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da Student Service Grant to WE Charity, as Before becoming the vice chief of has Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart. the defence staff, Lt.-Gen. Lanthier was WE Charity founders Craig and Marc commander of the Canadian Army from Kielburger will appear before the Finance 2018 to 2019. Throughout his more-than Committee on July 28. 30-year military career, he participated Heard on the Hill “A lot of things have been written and in six deployments and three domestic said about WE Charity over the last few operations, which included deployments weeks,” Craig Kielburger said in a state- to Afghanistan and the former Yugoslavia by Neil Moss ment. “We look forward to an opportunity as part of the United Nations protection to talk directly to and set the force. record straight.” “Lt-Gen. Lanthier’s expertise in Defence and Security make him a tremendous addi- Former Green Party and NDP tion to the council,” said strategic advisory Stephen Harper, council chair Richard Fadden, a former staffer Angela Rickman dies at 56 director of CSIS and deputy minister of the Angela Rickman, who served as a top Department of National Defence. aide for the Green Party and the NDP, died Lt.-Gen. Lanthier won’t be the only past Candice Bergen, James on July 17. She was 56. vice chief of the defence staff on the coun- Ms. Rickman, who died from ALS, cil, as Guy Thibault is also on the advisory served as the Green Party’s policy director board. Lt.-Gen. Thibault was vice chief and helped craft the party’s official plat- from 2013 to 2016. Bezan, , Leo form for the 2019 election with then-leader and members of the shadow cabinet. Trudeau looking for new Youth She had known Ms. May dating back Council members Housakos, and John to their time working at the Sierra Club of Prime Minister is Canada together. seeking new members to join his youth Prior to working for the Greens, Ms. council. Baird participate in Rickman worked in the NDP leader’s office The youth council was an initiative of on the Hill as issues manager from 2011 Mr. Trudeau’s to bring young Canadians to 2018, overlapping primarily during the into the world of policy making. period of Tom Mulcair‘s leadership. The government is looking for Canadi- controversial ‘Free NDP MP tweeted that he ans between the ages of 16 and 24 to make was “heartbroken” at the news of Ms. Rick- up the next cohort on the council. Applica- man’s death. tions for the role close on Aug. 17. “I worked with Angela on many files in Iran’ virtual summit Parliament. She had integrity and deter- mination,” Mr. Angus wrote, adding his condolences to Ms. May. Past prime Ms. Rickman was also a parliamentary minister staffer to former NDP MPs Linda Duncan Stephen and Ian Waddell. Harper She was also the executive director of has made Prevent Cancer Now. frequent appearances at the annual Christine Whitecross retires; 'Free Iran' Jean-Marc Lanthier joins ADGA summit. The The Canadian military’s most senior Hill Times female officer retired from her post com- photograph manding Rome’s NATO Defence College by Andrew on July 18. Meade Lt.-Gen. Christine Whitecross, who is Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Minister Canada’s first female three-star general, is the vice-chair of the has been a member of the Canadian Forces prime minister’s youth council. The Hill Times urrent and former MPs, including Canadaland has been on the forefront for more than 35 years. She is also the first photograph by Andrew Meade Cformer prime minister Stephen Harper, breaking news about the operations of the woman to command the Defence College. participated in a virtual Iran dissident sum- organization. Throughout her career, she has led the mit that has connections to a group that It is rare for a journalist to appear Members that are appointed to the Canadian Forces’ effort to respond to sexual council serve for up to two years. The was formerly on Canada’s terror list. before parliamentary committees with few assault and harassment allegations as the The “Free Iran” summit is hosted annu- exceptions, but publishers have appeared council meets both in-person and virtu- then-chief of military personnel, and served ally. Meetings have been hosted all around ally by the National Council of Resistance at committees to discuss the state of the as the deputy chief of staff for strategic com- of Iran (NCRI), a group connected with the news industry. Canada from Iqaluit, Nunavut, to St. munications in 2010 to 2011 while deployed John’s, N.L. Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK). The MeK was with the NATO mission in Afghanistan taken off the terror list in 2012 and has Jesse Brown The council is supported by Diversity “She has done amazing work in cham- and Inclusion and Youth Minister Bardish been accused of being a cult. will make pioning gender equality in the military & “It’s my pleasure to address the NCRI’s a rare Chagger, who serves as vice-chair. inspiring women to rise through the ranks,” “In Canada, diversity is one of our Free Iran Summit from Canada today; to- appearance tweeted Liberal MP , a gether with friends and allies from around for a journalist greatest strengths. So we’re calling on member of the House Defence Committee. dedicated and innovative youth who reflect the world, I continue to stand with the in front of a In other Canadian Forces news, past people of Iran against the tyrannical and parliamentary the diversity of perspectives, experiences, vice chief of the defence staff Jean-Marc and regions as we build back an even bet- oppressive regime in Tehran,” tweeted Mr. committee Lanthier is joining the ADGA’s strategic Harper, who has attended “Free Iran” sum- on July 22. ter and more inclusive Canada,” Ms. Chag- advisory council following his retirement ger said in a statement. mits in the past. Photograph from the Canadian Forces. He was joined by his former foreign courtesy of Lt.-Gen. Lanthier was appointed as affairs minister John Baird, as well as cur- Twitter/Jesse Canada’s second-most senior soldier last New Vietnam and South Korean rent Conservative House Leader Candice Brown July. He was succeeded by Lt.-Gen. Mike Bergen, Conservative MP Rouleau in a July 15 transfer of authority envoys present credentials and Liberal MP Judy Sgro, as well as Con- ceremony. In lieu of the traditional letter of cre- servative Senator Leo Housakos. dence ceremony at Rideau Hall, the newest “To support the MeK—a corrupt and foreign diplomats in officially be- thuggish cult with zero legitimacy inside gan their posts during a virtual ceremony Iran—is morally bankrupt and strategic lu- Global News chief political correspon- with Governor General Julie Payette on nacy,” tweeted University of Ottawa interna- dent David Akin tweeted that Mr. Brown’s July 16. tional relations professor Thomas Juneau, appearance is a “terrible precedent.” Pham Cao Phong of Vietnam and Chang who is an expert on the Middle East. “Was there something you neglected Keung Ryong of presented In the past Liberal MP Alexandra to report on that you are going to tell the their letters of credence online to Ms. Mendès attended the event. committee? If not: Just tell the MPs to read Payette to comply with COVID-19 physical what you wrote. MPs should not be sum- distancing guidelines. Canadaland’s Jesse Brown to moning journalists to testify at Commons Before officially beginning their diplo- committees,” he tweeted to Mr. Brown. matic duties, all representatives of non- appear at the Finance Committee CTV political reporter Glen McGregor commonwealth countries must present the A reporter and publisher of the online news tweeted that it is “utterly bizarre.” letter of credence to Ms. Payette, which are organization Canadaland will appear before Appearing alongside Mr. Brown will given to them by the head of state of their the House Finance Committee as it investigates be Vivian Krause, a researcher and writer home countries. the Liberal government’s awarding of a more who has alleged that foreign funding is More than 180 diplomatic missions are than $900-million contract to WE Charity. backing environmental groups in Canada. accredited to Canada, according to a press Jesse Brown tweeted on July 20 that he Diversity, Inclusion, and Youth Minister Lt.-Gen. Christine Whitecross retired from release. will be testifying in front of the committee Bardish Chagger has appeared before the the Canadian Forces on July 18. Photograph [email protected] on July 22. committee over the awarding of the Cana- courtesy of Twitter/NATO Defence College The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 3 News

Innovation, Science, and Industry Race-based reporting for Minister , pictured March 20 with Public Safety Minister , will oversee Statistics Canada as the agency crime data could become partners with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police to beef up its efforts to collect mandatory for police, race-based crime data. A July 15 announcement came with few details and no money linked to the initiative, though one says cop, as group eyes officer hopes to have something in place by 2021. The Hill Times boosting efforts by 2021 photograph by Andrew Meade was hired by the City of Ottawa in 2013 to need for such data. “I’m pleased that they create a race-based data collection project are going forward with this, it is a positive for people who were pulled over at traffic step in a movement.” ing both municipal and national police stops. Kim Baird, a former chief of the Tsaw- ‘What’s at stake here forces, with some having been fatally shot. That project required officers to log who wassen First Nation in B.C., said the is human life, and in It’s a reality both Mr. Betts and Mr. Silver they stopped into seven categories: Black, announcement is encouraging but “under- said they are aware of. East/Southeast Asian, Indigenous, Middle whelming” with the lack of details around a systemic sense, the “I don’t expect there to be many road- Eastern, South Asian, white, and other ra- its rollout. “People are more worried about blocks. What will need to be hammered out is cialized minorities. It came with a price tag excessive use of violence on Indigenous treatment of vulnerable how we should go about this, what needs to of more than $400,000 over two years, to people and other communities, so it’s hard be collected, and all the details about break- pay for expertise and upgrade the software to see how impactful this will be. Maybe groups and actually being down by groups and violation,” said Mr. Silver. that police used to collect such data. it will be, and maybe it’s part of a bigger “Never before has the demand been “You’d have to be able to have the of- systemic change that is needed, but I think able to embed equity in greater, and we are happy to help to try and ficers add one more item to their round of Indigenous people would like to see other our society,’ says York facilitate answers to questions the commu- routines,” said Prof. Foster in a phone in- safeguards put in place to ensure that nity has,” added Mr. Betts. Still, he acknowl- terview July 20, likening it to an extra “tab,” people aren’t killed,” she said in an inter- University professor Lorne edged there may need to be enhancements but it’s work that is “not a very technically view this week. to data beyond this specific initiative, which difficult adaptation.” What will be most telling about the Foster. will improve StatsCan’s figures under the “If people fight back about the resource initiative is how decision makers use it by uniform crime reporting survey and the ho- issues in relation to data collection and the way of reforms. micide survey, but only moving forward. Continued from page 1 difficulties that that causes for police, one of “If this initiative results in better data, “We wouldn’t be able to retroactively go the things that has to be raised is what’s at it’s probably worthwhile, ultimately. I think helping spearhead the initiative, said the back and attach a grouping or identity to stake here,” he added. “What’s at stake here that it may quantify the challenge of polic- goal is to have some form of data collection those individuals, it’s just—that time has is human life, and in a systemic sense, the ing in relation to racial interactions, but it effort in place in the new year. passed. This would be establishing a go- treatment of vulnerable groups and actually doesn’t fix it,” Ms. Baird added. “This is not something we want to see forward benchmark,” said Mr. Betts. being able to embed equity in our society.” “To me, how this data gets used and languish, this is not a five-year type of proj- At this stage, the efforts will not cover In November 2019, the second instalment where the accountability for it lies, is a big ect. This is something that we expect to have demographic data for provincial offences, of Ottawa’s study, figures showed that out question.” forward momentum on, sooner than later,” including what Mr. Betts called “mental of the almost 100,000 traffic stops between Ms. Baird, who was consulted for a Jan- Mr. Betts said in a July 17 phone interview. health apprehensions,” as they do not 2015 and 2018, officers targeted young Black uary 2019 report for Indigenous Services “I would expect that there would be fall under the Criminal Code. But he said and Middle Eastern men at a rate of two and Canada and the Assembly of First Nations something in place by [2021] and more than “nothing precludes provinces or police three times what would be expected based on how to improve First Nations data, said a pilot,” he added. “August is when we will re- services from making that a practice if that on their population size. There have since that it ultimately comes down to political port back to the CACP [with] what our strat- is [deemed to be] a best practice.” been recommendations for the force to set will, which Prof. Foster agreed with. egy is to collect this information, and how we Mr. Betts acknowledged that leaves yearly targets to reduce the racially biased “If one agency is collecting data, that’s intend to do so, and our work will begin to a gap in data, which could be mandated stops by 10 per cent each year, eliminating better than none. But it does present dif- engage our community stakeholders.” and filled in by individual jurisdictions. the disproportionality in 2025. ficulties in terms of the impact that it could Mr. Betts said “it is within the purview” He pointed to , which mandated “Racial profiling is really a systemic have in terms of improving society,” he of the partnership “that this become a man- officers logging racial data in interactions problem in policing. It’s something that’s said. The professor suggested that data col- datory requirement” for forces, which will involving use of force. built in through the system and it’s become lected on the frontlines should be regularly mirror the requirement to report on the Since January, officers in Ontario have a normal functioning aspect of it, and it’s audited by supervisors who are able to Indigenous and racial identity of victims had to log the race of somebody when they so normal that officers actually contend recognize patterns and build it into perfor- and accused. That data is fed to StatsCan draw or fire a handgun, use a weapon other that it doesn’t even occur,” said Prof. Foster. mance reviews of officers, so it acts as an for the agency’s homicide survey, and 2014 than that, or are involved in a physical alter- But through data and studies like his, “incentive for them to maintain proper pro- was the first year that police forces were cation with somebody that causes serious officers are more aware of their “implicit tocol.” Similarly, racial categories should mandated to do so. injuries that need medical attention. A form biases” that are “so subtle and covert.” also be subject to review as they are social Warren Silver, the national training offi- lays out seven ethnic categories for them As a result, he said any initiatives constructs that can change over time. cer at the Canadian Centre for Justice and to choose from on this use of force report; around data collection will need to be So far, Prof. Foster said he had not been Community Safety Statistics at Statistics Black, East/Southeast Asian, Indigenous, La- made mandatory to truly be consequential contacted to be one of the stakeholders Canada, said he has seen “co-operation” tino, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and white. in the long run. who will be consulted on the initiative. He improve between police forces and the “Once the framework has been estab- “It’s very difficult to compare, integrate, encouraged not just experts but also com- agency over his 18 years there. lished for the criminal process, it may be a or see in a holistic fashion what’s going munity organizations to take part in those “I think we have good support from the good practice to adopt that for provincial on in terms of the system and institutions discussions. CACP, and I think this is really the body practices as well,” he said. [otherwise].” “If [police are] only going to collect data that helps to dictate this,” Mr. Silver said in Mr. Silver noted the agency’s homicide The initiative is being praised by the in ways that help them to better enforce an interview July 17. “They’re very unified, survey can act as “model” for providing ra- Native Women’s Association of Canada, public order, or better engage crime, that’s coming from the police chiefs themselves, cial categories, and some forces themselves which has had to sometimes rely on old or a very narrow approach that does not and I think they recognize the importance may come up with their own categories to incomplete figures to make proposals in its intersect with the general conversation and the need for this data.” tailor it to their respective communities. work, said its president Lorraine Whitman. that’s going on in our society today about The announcement comes in the wake “It’s been too many years that we’ve systemic discrimination,” he said. of renewed public scrutiny of police bud- gone with a scarcity of information,” said Prof. Foster added he is hopeful that the gets, how officers are deployed, and calls ‘Equity in our society’ at stake Ms. Whitman, a member of the Glooscap stats will be helpful for other agencies and for defunding of police services. A string with effort, says expert First Nation in Nova Scotia, in an interview institutions to take note of too. “When you of violent run-ins with police have also There is recent precedent for the initia- last week. think about systemic discrimination … all come to light in the last number of months, tive to lean on as CACP and StatsCan She said the initiative is a long time of them should be a part of the solution, in particular involving Indigenous and consult stakeholders this year. coming, especially given that the National because they’re all part of the problem.” Black people. Since April, eight Indigenous Lorne Foster, director of the Institute Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indige- [email protected] people have died in circumstances involv- for Social Research at , nous Women and Girls has highlighted the The Hill Times

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need more funding to help offset COVID-19 related costs. While June lobbying a success with the $77.5-million emergency processing fund has been among the most helpful programs for the food and consumer products sec- wage subsidy extension, groups say tor, she said the B.C. portion has already been over-prescribed and more is likely needed.

With 2,002 recorded Most-lobbied ministers communications, June Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South- saw a dip in lobbying Mount Pearl, N.L.) was the top- lobbied cabinet minister in June, compared to each with 16 mentions, followed by Canadian Heritage Minister Steven of the four previous Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte Marie, Que.) and Deputy Prime Minister months of 2020, but (University- it was busier than the Rosedale, Ont.), with 14 apiece. Most of Mr. O’Regan’s meet- last sitting month in ings were logged by oil and gas companies, with unions and for- 2019. est associations also on his card. The Canadian Association of BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN Petroleum Producers (CAPP) was Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan, Canadian Heritage Minister , and Deputy Prime Minister in that mix and was the busiest ome associations are calling Chrystia Freeland were the top three most-lobbied cabinet ministers in June. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade group in May, keeping that pace Stheir June lobbying efforts in June to tie for second spot with a success, after the government satisfied that some of our stuff have reported that back to the focus. “[Recovery planning] is 19 filings. CAPP also met with agreed to a widespread push to got advanced,” said Mr. Darby in government, making it among the going to take time because there’s Infrastructure Minister Catherine extend the emergency wage sub- reference to the government’s busiest groups over the course of so many things the government McKenna (Ottawa Centre, Ont.), sidy program. July 13 wage subsidy extension the pandemic, according to the has to balance and I know they’re who had seven mentions, as well The pandemic has necessi- announcement. lobbying registry. still working on their long-term as the parliamentary secretaries tated fast-paced policy develop- Prime Minister Justin “Because economic conditions strategy but we have to take it to the ministers of environment ment and economic response, and Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) exten- are changing so quickly and it’s one day at a time.” and Indigenous services. CAPP’s companies report their govern- sion of the Canada Emergency a very fluid situation, there are At the same time, Mr. Stratton advocacy efforts are focused on ment relations arms are busier Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program a number of issues that come up added, Canada should consider economic recovery, and the “right than ever. Though June’s 2,002 to December was welcomed by quickly that it’s important for us winding down some of the other federal measures will position recorded communications were many business groups, including to talk to the government about” subsidies that he said might be Canada to attract investment and down compared to each of the the CME. The program, which to give officials the best informa- “creating distortions in the labour enable the natural gas and oil four previous months of 2020, last previously covered 75 per cent tion possible to help save busi- market,” while also making sure industry to be a strong founda- month was busier or on par with of wages for companies that nesses, he said. “We’re all team there are supports to those who tion for economic recovery,” said the pace of Junes in the past. could demonstrate a 30-per-cent Canada.” don’t have a job to go back to. Shannon Joseph, vice-president June 2019 recorded 1,480 revenue loss, has widened the cri- The chamber’s June conver- of government relations. Mr. Guilbeault, meanwhile, interactions—putting this year up teria for eligible companies. MPs sations centred on a document Expanded program 35 per cent—while June 2018 had passed the required legislation it prepared called “Roadmap to met with a mix of energy and 1,804, and June 2017 had 2,141. to put these measures into place Recovery,” which highlights nine eligibility welcome environmental groups, as well as The Canadian Manufacturers on July 21 as part of a negoti- different policy areas to keep sup- Greater flexibility to the wage News Media Canada—which is and Exporters (CME) logged the ated two-day return to debate Bill ply chains open, Canadians work- subsidy program will help mem- distributing part of Canada’s five- most communications in June C-20, which also saw opposition ing, managing debt, and adopting bers of the Food and Consumer year $50-million local journalism by far, with much of its 62 filings secure two more House commit- innovations. Products of Canada who were initiative—as well as the Cana- tied to its virtual lobby days effort tees in action. “It’s a challenge to create pol- previously shut out from eligibility, dian Hockey League. June 22 to 26, during which it met The Canadian Chamber of icy, that oftentimes take months, said Carla Ventin, its senior vice- Ms. Freeland was listed by Rio with more than 40 MPs across Commerce also pushed for and in the span of days,” he said of the president of government relations. Tinto Aluminium several times, party lines. were happy to see this result crisis, so the chamber is offering Its members manufacture the as well as Loblaw Companies In many of those conversa- during its 19 interactions with of- its 51 recommendations. While vast majority of products found on Limited, the Aluminum Asso- tions, CME president Dennis Dar- ficials from Finance; Innovation, none have been committed to yet, grocery and drugstore shelves, in- ciation of Canada, the Canadian by said members told MPs that Science, and Industry; and Public he said it’s part of an ongoing ef- cluding packaged foods like cereals Steel Producers Association, companies needed the wage sub- Services and Procurement, as fort to influence the government’s and frozen vegetables, or drugstore and steel producer ArcelorMittal sidy extended so there wouldn’t part of a bigger focus on getting agenda. aisle items like batteries, disinfec- Dofasco. Last week, Mr. Trudeau be a complete cut-off when many Canadians back to work, said The chamber met with Pro- tants, shampoos, and vitamins. responded to reports that the U.S. companies are having a hard time vice-president of policy Trevin curement Minister During the pandemic, demand for is considering reimposing tariffs coming back, facing lost contracts Stratton. (Oakville, Ont.)—as did CME—re- these products skyrocketed with on Canadian metals, saying he is and lowered demand for services As the largest business as- lated to the PPE Supply Council, some seeing spikes upwards of concerned. in some cases. sociation in Canada, he said the which the chamber sits on, and 500 per cent, said Ms. Ventin, but Overall, conversations with “I think overall we were chamber has been in regular with Transport Minister Marc it also came with challenges and MPs and their staff were relatively satisfied with the level of en- conversation with its members Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce- added safety and training costs static in June 2020, compared to gagement but more importantly about how they’re impacted and Westmount, Que.) to discuss the that couldn’t be alleviated under last year, but conversations with importance of air the original wage subsidy program, ISED officials jumped 46 per cent, cargo to ensure which required companies prove a with 222 communications com- A snapshot the resiliency of 30 per cent revenue loss. pared to 152 in June 2019, while of federal Canadian supply It meant a “huge pivot” for Natural Resources Canada saw lobbying since chains, Mr. Strat- members who need access to a 86 per cent uptick with June June 2019, ton said. secure supply chains and essen- 2020’s 119 communications. Glob- by number of Wages are a tial workers to run manufacturing al Affairs Canada had the same communications really important facilities, so that neither products number of mentions last month, registered. piece, said Mr. or people were stopped at the putting it up 57 per cent compared Graph created Darby, but the gov- Canada-U.S. border. to June last year. Conservative with Infogram ernment also has In June, the organization MP (Prince Albert, a role to play in logged 18 communications with Alta.), who is vice-chair of the incentivizing do- officials and MPs, including House International Trade Com- mestic demand to the parliamentary secretaries mittee, was the most-lobbied MP, encourage people to the ministers of small busi- mentioned in 18 filings. to spend money ness, agriculture, and innovation. Though not among the top and drive the sec- The organization also met with five institutions, Employment and tor forward. Labour Minister Social Development Canada (91) “Manufacturing (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, and Canadian Heritage (71) saw drives exports, and Ont.), who was mentioned in 12 the biggest rise in interest com- our exports will filings. The CME, whose members pared to the same time last year, help drive our re- employ almost 1.8-million Cana- with 184 per cent and 238 per covery,” he said, a dians, also met with Ms. Tassi. cent increases, respectively. point which will be Ms. Ventin said the group also [email protected] CME’s “long game” stressed to officials that members The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 5 Comment

legitimately threatened by COV- Sports need to get back in the game to ID-19. It is this sports structure that keeps tens of millions of Canadians active, healthy, and well. It is also a huge economic driver for all sorts of help boost Canada’s post-COVID recovery communities coast to coast, not just NHL hub cities like and Ed- TTAWA—The Trudeau govern- As much as many of us want monton. Multiple billions of dollars The bigger challenge Oment has done it again—creat- professional sports to resume, a are generated each year through ed a giant mess of their own mak- government cannot justify it at sports tourism. for the Trudeau ing. Of course, I am referring to the any costs. Besides, having done As someone who voluntarily government and Liberals’ extremely ill-conceived a more sensible deal with the heads a national sports organiza- attempt to sole source a contract to National Hockey League with the tion, Rugby Canada, I can tell you the provinces on the WE organization. Because of creation of two hubs and con- there is grave concern across the all of this, both the prime minister trolled city environments, both in land about the pandemic’s threat to the sports front is and the finance minister now find Canada, provided an easy back- the sports system and, in turn, our themselves under investigation, drop for the government to say it nation’s wellness. There are also not going to have and fresh research from our polling is doing its part to get sports going thousands of jobs at stake. Govern- company Abacus Data demon- again, but in a responsible man- ments, including the Trudeau gov- been saying ‘no’ to strates the government has taken a ner. Also, it being hockey, a sport ernment, have been responsive and baseball and ‘yes’ to hit in popular support. Not permitting the Toronto Blue Jays dominated by Canadian athletes, it helpful to date. There is genuine We will be hearing about to play their home games in Canada gave it some more currency. gratitude for that. But the longer hockey—it is the state WE for months. It will likely get during the shortened Major League Assuming the NHL does start the pandemic goes on, the greater worse before it gets better and Baseball season was the right call, from up in August as planned, this is potential for systemic carnage, of our national sports could prove to be a significant both a public health perspective and a an important win, not just for which will impact us all. electoral vulnerability for the gov- public optics one, writes Tim Powers. hockey lovers but also for the feds So, while I am glad I can soon structure. ernment. But for now, I want to Flickr photograph by Grid Engine who also want a return to normal. watch Sidney Crosby, Connor focus on something the Canadian People talking about hockey might McDavid, and Auston Matthews government did get right during From both a public health also help distract from the WE play again, and I feel safer that the this pandemic. perspective and a public op- scandal. Sorry, politics is never MLB’s season will be played en- Not permitting the Toronto Blue tics one, it would have been an that far from the service. tirely south of the border, I am more Jays to play their home games unmitigated disaster if it did The bigger challenge for the than a little concerned about our in Canada during the shortened allow the Jays to proceed. The Trudeau government and the prov- nation’s sports structure. “We” all Major League Baseball season increased risk of COVID-19 out- inces on the sports front is not going need Canada’s sports system stable was the right call. It would have breaks would have been higher to have been saying “no” to baseball and able to truly get back to normal. been an extremely risky proposi- and the prospect of being ac- and “yes” to hockey—it is the state Tim Powers is vice-chairman tion for the federal government to cused of doing favours for rich of our national sports structure. of Summa Strategies and manag- allow the Jays and visiting teams athletes was not one the Liber- All the bodies and organizations ing director of Abacus Data. He is Tim Powers from the U.S. to go back and forth als—or any other government, that oversee and help administer a former adviser to Conservative Plain Speak across the border as the pandemic for that matter—would want to everything from your kids’ soccer political leaders. runs wild in America. wear at this point. to your grandparents’ curling are The Hill Times

many of them are turned away, meaning that many women and Trudeau government is getting a failing children are forced to return to violent and unsafe spaces as a result. In fact, an average of 620 women and children a day were grade on supposed feminist bona fides turned away from domestic vio- lence shelters across Canada in development, this government’s Black, Indigenous, and racialized Combine this widening income November 2019. For a government been making moves for the past women are more likely to per- gap with women’s increasing This is incel feminism. Or WE five years. Yet the COVID-19 form unpaid care work compared need for safe and affordable feminism, take your pick. that champions pandemic continues to show us to white women, which also con- housing and shelter and you’ll get Homelessness and housing gender equality, it that one-time investments in the tributes to an income gap that a good view of why this is disas- precarity are even more com- gender equality sector or hosting will exasperate their financial trous. These issues aren’t siloed, mon and violent for Black and sure doesn’t take international feminist conferenc- independence and lead to greater rather they are very intercon- Indigenous women and gender es will not do the necessary work gender and racial inequity in the nected. diverse people. As a result of the concerns of one of addressing the intersecting aftermath of the pandemic. This Across Canada,women and intersecting racism, poverty, and problems that Black, Indigenous, fall in employment resulted in gender-diverse people continue to violence, Indigenous women and gender as seriously as and racialized women dispropor- women accounting for three- face some of the harshest barriers gender-diverse peoples experi- tionately face. fifths of new applicants for the in finding shelter and housing. ence the worst housing conditions another. Since the beginning of the Canada Emergency Response From full-capacity shelters to throughout Canada and remain pandemic, community leaders Benefit since late June. unaffordable rental prices, the the most underserved in both the have been highlighting the role of For a government that cham- housing needs of women are violence against women (VAW) COVID-19 in exacerbating the in- pions gender equality, it sure chronically underfunded and and homelessness sectors. tersecting inequities that threaten doesn’t take the concerns of one neglected; the situation is even Earlier this year, the federal the limited progress that’s been gender as seriously as another. worse for transgender women government made a one-time made toward gender-equality According to a survey by and non-binary people as many investment in women’s shelters over the past few years. From Oxfam Canada, around half of In- existing shelters and rape crisis and sexual violence centres widening the gender wage gap to digenous women and 55 per cent centres refuse to accept trans- across the country, but this increasing women’s safe housing of Black women are currently gender individuals or perpetrate government needs to pull up and and shelter needs, this pandemic struggling financially because of further violence against them. come up with specific strategies has highlighted the urgency for unpaid care work. This is the re- This chronic underfunding is like universal childcare, housing, Arezoo Najibzadeh & Erica Ifill meaningful long-term commit- sult of a lack of childcare options partly due to the hidden nature and basic income plans that will Bad+Bitchy ments to advancing gender equal- due to the public-health measures of women’s homelessness and address the needs of marginal- ity in Canada. aimed at containing COVID-19 housing precarity. According ized women holistically. It’s not The latest numbers from that are expected to last well into to a report published in June, like there isn’t a template. What TTAWA—In addition to Black Statistics Canada show that the new year if women can’t find women are less likely to appear is required is leadership from our Oand Indigenous people, the there has been a 17 per cent dip affordable and accessible options in mainstream shelters, drop-in prime minister that seems to be Trudeau government is failing in employment among women, as workplaces start to open up. spaces, public spaces, or access absent from his administration. women, hard. and that drop is even greater, 38 This means that if our “feminist” other homeless-specific services. By the way, it’s been nearly Since coming to power in per cent, for women between the government (though whether or This is partly to avoid the stigma two months since the murder 2015, the Liberal government has ages of 15 and 24, contributing not it’s intersectional is another surrounding homelessness and of George Floyd and we’re still done the most—and we mean the to an impending increase in the matter altogether) doesn’t fund results in relying on relational, waiting for this transformational most—to appear as a feminist gender wage gap. This gap will affordable and/or universal precarious, and dangerous sup- change that Trudeau promised government and the saviour of be even wider for Black, Indige- childcare by the time workplaces ports to survive, such as sleeping us. If his commitment to women women all over the globe. From nous, and racialized women who start to open up, the needle will on friends’ couches or trading is any indication, we won’t see presenting Justin Trudeau as the already worked under precarious start moving backwards for many sex for housing, an experience much. feminist prime minister worthy conditions and whose work is women, especially Black and that has escalated amidst the Arezoo Najibzadeh and of international praise to devel- systematically undervalued with- Indigenous women, who remain COVID-19 pandemic. Even when Erica Ifill are co-hosts of the oping the gender-based analysis in our workplaces. In addition the primary caregivers in their women attempt to access emer- Bad+Bitchy podcast. plus (GBA+) framework for policy to the fall in employment rates, families. gency housing and shelter needs, The Hill Times 6 WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES News

a clear six-year upward trend in and Halifax; occurrences labelled RCMP responses related to mental “mental health related” or with the RCMP report 62 per cent health and wellness checks, creating relevant violation code in the Police “no question” in his mind that the Records Information Management government must better train RCMP Environment (PRIME) in B.C.; and officers, calling for a “root and files identified as mental health-re- uptick in mental health, branch review” of existing methods. lated in Halifax District’s Versadex. More statistics aren’t necessary Data may not be comparable to demonstrate there’s already a between each, the RCMP cautioned, need to have mental health profes- and Halifax’s Versadex, with data wellness call response as sionals responding with police only available since 2018, does not officers, said Mr. Davies, his party’s have a wellness check occurrence health critic. These integrated, often category, therefore a search was mobile, teams that pair plainclothes based on the term “wellness.” critics demand better data officers with psychiatric nurses or mental health officials should be Northern territories among what we don’t know,” said the On July 8, she joined Green MPs “baked in” to all wellness checks. The RCMP doesn’t Nova Scotian Senator, who didn’t Elizabeth May and The RCMP said data about these highest rise in cases go as far to label these numbers (Fredericton, N.B.) calling for an in- teams and their numbers isn’t Although cases have increased have one definition for as such, but said he was surprised quiry into the deadly checks. If the tracked nationally, as mental health across jurisdictions, the jump in the RCMP doesn’t seem to have “a government doesn’t act to launch is a provincial jurisdiction. Mr. Da- proportion shifts dramatically by ‘wellness checks’ to consistent and coherent defini- the effort, a Senate study may be vies said he’s also concerned that in region, which Mr. Davies said raises tion” of the term “wellness check.” the next quickest forum with the some remote areas, only one officer questions about what’s happening track its interactions The RCMP doesn’t have one ability to call witnesses, said Ms. might respond to a call, when at in places that have seen the most with the population code or definition across its systems May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, B.C.). least two should be present. dramatic upticks, like in the North. for “wellness checks” and it’s not able The Green parliamentary leader “A person with an illness should Yukon RCMP reported the larg- and their outcomes— to separate how many are related also said former Liberal MP and not end up with a bullet in them,” est increase in such checks, at 212 to mental health. And, it was only in public safety minister Ralph Goo- he said, and it’s clear it’s less a per cent from 2015’s 613 recorded, to data that critics say January of this year when a “well- dale has offered good advice. He matter of how individual officers 2019’s 1,914. More than 1,100 cases being check” was added in B.C.’s said amendments could be added are responding, and more about have already been reported halfway is sorely needed to records management system, the to Bill C-3, which was tabled in the the systems in place. “The evidence through 2020. Nunavut, meanwhile, understand deadly RCMP’s largest division. Plus, these House before the pandemic started, is screaming out for a structural reported an 148 per cent increase be- checks may not all be related to to improve RCMP oversight, though review and systemic change.” tween 2015 to a high of 3,774 in 2019 police encounters. mental health, the RCMP explained he told The Hill Times it might be After reviewing the RCMP’s and the Northwest Territories cases in an extensive “important caveats” more efficient to introduce a new response and data, Mr. Davies rose nearly 109 per cent in that same section that accompanied that data. bill that he said should set deadlines said he’s concerned that key time frame, with 2,523 incidents for the RCMP commissioner to information is missing. reported last year. Continued from page 1 For example, this data doesn’t represent all interactions with respond to recommendations from “It’s not enough to know how In Prince Edward Island, 2015’s In 2019, the RCMP responded people suffering many times [RCMP 464 cases have almost tripled, mark- to 149,986 mental health and from mental illness, RCMP are] responding, ing a 178 per cent increase in 2019. well-being checks, up from 92,492 as some interac- commissioner we want to know And in Ontario and Quebec, the in 2015, according to RCMP data tions might be filed Brenda Lucki what the outcomes numbers are lower as the only two disclosed July 15. Because it’s as an assault or told MPs at of those responses provinces where it doesn’t provide pulled from three records man- suspicious occur- committee last are. I don’t know if frontline policing services, though it agement systems, each with dif- rence or noise com- month that that speaks to lack has a federal policing mandate in the ferent codes for calls, the RCMP plaint, for example, the number of of data collection, National Capital Region. said it’s difficult to offer consis- and it also includes calls the force or a lack of data “To be frank, I don’t think the tent information on the nature well-being checks responds to on organization, or a government has a handle on this,” of these wellness checks. Early that aren’t mental- mental health reluctance to reveal Mr. Davies said. “I don’t think 2020 numbers, pulled from these health related. Well- ‘are growing the data.” they understand why there’s systems between mid-June and being checks could exponentially,’ As for how been a rapid increase in wellness July 6, show that trend continu- include requests to and new data many involved use checks and I absolutely think it’s ing apace with 94,285 recorded physically confirm supports that of force or led to clear we don’t have the tools to halfway through the year. the well-being of claim. The death, the RCMP deal with this in a modern way.” That echoes June 23 testimony a loved one who is Hill Times couldn’t provide Sen. Kutcher said it’s impossi- by RCMP Commissioner Brenda not responding or photograph by data specific to ble to get a clear picture of what is Lucki, who told MPs on the unreachable, the Andrew Meade these checks. Of happening from the data provided, House Public Safety Committee RCMP explained. an average annual especially given the number of in- that the number of calls the force 2.8-million calls formation systems it’s pulled from responds to on mental health “are for service, RCMP and the changing definitions. growing exponentially.” Green MPs, said use-of-force “We don’t know when we’re The numbers were prepared Sen. Pate call for inquiry a renamed complaints commission; interventions account for about looking by province and terri- in response to questions from The Still, to Independent Senator create an appeal mechanism; and 1,064 incidents, or 0.1 per cent. tory, whether or not what is being Hill Times at the end of June call- Kim Pate (Ontario), it’s a clear create panels of experts from mi- In a manual review of member- called a wellness check in one ing for data related to mental well- trend that speaks to the “eviscera- nority communities in Canada that involved shooting and in-custody place is called a wellness check ness checks, and for information tion” of social and health-care would be involved in complaints death reports between 2008 and in another,” he said. “I can’t make about their outcomes, including programs that help keep people reviews from members of that 2016, spokeswomen Catherine any sense out of this.” the number that resulted in deaths. mentally well, particularly for minority group. Fortin said there were no shoot- It’d be critical to know if the five Police forces across Canada, those most on the margins. As she’s been raising the issue, ings, but in 2015 there was one in- years involved consistent defini- including the RCMP, are under “It’s not a big surprise that the Ms. May added she’s concerned custody death report that began as tions and consistent reporting of the scrutiny following high-profile last system, the only system that by anecdotal reports where some a wellness check. In that incident, same types of occurrences. If terms cases of Canadians being killed cannot refuse the calls, really, are accuse the police of using mental on Sept. 28 in Cold Lake, Alta., a have broadened, then that could during police wellness checks the police and prison system,” and health legislation to gain access and woman called fearing her ex- explain the increase. And, if police where officers were responding to it makes sense to see the numbers search homes when there’s suspi- boyfriend was suicidal and when calls across the board have in- a person in crisis or believed to be increasing here as they are in the cion of unrelated criminal activity. officers found him, the man had a creased, then the increase in mental in need of immediate help. prison system, noted Sen. Pate, “One thing that might be hap- firearm pointed at himself and later health occurrences might be less There could be a number of who has advocated for prisoner pening here, and I’m not alleging died by a self-inflicted gunshot. notable, or as Sen. Kutcher puts it: reasons for the increase, includ- rights for decades. it is happening, but I want to make Over the past five years, the “If it’s proportional to all police ser- ing population growth, or more Last Parliament, Sen. Pate was sure provincial mental health legis- Civilian Review and Complaints vice calls, then that tells us nothing.” awareness and understanding of part of the Senate Human Rights lation is not used as a way to further Commission said in a statement July The RCMP did not respond with mental health illnesses among Ca- Committee that studied prisoner harass or over-police marginalized 21 that it has issued 14 reports deal- this clarification by deadline. nadians and officers, said RCMP experiences, and the subsequent people,” said Ms. May, who said Ca- ing with cases where the RCMP’s ac- All that’s clear, said Sen. spokesperson Cpl. Caroline Duval 2019 report noted an estimated nadians are “very disturbed” by the tions concerning a wellness check or Kutcher, is that more questions by email, who cautioned against 30 per cent of men in Canada’s number of deaths and need to know person in crisis were unreasonable. must be answered, and the issue drawing conclusions based on the prisons need psychological or it’s safe to call police for help. The commissioner said repeated requires in-depth critical study. raw data alone. psychiatric services, with witnesses “If I dial 911 because I have a findings have raised concerns about “What this tells me at this point Though the marked increase suggesting a significant number of relative in distress, am I signing police adopting a “command and is the RCMP database, as it relates has some parliamentary crit- inmates also suffer from undiag- their death warrant? Is it safe? control” approach when responding to this particular issue, needs to ics concerned, the data is “very nosed conditions. Up to two-thirds What does it mean that a wellness to people who aren’t compliant. have a critical review and overhaul incomplete” and at best raises of all women in the correctional check results in death?” The RCMP said data pulled from to make sure that it is defining the more questions, said Independent system, meanwhile, have identified its three systems included violation variables clearly, that the same in- Senator Stan Kutcher. mental health needs. Inmates over Evidence ‘screaming’ for codes flagged under the Mental formation is used across the country “Bad data is worse than no the age of 50, a growing population Health Act as “offences” and “other and that the content in the variables data because it doesn’t tell us at federal institutions, have some of structural review: Davies activities” in the Police Reporting lets us do a more nuanced look.” what we need to know, but it can the highest rates of mental illness, NDP MP (Vancouver and Occurrence System (PROS) [email protected] fool us into thinking we know the Senate report said. Kingsway, B.C.) said the data shows used by all divisions except B.C. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 7 News

June that China is “applying pressure” on Canada to include Huawei in its 5G Geopolitics, not national network. Mr. Stephens said China is very good at threatening retaliation, but whether it fol- lows through on it is another question. security, to be guiding factor “I think China would like to convey the perception that there would be conse- quences, but I think if we make a decision based on the fact that we are worried about Chinese consequences then we’re not mak- in Huawei decision, say experts ing a decision based on the overall Cana- dian interest,” he said. Although the Canadian government Public Safety has maintained that the debate over ban- ‘Whatever CSE thought or Minister Bill ning Huawei is unrelated to the issue of Blair says the extradition of Huawei executive Meng continues to think about Canada's Wanzhou and the Chinese detention of Huawei as a security risk no decision on Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor in ap- Huawei will parent retaliation, Mr. Mank said the issues longer matters,’ says national be based on are “obviously” linked. the interests He added that Canada doesn’t want to security expert Wesley Wark. and security inflame an already tense relationship with of Canadians. its Huawei decision, especially when it’s The Hill Times something that can be delayed. BY NEIL MOSS photograph by Andrew Meade s Canada is stuck between two feuding Bell, Telus decision gives Asuperpowers, its looming decision on Canadian government more whether to grant Huawei access to provide Canadian 5G equipment is no longer a ‘breathing room’ decision that can be made chiefly based on When Bell and Telus chose to partner domestic interests, say experts. with Ericsson and Nokia for their 5G The Canadian government is expected networks in June, it gave the government to restrict Huawei from its 5G network, as some “breathing room,” Prof. Wark said. the U.S. has placed strong pressure on its But the companies haven’t ruled out Five Eyes allies to ban Huawei. That pres- using Huawei equipment, according to The sure has led the United Kingdom to reverse Wire Report. a decision on allowing Huawei limited Prof. Wark said the decision was a re- access to its telecommunications infra- and could be prone to increased “security and I want to assure Canadians that’s a deci- sponse to the fact that the companies were structure. Now, the U.K. government has reliability problems,” but said U.S. President sion that will be made by Canada for Cana- not getting an answer from the federal said that Huawei’s 5G technology must be Donald Trump didn’t personally influence the dians and not on anyone else’s schedule government and they were anxious to get removed from its network by 2027. decision. but ours.” started on their 5G rollout. “It was always going to be, at least in The U.S. has alleged that Huawei is a The Canadian government has not Mr. Mank said from a business perspec- part, a geopolitical situation. I think what’s national security risk due to the Chinese gov- indicated a timeline on when the nearly tive, the decision for the telecommunica- changed is that any attempt to balance ernment’s control over the company. Experts two-year-long review of 5G in Canada will tion firms was easy. geopolitical considerations with real secu- told The Hill Times that those allegations have be completed. “You would think that there is quite a rity calculations about the potential risk not been backed by evidence that Beijing has Prof. Wark said the initial U.K. decision bit of risk around taking a multi-million- posed by Huawei in providing equipment used the firm for spying in foreign countries. to give Huawei limited access gave Canada dollar bet or multi-billion-dollar bet on for non-federal 5G networks—I think that Public Safety Minister Bill Blair (Scar- some flexibility to make its own decision Huawei at this point,” he said. “You could be very question is irrelevant now,” said Uni- borough Southwest, Ont.) told reporters on on Huawei, but the sanctions changed stuck holding the bag, and if the govern- versity of Ottawa professor Wesley Wark, July 16 that the decision on Huawei will be British decision-making, which he said is ment did order you to pull out [Huawei an expert on intelligence and national one that is made based on the interests and a realization that Canadian officials likely equipment], it would be quite expensive security. security of Canadians. have had as well, despite not publicly stat- and your shareholders wouldn’t be very ing so. happy with you.” He said he didn’t expect a government Prof. Wark said even in the case of U.S. President Huawei being banned, it doesn’t resolve Donald Trump announcement about the security to review to come before 2021. the complications with the 5G review, as claimed credit it always had a broader focus than just for the U.K.’s Former diplomat Hugh Stephens, who served in various Asia-Pacific postings Huawei. decision to “The broader remit was to think about ban Huawei and is now the vice-chair of the Cana- dian Committee on Pacific Economic security and privacy standards for all pro- from its 5G viders of 5G next-generation telecommuni- network. Co-operation, said Canada has been “painted into a corner” and has “very cations equipment,” Prof. Wark said, adding Photograph that the length of the review isn’t just courtesy of little flexibility and very little room to manoeuvre.” based on the complications with Huawei, Flickr/White but also on the difficulty of establishing ap- House “I would expect that it is all but inevi- table that Canada will come out with a propriate controls in a sector that has been response that may not actually name Hua- “lightly regulated.” wei as being ineligible,” said Mr. Stephens, [email protected] adding that the Canadian government may The Hill Times instead list a security standard that Huawei won’t be able to meet. Three-time Canadian ambassador Ran- dolph Mank, who later was Blackberry’s vice-president, said the decision on Huawei becomes very easy for Canada in face of the U.S. pressure. “It goes without saying what our deci- The Communications Security Estab- He said the Canadian government has sion should be,” he said, citing the Five lishment (CSE) is believed to be of the had “extensive conversations” with its Five Eyes partnership. opinion that the potential risks of Huawei Eyes allies about the decision. The U.S. has said it will reassess its can be controlled through monitoring, The The United States and Australia have intelligence-sharing relationship with Globe and Mail reported last November. both banned Huawei. New Zealand has not Canada if Huawei is not banned, according “Whatever CSE thought or continues barred the telecommunications firm, as de- to a CBC report. to think about Huawei as a security risk cisions are made on a case-by-case basis, no longer matters,” said Prof. Wark, who but it has not allowed domestic networks Looming question of Beijing served on the prime minister’s advisory to use Huawei 5G equipment. council on national security for two terms “We have an obligation to ensure that retaliation over Huawei ban Order a Romantic from 2005 to 2009. “Everybody’s hand has the technical environment that Canadi- As the federal government makes a de- been forced by the U.S. trade sanctions.” ans work in and enjoy in this country will cision on Huawei, it has to brace for poten- Italian Dinner In May, the U.S. government placed sanc- always be safe,” Mr. Blair said. “I would tial retaliation from a Chinese government tions barring the use of American microchips acknowledge that it is a significant threat that has aggressively defended its interests to manufacture Huawei technology. 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Editorial SO 31 Statements Liberal antics running out the MPs sound off clock on voters’ patience n July 20, Members of Parliament from across the country returned to the House of OCommons to debate new government legislation aimed at providing economic relief for he performance of Liberal mem- They eventually managed to get the segments of the population in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what some of Tbers of the House Ethics Committee meeting adjourned to deliberate an them had to say in their rare-in-these-times Members’ Statements: on July 17 could win an award. Not an amendment at this week’s meeting from adam Speaker, I would like to highlight difficult time for peace and stability in the Academy Award, but perhaps a Razzie, New Democrat MP Charlie Angus about an issue that many Canadians, including region. We have long maintained that peace because there wasn’t a lot of talent on sharing information with Ethics Com- M all Palestinian Canadians, are concerned with. can only be achieved through direct negotia- display, but it was definitely quite the missioner Mario Dion and having Prime Israel has said it is preparing to annex signifi- tions between the parties. performance. Minister Justin Trudeau called to testify. cant Palestinian territory in the West Bank. I call upon our government to take Opposition members of the commit- Though he may have had a good rea- This will be a devastating blow to concrete, visible and decisive action on our tee—which meets again on July 22—are son, Mr. Trudeau’s decision to have an un- Palestinian human rights. This unilateral firm commitment to the goal of achieving a pushing to get their hands on the records explained personal day on July 20 when annexation would be damaging to peace comprehensive, just and lasting peace both outlining the Trudeau family’s speaking it was his party’s choice to recall Parlia- negotiations and international law. We are for Israel and Palestine. engagements for the WE organization ment to pass more COVID-19 legislation also concerned that this could lead to further Liberal MP and related fees. There is also a request looks like he’s attempting to avoid the insecurity for Israelis and Palestinians at a Nepean, Ont. to have the committee “review the safe- questions he knows will be asked of him guards which are in place to avoid and in the House about this entire imbroglio adam Speaker, on July 1, Air Canada alternative to private companies, since we prevent conflicts of interest in federal (tip of the hat to Dale Smith for bringing announced its decision to drop 30 are talking about providing a service, not government procurement, contracting, that word back). M regional routes and close eight stations at a product. Air transportation is a service granting, contribution and other expen- “I believe in openness and transpar- regional airports, including many in east- that should help revitalize a region. diture policies.” ency. We’ve been open and transparent ern Quebec. This was a devastating blow The federal government must commit Instead of dealing with the matter at with Canadians as I take questions, as I for my entire region, and especially for to supporting the Quebec initiatives rather hand, and potentially accepting defeat respond to questions in the House from the Mont-Joli airport, which will lose over than continue to stubbornly subsidize private due to having a minority of seats and Parliamentarians, and as I said, we’re still 30 per cent of its revenues without the Air airlines that abandon Quebec’s regions over- votes, Liberal MPs proceeded to waste making determinations around what fur- Canada counter. night. The government needs to wake up and everyone’s time on a Friday afternoon, ther openness we can show,” Mr. Trudeau Local players quickly joined forces to recognize that an air transportation model by running out the clock instead of told reporters on June 16, without com- try to come up with a new model for reli- should serve the interests of the people, not addressing and voting on whether to mitting to accept the invitation to appear able, sustainable regional air service. Vari- the shareholders of private corporations. approve a study into the potential ethi- before the House Finance Committee ous project proponents saw this news as Bloc Québécois MP cal failings behind the since-reversed that’s already on his desk. an opportunity to transform the regional Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, decision to give the operation of the In a minority Parliament, the Liberals transportation model by proposing an Que. Canada Student Service Grant to WE are going to at times be on the backfoot Charity. and playing defence. But it’s unac- Instead of making cogent arguments ceptable for their strategy to be one of r. Speaker, I would like to take this ience and strength in the face of life’s about why they’d want to protect their obfuscation and avoidance. The govern- Mmoment to pay tribute to two young unexpected challenges. party leader from further embarrass- ment has to co-operate, compromise, col- girls, Norah and Romy Carpentier, whom As Member of Parliament for Lévis— ment and scrutiny, MPs such as Greg laborate, and sometimes make conces- we lost too soon. This tragedy has left our Lotbinière, and as a father and a grandfa- Fergus and Élisabeth Brière rambled at sions. Running out the clock and wasting hearts bruised, and there are no words ther, I hope from the bottom of my heart, Ms. length, including at one point in Latin, everyone’s time until the next election powerful enough to express our shared Lemieux, that your wish comes true and that about various and sundry topics, like how is not going to win it any fans, or more sadness. your two stars, your two princesses, Norah great Sherbrooke is, or history lessons on importantly, votes. I also want to acknowledge their and Romy, guide you in the days ahead. ancient Greece. The Hill Times mother, Amélie Lemieux, for her unwav- Conservative MP ering courage. She is a model of resil- Lévis—Lotbinière, Que.

r. Speaker, I rise today to recog- Dene Nation had zero active cases. Mayor Mnize two communities in northwest Robert St. Pierre and Chief Teddy Clark . On April 15, the first case have shown incredible leadership in guid- of COVID-19 was identified in the town of ing the people through this very real crisis. La Loche. This quickly escalated into 220 The Saskatchewan Health Authority and cases, with another 62 cases in the neigh- the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority bouring Clearwater River Dene Nation. La initiated an unprecedented door-to-door Loche and Clearwater were considered the testing and contact-tracing campaign that hot spots of Indigenous communities in all contributed to managing this outbreak. of Canada at the time. Of the 15 deaths in This situation is a great example of people Saskatchewan from COVID, five were resi- in northern Saskatchewan working to- dents of La Loche, bringing further pain to gether for the common good. an already difficult situation. Conservative MP I am happy to say that as of Wednes- Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, day, La Loche and the Clearwater River Sask.

r. Speaker, 2020 has been a very that it is togetherness that will help us Mdifficult year right around the globe make it through the suffering that might and here at home as well. So many of come our way. As long as we are looking our fellow citizens are already dealing after each other, as long as we are willing with loss and sorrow, and then this past to share that burden of pain and sorrow, weekend an accident in Jasper National we can face whatever comes our way. Park claimed more lives, causing more We stand with you. pain and grief. They are in our hearts. I thank all who I count my blessings, being Canadian, have reached out to help, friends and as I feel that most Canadians react to sor- strangers alike. They are an inspiration. row and grief with compassion, empathy Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon and a heartfelt wish to console. We know Kanata–Carleton, Ont.

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The late U.S. Congressman and civil rights Good trouble: leader John Lewis, pictured in June 2017, followed a different path to the same beliefs Lewis, Mandela, about nonviolent resistance than fellow icon Nelson Mandela, but their legacies are fittingly and authentic power intertwined, writes Lisa Van Dusen. Flickr photograph by die on Mandela Day. But by the I thank whatever gods may be Mobilus In Mobili John Lewis embodied a time the world heard about his For my unconquerable soul. death, tributes to a man whose When Mandela delivered form of resistance that journey had stretched from his his Rivonia trial speech—“I have face of physical violence in Lewis’ police truncheon; people propel- changed history, and a origins as the son of an Alabama cherished the ideal of a demo- case and psychological warfare ling aloft the same body whose sharecropper to his time as a cratic and free society in which in Mandela’s. Mandela, whose sacrificial depredations changed relationship to power young lieutenant to Martin Luther all persons will live together in body was so long a possession their history. King Jr. to his 17 terms in Congress harmony and with equal oppor- of the state, espoused Gandhi’s The next time a cartoon auto- that makes today’s so- were fittingly intertwining with the tunities. It is an ideal for which I concept of Satyagraha, “holding crat drops a ludicrous bombshell 102nd birthday commemorations of hope to live and to see realized. fast to truth,” to protect his soul. or pulls a tyrannical stunt to prove called ‘strongmen’ look his fellow civil rights icon. But, My Lord, if it needs to be, Both men used logic to expose his dominance, try imagining them Lewis and Nelson Mandela it is an ideal for which I am pre- the absurdity of systems designed in the shoes of Lewis, being beaten weak. followed very different paths to pared to die”—Lewis, as a found- to maintain a status quo whose by a mob at the Montgomery bus the same beliefs about nonviolent ing Freedom Rider, had already inherent insanity was protected by terminal or Mandela, being humili- resistance. In June 1964, when been beaten multiple times, spent fear, denial, and leveraged hatred. ated by jailers determined to break Mandela was in Pretoria being 40 days in the Mississippi State Beyond this place of wrath his spirit. Try to imagine them sentenced to life in prison for Penitentiary for using a “whites and tears defining leadership as forgiveness conspiracy to violently overthrow only” restroom, and delivered Looms but the horror of the and grace as strength. South Africa’s apartheid gov- his national debut speech at the shade, It matters not how strait the ernment, Lewis, as head of the March on Washington. He had not And yet the menace of the years gate, Student Nonviolent Co-ordinating yet been billy clubbed for march- Finds and shall find me unafraid. How charged with punishments Committee (SNCC), was launch- ing peacefully across Selma’s Lewis famously deployed his the scroll, ing “Freedom Summer” to regis- Edmund Pettus Bridge toward body as a lightning rod for rac- I am the master of my fate: ter African-American voters in Montgomery in March 1965. ism and a receptacle of irrational I am the captain of my soul. Lisa Van Dusen Mississippi, then ground zero of In the fell clutch of circumstance white rage while he firewalled his Rest in good power. What Fresh Hell the terror and intimidation tactics I have not winced nor cried aloud. mind in an impenetrable fortress Lisa Van Dusen is associate used to disenfranchise Black Under the bludgeonings of chance of faith and love. It’s why the clip editor of Policy Magazine and voters. My head is bloody, but unbowed. of him crowd-surfing, at 76, was a Washington and New York- ohn Lewis, whose scarred, un- Both men loved the poem In- Mandela converted to nonvio- across Stephen Colbert’s stu- based editor at UPI, AP, and ABC. Jbreakable skull was a luminous victus by William Ernest Henley: lent resistance during his 28 years dio audience is such a beautiful She writes a weekly column for monument to the “good trouble” he Out of the night that covers me, in prison. Both men displayed su- bookend to the indelible images The Hill Times. so passionately advocated, did not Black as the pit from pole to pole, perhuman levels of restraint in the of him sustaining the blows of a The Hill Times

Division SS members, “Your home- land has become more beautiful Vandalism of private property since you have lost—on our initia- tives, I must say—the residents who were so often a dirty blemish on Galicia’s good name—namely was not a hate crime against Nazis the Jews, I know if I ordered you to liquidate the Poles, I would be glorification of colonialism. In accurate statement. Which there- manpower to counter that of the giving you permission to do what That’s right folks, the U.S., we have seen protes- fore begs the question as to why Allies. The 14th SS Division fought you are eager to do anyway.” Him- tors topple statues of Confeder- the Halton-Regional police would against the Soviet Union on the mler’s comments were reportedly as hard as it is to ate generals and Christopher be treating this as a hate crime? eastern front but surrendered to greeted with cheers. Columbus. How can hating Nazis be a crime, the U.S. forces in Austria in 1945. For the record, it must be re- fathom, there is Closer to home, around June let alone a hate crime? After being interned at camps in membered that some 40,000 eth- actually a monument 21, a monument was vandalized My colleague David Pugliese Italy, eventually many of these nic Ukrainian-Canadians fought at a cemetery in Oakville, Ont. of the Ottawa Citizen posed that SS troops immigrated to Canada. against the Nazis in the Second on Canadian soil When first reported, it was stated question to the Halton-Regional Hence, the subsequent erection World War wearing a Canadian that the Halton-Regional Police police and their spokesman of a memorial to their fallen uniform. that pays tribute to Service was treating this as a Const. Steve Elms replied by comrades in the St. Volodymyr’s Which makes the Halton- “hate-motivated offence due to email. “This incident occurred Ukrainian Orthodox Church cem- Regional Police comment about Hitler’s SS troops. the nature of the graffiti.” At the to a monument and the graffiti etery in Oakville. the message on the monument time, police said they would not appeared to target an identifiable Apologists for the Ukrainian targeting an identifiable group release images of the graffiti so as group.” SS claim they were in fact heroes even more puzzling as it is clearly not to spread the suspect’s mes- That “identifiable group” would who were striving to establish an aimed specifically at Nazis. (The sage. So far, so good. be the members of the 14th SS independent state. Others make police force later clarified, on However, social media has Division (Galizien), all of whom the weak excuse that many of July 17, that “initial information a habit of leaping firewalls and took an oath of allegiance to these SS troopers were forcibly collected by investigators indi- it did not take long for those Adolf Hitler and who were com- and illegally conscripted by the cated the graffiti may have been missing details to come to light. manded by Heinrich Himmler, Germans. hate-motivated, targeting the It turns out that the defaced one of the main architects of the While I’m sure there were such identifiable group of Ukrainians monument is actually a tribute Holocaust. conscripts, I’m equally sure that if in general, or Ukrainian members to the 14th SS Division (Galizien) For those of you still in disbe- they were forced against their will of this cultural centre” and that at Scott Taylor and the offending message spray lief that a monument to these Na- to fight for a cause they did not “no time” did the police “consider painted on it read “Nazi war zis would exist in Canada let me believe in, they would not erect a that the identifiable group tar- Inside Defence monument.” provide some historical context. glorious monument to the unit in geted by the graffiti was Nazis.”) That’s right folks, as hard as The 14th SS Division (Galizien) which they were forced to serve. This was vandalism of private TTAWA—In the wake of it is to fathom, there is actually a was initially comprised of Ukrai- One would presume that as property—not a hate crime Othe high-profile Black Lives monument on Canadian soil that nian volunteers. It was estab- their commander, SS leader Him- against Nazis. Matter movement, there has been pays tribute to Hitler’s SS troops. lished in 1943, when the fortunes mler would understand the nature Scott Taylor is the editor and a lot of soul searching into a For the suspect to have labelled of war had begun to turn against of the Ukrainian SS members. In a publisher of Esprit de Corps North American history riddled this a Nazi war monument may Hitler and the German war speech to this division in May 1944 magazine. with racism and the institutional constitute vandalism, but it is an machine needed to increase its Himmler told the assembled 14th The Hill Times 10 WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion Where are the Now is the time to invest in alarm bells after the renewing Canada’s outdoor recreation infrastructure armed incursion at addition to jeopardizing the significant eco- The jobs and economic nomic benefits these public areas provide, Canada’s mounting multi-billion-dollar impact of these investments deferred maintenance and repair backlog the PM’s residence? would be a great boon at national and provincial parks negatively impacts visitor access, enjoyment, and safety to all regions of Canada, on public lands and waters. supposed struggles with America’s “deep From months-long emergency shut- This lack of official state.” including rural and downs to travel restrictions, the outdoor Among the QAnon lies referenced sector has been hit hard by the pandemic. information after such by Hurren is its most infamous, Pizza- remote and Indigenous A recent report by Export Development gate—based on the ridiculous, but widely Canada on the impacts of COVID-19 on the an incident would not be accepted, notion that Democratic elites communities. Canadian tourism sector found that “more tolerated in any other so- are running a child sex ring out of a than 40 per cent of businesses in these in- pizza parlour in Washington, D.C. One dustries are expecting to see a 50 per cent called advanced country; might wonder how that sort of insane decline in revenues, the highest proportion idea could lead to potentially violent acts, amongst all industries.” Another sober- here we live with it. but it can. In 2016, a North Carolina man ing statistic: a recent survey of Canada’s named Edgar Welch armed himself with recreational fishing industry showed that an AR-15 rifle and stormed the pizza par- three-quarters of respondents had seen a lour in search of the non-existent pedo- decline in sales ranging from 25 per cent philes. Afterwards he, too, was described to 75 per cent for April and May compared as a useful member of the community by to the same period in 2019. When asked his surprised neighbours. Welch got four what they would like to see in addition years in prison. Sara Anghel to short-term financial assistance, many Largely because of social media, there Opinion respondents listed “better access to public has been a huge increase in right-wing waters and more promotion of outdoor terrorism worldwide. “Globally, in recent recreational activities” as priorities. years, we have seen a surge in activity by ith warmer weather sweeping across Outdoor recreation businesses are often Les Whittington right-wing extremists, in terms of violent Wmuch of our country, Canadians are lifelines for their communities, providing jobs mobilization, protests, but also the use venturing outside and looking for safe ways and economic stability. However, they rely Need to Know of disinformation and co-ordinated hate to spend time with family and friends. Out- on trips and travel bringing a steady stream online. Unfortunately, Canada hasn’t es- door recreation—be it getting on a boat and of visitors to our public and private lands TTAWA—Maybe it’s because of the caped that trend,” researcher Jacob Davey fishing, hiking through a provincial park, and waters. Other factors that our industry OCOVID-19 emergency or summertime explained to the CBC. camping in your RV, or motoring along a relies on—accessibility to recreation assets, or the lack of information supplied by the A two-year study by ISD, “An Online En- wooded trail—is the perfect prescription for adequate recreation infrastructure, and the RCMP, but the magnitude of the Corey vironmental Scan of Right-Wing Extrem- a lockdown-weary nation. certainty of manufacturing and trade—have Hurren episode on July 2 appears to have ism in Canada,” found a definite spike in As Canadians embrace the outdoors also been interrupted by COVID-19. been overlooked. right-wing extremist activity on social me- and plan “staycations,” policymakers are As during the 2008-09 financial crisis, Hurren, a heavily armed 46-year-old dia platforms in Canada linked to Trudeau looking for ways to give businesses a shot governments are currently earmarking bil- Canadian Armed Forces reservist from and the October 2019 federal election. in the arm while investing in projects that lions in infrastructure funding and calling Manitoba, was arrested by police after “Anti-Muslim and anti-Trudeau rhetoric will position our country to emerge from on communities to launch “shovel-ready” crashing through the Rideau Hall gate are the most salient topics of conversation this crisis economically stronger and more projects. There are many smaller projects— and allegedly seeking to force a confron- among (right-wing extremist) actors in resilient. This improving and tation while armed with Prime Minister Canada,” the report said. is where we, expanding Justin Trudeau. What we know about Nothing has been proven in court in as members trails, marinas, the incident comes mostly from journal- Hurren’s case. But according to reporting of the Cana- campgrounds, ists, not the RCMP. Obviously, the RCMP by Global News, officials are not ruling dian Outdoor and other rec- doesn’t want to call attention to the fact out the possibility that he was intent on Recreation reational infra- that it allowed an armed intruder to run a violent attack or a confrontation with Roundtable structure— around the Rideau Hall grounds (home the police that would lead to his death. (CORR), see a that could be to the prime minister and the Governor According to this reporting, Hurren was historic win- started quickly General) on the loose. Never mind that carrying a two-page letter in which he dow to renew and done this this lack of official information after such apologized to his family and friends and expand fiscal year. an incident would not be tolerated in any for his planned action but said he had Canada’s The jobs and other so-called advanced country; here we no choice but to act. Hurren reportedly outdoor economic im- live with it. wrote that he was worried for the future recreation pact of these Hurren is now in custody awaiting of the country and feared Trudeau was economy and investments a bail hearing. In addition to 21 alleged transforming Canada into a communist the cher- would be a firearms offences, the charge sheet alleges dictatorship. And, according to Global ished year- great boon the suspect “did knowingly utter a threat News, Hurren said he hoped his children round outdoor to all regions When it comes to ‘shovel-ready’ projects, there are many […] or convey a threat […] or cause Prime would understand his actions. Presum- infrastructure of Canada, smaller projects—improving and expanding trails, marinas, Minister Justin Trudeau to receive a threat ably, all this will become clear when the our industry including rural campgrounds, and other recreational infrastructure—that to cause death or bodily harm to Prime case goes to court. But to date, beyond depends on. and remote could be started quickly and done this fiscal year, writes Minister Justin Trudeau.” The gravity of the promise to look at tightening security Outdoor and Indig- Sara Anghel. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay that charge seems to have been obscured at Rideau Hall, the event has produced recreation is enous commu- in all the talk about what a decent guy Hur- little in the way of official reaction by the a big part of nities. Ac- ren is, his COVID-related trauma, and his government, the official opposition, or Canada’s economy. CORR members repre- cording to the U.S. National Park Service, concerns about losing the vehicle he needs the police. sent thousands of businesses that produce for example, every dollar invested in the as a northern Canadian Ranger. The offence of uttering threats is vehicles, equipment, gear, apparel, and ser- national park system returns $10 to the U.S. But Hurren’s actions should be setting punishable by up to five years in prison. vices for the millions of Canadians who en- economy from visitor spending. off alarm bells about the growing menace If what the media has reported about why joy our national parks, waterways, byways, As Canadians, we have long prided our- of Internet-fed conspiracy mongering Hurren allegedly acted is true, some might trails, and outdoor spaces. The collective selves on the rugged and pristine beauty of and right-wing extremism in Canada. The wonder why the charges didn’t include the outdoor recreation industry is conserva- our country. Let’s seize this chance to jump- Canadian army reservist clearly dabbled more serious charge of terrorism. The key tively estimated to produce $26-billion in start the Canadian workforce and make our in this inflammatory sort of agit-prop. factor with regard to a terrorism charge economic activity for Canada each year, great outdoors more accessible and enjoy- Shortly before entering the Rideau Hall is motivation (as in, for instance, political generating an estimated 472,713 direct able for today’s and future generations. grounds, Hurren posted a reference motivation). The RCMP, which spent nearly jobs, $7.1-billion in taxes, and $52.1-billion Sara Anghel is the president of the to Event 201, a link to the baseless belief two hours talking Hurren into surrender- in total revenues. National Marine Manufacturers Associa- that Bill Gates created the current pan- ing, says, not surprisingly, that it is aware Making these economic contributions tion Canada and a founding member of the demic to take over the world. Hurren’s of his motivation. But the RCMP isn’t more impressive is the fact that outdoor Canadian Outdoor Recreation Roundtable earlier posts showed his familiarity with revealing it so far. recreation businesses have been able to not (CORR), the country’s leading coalition of QAnon, the prominent U.S. Internet cult Les Whittington is a regular columnist just survive, but thrive, despite the crumbling 12 outdoor recreation trade associations promulgating wild conspiratorial non- for The Hill Times. conditions of the recreation infrastructure serving tens of thousands of businesses. sense about President Donald Trump’s The Hill Times our businesses and customers rely on. In The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 11

The government Mr. McNair had been head of policy in recently moved the Prime Minister’s Office before his exit oversight of its last January. 16 ministers' While Hill Climbers understands that regional offices to he was only officially hired back on as a the Privy Council temporary special adviser in the office a Office, plus, few weeks ago, Mr. McNair has been advis- Prime Minister ing the PMO in a more informal capac- Justin Trudeau, ity since March, when the the COVID-19 pictured speaking pandemic began ramping up in Canada, to reporters about prompting offices and businesses across the government's the country to shut down. response to Mr. McNair previously spent roughly COVID-19 outside seven years in all leading policy for Mr. Rideau Cottage Trudeau, starting during his time as the on June 18, is third party Liberal leader in 2013. He once again getting helped craft the Liberal Party’s 2015 plat- advice from former form, and went on to become director of PMO policy head policy in the PMO. In 2018, he was pro- Michael McNair. moted to the title of executive director of The Hill Times policy, cabinet, and legislative affairs. photograph by He’s also a former policy aide to Andrew Meade then-Liberal leaders Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff, a former manager of strategy and operations consulting for Deloitte, and a former investment banking analyst with CIBC Capital Markets, among other past jobs. Marci Surkes is now executive director of policy and cabinet affairs, supported by Rick Theis as director of policy. The PMO’s 11-member policy team also includes senior policy advisers Zoë Caron, Dominic Deputy Prime Minister and Inter- Cormier, Alyx Holland, Laura LeBel, Pat- governmental Affairs Minister Chrys- rick Travers, and Colleen Lamothe; policy tia Freeland’s mandate letter includes advisers Michael Milech and Amy Archer; instructions to work with the minister of and Ms. Surkes’ executive assistant, Jen- public services and procurement to “co- nifer Swan. ordinate the work of ministerial regional There are also senior advisers Olivier offices to ensure they support the work of Duchesneau, Ben Chin, and Sarah Good- hill climbers all ministers to engage with all regions of man. the country.” The government has announced a host by Laura Ryckewaert MROs, which include a mixture of both of economic measures since March—from political staff and public servants, have the Canada Emergency Response Benefit been around since 1985 and were started to a $300 per child boost to the Canada by then-prime minister Brian Mulroney Child Benefit, something which Mr. McNair to support his team of regional ministers. helped the government usher in during its Their number increased under former first mandate. Most recently, on July 16, Oversight for ministers’ prime minister Stephen Harper, jumping Mr. Trudeau announced more than $19-bil- from 11 to 16, with new offices having been lion in funding for provinces and territories opened in Kitchener, Ont., Iqaluit, Nunavut, to help with the economic recovery and re- regional offices changes Yellowknife, N.W.T., Whitehorse, Yukon, opening and to prepare for an anticipated and Fredericton, N.B. The other MROs second wave of COVID-19. are located in Vancouver, B.C., Edmonton, continues as chief of staff Alta., Calgary, Alta., Regina, Sask., Win- in the PMO. hands from PSPC to PCO nipeg, Man., Toronto, Ont., , Que., Over in Agriculture and Agri-Food Québec City, St. John’s, N.L., Halifax, N.S., Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s office, Os- geographic location. This is especially im- and Charlottetown, P.E.I. man Naqvi is on board as assistant to the Plus, Michael McNair portant in the current environment, where According to the 2019 Public Accounts, minister’s parliamentary secretary, Liberal physical distancing requirements have led personnel, transportation and communica- MP . has rejoined the Prime to an increasing need for virtual meetings tions, information, and professional and Minister’s office on a for public servants and ministers alike,” he special services costs totalled $1.9-mil- said. lion for the MROs, the majority of which temporary basis, serving Michael McNair is as a special adviser on pictured, centre, at an August 2017 cabinet the economic response to shuffle announcement alongside then- COVID-19. senior PMO staff Gerald Butts; Ryan ome internal restructuring has taken Dunn, now chief of Splace within government, with oversight staff to Innovation of the 16 ministers’ regional offices having Minister Navdeep been transferred from Public Services and Bains; Andrée-Lyne Procurement Minister Anita Anand to the Hallé, now director Privy Council Office at the end of June. of operations to the “The transfer, which occurred in June deputy prime minister; 2020, is in keeping with the mandate letter and Katie Telford, for the Deputy Prime Minister. The CO- who remains chief of VID-19 pandemic only further highlighted staff to Mr. Trudeau. the importance of a co-ordinated approach The Hill Times file in providing support to ministers in the photograph regions,” explained Pierre-Alain Bujold, Osman Naqvi is assistant to Ms. Bibeau’s media relations for the PCO, in an email to parliamentary secretary. Photograph courtesy of Hill Climbers. LinkedIn “Having the MROs within the PCO “During the COVID-19 pandemic, the ($1.8-million) was for personnel. (These are umbrella increases co-ordination and ef- MROs have been essential to the continua- the only spending categories broken down Mr. Naqvi first joined the minister’s fectiveness in terms of support for secure tion of cabinet business.” in the accounts, and do not represent the team in April and before then spent a little communications and cabinet committees.” The transfer was made official through an total operating cost of these offices). more than a year, starting in January 2019, Mr. Bujold said the PCO has been work- order-in-council dated June 29. The PCO is the as an assistant to the Ontario Liberal MPP ing closely with ministers’ regional offices department that supports the prime minister McNair returns to Prime for Orléans, which was previously now- (MROs) in “recent years” on implementing and cabinet, and with the transfer, the MROs Liberal MP Marie-France Lalonde, and “eCabinet support” and integrating “secure have been brought under its intergovernmental Minister’s Office currently former Ottawa city councillor communications and audiovisual capabili- affairs umbrella. Oversight of the offices has Michael McNair is back on the Hill as Stephen Blais. ties in MROs across the country.” been given to PCO’s assistant deputy minister a special adviser to Prime Minister Justin Alison Porter is chief of staff to Ms. “This transfer of responsibilities pro- of corporate services. Previously, the public Trudeau and team, lending advice related Bibeau. vides an opportunity for integrated support services and procurement minister had organi- the government’s economic response to [email protected] to cabinet ministers, regardless of their zational oversight of the MRO “program.” COVID-19. The Hill Times 12 WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES News

Asked by Conservative MP it should include which sectors A spokesperson (Regina-Wascana, are going to gain market access, for International Sask.) about when the 90-day as well as an assurance that the Trade Minister notification for Canada-U.K. trade government is going to protect , pictured, negotiations would be tabled, Mr. supply management. says 'preparations Verhuel said the government will Bloc Québécois MP Simon- for negotiation “clearly abide by the commit- Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Saint- of any new ments made under that under- Hyacinthe-Bagot, Que.), his agreement with standing [between the Liberals party’s international trade critic, the U.K. would and NDP].” questioned whether the new pro- be in accordance “We’ll move forward on that visions will be “fully useful.” with recent basis,” he said, adding that, “Because, if the negotiations commitments to when it comes to the provision [with Britain have] started, how inform Parliament for tabling the objectives of the come we know so little about it ahead of their negotiations, the government’s and how come the Parliament— launch.' The Hill objectives are already “very as during the new NAFTA—will Times photograph clear,” but have yet not been “set surely be called to rubber-stamp by Andrew Meade out in a formal document as of the deal and not to study it and to yet, but that is something that modify it,” Mr. Savard-Tremblay could be clearly be done very said. quickly.” Asked by The Hill Times what More parliamentary those objectives are, Global Af- fairs did not answer, referring to transparency for trade Mr. Nearing’s response. deals needed, says Bloc MP Mr. Nearing said Canada and After experiencing the way the U.K. continue to work togeth- the government pushed the er “to build on our strong trading new NAFTA implementation relationship to grow our econo- bill through Parliament and the mies and benefit our people.” International Trade Committee, “Over the past few years in Mr. Savard-Tremblay told The Hill Feds have yet to make preparation for Brexit, our gov- Times he thinks there should be ernment has actively worked with a larger role for Parliamentarians U.K. ministers and government in the trade negotiation process. officials to ensure a solid path He said, unlike U.S. lawmak- agreed-upon changes forward to our two countries. ers, Canadian Parliamentarians Continuing our trade relationship weren’t given any ability to influ- with the U.K. remains a key prior- ence the final new NAFTA. ity for our government so that we “We are elected by the people. giving Parliament greater preserve critical market access We have democratic legitimacy. for Canadian businesses, produc- We should have something to say,” ers, and exporters,” he said. Mr. Savard-Tremblay said. Canada is also in the midst of He said both Parliamentarians oversight over trade deals trade talks with Mercosur mem- and the provinces should be more bers (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, involved in trade talks, adding that and Uruguay) and Pacific Alli- jurisdictional control can be modi- move oversight over trade nego- Canada’s top trade negotiating ance nations (Chile, Colombia, fied. He said that there should Though still not tiations, which are controlled by official, Steve Verheul, said during Mexico, and Peru). be “a lot more consultation” with the executive. a July 9 meeting of the House Conservative MP Randy MPs, civil society, and business made official, the A Global Affairs spokesperson Committee on International Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.), his groups before Parliamentarians government says confirmed with The Hill Times Trade that an agreement between party’s international trade critic, are asked to approve a trade deal. that the changes to the Policy on Canada and the U.K. was “very said he is skeptical that the Liber- Former trade negotiator Colin it will comply with Tabling Treaties in Parliament close … early last year” before the als will table a notice of intent Robertson, vice-president of the have yet to be made, citing delays U.K. released its plans for “most to enter into formal negotiations Canadian Global Affairs Institute, new trade policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic. favoured nation” tariffs in May, with the United Kingdom. said the new provisions will bring “This change will soon be which eliminates tariffs on about “They should be honouring Canada closer in line with the provisions, including implemented their agreement United States. in trade talks with and will apply Deputy Prime with the NDP, but “It’s very much mirrored to all future Minister I am not expecting after what the USTR [U.S. Trade the United Kingdom, trade agree- Chrystia them to honour Representative] has to do with ments,” Sylvain Freeland it,” he said. “If they Congress,” Mr. Robertson said. which began before Leclerc said in reached a deal haven’t given us “This makes sense for what- a statement. with the NDP notice now, what ever government is in power to the guidelines were The gov- on the new makes you think do so, because inevitably they are agreed to in February. ernment has trade oversight they ever will give going to have to provide that kind promised to provisions to us notice?” of information anyways. This way comply with accelerate the “Unless its there are no surprises and there is the provisions Continued from page 1 passage of the embedded in leg- now some rigour,” he said, adding in future trade new NAFTA islation they can it is particularly important for the on International Trade after they negotiations implementation just ignore it, and bureaucracy so it knows what to are tabled. with the United bill. The it looks like that’s prepare for. The new provisions were Kingdom. Hill Times exactly what they International trade strategist agreed to between the Liberals Canada has photograph by are going to do,” Peter Clark, president of Grey, and the NDP in February, with already begun Andrew Meade Mr. Hoback said. Clark, Shih and Associates, said the government agreeing in order preliminary He said if the Canada has a “long way to go” to to cement NDP support for its talks with the government does match the U.S. system when it effort to accelerate the House U.K. govern- intend to provide comes to trade deals, which in- International Trade Committee’s ment for a notice, timing now volves calling for public submis- study of the implementation bill potential new means it likely sions from stakeholders and other for the new NAFTA. At the time, trade deal, but won’t be entering non-governmental groups. Canada was the lone country of have not begun formal negotia- half of the exports to the United into negotiations until 2021, a year In the American system, Mr. the pact not to have implemented tions. Kingdom. after many other countries have Clark said there is a far better the trade bill. To date, no notice of intent, Some trade experts said it is started trade talks with the U.K. understanding of what the issues That agreement, which was objectives, or economic impact better for Canada to wait to see how “Instead of staying active in are in a trade negotiation. confirmed in a Feb. 19 letter from assessment for a U.K. trade deal Britain’s policy on tariffs evolves proceeding with negotiations “In Canada, we’re overly se- Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia have been tabled. before agreeing to a free trade deal, when they first started and to cretive about these things.” Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) Ryan Nearing, a spokesperson which they expect will involve Can- keep those talks moving forward, He said it is “essential” to have to NDP MP (Elm- for International Trade Minister ada having to make concessions. now we’re at the bottom of the list the government table an econom- wood-Transcona, Man.), his party’s Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Canada and U.K. trade is cur- and we’re waiting and waiting for ic assessment at the same time it international trade critic, noted the Ont.), said “preparations for rently covered under the Com- everybody else to be completed tables a trade deal’s implementa- government “will revise” the Policy negotiation of any new agreement prehensive Economic and Trade before the U.K. has capacity to tion bill, saying “otherwise, the on Tabling Treaties in Parliament. with the U.K. would be in accor- Agreement (CETA), but the U.K. deal with us,” Mr Hoback said. opposition is buying a pig in a Five months later, it has yet to do so. dance with recent commitments will no longer be party to the pact “That’s disappointing” poke.” The new framework is in- to inform Parliament ahead of after the Brexit transition period He added that when the [email protected] tended to give Parliamentarians their launch.” ends at the end of the year. government tables its objectives, The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 13 News

Responding in French on behalf of Ms. Gill, Bloc press secretary Deeper, detailed look at Joanie Riopel noted, among other things, that the MP got a new con- stituency office in Sept-Îles, Que., in December 2019, which brought Parliament’s spending coming with it moving and other costs, and set up a new service office for con- stituents in Havre-Saint-Pierre (she also has a third pre-existing office in Baie-Comeau, Que.). Ms. Gill’s as new disclosure rules take effect th riding is the 10 largest, geographi- cally, in Canada. of designated travellers and de- cumulative, quarterly reports— contracts totalled $3.8-million, In terms of travel, Ms. Riopel Spending by Members pendents will be not be included, has been replaced by a quarterly and MPs spent almost $13-million flagged that Ms. Gill has more re- just the associated costs, though Summary of Expenditures report, on travel (for MPs and their staff, sponsibilities this Parliament, as of Parliament totalled the latter can be found on a sepa- which won’t be cumulative, and dependants, and designated travel- an MP, deputy whip, and critic for $144.7-million in rate public registry) and related will present aggregated totals lers), $364,306 on accommodation fisheries and oceans and families, transportation, accommodation, for the cost of salaries, travel, expenses, close to $2.1-million on children, and social development, 2019-20, a roughly meals, and incidental costs. hospitality, and contracts for per diems, $5.9-million on MPs’ sec- and in turn is flying more often to During the Board of Inter- individual MPs, presiding officers, ondary residences, $1.3-million on cut down travel time between Ot- 4.3 per cent decrease nal Economy’s deliberations, and House officers. According hospitality costs, $152,191 for gifts, tawa and her constituency, which concerns were raised over the to Heather Bradley, director of almost $6.4-million for advertising, otherwise averages 20 to 24 hours from 2018-19. disclosure of these new details for communications for the House close to $4.6-million for printing, each week by road. She also not- trips taken by the children and Speaker, “there is no plan to have and almost $20.6-million in various ed travel costs related to constitu- partners of MPs, both in terms of an annual cumulative report.” office costs, from constituency of- ency staff coming to Ottawa for Continued from page 1 security and possible “unintended The changes are much the fice leases, utilities, and insurance training offered post-election and ment, including the House of Com- consequences.” same on the Senate side of ($12.1-million) to telecommunica- to accompany the MP as she got mons and Senate. They officially “When we allow our disclosure things—with the same new tion services ($3.1-million) to train- re-established in the first months came into effect on June 21. to put targets on our families, I disclosure requirements for its ing ($122,853). of the new Parliament. On the House side, the first have real difficulty with that. We committees, administration, and Compared to 2018-19, overall Conservative MP Bob Zim- new report is expected to land by saw this during the last election, Senators imposed through Bill MP spending in 2019-20 dropped mer (Prince George-Peace River, the end of September, covering when Members and their desig- C-58, which became law in June in all but six of the categories dis- B.C.) jumped to second place on House committee spending. On nated travellers were singled out, 2019—but its first reports under closed: gifts, which jumped 54.5 per the highest-spender list for 2019- top of new breakdowns of hospi- targeted, and exploited for parti- the new system are expected cent; travel by dependants, which 20, up from fifth place the year tality costs to be included in the san gain,” said Conservative whip earlier, by late August, covering increased 6.3 per cent to $388,256; prior, with a total of $577,676 in existing “Activities and Expendi- (Chilliwack–Hope, expenses incurred during the first office repairs and maintenance, expenses, an increase of $6,110, tures” report, new travel expense B.C.) on June 1. quarter of 2020-21. which more than doubled, reaching or roughly 1.1 per cent. reports will be published for each $1.1-million; materials and sup- Mr. Zimmer’s biggest increas- committee with details on each plies, which went up 12.2 per cent es were: staff salaries, which in- trip undertaken. to total $1.7-million; constituent of- creased by almost $25,000 or nine By the end of November, new fice leases, insurance, and utilities, per cent, to reach $297,417 for reports on House administra- which rose by 3.3 per cent to total the year; staff travel, which more tion, parliamentary association, $12.1-million; and furniture, fur- than doubled to total $24,433; and and diplomacy spending will be nishing, and equipment purchases, printing, which jumped $4,148 or published. which almost doubled, at $504,266 36 per cent to $15,652 for 2019- The House administration has, for the year. 20. His office did not respond to until now, never before made in- Unsurprisingly, the top 10 high- questions from The Hill Times by formation about its expenses pub- est spenders are all re-elected in- filing deadline. lic. Now, it, along with the Senate, cumbent MPs, who filed expenses CPC MP (Cari- the Library of Parliament, and all throughout the entire 2019-20 boo-Prince George, B.C.) is the other “parliamentary entities,” will fiscal year. Though MP spending third-highest spender this year disclose any travel or hospitality overall dropped as a result of the with $566,758, but that actually expenses incurred by its staff—in- election, spending by some MPs represents a roughly 14.4 per cent cluding the Speakers—each quar- nonetheless increased in 2019-20. drop from 2018-19 when he topped ter, in addition to new quarterly Topping this year’s list is the list with $662,466 in expenses. reports on contracts valued at Bloc Québécois MP Marilène NDP MP $10,000 or higher, including those Gill (Manicouagan, Que.), who (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, entered into by House committees Source: Members’ Expenditure Report Summary, graph courtesy of Infogram expensed a total of $596,939, Man.), meanwhile, jumped from and those related to parliamen- up $48,029 or 8.7 per cent from the seventh highest-spender in tary diplomacy activities. Responding to concerns, House Training is already available 2018-19, when she was the sixth 2018-19 to the fourth highest, with Parliamentary associations law clerk Philippe Dufresne said and underway to get MPs and highest-spending MP. $561,851 in expenses claimed—an and other “diplomacy activities” it’ll be up the House Speaker to staff up to speed on the new re- Ms. Gill’s biggest increases increase of $19,766 or 3.6 per will also now publish breakdowns determine on a “case-by-case” ba- quirements, but a video explainer were in: MP travel, which tripled cent. Her biggest increases were: on the cost of travel, accom- sis if information related to these circulated by the House adminis- to reach $97,685; staff travel, dependent travel, which jumped modations, per diems, and other trips can be withheld on the basis tration suggests that, aside from which increased 34 per cent to from zero in 2018-19 to $39,771; per-participant costs incurred by of parliamentary privilege. local travel by MPs, little has reach $65,752; and constituency staff travel, which jumped by Parliamentarians and staff after For hospitality costs, which were changed in terms of the details of- office lease, insurance, and utility $15,039 or 42.1 per cent to each trip. As well, new quarterly previously only disclosed in ag- fices now input into the Members’ costs, which increased by almost $50,775; and hospitality expenses, reports on the hosting and operat- gregate, the purpose, date, location, financial portal. $23,000, or 49 per cent, to $69,840 which went up 43.8 per cent to ing costs related to meetings and name of any suppliers, and number for the fiscal year. $5,717 for 2019-20. international visitors hosted by of attendees related to each claim MP spending tops Geographically, Ms. Ashton parliamentary associations and will now be made public. represents Canada’s fourth-larg- the House and Senate Speakers Plus, new detailed contract $144.7-million in 2019- A closer look at est riding, a fact she highlighted will be published. expenditure reports will be 20, down 4.3 per cent in response to questions from The Finally, by the end of Decem- published for MPs, presiding of- In the election year that the 2019-20 MP Hill Times. ber, the first disclosure reports ficers, and House officers (includ- was 2019-20, MPs collectively expenditure reports “As an MP, I have a responsibil- for MPs, presiding officers, and ing contracts related to caucus spent a total of $144,707,130, an ity to represent one of the largest House officers under the new research bureaus). These new almost 4.3 per cent drop from summary constituencies in the country, north- system will be released, cover- reports capture and disaggregate the $151.1-million spent the year ern Manitoba. I believe this means ing expenses claimed during the spending that would have previ- prior, according to the final Mem- • Employee Salaries: $86,486,673.59 going to communities in person by second quarter of 2020-21, from ously been disclosed across dif- bers’ Expenditures Report for the • Service Contracts: $3,845,469.37 plane, truck, boat, and keeping in July 1 to Sept. 30. ferent categories, with “contract” year, published on June 23. • Travel (MPs and their staff, dependants, and touch regularly,” said Ms. Ashton in New detailed travel reports in this case defined as “every time While there are 338 Members designated travellers): $12,997,639.12 an emailed statement. • MP accommodation expenses: $364,306.82 will list the cost of individual trips a Member or House Officer uses of Parliament, the report covers “Like many women in Canada, • MP per diem expenses: $2,053,799.76 expensed to each Members’ Office House funds to acquire goods or expenses claimed between April I am also a caregiver to my young services from a supplier, whether • MP secondary residence expenses: Budget—including those taken 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020, and $5,942,790.73 children while doing this work. or not a formal contract is signed,” by the MP, their staff, designated as a result of the October 2019 • Hospitality: $1,344,619.88 The lack of childcare on Parlia- travellers, or dependants, whether and will include the MP’s name, election, which saw 98 new MPs • Gifts: $152,191.79 ment Hill, something that must local or through the House points a description of the contract, the replace defeated or retiring MPs, • Advertising: $6,351,595.61 be addressed more broadly, has system. Previously only disclosed supplier names, and the contract it includes more than 400 individ- • Printing: $4,590,226.49 meant that my toddler twins have in aggregate, these reports will invoice date and total cost. ual MP expenditure reports. • Offices: $20,577,817.83 (including had to accompany me regularly include the dates and purpose Along with these new detailed Of the $144.7-million spent by $12,099,585.93 in office lease, insurance, and as well.” of each trip, the name of the MP reports, the Members’ Expen- MPs, almost $86.5-million was utility costs) [email protected] and/or staff travelling (the names ditures Report—which were for employee salaries. Service • Total: $144,707,130.99 The Hill Times 14 WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Comment A less crowded planet

Even better, the assumption is that the Give it another century of global population will continue to go down gentle decline, and we could after that. Give it another century of gentle decline, and we could hope for a global hope for a global population population of four or five billion by 2200, which would make the task of dealing with of four or five billion by the long-term impacts of climate change a lot easier. Meanwhile, there are three other 2200, which would make big things going on right now. the task of dealing with The first is that more than two dozen countries will lose around half their popu- the long-term impacts of lation by the end of this century, includ- ing all the countries of East Asia (China, climate change a lot easier. Korea, Japan, and Taiwan) and most of the countries of central, eastern, and south- ern Europe (e.g. Italy, Poland, Spain, and Greece). Some will fall even further: Bulgaria from seven million to 2.6 million, Latvia from two million to less than half a million. Russia, however, will only drop from 145 million to 105 million. The problem for all of these countries will be a huge overhang of elderly people as the younger population shrinks. The “popu- Gwynne Dyer lation pyramid” will be stood on its point, more or less, with each person in the work- Global Affairs ing population having to support at least one retired person (unless retirement ages ONDON, U.K.—If you wanted evidence are raised radically, as they may well be). Lthat reasonably competent govern- The second group are countries, almost ment—not great, not corruption-free, just all in Africa or the Middle East, where pop- not awful—produces good results in the ulation growth is still out of control. These end, here it is. are the only regions where some countries Back in 1971, when the two countries will triple their populations (e.g. Israel and split apart, Bangladesh had 65 million Angola), or quadruple them (Afghanistan people and Pakistan had 60 million. By the and Nigeria). end of this century, Bangladesh will have Many countries in this category have around 80 million people—and Pakistan more modest growth rates, but if just these will have 250 million. two regions were excluded from the count, Bangladesh the population is usually seen of the rest of as a seriously the world in overpopulated 2100 would be country, and it lower than it still is today: is today. 160 million And finally, people. But comes the its birth rate oddest group: is dropping the countries so fast that where birth its population rates are will halve by already far 2100, leav- Almost all countries where birth rates are far below below replace- ing it with no replacement level, but where population growth will hold ment level, but more people steady or even grow somewhat, have a well-established the popula- per square tradition of accepting immigrants from other continents and tions will kilometre of cultures, and they’re prosperous enough to be attractive to hold steady farmland than immigrants. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia or even grow the United somewhat by Kingdom. the end of the century. They include not It has achieved this mainly by educat- only the rich countries of Western Europe, ing its girls and young women and mak- North America, and Australasia, but also ing contraception easily available. That’s many of the Latin American republics. what’s driving the global numbers down, What’s their secret? Immigration. They too. The latest population predictions, almost all have a well-established tradition published last week in the British medical of accepting immigrants from other conti- journal The Lancet, forecast a global popu- nents and cultures, and they’re prosperous lation in 2100 of only 8.8 billion. enough to be attractive to immigrants. That’s just one billion more than now. So Sweden, Norway, France, and the True, we will reach a peak in about 40 United Kingdom will each add a few mil- years’ time of 9.7 billion, but by century’s lion people by 2100. Canada, Australia, and end we will be sliding down the other side the United States will each add around 10 of the population mountain quite fast. million (and New Zealand gets an extra These are “surprise-free” predictions, million). The rest, apart from Germany of course, and the future always brings and the Netherlands, will attract at least surprises: wars, pandemics, a new religion enough newcomers to plug the holes left or ideology. The forecasts don’t even factor by their very low birth rates. in the impact of foreseeable calamities like This may seem unfair, but it gets worse. climate change. Nevertheless, these num- When the researchers factored predicted bers are not just fictions, and they really economic growth into the study, the 10 are good news. countries with the biggest GDP 80 years The numbers come from the Institute from now were, in order: the U.S., China, for Health Metrics and Evaluation of the India, Japan, Germany, France, U.K., Aus- University of Washington, and they predict tralia, Nigeria, and Canada. an end-of-century world population that is Six of those 10 countries use English as two billion lower than the UN Population their primary national language. To them Division’s forecast last year of almost 11 that hath shall it be given. billion people. As they say: a billion here, a Gwynne Dyer’s latest book is The Fu- billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking ture of Work (and Democracy). real numbers. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 15 Events Feature

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