngton Post diagnosed with depression in mid-2015 management Canada about her personal struggle and who is married and has children, said centre, pictured with depression. Her piece was power- she felt like she was slipping away, fought on Dec. 2, 2014. ful because she didn’t hold back, which with colleagues and her husband, tried Photograph courtesy requires some bravery, because in public unsuccessfully to get admitted to hospital of UNMEER life speaking publicly about your own and was on a series of medications that dark struggles with mental health and sometimes made her feel worse. “My life depression issues is not easy and is still had turned into a never-ending episode stigmatized. She defi nitely stepped up to of WTFville,” she wrote, until she decided the plate, not only to tell her own story, one day that it was okay to have depres- but to try to help others. She succeeded. sion, but not to let it own her. She decided Ms. Caesar-Chavannes, who won fed- to own it and doing that turned her world eral public offi ce for the fi rst time in the around. 2015 election in Whitby, Ont., with 45 per She went public on World Suicide Pre- cent of the vote or by 1,849 votes, didn’t vention Day two weeks ago in a Facebook gloss over her gut-wrenching struggle post telling those who feel alone, that the and lack of control over depression. “storm never lasts forever,” and to contact “In January and February of 2015, her directly, if needed. after I lost a federal byelection, I refused Ms. Caesar-Chavannes wrote the to get out of bed. I rarely showered, deeply personal column as part of The washed my hair, brushed my teeth or left Maddie Project, which focuses on teens e are writing to express our opposi- about 35 challenges to date and more than the house. In January and February of and mental health. She’s also talking Wtion to the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership $13-billion in claims. So far these claims 2016 things were different. I had a job. I to Prime Minister Trudeau and Health Agreement. We oppose this agreement—not have cost us more than $280-million—plus was the Member of Parliament for Whitby Minister Jane Philpott about wait-times because we are against free trade or trade the “chill” it creates on Canadian govern- and parliamentary secretary to the prime in hospitals, underfunded mental health agreements, nor because we are against ments regulating in the public interest in minister for heaven’s sakes. I had to get care, resource gaps, and front-line service business. What we oppose is a trade agree- ways that might interfere with corporate out of bed, have a shower, wash my hair organizations for mental health services. ment that puts corporate profi ts before interests and desired profi ts. and get out of the house (let alone get out She probably helped a lot of people people’s lives. This is certainly a concern in the health of the bed),” she wrote struggling with depression every day and We have two major concerns with the context. Recently, the multinational phar- “It was very overwhelming. So over- helped reduce the stigma by speaking out TPP. maceutical company Eli Lilly has launched whelming, in fact, that one day in late so personally . The fi rst is the impact that it will have on an unprecedented $500-million suit against access to medicines in low-income countries Canada under NAFTA’s ISDS provisions— and in Canada because of provisions to ex- this, after Canadian courts, applying long- pand and strengthen drug patents. Vulner- settled principles of patent law, found two of able populations worldwide rely on humani- its patents invalid because of overly broad tarian organizations such as Médecins Sans claims. This is a novel attempt by a pharma- Frontières (MSF) for life-saving drugs. MSF ceutical company to expand NAFTA’s ISDS calls the TPP, “…the most harmful trade pact chapter to cover claims based on intellec- ever for access to medicines.” tual property, something the text of NAFTA Canadians will also feel the impacts of does not explicitly provide for. But the TPP reduced access to affordable, generic medi- would indeed explicitly expand the ISDS cines. We already have high drug prices provisions to cover intellectual property in Canada (third-highest among the seven claims, directly enabling this kind of suit countries looked at by the Patented Medi- against Canada and undermining our sover- cine Prices Review Board). Higher drug eign ability to set law and policy in this area costs will cause a further drain on health- in the public interest. care budgets and increase public health- Do we intend to buy our way out of the care costs for the taxpayer. coming TPP suits, as a “cost of doing business”? Our second major concern is in regards Canada’s return to the world stage as a to the investor-state dispute settlement sys- responsible global citizen and our recent tem. ISDS would allow corporations to sue support for the UN’s Sustainable Develop- sovereign states if they believe their future ment Goals is simply not congruent with profi ts are threatened by domestic laws or ratifying the TPP as it is. Rather, we should regulations. be raising our voices against an agreement Simply put, the ISDS provisions in the that puts people at risk in the service of TPP are unfair and undemocratic. Our profi ts. experience with the ISDS under NAFTA Hilary Elliott and Heather Fraser should give us all pause. Canada has been Co-chairs, Grandmothers Advocacy the most sued country under NAFTA, with Network (GRAN)

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It is up to the representation is somehow synonymous political class to provide with feminism is just plain wrong. Two separate corrections were posted leadership. The prime after the article was printed, as the author minister has done just wrongfully attributed the nomination of the fi rst woman chief of staff and the fi rst that. But media and female House leader to Trudeau. Those obvious errors beg the ques- business elites need to tion. Was the one-sided article published step up their game. in haste without taking the time to air the other side of the story? Trudeau’s initial decision to name a gender-balanced cabinet was globally historic. But it met with media scepticism at home, prompting his infamous, ‘because it’s 2015’ retort. SHEILA COPPS Trudeau is setting an example that should be lauded, not trashed. It would be wonderful if Canadian media and business organizations TTAWA—Fake feminist. That is the had the same commitment to equality that he Omoniker linked to Prime Minister has demonstrated through deeds, not words. Justin Trudeau in a major piece last week Just for comparison, I pulled a copy of in Maclean’s. the latest masthead of Maclean’s to review The headline was not conclusive. It the gender balance in its editorial roster. simply asked the question. And some of While Maclean’s does have a woman the body of the story did not back up the publisher and women in other senior posi- infl ammatory query. tions, its editor in chief and all its bureau Journalist Anne Kingston wrote a chiefs are men. lengthy piece analyzing Trudeau’s fi rst This one-sided perspective seems to be The suggestion that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a fake feminist is completely baseless, writes 10 months in offi ce and rhetorically asking in keeping with Maclean’s general editorial Sheila Copps. Mr. Trudeau is pictured at an Ottawa mosque last week which was also criticized whether the prime minister’s reputation as bent. In the end, the article offered a one- because it was a gender-segregated event. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright a feminist was ill deserved. sided perspective with little in the way of She interviewed widely in the feminist hard evidence to back up the allegation of By taking the f-word out of the closet, Maclean’s has chutzpah in pointing the academic community, with particular refer- feminist fraudulence. Trudeau has given hope to many frustrated anti-feminist fi nger at anyone. ence to Pamela Palmater, a Mi’kmaq lawyer The fi ght for equality must involve all feminists. Together we can move the equal- Sheila Copps is former Jean Chrétien- and professor who plans to excoriate Can- sectors of society. It is up to the political ity barometer. By valuing women as equals, era cabinet minister and a former deputy ada’s record of inequality for indigenous class to provide leadership. The prime Trudeau sends a message to the world. prime minister. women and children at the United Nations. minister has done just that. But media and The suggestion that Trudeau is faking it [email protected] Maclean’s quotes Palmater as saying business elites need to step up their game. is completely baseless. The Hill Times that “I’m going to say Justin Trudeau hasn’t put action behind his words.” Kingston then goes on to buttress Palmater’s claim with quotes from other feminist professors who express similar frustration with the slow pace of change in the government. Kingston does make it clear that Trudeau inherited a government that had ignored the issues for a decade. “Under the Harper government, women’s programs Thanks to a transformative investment were decimated, violence against Aborigi- nal women and girls ignored, and Conser- from the Government of Canada as vative election rhetoric linked to actual well as industry, provincial, research violence against women,” Kingston wrote. and philanthropic partners, the new But the overall tone of the article Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) will be an smacked of a fringe feminist pile on. international hub, providing a scientific and No reasonable person can actually expect a government to reverse a decade of erosion technological platform for ocean science, of women’s rights in less than a year. management and innovation. Trudeau’s critics did acknowledge some progress on indigenous equality issues, Concentrating on the Northwest Atlantic— including additional investments in educa- one of the places where ocean changes tion, but claimed it wasn’t enough. are happening first and fastest—OFI, Surprisingly, or maybe not, the Ma- led by Dalhousie University, with partners clean’s piece made little effort at balance. A list of written questions was for- Memorial University of Newfoundland and warded to Indigenous and Northern Affairs the University of Prince Edward Island, will Canada, but their response was received be a place for collaboration, focused on after the article’s deadline, according to an safely and sustainably supporting one of addendum on the Maclean’s website that Earth’s most precious resources. also reproduced the response of Indig- enous and Northern Affairs. Find out more about OFI and what the One of the claims in support of dal.ca/OFI Trudeau’s anti-feminist bias seemed to be ocean means to all of us at the Liberal government’s view on a pro- portional voting system. That is a stretch. Support for proportional voting is a point of view; it is certainly not the exclusive feminist viewpoint. I consider myself a solid feminist, and vehemently oppose proportional repre- sentation because it hands over all powers to political parties, effectively cutting out ordinary citizens. Sponsored by the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Canada

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COMMUNITY TO the ICAO goal of achieving a safe and set by ICAO. Air safety, navigation, seamless sky. security, environmental protection, SUPPORT TAIWAN’S and economic matters are of great Integral part of the global concern to ICAO, and related MEANINGFUL aviation network challenges must be tackled through Taiwan is located in the busiest close cooperation among all countries. PARTICIPATION IN THE section of airspace in East Asia. In As such, Taiwan’s meaningful 2015, Taiwan Taoyuan International participation in ICAO is a necessity. INTERNATIONAL CIVIL Airport was ranked 11th and sixth in the world in passenger and cargo The need for continued AVIATION ORGANIZATION volumes, respectively, according to international support the Airports Council International. Following many years of effort, In the same year, 74 airlines offered Taiwan was invited to attend the Ho Chen Tan services to and from Taiwan, operating 38th ICAO Assembly in 2013 thanks Minister of Transportation and scheduled passenger and cargo to the support of European nations, Communications flights on 301 routes and connecting the United States, and other friendly 135 cities around the world. And the countries. Taiwan aims to continue Republic of China (Taiwan) Taipei Flight Information Region— to participate in the meetings, administered by Taiwan—provided mechanisms, and activities of ICAO September 19, 2016 over 1.53 million instances of air in a professional and constructive traffic control services and handled manner. As a member of the o align with international 58 million incoming and outgoing international community, Taiwan aviation safety standards, passengers in 2015, serving as an shares in the responsibility of TTaiwan has actively strived to indispensable part of the global air safeguarding regional and global gain participation in the International transport network. aviation safety and is committed Civil Aviation Organization. Indeed, to contributing to the further for many years, Taiwan has worked Contributing to the ICAO goal development of global aviation and with other countries around the globe of achieving a seamless sky the wellbeing of all mankind. Taiwan to improve the quality and efficiency For over four decades, Taiwan’s will continue to share its civil aviation of international air services. Taiwan’s civil aviation authorities, whether in experience and expertise with other participation in ICAO would lead to terms of effort or investment, have nations, so as to jointly ensure closer cooperation in the international outdone their counterparts in many the safe, orderly, and sustainable civil aviation industry and boost its other countries in striving to meet development of the international civil development, thereby contributing to flight safety and security regulations aviation industry. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 11 POST-PARTISAN PUNDIT TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT

For instance, when our prime minister recently visited China, the Liberal Inter- national Trade Minister, Chrystia Freeland, pic- tured in this fi le photo, declared the trip a success basically because the Chinese had bestowed upon Trudeau the nick- name, ‘Little Po- tato,’ writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph Steve Gerecke

Politics, potatoes and T-shirts

If you haven’t visited the site, I’ll de- Trudeau the nickname, “Little Potato.” for all we know, it might be Mandarin Maybe next year, the scribe the designs. In fact, Freeland said she was “quite slang for “At least he has nice hair.” Liberals will have a One features a photo of Prime Minis- proud” of the moniker. Also, I can’t think offhand of any other ter Justin Trudeau looking his typically Is it just me or does anybody else fi nd world leader who has ever bragged about T-shirt, emblazoned with dreamy self; another design simply has two that odd? being called a vegetable. a dreamy looking potato words “More Love,” while the last is basi- I mean rather than emphasizing how Still, maybe this will work for the Liberals. cally a line drawing of a blank face topped the trip had advanced Canadian interests, Maybe next year, the Liberals will have a T- with Trudeau’s trademark with Trudeau’s trademark hair style, sur- Freeland chose to focus on Trudeau’s nick- shirt, emblazoned with a dreamy looking potato hair style, over the words: rounded by the phrase, “Positive Politics.” name, since I suppose she thought it was with Trudeau’s trademark hair style, over the So what does this tell us about Liberal cute and affectionate and thus matched the words: “Our Prime Minister is Spud-tacular!” ‘Our Prime Minister is strategy? Liberal Party’s schmaltzy language. Gerry Nicholls is a communications Well, it tells us it’s a strategy that can be Mind you, Freeland was just assuming consultant. Spud-tacular!’ summed up in three words: vapid, mawk- “Little Potato” is an affectionate nickname; www.gerrynicholls.com ish, and schmaltzy. (For cynics, I’ll add a fourth word: nauseating. I mean, “More Love”! What are the Liberals, a political Is incremental equality party or a hippie commune?) Now, to be fair, cornball communica- ĨŽƌ&ŝƌƐƚEĂƟŽŶƐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ tions is not at all that atypical in politics. The fact is, when conjuring up a political ĐŽŵƉĂƟďůĞǁŝƚŚƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͍ GERRY NICHOLLS communication strategy, vapid and mawk- ish is usually the way to go; a political party ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌϮϳ͕ϮϬϭϲ wants a message that’s both emotive and 7:30 am - 8:45 am AKVILLE, ONT.—This is the month concise, the fewer words the better. Othe federal Liberals will make a gut- And the phrases, “More Love” and “Posi- Parliamentary Restaurant, Centre Block wrenchingly diffi cult decision. tive Politics,” while certainly sappy, perfectly $25—Free for parliamentarians and media And no, I’m not talking about a decision sum up the Liberal party’s optimistic brand, Breakfast included related to foreign policy or to democratic while their brevity ensures these slogans reform or to the defi cit; I mean the Liberals can easily fi t not only on T-shirts, but on A Canadian Human Rights Tribunal landmark ruling face the daunting task of choosing a new bumper stickers, billboards, lapel pins and design for their offi cial party T-shirt. they make for perfect Twitter hashtags. released in January 2016 found that the Canadian To see what I mean just visit the Liberal Plus, as an added bonus, “More Love” and ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŝƐƌĂĐŝĂůůLJĚŝƐĐƌŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚϭϲϯ͕ϬϬϬ website which this month includes a survey ask- “Positive Politics” are terms which distinguish &ŝƌƐƚEĂƟŽŶƐĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ing loyal party members to help them choose the Liberals from their rival Conservatives, ŇĂǁĞĚĂŶĚŝŶĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞĐŚŝůĚǁĞůĨĂƌĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘tŚĞŶ among, “three amazing T-shirt designs.” who are generally portrayed in the media as ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐŬŶŽǁďĞƩĞƌƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚĚŽďĞƩĞƌ͘ This, says the website, is “a fun and in- being for “More Hate” and “Negative Politics.” ŝŶĚLJůĂĐŬƐƚŽĐŬ, Professor at McGill University, novative” way for party members to show Yet, what I think is unusual about the their support both for “real change” and “for Liberal strategy is the way their platitudi- ŝŶĚLJůĂĐŬƐƚŽĐŬ͕džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ƐƉĞĂŬƐƚŽƚŚĞŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚŝƐĐĂƐĞ͕ĂŶĚŚŽǁǁĞ Justin Trudeau.” (It’s also, of course, a fun nous propaganda, which is fi ne for T-shirt ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕&ŝƌƐƚEĂƟŽŶƐŚŝůĚĂŶĚ ĐĂŶĞŶŐĂŐĞŝŶŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵůƌĞĐŽŶĐŝůŝĂƟŽŶ͘;/ŶŶŐůŝƐŚ and innovative way for the Liberals to get slogans, is permeating all their government &ĂŵŝůLJĂƌŝŶŐ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJŽĨĂŶĂĚĂ ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶǀŝĂĐĞůůƉŚŽŶĞ͘Ϳ donations, since anyone who contributes communications. $99 or more to the party gets a free T-shirt.) For instance, when our prime minister Anyway, I’m bringing all this to your at- recently visited China, the Liberal Inter- tention because the T-shirt designs on dis- national Trade Minister, Chrystia Free- ŝĚĞĂƐͲŝĚĞĞƐ͘ĐĂͬďŝŐƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ play actually tell us a lot about the Liberal land, declared the trip a success basically ηďŝŐƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐ Party’s overall communication strategy. because the Chinese had bestowed upon

THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 13 THE WAR ROOM PUBLIC OPINION

he has the solution to the Middle East, and the other one falls into the You, not the media, are the real boss orchestra pit, who do you think is go- ing to be on the news that night? You know the answer. (And the author of We in the media McLuhan—a Canadian, no Kellie Leitch, a that pithy little parable? Roger Ailes, less, a son of a nation renowned Conservative MP the sex harasser now preparing don’t run anything. for apologies!—was saying that all desperate for both Trump for the presidential debates.) media are preoccupied with propa- attention and her party’s The irrelevance of those of us We don’t affect gating falsehoods and distortions. leadership, declared in those media is seen, over and public opinion. We Conspiracy theorists, on the left that she would screen over, in the Trump phenomenon. and the right, will naturally agree. immigrants and refugees Our impotence is made clear don’t have the power But was McLuhan right? for ‘anti-Canadian with every one of his foul utter- Marshall McLuhan No. Three reasons. values’ (whatever those ances—that Mexicans are rapists One, anyone who has ever are). On cue, and as and murderers, that immigrants said we do. You do, laboured in the graveyard of broken Ms. Leitch clearly should be rounded up and shipped you, the citizen. And dreams (i.e., a newsroom) knows that hoped, lots of politicians out, that Muslims should be barred the media’s lack all of the essential and media folks were from the United States, that a wall is up to you to banish skills needed to mount an effective apoplectic. The Hill Times should be built, that he’d promote conspiracy. When you observe the photograph by Jake Wright the use of torture and that he’d kill the likes of Trump and disorganized journalistic genus up the children of his enemies, that Leitch to the rock- close, it is frankly a miracle that we soldiers aren’t heroes when they are are able to get a paper out every day. technology has enabled citizens to Personally, I don’t give a sweet captured and tortured or killed, that bottoms from which Two, the media cherish confl ict, become their own editors, rendering shit about whether two-thirds, or rape on military bases is defensible. they crawled. not consensus. Disaster, division, dis- the likes of Peter Mansbridge com- three-thirds, agree with Leitch or In every one of those instanc- unity: these are the things that make pletely irrelevant, like totemic relics not. Her questionnaire stunt was es—and in respect of many, many our bells go off. Eyeball any news from a forgotten epoch. a naked appeal to latent bigotry, more—we in the media were story, and you will see this to be an Up here in McLuhan’s homeland, one designed to draw out the very astonished, and outraged, and we immutable truth: we in the media we saw the truth of all these things worst in people. It worked. Good rained down opprobrium on the will always seek out one side’s point recently. Desperate for both atten- for her and shame on us. Republican presidential nominee. of view, and then the other side’s— tion and her party’s leadership, Con- And anyway: Leitch isn’t alone. And, every time, Trump shrugged even when there isn’t another side. servative MP Kellie Leitch declared Donald Trump, daily, shatters the and carried on. In some cases, he WARREN KINSELLA We can hardly be accused of push- that she would screen immigrants notion that there is a popular con- got even more popular. ing a particular “value,” as McLuhan and refugees for “anti-Canadian sensus about anything—or that a Thus, the moral of this media claims we do, when we ceaselessly values” (whatever those are). On cue, media conspiracy is at work. tale: we in the media don’t run ORONTO—“All media exist,” promote the notion that there is and as Leitch clearly hoped, lots of Because, in the main, we in the anything, as much as we’d like to. We TMarshall McLuhan said, and never a consensus on “values.” politicians and media folks were media are at work for Donald Trump. don’t affect public opinion, as much if anyone knew, it’d be him, “to Three—and this key, in the Era apoplectic. They condemned her and We are. Every day for a year, without as hope to. We don’t have the power invest our lives with artifi cial per- of Trump and Leitch—to affect wrote stirring editorials about values fail, we have meticulously docu- Marshall McLuhan said we do. ceptions and arbitrary values.” public opinion, the mainstream (whatever those are). mented every one of Trump’s racist You do—you, the citizen. And Hmm. media need to have an under- And then, The Toronto Star— statements— we have reported every is up to you to banish the likes of When the most revered media standing of public opinion. But, the paragon of all progressive val- one of his many lies, and shown how Trump and Leitch to the rock-bot- theorist of all time leaves behind increasingly, we don’t. ues and Atkinsonian principles, they are lies—and, every day for a toms from which they crawled. a show-stopper quote like that, it’s The reasons for this are myriad. no less—released a poll showing year, Trump has persevered. He has So, go do it. You, not the media, pretty hard to discount it. McLuhan Polling—to which we are hopelessly that, um, two-thirds of Canadians survived. He has grown minutely are the real boss. didn’t attempt to dilute his dictum, addicted, like fentanyl—is fl awed, agreed with Leitch. Oops! So more popular, even. Warren Kinsella is a Toronto- either: no “I think” or “possibly” or and makes many more mistakes much for manufacturing con- That is because Trump—like his based lawyer, author, and com- “probably” or other weasel-like cir- than it once did. Also: social media sent. So much for an omnipotent, willing student, Kellie Leitch—un- mentator. He has been a special cumlocutions are to be found, in that has distorted the aforementioned all-seeing media, per McLuhan, derstands the media better than the assistant to former prime minis- one. All media, he essentially said, social consensus that used to exist “investing our lives with artifi cial media do. He understands that, if ter Jean Chrétien. are liars and bullies. No apology. about was “important.” And, fi nally, perceptions and arbitrary values.” two guys are onstage, and one says The Hill Times

INSIDE POLITICS BRIAN MULRONEY

If there is one former prime minister who should know the limits of the persuasive powers of Mulroney’s unhelpful advice a top-down policy consensus, it should be Mulroney. He and his government succeeded twice in nce in a blue moon, or maybe a a time when most were still sneer- the Trudeau government rather securing unanimous provincial If there is one former Obit more often than that, some- ing at the notion that Trudeau could than legacy Conservative appoin- support for two successive consti- prime minister one who should know better, offers become prime minister, Mulroney tees. That should go some way to tutional accords. the prime minister of the day some was talking up his potential. restore credibility to the process. Within a year of the negotia- who should know strikingly fl awed advice. As opposed to other prominent Further down the road, it would tion of the Meech Lake Accord the limits of the Such is the case of Brian Energy East backers—such as for- make a pro-Energy East NEB rec- in 1987, premiers of a different Mulroney’s recommendation mer Quebec premier Jean Charest, ommendation harder for Trudeau constitutional persuasion had persuasive powers that Justin Trudeau personally who was at one point on contract to dismiss. replaced Mulroney’s allies in New take charge of the controversial as a consultant to TransCanada— But for pipeline proponents, Brunswick and Manitoba. And no of a top-down Energy East pipeline fi le. Mulroney has no fi nancial connec- the latest developments also of- amount of establishment support policy consensus, In a speech in Calgary, the tion to the project. (He does toil in fer an opportunity to once again from virtually every quarter of former Tory prime minister of- a law fi rm that, like its competition, try to prod Trudeau himself into Canadian society could salvage it should be Brian fered his successful negotiation of is always on the lookout for more action. Mulroney, for one, should the subsequent Charlottetown Ac- Mulroney. He and a watershed free-trade agreement energy industry clients.) know better than to fl og that par- cord from the fury of voters. with the United States in the late Mulroney is not the fi rst to call ticular horse. Back when Mulroney and the his government 1980s as the template Trudeau on Trudeau to jump in front of the The current prime minister premiers set out to proactively re- succeeded twice in should borrow to advance Trans- pipeline parade and, given the does have an enviable amount of dress Quebec constitutional griev- Canada’s pipeline plan. travails of the National Energy political capital. But then, so did ances, the sovereignty movement securing unanimous “What we now need for an ex- Board in dealing with Energy former Quebec premier Lucien was at a low ebb. These days, it ceptional, cohesive effort to make East, he will not be the last. Bouchard when he took on the is similarly at a loss for an issue provincial support the most of our resource base is a On Friday, the three-member role of chief lobbyist for the shale with enough popular traction to for two successive similarly clear commitment from NEB panel tasked with vetting gas industry in Quebec a few restore its momentum. the top, led by the prime minis- the plan to link the oilsands to the years ago. Not only did Bouchard Anyone who is close to the constitutional ter, with a unique, high-quality Atlantic coast belatedly recused fail to advance the argument, he Quebec scene can testify that a accords. organizational structure drawing itself amidst enduring questions also left a lot of his credibility on show of federal force on Energy expertise from across Canada, as to its independence. the battlefi eld. East could be the answer to the and a genuine partnership that In hindsight, that should And then, the dynamics of a sovereigntist prayers for optimal will spearhead expansion of our have happened as soon as news top-down prime ministerial effort conditions for a return to power resources, expedite infrastruc- surfaced earlier this summer of to rally support for a pipeline of a majority Parti Québécois gov- ture construction and bolster a private meetings between panel in the name of nation-building ernment and—perhaps in time— broader diversifi cation of our members and parties such as would be more akin to the ill- another shot at referendum. resources,” the former prime min- Charest, whose interests were fated constitutional rounds that Chantal Hébert is a national af- CHANTAL HÉBERT ister told his Alberta audience. vested in the project. took place on Mulroney’s watch fairs writer for The Toronto Star. This It should be said at the outset that The next panel will be made than to the trade negotiations that column was released on Sept. 15. this is advice offered in good faith. At up of members hand-picked by led to the FTA and NAFTA. The Hill Times 14 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 OPINION VETERANS

Members of Canada’s Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry, pictured training in Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area on Sept. 8, 2016. Veterans’ advocate Sean Bruyea says that, ‘covertly inserted’ in new regulations from the Liberal government ‘is a most regressive measure that will diminish the compensation of injured veterans for decades to come.’ Photograph courtesy of DND/ Combat Camera

Ottawa gives veterans the indexation fi nger

The real question replacement for injured soldiers treating injured veterans “with per cent less than the same rank and can “participate in develop- from 75 per cent to 90 per cent of great honour and great dignity”? released in 2016. This is far from ing or modifying regulations.” is whether PCO, military salary while removing Highly infl ated but ultimately the political twaddle of dig- Consultations must be “open and the two per cent cap on annual chokingly empty rhetoric is too nity and honour, and the bureau- meaningful … at all stages of Treasury Board, increases. This was not the 100 often veterans’ compensation for cratic bombast of fairness. the regulatory process.” Senior and, ultimately, the per cent recommended in 2009 by their sacrifi ce. For the perma- Covertly inserted in these new bureaucrats have consistently Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) nently disabled who can have regulations is a most regressive controlled the process so as to PMO are complicit own advisory groups, but it is a no other career, military rank is measure that will diminish the exclude truly “meaningful” consul- in ramrodding long overdue improvement. everything. Symbolically, taking compensation of injured veterans tation. One-way briefi ngs on how The fi rst glitch: those most that away decimates dignity and for decades to come. wonderful the bureaucracy and inadequate and in need will have their salary self-esteem. Previously, the death benefi t the governing party are or sum- regressive measures pegged to that of a private instead Government will superfi cially and the lump sum for pain and mits and advisory groups with of a higher-ranking corporal. The change the name of “permanent suffering increased the greater of disconcerting guidelines estab- upon veterans? result: the lowest paid inca- impairment allowance” to “career CPI or a basket of public service lished by high-handed bureau- pacitated veterans will see their impact allowance.” The VAC will salaries. In the new regulations, crats fail all measures of mean- Or are they income rise just fi ve per cent from now take into account the “dimin- bureaucrats inserted a Trojan ingful consultation. That the vast merely negligent $42,426 annually, or 75 per cent ished earnings capacity” of the horse limiting annual increases majority of those veterans and of a corporal’s salary, to $44,496, injured veteran. to CPI rounded to the next 0.1 families affected by the changes in perpetuating or 90 per cent of a senior private’s However, the paltry raise for per cent while omitting compari- are excluded bunks any claims of a system that salary. A disabled offi cer who those most in need merely perpet- sons with public service sala- openness and participation. served eight years as a major will uates the indignity of “diminished ries. In four of the past 11 years, This process may be meaning- rewards style over have his or her income raised earnings capacity.” The result is VAC increased benefi ts to keep ful for senior bureaucrats and a from $84,636 to $101,563, a 20 per counterproductive, having one pace with public service salaries minister who do not wish to truly substance? cent increase. program essentially at odds with instead of using CPI. The 2006 engage with, and be changed Contrary to Treasury Board another. VAC claims its programs increase alone was fi ve per cent by, veterans impacted by such and Privy Council sacred guide- address need. Does a disabled above CPI. programs. The real question is lines for regulations, VAC failed major need $16,000 more than the Why the underhanded back- whether the Privy Council Offi ce, to rationalize this discrimina- corporal needs a shameful $2,000 sliding? VAC bureaucrats con- Treasury Board, and ultimately the tory treatment of those most in increase? veniently failed to mention the Prime Minister’s Offi ce are com- need in the currently gazetted One positive outcome: VAC is public service salary comparison plicit in ramrodding inadequate SEAN BRUYEA regulations. In the media, VAC removing the two per cent cap on in the gazetted regulations. Yet and regressive measures upon offi cials fantastically claim that annual increases while rounding in brazen audacity bureaucrats some of Canada’s most marginal- this disparity is in the interest of these increases to the next 0.25 falsely claim that this change ized? Or are they merely negligent TTAWA—What the Liberals “fairness.” per cent of the consumer price was not only “contained in in perpetuating a system that Ogive, bureaucrats can take Hehr strangely declared that index (CPI). This will apply going Budget 2016,” but that advisory rewards style over substance and away. On Oct. 1, Liberal campaign this discrepancy was part of forward but also in calculating groups and veteran stakehold- meanness over compassion? promises to improve the lives of “increasing fi nancial security the income loss of those who left ers were consulted on this and Sean Bruyea, vice-president veterans begin to take effect. All for those veterans who are most the military previously. Even with other changes in the regulations. of Canadians for Accountability, that fl ashy political and bureau- disabled and those veterans who the two per cent cap removed, There is no evidence whatsoever has a graduate degree in Pub- cratic rhetoric, however, has a have served our armed forces CPI has lagged salaries and as that this deceitful revision was lic Ethics, is a retired Air Force dark underbelly. with great honour and great Statistics Canada clearly states, discussed in any venue. intelligence offi cer and frequent These changes claim to dignity.” CPI is “not a cost of living index.” The Treasury Board, the Privy commentator on government, “greatly improve income support How is effectively demoting For example, a mid-level Council Offi ce, and regulatory military, and veterans’ issues. to disabled veterans.” The ban- those most marginalized from captain released in 1996 with the policy require fi rst and foremost [email protected] ner revision increases income corporal to a private in any way cap removed will still make 30 that “Canadians are consulted” The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 15 OPINION NEB The NEB can’t fi x itself, only the feds can

ally how the board handled the with the review of Energy East. The meeting The NEB will not aftermath of the meeting. That means cancelling the hear- between NEB Chair regain credibility At fi rst, the NEB denied its ing process, overhauling the NEB, Peter Watson, NEB offi cials had talked about Energy and restarting the review only Members Lyne by putting fresh East at the meeting with Cha- once the NEB is fi xed. Mercier and Jacques faces on a broken rest; then admitted it only when It’s understandable that the Gauthier, and then- it was clear they were caught federal government doesn’t want TransCanada lobbyist process. The federal out, but still planned to take no to intervene in this quagmire. Jean Charest, regulator needs a action. Yes, the members have But there’s a legal precedent pictured, has been now recused themselves, but this that shows that the result of the the focus of much complete reboot. was not a mea culpa. It was the Energy East review could be of the reporting, media, intervenors in the Energy quashed in court if the NEB sim- and was clearly East review, and ultimately public ply replaces the panel members inappropriate, writes pressure that forced the NEB without completely restarting the Keith Brooks. The Hill to respond. The board failed to process. Times photograph by Jake police itself. Let’s also remember that the Wright The members only recused new federal government itself has themselves after multiple legal acknowledged that the NEB is KEITH BROOKS challenges were fi led, protestors broken. It campaigned on reform- disrupted the Montreal hearing, ing it and has initiated a process and editorials in Canada’s major to modernize the NEB and review ORONTO—The National newspapers called out the cred- Canada’s gutted environmental resolves these shortcomings will Nations Declaration on the Rights TEnergy Board is in crisis ibility crisis. Is that the behaviour laws. These reforms need to be be of critical importance. of Indigenous Peoples. after the NEB members tasked of an entity capable of fi xing completed and the NEB over- To be credible, the revamped In short, the review process with reviewing Energy East were itself? hauled before the Energy East NEB process has to include a must not be a rubber stamp for forced to step away last week. At the surface, the Charest review process can resume. robust climate test: upstream oil-and-gas projects. The process Ottawa has said it doesn’t want to Affair is about credibility and It’s simply not credible to and downstream greenhouse gas must be able to say no to major intervene and it’s up to the NEB impartiality. But it’s uncovered a assess Energy East, the longest emissions of major energy proj- energy projects if they are too to solve its own problems. That’s deeper issue with the NEB—the and largest tarsands pipeline ever ects have to be measured against risky for our shared land, water, wishful thinking: the NEB’s re- NEB is unequipped to evaluate proposed, using a process the Canada’s Paris commitment and climate. sponse to the Charest Affair illus- major energy projects in an era of government itself agrees is deeply to limit global warming to 1.5 The NEB will not regain cred- trates just how deep the board’s climate change, cheap renewable fl awed and has promised to fi x. degrees Celsius and Alberta’s cap ibility by putting fresh faces on a problems go and why the federal energy, and indigenous reconcili- Similarly, the biased review of on emissions from the tarsands. broken process. The federal regu- government has to overhaul the ation. The board is a creature of a Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain The government has committed lator needs a complete reboot. If NEB without delay. different era. And any willingness pipeline expansion should also be to indigenous reconciliation and a the new government doesn’t ad- The meeting between NEB to change with changing times redone after these reforms take new nation-to-nation relationship dress the underlying issues with Chair Peter Watson, NEB Mem- was stymied by the previous place. with Canada’s First Nations. This the NEB that the Charest Affair bers Lyne Mercier and Jacques government, who made no bones The government’s promised means meaningful consultations has brought to light, it’s unlikely Gauthier, and then-TransCanada about their pro-pipeline stance. modernization of the NEB aims with First Nations and gaining that it will fare any better than its lobbyist Jean Charest has been If the government truly wants to tackle the right issues: climate their free, prior, and informed predecessor. the focus of much of the report- to restore public faith in the NEB, change, indigenous rights, and consent for energy projects that Keith Brooks is campaigns di- ing, and was clearly inappropri- they are going to have to address public participation. How the would cross their traditional ter- rector at Environmental Defence. ate. But the bigger issue is actu- the root issues before proceeding yet-to-be-announced expert panel ritories, in line with the United The Hill Times

INSIDE POLITICS II IMF

This, too, is consistent with a line of argument Trudeau has IMF’s love affair with Liberals’ policy been making for what will seem a surprisingly long time. In an article he wrote in late 2012, to the embattled Canada-EU trade under management, will convene around the world,” he added. at the height of public debate Circle Nov. 14 on deal before concluding, “I very a select group of major interna- “And that is one of the things that over the Chinese fi rm CNOOC’s your calendar. That’s much hope Canadian economic tional investors in Toronto for a I don’t have to push very hard takeover of Calgary energy fi rm policies could go viral.” daylong summit. when I meet with potential inter- Nexen, Trudeau said Canada the day BlackRock, Hardly had Lagarde left town On the speakers list: Trudeau, his national investors.” has “perhaps more potential to the world’s largest before Ottawa politicians started Finance minister, Bill Morneau, his He has been meeting those capitalize” on Chinese outward- arguing over whether Trudeau infrastructure minister, Amarjeet investors assiduously since he bound investment “than any other asset manager, with should get any credit for the Sohi, and other federal offi cials. came to offi ce. In Davos, Switzer- country.” And not only in energy perhaps $5-trillion policies Lagarde praised. CETA, The sessions will be private. land, he met BlackRock’s Larry markets. “What if we got our after all, was the work of nearly a The guests will be pension funds, Fink, who is sometimes named as world-class fi nancial institutions in assets under decade for Trudeau’s predecessor, portfolio managers, and other a potential treasury secretary in and pension funds together with Stephen Harper. And if Canada large institutional investors with a future Hillary Clinton cabinet. our world-class engineering and management, will is spry enough to spend big on extraordinarily deep pockets— BlackRock has other Canadian construction industries to secure convene a select infrastructure, it has much to ”Tens of trillions in investible connections: Mark Wiseman, a leadership role for Canada in do with the zeal of fi ve consecu- assets,” one told me; “some of the former head of the CPP Invest- Asia’s growth?” group of major tive prime ministers, from Brian deepest pools of capital that exist ment Board, is now in charge of Or the other way around? international Mulroney to Harper, for reducing in the world,” another said. BlackRock’s global active equity Trudeau’s mandate letters to Canada’s debt-to-GDP ratio. The pitch, however, will not be business. His spouse, Marcia Mof- Morneau and Sohi told them to investors in Toronto Be that as it may, Canada is far different from what Trudeau fatt, is the company’s managing develop a “Canada Infrastructure for a daylong turning into an international post- and his senior economic ministers director for Canada. Bank.” International Trade Minis- er child for Lagarde’s favourite have been saying for months: in a Big investors aren’t normally ter Chrystia Freeland was tasked summit. bundle of policies—borrowing world where old values like the Eu- swayed by personal connections with providing “concierge services at historically low interest rates ropean Union are rocked by crisis, or a nice smile when deciding to promote business investment in to fund major new investments and the aggressive growth markets where to put their investments. Canada so that potential investors in physical infrastructure, which of the 1990s are no longer growing But that’s exactly the point will have a one-window shop.” she says can improve productiv- aggressively, Canada offers steady Trudeau was responding to when Pending the creation of some- ity and quality of life while giving value for sober investors. he said Canada’s social and fi scal thing more formal, Justin Trudeau a much-needed boost to anemic “What Canada offers to the assets these days are “things that I will tell BlackRock’s guests that economic growth. world right now at a time when it don’t have to push very hard.” for now, the window opens into PAUL WELLS As for her hope that these is characterized by populism and What he will offer the Black- his offi ce. You want to invest in policies go viral, Trudeau’s anti-globalization,” Trudeau told Rock investors in Toronto is an Canada? Call the PMO. “That’s a government will devote much of reporters in Saguenay, Que., last overview of the government’s pol- signal that hasn’t been sent in a tanding next to Justin Trudeau its fall to spreading the news of month, “is an approach that offers icy priorities, including “a more long time,” one offi cial says. Sin the House of Commons Canada’s good fortune. political, fi nancial, economic, innovative and cleaner” natural Paul Wells is a national affairs foyer on Sept. 13, International Circle Nov. 14 on your calen- social stability, predictability, and resource sector, and a growing writer for The Toronto Star. This Monetary Fund boss Christine dar. That’s the day BlackRock, the openness to globalization.” list of “opportunities” for public- column was released on Sept. 14. Lagarde delivered odes to big- world’s largest asset manager, That’s a “very different climate private partnerships in infrastruc- [email protected] ticket infrastructure spending and with perhaps $5-trillion in assets than what we see elsewhere ture, one federal source said. The Hill Times 16 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 OPINION HEALTH CARE

governments to place any limits on private health insurance or Charter challenge against medicare private care that might make it harder for those who can afford it to jump the public queue. To be clear, a successful not about improving patient access outcome for Dr. Day and Cambie Surgery would be Charter protec- tion for billing practices that have been proven to actually under- that would be paid for private- Health Minister Dr. Day’s challenge, mine the public system. ly—out-of-pocket by patients or Jane Philpott In Dr. Day’s Charter universe, if successful, through private health insurance. might have a hard that ideal of access to health Far from defending the con- time defending care irrespective of ability to pay would be Charter stitutional right to timely care for Canadians’ is turned on its head. Instead, everyone in Canada, Dr. Day’s access to health protection for we face the spectre of a right to Charter case—not the one he care based on health care based on wealth. billing practices that talks about in the press, but the need, rather No one should fall through the one actually being argued in the than wealth, if a have been proven to cracks in circumstances where B.C. Supreme Court—shows no Charter challenge their life or security of person actually undermine concern for the rights of those in B.C. to allow is at threat. This is a right they who are ineligible for or cannot doctors to provide the public system. should have whether or not they afford private health insurance or quicker service can pay for private care. private care. for a fee is Dr. Day insists he is fi ghting for It defi es belief to dress up a successful, writes the rights of every one of us who fi ght as heroic that, if won, would Martha Jackman. might fi nd ourselves languishing undermine the public health care The Hill Time on a public waiting list. But if that system. Yet, from the outset of the photograph by Jake were true, he would be asking the Cambie Surgery case, Dr. Day has Wright courts to order Canadian govern- MARTHA JACKMAN insisted he is defending the con- stitutional rights of all Canadians ments to address inadequacies and to timely health care. inequities within the public system. Dr. Day would not be call- TTAWA—Since the inception Unfortunately, that is far from person. They are using section 7 section 7 creates a “positive” right ing for the courts to strike down of medicare in Canada, opin- the case. as a basis for striking down B.C.’s for patients to receive a certain O the public system, but to make it ion polls in all parts of the coun- In recent interviews, Dr. Day ban on private health insurance, quality or timeliness of publicly better. This is the Charter right to try consistently show that a vast has decried a public health-care extra-billing by physicians, and funded health care. Far from it. health care that the vast majority majority of Canadians believe in monopoly that prevents patients other limits on private care. Just like Dr. Jacques Chaoulli of Canadians want and deserve. equal access to health care based from extricating themselves from In other words, this case is in his challenge to Quebec’s ban Let’s hope that the courts are on need, not ability to pay. the pain and suffering of wait- about doctor billing practices and on private insurance a decade listening to us and not to Dr. Day. Yet this is precisely what is ing lists. He’s drawn parallels to not about Canadians’ Charter ago, Dr. Day’s lawyers are not Martha Jackman is a professor at stake in the Charter challenge unjust laws outlawing same-sex rights to improved patient care. arguing the B.C. government of constitutional law and mem- against medicare taking place in marriage, safe-injection sites, and The gap between how the vast is constitutionally obliged to ber of the Centre for Health Law the B.C. Supreme Court last week. assisted suicide. majority of Canadians under- do more to improve the public Policy & Ethics at the University Dr. Brian Day, one of the founders But what exactly are Dr. Day’s stand the right to health care and system in order to safeguard the of Ottawa. She represented the of the Cambie Surgery Clinic, is lawyers arguing in court this week? Dr. Day’s reading of the Charter Charter rights of all patients wait- Charter Committee on Poverty contesting restrictions on doctors They’re invoking section 7 of is readily apparent. ing for care. Issues in the Chaoulli case. working in the public health sys- the Canadian Charter—our right Dr. Day’s lawyers have been No, Dr. Day claims that section The Hill Times tem from also charging “extra fees” to life, liberty, and security of clear they’re not arguing that 7 makes it unconstitutional for

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A woman pictured at issues or priorities. Also Canada’s the launch of Indigenous people have to set the the Missing negotiating priorities and drive and Murdered the process. And there is no “one Indigenous size fi ts all” solution. While many Women and of the issues facing communities Girls Commis- are similar, the individual solu- sion ceremony tions may vary and this must be at the History recognized. When these conclu- Museum in sions are added to the process Gatineau, that resulted in the missing and Que., July 29, murdered women and girls inqui- 2016. The Hill ry being successfully established Times photograph and the success of the joint task by Andrew Meade force on specifi c claims, various avenues emerge along which the government’s Indigenous agenda can be moved forward. As a priority, matters that directly affect the social and economic well being of Canada’s Indigenous people must be ad- dressed now. This means initial concentration on infrastructure, water, waste water, healthcare as well as mental health, housing, education and child welfare as well as economic opportunity. As Alcantara and Spicer noted it is futile to talk about establishing a nation to nation relationship while Indigenous Canadians are mandated to develop a new, more mired in poverty. effective and effi cient method Once the major well-being is- A look back and a path for the resolution of specifi c sues are on their way to solution claims. Its unanimous report was then discussions can begin in ear- eventually enacted into law. Then nest on treaty implementation, set- on June 11, 2008, prime minister tlement of land claims and repeal forward: implementing Stephen Harper in the House of of the Indian Act and the elements Commons presented a full apol- of the nation to nation relationship. ogy on behalf of the Government For resolution of these issues fol- of Canada to former students of lowing the template that led to the the federal government’s residential schools. And the 2009 establishment and work of the joint stimulus budget, as a result of task force on specifi c claims might consultations held with prime be useful. This involved establish- minister Harper and Indian and ing a joint task force with co-chairs indigenous policies Northern Affairs minister Chuck representing the government and Strahl and leaders of Canada’s in- the Assembly of First Nations sup- digenous groups, provided much ported by experts and resourced by needed additional resources for the federal government. Nothing will be Our purpose in this piece is out such great promise. Along the infrastructure, health and child All of the paths set out above to set out various paths forward way, there were signifi cant events and family resources. have three things in common; accomplished whereby the promises made by which provided hope that the We have some implementa- the work is driven by Indigenous without serious, the prime minister and referred to promises of the Charlottetown Ac- tion experience upon which to people, the solutions are the re- by Downie, which are primarily cord might be achieved. The closest build and we have the immediate sult of consultation, not imposed intense, and contained in the Liberal election the federal government came to experience of the background by government and they recog- platform and the March 2016 providing a holistic approach was work that went into the successful nize the uniqueness of Indigenous meaningful budget, may be effectively imple- in 2005 under prime minister Paul launch of the Inquiry into Missing communities across Canada. As consultations with mented. The prime minister has Martin’s leadership with what and Murdered Indigenous Women retired Supreme Court Justice indicated all of this will take time became known as the Kelowna and Girls. The main lesson to be Frank Iacobucci wrote recently indigenous people and will require much effort. But Accord. It was the result of an learned from that experience is “an approach of partnership … across the country. there are lessons to be learned 18-month consultative approach that nothing will be accomplished is often necessary to arrive at a from the past which could be and its goal was to close the gap without serious, intense, and mutually favourable outcome.” It can’t be a top- used as a guide for implementa- between the standard of living for meaningful consultations with All of this will take time, but down, dictatorial tion of the Trudeau commitments. indigenous and non-indigenous indigenous people across the the results will demonstrate that In the last 25 years, we have people by 2016. It was a 10-year country. It can’t be a top-down, the time taken was well spent. It process moved from the promise of nation plan including a commitment of dictatorial process. Also hard, involves Indigenous and non- to nation relationship in the 1992 $5-billion over fi ve years. It dealt productive work that ends with Indigenous Canadians working Charlottetown Accord to its inclu- with all matters relevant to indig- meaningful results takes time and together in common cause and as sion in the Liberal Party’s recent enous people: health care, housing, dedication. we have pointed out the pathways election platform. The accord stated education, and infrastructure. It In addition, establishing the not only exist but have proven “the aboriginal peoples of Canada, had targets for improvement of Inquiry taught that all of the successful in the past. being the fi rst peoples to govern health care—both mental health necessary actors or stakeholders As the great Anishinabe elder, this land, have the right to promote and physical—education, creating must be involved in the discus- the late Peter O’Chiese would say their languages, cultures, and tradi- BRUCE CARSON economic opportunities, building of sion and the fi nal decisions. “by acting together, we can lift tions and to ensure the integrity of infrastructure and capacity build- This involved the provinces and each other up.” their societies, and their govern- ing for indigenous communities. territories as well as representa- This article benefi ted greatly TTAWA—On Saturday Aug. ments constitute one of three The Conservative government, tives or relatives of the women from the input and continuing O20, in the middle of a concert orders of government in Canada.” while it supported in principle and girls who were missing or work of Phil Fontaine who served watched nation-wide by more The platform document contains many of the goals and objec- murdered and all relevant stake- three terms as national chief of than one-third of Canadians, the following wording: “It is time tives of the Kelowna Accord, its holders. Consultations must be the Assembly of First Nations. Gord Downie of The Tragically for Canada to have a renewed, approach to addressing them broadly based. During this period, he negotiated Hip reached out to Prime Min- nation to nation relationship with was transactional. There were Christopher Alcantara and the Indian Residential Schools ister Justin Trudeau who was indigenous peoples, based on rec- some actions which stand out as Zac Spicer in an article pub- Settlement out of which grew in attendance and indicated his ognition, rights, respect, coopera- positively affecting indigenous lished in Policy Options in June, the Truth and Reconciliation confi dence that the prime minis- tion, and partnership. This is both issues during the Conservative 2015 entitled “Learning from the Commission. He was intimately ter would and could redress the the right thing to do and a sure years. First, there was the conclu- Kelowna Accord,” set out three involved in the work of the intolerable inequities from which path to economic growth.” It went sion of the residential school lessons learned from the Kelowna commission and the Kelowna Canada’s indigenous peoples suf- on to promise progress “issues like settlement initiated by the Martin process. First, one “cannot expect process. Bruce Carson was a fer. He told all of those watching housing, infrastructure, health and government and the Truth and to achieve real and fundamental researcher with the Penner Com- that Trudeau was the person who mental health care, community Reconciliation Commission which change at the community level if mittee on Indian Self-Govern- could get this done. This, perhaps safety and policing, child welfare, emerged from that settlement community members are mired ment in 1983 and served as senior more than any event in recent and education.” which presented its fi nal report in in poverty.” Second, consultations adviser to prime minister Stephen years, put indigenous issues into It has been a long and ardu- June 2015. In the summer of 2007, must involve all of the major Harper from 2006-2009, during the living rooms of Canadians ous journey from 1992 accord, the federal government and the Indigenous organizations and this period co-chaired the Task and into their collective con- which was rejected in a national Assembly of First Nations worked they must be free fl owing, ready Force on Specifi c Claims. sciousness. referendum, to today which holds together establishing a task force to adapt and deal with changing The Hill Times 18 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 OPINION INTERNATIONAL TRADE

sued and a NAFTA arbitration panel ruled in its favour. Bilcon is seeking $300-million Trade deals’ investor state provisions: (an appeal is pending) for lost future prof- its—many is arguably times the potential profi t on an actual investment that it will never make. a sub-criminal conspiracy? But it goes beyond just large compa- nies seeking outsized awards. Lawyers taking these cases can make millions on All the evidence suggests a single case. The fat rewards has led to ISDS lawyers creating ISDS business by that global trade is on linking companies with potential cases, but limited resources (cases can cost as a long-term downward much as $8-million to litigate), to inves- trend. tors willing to fi nance the case for a big cut of any award. Burford, a U.S. fi nancier, increased its profi ts nine fold in 2011 as a result; Juridica, its British competitor, man- aged an increase of 578 per cent, based on ISDS business. A 400 per cent return on investment is typical. Selvyn Seidel, a New York attorney, heads up a fi rm exclusively MURRAY DOBBIN devoted to promoting ISDS cases. He told Hamby: “Some lawyers monitor governments around the world in search of OWELL RIVER, B.C.—There is a glar- proposed laws and regulations that might Ping disconnect in the world between spark objections from foreign companies.” economic growth trade and investment Then they identify potential client com- agreements. At the same time that Canada panies and offer to head up a challenge. and other countries are pushing hard for Litigation lawyers handling ISDS cases for huge multinational deals—the TPP, CETA corporate clients also regularly end up on and the U.S.-EU deal, the Transatlantic arbitration panels where it is in their inter- Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)— est to fi nd for the complainant—to encour- all the evidence suggests that global trade is age other companies to try their hand at on a long-term downward trend. Nothing in an ISDS windfall. This glaring confl ict of the near or middle-term future suggests that interest has prevailed for over 20 years. it will recover to anything like its China- This perversion of the ISDS provisions driven peak. Financial Times analyst Martin (originally intended to stop rogue gov- Wolf recently argued bluntly that globaliza- ernments from actually seizing assets) is tion no longer drives the world economy. blithely ignored by the Canadian govern- He points out that “…ratios of world ment, by provincial premiers, mainstream trade to output have been fl at since 2008, International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured at the Three Amigos Summit in Ottawa economists, business writers, legal schol- making this the longest period of such on June 29, 2016. There is a glaring disconnect in the world between economic growth trade and ars, and just about anyone else with any stagnation since the second world war. investment agreements, writes Murray Dobbin. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright infl uence over public policy. It is, quite According to Global Trade Alert, even the frankly, a disgusting abrogation of respon- volume of world trade stagnated between sibility in all these quarters. January 2015 and March 2016…” In addi- externalize costs—but these deals and their ciers had been convicted of embezzling Whether it is rooted in sheer laziness, tion, says Wolf, “The stock of cross-border investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) $300-million from an Indonesian bank willful ignorance, deliberate obfuscation, fi nancial assets peaked at 57 per cent of clauses allow then to externalize risk—and but used an ISDS fi nding to force Interpol opportunism or intellectual dishonesty global output in 2007, falling to 36 per cent it is taxpayers who take the risk. In a glob- to back off, protect their investment, and hardly matters, the results are the same: by 2015.” Foreign direct investment has also al economy that has virtually no prospect “…effectively nullify their punishment.” our government is determined to sign declined. of recovering in the foreseeable future, Hamby found more than 35 cases where “… agreements that will expose public policy So if global trade isn’t going to pull the one road to continued profi tability lies in the company or executive seeking pro- making to aggressive assaults by the most world economy out of its persistent dol- treaties that protect a company’s “projected tection in ISDS was accused of criminal powerful corporations on the planet. drums, why are countries putting so much future profi ts” against any government ac- activity, including money laundering, em- This sorry state of affairs is in stark political energy into signing these agree- tion in the public interest. bezzlement, stock manipulation, bribery, contrast with Europe where there is grow- ments? They do little or nothing to enhance But it gets far worse. Over the past war profi teering, and fraud.” One ISDS ing public opposition to ISDS provisions in growth in global trade—trade is driven 10 years, ISDS provisions in literally thou- lawyer admitted privately: “You have a lot CETA and the TTIP—and extensive, detailed by global demand—also fl at. Amongst the sands of agreements have become tools for of scuzzy sort-of thieves for whom this is a media coverage of the debate. Government countries primed to sign these agreements criminals, greedy law fi rms, and “investors” way to hit the jackpot.” ministers in Germany and France have de- trade is already virtually tariff free. Even in ISDS cases. In an excellent four-part If it’s not criminals or accused criminals nounced ISDS and basically declared CETA the government’s Global Affairs Depart- series, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative or others escaping justice, it’s the potential and TTIP dead in the water because of it. ment recent analysis estimates the Pacifi c journalist Chris Hamby reveals that: “Com- for corporations gaming the system, per- Australia in 2011 stopped signing agree- Rim deal, the TPP, would increase GDP by panies and executives accused or even con- verting it so that the profi t comes not from ments with ISDS clauses in bilateral deals, a minuscule .127 per cent ($4.3-billion in a victed of crimes have escaped punishment a planned or existing investment, but from and many other nations—such as South $2-trillion economy)—but not until 2040! In by turning to this special forum.” the increasingly enormous settlements Africa, Indonesia, Brazil and India—have short, we will gain virtually nothing. Hamby cites several cases: “… an demanded of governments if they win an done the same or are planning to. If these deals don’t enhance trade or Egyptian court had declared a foreign ISDS arbitration. A Canadian example of But Canada? No, we continue to be growth, what do they do? Investment company’s purchase of a factory corrupt these enormous settlement demands is the eager patsies, willing victims of corporate agreements like CETA, TTIP and the TPP and nullifi ed the deal, court records show. case of the U.S. quarry company, Bilcon, greed and blasé about our sovereignty and are all aimed at making international But after the company fi led an ISDS claim, whose application to build a quarry in our democracy. investment by multinationals as risk-free the government agreed to pay $54-million Nova Scotia was rejected by federal and Murray Dobbin is a columnist based in as possible. Corporations always try to in a settlement…” In another, two fi nan- provincial environmental review panels. It Powell River, B.C. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 19 CANADA & THE 21ST CENTURY TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT

Next month, Justin Trudeau and his provin- cial counter- parts will have to reach an agreement on how Canada will receive a set of recommenda- tions from the federal and pro- vincial environ- ment ministers. Concluding an agreement will be tough, and Trudeau will face his most diffi cult challenge since becoming prime minister. It will give Canadians their fi rst real chance to see what kind of leadership skills Trudeau has. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

was going to do more than the This will not be easy and, possible worlds—we want to be Harper government had promised. ultimately, Trudeau may have to a model for a clean, low-carbon It all sounded good at the time, but impose some tough conditions. For country while at the same time we It’s time for now reality is setting in and the example, there is the issue of car- want to expand production of the reality is much more diffi cult. bon pricing, where there are strong some of the world’s dirtiest oil. Next month, Trudeau and his provincial disagreements. “We’re While oil sands developers can provincial counterparts will have going to make sure that there is a achieve further gains in reducing Trudeau to to reach an agreement on how strong price on carbon right across emissions per barrel of oil pro- Canada will receive a set of rec- the country, and we’re hoping the duced, as Suncor is committed to ommendations from the federal provinces are going to be able to doing and which Shell Canada is and provincial environment min- do that in a way for themselves,” doing with a $1.35-billion carbon deliver on isters. Concluding an agreement Trudeau said in a CBC-TV inter- capture and storage facility (with will be tough, and Trudeau will view in July. But this is one instance $865-million in funding from the face his most diffi cult challenge where a national agreement cannot Alberta and federal governments) since becoming prime minister. leave room for much fudging and now up and running, the reality is climate change It will give Canadians their fi rst if the provinces cannot agree, and that the two goals of a low-carbon real chance to see what kind of then Trudeau will have to be ready economy and a big and growing fl ew to Paris for the global sum- leadership skills Trudeau has. to impose a national carbon price, oil and gas industry are inconsis- Getting a credible mit on climate change. Canada, Although the Liberals in their ideally a carbon tax. tent, though no one is prepared to climate change Trudeau boasted, “will take on a 2015 election platform had prom- There is much to be done if Can- face up to that. new leadership role internation- ised that they would meet with the ada is to meet its 2030 commitment, At their July annual get- action plan in ally,” telling the delegations from provincial premiers within 90 days let alone do better than that. In its together, Canada’s provincial place before the some 197 countries that “Canada of the Paris summit “to establish June report, ‘Building a Pan-Canadi- premiers in their communiqué is back, my good friends. We are a pan-Canadian framework for an Climate Plan,’ the Pembina Insti- stressed that “the oil and gas end of this year is here to help.” Gone were the nega- combatting climate change,” what tute found that Canada still faced a industry is important for Canada” likely to be one of tive Harperites—now we had the they were able to agree on, in signifi cant emissions reduction gap, and reaffi rmed their commitment positive Trudeauites. their Vancouver Declaration at despite recent initiatives by several to work with the federal govern- the toughest and At the conclusion, Trudeau, their March summit, was to have provinces—including Alberta’s ment to get oil pipelines built for in a further self-congratulatory more consultations. Four working carbon tax, Saskatchewan’s clean domestic consumption and ex- most important statement, declared “Canadians groups were set up: clean technol- energy commitment and Ontario’s ports. They were much more spe- challenges facing can be proud of the strong and ogy, innovation and jobs; carbon cap-and-trade system—in meeting cifi c on the importance of the oil positive role we played during pricing mechanisms; specifi c miti- its legally binding 2030 greenhouse and gas industry than they were the Trudeau these very important interna- gation opportunities; and adapta- gas emissions reduction commit- on dealing with climate change, government in its tional negotiations to address tion and climate resilience. ment, which is to bring total emis- even though they talked of the one of the biggest challenges of These reports were to be sions in 2030 to 30 per cent below need for a low-carbon economy. fi rst mandate. our generation.” The important completed this month, and be the level in 2005. Emissions in 2005 Getting a credible climate leadership role, though, was made public, with the federal and totalled 747 megatonnes while the change action plan in place played by the U.S. and China, not provincial environment ministers Pembina Institute estimates that before the end of this, then, year Canada, with the two countries then collectively making a set of without tough new polices, emis- is likely to be one of the toughest agreeing ahead of Paris to make binding recommendations by next sions in 2030 will be 709 Mt, leaving and most important challenges the summit a success. month, based on these reports, a gap of 185 Mt in 2030 to be closed. facing the Trudeau government Now, the mood is more sober. on how to implement Canada’s “Even with all national and in its fi rst mandate. The time for At Paris, we were told, the Harper climate commitment. This impor- sub-national climate efforts to date, boasting is clearly over—what DAVID CRANE government’s commitment, and tant because Canada has to have Canada must bring in ambitious matters is whether the Trudeau now the Trudeau government’s a national plan to ratify the Paris new policies and/or signifi cantly government can deliver. That legally binding commitment, to agreement—37 countries have increase the stringency of exiting remains to be seen. ORONTO—Last December, a bring Canada’s greenhouse gas done so, so far, including the U.S. programs, to close the gap to 2030,” David Crane can be reached at Tgiddy and boastful Canadian emissions to 30 per cent below the and China. Canada has yet to do it warned. This is the challenge. [email protected]. delegation, led by newly elected 2005 level by 2030, was just the so but to be credible has to act Yet one problem is that Cana- [email protected] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, “fl oor.” The Trudeau government this year. da, in a way, wants the best of all The Hill Times 20 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 NEW HUNTER TOOTOO Tootoo wants back in Liberal caucus, working hard to prove himself petition at Change.org, which as of last Former cabinet minister week garnered more 100 signatures. Hunter Tootoo is trying As an Independent, “Hunter has lost all political infl uence and is now completely to get back into the incapable of fulfi lling his role of repre- Liberal caucus after senting, advocating [for], and lobbying on behalf of [Nunavut]. … We need an MP resigning over addiction who can force the governing party to pay issues and later admittig attention,” says the petition. It goes on to say: “At the last election, to an ‘inappropriate’ Nunavut was provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make signifi cant change relationship with a Hill after years of [former prime minister Ste- staffer. phen] Harper’s challenging conservative government. Canada was given a Prime Minister who has been more responsive Continued from page 1 to Indigenous issues than we have seen in years. A Majority government. A Ministe- However, in the months that followed, rial position. The potential was massive. media reports alleged that Mr. Tootoo This opportunity is gone. It is worse than had a sexual liaison with a staffer in his having an MP in opposition, it is worse Parliament Hill offi ce and after ending the than having a Conservative or an NDP MP. affair, began a serious relationship with the Now we have nothing.” young woman’s mother. It added that “having an Independent Mr. Wright declined to comment on MP is the worse-case scenario for our “tabloid news,” and the Prime Minister’s political landscape” and that “every con- Offi ce had no further comment beyond versation we hear is talking about the MP an Aug. 3 statement that said Mr. Tootoo rather than all the actual critical issues we had told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau face in Nunavut that need our attention… (Papineau, Que.) on May 31 that he “had [Nunavut] did not vote for an independent been engaging in what was an inappro- MP, they voted for a member of the Liberal priate relationship in the workplace” and Party. Hunter is no longer associated with “took full and sole responsibility for his the Liberal party and [the] Prime Minister inappropriate workplace conduct,” and doesn’t want anything to do with him.” would withdraw both from his ministerial The petition also fl ags Mr. Tootoo’s responsibility and the Liberal caucus, and “inappropriate relationship” as “not accept- “address his addiction issues.” able,” and asks “what role going to alcohol At the time, the PMO said there would rehabilitation played.” be no further comment on the matter “to Christopher Adams, a political scientist respect and protect the privacy interests of based at St. Paul’s College in Winnipeg, said all individuals involved,” and last week the he believes that some unanswered questions Mr. Trudeau reiterated that position in an could forestall Mr. Tootoo’s readmission to interview on CTV’s Power Play when he the government side of the House. said he did not want to “re-victimize” those “If he’s not invited back into caucus, involved. the general public, including me, wonder A week before, Mr. Tootoo said on one of two things,” said Mr. Adams. “What CBC’s The National that he asked Mr. does the prime ninister know that we don’t Trudeau to protect the privacy “of the know, or what doesn’t the prime minister individual involved” and that the prime know? Once he feels confi dent that he minister hugged him when they met. has the entire story, he then might decide Whether the PM now opens his arms whether or not to invite Hunter Tootoo and welcomes his former ministerial back. But it might be premature for the colleague back into the Liberal fold is prime minister to do that now.” unknown. Or, as Mr. Adams acknowledged, Mr. But Mr. Tootoo has to show he’s ready Trudeau might have all of the information for re-entry, said former Ontario Liberal there is and that he needs but maintains a MP Joe Jordan who is now a lobbyist in zero-tolerance policy toward sexual mis- Ottawa. conduct within Liberal ranks. “I think he has to concentrate on dem- Last year Mr. Trudeau expelled then- Former Fisheries and Oceans minister Hunter Tootoo, pictured in this fi le photo, resigned from cabinet onstrating that he’s made the changes he Liberal MPs Scott Andrews and Massimo and the Liberal caucus in May to seek alcohol addiction treatment. Later, it turned out, he had an inap- needs to make,” said Mr. Jordan, now a Pacetti after suspending them from the propriate relationship with a young political aide in his MP offi ce. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright senior associate with the Bluesky Strategy Liberal caucus and prevented from seeking Group. re-election under the party banner over In 2012, a Twitter account with the Under section 49.3, an MP can only be Mr. Tootoo’s constituents will also have allegations of sexual harassment made by username @vikileaks30 posted purported readmitted to caucus if the member has been to want him back as a Liberal MP, argued two female New Democrat MPs. affi davits from then-Conservative Public re-elected to the House as a candidate for that Conservative commentator Tim Powers. Neither Mr. Andrews nor Mr. Pacetti ad- Safety minister Vic Toews’ 2008 divorce party, or if the caucus chair has received a “If Hunter Tootoo were to return to the mitted to any wrongdoing. Mr. Andrews ran from his wife, including claims that he written notice signed by at least 20 per cent Liberal caucus, his rebuild would have to unsuccessfully in the last election as an In- fathered a child with another, younger of caucus members requesting the member’s be led by others from his riding, particu- dependent in Newfoundland and Mr. Pacetti woman. Mr. Toews remained in cabinet readmission, and the readmission is approved larly female leadership in the community, didn’t run again in his Quebec riding. until he retired from politics in 2013 and by a majority vote of caucus members. encouraging the government leadership to Mr. Tootoo has apologized for having was appointed a judge of Manitoba Court Sec. 49.8 (1) (a) also requires every take him back,” said Mr. Powers, vice-chair- “engaged in a consensual but inappropri- of Queen’s Bench by then-justice minister party with a caucus of 12 or more MPs to man of Summa Strategies and managing ate relationship,” and has sought help for Peter MacKay a year later. vote, at its fi rst meeting following a general director of Abacus Data. his alcohol addiction—two points that may But the decision as to whether or not to election, as to whether 49.3 (and other “The prime minister and the caucus save his parliamentary career, said Mr. welcome Mr. Tootoo back into the Liberal subsections concerning expelling caucus would want to see if his community is be- Adams. caucus should not only be the prime min- members and choosing interim leaders) hind him and accepting of various choices “Most voters are willing to forgive a pol- ister’s to make, argued Conservative MP would apply to its caucus. he’s made to heal himself and that he’s on itician for certain private activities as well and leadership candidate Michael Chong However, when the post-election Liberal the right path,” Mr. Powers added. “But no as substance abuse as long as the person (Wellington-Halton Hills, Ont.). caucus met on Nov. 5, it delayed the vote, one should interfere with his healing pro- appears sincere and is addressing those The Reform Act—which Mr. Chong “but there is no provision in the act to defer cess. It’s going to be long and it’s going to things and taking action,” he explained. introduced as a private member’s bill in votes,” said Mr. Chong. be tough, I suspect. And in the end, only he “Many voters would be fairly patient with 2013, receiving royal assent last June and “The Liberals broke the law,” he said. “As will be able to say if he can be up to the job Tootoo if the story they know about him coming into force on Oct. 26—amended a consequence, it’s not clear under what of going back into the caucus and continu- right now is the same story in the next section 49 of the Parliament of Canada authority the prime minister—the Liberal ing as an MP.” election.” Act to, among other things, formalize the Party leader—is acting when he is making Some residents of Canada’s largest geo- Mr. Adams said that a “diffi cult private procedure for readmitting a member of a the decision of caucus membership.” graphical federal riding believe Mr. Tootoo life” doesn’t always mean the end of a fed- House of Commons caucus, now defi ned [email protected] should resign and have started an online eral politician’s public life. under the legislation. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 21 NEWS SENATE Senate hires a new HR director as hearing on predecessor’s fi ring set for December

Quebec It’s unclear what would Conservative happen to new hire Luc Sen. Leo Housakos Presseau if the case of his is the precessor, Darshan Singh, chairman of the Senate’s is successful. Internal Economy, Budgets and BY ABBAS RANA Administration Committee. ormer Senate human resources director The Hill Times FDarshan Singh was fi red “without cause” photograph by late last year, and the Public Service Labour Jake Wright Relations and Employment Board is sched- uled to hold hearings into this case in mid- December, but the Senate administration has already hired a new full-time HR director. “The Senate of Canada has appointed a new director of human resources,” Conserva- tive Sen. Leo Housakos (Wellington, Que.) and Liberal Sen. Jane Cordy (Nova Scotia), chair and vice chair of the Senate Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration Com- mittee announced in a press release recently. “Luc Presseau, a human resources manager with over 20 years of experi- ence, was chosen after a rigorous selection process. Throughout his career he has been recognized as a strong leader and skilled negotiator with the ability to fi nd solutions to complex problems.” Mr. Singh worked as the Senate HR director for about two and a half years before being fi red from his position on Dec. 2. Mr. Singh’s lawyer Paul Champ told The Hill Times in January that prior to appear before the committee put out his But, Mr. Champ said last week that if Mr. Presseau was not available for an his client’s dismissal, some “friction” and side of the story before them. The Internal his client wins the case, the Senate would interview last week but the press release “disagreement” had developed between Mr. Economy Committee rejected this request. have to return the HR director’s position to indicated that he has more than two de- Singh and the three most senior Senate ex- Meanwhile, according to the Public his client. He said depending on the terms cades of HR experience and was chosen ecutives: Nicole Proulx, the Senate’s chief Service Labour Relations and Employment and conditions of the current HR director’s after a “rigours selection process.” corporate services offi cer and clerk of the Board website, the hearings of Mr. Singh’s employment, the Senate may have to move “Throughout his career he has been Senate’s Internal Economy Committee; Mi- case will take place from Dec. 12-16. Mr. Mr. Presseau to another position. recognized as a strong leader and skilled chel Patrice, Senate Law Clerk and Charles Singh is asking the Labour Relations “That will be the Senate’s responsibil- negotiator with the ability to fi nd solu- Robert, the Senate Clerk. Mr. Champ did Board to reinstate him to his previous posi- ity,” said Mr. Champ. “They may reassign tions to complex problems,” said the press not provide details but said that “employ- tion, the Senate Human Resources director. the current director to another position. It release indicating that Mr. Presseau is a ment equity” was one of central issues. Now that the Senate has hired a full-time would depend upon the terms and condi- certifi ed HR professional and holds an Mr. Singh reported directly to the HR director, it’s not clear what will hap- tions upon which they hired that person.” MBA in executive management from Royal chief corporate services offi cer, and a pen if the Labour Relations Board ruled in Mr. Champ told The Hill Times that the Roads University. Prior to his current job, week before his termination, sources told favour of Mr. Singh. fi ve-day hearings before the Labour Relations Mr. Presseau worked at Parks Canada, The Hill Times at the time, he had fi led Sen. Housakos was away last week and Board would be open to the public. He said Algonquin College and at hospitals in a discrimination complaint against Ms. in his absence, Sen. Cordy was the spokes- that he’s going to argue before the Labour Cornwall, Ont. and Hawkesbury, Ont. Proulx. Sources also said that prior to his person of the Internal Economy Com- Relations Board that under the Parliamentary In the press release, Sen. Housakos and dismissal, Mr. Singh tried unsuccessfully to mittee. She did not respond to interview Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Sen- Sen. Cordy welcomed Mr. Presseau to the reach some Senators to communicate his requests from The Hill Times. ate administration cannot fi re an employee Senate administration. concerns about the inner workings of the Newfoundland and Labrador Conser- without a just cause. Depending on how the “We are pleased to welcome Luc Pres- Senate administration and some adminis- vative Sen. David Wells, a senior mem- proceedings unfold, he said the hearings could seau to the Senate of Canada. We are trative decision taken by Ms. Proulx. ber of the Internal Economy Committee, take longer than the scheduled fi ve days. confi dent that a person of his skills and After Mr. Singh’s dismissal, Mr. Champ confi rmed to The Hill Times Mr. Presseau “We think this is an important issue of experience will prove to be an asset to the wrote a detailed letter to all 15-members of has been hired on a full-time basis, but law,” said Mr. Champ. “We’ve asked the board Senate Administration.” the Senate Internal Economy, Budgets and declined to comment further because of the if we can argue this issue on its own because [email protected] Administration Committee to let his client ongoing legal proceedings. that would take only a day or two days.” The Hill Times 22 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 OPINION ELECTORAL REFORM

House of Commons is ideal, for a plan to have political legitimacy it should have the backing of the majority of the parties. It’s time for Liberals to get Effectively, that means the Liberals, the New Democrats and the Green Party work- ing together to develop a proportional sys- tem in Canada with local representation. specifi c on electoral reform Of course, the push for status quo has been in display at the committee, with some witnesses stubbornly pushing to retain a 19th century system that most Just like we’re starting democracies in the world have shed and to see on pipelines, let’s never embraced. Postmedia News colum- nist Andrew Coyne dispensed with their hear some specifi c ideas arguments with great effi ciency in a recent and technical details column, summing up their arguments as a “caricature” of Canada relying “less on about how the Liberal simple ignorance than, it would seem, government proposes to amnesia.” Rather than appear to be battling amne- bring proportionality to sia, the Conservatives have opted to simply play the referendum drum. Yasmin Da- Canada’s voting system. wood, a professor of law at the University of Toronto, outed that for what it was dur- ing her summer appearance at the elector- al reform committee–a play for status quo without actually saying so. She explained in a polite but fi rm way that referenda are not “politically neutral” because they favour SARAH SCHMIDT the status quo by design. Incidentally, when the Liberals fl oated their own trial balloon at committee this TTAWA—You can usually tell a summer—what about the idea of “transition- Ogovernment’s end game or at least ing to a ranked ballot before transitioning preferred direction on any given fi le by the to a mixed-member PR system,” one MP planted news stories. asked—Pippa Norris busted that one quickly. The emerging Kinder Morgan narrative “I don’t think you should think of it as is a case in point: after likely considering a sequential step,” explained the Paul F. the potential political cost in Quebec if it McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics approved the Energy East pipeline, it ap- at Harvard University and Professor of pears as though the Trudeau government is Government and International Relations at gearing up to break its campaign promise the University of Sydney. to British Columbians by approving the “It’s basically a choice that you need Kinder Morgan project. The math is pretty to make, and you don’t want to say, ‘Let’s simple: there are fewer seats to lose in Liberal MPs Ruby Sahota and Matt DeCourcey. The House Special Committee on Electoral Reform. have that, and then further down the British Columbia’s Lower Mainland than After committee testimony this summer, ‘there’s only one real option before us: proportionality as road...,’ because you don’t want instability. in Quebec. the defi ning principle and PR with local representation as the overarching framework,’ says Sarah Every electoral system takes time to work If some clarity is emerging about the Schmidt. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright out what the consequences are, particular- government’s path forward on pipelines, ly for voters in knowing how to act within it’s safe to say that opaqueness or even In the early days, senior political staff- problems of fi rst-past-the-post even worse. that choice in terms of the ballot and in confusion best characterizes where the ers in the government weren’t shy about Oh, and in Canada, it would disproportion- terms of districts. You don’t want to have Liberals stand on electoral reform. What indicating their preference. That’s why ally favour the Liberal Party. two choices.” better time to change this script than now, the oft-repeated line in the news coverage Meanwhile, for anybody keeping a close So just like we’re starting to see on with the return of Parliament after a sum- earlier this year went something like this: watch on the proceedings of the special pipelines, let’s hear some specifi c ideas mer break. the Trudeau government prefers tacking electoral reform committee this summer, and technical details about how the Liberal Until now, the general talking points on ranked ballots to our current majoritar- there’s only one real option before us: government proposes to bring proportion- have remained unchanged—electoral ian system. Had that been inaccurate, you proportionality as the defi ning principle ality to Canada’s voting system. reform was promised and change will be can bet the PMO’s communications team and PR with local representation as the That way, the Liberals, the NDP and the delivered. But with mere weeks left before would have shut that down. overarching framework. Greens can get into the weeds and come up the special parliamentary committee is The problem for the government in Now, getting this done will be hard with a legislative plan for the spring. due to make its recommendation about the intervening months was nobody but work and will require compromises from Sarah Schmidt is director of communi- a new voting system—with legislation to insiders were talking up the use of ranked all corners. But as Ed Broadbent pointed cations at the Broadbent Institute and is a follow by next spring, such a generality is ballots within our majoritarian system. out during his summer appearance at the founding editor of PressProgress. just plain inadequate at this point in the It’s probably because so few countries electoral reform committee, while con- [email protected] national conversation. use ranked ballots. And it would make the sensus among all political parties in the The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 23 NEWS PUBLIC SERVICE ‘I’m incredibly disappointed,’ PSAC talks with government end on sour note

stuff for everybody,” she said. “They want Other unions were the same sick-leave regime and they want looking for signals the same economic increases and various assorted other things. So obviously what- from PSAC talks. ever they do with PSAC is going to have an impact on our own bargaining.” She said solidarity between the differ- Continued from page 1 ent unions is better than it’s ever been, and she’s “not worried that the PSAC will set a Ms. Benson said the government re- trend that I can’t live with.” turned to the bargaining table last week Ms. Daviau said there were no negotia- with no improvements to what has been tions between PIPSC and the government previosly offered. over the summer, though there had been “As far as I’m concerned today, what some communication between herself and was on the able before is on the table now,” the Treasury Board to clarify the union’s she said Friday. positions and its rationales before formal She said no further talks have been negotiations were to restart in the coming scheduled, but she’s willing to have PSAC weeks. offi cials come in for more meetings if she “It remains to be seen whether or not gets the sense it can accomplish some- we will see fruits from those efforts made thing. during the summer, but we are hopeful Jean-Luc Ferland, a spokesman for that we will start to make more progress as Treasury Board President Scott Brison soon as we get back to the table,” she said. (Kings-Hants, N.S.), said in an email late While the Liberals are offering a similar last week that the government “has tabled deal to what the Conservatives did, she a substantially improved sick-leave and said the Liberals have approached negotia- disability proposal with bargaining agents tions differently. to address concerns expressed by unions “They present it as being a starting during previous negotiations, and we are place, a place that we can negotiate from, committed to continuing to work with the and not an ending place, a place where PSAC president Robyn Benson said last week she was ‘incredibly disappointed’ in talks that oc- bargaining agents to fi nd areas of com- we had a gun to our heads to get to,” she curred with the Treasury Board. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade mon ground to achieve progress toward an said. agreement.” Like other unions, PIPSC does not look He added that the government is “com- favourably toward the government’s of- Mr. Tremblay called the government CAPE has indicated to the govern- mitted to negotiating economic increases fer of 0.5 per cent raises, and has instead offer of 0.5 per cent raises “an insult,” given ment it will accept binding arbitration to that are fair for them and that represent asked for four per cent raises in each year that MPs received raises of 1.8 per cent this determine contracts for its members if an sound management of public resources.” of a three-year contract. She said that year and Senators got 2.1 per cent. CAPE is agreement cannot be reached. Ms. Benson said the union is asking for proposal is “well founded” and based on seeking annual increases of three per cent. [email protected] three per cent annual pay increases, and cost-of-living increases, losses workers that it will not accept the short-term dis- have experienced in recent years due to ability plan. increased pension and benefi t contribu- She said the Liberal government has tions, and comparison with similar jobs in been approaching collective bargaining other sectors. almost the same way the previous Con- As for the government proposal for servative government did, despite Prime short-term disability, Mr. Daviau said Minister Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) PIPSC is not opposed to “modernizing” promise during last year’s election cam- the sick-leave system, but she said she is paign that a Liberal government would against an idea that doesn’t result in full show more respect to the public service. pay for sick employees and does not want “We believe that it’s time the Liberals to deal with a third-party manager of any turned the page from the Conservative disability administration program. agenda and come forward with something She said PIPSC units representing that would make them proud to be present- about 80 per cent of its membership have ing to us,” she said earlier last week when opted to reserve that right for strike action talks were still ongoing. “One would think if talks fail. She said if no deal is reached that the Liberals would want to put their by the end of this year, an impasse will be own mark on collective bargaining.” declared, though a strike is seen as “a last As is usual with PSAC, it has elected to resort.” reserve the option for strike action in the The Canadian Association of Profes- event of an impasse with the government sional Employees (CAPE) has meetings rather than go to binding arbitration. After scheduled with the Treasury Board next talks broke off last week, Ms. Benson said week for its largest unit, which includes Discover more about Canada’s licensed, there are many steps that would need to about 12,000 economists, policy analysts, be taken before any kind of strike action sociologists, statisticians, and others. The regulated cannabis industry. can take place, including a strike vote that following week, its groups representing alone would take about two months to ar- about 860 translators, interpreters, and Canada has a world-leading system for cannabis production and range. terminologists will be in negotiations. distribution. For many years, Canada’s licensed producers have Meanwhile, an agreement was an- “We’re looking forward to seeing some nounced last month for about 25,000 signifi cant movement on the side of the demonstrated their commitment to public health and safety, and PSAC members who work for the Canada employer,” CAPE president Emmanuelle proven their ability to deliver safe, consistent and high quality Revenue Agency that applied to the four Tremblay said in an interview last week. years that end Oct. 31 this year. A deal was Similarly to other unions, CAPE’s main products into the right hands. negotiated that gave these workers annual issues with the government right now in- raises of, respectively 1.75 per cent, two per clude its offer for raises of just 0.5 per cent Visit CANN-CAN.ca to learn more about Cannabis Canada Association, cent, and one per cent for each of the last annually—with a four-year contract, rather two years of the contract. than three like other unions—and the roll- our members the licensed producers, and the quality and The Professional Institute of the Public ing back of sick days with implementation safety standards that guide their work. Service of Canada (PIPSC), for which of short-term disability plans. about 40,000 members are working for the “I want to be hopeful about this round,” government on expired contracts, will be she said. holding its own talks with the government Ms. Tremblay said she would be watch- over the next month or so. ing closely how the PSAC talks would PIPSC president Debi Daviau said talks unfold as that would be an indication of happening last week between the govern- how the government would approach talks ment and PSAC were anticipated to set the with CAPE. tone for negotiations with other unions. “Over the last few rounds we’ve been used “It’s clear that the government wants to to a very generic type of bargaining from cann-can.ca have the same agreement on the common government toward all unions,” she said. 24 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 FEATURE PMO

PMO deputy chief of staff and deputy principal secretary Jeremy Broad- hurst, left, issues management director Zita Astravas, and chief of staff Katie Telford. Dan Arnold, director of research and advertising, top, direc- tor of communications Kate Purchase, above. Despite ‘some missteps,’ the PMO team has done ‘better than expected’ says former Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

public-policy level, “to operational- senior adviser Cyrus Reporter. ize all of the commitments” laid As well, he said the PMO’s “media out to date, he said. The fall eco- shop” has been “very impressive ‘So far so good’ for nomic update and the next federal and professional” to date. budget will be important markers “Back when Harper was start- of that, but “so far so good.” ing out, almost from the start they Ms. Telford was national were getting into fi ghts with the 73-person PMO nearly campaign co-chair for the Liber- press gallery,” he said. als during the 2015 election and While it’s not a brand new world previously ran Mr. Trudeau’s of media access—with talking 2013 leadership campaign. A points, inactivated voicemails, and former ministerial chief of staff question limits still common—it’s a year in: observers undeniable that relations with the under Dalton McGuinty’s Liberal government in Ontario, she’s also press gallery have been improved in been deputy chief of staff to then tone. The prime minister has given Heading into the Working in the PMO is about used to work as a consultant, said Liberal leader Stéphane Dion. several press conferences in the “much more” than planning trips from what he’s seen, “it’s a very Working closely with her to National Press Theatre. fall sitting, here’s a and debating the next cabinet cohesive group” working in the run the PMO is Mr. Butts, a long- Overseeing the PMO’s media shuffl e, he said. “The main job is PMO under Mr. Trudeau (Pap- time friend to Mr. Trudeau since shop, which includes offi cial look at the staffers in giving the public the impression ineau, Que.). their days studying at McGill photographer Adam Scotti, is Prime Minister Justin that the government is organized, “There’s a number of ‘long University and a former principal Kate Purchase, director of com- communicating well, and knows march’ veterans, who went from secretary to Mr. McGuinty as Lib- munications, helped by deputy Trudeau’s PMO. what it’s doing. And I think that’s this long march of [former prime eral Ontario premier. He became director Olivier Duchesneau. A what these people are doing.” minister Paul] Martin being in principal adviser to Mr. Trudeau former aide to Bob Rae as MP, BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT While there have been “some power in January of 2006 [to] nine as leader after working on his Ms. Purchase joined the Lib- missteps,” from the Hunter Tootoo years of increasingly poor Liberal 2013 leadership campaign and is eral leader’s offi ce on the Hill as As the top offi ce of any gov- sex scandal to improper ministe- fortunes, and who survived,” he also a former president and CEO director of media relations and ernment, how a Prime Minister’s rial expense claims, “for a rookie said. “They and the Trudeau crowd of World Wildlife Fund Canada. strategic planning when Mr. Rae Offi ce and the people working government...including the prime have bonded really tightly, which The close dynamic of the pair became interim leader in 2011, in it function is key, with the less minister—the prime minister is quite impressive, actually.” is even evidenced in the PMO later becoming director of com- heard about it the better. Almost has never been a cabinet minis- In government, it’s crucial to staffi ng roster, with Samantha munications under Mr. Trudeau one year into Prime Minister Jus- ter—they’re doing okay,” said Mr. remember “who it was who put you Khalil working as executive assis- as leader—a role she also played tin Trudeau’s Liberal government, Kinsella. in offi ce and why,” said Mr. Duffy. tant to the chief of staff and prin- during the 2015 election. it’s “so far so good” for the PMO, “I’m sure there’s stuff out there “It was engaged voters who cipal secretary, and Olivia Pineau Also working in the offi ce’s say a couple of Liberal observers. that has happened that none of us were new to political engagement similarly an assistant to both. communications unit are: Mike “They’ve done better than know about,” he said. who provided almost 40 per cent Maka, planning manager; Cam- expected when you consider how In all, there are 73 political of the votes that made Trudeau Media shop, regional desks eron Ahmad, senior press secre- many people...not necessarily staffers working in the Prime prime minister,” he said. “The performing well: Kinsella tary; Andrée-Lyne Hallé, senior in the PMO, but in caucus, have Minister’s Offi ce, located in the government has consistently pre- Mr. Kinsella said while Ms. Tel- press secretary; Amreet Kaur, never been in politics before like Langevin Block and led by Katie sented itself in a way that appeals ford and Mr. Butts are the most- press secretary; Vanessa Hage- this, at this level. PMO really de- Telford as chief of staff and Ger- to those voters and shows them discussed PMO staff, there are Moussa, press secretary; Jordan serves credit for keeping the trains ald Butts as principal secretary. the positive effect of engagement others who play a signifi cant role, Deagle, lead writer; Gabrielle running on time,” said Warren John Duffy, a former Liberal in politics.” including director of issues man- Cesvet, writer; James McMillan, Kinsella, CEO of Daisy Consulting adviser and current partner at The biggest challenge for the agement Zita Astravas, director and a former Liberal strategist. StrategyCorp, where Ms. Telford Liberal government now is at the of operations John Zerucelli, and Continued on page 25 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 25 FEATURE PMO

and remained in the role when Mr. Trudeau became party leader in 2013. PMO deserves credit ‘for keeping Zoë Caron, Tyler Meredith, Simon Robertson, Christina Rettig, Patrick Trav- ers and Annie St-Onge are policy advisers, while Tim Krupa, Emmaline English and the trains running on time’ Julie Savard-Shaw are special assistants in the policy unit. Mary Ng is director of appointments in Continued from page 24 Broadhurst has a law degree from the Uni- bec lieutenant in the PMO. the PMO, working with special assistants versity of Toronto and is a former associate Mr. Zerucelli is director of operations in Natacha Engel and Tasha Ismail, as well with the law fi rm Davies, Ward, Phillips the PMO, and plays a major role in the offi ce, as Ms. Ng’s executive assistant, Nadia writer; Jeni Armstrong, speechwriter; Dave and Vineberg LLP in Toronto. He worked overseeing the regional desks, correspon- Khaiati. Sommer, digital creative lead; and Elea- under the Martin Liberal government for dence writers, and the tour advance team. In As director of issues management, Ms. nore Catenario, executive assistant to Ms. then-defence minister Bill Graham. this capacity he’s aided by: Claude Eric Gag- Astravas works closely with issues advis- Purchase. He worked in the Liberal leader’s offi ce né, deputy director of operations, and Noémie ers Ryan Dunn and Michael Jones, and The regional desks have also been a on the Hill under successive leaders from Julien, manager of operations, as well as his special assistant Michael Power. She’s crucial and well-performing aspect of the 2006 until 2013, including as chief of staff to executive assistant Kate VanGerven. a former executive assistant and later Liberal PMO to date, said Mr. Kinsella. Bob Rae as interim leader. In 2013, he be- Mr. Zerucelli, another former Al- research aide to Mr. Ignatieff as leader, Regional desk staff oversee issues and came national director of the party, a role he lan Rock aide, worked in Mr. Chrétien’s and moved over to become a ministerial interests emerging from their respective held during the 2015 campaign. In the PMO, Liberal PMO and later to then-minister aide at Queen’s Park following the 2011 regions, working to coordinate with similar Mr. Broadhurst helps oversee the prime Herb Dhaliwal before moving over to federal election. Ms. Astravas was press political staff stationed in ministerial of- minister’s scheduler, Geoff Hall; legislative Queen’s Park in 2003 to work for then- secretary to Mr. Trudeau during the 2015 fi ces as well as Members of Parliament, assistant, Rheal Lewis; and Mr. Broadhurst’s Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty. He left campaign, and subsequently left her gig divided by region, and weighing in with executive assistant Melissa Rumble. the Ontario legislature to study law, and as director of media relations and press policy advice. Mr. Reporter and former Montreal law- worked with Fraser Milner Casgrain, now secretary to Ontario Liberal Premier “The size of their job is really not fully yer Mathieu Bouchard are senior advisers Dentons, before returning to Queen’s Park Kathleen Wynne to join the PMO post- understood. They’ve got a huge new caucus to the PM, with Chris MacMillan serving as in 2014 to work for Deb Matthews, who election. of new members who have never been MPs their joint executive assistant and Natalie was Treasury Board president and deputy Dan Arnold is director of research before, who don’t really have as much of St-Denis working as special assistant. premier. During the 2015 federal election, and advertising, assisted by former intern an understanding of how to be an MP,” he A former chief of staff to the PM when he was national tour director for the Liber- turned full-time analyst Alex Kohut. said. “But the regional desks have done a he was fi rst elected Liberal leader, Mr. als, among other past roles. Former associate vice-president of Pollara very good job at keeping those people on Reporter previously worked as a ministe- Former press gallery chief Terry Guil- Strategic Insights, Mr. Arnold became lead track and keeping them on message and rial aide to former minister Allan Rock lon is lead media advance, in charge of pollster and research strategist for the keeping them organized.” under Jean Chrétien’s Liberal government advances Susan Menchini, Cassandra Al- Liberal Party in 2014 and served in that Working on the regional desks are: before leaving the Hill in 2010 to work for meida, Adam Grech, Alexandra Bernier, capacity during the 2015 campaign. Brittney Kerr, for B.C.; Jessie Singh Cha- Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP and returning and media advance and technical adviser Tommy Desfossés is Mr. Trudeau’s ex- hal, for the prairies and northern regions to politics to work on Mr. Trudeau’s leader- Julie Tatone. Jean-Luc Marion is manager ecutive assistant, a busy job that puts him Jamie Kippen, Ontario; Lindsay Hunter, ship campaign in 2013. of correspondence, overseeing writers at the centre of the PM’s work and a few Ontario; Marie-Laurence Lapointe, Que- “He is a very capable and very bright Jonathan Barry, Vanessa Gosselin, and steps behind him in most places he goes, bec; and Cyndi Jenkins, Atlantic. guy,” as a senior adviser “without portfolio,” Jeevvan Singh. while Dalal Saikali is a central special as- said Mr. Kinsella of Mr. Reporter. “They Running the PMO policy shop is direc- sistant in the PMO. Broadhurst de facto second-in- send him to fi x diffi cult situations,” includ- tor Mike McNair, aided by deputy director Finally, Hilary Leftick is an adviser to command ing stepping in as acting chief of staff to Justin To. Mr. McNair was previously a the PM on youth affairs and works closely The de facto second-in-command in the Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould for policy adviser under then-Liberal leader with special assistant Tamer Abdalla. Jeremy Broadhurst PMO is , as deputy chief a time after she lost hers in February. Michael Ignatieff and moved up to policy [email protected] of staff and deputy principal secretary. Mr. Mr. Bouchard is known to be a top Que- director under Mr. Rae as interim leader The Hill Times

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Prime Minister On the family-friendly discussion, Ms. Justin Trudeau, Bergen said she thinks Parliament should pictured with continue to sit Fridays, pointing to the head of the legislative agenda the past Conservative International government was able to get through under Monetary the current House hours. But she said the Fund Christine Conservatives are also open to seeing a Lagarde on the proposal and would support it if it actually Hill on Sept. 13. makes things run more effi ciently. The Hill Times NDP House Leader Peter Julian (New photograph by Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.) said he’s stick- Jake Wright ing around the role for now, but also said he isn’t ruling out his own leadership bid for the New Democrats, which would see him out of the top post too. For now, the NDP will be focusing on the growing levels of debt for families and seniors, First Nations issues, housing af- fordability, climate change, and a growing gap between what the Liberals are promis- ing and what they’ve delivered, including amending Bill C-51, Mr. Julian said. “Our role as the progressive opposition is to push the government to do the right thing, and when they do do the right thing, on occasion of course, to facilitate that. … That means giving a role to opposition parties since we have an important role to vet legislation, and it means striking a bal- ance between where the government wants to go and the opposition parties’ ability to contribute and improve legislation.” As for changes to how Parliament func- tions, Mr. Julian said the NDP favours having more votes after Question Period, and would like to see more effi cient scheduling of government legislation, but said the idea of removing Fridays and instead lengthening the other days’ sitting hours isn’t really fam- ily-friendly. Mr. Julian said they’re hoping a proposal will be made soon so the House can debate how to best move forward. “If the political will is there it could hap- family-friendly; and to begin a Prime Min- pen relatively quickly. If the political will is ister’s Question Period. not, then the prime minister is ultimately Mr. Lamoureux said to handle all this, going to have to provide the House leader Feds focus on he would like to soon see the House move some direction as to how important it is that on “some rule changes that will make our it gets done, because then it could become a parliamentary system work better,”—some- big battle in itself,” said Mr. Lamoureux. thing he said is a priority for Prime Minis- economy, middle ter Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.). Continued on page 27 “We are still hopeful the opposition par- ties will see some merit in terms of looking STATUS OF at our rules; is there a better way to deal with a government’s legislative agenda? GOVERNMENT class as House of The short answer to that is yes.” This could include fi nding ways to BILLS, MONDAY schedule votes and legislation to avoid time SEPT. 19, 2016 allocation, possibly removing Friday sit- Commons returns tings and in its place extending Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s sitting hours. anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51. “I’m HOUSE OF COMMONS The Liberals are expecting that that will be an interesting New House dynamics • C-2, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (third reading) promising a more discussion coming up,” he said. It will be Ms. Chagger’s fi rst test in her • C-4, An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary First, the government will be pushing to new role as House leader, as it will be for Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour substantive fall legislative quickly pass Bill C-22, An Act to establish the the new Conservative House Leader Can- Relations Act, and the Income Tax Act (report stage) National Security and Intelligence Committee dice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, Man.) who is • C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Economic Action session and will be Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second reading) of Parliamentarians and to make consequen- coming into the role this session to replace • C-7, An Act to Amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act, the looking to change how tial amendments to certain acts, introduced past House leader Andrew Scheer (Regina- Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board Act and Parliament works. by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale Qu’Appelle, Sask.) who backed away from other Acts, and to provide for certain other measures (consideration (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) at the end of the last the position last week to further pursue his of amendments made by the Senate) session. Once this passes and the committee potential party leadership campaign. • C-12, An Act to Amend the Canadian Forces Members and Continued from page 1 is set up, it could deal with Bill C-51. Conservative interim-leader Rona Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act and to make Other things the government is prioritiz- Ambrose (Sturgeon River-Parkland, Alta.) consequential amendments to other Acts (second reading) “Our government is focused on creating ing include: working with the Senate to pass also shuffl ed out deputy House leader Scott • C-13, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous opportunities for middle-class Canadi- Bill C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Reid (Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, Ont.) for Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian ans and growing the economy. We cur- Act, which is at second reading in the Sen- Grande Prairie-Mackenzie, Alta. MP Chris Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act rently have a number of bills in front of the Warkentin, who she said “will give our House and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, and to make related ate; and negotiating a new Health Accord amendments to another Act (second reading) House which will help grow the economy with the provinces and territories, something leadership team an extra pair of gloves for • C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the and strengthen the middle class, one being Mr. Lamoureux said Health Minister Jane stickhandling House proceedings and will Criminal Code (second reading) help coordinate our Question Period strategy.” Bill C-2 [An Act to amend the Income Tax Philpott (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) has • C-17, An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental and Socio- Act] for instance,” said Ms. Chagger in an been “proactively dealing with.” In an interview, Ms. Bergen said she’s economic Assessment Act and to make a consequential email to The Hill Times. At the end of the last session, Mr. Lamou- already spoken to Ms. Chagger and said amendment to another Act (second reading) Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg reux told The Hill Times that he would like she believes they will be able to reset the • C-18, An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban Park Act, the North, Man.), parliamentary secretary to the to see the House leadership team explore relationship and that it will be a priority Parks Canada Agency Act and the Canada National Parks Act government House leader, said the govern- introducing more priority bills earlier this for her to develop a good working relation- (second reading) ment wants to continue discussing its eco- fall, something he anticipates happening this ship based on mutual respect. • C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act (second reading) nomic plans, specifi cally how to empower month. He said with more pressure on the gov- The Conservatives’ priorities in the • C-22, An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Canadians want to join the middle class. ernment to get legislation through, cooperation House this session will be the economy, Committee of Parliamentarians and to make consequential He said to expect the Liberals to take with the opposition parties will be crucial. and speaking out “on behalf of taxpayers,” amendments to certain Acts (second reading) time in the House to remind Canadians At the beginning of Mr. LeBlanc’s on issues like Bill C-2, the Canadian Pen- • C-23, An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in about the recently rolled-out Canada Child mandate, the government had promised sion Plan, and a potential price on carbon. Canada and the United States (Preclearance Act) (second reading) Benefi t, but also to discuss the proposed to move on a number of parliamentary “I defi nitely plan to use every tool that SENATE changes to the Canada Pension Plan. reforms, including changing the standing is available to us to hold the government • S-2, An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and to make a As well, he said the government intends orders, or House rules, to stop the use of to account and to ensure that they respect consequential amendment to another Act (second reading) to move on its promise to repeal parts omnibus bills and the overuse of proroga- not only Parliament and they respect what • C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act and to make of the last government’s controversial tion; to fi nd ways to make the House more they do there,” said Ms. Bergen. consequential amendments to another Act (second reading) THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 27 NEWS LEGISLATION Liberals poised for substantive legislative session The rest of the week could be renegoti- Continued from page 26 ated following Tuesday’s House leaders’ meeting, but it’s expected Bill C-13 will On the agenda: continue to be debated. Debate will pick On Monday the House will begin with back up on Bill C-4, An Act to amend the a debate and vote on Conservative MP Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Ben Lobb’s (Huron-Bruce, Ont.) private Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Liberal House Leader Bardish Chagger, Conservative House Leader Candice Bergen, and NDP member’s bill, Bill C-232, An Act to amend Public Service Labour Relations Act and House Leader Peter Julian. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright the Excise Act, which will change the rates the Income Tax Act; and Bill C-5, An Act to on excise tax paid by distillers and brew- repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the Econom- ers. It will then spend the early part of the ic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1. ment will hold a referendum is expected to Other top issues that are anticipated to afternoon continuing the debate, at third Both Bill C-4, which repeals contro- continue, as the Special House Committee come up this fall and through the next ses- reading, the government’s fl agship legisla- versial labour measures passed in private on Electoral Reform moves into its cross- sion include possible legislative changes as a tion, Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Income members’ bills last Parliament and was left Canada consultations. result of the Justice Department’s review of Tax Act. Introduced by Finance Minister at report stage, and Bill C-5, which still at the criminal justice system; the Department of Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.) this second reading, seeks to remove a con- Making hard decisions National Defence’s defence policy review and bill enshrines in law the government’s troversial Conservative change to public This week the House Finance Commit- future military missions; a fl eshed-out climate middle-class tax changes, although fi nan- service sick leave terms, are seen to be tee begins the next round of pre-budget change plan; movement on the controversial cially the change had already been put in attempts to reset the relationship with the consultations. Many see the next budget as pipeline approvals and changes to the Na- place for the latest tax season. Passing the public service. where the rubber will hit the road for the tional Energy Board; implementing a federal bill is more symbolic now than practically The Conservatives will have their fi rst government’s long list of promises. process for the legalization and regulation of required. opposition day of the session on Thursday. “The biggest challenge they’re going to marijuana; continued infrastructure spend- After QP, the House will resume debate As of deadline no new government bills have is ‘how do you handle having to make ing; continued discussion around the ongoing on Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Food and had been put on the notice paper, so it will hard decisions?’” said Joe Jordan, a former issues with Canada Post, the Phoenix Pay Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, be at least the fi rst few days before any Liberal MP and senior associate at Bluesky System, and Shared Services Canada; and the the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Ca- new legislation is introduced. Strategy Group. now-underway National Inquiry into Missing nadian Environmental Protection Act, the In the fi rst sitting after forming govern- “There’s realistic constraints and once and Murdered Indigenous Women. Pest Control Products Act and the Canada ment, the Liberals managed to pass nine you start making hard decisions … that The House will also debate a number Consumer Product Safety Act. Introduced government bills, although fi ve of those tends to burst the honeymoon bubble when of private members’ bills and push the by International Trade Minister Chrystia were simple appropriation bills, making all of a sudden you’ve got either a sector government to show its hand on priority Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.), the sure the government had enough money to or a group of constituents that are all of a initiatives by passing or defeating MPs’ or bill implements a trade facilitation agree- keep things running. sudden very angry,” he said, adding that it’ll Senators’ bills that so far have some level ment reached by members of the World The ongoing discussion around elector- be a test of how unifi ed the caucus is, and of support on all sides. Trade Organization at Geneva in 2014. al reform and whether or not the govern- how unifi ed they can stay. The Hill Times

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Playing it cool: PMO The 15 most chief of staff Katie Telford and principal secretary infl uential Gerald Butts, pictured in this fi le photo at the National unelected Press Theatre, are two of the most infl uential people in federal political staffers. The Hill Times photograph by government Jake Wright

doing the same job for former These are some of Liberal Ontario premier Dalton the people who our McGuinty. The Hill Times readers voted him No 1 in the Top 25 List elected offi cials for Hill staffers this year, as well have deemed as for being the most infl uential and having the best prime minis- worthy of wielding terial access. a great deal sway on Katie Telford, chief of staff public policy. to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau PMO chief BY DEREK ABMA of staff Ka- tie Telford. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau The Hill Times Cyrus Reporter, senior menting modernized technology of Justin Trudeau’s closest advis- is the ultimate face of the federal photograph by adviser to Prime Minister and culture through the federal ers. He helped create the platform government. Jake Wright Justin Trudeau bureaucracy. Mr. Wernick was a that ultimately won the Liberals Members of his cabinet also deputy clerk in the PCO before the election. His connections to come to mind when people think PMO senior his promotion to clerk and has the Liberal establishment go back who to thank or blame for any adviser Cyrus been with the federal public ser- a ways, having been a staffer for number of different federal poli- While she doesn’t garner Reporter. vice since 1981. former prime minister Paul Mar- cies. At the local level, MPs are as much attention as her col- Photograph tin, and to Stéphane Dion when the ones people look to when they league Gerald Butts—particularly courtesy of Matthew Mendelsohn, PCO’s he was party leader. He’s got have an issue they hope makes it on social media—Katie Telford Cyrus Reporter’s deputy secretary to cabinet, some solid academic background to the top of the federal hierarchy, is one of the most important and LinkedIn results and delivery on his resumé as well, being a or when they want answers about infl uential people inside the PMO. former associate director of the PCO deputy certain policies. “She’s on top of everything,” is Cyrus Reporter has been University of Ottawa’s Graduate Yet, beyond these people are how one Liberal respondent to secretary School of Public and Internation- around the block and back again, Matthew scores of others whose infl u- The Hill Times annual staffer poll and now enjoys the confi dence al Affairs. ence on federal policy cannot be described Ms. Telford. She, too, Mendelsohn. of the prime minister with his The Hill Times underestimated, but who did not is a Queen’s Park alumnus from wealth of experience. He was Stephen Poloz, governor of have to attain public approval at the McGuinty days, having served photograph by the Bank of Canada chief of staff for former Liberal Jake Wright the ballot box before assuming as chief of staff to former educa- cabinet minister Allan Rock from their positions. Some enjoy a cer- tion minister Gerald Kennedy for 1996 to 2003, following him tain amount of public recognition about two years before helping through the portfolios of Jus- Matthew Mendelsohn’s com- while others are virtually anony- him out in his 2006 campaign to tice, Health, and Industry. After ing to the PCO was announced mous to most beyond insiders and be the federal Liberal leader. Mr. spending about a decade as a by Mr. Trudeau even before news hardcore political junkies. Trudeau, incidentally, was also lawyer for Dentons, Mr. Reporter that Mr. Wernick was given the Below is The Hill Times’ list of among those trying to rally sup- returned to politics in 2013 to be top job. Aspects of Mr. Men- the 15 most infl uential unelected port around Mr. Kennedy for the Mr. Trudeau’s chief of staff as delsohn’s background have offi cials in the federal govern- Liberal leadership 10 years ago. Liberal Party leader. He’s now a fuelled speculation he’s in line for ment right now: key person in the PMO, being the the top job at the PCO, such as Jeremy Broadhurst, deputy offi ce’s representative on some of sharing a background at Queen’s Gerald Butts, principal chief of staff to Prime the most complicated fi les, such Park with some of the top people secretary to Prime Minster Minister Justin Trudeau as Syrian refugees. in the PMO and being a key Justin Trudeau architect of the Liberal platform PMO deputy that helped the party win the elec- chief of Michael Wernick, clerk of tion last year. His job title, with staff Jeremy Privy Council the inclusion of “results and de- Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz. Broadhurst. PCO clerk livery,” seems to scream out that The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright The Hill Times Michael this is a position this government photograph by Wernick. considers abundantly important. Along with the Finance minis- Jake Wright The Hill Times He’s got policy-wonk cred going ter, the Bank of Canada governor photograph by for him as well, being the found- is someone Canadians and mar- Jake Wright ing director of the think-tank, the kets look to for guidance and ac- Jeremy Broadhurst is the Mowat Centre, tion when they get nervous about third most senior player in the the economy. Stephen Poloz was PMO principal secretary Gerald Butt. PMO, after Mr. Butts and Ms. Michael Wernick was appoint- Robert Asselin, director of appointed in 2013 to take over The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright Telford. He takes on the role as ed, to the surprise of some, to this policy to Finance Minister for Mark Carney, whose efforts the offi ce’s “Ottawa guy” who position in January, making him Bill Morneau getting Canada through the Gerald Butts is arguably the keeps tabs on cabinet to make global fi nancial crisis of 2008- the top-ranked public servant Robert Asselin, most infl uential fi gure among the sure things are going according 09 earned him the top job at the in the country. He was charged staffer to prime minister’s inner circle with to plan. He was also central to Bank of England. Mr. Poloz has with the task of helping develop the fi nance a relationship with Mr. Trudeau the Liberals’ election campaign not faced the same challenges as a process for subsequent appoint- minister. that dates back to the pair’s uni- last year that brought them to his predecessor, but his decisions ments to this position, fuelling Photograph versity days at McGill. Called by power and the modernization of on interest rates and the national speculation that he would not be courtesy of some a “policy ninja,” he is seen the party that preceded it. His money supply have a tremen- around long. However, he told Robert Asselin’s as someone who thinks beyond federal experience dates back dous impact on the economy. Mr. The Hill Times earlier this year Twitter the day-to-day headlines and 2004 when he became a staffer that there’s no rush to complete Poloz held jobs with the Bank of strives for a consistency in policy for Martin-era cabinet minister this task, as he’s not expecting Canada between 1981 and 1995. that will help establish a clearly Bill Graham. He stayed with Mr. to leave anytime soon. In the Robert Asselin is advising the Before rejoining the bank in 2013 understood narrative about what Graham in his role as interim meantime, he’s continuing efforts man who oversees the govern- as governor, he had spent more the Trudeau government stands Liberal leader after the 2006 started his predecessors such ment’s purse strings, and he also than a decade at Export Develop- for. Mr. Butts helped learn the election and has worked for trying to attract younger people spent a year before his appoint- ment Canada, with his last two trade of guiding government by every Liberal leader since. to the public service and imple- ment to this job last year as one years there as CEO. THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 29 FEATURE PEOPLE

Kim Campbell, chair of the advisory board for Supreme CABINET The 15 most Court appointments The for- Prime Minister Trudeau’s Cabinet mer Progres- sive Conser- Listed in order of precedence: infl uential vative prime Prime Minister Justin Trudeau minister— Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale the fi rst and Kim Campbell, chair Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay only woman of the advisory board Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion to hold the for Supreme Court Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum unelected Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett The job—is lead- appointments. Treasury Board President Scott Brison ing a seven- Hill Times photograph by Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard Minister Dominic LeBlanc person team Jake Wright Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains responsible Finance Minister Bill Morneau people in federal Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould for creating a shortlist for the Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy M. Foote prime minister to choose from to International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland become the next Supreme Court Health Minister Jane Philpott government judge. Its fi rst task is getting a re- Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos placement for Thomas Cromwell, Transport Minister Marc Garneau who retired on Sept. 1. While the International Development and La Francophonie Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau prime minister still holds the fi nal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr Joint Operations Command, and Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly David MacNaughton, say—even reserving the right to was commander of Joint Task National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier Canada’s ambassador to the pick someone not on the list—this Force Afghanistan and Task Force Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister National Defence Kent Hehr U.S. marks a substantial transfer of Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna Kandahar in 2009 and in 2010. David Mac- infl uence away from PMO on a National Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan Naughton, decision that can affect funda- Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk Mark D. Jarvis, PCO adviser Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi Canada’s am- on democratic reform mental constitutional issues in Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef bassador to the the future. Before becoming party Sport and Persons with Disabilities Minister Carla Qualtrough U.S. Photograph PCO adviser leader and prime minister after Science Minister Kirsty Duncan courtesy of Govern- Mark D. Jar- Brian Mulroney stepped down in Status of Women Minister Patricia Hajdu Small Business and Tourism Minister and Government House Leader Bardish Chagger ment of Canada vis. Photograph 1993, Kim Campbell spent three courtesy of years as Justice minister—and as Mark D. Jarvis’s with that other job she had, she David MacNaughton is the LinkedIn was the fi rst woman to do it. CABINET COMMITTEES Trudeau government’s handpicked person to be the face of Canada Cabinet Committee Mandates and Membership in Washington, D.C. There’s much Anne McLellan, chair of the talk lately about how much at- Mark Jarvis is another example Task Force on Marijuana tention Canada should be giving of the Trudeau government recruit- Legalization and Regulation Cabinet Committee on Agenda and Results Cabinet Committee on Canada in the World China, though the United States— ing problem-solvers who can make The for- Sets the government’s forward agenda and tracks and Public Security with its gigantic economy, military, a strong argument that they know mer cabinet progress on priorities. Considers issues concerning Canada’s engagement and location at our doorstep—will what they’re talking about. Having minister in Chair: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with and participation in the international community, Members: Ralph Goodale, Scott Brison, Dominic LeBlanc, the promotion of Canadian interests and values continue to be Canada’s most im- joined the PCO earlier this year, Mr. the Liberal Jarvis is largely known for being a governments Navdeep Bains, Bill Morneau, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Judy abroad, the management of bilateral and multilateral portant relationship for the fore- Foote, Chrystia Freeland, Jean-Yves Duclos, Mélanie Joly, and relations, and international assistance. Responsible for seeable future. Whether it’s Hillary co-writer of the 2011 Donner Prize of Jean Chrétien and Harjit Sajjan. issues related to domestic and global security. Clinton or Donald Trump who win winning book, Democratizing the Marijuana task Chair: Ralph Goodale the U.S. election in November, Constitution: Reforming Responsi- Paul Mar- force chair Anne Treasury Board Vice-Chair: Chrystia Freeland Canada will face uncertainty and ble Government. He’s also a former tin is now McLellan. The Hill Acts as the government’s management board. Provides Members: Stéphane Dion, John McCallum, Marc Garneau, possible changes in the dynamic researcher at the Mowat Centre, tasked with Times photograph by Jake oversight of the government’s fi nancial management and Marie-Claude Bibeau, Catherine McKenna, Harjit Sajjan, of that relationship. The Canadian has another writing credit with the ushering in Wright spending, as well as oversight on human resources issues. Kirsty Duncan, Diane Lebouthillier, and Lawrence MacAulay. Is the employer for the public service, and establishes poli- government will rely on the advice 2005 book Modernizing Govern- a fundamen- ment Accountability: A Framework tal change in how Canada treats cies and common standards for administrative, personnel, Cabinet Committee on Canada-United States and diplomatic skills of Mr. Mac- fi nancial and organizational practices across government. Relations Naughton in the years ahead. He’s for Reform, and has more than a what is currently classifi ed as an illegal narcotic. Anne McLellan Fulfi lls the role of the Committee of Council in approving Considers issues concerning the fostering of strong got a strong background in both decade’s worth of federal public ser- regulatory policies and regulations, and most orders-in- relations between Canada and the United States and is in charge of a group of nine private-sector business and poli- vice experience, including jobs as council. Responsible for reporting to Parliament. the advancement of mutual interests. tics. He was chair of both Aereus a research analyst for the Canada that are producing recommenda- Chair: Scott Brison Chair: Chrystia Freeland Technologies and StrategyCorp School of Public Service and as a tions—due in November—for Vice-Chair: Catherine McKenna Vice-Chair: Ralph Goodale before becoming ambassador, and policy analyst for Human Resourc- many aspects that must be Members: Bill Morneau, Jane Philpott, Jean-Yves Members: Lawrence MacAulay, Stéphane Dion, John in years previous was principal es Development Canada. His views considered as marijuana becomes Duclos, and John McCallum McCallum, Marc Garneau, Catherine McKenna, Harjit Alternates: Lawrence MacAulay, Bardish Chagger, Sajjan, Bardish Chagger, and Kirsty Duncan. secretary to Mr. McGuinty as on electoral reform will play a role a legal substance, including but in what happens in this area in the not limited to things like how old Jim Carr, Amarjeet Sohi, and Maryam Monsef. premier of Ontario. He has also Cabinet Committee on Intelligence and been chief executive of lobbying coming months. someone needs to be to buy and use it, where it will be sold, and Cabinet Committee on Open and Transparent Emergency Management company Hill & Knowlton Strate- Government and Parliament Meets as required to consider intelligence reports and gies, among other things. Huguette Labelle, chair how its quality and safety should Considers issues concerning the reform of democratic institu- priorities and to coordinate and manage responses of the Independent be monitored. Mr. McLellan’s tions and processes, improving government transparency to public emergencies and national security incidents. Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief Advisory Board for Senate experience as Justice minister and openness, and issues and strategies related to parlia- Regularly reviews the state of Canadian readiness. of the Defence staff Appointments is no doubt coming into play as mentary affairs and the government’s legislative agenda. Chair: Justin Trudeau Hu- she embarks on this role. Chair: Carla Qualtrough Vice-Chair: Jody Wilson-Raybould Gen. Jonathan guette Labelle Vice-Chair: Dominic LeBlanc Members: Ralph Goodale, Stéphane Dion, Dominic Vance, chief is now lead- Marie Lemay, deputy Members: Lawrence MacAulay, Marc Garneau, LeBlanc, Judy Foote, Jane Philpott, and Harjit Sajjan. of the Defence Mélanie Joly, Kent Hehr, MaryAnn Mihychuk, Maryam ing a group minister of Public Works and Monsef, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Cabinet Committee on Environment, Climate staff. The Hill of people Government Services Bardish Chagger, Judy Foote, and Patty Hajdu. Change, and Energy Times photograph who have a Huguette Labelle, In April, Marie Lemay became Considers issues concerning sustainable develop- by Jake Wright great deal of chair of the Inde- the top bureaucrat in this key Cabinet Committee on Growing the Middle ment, the stewardship of Canada’s natural resources, infl uence on pendent Advisory federal department, providing over- Class environment, energy, water and Canada’s contribution something sight on decisions relating to the Responsible for initiatives that will strengthen and to addressing climate change. Board for Senate grow the middle class. Considers strategies designed Chair: Mélanie Joly Gen. Jonathan Vance has a that was pre- Appointments. purchase, sale, and renovation of viously nearly to promote innovation, inclusive economic growth, Vice-Chair: Kirsty Duncan mandate to advise to the govern- Photograph courtesy of federal properties and the contract- opportunity, employment, and social security, includ- Members: Carolyn Bennett, Navdeep Bains, Jim Carr, ment on things like resource the exclusive World Economic Forum ing out of various services for the ing sectoral strategies and initiatives. Catherine McKenna, Amarjeet Sohi, and Dominic LeBlanc. requirements and options for privilege of government, among many other Chair: Jane Philpott military action, including giving the prime minister. Despite the fact roles. At this early stage in her ten- Vice-Chair: Jean-Yves Duclos Cabinet Committee on Defence Procurement likely scenarios that could devel- the prime minister will still make ure at Public Services, Ms. Lemay Members: Carolyn Bennett, Scott Brison, Dominic Considers and coordinates major acquisitions of op as a result of carrying through the fi nal call on who becomes a is going through what could be the LeBlanc, Navdeep Bains, Bill Morneau, Jim Carr, Diane defence equipment. or refraining from carrying Senator, providing the PM with a most daunting challenge she will Lebouthillier, MaryAnn Mihychuk, Amarjeet Sohi, Chair: Jim Carr Bardish Chagger, and Patty Hajdu. through on certain things. With shortlist of candidates to choose face here: the Phoenix pay-system Vice-Chair: Scott Brison from gives Ms. Labelle and her crisis. If she manages to get out Members: Navdeep Bains, Judy Foote, Marc Gar- ISIS continuing to be a global Cabinet Committee on Diversity and Inclusion neau, Harjit Sajjan, and Kirsty Duncan. concern, peacekeeping needs in team of 17 a certain amount of say of this mess in a reasonable way, Considers issues concerning the social fabric of Canada Africa, Russian aggression, and on people who will be able to infl u- her stock will rise exponentially. and the promotion of Canadian pluralism. Examines Cabinet Committee on Litigation Management other issues, his views will factor ence federal legislation for years to Ms. Lemay’s previous experience initiatives designed to strengthen the relationship with Supports the Justice minister by reviewing the govern- into some of the government’s come. Mr. Labelle was chancellor includes being deputy minister of indigenous Canadians, improve the economic perfor- ment’s litigation strategy and considering the policy, most important decisions in the of the University of Ottawa from Canada Economic Development mance of immigrants, and promote Canadian diversity, fi nancial, and legal implications of litigation involving near term. Gen. Vance has been a 1994 to 2012, and she has 19 years for Quebec Regions, associate multiculturalism, and linguistic duality. the Canadian government. member of the Canadian Armed of deputy ministerial experience deputy minister of Infrastructure Chair: John McCallum Chair: Dominic LeBlanc Vice-Chair: Mélanie Joly Vice-Chair: Patty Hajdu Forces for almost 35 years. Before with departments such as Transport Canada, and CEO of the National Canada, the Public Service Com- Members: Carolyn Bennett, Jody Wilson-Raybould, Members: Carolyn Bennett, Catherine McKenna, being appointed to his current Capital Commission. Jean-Yves Duclos, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Kent Hehr, Bill Morneau, Carla Qualtrough, and Jody Wilson- role last year, he held positions mission, and the Canadian Interna- [email protected] Maryam Monsef, Carla Qualtrough, Patty Hajdu, Raybould. such as commander of Canadian tional Development Agency. The Hill Times Bardish Chagger, and Diane Lebouthillier. Source: PMO website 30 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 OPINION COMMUNICATIONS Parties’ governing approach similar, but Liberals know how to communicate

National governments Globe and Mail. Then he fl oats some num- bers and gives himself a couple of months don’t have a lot of to decide: “But we as a government will not decide our proposal until November.” discretion in terms First, he gives us no details. Second, he of handling the doesn’t express any opinion, but he speaks on behalf of the people of Canada. Third, county’s fi nances and he doesn’t make any commitment in terms economy, and major of numbers or timing. He said his government wants to raise sectors like energy the number of new permanent residents to and pharmaceuticals. a level of 300,000 (this was announced 23 years ago in Jean Chrétien’s Red Book and However, there is a lot never done) and in this number he includes almost 55,000 refugees, a target of 155,000 of difference in how economic immigrants, and 80,000 under you might present your family reunifi cation. With this statement, McCallum makes programs. Canadians and future Canadians feel good without giving details and leaving the gov- Immigration Minister John McCallum recently pulled off ‘a masterpiece of communications’ by ernment free to make whatever decision having ‘nothing to say’ but saying it ‘very well,’ writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by they want when the time comes, or even Jake Wright make no decision at all. He is saying nothing new, but it was a masterpiece of communications. He had ANGELO PERSICHILLI nothing to say, but he said it very well. Of course, they cannot keep playing this shell game forever. But no worries. ORONTO—If I had to associate the fed- Here come the Conservatives to the rescue, Teral political parties with professions, doing exactly the contrary of what they I would compare the Conservatives to a should do—a déjà vu of last year’s federal dentist talking about a root canal, the Lib- campaign. erals to a travel agent talking about sunny Instead of talking about feel-good destinations, and the NDP to a CSIS secret generalities, they put on the table a specifi c agent talking about secretive things. program that is easily targetable by the They’re all talking about things that ex- opposition and media, it makes them look ist, but that you don’t see. anti-immigrant, and the debate moves from The New Volvo S90 The reality is that the substance of all the feel-good, do-nothing approach of the three of them is similar. In a globalized Liberals to the nasty Conservative, always- world, national governments don’t have a ready-to-bully-someone approach. lot of discretion in terms of handling the Furthermore, while Conservative lead- country’s fi nances and economy, and major ership candidate Kellie Leitch talks about sectors like energy and pharmaceuticals. a mechanism to screen new immigrants However, there is a lot of difference in how for “anti-Canadian values,” other candi- you might present your programs. Nowa- dates, instead of moving on with other days, communications is everything. meaningful issues, start attacking one of The Liberals are the best at this, while the leading candidates, who, on her part, the Conservatives are the worst. The NDP starts a convoluted explanation about how is somewhere in the middle as they pro- her proposal can improve the social and mote their plans with all the enthusiasm of cultural relationship between present and a funeral home director. new Canadians. I know Kellie Leitch and I Let’s take a look at the present federal know she is pro-immigrant, just like most political debate. Health care and the econ- Canadians and even like McCallum. But in omy are usually at the forefront. However, politics, you are judged according to what A new era in design and innovation being that the fi rst topic is more provin- you say, how you say it, and not about what cially controlled and the debate on the you think. economy tends to be made by economists Like a dentist, instead of telling people and central bank governors, immigration how the root canal surgery can benefi t gets pushed to the front burner. the patient’s health in general terms, such If we take the Liberals’ approach com- as improving digestion because they can Starting at... pared to the one chosen by the Conserva- chew better, the Conservatives give details tives in dealing with immigration (the NDP about the root canal itself. That’s not what is still MIA), you could write the perfect the patient wants to hear when sitting in $56,900 +HST manual for communications, complete with front of the dentist with an open mouth. dos and don’ts. Angelo Persichilli is a freelance journal- Let’s take a look at what Immigration ist and a former citizenship judge for the Minister John McCallum said last week: “I Greater Toronto Area. He was also a direc- have been hearing a lot of input, and all the tor of communications to former prime hundreds of people I’ve spoken to across the minister Stephen Harper and is the former stlaurentvolvo.com country, most of them, almost all of them, political editor of Canadese, Canada’s have advocated [for] more immigrants, Italian-language newspaper in Toronto. whether for demographic reasons or for job- [email protected] St. Laurent Volvo 1300 Michael Street, Ottawa | (613) 749-8658 shortage reasons,” Mr. McCallum told The The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 31 OPINION GLOBAL AFFAIRS

Prime Minister Viktor Hungary: closing the border Orban. Photograph courtesy of The immediate driver of spray and loaded pistols to help them in their It’s not just Hungarians who want to keep Wikipedia task. And on Oct. 2 it will hold a special ref- Muslim refugees out of the EU. Right-wing this tsunami of refugees erendum asking Hungarians: “Do you want nationalists in Poland, the Czech Republic, the European Union to be able to mandate Slovakia, Croatia and even Austria feel the will often be wars, but the obligatory resettlement of non-Hungar- same, and they dominate the governments in what drives the wars ian citizens into Hungary even without the most of those countries. They see the more approval of the National Assembly?” relaxed attitude of the big Western European will be climate change The answer that Prime Minister Viktor members to “multi-culturalism” as a slow-mo- and runaway population Orban wants is “No,” and he is certain to tion form of cultural suicide (which is why drives the wars will be climate change get it. He was an anti-Communist student Szijjarto called Asselborn a “classic nihilist”). and runaway population growth. Africa’s growth. Africa’s radical when I fi rst interviewed him almost Most Eastern Europeans think this way population will double in the next 30 years, population will double thirty years ago in the dying days of the because they have a different history. They just as global warming cuts deeply into the Soviet empire. Now he is a right-wing dem- experienced almost no immigration under continent’s food production. in the next 30 years, just agogue—but he knew what Hungarians four decades of Communist rule, and it is The population growth rate of the really thought about Communist rule then, usually the places with few or no immi- greater Middle East, from Morocco to Paki- as global warming cuts and he understands what they think about grants that are most terrifi ed of them. They stan, is lower than Africa’s but higher than deeply into the continent’s giving asylum to Muslim refugees now. also remember centuries of being attacked any other region. Many countries can’t The EU foreign minister who made that and invaded by a Muslim great power, grow enough to feed their own people even food production. incendiary remark about Hungarians shoot- the Ottoman Empire (which ruled most of now, and intense heat and semi-permanent ing refugees was Jean Asselborn of Luxem- Hungary for more than 150 years). drought will make the problem far worse. bourg, the smallest of the EU’s 28 countries, This does not excuse their extreme There will be tens of millions of refugees, and the foreign ministers of several bigger EU views about Muslim refugees—“Calling and their destination will be the relatively countries, including Germany’s Frank-Walter someone a moderate Muslim is like calling developed and well-fed countries of Europe Steinmeier, immediately condemned it. someone a moderate Nazi,” said Czech (and, in the case of refugees from central and Hungary’s foreign minister, Peter Szij- President Milos Zeman fi ve years ago— southern Africa, South Africa as well). Simi- jarto, said that Asselborn has “long left the but it does explain them. They think the lar waves of climate refugees will be washing GWYNNE DYER ranks of politicians who could be taken Germans are crazy to let a million Muslim up against the southern border of the United seriously,” and has become a “frivolous migrants in, and they have no intention of States and the northern coast of Australia. character” who is “patronising, arrogant sharing that burden even if Berlin and the The Hungarians may not end up shoot- ONDON, ENGLAND—“Hungary is not and frustrated.” He also called Asselborn other big Western capitals say they should. ing refugees on their southern border this Lfar away from issuing orders to open a “classic nihilist” who works tirelessly to You can and should condemn this at- time around. It’s still a quite small prob- fi re on refugees,” said one of the European destroy Europe’s security and culture. titude to desperate and mostly harmless lem: one or two million refugees in the Union’s foreign ministers on Tuesday, and Szijjarto will not be alone in his views refugees—even though there will inevita- European Union (pop. 500 million) is really called for the country to be suspended or on Friday, when 27 EU foreign ministers bly be a few “sleepers” among them who only a drop in the bucket. even expelled from the EU because of its (the British foreign minister, Boris Johnson, are loyal to Islamic State—but you can’t But with time the number of refugees “massive violation” of the EU’s fundamen- was not invited) gather in Bratislava for an just ignore it. Global refugees are more nu- will grow, and politics everywhere is vul- tal values. And it’s true that Hungary has informal summit. The offi cial topic is the Eu- merous today than at any other time since nerable to demagogues. In 30 years’ time, built a 175-km. razor-wire fence along its ropean Union’s future post-Brexit, but they 1950, but in twenty years there will prob- and perhaps much sooner, there may be southern border to keep migrants out. will also be debating what to do about the ably be fi ve or ten times as many—and the shooting along all these borders. It has deployed ten thousand police and million-plus migrants, most of them Syrian, borders will be slamming shut everywhere. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist soldiers along that border, and is recruiting Iraq and Afghan refugees, who arrived in the The immediate driver of this tsunami whose articles are published in 45 countries. 3,000 “border-hunters” equipped with pepper- EU in the past eighteen months. of refugees will often be wars, but what The Hill Times

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Robert Fox, who is Bill Fox’s brother, is the new HILL CLIMBERS national director for the federal BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT NDP. He started on Sept. 12. While he’s a brand new offi cial party Amid party ‘renewal,’ member, Mr. Fox said he’s long ‘been actively NDP recruits Robert Fox supporting the agenda that the NDP has as new national director advanced for many years,’ in various Robert Fox steps into the busy not only meeting his new colleagues roles and said at party headquarters, but also getting ac- he thinks top job as party heads into quainted with MPs in the party’s 44-mem- his outsider tumultuous fall session in ber federal caucus as it prepares for the status was new fall parliamentary session. ‘one of the the House of Commons. “People are very excited about the next reasons’ he month ahead and the leadership race and was offered other things that are on our agenda,” he said. the job. ormer Oxfam Canada executive direc- While he’s a brand new offi cial party mem- Photograph tor Robert Fox has been recruited to ber, Mr. Fox highlighted that he’s long “been F courtesy of serve as the New Democratic Party’s new actively supporting the agenda that the NDP Robert Fox national director and says he’s excited to has advanced for many years,” in various roles, bring an outsider’s perspective to the party including for non-partisan organizations, and during its “renewal.” said he thinks his outsider status was “one of Mr. Fox marked his offi cial fi rst day on the reasons” he was offered the job. the job at party headquarters in downtown “They see that it’s a time for renewal, Ottawa on Sept. 12. it’s a time for new challenges and a new “It’s an exciting challenge,” he told Hill approach and they see the background that Climbers in an interview on Sept. 13. “I I have in the social movement, the excite- actually sort of come from outside of the ment that I have around issues of equity party and have been moving in other and inclusion and sustainability and a more spaces, so there’s lots for me to learn, but peaceful Canada, issues that resonate very I’m very excited.” much with the base of the party,” he said. With the NDP caucus retreat last week in Montreal, Que., Mr. Fox said he was Continued on page 33

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118,777 donors—while the Liber- Back in July, the minister’s munications associate for Defence als brought in roughly $21.3-mil- director of communications last Construction Canada and before Canada’s federal lion in all and the Conservatives session, Michael Davis, departed that was a communications offi cer raised about $29-million. During from his role. Mr. Davis had been with the Army Cadet League of the fi rst quarter of 2016, the NDP hired to oversee communications Canada. She’s also previously raised roughly $1.35-million from for Ms. Wilson-Raybould as a worked as an associate producer for Justice Minister 16,663 and raised $1.08-million political aide last March but has Radio-Canada in Ottawa on a free- from 15,906 donors in the second now left the Hill. lance basis, according to her Linke- quarter of this year. A former director of Family dIn profi le, and briefl y worked as a In a news release announcing Services of Greater Vancouver, he national organizing assistant for the Wilson-Raybould Mr. Fox’s appointment as national was also a partner and managing di- Green Party of Canada. director, NDP president Marit rector of Reputations Corp, a public For just over a year starting in Stiles said the party is “honoured” relations and communications com- May 2014, she served as a fran- to have him on board. pany in British Columbia up until cophone spokesperson for Equal hires a new press “He has the passion, instincts, joining the minister’s staff team. Voice, a multi-partisan organiza- and experience that I believe will No new communications tion dedicated to electing more help our party engage our base of director has yet been hired, but women in Canada, as described energized supporters, carry out following his departure, on Sept. online. Ms. Gervais has a bach- secretary a successful leadership race, and 6, Valérie Gervais started her new elor of arts in journalism from the build the excellent team we need in job as Ms. Wilson-Raybould’s University of Ottawa. order to prepare for the next federal ministerial press secretary. Now on Ms. Wilson-Raybould’s election,” she said in the release. Until then, Ms. Gervais had ministerial staff team, Ms. Gervais Justice Minister Jody LinkedIn profi le. He went on to been working for the House ad- is being aided by director of parlia- serve fi rst as a policy assistant ministration as a senior commu- mentary affairs Joanne Ghiz, who Wilson-Raybould to then mayor of Ottawa, Marion Communications nications adviser in the Offi ce of has continued to lend a hand to hires Valérie Gervais. Dewar, before becoming her chief the Speaker of the House of Com- communications work in the offi ce of staff in 1982. He’s also a found- staff changes in mons, Liberal MP Geoff Regan, since being promoted in May. A ing president of Citizen Advocacy Justice Minister who also represents Halifax West, former ministerial communications Ottawa and Ottawa-Carleton N.S. She started off working in aide at Queen’s Park and Senate Legal Services, among other past Continued from page 32 Wilson-Raybould’s the offi ce of former House Speak- staffer, she was fi rst hired to work roles and experience. er Andrew Scheer, who remains for the minister in January as a “I’ve been involved in work offi ce in the House as the Conservative senior communications adviser. “There’s a huge opportunity internationally on HIV and AIDS, MP for Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask. Lea MacKenzie is chief of staff for the New Democrats to expand and inequality, tax justice—a With a new judicial appoint- She started out as a communica- to Ms. Wilson-Raybould, who is their outreach and engagement whole range of issues,” he said. ments process in play, a bill to tions adviser back in 2009 before also the Liberal MP for Vancouver of lots of Canadians who are Originally from Timmins, Ont., add gender identity and expres- being promoted to the role of Granville, B.C. Other political concerned about those issues but Mr. Fox moved to Ottawa when sion to the Human Rights Act, on- senior adviser in 2011. staffers working for the minister haven’t always seen party politics he was nine years old and said going pressure over the UN decla- Last fall, with almost 200 include: Keith Smith, director as an avenue to advance those his extended family is a politi- ration on the rights of indigenous rookie Members of Parliament of policy; Jessica Prince, senior agendas,” Mr. Fox said. cally engaged one that covers the peoples, the national inquiry into elected in 2015—and 136 of those policy adviser; Nigel Marshman, The role has been offi cially “spectrum, politically, and coast missing and murdered indigenous in the Liberal caucus, includ- senior policy adviser; Grégoire vacant since former national to coast.” women, constitutional questions ing Ms. Wilson-Raybould—Ms. Webber, legal affairs adviser; director Karl Bélanger’s term He’s brother to Bill Fox, a over the Site C project, and more, Gervais served as a liaison offi cer Whitney Morrison, regional as- ended in June and since then former director of communica- Justice Minister Jody Wilson- for the House of Commons Mem- sistant; Melissa Doyle, executive deputy national director Karine tions to Progressive Conservative Raybould is likely preparing for bers’ Orientation Program put on assistant; and Sebastian Cooper, Fortin has been fi lling in during prime minister Brian Mulroney, a busy fall session, and she’ll be by the House administration. assistant to the minister. the interim. Mr. Bélanger briefl y and to Jeff Fox, a past president heading into it with a new com- Prior to landing a gig on the Hill [email protected] returned to work in the NDP of the British Columbia New munications team. in 2009, Ms. Gervais was a com- The Hill Times Leader’s Offi ce before announc- Democrats. Graham Fox, presi- ing his departure after almost two dent and CEO of the Institute for decades on the Hill via Twitter on Research on Public Policy (IRPP), CABINET COMMUNICATIONS CHART Sept. 14. Stay tuned for an update is Bill Fox’s son and Robert Fox’s on that change. nephew. CABINET CHIEFS, DIRECTORS OF COMMUNICATIONS, PRESS SECRETARIES As a “white male baby boomer Along with work related to the on the face of this planet, privi- party’s ongoing leadership race, Minister Portfolio Chief of Staff D. Comms Press Secretary Main Offi ce Telephone lege doesn’t get much better,” said which offi cially kicked off on Trudeau, Justin Prime Minister, Katie Telford Kate Purchase Cameron Ahmad, 613-957-5555 Intergovernmental Affairs, Youth Andrée-Lyne Hallé Mr. Fox, and he’s been “aware of July 2 and is set to culminate in Bains, Navdeep Innovation, Science and Elder Marques Pauline Tam Philip Proulx 343-291-2500 that privilege and the obligation” October 2017, Mr. Fox said he will Economic Development and opportunities it creates all his also be focused on helping to re- Bennett, Carolyn Indigenous and Northern Affairs Rick Theis Carolyn Campbell Sabrina Williams 819-997-0002 life, working to support “substan- energize the party and increase Bibeau, Marie-Claude International Development and Geoffroi Montpetit Louis Bélanger Bernard Boutin 343-203-6238, tive change” as an “anti-poverty fundraising. La Francophonie (PS) 343-203-5977 “There’s no shortage of chal- Brison, Scott Treasury Board Sabina Saini - Jean-Luc Ferland 613-369-3170 activist, gender justice activist, Carr, Jim Natural Resources Janet Annesley Laurel Munroe Alexandre Deslongchamps 343-292-6837 women’s rights activist” interna- lenges to tackle. We need to Chagger, Bardish Small Business and Tourism Rachel Bendayan James Fitz-Morris Vahid Vidah 343-291-2700 tionally and in his home commu- re-energize our party, we need House Leader Vince MacNeil - Sabrina Atwal 613-995-2727 nity in Ottawa with a wide range to reach out and engage lots of Dion, Stéphane Foreign Affairs Julian Ovens Joe Pickerill Chantal Gagnon 343-203-1851, of organizations. people who are concerned about (D.Comm) 343-203-5938 In recent years, Mr. Fox had what we’re concerned about and Duclos, Jean-Yves Families, Children and Josée Duplessis Mathieu Filion Emilie Gauduchon 819-654-5546 Social Development been working as an adviser and share our values,” he said. “We Duncan, Kirsty Science (acting) Chris Ethier Michael Bhardwaj Véronique Perron 343-291-2600 activist with Canadian and in- need to increase our fundraising Foote, Judy Public Services and Procurement Gianluca Cairo Annie Trépanier Jessica Turner 819-997-5421 ternational civil society organi- in order that we have a solid base Freeland, Chrystia International Trade Brian Clow Anne-Louise Chauvette Alexander Lawrence 343-203-7332 zations, including, for example, to support that outreach and in Garneau, Marc Transport Jean-Philippe Arseneau Marc Roy Delphine Denis 613-991-0700 Voices-Voix, a non-partisan “coali- the next year we have a very ex- Goodale, Ralph Public Safety and Marci Surkes Dan Brien Hilary Peirce* 613-991-2924 Emergency Preparedness tion that came together in 2010 to citing challenge ahead of us that Hajdu, Patty Status of Women Monique Lugli Nadège Adam - 819-997-2494 defend the space in Canada for is supporting a leadership race.” Hehr, Kent Veterans, Associate Defence Christine Tabbert Rob Rosenfeld Sarah McMaster (Veterans) 613-996-4649, debate and dissent and diversity Mr. Fox said a “number of ini- (Associate Defence) and democracy,” he said. tiatives” are “in the works” when it 613-996-3100 Mr. Fox served as executive comes to the party’s fundraising Joly, Mélanie Canadian Heritage Leslie Church Christine Michaud Pierre-Olivier Herbert 819-997-7788 operations, and he said he’ll be LeBlanc, Dominic Fisheries, Oceans and the George Young Mike Murphy Patricia Bell 613-992-3474 director of Oxfam Canada from Canadian Coast Guard 2005 to 2014 and was previously putting his experience in fun- Lebouthillier, Diane National Revenue Josée Guilmette Cédrick Beauregard Chloe Luciani-Girouard 613-995-2960 a representative for the organi- draising, gained from working MacAulay, Lawrence Agriculture and Agri-Food Mary Jean McFall Guy Gallant - 613-773-1059 zation for Central America and with organizations like Oxfam McCallum, John Immigration, Refugees (acting) Bernie Derible Bernie Derible Felix Corriveau** 613-954-1064 Mexico in the early 1990s, based which depend “on the generosity and Citizenship in Nicaragua, after serving for a of its donors,” to use to expand on McKenna, Catherine Environment and Marlo Raynolds Frédérique Tsai-Klassen Caitlin Workman 819-938-3813 Climate Change time as its Central America pro- the NDP’s “solid historic base of Mihychuk, MaryAnn Employment, Workforce Matthew Mitschke Carlene Variyan - 819-654-5611 gram offi cer in Ottawa. support.” As part of that, he said, Development and Labour From roughly 1997 to 2004, “there’s no doubt that digital is Monsef, Maryam Democratic Institutions Ali Salam (acting) Jennifer Austin Jean-Bruno Villeneuve 613-943-1838 he was director of communica- our future.” Morneau, Bill Finance Richard Maksymetz Daniel Lauzon Annie Donolo 613-369-5696 tions for the Canadian Union of “There’s a solid constituency Philpott, Jane Health Geneviève Hinse David Clements Andrew MacKendrick 613-957-0200 Qualtrough, Carla Sport and Persons with Disabilities Matt Stickney Sherri Moore-Arbour Ashley Michnowski 819-934-1122 Public Employees (CUPE). While of people who are still responsive Sajjan, Harjit National Defence Brian Bohunicky Renée Filiatrault Jordan Owens 613-996-3100 with CUPE, he said, he did “a lot to direct mail, but they’re ever Sohi, Amarjeet Infrastructure and Communities John Brodhead Kate Monfette Brook Simpson 613-949-1759 of campaigning and mobilizing fewer in numbers and we’re also Wilson-Raybould, Jody Justice Lea MacKenzie - Valérie Gervais 613-992-4621 around public services” and social mindful of our environmental * communications offi cer. ** senior adviser, strategic communications. justice issues. footprint,” he said. “The traditional In the 1970s, he was an methods of fundraising have Prime Minister’s Press Offi ce: 613-957-5555 Kate Purchase, director of communications editorial assistant at The Ottawa served us well, but they’re not the Olivier Duchesneau, deputy director of communications Citizen while studying an under- answer to our future.” Cameron Ahmad, press secretary grad in social policy at Carleton In 2015, the NDP raised a total Andrée-Lyne Hallé, press secretary University, as indicated by his of roughly $18.6-million from —Updated on Sept. 15, 2016. 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Rookie Liberal MP culations that took place over the last session, including the tabling and junior cabinet of what the opposition called a “draconian” motion that sparked minister Bardish a larger set of internal confl icts among the parties in the House, Chagger has been and ended with Mr. Trudeau’s spending the weeks elbow landing on NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau’s (Berthier-Maski- up to the House’s nongé, Que.) chest. “The old style of politics made on “some added responsibilities,” She will have to continue the case of the new Liberal House return getting up to their way into the last [sitting] at she confi rmed what Mr. Trudeau rollout of the government’s prom- leader, I don’t know much about speed, but is also a time where the public aura or already believed, that she’d be up ised parliamentary and democrat- her. She’s talented and eloquent, public image that we as a party for the challenge. ic reforms, and she would have and I’m sure she brings a lot expected to rely wanted to project was very dif- However, nearly everyone gotten an earful from her cabinet of experience from outside the ferent in the House of Commons,” asked for this story pointed to the and caucus colleagues over the House to the House of Commons. on staff for arcane said the source. staff members surrounding Ms. summer and during their retreats So I think it will be interesting parliamentary Ms. Chagger has been a Mem- Chagger as being key to her suc- as to how the House should to work with both of them, and ber of Parliament for just shy of a cess, in the beginning anyways, function, and what she should certainly look forward to it.” procedural year, but has been around the Hill because there’s a lot to learn. be negotiating for in her liaising Mr. Julian said he will stick and political life for many years, in- As of publication, Ms. Chagger with the other parties. around as House leader for the knowledge. cluding working as executive assis- had kept on veterans in the House “Just a different personality New Democrats for now, but tant to former Liberal MP Andrew leader’s offi ce, such as chief of sometimes can make a difference could also leave the role this sit- Continued from page 1 Telegdi in the riding she now holds, staff Vincent MacNeil and director in moving certain things along,” ting to pursue his own leadership until he was defeated in 2008 by of parliamentary affairs Hugo Mr. Lamoureux said. ambitions. The House resuming this week Conservative MP Peter Braid. Ms. Dompierre. Before taking on this role, Ms. Bergen has been on the will be the fi rst real test of the Chagger stamped out his attempt Also still in the Government Ms. Chagger was a go-to for the Hill for eight years, since being self-described lifelong politico’s at re-election in 2015, winning House Leader’s Offi ce heading government when it needed to put elected in 2008. She’s served as a procedural aptitude. with nearly 50 per cent of the vote into the new fall session are: Kev- up a minister at an event. minister of state, parliamentary Liberal insiders say her ap- compared to his 32 per cent. in Fram, director of issues man- This is a spot the government secretary, and on both House and pointment as House leader serves In addition to fi nding her agement; Sabrina Atwal, press will have to fi ll now that most of cabinet committees. two key purposes: setting a new groove as House leader, she will secretary; Barry Lacombe, special her time will be consumed deal- Ms. Bergen said in an inter- tone after an at times tense fi rst be maintaining her role as the adviser; Yvon Martin, executive ing with House mechanics inside view the day after she was ap- sitting, but also setting the party minister of Small Business and assistant; Lucie Giroux, schedul- her offi ce next to the Centre pointed to her new job that she’s up to better refl ect inside the Tourism. That was her starting ing assistant; and special assis- Block foyer. already spoken to Ms. Chagger House the message it’s trying role in cabinet last November at tants Sebastien Belliveau, Stepha- Ms. Chagger said she wants to and her goal is to establish mu- to communicate off the Hill, of the government’s fi rst swearing- nie Choeurng, Jérôme Miousse, work together with the opposition tual respect and work positively. diversity and openness. in ceremony. and Mark O’Halloran. parties, but has also emphasized “I do bring a lot of that experi- “Bardish Chagger, she embod- “There’s no shortage of indi- that “democracy should be engag- ence to the role. And I think for ies everything that’s new and ‘Workaholic’ has strong viduals that have the expertise ing with Canadians.” Ms. Chagger, it will be really fresh about where the govern- desire to do well: Lamoureux to be able to make sure that the brand new, so we’ll see with her ment wants to bring this. She’s a Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux job gets done and gets done well,” Two top female House being the government House woman in her 30s, she’s a visible (Winnipeg North, Man.), parliamen- said Mr. Lamoureux. leaders a fi rst leader. I think she’ll set that initial minority, she hasn’t been be- tary secretary to the government Joe Jordan, a former Liberal She’s coming into the role at tone and then we’ll be able to holden to the culture of Parlia- House leader, told The Hill Times MP who’s now a senior associ- a unique time. The Conservatives respond to it,” said Ms. Bergen. ment,” said an insider government he’s excited by her “enthusiastic” ate at Bluesky Strategy Group, also have a new House leader, The fi rst test of the new dy- source who was not authorized to attitude of wanting to see the Cham- said when he was on the Hill, Candice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, namics between the three House speak on a for-attribution basis. ber be productive, saying so far there were only a few people who Man.), after the most recent Con- leaders will be at their regular “She wants to come in and ensure she’s proving to be a “workaholic.” really knew what was going on servative House leader Andrew Tuesday afternoon House leaders’ that the government gets its “She is very keen. She is legislatively, and she will have Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, meetings on the Hill. legislation through, but also bring wanting to learn ... she has a very to be one of them, but he doesn’t Sask.) stepped out of the role last As Lamoureux points out, with a new tone of hopefully shared strong desire to do well,” he said. think that it will be an issue. week to pursue his potential party a heavy agenda, with more pres- co-operation.” Ms. Chagger fi rst got involved “A, she’s a competent person, leadership campaign. sure on the government to get That same source said since in politics as a volunteer and, ac- B, she’s got good staff, and C, It’s the fi rst time there have legislation through, co-operation being appointed, she’s been work- cording to a recent interview for they’ve got a majority,” he said. been women acting in the role of with the opposition will be a ing with others in government an upcoming edition of Power & Departing from the convention House leader for both the govern- must. to assemble the government’s Infl uence magazine, she “grew up of having longtime politicians in ment and offi cial opposition. This is something Ms. Chagger legislative priorities. She has also watching Question Period on TV.” the job is what some Liberals see NDP House Leader Peter Ju- has repeatedly communicated as been receiving briefi ngs and has She was born the second of three as the greatest strength of her lian (New Westminster-Burnaby, being her priority. spoken with people who have children to Indian immigrant appointment. B.C.) says this is a good kickoff “I am looking forward to held her position in the past to parents Govinder and Gurminder “Her [Ms. Chagger’s] demean- to the sitting, and having two working with my opposition gain insight and receive advice. Chagger, and she cites her fa- our really exudes a sense of col- women could also help improve colleagues in a collaborative and “I think the need for the reset was ther’s active federal Liberal Party legiality, a sense of togetherness,” decorum and the environment for constructive manner while we fairly strong,” said another Liberal membership as the spark for her said Jacquie LaRocque, principal debates in the House. work together in the best interest insider, adding that Mr. LeBlanc’s interest in politics. of Compass Rose Group, and a “They’re both very talented, of Canadians,” said Ms. Chagger approach was “old-school politics.” She told P&I that when Prime past Liberal ministerial staffer. they’re both very eloquent. In the in an emailed statement. The insider pointed to a num- Minister Justin Trudeau (Papine- “I think that’s something that ... case of Ms. Bergen, she’s got a [email protected] ber of what they saw as miscal- au, Que.) called her asking to take we’ll need to see in Parliament.” wealth of experience. And in the The Hill Times 36 The Hill Times, Monday, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 hill times classified information and advertisement placement: tel. 613-232-5952, fax 613-232-9055

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Trade Minister Parliamentary to Address Germany’s Calendar Social Democratic Party— International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland will discuss the EU- Canada trade deal CETA on Sept. 19 in an address Freeland to to the party conference of Germany’s discuss EU- Social Democratic Party in Canada trade Wolfsburg, Germany. deal CETA The Hill Times photograph by Sept. 19 in Jake Wright

dians” from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Rideau Club in giving short, focused Walrus Talks exploring the issues adjourned June 22. Germany Ottawa, 99 Bank St., 15th fl oor. It will feature the federal and opportunities that make the North unique. Featuring New AG New Priorities—Ontario Attorney Yasir government deputy chief information offi cer Jennifer Daw- ITK president Natan Obed, research scientist Jeffery M. Naqvi describes his priorities as the new attorney son and William Eggers, executive director of the Deloitte Saarela, aboriginal languages and culture advocate Fibbie general. Sept. 27, University Club of Toronto, 380 MONDAY, SEPT. 19 Center for Government Insights. Dress code: suit jackets, Tatti, and more. $12-$20. Full event details and tickets University Avenue, Toronto; 12 noon to 1:30 pm. Host- House Resumes Sitting—The House resumes sitting collared shirts, and ties for men, Free event, but online available online at thewalrus.ca/events. ed by the Pearson Centre. Tickets in advance: www. on Monday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m. after a 13-week registration is required at https://digigov.eventbrite.ca. EU-Canada Energy Conference 2016—This confer- thepearsoncentre.ca break. The House adjourned June 17. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21 ence offers an opportunity to support the promotion of ICAO Triennial Assembly—The International Trade Minister to Address Germany’s Social Democrat- best policies and regulatory practices for effi cient, sus- Civil Aviation Organization, a UN specialized agency ic Party—International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in tainable, and environmentally friendly energy produc- headquartered in Montreal, will host its 39th triennial will discuss the EU-Canada trade deal CETA on Sept. Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more tion and use. It will focus on such topics as unconven- assembly. ICAO’s 191 member states and a large num- 19 in an address to the party conference of Germany’s information, please call Liberal Party media relations at tional gas and LNG, smart grids, and renewable energy, ber of international organizations are invited to the as- Social Democratic Party in Wolfsburg, Germany. For [email protected] or 613-627-2384. as well as COP21 implementation. The EU ambassador sembly, which establishes the organization’s worldwide more info, media may contact Global Affairs Canada: Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives will to Canada will deliver the opening/closing remarks. policy. ICAO headquarters, 999 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., 343-203-7700, [email protected]. meet for their national caucus meeting. For more informa- Victoria Hall, John G. Diefenbaker Building, 111 Sus- Montreal. Until Oct. 7. Canadian Urban Transit Association Policy Forum— tion, contact Cory Hann, director of communications, Con- sex Dr., Ottawa. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. To register/more info: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 Hear from some of Canada’s top transit experts on the servative Party of Canada at [email protected]. eucanada40.ca/events/canada-energy-conference. future of Canadian urban mobility. Includes keynote NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet Canada 150 Series: Sustainability Panel—Ca- One Young World Summit—A global forum for from MP Pablo Rodriguez, parliamentary secretary to from 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, nadian Club Toronto presents panelists Lorraine young leaders (18 to 30) from over 190 countries, the the minister of infrastructure, and remarks from Ottawa on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at Mitchelmore (former CEO of Shell Canada), Ilse Treur- annual summit allows delegates to network with peers, Mayor Jim Watson. Delta Hotel, 101 Lyon St., Ottawa, 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. nicht (CEO of MaRS Discovery District), and Annette share ideas, and develop solutions to address urgent 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Register at cuta.ca. Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation and CPAWS—A special Verschuren (former CEO of Home Depot). Thurs., Sept. global issues. This year’s speakers include: musician Politics @ the Pub—The Canadian International reception in honour of Thaidene Nene: Land of the Ances- 22. 12 p.m. Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Cher on wildlife rights and conservation, BBC foreign Council’s national capital branch presents this panel tors. Proposed National Park Reserve at the East Arm of Street W., Toronto, Ont. Dominion Ballroom. $85-$95. correspondent John Simpson, and Academy Award- discussion on Canada and the Digital Economy: Youth, Great Slave Lake, N.W.T. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 12 But tickets via canadianclub.org winning producer Jon Landau (Titanic, Avatar). Sept. Talent, and Innovation. With Rafal Rohozinski (SecDev noon-2 p.m., Room 200, Sir John A. Macdonald Build- Trade Minister to Speak on CETA to EU Trade Min- 28-Oct. 1, Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa. Group) and entrepreneur Dasha Shakov. Sept. 19. ing 144 Wellington St., Ottawa. Refreshments and a light isters—Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland will discuss David Asper: Freeing David Milgaard the Ugly Way— 6-8:30 p.m. The Red Lion Pub, 47 Clarence St. $5- lunch will be served. Please RSVP: Jill Sturdy jsturdy@ the EU-Canada trade deal CETA on Sept. 22 with all The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law launches $10. Tickets at the door. cpaws.org / 613 569 7226 x 226. Event sponsored by the EU trade ministers on Sept. 22 in Bratislava, Slova- the 2016-17 Cavanagh LLP Professionalism Speaker MP Johnathan Wilkinson, parliamentary secretary to the kia. For more info, media may contact Global Affairs Series with David Asper, chair of the Asper Foundation TUESDAY, SEPT. 20 minister of Environment and Climate Change. Canada: 343-203-7700, [email protected]. and former counsel to David Milgaard. He will speak Cabinet Meeting—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is Canadian universities—A Policy/iPolitics Working FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 about his experiences representing and advocating for expected to hold a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Sept. Lunch. Featuring panellists Roberta Jamieson, president the wrongfully convicted David Milgaard. This accred- 20 on the Hill. For more information, call the PMO and CEO of Indspire; Kevin Kee, dean, faculty of arts, Canada-India Innovation Conference—The Canada- ited professionalism lecture will take place on Sept. Press Offi ce at 613-957-5555. University of Ottawa; Andrew Petter, president, Simon India Centre for Excellence will be hosting the Canada- 28. 5:30-7 p.m. Faculty of Law, Fauteux Hall, Room Canadian Urban Transit Association Hill Day— Fraser University. Moderated by Policy editor L. Ian India Innovation Conference at Carleton University from 302. Free. All welcome. The lecture will be followed Members of the Canadian Urban Transit Association MacDonald and hosted by iPolitics editor James Baxter. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The conference will bring together by the launch of the new book In Search of the Ethical (CUTA) will be meeting with Parliamentarians in Ottawa Also featuring remarks by Paul Davidson, president of experts from academia, private sector and government Lawyer: Stories from the Canadian Legal Profession to discuss the benefi ts of transit investment as well as Universities Canada, and a presentation by David Coletto, to identify policy, technology, and business collabora- edited by professors Adam Dodek and Alice Woolley. some of the challenges facing the industry. Any parlia- CEO, Abacus Data. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 12 noon-2 tion opportunities between the two countries, and how For more information, please contact Joseph Jamil at mentarians interested in meeting with someone from p.m., Rideau Club, 99 Bank St., Ottawa. Tables of eight Canadians can build long-term relationships with their [email protected]. the CUTA delegation should contact publicaffairs@ $1,000. Info: [email protected] or 514-943-3868 Indian counterparts. For more information, visit http:// THURSDAY, SEPT. 29 cutaactu.ca. All parliamentarians are also invited to or [email protected] or 613-789-2772, ext. 241. carleton.ca/india/cu-events/canada-india-innovation- meet our members in Room 602, Centre Block during Consiglio Di Nino Honours Dinner—The former conference. It is free to attend. Bacon & Eggheads Breakfast—The Partnership lunch time. Any Parliamentarians interested in meeting senator is to be honoured at this dinner. Albany Club, Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi—The Pearson Group for Science and Engineering presents a talk, should contact [email protected]. 91 King Street E., Toronto. albanyclub.ca/events. Centre for Progressive Policy presents Ontario Attorney Living with Forest Fires: Lessons from Fort McMurray, 2016 Canadian Inland Ports Conference—On Sept. The Authenticity Paradox: Is the Public Losing Faith in General and Ottawa MPP Yasir Naqvi, who will speak with Mike Flannigan, University of Alberta. Sept. 29, 20-21, 2016, the Van Horne Institute will be hosting Experts?—Does Canada have an authenticity problem? about his priorities in the job and take audience ques- 7:30 a.m. Parliamentary Dining Room, Centre Block. the 2016 Canadian Inland Ports Conference in Win- What does ‘authenticity’ even mean in today’s complex tions. Sept. 23. 12-1:30 p.m. Tickets $29-$79. Buy via No charge to MPs, Senators, and media. All others, nipeg, Man. This conference will bring together leading landscape of ‘sound bite democracy’ and face-value eventbrite. Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin St. Pearson Room. $25. Pre-registration required by Mon., Sept. 26 by experts from around the world to discuss inland ports understanding? Further, in a post-factual world has New AG New Priorities—Ontario General Attorney contacting Donna Boag, PAGSE [email protected] or and their importance to their local, provincial, and the demand for expert opinion from governments and Yasir Naqvi describes his priorities as the new attorney call 613-991-6369. national economies. It will showcase fi ve of Canada’s leaders changes and what does this mean for fi elds of general. Lord Elgin Hotel, 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Duck Unlimited Canada Conservation Reception—All Inland Ports located across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, research, communications, and policy development? Sept. 23, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Hosted by the Pearson MPs and Senators are invited to this event from 5 to 7 Alberta, and British Columbia; as well as major Speakers: Earnscliffe Strategy Group’s Allan Gregg; Centre. Tickets in advance : www.thepearsoncentre.ca p.m. Sir John A. Macdonald Building, Room 200, 144 Canadian ports, airports, and stakeholders. Early bird CBC/Radio Canada’s Neil Macdonald; Toronto Star and SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 Wellington St., Ottawa. The event’s theme is “Conserva- registration before Aug. 22, $495. Registration after iPolitics’ Susan Delacourt; and N.L. Jamieson Strategic tion for the future.” Aug. 22, $600. Please contact Bryndis Whitson at Consulting Ltd.’s Nancy Jamieson. Presented by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Visit B.C., Yukon— 2016 Korea Week—On the occasion of the opening [email protected] or 403-220-2114 for more infor- Market Research and Intelligence Association. Sept. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set for their of the Korean Cultural Centre in Canada, the Korean mation. http://www.vanhorneinstitute.com/event/2016- 21, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Rideau Club, 99 Bank St., Ottawa, second offi cial Royal Tour to Canada, Sept. 24-Oct. 1. Embassy presents a week of Korean culture. Public canadian-inland-ports-conference/. $50. www.mriaportal.ca/ and go to events. Tickets also They will visit fi ve communities in British Columbia events include: Movie night ‘Operation Chromite’ at Canada to Co-Host Leaders’ Summit on the Global available at the door/dress code in effect. and two in Yukon. In B.C.: Victoria (Sept. 24, 27, 29, the Canadian Museum of History, 100 rue Laurier, Refugee Crisis—United States President Barack Obama Embracing Complexity: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Oct. 1), Vancouver (Sept. 25), Bella Bella (Sept. 26), Gatineau, Sept. 30, 7-10 p.m., free; and K-Tigers will host this summit on the margins of the opening of Development and Humanitarian Assistance—How do we Kelowna (Sept. 27), and Haida Gwaii (Sept. 30). In Taekwondo Performance, Oct. 1, Centrepointe Theatre, the 71st session of the UN General Assembly in New York know what works in development? In crisis or confl ict Yukon: Whitehorse (Sept. 27, 28) and Carcross (Sept. 101 Centrepointe Dr., Ottawa, 6-9 p.m., free. Register City. Sept. 20. Canada is co-hosting this summit with situations, how do we determine the effectiveness of 28). An offi cial welcome to Canada and British Colum- for both online via eventbrite.ca. Contact: culturalaf- the United States, along with Ethiopia, Germany, Jordan, humanitarian interventions? Join Aga Khan Foundation bia will be held on Sept. 24 in Victoria, including an [email protected], 613-244-5033. Mexico, Sweden, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Canada for the fourth event of its series on Measuring honour-guard review and speeches. A public celebra- The 6th Jaimie Anderson Parliamentary Internship Maxime Bernier to Speak in Toronto—Canadian Development Impact, with Jyotsna (Jo) Puri, deputy tion will be held on Sept. 28 in Whitehorse. Program fundraiser—It takes place at the Black Sheep Club Toronto presents “An Ambitious Plan to Unleash executive director and head of evaluation, International TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 Inn again this year. The sold-out country and western Canada’s Productive Forces,” a speech by Conservative Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). Sept. 21. 2:30-4 themed event raises money for non-partisan paid sum- leadership candidate Maxime Bernier as he outlines p.m. The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, 199 Sussex Cindy Blackstock: Is incremental equality for mer internships with MPs. It has become well known fi scal and spending reforms he says will make Canada Dr. Live webcast available. Free. Register via akfcnet- First Nations Children compatible with reconciliation? as one of the year’s best parties, featuring master a haven for investors and entrepreneurs. Tues., Sept. work.ca/akfc-events/2016/embracing-complexity Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m., Par- of ceremonies Peter Mansbridge, and lots of music 20. 12 p.m. Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 liamentary Restaurant, Centre Block. Free admission including guest performances of country songs by MPs. Street W., Toronto, Ont. Grand Ballroom. $85-$95. Buy for media. Breakfast included. Nicola Katz, Federa- Information on the internship program can be found tickets via canadianclub.org TD Presents The Walrus Talks Arctic—The Walrus tion for the Humanities and Social Sciences, nkatz@ at www.jaimiesinternship.ca. Discussion on Digital Government—The Institute of Talks returns to the Canadian Museum of Nature (240 ideas-idees.ca Public Administration of Canada, National Capital Region, McLeod St., Ottawa) on Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. TD Presents Senate Resumes Sitting—The Senate is expected Continued on page 39 presents “Delivering on Digital Government for Cana- The Walrus Talks Arctic features leading Canadians to resume sitting on Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. The Senate 38 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 THE SPIN DOCTORS By Laura Ryckewaert “What are your parties’ top three priorities in the House of Commons?”

Presents “We then introduced the Canada Child KATE Benefi t, which is simpler, more generous, and PURCHASE targeted so that nine out of 10 families will be Liberal strategist better off than under the former suite of child benefi ts. As kids head back to school, families he Government of Canada’s top priority have more money for groceries, fall activities, “Tis to build an economy that works for the and new clothes. The middle class, and those working hard to join it. “Finally, we reached a historic agreement Over the last 10 months, we have delivered on in principle with Canada’s fi nance ministers to three key campaign promises to take mean- make important changes to the CPP that will ingful steps toward that goal. help Canadians achieve a strong, secure, and “One month after taking offi ce, we cut stable retirement. taxes on the middle class, and raised them “Moving forward, we will continue to put Walrus on the wealthiest one percent of Canadians. more money in the pockets of hardworking Ca- For the past nine months, nearly nine million nadians and their families. That was the prom- Canadians have had more money on their ise we made to Canadians, and it will continue paycheques. to be our priority as we head into the fall.”

Talks has only hurt those that can least afford CORY it—hard-working Canadian taxpayers. The HANN Liberals have betrayed the middle class Conservative strategist with tax hikes now, and all but certainly will have to raise taxes in the future. ur Conservative Party will continue “And where has some of this wasteful Arctic spending gone? Right into the entitled hands “Oto be the voice of the taxpayer, holding the Liberals accountable for their of Liberal politicians. All through the summer, out-of-control spending. This spending has new Liberal spending scandals emerged. Over- Exploring the issues and opportunities already led to a massive amount of debt priced limo rentals that lined the pockets of that make the North unique and has already led to higher taxes. We’ve elite Liberal insiders, fi ve-fi gure vanity photo- watched jobs disappear, and growth in the shoots in Paris, and six-fi gure renovations on economy sputter. The Liberal economic one offi ce alone! It’s the same old Liberals, and Seven speakers. plan of raising taxes and spending it all they still feel they’re entitled to entitlements.”

Seven minutes each. fi nally counts. RICCARDO “This month, universal health care came Natan Obed FILIPPONE under attack in a Vancouver courtroom. Instead of taking action, the Liberals are planning to President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami NDP strategist go ahead with Harper’s massive cuts to annual Fibbie Tatti year ago, Liberals won a mandate by health transfers. Canadians can count on us to “Apromising change. This government fi ght these cuts and creeping privatization. Advocate for Aboriginal languages and culture has made many important commitments to “After decades as an international laggard, Canadians, and New Democrats are going Canadians are expecting bold action to com- Kevin Kablutsiak to push the Liberals to deliver on them. bat climate change from the new government Executive director, Arctic Inspiration Prize “First, Justin Trudeau promised electoral and they were promised it. Instead, Liberals reform and New Democrats are going to make have doubled-down on Stephen Harper’s Clint Davis sure Canadians head to the polls in 2019 with weak targets for reducing carbon pollution.” a system where every vote—and every voter— Board chair, Nunatsiavut Group of Companies Candice Lys Executive director, FOXY agricultural model. The government has been MATHIEU R. slow to react to the massive importation of di- Jeff ery M. Saarela ST-AMAND afi ltered milk, which is ruining our farmers. In Quebec, we believe in passing our farms on to Research scientist and director, Bloc Québécois strategist the next generation, we believe in our supply Centre for Arctic Knowledge and Exploration, fter one year in power, Trudeau does management system, and we will fi ght for our agricultural development. Canadian Museum of Nature “A not have much to show for it. We will not deny that writing a cheque for all “For the Liberals, it is nothing new to inter- Joel Heath Canadian families was a welcome move. fere in matters of Quebec jurisdiction. Health However, the rest is heavy on photo-ops Minister Jane Philpott has no business telling Executive director, Arctic Eider Socie and light on real change for Quebecers. Quebec how to manage its health-care system. “One of the key issues is defending our Health-care transfers should not have strings Thursday, September 22, 7 p.m. attached.” Canada’s top priority—ensuring the 2015 Canadian Museum of Nature election is the last held under our antiquat- 240 McLeod St., Ottawa DAN ed winner-take-all system, and that a new PALMER voting system makes every vote count. “Climate action continues to lag under the Green strategist Liberals. The approval of the Woodfi bre LNG Tickets and information fter a summer packed with expert project in Squamish, B.C., as well as issuing “A witnesses on electoral reform, the of permits for the Site C hydroelectric dam thewalrus.ca/events Special Committee on Electoral Reform on B.C.’s Peace River, suggest we may be ex- General: $20 | Students: $12 will continue its work by consulting Cana- periencing business as usual. Canada has the dians from coast to coast to coast. Elec- weakest greenhouse gas emissions reduction toral reform remains the Green Party of targets in the G7.”

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Maxime Bernier to Parliamentary Speak in Toronto— Canadian Club Calendar Toronto presents ‘An Ambitious Plan to Unleash Canada’s Productive Forces,’ a speech by Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier as he outlines fi scal and spending reforms he says will make Canada a haven Bernier to for investors and entrepreneurs. Tues., Sept. 20. 12 p.m. speak at Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street W., Canadian Toronto, Ont. Grand Ballroom. The Hill Club Toronto Times photograph by Jake Sept. 20 Wright

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 Nature Canada Ball—Join ball patron Sophie Gré- goire Trudeau and author Margaret Atwood for a spec- tacular evening celebrating nature and Nature Canada’s work connecting children to their NatureHood. Sept. 30, Reception 7 p.m., dinner 8 p.m. Fairmont Chateau years of the EU in Canada. 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Adam Room, FRIDAY, NOV. 4 Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to Laurier, Ottawa. Information on tickets at naturecana- Chateau Laurier, 1 Rideau St. To register/more info: make its latest interest rate announcement. 10 a.m. da.ca or 613-562-3447 x298. eucanada40.ca/events/the-arctic-region. Meet Liberal Anita Vandenbeld at Tim Hortons— Friday, Nov. 4, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., 2970 Carling SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017 MONDAY, OCT. 3 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 Ave., Ottawa, Ont. Ottawa-West Nepean. 2017 CFHS National Animal Welfare Conference—The Maritime Security Challenges 2016: Pacifi c Seapower— Deliverology for Defence Procurement—The Uni- CDA Institute Vimy Award Gala Dinner—This an- annual Canadian Federation of Humane Societies Na- Presented by the Navy League of Canada, the Royal versity of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and the Can- nual gala takes place Nov. 4. Reception 6 p.m., dinner tional Animal Welfare Conference features speakers and Canadian Navy, and the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacifi c adian Global Affairs Institute present this fourth annual 7 p.m. Canadian War Museum. $300 per person. dozens of different animal welfare topics, helping to Center for Security Studies (a U.S. Department of Defense defence policy symposium. Oct. 26. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m, Register via cdainstitute.ca. further professionalize the sector, build knowledge and organization), this conference will feature presenta- followed by a networking cocktail until 6 p.m. Chateau SUNDAY, NOV. 6 set the agenda for Canada’s humane movement for the tions and discussion on “The Strategic Nexus of Pacifi c Laurier, 1 Rideau St., Ottawa. year to come. April 8-11, 2017. The Westin Ottawa, 11 Seapower.” Scheduled speakers include Vice-Admiral Ron A Roundtable with Commander of the Royal Canada-Africa Business Summit 2016—The Colonel By Dr. conference.cfhs.ca. second Canada-Africa Business Summit will take place Lloyd, commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Admi- Canadian Air Force—The Conference of Defence TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017 ral Scott H. Swift, commander of the U.S. Navy’s Pacifi c Associations Institute presents a roundtable with starting Nov. 6. The Canadian Council on Africa pre- fl eet. Until Oct. 6. Victoria, B.C. mscconference.com. Lieutenant-General Michael Hood, commander of the sents this conference. Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Michael Healey’s 1979—Canada’s Shaw Festival is set 123 Queen St. W. Until Nov. 9. ccafrica.ca/event/cabs. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 Royal Canadian Air Force. Oct 26. KPMG, 150 Elgin to co-produce a new production of 1979 by Michael Hea- St., suite 1800, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Not for media THURSDAY, NOV. 10 ley with Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company. The Celebrate Beer Fall Fête—The voice of the people attribution and no media reporting. $15-$50. Includes play takes us back to the eve of prime minister Joe Clark’s who brew our nation’s beer host the Celebrate Beer lunch/refreshments. Register via cdainstitute.ca. First Conservative Leadership Debate—The fi rst minority government’s defeat in a non-confi dence motion. Fall Fête, a bi-annual reception celebrating Canada’s debate of the leadership campaign will be on Nov. 10 It’s a fast-paced satire incorporating political heavyweights most popular adult beverage. Event to take place at THURSDAY, OCT. 27 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and will be an English and infl uencers of the era. The production will rehearse the Sir John A Macdonald Building, 144 Wellington EU-Canada Summit—European Union and debate. Debates will be streamed live online for all party at Shaw Festival, premiere in Ottawa at GCTC and tour St., Ottawa on Wed., Oct. 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m. EST. beer- Canadian leaders are scheduled to meet in Brussels, members and all Canadians to see. All debates are open back to Shaw as part of its 2017 season. The Ottawa canada.com @BeerCanada. Belgium. The EU Commission sees this “as the occa- to Conservative Party members to attend. The Conserva- component will run from April 11 to 30, 2017. Tickets for Eating Disorders: Signs, Symptoms, Stigma—Oct. 5, sion to confi rm tangible progress on the lifting of the tive Party leadership election will be on May 27, 2017. Ottawa’s production on sale: 613-236-5196 or gctc.ca. 2016, 12 noon-2:30 p.m. 400 Coventry Rd., 3rd Floor, visa requirement for Bulgarian and Romanian citizens.” MONDAY, NOV. 14 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017 Ottawa. This educational seminar will feature a panel The two sides are also expected to sign the EU-Canada discussion with Wendy Preskow, founder/president trade deal CETA. Until Oct. 28. CCPPP National Conference on Public Private Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to NIED-National Initiative for Eating Disorders; Dr. Sarah Partnerships—The Canadian Council for Public Private make its latest interest rate announcement as well as Jane Norwood and Dr. Hien Nguyen, Anchor Psycho- TUESDAY, NOV. 1 Partnerships will hold its annual conference, Innovating publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. 10 a.m. Our Future, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel Nov. 14- logical Services; and Nerys Parry, Ottawa writer and GTEC—This is a forum for enabling and celebrating WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 mother of two, one of whom struggles with an eating information and communication technology leadership, 15. For more information: http://p3-2016.ca/Program. disorder. Info: (613) 236-6636 or [email protected] innovation, and impact in Canada’s public sector. Sandra WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23 Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to FRIDAY, OCT. 7 Cascadden, Nova Scotia’s associate deputy minister make its latest interest rate announcement. 10 a.m. of internal services, is a keynote speaker on Nov. 3 at Shaw Rocket Prize—The Shaw Rocket Fund will Arctic Circle Assembly—The Arctic Circle is a network 8:50 a.m. discussing the Shared Services Model that is host its annual Shaw Rocket Prize event to award three SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017 of international dialogue and co-operation on the future of transforming provincial public service delivery. Until Nov. prizes of $25,000 for the best in Canadian children’s Conservative Party Leadership Convention—The Con- the Arctic. It is an open democratic platform with participa- 3. Shaw Centre, 55 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa. gtec.ca. programming on Nov. 23 from 6-9 p.m. at the Shaw servatives will elect their next leader on May 27, 2017. tion from governments, organizations, corporations, univer- Annual National Railway Day Conference—This year’s Centre in downtown Ottawa. Ministers, MPs, media, and The party is urging Conservative Party members to buy sities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous team, Innovation and Investment: Building for the Future, special guests will be in attendance to celebrate the best memberships or renew them in order to vote. For more communities, and others. The annual Arctic Circle As- will be hosted by the Canadian Association of Railway preschool program, the best children’s (6-12) program information, contact Cory Hann, director of communica- sembly is the largest annual international gathering on the Suppliers and the Railway Association of Canada, 8 a.m.-5 and the best youth/family program, as chosen by an tions, Conservative Party of Canada, at 613-697-5614. Arctic, attended by more than 2,000 participants from 50 p.m., followed by a networking reception where participants international and children’s jury. Invite only. More infor- countries. Until Oct. 9. Harpa Concert Hall and Conference will meet MPs, suppliers, and railway representatives. mation: www.rocketfund.ca/initiatives/shaw-rocket-prize/. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 Center, Reykjavík, Iceland. Register via arcticcircle.org. Continental breakfast and buffet lunch will be served. Early TUESDAY, DEC. 6 Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to WEDNESDAY OCT. 12 bird registration before Oct. 1: members and government make its latest interest rate announcement as well as offi cials $350 and non-members $450. Registration after Second Conservative Leadership Debate—The second publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. 10 a.m. Alexandre Trudeau—Alexandre Trudeau, the Oct. 1 for members and government offi cials $450 and debate will be held on Dec. 6 in Moncton, N.B., and will be younger brother of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will non-members $550. Please contact Lynn Raby at lynn_ a bilingual debate. Debates will be streamed live online for WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 2017 present to the Canada China Friendship Society on his [email protected] or 613-237-3888. all party members and all Canadians to see. All debates are Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to new book Barbarian Lost: Travels in the New China, Movie Nights Across Canada Ottawa Launch—Tele- open to Conservative Party members to attend. The Conserv- make its latest interest rate announcement. 10 a.m. at Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks St. 7:30 p.m. fi lm Canada and Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie ative Party leadership election will be on May 27, 2017. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25, 2017 Free for members of the Canada China Friendship Soci- Joly, in partnership with private and public partners, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7 ety, $10 for non-members, and $5 for students. ccfso. are bringing Movie Nights on the Hill on tour across the Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to org/home-top/alexandre-trudeau. country in 2017. In conjunction with Canada 150, and in Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to make its latest interest rate announcement as well as TUESDAY, OCT. 18 celebrating Telefi lm Canada’s 50th anniversary and its Tal- make its latest interest rate announcement. 10 a.m. publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. 10 a.m. ent Fund’s fi fth birthday, Movie Nights Across Canada is WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18, 2017 GreenPAC Breakfast—GreenPAC will be hosting a poised to be the country’s most exciting, coast-to-coast SUNDAY, OCT. 29, 2017 breakfast event in the Parliamentary restaurant between celebration of homegrown talent, creativity and excellence Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to The NDP Leadership—The race offi cially began on 7:30 and 9 a.m. It will bring together environmentally- in Canadian fi lm. The launch of the series of events is make its latest interest rate announcement as well as July 2, 2016, and a new leader will be selected no focused Members of Parliament from four political parties happening in Ottawa at the foot of Parliament Hill on publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. 10 a.m. later than Oct. 29, 2017. as well as other people, associations, and corporations. Nov. 1 in the soon-to-be-renovated Southam Hall at the THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2017 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6, 2017 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19 National Arts Centre. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2 Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence—The Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to Conference of Defence Associations and CDA Institute make its latest interest rate announcement. 10 a.m. make its latest interest rate announcement as well as Reach Annual Celebrity Auction - Nov. 2, 2016, St present this annual conference. Until Feb. 17. The Parliamentary Calendar is a free listing. Send in publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. 10 a.m. Elias Centre, 750 Ridgewood Ave., Ottawa—Proceeds will THURSDAY, FEB. 23, 2017 your political, cultural, diplomatic, or governmental event EU-Canada Arctic Conference—The conference aims help provide access to justice for persons with disabili- in a paragraph with all the relevant details under the sub- to bring together Northerners and other decision-makers ties. Enjoy a reception with live music, three course Manning Conference—The 2017 Manning Centre ject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to [email protected] from both sides of the Atlantic and to highlight the pos- meal, and a live & silent auction. Silent Auction 5:30 Conference will take place in Ottawa, featuring speakers, by Wednesday at noon for the Monday paper or by Friday sibilities for close co-operation between Canada and the pm; Dinner 7 p.m.; Live Auction: 8 pm; Visit www. training sessions, and policy discussions. Until Feb. 25. at noon for the Wednesday paper. We can’t guarantee EU on Arctic matters. Presented by the EU Delegation reach.ca to purchase tickets and preview silent auction WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 inclusion of every event, but we will defi nitely do our best. in Canada. The event is part of the celebration of the 40 items. Info: (613) 236-6636 or [email protected] [email protected] Let’s stand together to reduce our carbon footprint.

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