Trudeau Government's Climate Announcement Puts Federal Grits on Spring Election Footing, Say Political Players
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pp. 17-21 The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books in 2020 & more The Hill Times’ next issue is Jan. 11, 2021, but we’ll be online until then. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, to all! THIRTY-SECOND YEAR, NO. 1790 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 $5.00 News News News Kenney’s ‘All my life, I’ve political woes Trudeau government’s been a leader’: and Maverick Perry Bellegarde Party could put at climate announcement on leaving the least four Alberta AFN, and what ridings in play comes next in the next puts federal Grits on federal election, BY PETER MAZEREEUW ssembly of First Nations say veteran AChief Perry Bellegarde says spring election footing, he hasn’t decided on his next political players steps after he leaves the AFN in July—but leadership is on his mind. BY ABBAS RANA Mr. Bellegarde spoke with say political players The Hill Times last week about lberta Premier Jason Ken- his time leading the AFN, which Aney’s unpopularity and the upstart right-of-centre Maverick ‘It’s a major plank in our platform, and it’s a plan that I can tell that the Continued on page 27 Party running candidates in the Liberal caucus is very proud of,’ says Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia. Continued on page 4 Prime News Minister Justin Trudeau Pitch to ‘build News announced a $15-billion back better’ plan to reduce Amid ongoing greenhouse gas emissions carries broad ethics along with several other partisan appeal, investigation ministers on Dec. 11. The say experts against Ratansi, Hill Times photograph by BY PALAK MANGAT some Liberals Andrew Meade he call to “build back better” eyeing coveted Tthat the Liberals have latched onto carries a “seductive” appeal nomination in for all federal parties as they plan for the next election campaign, Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 Don Valley East say politicos and experts, who expect the pandemic to frame for next election politicians’ messaging. With the coronavirus pandem- BY ABBAS RANA ic upending nearly every facet of life for the past nine months, and hile five-term Liberal- claiming nearly 14,000 lives in Wturned-Independent MP BY PETER MAZEREEUW shortly after noon, is a wide- Liberal MP, and a leading pollster. Canada, politicians are likely to Yasmin Ratansi is under in- ranging plan to curb greenhouse The plan, titled A Healthy ground their campaign slogans vestigation for alleged ethical he Liberal government’s gas emissions that will help set Environment and a Healthy in buzzwords like “resilience” that $15-billion climate policy an- the stage for the Liberals to fight T Continued on page 16 Continued on page 5 nouncement, unveiled last Friday a spring election, say strategists, a Continued on page 6 2 MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Heard on the Hill Parliamentary Calendar by Samantha Wright Allen House of Commons Senate offers rendition of Christmas poem as Upper adjourned until Chamber closes for the season Jan. 25, but political But we heard HIM exclaim, ere he drove out of sight: I MOVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE! TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT! Ottawa is still busy NDP MLA thanks ISC official for wearing red dress pin The attire of Indigenous Services Canada’s chief medical officer drew some favourable attention from an NDP MLA last week. On Dec. 17, Independent Senator Yuen Pau Woo, pictured with ISG Senator Donna Dasko Tom Wong, pictured behind, gave his Senate-inspired version of the Dec. 11, 2020, also Christmas classic ‘The week Before Christmas.’ wore the moose hide Photograph courtesy of ParlVu pin in support of the Moose Hide Campaign, he House isn’t the only Chamber that a grassroots movement Tclosed its doors for the holidays with a of Indigenous and non- little Christmas cheer. Before Independent Indigenous men and Senator Yuen Pau Woo launched into verse, boys standing up against he offered apologies to the famous poem’s violence towards women author, Clement Clarke Moore, for taking and children. The Hill liberties with both the timeline and the Times photograph by language. “’Twas the week before Christ- Andrew Meade mas,” Sen. Woo began. “When all through the House/Not an MP was sitting, not even On top of welcoming Dr. Tom Wong’s a mouse./The bills had been sent to the update Dec. 16 about the government’s Senate with care,/In hopes that Speaker plan to get vaccines to Indigenous com- George Furey was there.” munities, Manitoba NDP MLA Nahanni He’s the latest Parliamentarian to offer Fontaine took note on Twitter of the red his riff after a cross-partisan trio of MPs dress pinned to his suit lapel. shared the duties to continue the tradition “I really appreciate him wearing a of former Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner’s #MMIWG2S Red Dress pin,” wrote Ms. once witty traditional political-themed Fontaine, a two-term MLA who is a mem- ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas roast. ber of the Sagkeeng Anishinaabe First Each of the Senate group leaders said Nation and her party’s justice critic and their goodbyes, and Conservative Leader spokesperson for Missing and Murdered The West Block, pictured recently. The House is now adjourned until Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, but Donald Plett joked that Sen. Woo should Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit political Ottawa is still busy while Parliament is on a break. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade have had the last line and “we should have people. all been running.” The red dress symbolizes the campaign MONDAY, DEC. 21 THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2021 So we’ll give Sen. Woo the last word here: ’Twas the week before Christmas, to honour, remember, and advocate for In- Moyra Davey: The Faithful—National Gallery of Conservative Party National Policy Convention—The when all through the House digenous women and girls who have been Canada hosts this new exhibition, Moyra Davey: The Conservative Party National Policy Convention will now Not an MP was sitting, not even a mouse. murdered or gone missing. The Red Dress Faithful, featuring the work of one of Canada’s most in- take place from March 18 to 20, 2021, exclusively The bills had been sent to the Senate with care, project was created by Métis artist Jaime novative conceptual artists, on now until Jan. 3, 2021. online and the Conservative Party’s National Council In hopes that Speaker George Furey was there; Black to raise awareness on the issue, National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa. decided the next convention in 2023 will take place The senators were nestled all snug with her first exhibition in 2010 that later This new exhibition features 54 photographs and six in Québec City. For more information, call 1-866-808- in their headphones, films by Davey, along with more than a dozen works 8407. became a nation-wide campaign. from the Gallery collection. Developed by the artist and With visions of amendments engraved Throughout his Dec. 16 update, Dr. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 on their capstones; curator Andrea Kunard, the exhibition explores the art- Clerks in ‘kerchiefs, and Black Rod in his hat, Wong urged partnership on the part of ist’s trajectory from early images of family and friends, Liberal Party National Convention—The Liberal Party Got us all ready for a nice long Zoom chat provinces and the federal government, say- through portraits of the detritus of everyday life, her of Canada announced on Sept. 25 it was postponing When from the canal, there arose such a clatter, ing decisions about the COVID-19 vaccine mailed photographs, and films examining the work of its 2020 Liberal National Convention from Nov. 12-14. authors, philosophers and artists. https://www.gallery. I sprang from the chamber to see what’s the matter. rollout cannot be made without Indigenous The new dates are April 9-10, 2021. ca/whats-on/exhibitions-and-galleries/moyra-davey-the- Away to the window I flew like a flash, leadership. New Democratic Party National Convention—The NDP faithful rescheduled its 2020 policy convention to instead take Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister re- place virtually April 9-11, 2021. Riding associations The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow TUESDAY, DEC. 22 cently drew outrage for his comments call- have until Feb. 8, 2021 to submit resolutions for Gave the lustre of midday to objects below, ing it unfair for the feds to allocate some of The Delegation of European Union and EU Member consideration. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, the province’s per capita vaccines to First States—The Delegation of European Union and EU But a most vexing bill—C-7, my dear. Member States present a Christmas Concert of Euro- SATURDAY, AUG. 21, 2021 Its crackerjack sponsor so lively and with it, Nations. pean Christmas songs and carols on Rogers TV Ottawa 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference—One Senator Petitclerc did not waste a minute. “This puts Manitobans at the back of the line. This hurts Manitobans, to put it on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 23, 4 of the largest annual gatherings of Commonwealth More rapid than dinner break her emails they came, p.m. and on OMNI Television website. Parliamentarians will take place in Aug. 21-27, 2021 And she whistled, and shouted, and called us by name. mildly,” he said. MONDAY, JAN. 25, 2021 at the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference “Now, Mute! Now, Unmute! Your video is off! Asked about those controversial com- (CPC) hosted by the CPA Canada Region in Halifax.