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NEWS NOMINATIONS POLLING & POLLSTERS NDP Conservative Senator, NDP whittles away at the Conservatives’ voting coalition satirical play, legal case, BY ÉRIC GRENIER strong emphasis on new . It its place, the New Democrats may be united the fastest growing parts of the constructing one that could prove to be media comments all The voting coalition that propelled country, leading many to argue that the as potent. the Conservatives to a majority vic- 21st century would be one dominated The latest polls put the Conservatives tory in 2011 was a formidable one. by the Conservative Party. at about 29 per cent support, down more cited in Crosbie rejection It combined the party’s traditional That may still happen, but recent than 10 points since 2011 and, with small stronghold of the West with voters in polls have suggested that this Con- BY ABBAS RANA rural and suburban Ontario, with a servative coalition is falling apart. In Continued on page 10

A number of factors may have contributed to the Conservative Party blocking Ches Crosbie’s nomina- NEWS SENATE tion in Avalon, from a local Senator’s ambition to a satirical theatre performance to legal work with residential school survivors to a Hill Times article, sources said last week. Senate rises, its future uncertain Mr. Crosbie, a prominent St. John’s lawyer and son of , former lieutenant governor of New- foundland and Labrador and a former Cabinet minis-

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NEWS NOMINATIONS DeLorey and Ryan seeking Conservative nomination in coveted riding

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A senior Conservative Party offi cial and a retired high school principal are competing for the chance to replace Justice Minister Peter MacKay as the Conservative candi- date in the coveted riding of Central Nova. Gone till November? Senate Speaker bids the Red Chamber adieu last week after it rose for the summer. Its powerful Fred DeLorey, the Conservative Party’s director of internal economy committee will continue to meet over the summer, though, to examine the recommendations in Auditor General political operations who is now on a leave of absence, Michael Ferguson’s report. The Hill Times photo by Jake Wright and Jim Ryan, a recently retired school principal who is the brother-in-law of Maureen Murphy, chief of staff Continued on page 22 Senate Internal Economy Committee Senate’s rise a ‘lost to decide over summer months which opportunity’ to pass AG recommendations to implement more PMBs, say MPs NEWS THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING BY ABBAS RANA Senate spokesperson Nancy Durn- BY RACHEL AIELLO ing told The Hill Times the auditor Debate over third-party The powerful Senate Internal general’s recommendations were After sitting past its schedule exclusive- Economy Committee will hold meet- referred to the subcommittees of the ly to pass the controversial union fi nancial ads continues, with ings over the summer to examine in Committee on Internal Economy, with transparency legislation, Bill C-377, a host detail the recommendations from the meetings expected over the summer. of other contentious private member’s bills Conservatives critical of auditor general’s report, choosing which ones to implement and how. Continued on page 7 Continued on page 4 union-backed groups

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The Conservative government has criticized third- party advertising in the pre-writ period and caused Staffers hit campaign trail to fi ght for parties, jobs the shutdown of HarperPAC, suggesting new regula- tions could be introduced, but former Harper strate- BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT marathon-like experience that many said Chad Rogers, a partner at Crest- gist Tom Flanagan says it’s noteworthy no similar say is also valuable and irreplaceable. view Strategy and former Conservative criticism has been leveled against other right-leaning The majority of staff on Parliament “I don’t think you work in a partisan campaign staffer who’s also worked on groups already advertising. Hill, in both MP offi ces and ministerial role for a government as an ordinary job; provincial and municipal campaigns. “Trouble is you can’t shut down the left-leaning ones, will soon be hitting the campaign you’re clearly a believer in the cause and “There is no glory in campaigning— groups without shutting down the groups that might be trail in one form or another to fi ght for you’re clearly committed to the cause, so there is glory in winning, and there is their party—and, often when it comes of course you’d want to work on an elec- Continued on page 17 down to it, for their jobs—a gruelling, tion—that’s the Super Bowl of politics,” Continued on page 15 2 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 FEATURE BUZZ THE SPIN DOCTORS By Laura Ryckewaert

ON “What do you think of Canada’s efforts to HEARD THE HILL get in on the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership? Has B Y MARK BURGESS this been properly debated by Parliament?”

gotiated free trade deals with 38 countries, while the Liberals sadly only negotiated a total of three over 13 years. Political institutions, “At the same time, the NDP has op- CORY HANN posed almost every free trade agreement Canada has signed. This shows just how bureaucracy at risk of Conservative strategist out of touch they are since one in fi ve jobs in Canada and 60 per cent of our GDP are “Trans-Pacifi c Partnership negotiations re- directly linked to exports. becoming irrelevant, main ongoing, and our government wants to “Under the proven leadership of Prime make sure that Canada is part of a TPP agree- Minister , our Conservative warns Savoie in new book ment. The Prime Minister will only sign an government continues to promote Cana- agreement that is in Canada’s best interests. dian trade interests across all sectors of our “Our Conservative government has economy, while the NDP and Liberals only launched the most ambitious pro-export work to raise taxes on middle class Canadi- Ps have abandoned their roles—from plan in our country’s history. We have ne- ans, killing jobs and opportunities.” Mreviewing legislation and spend- ing to debating the important issues of the day—“other than to represent their constituents by promoting local projects some point, though, we need to see what it in and to support their parties in is that we’re actually supporting.’ Parliament,” writes Donald Savoie in his “As for the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership new book. (TPP), these far-reaching negotiations could IAN WAYNE The latest from the Canada Research impact everything from Canada’s agricul- Chair at the Université de Moncton, con- NDP strategist ture sector to the price of drugs to investor– sidered by many as the dean of Canadian state dispute rules. Canadians have a right writers concerned with public administra- “So-called ‘free’ trade deals are like ideo- to know what’s on the table. tion, is due out on Sept. 1 from McGill- logical candy to Stephen Harper’s Conser- “The level of secrecy surrounding the Queen University Press. It’s called What vatives. And every negotiation comes with talks, and remarks from a Conservative MP is Government Good At?: A Canadian its share of self-congratulatory fanfare— declaring supply management ‘an anachro- Answer. alongside baseless attacks on the opposi- nism that must disappear,’ undermine Ste- MPs and Parliament are no longer tion NDP. Conservatives negotiate sweeping phen Harper’s likely hollow reassurances good at what they should be doing, deals in secret and seem to put more effort to farmers. That’s why Tom Mulcair wrote to including holding the government to into PR than they do in negotiating good the prime minister demanding he support account and scrutinizing the more than agreements. farm families and preserve Canada’s valued $250-billion of annual spending, writes “Conservatives can count on Liberals, of supply management system. Prof. Savoie. course, to support any trade deal—sight un- “New Democrats are enthusiastic pro- “MPs and Parliament also have a seen. The Trudeau Liberals enthusiastically ponents of trade deals that help create jobs responsibility for safeguarding the public applauded the Conservative announcement and grow our economy. They have pledged interest, the common good. They are of CETA, despite the fact the deal wasn’t to study any agreement carefully, weighing falling short on this responsibility as close to being fi nal and details were non- the concerns and benefi ts, while keeping well,” he writes. “This, in turn, has wide existent. After failing to hold the Conserva- the focus where it belongs—on what’s in implications for the machinery of govern- Donald Savoie’s new book will be released Sept. tives to account, Liberal trade critic Chrys- the best interests of Canadian families and ment and for assessing what government 1. Image courtesy of McGill-Queen’s University Press tia Freeland was fi nally forced to admit: ‘At communities.” is good at.” Instead, power has shifted to the centre over the past 40 years, at the expense of prime ministerial-centric large organi- table. The government of Canada must also the public service. Infl uence today “belongs zation operating in a politically volatile defend Canadian interests during these ne- to a carefully selected handful of partisan environment.” gotiations—that includes defending supply advisers and senior deputy ministers.” This needs to change, he says. management. The public service’s role and that of TISHA ASHTON “Our political institutions and gov- “Supply management provides stable, deputy ministers has changed, he writes, Liberal strategist ernment bureaucracies face becoming fair prices for Canadian farmers and con- from one of public policy innovation and increasingly irrelevant unless action is sumers and economic security for Canada’s strong management to one of “buckle link- taken. They can’t do this on their own, and “The supports agricultural communities. It does so without ing the political realm, the relevant policy how it can be achieved should be a matter free trade as this is how we open markets to imposing the expensive taxpayer-funded communities and the key stakeholders to of national debate.” Canadian goods and services, grow Cana- subsidies found in the United States and the permanent administration.” dian businesses and create good-paying other countries. Prof. Savoie notes that DMs today are Canadian jobs. In fact, exporting industries “Stephen Harper and the Conservatives no longer appointed for their sectoral Shannon replaces pay wages that are on average 50 per cent have said they will defend supply manage- knowledge but rather for how well they higher than non-trading industries. ment in the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership nego- can navigate the bureaucratic system. Salloum as head of “The Trans-Pacifi c Partnership stands tiations. Canadians expect them to follow They come from central agencies and to remove trade barriers, widely expand through on that commitment. have short stints in multiple departments. NDP staff union free trade for Canada, and increase op- “The Liberal Party is clear: we support “Being good at managing operations portunities for our middle class. That is supply management and will defend it in all The NDP has a new president of its and programs is not as highly valued in why Canada must be at the negotiating international trade negotiations.” government as being good at operating staff union executive. in a highly charged and at times hostile Last week, Tom Shannon took over the political environment,” Prof. Savoie writes. role as union head from Anthony Salloum. “The emphasis is now on networking, Mr. Salloum, the lobby offi cer in NDP and environmental health. Last year, leaked brokering and problem-solving in a fast- Whip Nycole Turmel’s offi ce, navigated a documents in The New York Times revealed moving political context.” number of thorny issues during his tenure. that the Conservative government, behind He fought back against Board of In- So, what is government good at? It CAMILLE LABCHUK closed doors, was actively fi ghting U.S. efforts depends, Prof. Savoie says. “In some cases, ternal Economy changes that would have to include some minimal protections in the Green strategist asking what is government good at is beside made it mandatory for all staff in MP of- deal, including logging regulations and a ban the point. There are things that governments fi ces on the Hill and in constituency offi ces on the cruel practice of shark fi nning. do and must continue to do, whether or not across Canada to sign a lifelong Confl ict of “The Conservative government’s stan- “This is one of the reasons that the TPP is they are good at it,” he says. Interest, Loyalty and Confi dentiality agree- dard approach to trade deals is to keep strongly opposed by Green Parties in Austra- However, his book suggests politi- ment as a condition of employment. Canadians in the dark to the greatest extent lia, New Zealand, Japan, Taiwan, the Philip- cians and public servants are good at: He also found the union a new home possible, and the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership pines, and the United States. There is also “generating blame, avoiding blame, with the United Food and Commercial is no different. True to form, negotiations reason to fear special allowances for the U.S. blaming others, playing to a segment of Workers (UFCW) union after it butted have been conducted behind closed doors, that would undermine Canada’s sovereignty, the population with the next election, heads with Unifor over the national union’s and Trade Minister Ed Fast recently refused democracy, and legislative authority. avoiding risks, embracing and defending decision not to unequivocally endorse the to give any indication as to when the deal “The practice of signing trade deals with- the status quo, adding management layers NDP in last year’s Ontario election. would be concluded. out even bringing them before Parliament and staff, keeping ministers of out trouble Like Mr. Salloum, Mr. Shannon works “The Greens have long expressed that this must end. The TPP is one of the biggest in the media, responding to the demands in Ms. Turmel’s offi ce. secretive trade deal will hurt Canadians and trade deals in history, and anti-democrati- from the prime minister and his offi ce, hurt our environment by undermining our cally concealing this important information and managing a complex, multi-objective Continued on page 18 domestic power to legislate to protect human from the public is unconscionable.” The Milkle-Down Effect.

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Mr. Garrison’s bill, which After extending their passed the House in March 2013, stay in Ottawa to pass sought to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to include Bill C-377, Senators gender identity and gender ex- pression as prohibited grounds for killed bills on trans discrimination. He told The Hill rights, sports betting Times the bill was killed by the Conservative leadership, at the and pensions. hands of “trans-phobic Senators.” “It’s the major gap in our Continued from page 1 human rights legislation and we had a chance to fi ll it,” said Mr. were stranded when the Senate Garrison, who will try to get the rose last week. measures implemented in the Going to such lengths to pass next Parliament. one bill that had been before the Another bill that was amend- Upper Chamber for years while ed by the Senate, this one at the neglecting to pass, or even move eleventh hour, was Bill C-518, forward, other pieces of legisla- the Protecting Taxpayers and tion is being considered a “lost Revoking Pensions of Convicted opportunity,” a demonstration of Politicians Act. Introduced by “contempt of democracy” and Conservative MP John William- “shameful” by MPs who spon- son (New Brunswick Southwest, sored the bills that died. N.B.), it proposed to take away One of those is NDP MP Brian the pensions of Parliamentarians Masse (Windsor West, Ont.), convicted of a crime. whose Bill C-290, An Act to The Senate amended it, Conservative backbench MP Russ Hiebert, who sponsored Bill C-377, came to Ottawa to watch his bill pass the Senate amend the Criminal Code (sports effectively killing it, on June 25, last Tuesday. The Hill Times photo by Jake Wright betting), never made it out of the the same day former Peterbor- Senate Legal and Constitutional ough Conservative MP Dean Del Affairs Committee after passing Mastro was sentenced to one “It’s very diffi cult to pass pri- expenses over $5,000 and salaries and do our work proudly,” as Sen. the House with cross-party sup- month in jail for overspending in vate member’s bills if you don’t of employees earning more than Carignan put it. port in March 2012. his 2008 campaign. The bill had have the consensus from both $100,000. It also would require Mr. Cowan’s remarks were “It had been studied, it’s gone passed the House in February by sides,” said Sen. Carignan. spending on political activities a bit more terse, imploring the through both chambers, and to a 257-13 vote after being reinstat- The Senators’ departure came like lobbying to be reported and group of 60 or so Senators left in not even have a vote on it I think ed from the previous session. sooner than some had anticipat- posted publicly. the Chamber on the last day to is nothing short of contempt of Conservative MP Mark Adler’s ed. Many were preparing to spend As soon as the vote was take seriously the task of improv- democracy and contempt of the (York Centre, Ont.) Bill C-520, the the summer in Ottawa to deal counted, Mr. Carignan and ing the way they do their jobs. Canadian people that put us there,” Non-Partisan Offi ces of Agents of with a Senate Liberal-led fi libus- Senate Liberal Leader James “At the end of the day, we will Mr. Masse told The Hill Times. Parliament Act, didn’t make it out ter over Bill C-377. Cowan rose to give their end-of- not be judged on how effi ciently “It’s just another chapter in a of the Senate National Finance “We’re here to sit as long as we session remarks, refl ecting on we manage our budget but on how disgraced chamber. We have one Committee. The bill sought to have to sit to deal with legislation. I what an “unpleasant” few years effective we are as a legislative line in the Criminal Code that require every person who applies don’t think we’re punching clocks it had been and how, despite the body. Review of legislation is our was passed by all parties in the for a position in the offi ce of an here, or punching cards,” Senate prolonged break because of the principal role and the better we do House of Commons on a voice agent of Parliament to make a Speaker Leo Housakos said on federal election scheduled for Oct. that job, the more respect we will vote… so for them to hold this up declaration stating whether in the June 25, adding that he thought the 19, they were looking forward to gain from Canadians,” he said. is nothing short of a disgrace, it’s 10 years before applying for that Senate was at its best when study- returning to “continue our efforts [email protected] as simple as that.” position, they occupied specifi ed ing private member’s business. to breathe life into this institution The Hill Times The bill was fi rst introduced by politically partisan positions, or if “I think it’s fundamentally the NDP MP Joe Comartin (Windsor— they intend to. role of the Senate to make sure Tecumseh, Ont.) but was carried It also sought to have these that private member’s bills are forward by neighbouring MP Mr. declarations posted publicly and thoroughly looked at and there is STATUS OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS Masse after Mr. Comartin was to require agents of Parliament a number on the scroll right now. elected deputy speaker. The legis- to declare they would conduct If anything, I will be disappointed lation proposed to amend the Crimi- themselves in a non-partisan if we don’t sit long and hard to MP-SPONSORED PRIVATE MEMBER’S • C-35, Justice For Animals in Service Act [Quanto’s Law] nal Code to allow the provinces to BILLS THAT PASSED THE HOUSE & • C-40, Rouge National Urban Park Act manner. It passed the House in make sure all the remaining pri- DIED IN THE SENATE: • C-42, Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act permit single-event sports betting. October 2014. vate member’s bills are looked at.” • C-314, Breast Density Awareness Act (second reading) • C-44, Protection of Canada from Terrorists Act Mr. Masse told The Hill Times These bills are just four of But once it became clear there Sponsored by Conservative MP Patrick Brown • C-46, Pipeline Safety Act the Senate’s resistance to his the eight MP-sponsored private was little the Liberal Senators • C-643, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day Act (second • C-47, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2014 bill was “inexplicable” and “a lost reading) Sponsored by Independent MP Manon Perreault • C-51, the Anti Terrorism Act, 2015 member’s bills that died before could do, with the government • C-290, an Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports • C-52, Safe and Accountable Rail Act opportunity” for revenue from the Senate last week. There were using its majority and procedural betting) (committee) Sponsored by NDP MP Brian Masse • C-54, Appropriation Act No. 5, 2014-15 regulated betting to go toward also 21 MP-sponsored private tactics to overrule the Speaker • C-350, an Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional • C-55, Appropriation Act No. 1, 2015-16 provincial needs like health care and pass Bill C-377, the mood Release Act (accountability of offenders) (committee) • C-63, Déline Final Self-Government Agreement Act member’s bills that died on the Sponsored by Conservative MP Guy Lauzon • C-66, Appropriation Act No. 2, 2015-16 and education. House of Commons Order Paper in the chamber quickly turned • C-520, Non-Partisan Offi ces of Agents of Parliament Act • C-67, Appropriation Act No. 3, 2015-16 “When they rise, organized when it rose on June 19. As well, and Senators from all sides were (committee) Sponsored by Conservative MP Mark Adler • C-247, Main Point of Contact with the Government of crime and the offshore betters 26 Senator-sponsored bills died ready to vote on the bill and rise. • C-608, National Day of the Midwife Act (committee) Canada in case of Death Act are basically going to be clapping Sponsored by NDP MP Rosane Doré Lefebvre • C-377, an Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements before making it out of the Sen- Conservative backbench MP • C-279, an Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights for labour organizations) their hands and saluting the Sen- ate, and one on making a Nation- Russ Hiebert (South Surrey– Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity) (committee) • C-452, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation ate,” he said. al Seal Products Day was stalled White Rock–Cloverdale, B.C.), the Sponsored by NDP MP Randall Garrison and traffi cking persons) Fellow NDP MP Randall Gar- bill’s sponsor, was in the Senate • C-518, Protecting Taxpayers and Revoking Pensions of Convicted • C-479, An Act to Bring Fairness for the Victims of Violent Offenders in the House. Politicians Act Sponsored by Conservative MP John Williamson • C-555, An Act respecting the Marine Mammal rison (Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca, When The Hill Times asked viewing gallery with his wife and Regulations (seal fi shery observation license) B.C.) also saw his bill— Bill C-279, Government Senate Leader children to watch his bill pass last GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE • C-591, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and An Act to amend the Canadian last week why Tuesday. MEMBER’S BILLS THAT RECEIVED the Old Age Security Act (Pension and Benefi ts) Human Rights Act and the Crimi- ROYAL ASSENT IN 2015: • S-2, Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act the Senate rose before passing or The bill—formally titled an • C-2, Safe Injection Bill • S-3, Amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act nal Code (gender identity)— offi - dealing with other private mem- Act to amend the Income Tax Act • C-12, Drug-Free Prisons Act • S-4, Digital Privacy Act cially killed last week. It had been ber’s bills still on the Order Paper, (requirements for labour orga- • C-18, Agricultural Growth Act • S-6, Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act amended by the Senate Legal and nizations)—will force unions to • C-21, Red Tape Reduction Act • S-7, Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act he said he was “very satisfi ed” with • C-22, Energy Safety and Security Act • S-218, National Fiddling Day Act Constitutional Affairs Commit- how the session ended and that fi le fi nancial statements with the • C-26, Tougher Penalties for Child Predators Act • S-219, Journey to Freedom Day Act tee in the spring, forcing it to be they did a great job at passing Canada Revenue Agency, disclos- • C-27, Veterans Hiring Act • S-221, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults reported back to the House. private member’s bills. ing spending details for public • C-31, Victims Bill of Rights Act against public transit operators) Le lait enrichit le Canada.

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Découvrez comment le lait enrichit le Canada au lelaitenrichit.ca. 6 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 NEWS DEBATE Consortium looking to fi rm up debate dates in crowded fi eld Parties are Previously the consortium has the process of essentially diluting late to what [audience] we had The Liberal Party has agreed said the debates would be held the value of the debates,” said Mr. in 2011 with a single consortium to have leader evaluating the “at the height of the 2015 federal Reid. “So by having a number debate,” he said. (Papineau, Que.) in the Maclean’s, election campaign.” of debates and having them In 2011, the national leaders’ TVA, and consortium debates, potential risks The election is scheduled for stretched out over pre-writ and debates broke a record, attracting and has not yet responded defi ni- and rewards of Oct. 19. In 2011 the consortium during the writ and with differ- a combined 14-million viewers in tively to the other invitations. debates happened about three ent organizations, I think they both languages. The Green Party has accepted participating in weeks before the election. The likely hope that the power of the Mr. Reid isn’t the only po- the debate invitations from the the various debates TVA debate is already scheduled debates will be less signifi cant, litical watcher concerned about consortium, Maclean’s and Up for Oct. 2. the reach of the debates in terms how the new format will affect for Debate. Leader Elizabeth May on offer, as well Parties have committed—to of audience will be less exten- campaigns. (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) has not various degrees—to a number of sive and the risk of the debates Former Elections Canada been invited to as their timing. debates but the only one with a will be greatly diminished as the CEO Jean-Pierre Kingsley told and Munk debates but the party is set date and full roster is the Ma- incumbent.” The Hill Times last week that the currently trying to negotiate with BY RACHEL AIELLO clean’s debate in Toronto on Aug. He said the other consider- jockeying that’s happening before the Globe to have her included. 6. Many insiders are anticipat- ation is that debates have an the writ around debates and the Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Negotiations around the ing the writ will drop mid-to-late equalizing effect by putting the pre-campaigning are escaping the Duceppe will participate in the timing of national broadcast- August, making this debate the leaders on the same footing. “foundational spirit of the Canada TVA and French consortium ers’ debates started early this fi rst to happen outside of the writ As the incumbent pushing the Elections Act,” and making it so debates. year as the consortium, facing period. narrative that an opponent isn’t the parties aren’t really heading Mr. Harper has already said he competition from a number of From early in the negotia- up to the job, if that opponent into the campaign on an equal would not be participating in either potential hosts, started fl oating tions, Maclean’s made it clear it comes off as a plausible prime footing. of the consortium debates or the dates and formats with the par- wanted to host a pre-campaign ministerial candidate in a debate “Holding debates before [the one on women’s issues, so there ties last week. debate and proposed the early it can have a real impact on that writ] is just one more event that will need to be another option to Parties are evaluating the date. Moderator Paul Wells, the message. demonstrates that we’re willing fi ll out his debate dance card. potential risks and rewards of magazine’s political editor, told As well, the parties will have to play outside of the offi cial writ There are about 20 debate participating in the roughly 20 The Hill Times that because it’s a much clearer sense closer period,” Mr. Kingsley said. proposals that the main parties debates that have been proposed, looking like there will be a lot of to the election of how they’re “We’re going to be chang- have been invited to participate as well as the timing for each. debates, they wanted to be fi rst, looking in the polls and what ing the game and we’re going in, including those from seniors’ While party spokespeople pro- or last, and “fi rst was easier to their leader needs to be doing. If to have to change the rules, group CARP and the Federation vided the approximate number arrange.” they haven’t already committed because we are winding up with of Canadian Municipalities. of debate invitations they’re It is unlikely that any other to a debate, they can pick and a regime where we regulate Sources close to the debate examining, they wouldn’t offer debates are going to be scheduled choose which will benefi t them everything within the writ, and negotiations say there are also more details. in the pre-writ period. politically. before that [it’s a] free-for-all,” proposals from other media orga- Liliane Lê, spokesperson for According to Scott Reid, “We’ll see as time goes on, he said. nizations, one said to be multime- the consortium of major broad- a principal at Feschuk-Reid as we get closer to the election, The Conservative Party has dia-focused. casters—CBC, Radio-Canada, and one-time communications how the other parties may or said Mr. Harper would participate Both the Up for Debate debate CTV and Global—confi rmed that director to former prime min- may not change their posi- in fi ve debates ahead of the elec- and the Munk debate are working specifi c dates were discussed last ister , now that one tions,” said NDP spokesperson tion. So far they’ve agreed to four: toward dates in September. Rud- week but, as has been the case pre-writ debate has been set, George Soule, adding that the Maclean’s, TVA, The Globe and yard Griffi ths, chair of Munk De- since April, “the negotiations it’s going to become harder to NDP is in favour of having Mail’s debate on the economy, bates who will moderate the elec- with the parties are on-going, get parties to agree to proposals more debates. and the Munk Institute debate on tion debate, told The Hill Times and dates and formats are not early in the campaign because Mr. Reid said the real test foreign policy. that having a single-issue debate confi rmed yet.” She told The Hill they pose more of a risk to the of this new model of multiple The has allows the nation to focus for an Times they don’t have a specifi c opposition parties than the debates, early and often, will be formally accepted debate invita- hour-and-a-half of the campaign deadline in place to decide the incumbent. in the size of audience they draw. tions from Maclean’s and Up for on an issue that has become an dates, but the “sooner the better.” Opposition leaders are more His concern is that the fi rst one, Debate, an alliance of over 175 afterthought in the past. Although those close to the vulnerable to missteps that can be much like the primary debates in women’s organizations that’s host- The parties also seem to be negotiations wouldn’t reveal what exploited throughout the cam- the U.S., will only engage parti- ing a debate on women’s issues. keen on the idea of single-issue dates the consortium has pro- paign, he said, whereas Prime sans and media. The party has agreed “in principle” debates, allowing the opportunity posed for the English and French Minister Stephen Harper ( The risk is that by the time the to have leader Tom Mulcair (Out- to drill deeper into some topics, debates, it’s possible they could Southwest, Alta.) is “a known consortium debates come around, remont, Que.) in all of the other giving their leader a chance to be be decided on this week. Green commodity” so a fl ub would have those who did watch the early de- debates they’ve been invited to— heard in more than a 30-second Party spokesperson Julian Morelli a smaller impact. bates won’t be bothered to watch apparently a double-digit list—and soundbyte from a wide-ranging indicated there was interest in “An early August date is prob- another, he said. say they are waiting until more debate. having them agreed to “as quickly ably attractive to the government “The reality is we’ll be lucky if scheduling and logistics are sorted [email protected] as possible.” because it allows them to begin all the debates together accumu- out to confi rm. The Hill Times

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Debate Host: Date & Location: Format: Topic: Who’s In: Rogers, Maclean’s Aug. 6, at CityTV studio in Toronto Will air live on CityTV, Omni and CPAC, and broadcast on Rogers radio and streamed on all General leaders’ debate Conservatives, NDP, Liberals the agencies’ websites, as well as on Facebook and YouTube. It will be translated into Italian, and the Greens Mandarin, Cantonese and Punjabi. Consortium English debate TBD, will happen “at the height of Will be broadcast on CBC, Radio-Canada, CTV, Global, Télé-Québec and CPAC, and will be General leaders’ debate NDP, Liberals, Greens and the federal election campaign” and at streamed live in partnership with Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, and YouTube. Bloc Quebecois have agreed a university in a major Canadian city. It will be translated into French. “in principle” Consortium French debate TBD, will happen “at the height of Will be broadcast on CBC, Radio-Canada, CTV, Global, Télé-Québec and CPAC, and will be General leaders’ debate NDP, Liberals, Greens and the federal election campaign” and at streamed live in partnership with Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, and YouTube. Bloc Quebecois have agreed a university in a major Canadian city. It will be translated into English. “in principle” Globe and Mail, Google Canada In Calgary in September Will be open to all media and will be live-streamed on globeandmail.com and distributed Economy Conservatives, NDP “in principle” through YouTube. Munk Debates At Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, Will be providing debate feed to all major broadcasters, CPAC will carry with translation Foreign policy Conservatives, NDP “in principle” in September and closed captioning. This event will feature a live studio audience of 3,000 people. There are discussions with Facebook for an online engagement component. TVA Oct. 2, in Montreal Will be streamed live and on TVA, LCN and tvanouvelles.ca. The themes to be discussed Conservatives, Liberals and the will be announced on Aug. 1. NDP “in principle” THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 7 NEWS SENATE Senate Internal Economy Committee to decide over summer months which AG recommendations to implement

Meanwhile, some Liberal and Conserva- make changes to the Senate rules, includ- “The period known as Question Period Conservative and Liberal tive Senators are working on plans to hold ing reforming Question Period, revising the should be changed to Committee Period Senators will hold meetings meetings in the fall after the federal election composition of Senate standing commit- with questions and answers regarding the to fi nd ways to make substantial changes to tees, electing the Speaker and televising operations of committees of the Senate. in the next Parliamentary how the Senate works. Senate proceedings. The questions could relate to committee session to make changes to “There will be a group of Conservative Sen. Baker, who has been on the Hill proceedings or reports of the committees. and Liberal Senators who will meet regu- since 1974—fi rst as an MP and now as a The majority of Senators in the Senate Senate rules. larly when the Senate resumes to discuss Senator since 2002—said that Question deplore the constant political bickering ways of forcing changes in the rules of the Period reform and reducing partisanship in between a minority of Senators in the daily Continued from page 1 Senate in a substantial way. The reason for the Upper Chamber would be some of the proceedings of the Senate and ways must the union of several Senators on both sides issues Senators are hoping to address in be found to make the practice contrary to In his unprecedented audit of the Sena- to plot a course of change is that it appears their meetings. the rules.” tors’ expenses, Auditor General Michael to most of us that unless change is forced on “For example, the Question Period Liberal Sen. Ferguson examined 80,000 expense claims the Senate from inside, that the change will part of proceedings in the Senate must also sent out a letter recently to Liberal of 116 Senators between April 1, 2011 to never take place,” said Newfoundland and be expunged from the proceedings. The and Conservative Senators encouraging March 30, 2013. In the report provided to Labrador Liberal Sen. George Baker in an Question Period encourages political con- them to take part in initiatives to reform the Senate last month, the AG identifi ed 30 interview with The Hill Times. fl ict within the Senate, which should be the Senate internally. He was unavailable current and former Conservative and Lib- He declined to share any specifi cs. foreign to its operations. Those Senators for an interview last week. eral Senators who misspent about $1-mil- Over the years, several Senators from who want to play politics should resign [email protected] lion dollars. He recommended the Internal both parties have talked about the need to and run for offi ce,” said Sen. Baker. The Hill Times Economy Committee refer nine of the most egregious cases to the Mounties. The committee has set up an arbitra- tion process for the Senators who dispute the audit fi ndings, led by former Supreme Court Justice Ian Binnie. The senior Senate leadership from both parties—Speaker Leo Housakos (Wellington, NOW AVAILABLE Que.), deputy speaker (On- tario), Government Senate Leader Claude Carignan (Mille Isles, Que.) and Liberal In this new book, veteran political journalist Les Whittington Leader James Cowan (Nova Scotia)—are among the 30 Senators whose expenses have chronicles—with remarkable clarity and a cop-like, straight-up tone—the been questioned by Mr. Ferguson. All four hallmarks of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government. It’s a concise, insider’s have denied any wrongdoing but have paid back the fl agged amounts, saying they won’t guide on how the government has changed Canada over the last 10 years. take their cases to Justice Binnie to protect the integrity of the process. Some of the other 30 Senators have also paid back either the full or partial amounts. In addition to identifying misspent mon- LES WHITTINGTON ey, Mr. Ferguson made recommendations on how to make the Senate more transpar- ent, including creating an oversight body independent of the Senate to oversee ex- penses. The Red Chamber’s annual budget is about $100-million. Newfoundland and Labrador Conserva- tive Sen. , chair of the Senate “Les Whittington’s Subcommittee on Estimates, told The Hill Times that his committee would meet over book, Spinning the summer months and also in the fall SPINNING before Parliament returns to examine Mr. Ferguson’s recommendations. History is Other committee members include HISTORY Conservative Sen. , Quebec Con- servative Sen. Larry Smith, Newfoundland well-written, and Labrador Liberal Sen. and Nova Scotia Liberal Sen. . A WITNESS TO Sen. Wells said the Senate Subcommittee HARPER’S CANADA AND substantive, and it on Communications would also meet over the ST coming months to look at how Senators can 21 CENTURY CHOICES better communicate with Canadians about packs a punch.” their legislative work and its importance. The Communications Committee is chaired —Kate Malloy, editor of The Hill Times by Speaker Housakos and other members in- clude Sen. , Sen. Cordy and Alberta Liberal Sen. Grant Mitchell. Sen. Mitchell told The Hill Times that the committee would look at several of Mr. “A must read.” Ferguson’s recommendations in more de- –Don Newman tail. One of those deals with how to publicly disclose Senators’ expenses, including the Parliamentary purpose of the expense, the date, breakdown and whether a third party paid for any part of it. British Columbia Liberal Sen. Larry Smith, a member of the Senate Subcommittee on Se- curity, said his committee—which includes On- tario Conservative Sen. Vern White and Quebec BOOKS Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais—would look at ways to keep the Parliamentary precinct safe but also accessible to Canadians. “We’re going to study everything to do with hilltimes.com/HT-books security and make sure we have the safest, most open capital in the world,” said Sen. Smith. 8 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015

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hen the Conservative government the project. Sure, the issue is not one over marijuana ruling Wannounced its signature tax cuts in that will resonate widely in a campaign can only hope the outrage of Health Min- cism is outdated well beyond a safe expiry last fall’s fi scal update, it was duly noted but the government, and the minister Iister with the Supreme date. This is the court that ruled Canada’s that the cheques would be ready for dis- responsible—Mr. Poilievre—have opted to Court of Canada’s bizarre and irresponsi- common sense prostitution laws are “un- tribution by summer, just ahead of voters’ double down and divide rather than put ble ruling on medical marijuana is echoed constitutional.” This is the court that out of trip to the polls. the project on hold. On the eve of a vote across this country. personal bias and good use of ambiguity The excitement had not faded last late last month at the National Capital The unanimous decision expands the defi - ruled Justice Marc Nadon to be not qualifi ed week when Employment and Social Commission, Mr. Poilievre replaced four nition of “medical marijuana” beyond dried to sit on the high court. This is the court that Development Minister Pierre Poilievre board members with new ones who have leaves to include cannabis oils, teas, brownies in their “infi nite wisdom” gave convicted made a special visit to to watch Conservative ties. and numerous other forms of the drug. Since criminals one-and-a-half days off their the Universal Child Care Benefi t cheques At the Conservative nomination last when does an unelected group of judges have sentence for every day they spend in pre-trial come off the printer, to be tucked into week for the riding of Nepean, mem- the right to usurp the authority of our Ministry custody. This is the “compassionate” court envelopes and distributed by July 20. bers chose Andy Wang, a protégé of Mr. of Health, the only body qualifi ed to decide on that thoughtlessly ruled to strike down the A photo op for a government that loves Poilievre’s, over author Bob Plamondon. what is and what is not medicine, and ignore ban against euthanasia in Canada with little photo ops, and cheques. Though Mr. Wang should be rewarded the rigorous and proper procedure of scientifi c or no thought for the fears of our elderly. It looks as though there will be many for doing the hard work of signing up research in such an important decision affect- So how is it that a court that is sup- more to come, and they may be needed. members and earning the nomination, ing the health of millions of Canadians? posed to properly interpret and enforce As poll aggregator Éric Grenier notes it’s not necessarily a good sign for the The top court in the land has deliberate- laws has such a high opinion of itself that in his Hill Times column this week, the party when someone representing the ly closed its eyes to the fact that cannabis it has taken to making laws? No wonder a coalition that won the Conservatives a tone that’s turning off middle-of-the-road has never been scientifi cally proven to be a columnist wrote recently that the Supreme majority government in 2011 is shrinking, voters beats out an accomplished author safe medicine. Court of Canada is the greatest threat to or even falling apart. with a career outside of politics. Of late there have been a rising number our democracy and Parliament. That this is happening should not In Newfoundland, the Conservatives of respected columnists who have not been We can’t vote out the top court like we be too surprising, even to the govern- weren’t doing themselves any favours, shy to justifi ably criticize the the Supreme can bad governments but maybe it is time ing party. A decade in power is a long either. By rejecting Ches Crosbie’s nomi- Court. It is high time the blind and slavish to bring things back into balance with a tool time and voters are going to at least nation in Avalon, they may have further adulation of this group of nine unelected left called the “notwithstanding” clause. flirt with alternatives, especially four alienated voters in a province where judges is challenged. The mythical idea that Gerald Hall months from when they actually cast they’re currently shut out. this court is never wrong and beyond criti- Nanoose Bay, B.C. their ballots. Maybe the cheques will be enough. But the way the Conservatives are re- There are going to be a lot of them. There sponding should be a cause for concern. are almost too many funds to keep track Rather than trying to soften their image of—some of them new, like the $150-mil- and reach out to the broader base that lion Canada 150 Community Infrastruc- Senators should move on tanning got them their coveted majority, they’re ture Program; others old but just getting often alienating voters they may end up rolling, like the $14-billion New Building s embattled Senators break for sum- equipment sold, resold, leased or imported, needing. Canada Fund announced in the 2013 Amer, one hopes they are searching for as did the 2005 changes: “It is anticipated that Mr. Poilievre himself is connected to a budget. It may help that the money will be ways to demonstrate a willingness to act all equipment will eventually comply with couple of recent examples. The fi rst is the disproportionately focused on Conserva- independently and in our best interests. updated warning label requirements as salons Memorial to the Victims of Communism tive-held ridings, too. An opportunity ripe for sunny summer replace and update existing equipment.” that’s causing consternation in the capi- But there could be an easier path refl ection is a Conservative science-based Meanwhile, three Canadians perish tal, with the mayor, the chief justice of the than the one of cheques and photo ops, safety bill, dead on the Order Paper, Bill daily from melanoma, and many more Supreme Court, various organizations and the government may be left won- C-386, An Act to amend the Radiation Emit- continue to roast their skin on beaches and representing architects and planners, and dering this fall whether it should have ting Devices Act (tanning equipment) and to tanning beds, oblivious to risk. local candidates speaking out against taken it. warn Canadians of the cancer risks of using When it comes to skin cancer prevention, tanning equipment. Senators have the power to deliver trans- This bill would have begun to meet an formative change. The question is, will they urgent ethical need while bolstering a rising consult with concerned medical experts, the tide of provincial and municipal regulations. CPS, CMA, melanoma survivors and others, Health Canada’s existing warnings are aspira- and put Canadians (not votes) fi rst? tional in nature; the 2014 Radiation Emitting Linda Jeaurond, melanoma survivor Devices amendments applied only to tanning Victoria, B.C.

Senators right to overrule Speaker onservative Senators were right in 3. Even though committees in both Coverruling the Speaker of the Senate chambers often amend government on C-377, the union busting bill. I have legislation’s language, one suggested re- more suggestions for Harper to rule more form would let committee chairs obtain effectively by reforming Parliament thus: the option of bringing to third reading 1. Change Senate rules permanently into the original measure by a plenary vote. allowing the Senate, as is currently the norm This is a regular occurrence in the U.S. in the House, to force “closure” on private House and Senate and should be im- member’s bills. ported here. 2. Import a U.K.-style Parliament Act of 4. Institute a House-Senate conference, 1911, which effectively prevents the unelected as is the norm stateside, to reconcile differ- Senate from obstructing House-passed bills ing versions of bills more smoothly. indefi nitely but would render decision-mak- 5. Copy the U.S. to modernize the sys- ing over them to the elected chamber. (One tem and allow more electronic voting in recent example of Senate abuse is bill C-290 Canada’s Parliament. languishing in the Senate since 2012 after Steve Norris having passed unanimously by the House). Encino, Calif.

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POST-PARTISAN PUNDIT Tories ready to take on ‘Reckless Coalition’ federal election doesn’t actually is the Liberals, socialists and about—scandals, taxes, health At the very least, the prospect Just by suggesting exist. separatists had, in fact, made a care—they’ll be forced to address of an unprecedented Liberal-NDP the Liberals and At least, it doesn’t exist just yet. short-lived attempt a few years the issue of hypothetical political hybrid government would raise I’m talking about an imagined earlier to concoct an alliance so unions. plenty of questions. NDP are a ‘Reckless entity that the Conservative Party they could topple the minority What’s more, when responding What would this coalition gov- calls the “Reckless Coalition.” Harper government. to those questions, Mulcair and ernment look like? What would Coalition’ waiting You may recall this “Reckless At any rate, from day one of Trudeau will have to word their it stand for? Who would be the to happen, the Coalition” concept fi rst emerged that election the Conservatives answers carefully since, let’s face prime minister? Who would be as a thing during the 2011 federal played up this threat of a “Reck- it, depending on how the election the Finance minister? Would it be Conservatives will election. less Coalition” to spook Canadian turns out, they might actually de- stable? Is a coalition government In fact, on the very day Parlia- voters—and it worked. cide to form some sort of govern- even democratic? put NDP Leader ment was dissolved that year, the And if this strategy worked ment coalition. And while voters are fret- Thomas Mulcair Conservatives sent out a news then, odds are good it will work So if Trudeau and Mulcair’s ting over the dark worries of the release with a headline declaring, now. answers on the coalition question unknown, the Conservatives will and Liberal Leader “Only Stephen Harper Can Deliver After all, battling against an are anything less than defi nitive, blanket the airwaves with mes- The Stable National Government imaginary “Reckless Coalition” if they’re open to interpreta- sages along the lines of, “Why Justin Trudeau on That Canada Needs To Complete is a plan that has little downside tion, if they’re vague, it means take a chance with the Reckless the defensive. The Economic Recovery and Keep and lots of potential upside. the Conservative propaganda Coalition? Why not stick to the Taxes Low,” and a subtitle stating: For one thing, just by suggest- machine can more easily keep Conservative Party, a party you “The alternative is Ignatieff’s reck- ing the Liberals and NDP are a the specter of an NDP-Liberal know, a party that’s predictable, a less Coalition backed by the Bloc “Reckless Coalition” waiting to government alive in the minds of party that’s safe.” Québécois.” happen, the Conservatives will voters. What makes this Conserva- The point the Conservatives put NDP Leader Thomas Mul- And that matters, because vot- tive strategy even better is that were making, of course, is that cair and Liberal Leader Justin ers tend to be risk-averse. Right nobody will rise to defend the GERRY NICHOLLS unless they won a majority of Trudeau on the defensive, since now, for instance, some voters “Reckless Coalition” because, seats, they’d be replaced by a both men will have to repeatedly are averse to Trudeau’s inexperi- you know, it doesn’t actually hastily-stitched-together alliance fend off media questions as to ence, while others are averse to exist. of big-spending Liberals, high- whether or not they really would Mulcair’s socialist agenda. Gerry Nicholls is a ne of the most fascinating taxing socialists and anti-Canada form a coalition. Imagine how averse they communications consultant. Oaspects about Canada’s politi- Quebec separatists. As a side benefi t, that will also might be to a government that www.gerrynicholls.com cal scene is that the Conservative What made this threat seem put them off message; rather than combined Liberal inexperience [email protected] Party’s main opponent in the next somewhat realistic at the time talking issues they want to talk with NDP socialism. The Hill Times

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same effectiveness that was used to undermine Justin Trudeau. Change is in the air, but which Mulcair’s lead means he loses the element of surprise that worked so effectively for and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. party will be seen as real agent? In both historic victories, the New Democrat campaign peaked at exactly the right time. While Mulcair’s lead means for a prime minister in between elec- the Bloc Québécois was busy tions. Four months is a long time to trashing the Liberals and the he loses the element survive under that microscope. Conservatives, Layton was qui- Contrary to the Quebec-based etly wooing the nationalist vote. of surprise that orange wave that swept Jack Lay- Layton’s appearance on a ton to power, Mulcair can expect popular television show less than worked so effectively more intense scrutiny. a month before the vote kindled for Jack Layton and He is already under attack for his love affair with Quebecers. refusing to reimburse the Board Notley was also able to defy Alberta Premier of Internal Economy for misspent the odds, largely based on her funding. This issue will dog him until strong campaign performance Rachel Notley. the account is squared up. By taking during the leader’s debate and in the board to court, Mulcair is trying the fi nal days of the campaign. to dodge accusations of fi nancial Both NDP winners caught chicanery that could prove fatal. their opponents by surprise. Repaying almost $4-million The element of surprise is no Will voters choose the change being offered by Tom Mulcair’s NDP or Justin would dip deeply into coffers longer available to Mulcair, as his Trudeau’s Liberals? The Hill Times photos by Jake Wright sorely needed for an effective SHEILA COPPS rising poll numbers are not lost election strategy. on his opponents. Outspoken former Conserva- wise, a defeat is much more diffi cult Old stories are resurfacing about Conservative advertisements tive Cabinet minister John Cros- to survive that an early departure. Mulcair’s failed negotiation to join that have been so effective in ll signs point to a government bie is publicly denouncing his Former members of Parlia- the ranks of the Conservatives be- knocking the wind out of Trudeau’s Aon its way out. party after offi cials rejected his ment whose parties lose power fore he decided to leave the Quebec sails will be forced to reorient their Canada Day celebrations in the son’s candidacy in the Newfound- often have a tough time fi nding Liberals for the New Democrats. focus. By attacking only the Liberal nation’s capital included home- land seat of Avalon. gainful employment for years. Opponents will attempt to por- leader, the Tory ads have inadver- made signs sprouting up on lawns Crosbie claims Ches was The only time Tory exit num- tray him as a political opportunist. tently plumped NDP numbers. proclaiming “Stephen Harper’s spurned because of his role in a bers were higher was when the Mulcair’s decision to woo national- Opponents of the government Canada—Not My Canada.” lawyer’s theatrical performance Liberals clobbered them in 1993. ists with the Sherbrooke Declaration want change. The question is, In rural Saskatchewan, a for charity last spring. The trial So the question is not whether reinforces that characterization. which party will be seen as a real disgruntled voter has erected a lawyer played MacHarper dueling the Conservatives will lose. It is, By agreeing to a simple major- change agent? fake traffi c sign reading STOP MacDuffy. Fun was poked at the rather, who will replace them. ity vote in a secession referen- Can a Liberal leader whose HARPER. scandal, which Crosbie claims The chattering classes are dum, Mulcair is risking a huge youthful energy appeals to next- Surprisingly, it has been left party offi cials could not counte- already speculating that Thomas backlash if the rest of Canada generation voters out-campaign untouched for weeks on a country nance. Pride goeth before a fall. Mulcair may have peaked too soon. clues in to this deal. a wily political lifer? Or will Mul- road in a riding that was once the The exodus of government With polls showing the New The return of Bloc Québécois cair’s guile win the day? bedrock of Harper’s support. caucus members is usually an in- Democratic leader leapfrogging leader Gilles Duceppe means The answer lies ahead. Conservative members of Par- dicator of what voters are think- both his opponents, he will be in Mulcair will also have to be more Sheila Copps is a former Jean liament are departing in droves. ing in many parts of the country. the hottest seat during the barbe- explicit on where he really stands Chrétien-era Cabinet minister and Polls consistently show that If representatives don’t think cue circuit this summer. on the question of Canada. a former deputy prime minister. twice as many people want to they can win another election, they The leader of a political pack can Negative Tory advertising will [email protected] defeat Harper as to re-elect him. often decide to take a pass. Career- expect the kind of scrutiny reserved likely pounce on Mulcair with the The Hill Times 10 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 POLLING & POLLSTERS NDP

to win a majority government, let alone a minority one. And for NDP whittles away at Stephen Harper, the next election is likely majority-or-bust. There are weaknesses in the NDP’s own voting coalition, however. Though Quebec has Conservatives’ voting coalition proven itself willing to vote en masse for one party, as Albertans ber of ridings in Toronto, Hamil- have done for the Conservatives With strong numbers ton, London, Windsor and in their in countless elections, they have in Ontario and traditional strongholds in south- also shown themselves to be western and northern Ontario. willing to change their loyalties British Columbia, the But it is in the West where just as unanimously. While the this coalition starts to get more Conservatives’ suburban voters NDP is in the process interesting for the New Demo- were liable to swing back to the of undermining crats. The unpopularity of Greg Liberals, the NDP’s urban voters Selinger’s provincial government could do the same in the future. the foundations of limits the party’s potential in And whereas the Conserva- , but new boundaries tives’ coalition was large enough Stephen Harper’s in Saskatchewan could deliver to win them a majority govern- 2011 win. several seats in Regina and Sas- ment, the NDP needs to make katoon. Rachel Notley’s stunning more gains to get there. They Continued from page 1 victory in Alberta opens up a need the wider GTA, not just large number of ridings to the Toronto and Hamilton. They need regional variations, back to where NDP in that province, particularly to keep Montreal from swinging they were in 2004, when the Liber- in Edmonton and Lethbridge. back to the Liberals and Quebec als won a minority government. This is where the New Demo- City to the Conservatives, while Their coalition has not shifted crats are able to nibble away at preventing a comeback by the geographically, but has only got- the Conservatives’ coalition. The Bloc Québécois in francophone ten smaller. The Conservatives party has moved ahead dramati- Quebec. New gains need to be are still doing well in the West cally in British Columbia, prising made in Atlantic Canada, bridges and are leading—though margin- that province out of the Tories’ to be rebuilt in Manitoba, and ally so—in Ontario. But without grip. Winning urban ridings in Al- victories to be replicated outside strong support in Quebec or At- If an election were held today, the New Democrats would likely win more than 50 berta and Saskatchewan further of Edmonton in Alberta. lantic Canada to cushion losses in seats in Quebec and more than 20 in British Columbia, alone putting them halfway to knocks holes in the Conservative For the time being, however, the rest of the country, the Tories a strong minority government, writes Érik Grenier. The Hill Times photo by Jake Wright coalition’s western contingent. Thomas Mulcair has the NDP in a are on track for defeat. And with the NDP moving position to win power with more This is because the New If an election were held today, per cent, give or take a few points, forward in Ontario, where the than a plausible path to victory. Democrats appear to be in the the New Democrats would likely in each of these regions. Liberals remain competitive as Faced with a more solid Conser- process of building their own win more than 50 seats in Quebec Based on where their support well, the Conservatives are in vative coalition, could even Jack voting coalition. Its two pillars and more than 20 in British Colum- has stood in the past, that gives danger of being pushed out of the Layton have claimed such a thing are Quebec and British Colum- bia, alone putting them halfway them some very good chances of suburban parts of the province on the eve of the 2011 vote? bia, where the party is leading in to a strong minority government. winning the cities in these areas. that gave them victory in 2011. Éric Grenier writes about the polls. It then adds on to that But the party’s support in Alberta, In Atlantic Canada, that means That whittles the vaunted Conser- politics and polls at ThreeHundre- Canada’s city centres stretching the Prairies, Ontario and Atlantic Halifax and St. John’s. vative coalition down to rural rid- dEight.com. from Edmonton in the west to St. Canada is also inching upwards, In Ontario, the NDP is in a very ings between the Rockies and the [email protected] John’s in the east. with the NDP polling at around 30 good position to win a large num- Ottawa River. That is not enough The Hill Times

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Further, rules fall short Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien’s report last Second, the individuals are entitled to demand week showed that not all telco transparency reports guidelines ef- that companies provide access to are created equal. Photo courtesy of Daniel Therrien The government departments. In light of public fectively create their information fi le, including concern, some Internet and tele- new limitations details on how their personal infor- has pushed new com companies have begun to is- Telus, Allstream, and Wind Mobile on transparency where previously mation is used and whether it has sue regular transparency reports have not disclosed this information, none existed. For example, TekSav- been disclosed. By emphasizing the limitations on that feature aggregate data on the offering more limited data. vy’s transparency report provides voluntary nature of the guidelines internet and telecom number of requests they receive In an effort to create greater a specifi c aggregated number of and declining to establish a clear and the disclosures they make. uniformity in transparency re- disclosures (e.g. 52 requests for legal requirement, the government companies without The emergence of transparency porting, Industry Canada has just data on customer usage of devices may have actually weakened corpo- reports from companies such as released new transparency reporting in 2012 and 2013). The government rate transparency obligations. the opportunity for Rogers, Telus, and TekSavvy has guidelines. The government states guidelines prohibit specifi c disclo- Canadian companies have been helped shed light on government that it has released the guidelines “to sures where the number is fewer slow to respond to the increased public comment demands for information and on cor- help private organizations be open than 100, requiring companies to demand for greater transparency or debate. porate disclosure practices. However, with their customers, regarding the instead present a range of 0 – 100. about how their personal informa- they also paint an incomplete picture management and sharing of their The result is less transparency, not tion is collected, used, and disclosed. since companies have offered up personal information with govern- more. Moreover, the guidelines pro- The new guidelines represent a inconsistent data and some of the ment, while respecting the work of hibit regional information (Canada- good fi rst step in standardizing the largest companies, including Bell, law enforcement, national security wide only) and their release must be public data, but they ultimately fall have thus far refused to come clean agencies, and regulatory authorities.” delayed by at least six months from short due to a secretive process, on past requests and disclosures. While the Privacy Commis- the time of the original request. new limits on disclosure, and the The Privacy Commissioner of MICHAEL GEIST sioner of Canada lauded their re- Third, the limits on transpar- absence of an unequivocal require- Canada released a report last week lease, the guidelines raise several ency come without an appropriate ment to keep the public informed. that showed that all transparency signifi cant concerns. regulatory or legal process. The Michael Geist holds the Canada reports are not created equal. For First, for rules purporting to en- government could have addressed Research Chair in Internet and E- anadians have become in- example, TekSavvy has provided hance transparency, their develop- the issue of transparency report- commerce Law at the University of Ccreasingly troubled by reports information on the content of the ment was surprisingly secretive. The ing within the Digital Privacy Act, Ottawa, Faculty of Law. He can be revealing that telecom and inter- disclosures, the number of ac- Privacy Commissioner states that which recently received Royal As- reached at [email protected] or net companies receive millions counts affected, and instances they were developed in consultation sent. Indeed, the issue was repeat- online at www.michaelgeist.ca. of requests for subscriber data where users were notifi ed. By con- with the government and “industry edly discussed during committee [email protected] from a wide range of government trast, companies such as Rogers, stakeholders,” yet the public and hearings. Yet by adopting a closed- The Hill Times

CANADA AND THE 21ST CENTURY ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

ineffective in reducing emissions while under they because the price of permits has promised a cap-and-trade system. Party platforms coming been too low to have an impact and Any serious proposal to reduce there were too many exemptions. greenhouse gas emissions must An effective cap-and-trade sys- embrace some form of carbon pric- tem would have to have strict tar- ing to change consumer behaviour up short on environment gets and not allow for exemptions and encourage innovation, which or special treatment for oilsands or both the NDP and Liberals propose, other industries. We need a fuller though more details are needed. But Canadians need, are still in a state of denial that tion measures, and failed to give statement from the NDP on targets the Conservatives reject any kind of something urgent must be done. any credible indication as to how and how they would be achieved. pricing. After Trudeau announced before the October Before next October’s election its commitment would be met. The Liberals have now come his climate plans, Natural Resourc- there will be a much more intense Even the pro-Conservative Na- out with their proposed policy, es Minister charged election, to know global debate on the urgency of tional Post declared that “no one which tells us little about what its that, “Justin Trudeau is proposing addressing climate change in the expects the Conservative govern- climate strategy might achieve. a carbon pricing scheme that will which political party lead-up to the December global ment to come anywhere near this Trudeau set no target for emissions increase the costs of everything, has the most credible climate summit in Paris, and Ca- latest target, after undershooting reduction, with only a promise to including gas, groceries, electricity.” nadians will almost certainly want the previous one—including its hold a First Ministers’ Conference Trudeau actually hadn’t proposed action plan as the to see Canada making a serious 2009 Copenhagen commitment to 90 days after the UN December a carbon-pricing scheme, but more contribution. The summit’s goal is get emissions 17 per cent below summit to create, with the prov- importantly Rickford is unable to world struggles to to devise a global action plan on 2005 levels by 2020, a goal now inces, a national emissions reduc- explain how the Conservatives avert catastrophic climate change. Climate change clearly out of reach.” tion target. This means a Trudeau would reduce emissions. poses huge threats to Canada so The U.S. made the same 2009 government, in contrast to the After their 2006 election win, climate change. we have a strong interest in avert- commitment and will meet it. Not U.S., Mexico, China, the European the Conservatives promised regu- ing catastrophic climate change. only will Canada fail to come any- Union, Russia and others, would lations to require the oilsands Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau where near meeting its 2009 com- be unable to make any reduction industry to lower emissions, but has echoed NDP Leader Thomas mitment but it is also evident that commitment at the UN December after about nine years and many Mulcair’s promise to attend the the Harper government was never summit. So why would he go? failed deadlines, this plan has December summit, if elected to serious about trying to do so. What It leaves wide open, as well, died, leaving the Conservatives form the next government. If he emission reductions have occurred how a Trudeau government would with no plan other than to attack DAVID CRANE wins, Prime Minister Stephen in Canada since then are due to actually negotiate an emissions opposition plans. Harper will fi nd it hard not to provincial actions, such as On- reduction target with the provinc- Global action on climate change attend—though, as in the earlier tario’s closure of all of its coal-fi red es, and how it would be enforced. is becoming more imperative as 2009 Copenhagen summit, he electric plants—though the Harper Would it simply be the sum of the world faces increasing threats. limate change, it now appears, could be a reluctant participant. government tries to take credit. what provinces promise to do? As one of the world’s largest emit- Ccould be a much more impor- Harper also skipped last year’s The NDP has been consistent And while Trudeau has criticized ters on a per capita basis, Canada tant issue in the October federal UN leaders summit on the climate with its commitment to a pan- the Harper government for failing cannot evade its responsibility to election than it once appeared, in New York even though he has Canadian cap-and-trade system, to impose emission reductions act. Canadians need, before the Oc- though all three parties are proclaimed climate change “per- modelled on the Quebec system standards for the oilsands, he has tober election, to know which po- tiptoeing around the key issue of haps the biggest threat to confront that Ontario is also planning to never said what he would have litical party has the most credible what to do about Alberta’s highly the future of humanity today.” adopt. But while the NDP has said done to lower emissions. Simply action plan as the world struggles polluting oilsands. The Harper government in May it will “do better” than the Conserva- criticizing others is not enough. to avert catastrophic climate The NDP and Liberals, as well announced, as Canada’s contribu- tives in reducing greenhouse gas In fact, the Liberal programme change. All have a lot more work to as the new NDP government in Al- tion to global action on climate emissions, it has not said what its appears deliberately vague, asking do between now and then to allow berta, recognize we must persuade change, that it would cut emis- reduction target would be. This is an voters for a leap of faith, promising Canadians an informed vote. the rest of the world that Canada is sions by 30 per cent below 2005 important question. Likewise, a cap- carbon pricing without explaining David Crane can be reached at part of the solution, not part of the levels by 2030. But it exempted the and-trade system can, as the Euro- how. Under Stéphane Dion, the [email protected]. problem, though the Conservatives oilsands from any emission reduc- pean Union’s experience shows, be Liberals promised a carbon tax The Hill Times 12 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 THE WAR ROOM POLITICAL MESSAGING

A Conservative attack ad, released on the Hope and fear are party’s Facebook page late last month, received blowback for tried-and-true methods using ISIS’s own propaganda images. Image courtesy because they work of Facebook

Sometimes, the ads are funny. ing: fear. This guy knows where our PM Harper knows Sometimes, they’re serious. Some fear button is, and he’s punching it where our fear of them have visuals of stunning like we’re all in a hot elevator stuck vistas and endless skies and focus- between fl oors. button is, and he’s grouped soft-ethnic mixes, all atop He didn’t say any of the fol- a stirring score. Some of the spots lowing, but—watching him in a punching it like we’re are subtle. Some are LOUD. WestJet airport lounge, delayed for Firstly, I smelled a rat. I don’t end, Willie Horton worked with all in a hot elevator All of them, however, fall into interminable hours—this is what know about you, but the only the American voters the GOP were one of two categories: hope and I heard: “You want someone to go place I had actually seen that ad courting, didn’t it? Yep. stuck between fl oors. fear. Hope and fear are the tried- hug Iran’s despotic Ayatollah Ali was online. All the news stories Bottom line, as noted above: most and-true methods, because hope Khamenei, now humiliating that about the thing said that, and the of the job in politics, now, is simply and fear work. sissy Obama at the nuclear talks unusual 45-second length of the getting people to pay attention. My The Trudeau Liberals were all in Vienna? Go vote for the bearded spot made me wonder if it could hunch is that the hue and cry about about the hope thing for a while Bolshevik or trust fund Zoolander be effectively broadcast, too. that CPC/ISIS/JT ad has helped to there. They even said so. “Hope kid, okay? I’m not interested in There was an excellent chance, achieve the mission’s key objective: and hard work,” they chirped in being doormat to some bearded therefore, it was all a classic politi- i.e., to get the electorate to pay atten- WARREN KINSELLA their ads, sounding all Obama- mass murderer who lives in a cal bait-and-switch—drive some tion in the sleepy summer months esque hopey and changey. cave. I’d kill those guys with my critical attention to a story that is and agree, yet again, that Justin Now they’re onto something else, bare hands if I had half a chance, unhelpful to your opponent, but Trudeau “just isn’t ready” to deal because—we suspect—they’ve lost and you all bloody well know it.” do it without spending a cent. And with the Satanic horrors that seem- T GATE B41, PEARSON AIR- about 10 points, and they’re in third This, I suspect, is what the the suckers in the punditocracy ingly occur daily in this world. APORT—In politics, you know, place. Their new slogan thing is “real Conservative war room was try- will fall for it every time. That may make you mad. That the main task is getting folks to change,” or something like that. ing to say in their latest ad, but Second thing about the ad, truth may leave you outraged. But it’s pay attention. Most of the time, It’s worse than “hope and hard with arguably less subtlety. be told: it wasn’t very effective, be- unlikely you were ever part of the they don’t. work” because it’s truer of the New I don’t have to describe the ad. cause it overstated its case. It’s like audience the CPC had in mind when They don’t like politics, they Democrats than it is of them—I You’ve heard all about it already: those toxic abortion leafl ets land- they did the thing up on some staff- don’t like politicians. So they mean, if you want CHANGE that is ISIS footage, drownings, decapita- ing in mailboxes all over Canada in er’s computer, for about 10 bucks. don’t vote as much as we’d like. REAL, the socialists are the safe bet, tions, burnings, Justin Trudeau, recent days—to make their point, Oh, and why was I stuck in the Political parties spend lots of aren’t they?—but it’s still a hope- blah blah blah. they rely on horrifi c images of the WestJet waiting area, for hour money trying to fi gure out how style formulation. Hope, hope, hope. The commentariat went ape very thing (fetuses) they profess to after hour? to deal with that. Backroomers Watching a WestJet waiting area about it. They were in a spit-fl ecked be concerned about (fetuses). Because the airline had been huddle in backrooms, hour after TV screen, there was the Prime fury about the ad, naturally. “How A better design of the ad could targeted by a bunch of bomb hour, trying to cook up clever Minister of the Dominion, giving dare you trade in such horrifi c im- have made the same point without threats in recent days, that’s why. ways to get people to vote for a short speech on Canada Day. In ages,” they howled, before heading using ISIS’ own imagery, I reckoned. People getting hurt jumping out of them, or against the other guys. it, he crisply reminded the revelers off to binge-watch episodes of Game But that criticism aside, the planes, planes getting grounded so TV is still the best way to reach about the terror threat and what- of Thrones and The Walking Dead, spot reminded me of Willie Hor- the cops can search for bombs. folks. Newspapers are dying; the not—just before the skies opened about which they would tweet. ton. That 1988 Lee Atwater gem of Hope and fear: they work. internet has too many channels. So up and delivered a near-Biblical Personally, sitting there in the a political ad enraged the Ameri- Fear works particularly well TV is it. Sometimes, as much as 90 fl ood, as if to affi rm what he had to WestJet waiting area, I wasn’t can chattering classes plenty, too. when, you know, it corresponds per cent of a national campaign’s say—and there thusly could be no that upset about the Justin-ISIS But those weren’t the folks Willie with reality. budget is spent on TV spots. doubt about the sub rosa messag- bromance ad. Horton was aimed at—and, in the [email protected]

OPINION VICTIMS MEMORIAL NCC push for memorial site part of drive for politically planned Ottawa construction this summer before Whether that money trail the War Memorial and Cartier Drill to clutter the capital with more the October federal election was followed the government’s own Hall to the Canadian War Museum expensive and some controversial that part of the site to be occu- Treasury Board approval rules and Richmond Landing. large monuments that do not sig- pied by the memorial structure and how a drastically scaled-down Canadian Heritage’s prelimi- nifi cantly add to building a more itself reputedly must be mitigated project with private sponsors still nary fi gures of the route’s cost are livable capital and inspiring better KEN RUBIN immediately through evacuation comes in well over budget war- reported to be at least $2-million. buildings and spaces that are down to the bedrock. rants an immediate special exami- It’s a plan that the NCC wants ap- visionary and not disruptive? However, the site has inconse- nation by the auditor general and proved by this pre-election fall. The The NCC putting forward such quential contamination on it that the Parliamentary budget offi cer. NCC CEO has been reported as a pronounced military path as a he recent approval by the recon- does not require early, serious, sep- All of this premature manipula- saying his longer-term big dream priority must please its political Tstructed NCC board of directors arate remediation. It’s simply being tive dealing to quickly rush this is to be able to accommodate up masters to no end but leaves some of the Wellington Street former used cynically as a ploy to get the memorial’s construction calls into to 30,000 people during national of us slightly victimized and ready Federal Court site for a revamped memorial construction underway question just how far the NCC has ceremonies at an expanded War to change who and what occupies National Memorial to Victims of this summer. Such behaviour strayed from and scarifi ed its capi- Memorial/Confederation Square if Wellington Street. Communism is not only premature warrants the recent court injunc- tal planning mandate for honour- the budget permits it. The tortuous road to the NCC’s but an incredibly deceptive decision tion action being made by area ing offi cial plans and guidelines. The NCC became monument- push for a misplaced communism that breaches the public trust. architecture and heritage groups Political strong-arming and crazy, fi rst bringing them to key victims edifi ce and the building Rushing to approve a very asking that the NCC refrain from cynical, secretive NCC stage- intersections along Confederation of more expensive memorials and changed, smaller, less harsh, re- starting the digging to bedrock for managing cannot be allowed to Boulevard and then, well, any- routes to link them helps contrib- putedly more “Canadian” memo- the memorial’s erection. win out at a time when there is where. So we have monuments to ute further to poor NCC planning, rial was done without the board Further, the public part of the need for a more competent, trans- the police, fi refi ghters, the navy, the lobbying opportunities and private having available the full design, June NCC meeting sidestepped parent, less arrogant and a truly peacekeepers, among others, and partners benefi ting. The forceful facts and multi-million-dollar making another confession. arms-length, non-partisan capital soon to come for the Holocaust, the re-jigging and refocusing of the costing details. This is something Not revealed was that back in agency with a responsible minister building trades and Lord Stanley. capital is not being done subtly. It no responsible elected body, con- February, the NCC had already and government to boot. And, of course, the military, puts Ottawa’s international repu- sistently operating transparently, received $900,000 in transfer Meanwhile, at the same June commemorating such Tory-high- tation further on the defensive. would race to endorse. funds from the Conservative gov- board meeting, the NCC released a lighted history as the War of 1812 Ken Rubin is a longtime NCC But the NCC board’s deception ernment that specifi cally tagged commemorative plan for more ex- and soon a memorial honouring watchdog and investigative re- of the public and guile does not giving the NCC extra money and pensive memorials, complete with a recipients of the Victoria Cross. searcher reachable at kenrubin.ca. end there. The urgency and ratio- a green light to go ahead and 2.8-kilometre military remembrance While some will applaud these [email protected] nale put forward to proceed with construct the memorial. memorial “precinct” route linking initiatives, is it really a priority The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 13 OPINION HEALTH CARE

better prices. Can you really negotiate prices if from the start Provincial Health ministers right your position is to pay for any product whatever the price? When you look at the numbers, it really is surprising that all public to push for national pharmacare employees in Quebec are required to enrol in costly private coverage given that administration costs ac- count for 1.7 per cent for Quebec’s program—but what kind? public plan, yet 18 per cent for private insurers. In fact, more than 30 per cent of all people enrolled Quebec’s outdated The suggested reforms dis- to medications improved when premiums. This increases labour on private plans are public em- cussed were based on international the plan was implemented, but costs and reduces the competi- ployees. This is a massive indirect drug coverage best practices, which overwhelm- by keeping a fragmented system tiveness of Quebec’s businesses. subsidy to insurance companies, in ingly emphasize a single-payer based on multiple public and Mandatory private coverage addition to tax subsidies offered by policies should not universal public drug coverage sys- private plans, Quebec has not de- is also not related to income, the federal government, which rep- be the model for the tem equipped with the institutional veloped the needed institutional so the costs can be substantial resent 13 per cent of expenditures capacity to ensure value for money. capacity to contain costs. Canada for some—especially the work- by private drug plans. rest of Canada. The evidence consistently shows has the world’s second-highest ing poor. I was shocked when a In a presentation last Nov- that such a system would provide per capita costs for prescription student working part time told me ember, former health minister better access while substantially drugs (only after the United that she had to pay $190 of her Jean Rochon, who implemented reducing costs. States), and Quebec has the $514 net monthly income on drug Quebec’s drug regime 20 years Nevertheless, private insurers, highest costs per capita among all premiums. ago, said that, at the time, such a the drug industry and some think provinces. There’s also the systemic issue hybrid model was the right thing MARC-ANDRÉ GAGNON tanks are advocating for the imple- Twenty years ago, Quebec’s of institutional “skimming” between to do, but added that the system mentation of Quebec-style hybrid system was a great step forward, “good” and “bad” risks. Seniors, is now outdated and we needed to private-public drug coverage for but it is certainly not a model people on social assistance, or the move on to tackle the new challen- the rest of Canada. Here’s why this for the 21st Century. While it did unemployed end up on the public ges relating to drug coverage. n spite of very high expendi- won’t work for Canada—because it provide better access to prescrip- plan while those with a “good job” The question, he said, is not Itures for drug coverage, one in no longer works for Quebec. tion drugs, the system remains (the wealthier and healthier popu- “if,” but “how” we should imple- 10 Canadians cannot afford to fi ll In 1997, Quebec created a drug inequitable, ineffi cient and un- lation) enrol in private plans. ment universal public drug cover- their prescriptions. The current coverage system where it is manda- sustainable, according to a recent Then there’s the ineffi ciency. age for everyone. patchwork of public and private tory for workers to enrol in private offi cial report by the Commis- For decades, private plans re- Corporate lobbies and doubt plans across the country means plans when they are available. saire à la santé et au bien-être. mained fi xed on the idea that a manufacturers are working very that Canadians are covered for Those for whom no private plan is Inequity persists in the Quebec “good drug plan” covered all new hard, however, to tout Quebec as their prescription drugs based on available end up on the mandatory system because the prices of drugs drugs at any cost, even when a a model for the rest of Canada— where they live or work, rather public plan. Thus, all Quebecers vary between the public and pri- lower cost alternative was avail- against the best evidence. than on their medical needs. are covered by some form of drug vate plans. The public plan tends able. Considering that the major- Marc-André Gagnon is an Eight provincial health ministers insurance. Premiums can be very to balance its budget by shifting ity of new drugs do not provide expert advisor with Eviden- organized a roundtable with health- expensive, and patients still have costs onto the shoulders of private therapeutic benefi ts over existing ceNetwork.ca and assistant care professionals and academic to pay out-of-pocket a maximum plans rather than containing its therapies, drug plans without the professor with Carleton Univer- experts on June 8 to discuss how we co-payment of 32.5 per cent when costs. Since insurance companies capacity to evaluate cost-effect- sity’s school of public policy and should transform drug coverage in purchasing prescriptions, which can are paid as a proportion of spend- iveness become a major source administration. Follow him on Canada and several are now calling add up to more than $1,000 per year. ing, they rarely complain. of waste. A good drug plan also twitter at: @MAG_Rx for a national pharmacare program. What has been the result of So who pays? Employers and requires the capacity to negotiate [email protected] The question now is, what kind? Quebec’s hybrid model? Access employees end up paying steep with drug companies to obtain The Hill Times

OPINION AGRICULTURE Canadian fruit and vegetable growers at risk due to lack of government protection the lack of similar trust protection economic opportunities and for We are asking all in Canada. Therefore, Canadian social and educational develop- parties to commit to growers and sellers are now ment, particularly in the most vulnerable north and south of the vulnerable or disadvantaged com- ensuring fi nancial border. munities. When less than 40 per As it stands, if a U.S. buyer won’t cent of Canadians consume the protection for produce pay, a Canadian grower or seller amount of fruits and vegetables growers and sellers has to take out a bond twice the recommended by Canada’s Food value of the produce in question Guide, leaving Canada’s supply of and support those in order to fi le a formal complaint fresh produce in such a precari- under PACA. This was not the case ous position is bad news for both who bring fruits and prior to Oct. 1, when just the threat farmers and consumers. vegetables to our of a PACA complaint spurred delin- Financial protection is a key is- quent buyers to pay up. sue for Canadian growers who are tables every day. As 85 per cent of Canadian constantly aware of the risk they growers are small operations that face, which is why the Canadian BY ANNE FOWLIE AND RON LEMAIRE don’t have much cash on hand, put- Horticultural Council and Cana- ting up that kind of money can be dian Produce Marketing Associa- anadian fresh fruit and veg- very diffi cult, causing most grow- tion have made this our key issue Cetable growers are at con- ers and sellers to abandon their leading up to the 2015 election. stant risk of suffering severe and claim to their produce’s value. The A turnkey legislation has debilitating fi nancial losses due impact is starting to be realized been created by renowned law to the lack of a deemed trust that on Canadian growers who export professor Dr. Ron C.C. Cuming protects them from buyer bank- nearly 40 per cent of their produce of the University of Saskatch- ruptcy or insolvency. to the States. As summer passes ewan. The no-cost solution would Produce sellers in the United and trucks begin to roll we expect provide security and increased States have the Perishable Agri- to see a much larger impact. fairness for buyers and sellers of culture Commodities Act (PACA), Canada’s fruit and vegetable fresh produce in case of buyer which ensures that growers and producers are essential to the bankruptcy. sellers are paid should a buyer health of both the Canadian It would also restore Canada’s refuse to pay for the product they people and economy. Access to preferential protection under Access to affordable, nutritious food is a prerequisite for healthy families and receive. Unlike other countries, affordable, nutritious food is a PACA in the U.S. We are asking communities. The Hill Times photo by Jake Wright Canadian growers and sellers prerequisite for healthy families all parties to commit to ensuring had preferential protection under and communities. fi nancial protection for produce Anne Fowlie is the execu- Canadian Produce Marketing As- PACA in the U.S. until Oct. 1, 2014 Canada’s dietary defi cit has growers and sellers and support tive vice-president of the Ca- sociation. when the U.S. revoked the special signifi cant implications for health those who bring fruits and veg- nadian Horticultural Council. [email protected] treatment for Canadians due to and health-care costs, for lost etables to our tables every day. Ron Lemaire is president of the The Hill Times 14 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 INSIDE POLITICS LIBERAL POLICY Trudeau falls fl at on climate-change plan rates many ideas from the mainstream On the big issue of environmental movement. climate change, Trudeau A Liberal government, Trudeau said Monday, would roll back a host of Conser- retreats into process. vative spending cuts to national parks and marine science. It would spend $200-million BY T HOMAS WALKOM annually to support clean technology in the resource sector and invest $100-million more ustin Trudeau’s plan for the environ- in industries that create such technology. Jment is an odd mixture of precision and It would move to protect sockeye salmon studied vagueness. on British Columbia’s Fraser River and reach It is precise in most details. The Liberal a deal with Ontario that would allow Toron- leader has something to say on a host of things, to’s stalled Rouge National Park to go ahead. ranging from electric cars to sockeye salmon. It would even set up battery recharging sta- But on the big question of how to deal with tions for electric cars in federal parking lots. climate change, he is disappointingly vague. More important, it would “move toward a Here, Trudeau retreats into the labyrinth system” that requires environmental assess- of federal-provincial relations, promising ment panels to look at the upstream effects much consultation with the premiers but of projects on greenhouse gas emissions. little explanation of how and when these In plain English, this means that federal talks might lead to action. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau forgets how diffi cult and time-consuming it is to get provincial agreement panels assessing pipelines would have to take Clearly, the Liberals have been doing on anything, writes Thomas Walkom. The Hill Times photo by Jake Wright into account the climate-change effects of the their homework. Trudeau’s plan incorpo- oil, bitumen or natural gas being transported. Under Trudeau’s plan, a Liberal govern- ment would also revisit the Conservative government’s decision to gut laws that protect fi sh habitat in order to “restore lost protections and incorporate more modern safeguards.” It would expand the use of so-called green bonds, a scheme whereby governments or their agencies borrow money to fi nance proj- ects deemed environmentally worthwhile. Other promises are aimed at specifi c vot- ing groups. Many British Columbians will be pleased at Trudeau’s vow to formalize a ban on tanker traffi c along the province’s SCHOOL’S OUT... northern coast. And the pledge to solve the political logjam holding up Rouge National Park is probably not unrelated to Liberal political COME AND SEE US aspirations in Toronto’s Scarborough. Still, detail is welcome in any political platform. We now know, for instance, that Trudeau would extend the accelerated capital cost allowance tax break to those who buy charging stations for electric cars. But on the big issue of climate change, Trudeau retreats into process. He would take the premiers with him to the Paris climate- change summit in December. By April, he would hold a fi rst ministers’ conference to THE CANADA SCHOOL OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE forge a consensus on emissions-reduction tar- gets. He would commit “targeted federal fund- ing” to help provinces reduce their emissions. is no longer offering retirement seminars Trudeau explains, with some justice, that in a federal state, co-operation between national and provincial governments is useful. He notes that some provinces, notably British Columbia, are already trying to deal with carbon emis- sions. He has compared his climate-change strategy to medicare, a national public health insurance scheme run by the provinces. But he forgets how diffi cult and time- consuming it is to get provincial agreement The Retirement Planning Institute on anything. Constitutional talks dragged on for decades. So have talks aimed at The largest provider of retirement seminars to the Public Service....established in 1986 eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. He also forgets that national medicare was not the result of federal-provincial is now expanding its offering outside the National Capital Region. collaboration. It was a unilateral federal action that, initially, was supported by only Saskatchewan and British Columbia. If, as Trudeau seems to be saying, cli- mate change is a looming catastrophe, then time is of the essence. By all means the prime minister should talk to premiers. But he should also be prepared to act, alone if necessary, in the national interest. We know from this latest addition to the Liberal platform that Trudeau would restore $1.5-million in federal funding to northwestern Ontario’s scientifi cally valu- able Experimental Lakes Area. Fine. But what would he do to signifi cantly re- duce carbon emissions? If this document is anything to go by, he would host a meeting. www.rpi-ipr.com Thomas Walkom is a national affairs writer for The Toronto Star. This column was released on July 2. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 15 ELECTION 2015 STAFFERS

Campaign staff pictured in NDP MP Paul Dewar’s campaign offi ce on election day, May 2, 2011, fi lling in polling results as they come in and working the phones. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright Staffers hit campaign trail to fi ght for their party, and for their jobs Workers from all for the fi rst time, the date of this Newbies “want to learn as landing a job in the war room, but said Mr. Rogers. “You might get a year’s federal election was known much as they can and experience said the job you land is “all about stipend … you might get enough parties are gearing well in advance—though specula- as much as they can in a cam- the skills that you bring.” to pay your rent, barely.” tion of an early election nonethe- paign with all its highs and lows There are “always peacocks During the 2011 election, up for fi ve weeks of less took place—and conversa- and potential outcomes. You will out there who want big titles” on Conservatives spent a total of tions over campaign organization see people who will work very a campaign said Mr. Rogers, but $758,209 on salaries and wages, too many Timbits have been ongoing since last year. hard to get the best position that for those jobs, “the leader and the while the NDP spent $1,866,640, and samosas—and More formal conversations they can. If you’ve done it before, campaign manager decide who’s and the Liberals spent $1,169,225. over campaign staffi ng have the sex appeal maybe is gone a the best talent and work to get Mr. Purdy said NDP staffers not enough sleep. increasingly been taking place little bit to it, but you still do it them on board.” get paid fairly, “but the hours are since the spring, particularly over and work on it because of a sense Louis-Alexandre Lanthier, a ridiculous.” Continued from page 1 the last month, as each party of duty or this is just what you senior adviser at Summa Strate- For staff, though, “It’s not about works to shore up election teams. enjoy doing,” said Mr. Powers. gies and former longtime ex- money, it’s about the opportunity glory in working hard. You have The gig of national campaign “It’s not just professional net- ecutive assistant and campaign to participate,” said Mr. Powers. to be prepared to knock on doors, manager is decided by party working but friendships that last manager to Liberal Leader Justin Debra Eindiguer, chief of staff you have to be prepared to work leadership while senior campaign lifetimes, because you go through Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), said to to Green Party Leader Elizabeth with people you’ve never worked staffers are often recruited by the this very unique experience togeth- his knowledge, most people work- May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), with before … campaigns are a campaign manager in consulta- er and I think many eternal friend- ing for MPs “have participated in is set to run herx third leader’s tough crucible,” said Mr. Rogers. tion with party leadership. ships have been made through a campaign.” tour this year and said conversa- “You might be sleeping on MPs are in charge of their indi- campaign experiences,” he said. “I think by de facto everybody tions over how to approach the a sofa somewhere or on a cot vidual campaigns, but there’s always Elections are also an “exis- who works in politics has a bug, 2015 campaign started as far in someone’s basement who’s potential for party interference. tential threat” for staffers, Mr. and they like the adrenaline drive back as last year. agreed to host you on a cam- It’s entirely up to staff whether Rogers said, so “there’s also a bit of working a campaign,” he said. As much as it’s a “gruelling” ex- paign. You’re probably eating free or not to work on a campaign, of self-preservation in that they’d Staffers are “encouraged and perience, it’s also an “exhilarating” food: you’re consuming far too whether their boss is running for like another job to appear on the usually eager” to help out on cam- one, she said, but “it’s not for the many Timbits and samosas, and re-election or not, and there are other side of the writ.” paigns, said Mr. Purdy, though it’s faint of heart, it’s not for some- that’s your life. You’re eating un- various levels of involvement: the Mr. Powers said some staffers “mostly a personal decision,” es- body who doesn’t enjoy stress.” healthy, you’re sleeping too little national campaign and central think they’re “getting the gold star” pecially for unionized NDP staff. So three staffers from Ms. and you’re otherwise talking to a party war room; the leader’s if they work on the central cam- “NDP Hill staff, for example, May’s offi ce are set to take unpaid whole whack of Canadians.” tour; individual candidates’ local paign, particularly in the war room, cannot be and are not told to work leave and join party headquarters The federal election is set for campaigns; and for the governing “because it will connect you with a campaign for free or they won’t on the national campaign starting Oct. 19—with the unoffi cial cam- party, there’s often a supplemen- the senior decision-makers who are have a job to come back to, which Aug. 1, Ms. Eindiguer said. paign already underway since tary tour involving key ministers. making the calls in the election.” is something that you unfortunate- “For those who are on the Parliament rose for the summer— Tim Powers, vice-chair of Sum- “Other people take the view ly hear of on the other teams.” leader’s tour specifi cally, there and all parties will want as many ma Strategies and a former Con- that being out on the road, maybe Life as a staffer on Parliament are no days off. I’m working boots on the ground, and hands servative campaign staffer, said on tour with the Prime Minister Hill often has a hectic pace and 16, 17-hour days for fi ve weeks on the dials, as possible when the he’d estimate more than 80 per or surrogate tours with ministers a heavy workload, but it’s mostly straight and I’m with Elizabeth writ offi cially drops, likely in late cent of staff currently working for is good. Some prefer and see the smooth sailing compared to the wherever she is. I say goodbye to August or early September. ministers or MPs, both on the Hill direct and immediate impact of frenzy of the campaign trail—and my husband and off I go.” Staffers have to take an un- and in riding offi ces across the working in ridings with different compensation for many is simply Overall, it’s an “extremely bond- paid leave of absence to work on country, would campaign this fall. politicians as a way of doing that,” free food and board. ing experience,” said Mr. Lanthier. a campaign and cannot do any The chance to network with said Mr. Powers. “The goal of a campaign is “You have a sense of accom- campaign work in a Parliamen- other staffers is part of the mo- Shay Purdy, a consultant at to spend all of their money on plishment. You feel either you win tary offi ce. tivation, he said, and to benefi t Summa Strategies and former advertising, organization support or you lose together,” he said. With a majority government from exposure to senior decision- NDP staffer, said there’s “some- and the leader’s tour—it’s not to [email protected] and fi xed elections laws in place makers. what mythical prestige” around spend money at headquarters,” The Hill Times 16 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 NEWS NOMINATIONS Tory Senator, satirical play, legal case, media comments all cited in Crosbie rejection

Continued from page 1 Newfoundland and Labrador, of opposing his son’s nomination to ter in the and Joe ensure his infl uence as the key Clark Progressive Conservative player from the country’s eastern- governments, was travelling out most province stays intact. of country and was not available “This is why this trouble oc- for an interview last week. curred, because [Sen. Wells] now But the elder Crosbie, 84, ac- wants to control all the eco- cused Conservative Sen. David nomic and the fi nancial relations Wells, an infl uential Senator from between Newfoundland and the federal government,” Mr. Crosbie said in an interview. “What happened was when EXCERPT [Sen. Wells] heard that my son, who is a very able and well-known SCENE VIII lawyer, was interested in run- ning in the district of Avalon, he Another part decided he didn’t want him to be the MP for that district because he of the fi eld, from would be too independent-minded. Called to the Bard [Sen. Wells] couldn’t infl uence [Ches Crosbie] very easily.” ENTER MACHARPER Sen. Wells vehemently denied the accusation in an email, saying MACHARPER he had no role in the party’s deci- Why should I play the Political fool, and die sion not to let Mr. Crosbie run. On mine own sword? While Nigel Wright “I’d much rather have a home- and Macduffy live, the gashes grown Cabinet minister represent- Do better upon them. ing Newfoundland and Labrador at the table. I am not part of the ENTER MACDUFFY CPC candidate selection process and was as surprised as everyone MACDUFFY else when I saw the media reports Turn, hell-hound, turn! of Mr. Crosbie being declined as a candidate for the party. He is a MACHARPER credible person and would have Of all men else I have avoided thee: made a credible candidate,” wrote But get thee back; my image is too much Sen. Wells in an email response to charged an interview request from The Hill With graft of thy spending already. Times on Thursday. St. John’s lawyer Ches Crosbie won’t be contesting the Conservative nomination in Avalon after the party rejected his Since Newfoundland and Lab- nomination papers. Photo courtesy of Ches Crosbie MACDUFFY rador does not have a Conserva- I have no words: tive MP, Minister of State for the to see me. But I know what he’s of residential schools in a legal case in a play and perhaps some work My voice is in my sword: thou guiltier villain Atlantic Canada Opportunities been up to,” Mr. Crosbie said. against the federal government and he was doing through his law Than terms can give thee out! Agency (Fundy Royal, N.B.) is the regional minister for Conservative sources said that this became a factor in the party’s fi rm. I think those were things Mr. Crosbie was told in a phone call decision not to accept his candidacy. that could have been overcome THEY FIGHT the province. But Sen. Wells is the most from the Conservative Party last However, sources said that Mr. and to me they sound a tad bit week that the party would not allow Crosbie was already in the process fl imsy. Conservative Party sup- MACHARPER infl uential legislator, playing a key him to run as their candidate, and of recusing himself from the case. porters in Newfoundland and Thou losest face: role in the federal government’s provided the reasons. He later issued Conservative sources also Labrador would have embraced a As easy mayst thou the press gallery political and economic decisions a statement that he disagrees with said that party headquarters was Ches Crosbie candidacy,” said Mr. With thy keen sword impress as make me related to Newfoundland and the decision but would not appeal it. annoyed with Mr. Crosbie for his Powers, who is vice-chair of lobby bleed: Labrador. He also is said to have Mr. Crosbie was the only candi- comments in a story that appeared fi rm Summa Strategies. Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests; a close working relationship with date who fi led nomination papers in The Hill Times two weeks ago in “It’s an unfortunate decision I bear a charmed life, which must not yield, , the Conservative for the Conservative Party nomi- which he said that if Mr. Andrews that Ches Crosbie is not eligible To one of senate born. Party’s campaign director and one of the most powerful Conserva- nation in Avalon. Liberal-turned- ran in the next election, it would to be a candidate.” Independent MP Scott Andrews give him an advantage as the Neither the Liberal Party nor MACDUFFY tive political staffers, formerly the currently represents the riding. He opposition vote would be divided the NDP had nominated a candi- Despair thy charm; deputy chief of staff in the PMO. won the last election by a margin amongst the Liberal, NDP and date in Avalon as of last week. And let the angel whom thou still hast Earlier last week, before of 3.5 per cent of the vote and will Independent candidates. Jeannie Baldwin, regional ex- served Mr. Crosbie’s nomination was decide in August if he wants to run Mr. Crosbie “talked too much ecutive vice-president for the Public Tell thee, Macduffy was from his Senate’s rejected, Sen. Wells described his in the next election. about the opportunity that was Service Alliance of Canada’s Atlantic womb role in the Conservative caucus to Mr. Andrews was booted from the there. Apparently, that’s offensive, offi ce, announced last week that she’s Untimely ripp’d. The Hill Times. “We have no Conservative MPs Liberal caucus earlier this year over I don’t know why,” a Conservative putting her name into the nomination allegations from an unnamed female source told The Hill Times. contest for the New Democrats, set to MACHARPHER in Newfoundland, so no govern- NDP MP of sexual harassment. Mr. Crosbie also said in the take place in late August. Accursed be that tongue that tells me so, ment MPs in Newfoundland. I Another issue that irked the same story that he could not pass According to a poll by Abacus For it hath cow’d my PMO! spend a lot of my time doing com- party headquarters was Mr. judgment on Mr. Andrews’ guilt or Data released last week, the Liberal And be these Media fi ends no more believed, munity roundtables. I do, obvious- Crosbie’s theatrical performance innocence on sexual harassment Party was far ahead of all the fed- That keep the word of promise to our ear, ly, make announcements on behalf in a satirical play along with other allegations but that the incumbent eral parties in Newfoundland and And break it to our hope. I’ll not fi ght with thee. of ministers in Newfoundland and Labrador. I spend a lot of time Newfoundland lawyers for a char- MP raised some fair questions in a Labrador. The poll of 722 residents, ity event in St. John’s. Mr. Crosbie letter to his supporters last month conducted between June 17 and MACDUFFY talking to Newfoundlanders and played the role of MacHarper and about the process the Liberal Party June 21, showed the Liberals had Then yield thee, coward, Labradorians on the government’s had an exchange with another used to oust him from the caucus. the support of 53 per cent of voters, And live to be the show and gaze o’ the land: priorities, jobs and the economy character named MacDuffy. Conservative pundit Tim Pow- with the NDP next at 28 per cent We’ll have thee, as our rarer leaders are, and our record of leadership,” he “Why should I play the po- ers, who is also a cousin of the and the Conservative Party at 15 Painted on a pole, and underwrit, said in a phone interview. litical fool and die on my own elder Crosbie, said that he did per cent. The poll had a margin of ‘Here may you see MacHarper.’ John Crosbie said that if Sen. Wells denies his involvement in sword while Nigel Wright and not know the precise reasons Mr. error of plus or minus 3.7 per cent, MacDuffy live? The gashes do Crosbie was denied the oppor- 19 times out of 20. MACHARPER rejecting Ches’s candidacy, the better upon them,” Mr. Crosbie tunity to run as a Conservative The regional breakdown of the I will not yield, Senator could take him to court. said in the play. candidate. But he said that the poll showed that in the region of To kiss the ground before young Trudeau’s feet, “I’ve heard from every direc- John Crosbie said using the reasons in the media are not Avalon and St. John’s, the Liberals And to be baited with the rabble’s curse. tion that for the last three or four play as a reason for rejecting the convincing and he’s disappointed were leading the pack with 42 per Though Birnam wood be come to Parliament Hill, months, this is what he’s been up nomination is “the silliest piece of with the party’s decision. cent support, followed by the NDP And thou opposed, being of no election born, to and I believe it. If he doesn’t nonsense that I have seen.” “I don’t know why the party with 37 per cent and the Conserva- Yet I will try the last. Before my body like it, he can take legal action Conservative sources also told did not accept Ches as a candi- tive Party with 17 per cent support. I throw my closest friends. Lay on, Macduffy, and I’ll see him in the courts. I’ll The Hill Times that Ches Crosbie’s date. Some reasons have been [email protected] And damn’d be him that fi rst cries, ‘Hold, see him in the political courts and law fi rm is representing survivors cited publicly about participation The Hill Times enough, thee!’ I’ll see him wherever he wants THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 17 NEWS THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING

On the left, there’s Engage Canada, run by former Liberal and NDP advisers, including for- mer Dalton McGuinty aides Dave Gene and Don Guy, and former Jack Layton adviser Kathleen Monk. There’s also the Working Families coalition of unions. After the 2012 Ontario elec- tion, the PC Party took Working Families to court, claiming it was a Liberal front, to no avail. On the right, there’s Working Canadians, which has already invested in online ads to attack Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.). There’s also Conservative Voice, run by former Conservative research head Dan Hilton. According to Elections On- tario, since 2007, when new limits were placed on parties, third- party spending on advertising has increased by 358 per cent: from $1.9-million in 2007 to $8.7-mil- lion in 2014. In an interview with The Star last month, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) said he’s concerned about the rise of third-party groups and said they help skirt the spirit of electoral laws in Canada because the public doesn’t know who the in- formation is coming from. Asked whether he’d reject union dues being spent on campaigns, Mr. Mulcair said, “No matter what … I’m against it.” In response to questions from The Hill Times, Olivier Duch- esneau, a Liberal Party spokes- person, said the party believes unregulated, third-party pre-writ advertising to be “a loophole” in Former chief electoral offi cer Jean-Pierre Kingsley, left, warns of the ‘fl oodgates’ opening on third-party ads, while former Conservative strategist Tom Flanagan, the rules and that it should be right, said they would be hard to regulate. The Hill Times photos by Jake Wright subject to regulations, which a Liberal government would intro- duce if elected. “We collectively decided as a society that only individual Debate over third-party ads Canadians should participate in the electoral process and electoral laws were designed to refl ect that,” he said in an email, not- continues, with Conservatives ing such limits are part of Mr. Trudeau’s government reform plan announced last month. Mr. Flanagan said it remains critical of union-backed groups to be seen how infl uential third- party ads will prove to be in the upcoming federal election, but Former chief Conservative Party spokes- ban on union and corporate Mr. Flanagan said the Conser- they would likely prove diffi cult person told The donations. vative response attacking union- to regulate, especially if past electoral offi cer Toronto Star that the group, as “Union bosses are misappro- backed, left-leaning groups is just provincial attempts are any indi- a result of its name, could have priating workers’ dues to help the exercising of an “old ploy” in cation. He pointed to B.C. as an Jean-Pierre Kingsley been politically damaging and [the] high-tax NDP and Liberal politics: “it’s just standard politi- example, where Liberal attempts is calling on all third seen as raising “very question- Party get elected. Mandatory cal rhetoric.” there to clamp down on third-par- able donations” to skirt electoral union dues were meant to serve “But what it does is it shows that ty advertising in 2012 were tossed parties to abstain laws. He said the party wasn’t workers’ interests, but instead the party doesn’t have any kind of out by provincial courts in favour from pre-writ happy about it. serve the political interest of well-thought-out position on this of free speech rights. In an interview with a Quebec unions and their high-tax allies issue. Rather than talking about it, Former chief electoral offi cer activities and wait radio station June 25, Prime Min- in the Liberal and NDP,” said Mr. they’ll shift the ground to something Jean-Pierre Kingsley told The Hill ister Stephen Harper (Calgary- Poilievre in an email. that might be useful to them in the Times last week that he’s call- until the offi cial writ Southwest, Alta.) said he’s “a bit But during his time as head current campaign,” he said. ing on all third parties to abstain period to advertise. divided” on third-party adver- of the National Citizens Coali- Third-party groups are required from pre-writ activities and wait tising, saying while it’s part of tion starting in the late 1990s, Mr. to register with Elections Canada if until the offi cial writ period to Continued from page 1 “freedom of speech,” at the same Harper fought all the way to the they intend to advertise during the advertise. time contribution limits exist in Supreme Court to remove limits writ period, with a spending cap of “The fl oodgates are beginning favourable to you,” Mr. Flanagan Canada “to protect the integrity of on third-party advertising. The $200,000, but there are no limits on to open and if there’s enough told The Hill Times last week. “Peo- the political system.” Supreme Court upheld the limits. who can contribute or how much. public pressure we might be able ple have seen what’s happened in Mr. Harper said such activities The PM’s recent comments are No regulations exist to govern pre- to have people respect our laws, Ontario, where the unions have are allowed under current laws, likely a result of a changed per- writ activities, by third parties or respect the spirit of our laws,” said basically hijacked the electoral meaning parties will have to live spective, said Mr. Flanagan, but political parties. Mr. Kingsley. process, so how do you deal with with it for now, but he also said the government doesn’t appear to While corporate and union do- “I favour the fact that free that? Is it through regulation or is left-leaning union-backed groups have developed a nuanced posi- nations are now outright banned speech is achieved when there are it through forming your own PACs are spreading the NDP message, tion on whether such third-party in Canada, individual contribu- limits to how much you can spend to fi ght back? The answer is not underlining a need for more advertising requires regulation. tions are capped at a maximum of for it,” he said, as it creates a level clear at this point.” union transparency. “He was representing a third- $1,500 annually. playing fi eld and prevents the But the government hasn’t In response to questions last party organization, but now he’s Though far from new to Can- infl uence of big money. really moved against third-party week from The Hill Times, Demo- been the leader of a political party ada, third-party advertising has Third-party groups “do not advertisers in general, he said. cratic Reform Minister Pierre and everybody on the Conserva- increased in recent years, thanks have to tell us who is contributing Late last month, a new third- Poilievre (Nepean-Carleton, Ont.) tive side of politics has seen what’s in part to new fi xed elections laws … people can contribute as much party group, HarperPAC, shut pointed to the government’s happened in Ontario, where unions and to new communications tech- as they want—it can be foreign down within days of launching 2006 Federal Accountability Act, have been able to use third-party nologies, which present cheaper money, we just don’t know.” after criticism in the media and which placed new limits on con- advertising both pre-writ and dur- and more dynamic advertising [email protected] from the Conservatives. tributions, including a complete ing the writ,” said Mr. Flanagan. alternatives. The Hill Times 18 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 FEATURE BUZZ

three months in order to fl y with will take place this week and the Snowbirds. later this month with new heads “Flying with the Canadian taking over at Transport, Shared Forces Snowbirds was an ex- Services and the Canada Border ceptional experience,” he said Services Agency. in a statement. “We are lucky to Prime Minister Stephen have such a professional group Harper announced the changes representing our country across late last month. Some of them North America. I am proud to be take effect Monday, and others Canadian and to share this day begin July 20. with so many Canadians.” Jean-Francois Tremblay will Mr. Vickers was selected as become the deputy minister of a passenger for his “profound Transport, Infrastructure and leadership and dedication to Communities, replacing Louis the security of Canada and its Lévesque, who is ending his national institutions,” a Canadian 32-year public service career on Forces press release said. July 20. He retired as sergeant-at- Mr. Tremblay moves from the arms early this year and was Privy Council Offi ce, where he’s appointed Canada’s ambassador been the deputy secretary to the to Ireland. Cabinet (operations) since 2013. A PhD in political science from Université Laval, he previously Findlay chief wel- held senior positions at Aborigi- nal Affairs and Health Canada. comes triplets The shuffl e at the Canada Border Services Agency is also Ian West, chief of staff to the result of a retirement. Linda National Revenue Minister Kerry- Lizotte-MacPherson, formerly Lynne Findlay, has three good president of the Canada School reasons to take some time away of Public Service, takes over as from the Hill. CBSA president on July 6 from “I am happy to announce that Luc Portelance, who is retiring my wife Bonnie gave birth to trip- after 36 years as a bureaucrat. lets on Friday, June 12,” Mr. West At Shared Services, Ronald Former Liberal MP and former Liberal Senator were among those recognized last week by said in a note to his colleagues Parker moves from his post as Governor General David Johnston. The Hill Times photos by Jake Wright late last month. associate Treasury Board secretary “We are blessed with three to take over as president from healthy babies: Tessa, Abigail, and Liseanne Forand on July 6. Ms. Austin West.” Forand moves to the PCO where Mr. West has been Ms. Findlay’s she’ll be a senior adviser pending Rae, Fairbairn named chief of staff since being promoted her retirement. to that role under the previous Replacing Mr. Tremblay is minister, , in 2011. Be- Les Linklater, already at the fore that, he was deputy chief of PCO as the assistant secretary to Order of Canada staff and director of policy during to Cabinet for social develop- Conservative MP Keith Ashfi eld’s ment policy. time as National Revenue minister. Moving into Mr. Parker’s role He also worked as senior policy at Treasury Board is Iain Stewart, Continued from page 2 Jack Mintz, director of the grounds last week. adviser to former Labour minister University of Calgary’s School of The ambassador to Ireland currently the assistant secretary Jean-Pierre Blackburn. at the department’s international Two former Parliamentarians Public Policy and a frequent com- had to wait longer than planned Policy director John-David mentator on national affairs, was because of the rotten weather but affairs, security and justice sector. were among the 100 appointments Bridges is fi lling in for Mr. West as Over at Revenue, John Os- to the Order of Canada last week. also named to the order. eventually made it into the skies Ms. Findlay’s chief of staff. with the Canadian Forces Snow- sowski is moving into the deputy Governor General David John- commissioner role from his posi- ston made the announcement on birds for their annual Canada Slimmed-down Day fl ypast. tion as associate deputy minister Canada Day. New deputies of Public Safety. Gina Wilson Former Liberal MP and interim Vickers fl ies with It was a long day for Mr. Vick- ers, who led the security team named at Transport, leaves Employment and Social De- party leader Bob Rae and former velopment to take Mr. Ossowski’s Liberal Senator Joyce Fairbairn Snowbirds on Oct. 22 that killed gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau in Centre Shared Services, position, and Benoît Robidoux were among those named. is moving over from Finance to Mr. Rae—the former NDP pre- Former Parliament Hill ser- Block. At 5 a.m. on July 1, he CBSA geant-at-arms Kevin Vickers had tweeted that he was off for his take her role as the new associate mier of Ontario who later moved to deputy minister. a special view of the Canada Day fi ve-mile run, part of the routine A major shake-up in the senior federal politics, and the Liberals, be- [email protected] celebrations at his old stomping that helped him drop 27 lbs. in ranks of the federal public service coming an MP in 2008—was recog- The Hill Times nized “for his contributions to public life in Canada and for his enduring commitment to strengthening ties between Aboriginal and non-Ab- original people in our country.” Mr. Rae left politics in 2013 to become chief negotiator for First Nations in talks with the federal government on the Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario. He was promoted last week from an offi cer to a companion of the Order of Canada. Ms. Fairbairn was recognized for “her commitment to the people of her province and for her staunch support of the Paralympic move- ment.” One of the fi rst female jour- nalists in the Parliamentary Press Gallery, she went on to become a senior adviser to former prime minister and the fi rst female leader of the govern- ment in the Senate. Ms. Fairbairn resigned from the Red Chamber in 2012 at the age of 73 after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Other politicians recognized last week were former Alberta fi nance minister Jim Dinning and former Quebec fi nance minister Monique Jerome-Forget. Kevin Vickers, right, prepares to fl y with Royal Canadian Air Force Captain Phil Roy on Canada Day. Photo courtesy Corporal Vicky Lefrancois THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 19 HILL CLIMBERS PROFILE Meet Jeremy Hunt, PMO gatekeeper For MPs and business During his time at Carleton, Mr. Hunt was active in student politics, taking part leaders, Jeremy Hunt is the in the young Carleton Conservatives—he’s a former president—as well as the Carleton guy who can get you in the University Student Association. While still at school, he began volunteering for the picture, so to speak. fl edgling Conservative Party, and network- ing in the process. He graduated in 2006, a few months after the federal election that brought the new Conservative Party to power for the fi rst time. Mr. Hunt fi rst started out in the PMO as a Conservative Party intern placed in LAURA RYCKEWEART the PMO chief of staff’s offi ce in 2006 and eventually was hired to work full-time as a special assistant to then-chief Ian Brodie. e’s in charge of two separate sec- He later switched roles to join the Prime Htions of the Prime Minister’s Offi ce, Minister’s tour advance team. has clout with the PM, and has even been In the summer of 2008, after two years called his “gatekeeper.” But Jeremy Hunt, working in the Langevin Block, Mr. Hunt Jeremy Hunt has been working in the PMO has nevertheless remained a relatively un- was tapped to take over as Mr. Harper’s since 2006 and today is director of tour known commodity on Parliament Hill. executive assistant, replacing current PMO and scheduling, director of stakeholder One of the few times his name has chief of staff Ray Novak in the role. relations and director of the executive offi ce Mr. Hunt, pictured with Prime Minister Stephen made it into the news was at the Western While continuing to work in the PMO, of the PMO. Photograph courtesy of LinkedIn Harper. Photograph courtesy of the PMO Wall in Israel. he earned a master of business administra- “Jeremy! Jeremy! Can I get in? …It’s the tion from Western University, graduating re-election. This is the million-dollar shot.” in 2014. As the Prime Minister’s executive as- the respect of not only the Prime Minister Conservative MP Mark Adler’s attempts After roughly fi ve-and-a-half years as sistant, Mr. Hunt was “the guy with the most and senior leadership at the PMO, but minis- last year to get in on a photo with Prime the PM’s closest aide, in September 2013 contact with the prime minister” said Mr. ters across the government and staff across Minister Stephen Harper at the historic Mr. Hunt was promoted to serve as the of- Carson, and served as a sort of “gatekeeper.” the government as well,” said the source. site during an offi cial trip to Israel caught fi ce’s director of stakeholder relations and In his current roles, Mr. Hunt continues Mr. Carson said Mr. Hunt’s many years the media’s attention, and earned the MP outreach. to act as something of a gatekeeper to the in the PMO are a testament to his “stamina.” a fair bit of fl ak. It also helped highlight Most recently, in January, following Prime Minister, said the Conservative source. “The burnout rate [among political just how central Mr. Hunt’s role is in the longtime tour director Deborah Campbell’s A couple of years ago, Mr. Hunt mar- staff] is phenomenal and the tasks are Conservative apparatus. retirement, Mr. Hunt took on the added ried Alexandra Gunn, a former Sun News exacting and that sort of thing. He’s incred- “I’m sorry, listen, you and 300 other role of director of tour and scheduling, Network host and current fashion editor at ibly confi dent and has great stamina and a people ….If I could have done this it would and he’s also now director of the executive Ottawa Life magazine, and they now have personality that can live with the ebb and have been done already,” Mr. Hunt was offi ce. In that role, Mr. Hunt oversees the one child together. fl ow of politics,” said Mr. Carson. quoted as replying, after responding with prime minister’s executive staff—namely Though he’s only just entered his 30s, “To be able to last that long in what a fi rm “no.” the PM’s executive assistant, Stephen Stal- the source said Mr. Hunt “is no kid in short are now senior positions in the PMO, it’s a Back in 2006, Mr. Hunt stepped through ey, and special assistant, Myles Atwood. pants in the PMO.” great tribute to him.” the halls of the Prime Minister’s Offi ce During the 2011 federal election, Mr. “He’s young but he has worked for and [email protected] (PMO) in the Langevin Block for the fi rst Hunt served as Mr. Harper’s executive deserves everything that he’s gotten and has The Hill Times time as a Conservative Party intern. Today, assistant on his leader’s tour, and he’s ex- he’s director of tour and scheduling, director pected to be in charge of the PM’s tour for of stakeholder relations and outreach, and the upcoming 2015 campaign. director of the executive offi ce in the PMO. “He’s become a very trusted adviser to Hill Climbers extended an interview the Prime Minister and to senior staff, so request to Mr. Hunt via email but received his rise is a refl ection of that,” the Conser- no response. vative source said. “Could Jeremy keep you out of the Prime People think of EAs as just the person Customize Minister’s Offi ce? Yes. Could he get you in? carrying the bags, said the source, but in Yes. Is that the job description? No, but it’s the PMO it’s a senior position. like any senior staff person that’s become “You put somebody in there that you a trusted adviser to both the chief of staff trust,” and it’s not a job “for the faint of or the principal secretary or directly to the heart” or the “lily-livered.” Your Work prime minister—they take your recom- It can also be a “messenger-type” job as mendations and they trust your judgment,” you’re often relaying messages to caucus said a Conservative source familiar with Mr. or to senior staff on behalf of the Prime Hunt who spoke on condition of anonymity. Minister, especially while on the road. “Through being young and loyal and “He’s gotten everywhere he’s gotten hardworking and smart, he’s risen to the because he was loyal, he was competent point where he’s got three big titles in the and he was up to the job—people had faith Q Track a bill Prime Minister’s Offi ce.” in him. And it’s a tough job—sometimes If you’re a local politician, for example, you’ve got to be the bad guy, and that’s looking to get the PM to attend an event, or part of the job too. You need to be a strong Q Follow a committee if you’re a business leader looking to bend personality, you need to be a confi dent per- the Prime Minister’s ear, Mr. Hunt is the son, and I think he fi ts all those necessary key PMO contact. characteristics quite well,” said the source. “He certainly has a great deal of infl u- Mr. Hunt was in the tour and scheduling Q Get immediate ence as to what happens and as to the unit of the PMO while Mr. Beardsley was Prime Minister’s public image—because still a PMO deputy chief of staff, and Mr. notification tour is a large part of that, as is to a lesser Beardsley said colleagues at the time “spoke when changes extent stakeholder relations, because he well of him, both for his effi ciency and his is the face of PMO for a lot of individuals, ability to get answers or get things done.” happen corporations or even association policy “He was someone who had a reputation groups,” said former PMO deputy chief of as someone who would listen and correct staff Keith Beardsley. issues if there were problems, or at least Mr. Beardsley said he fi rst crossed paths work on issues,” said Mr. Beardsley. professionally with Mr. Hunt when he Mr. Beardsley said Mr. Hunt struck him started as an intern in the PMO. as “someone who wanted to get ahead, “He started to get noticed because, well, someone who was totally dedicated to his I think he was ambitious, but I think he was job and you tend to mentally fl ag people also pretty effi cient and a bit of a go-getter when you see someone like that as some- and I think that stood out for a lot of peo- one to watch and in some cases recruit for ple—it served him well,” said Mr. Beardsley. your own unit if you can.” Originally from Calgary, Alta., Mr. Former PMO adviser Bruce Carson, who Hunt’s professional career to date has been was also in the top offi ce when Mr. Hunt entirely in politics. was starting out, said he found Mr. Hunt to He moved from Alberta, where his family be “the most helpful guy to deal with.” remains (now in Canmore), to Ottawa to “He’s got a wonderful personality. As study political science at Carleton University far as I could see, very little phased him,” www.parliamentnow.ca after graduating from high school in 2002. said Mr. Carson. 20 THE HILL TIMES, MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 HILL TIMES CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AND ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT: TEL. 613-232-5952, FAX 613-232-9055

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to Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nich- olson (Niagara Falls, Ont.), are running for the party’s nomination in Central Nova, N.S., riding association president Rob Wolf told The Hill Times last week. Mr. DeLorey most recently served in senior positions in Conservative Party headquarters as director of political op- erations and spokesman. Before that, he worked in the Prime Minister’s Offi ce as Atlantic assistant. Mr. DeLorey declared his candidacy soon after Mr. MacKay’s sur- prise announcement in late May that he’s not seeking re-election for family reasons. The riding of Central Nova has traditionally been considered a safe Conservative riding. Mr. MacKay was fi rst elected in 1997 and won the 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011 elections. 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If you have political aspirations, TUESDAY, JULY 14 and want to acquire the know-how Adam Vaughan in Elgin-Mid- and skills to become an effective dlesex-London—Light reception to legislator, apply to UBC’s Summer welcome guest Adam Vaughan to Institute for Future Legislators. The Elgin-Middlesex-London and the Institute provides intensive hands-on SW region. Mr. Vaughan will be mentoring and training for anyone visiting the riding, meeting with who seeks the practical experience municipal leaders, and touring and knowledge to be able to make highlights with candidate Lori Bald- a difference—whether at the local, win-Sands. The focus of the day provincial, or federal level. Former is on infrastructure needs in the elected representatives from across region. 5 p.m., The Beanery, 625 the political spectrum share their ex- Talbot St., St. Thomas Ont. Tickets pertise with participants. Veteran po- cost $20. 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