THETHE HILL TIMES • WINTER-SPRING 2012 MOST INFLUENTIAL 100 PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN 2012 STEPHEN HARPER DENIS LEBEL MARK CARNEY JAMES MOORE JIM FLAHERTY LISA RAITT JOHN BAIRD VIC TOEWS WAYNE WOUTERS DEREK VANSTONE JASON KENNEY ANDREA MCGUIGAN NIGEL WRIGHT JEREMY HUNT MICHELLE D’AURAY RACHEL CURRAN WALTER NATYNCZYK RALPH GOODALE JENNI BYRNE BRIAN TOPP ANDRÉ BACHAND TOM MULCAIR BEVERLEY MCLACHLIN ANDREW MACDOUGALL RAY NOVAK BOB RAE GARY DOER PEGGY NASH ROB FONBERG PAUL DEWAR Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. Foreign 6-18 The top 20 Contents 21-34 The politicians 35-43 The political staffers 44-50 The public servants & offi cials 51-52 Other public fi gures 53-58 The lobbyists & consultants 59-70 The media 6 Stephen Harper & Laureen Harper He’s his own C.D. Howe and Mackenzie King. And she keeps him real. 7 Jim Flaherty Finance has been a career-killer for many ambitious politicians, but not for Flaherty. So far. 8 John Baird He’s the feds’ attack dog and their more hard-edged Foreign Affairs minister. 9 Jason Kenney He’s the consummate political player and Immigration minister. 10 Nigel Wright He’s an important asset to the 6 Prime Minister Stephen Harper and British Prime Minister David Cameron, PM as the world economy pictured Sept. 1, 2011, in Paris for a meeting on Libya. continues its convulsions. Office Photograph by Jason Ransom, Prime Minister’s 11Wayne Wouters He’s the top federal bureaucrat in the entire country. 12 Michelle d’Auray She oversees the public purse, The Hill Times and the so-called people management offi ce. 14 John Manley He’s Peter Stoffer, Niki Ashton, 33 Ottawa’s voice for Canada’s and Charlie Angus. industrial and fi nancial CEOs. Photograph by Jake Wright, 15 Jenni Byrne She’s the Conservatives’ hard-hitting political operator. 11 16 Ray Novak He has more The Hill Times infl uence than most federal The Hill Times Cabinet ministers. 17 Gary Doer He deals with the Washington, D.C., Mark Carney 10 Wayne Wouters. and Tiff Macklem. snake-pit every day. Photograph by Cynthia Münster, Photograph by Jake Wright, January 2012, Power & Influence—3 Contributors Editor Corporate Account Executives Production Manager The Hill Times Kate Malloy Craig Caldbick Benoit Deneault [email protected] Deputy Editor Steve MacDonald Graphic Artist Bea Vongdouangchanh [email protected] Joey Sabourin Reporters Martin Reaume Web Designer Mark Bourrie [email protected] Hao Guo Jessica Bruno Chris Eldridge Chris Plecash [email protected] Web Developer Peter Du Laura Ryckewaert Director of Reader Sales and Service Photographers Ryan O’Neill General Manager Photograph by Sam Garcia, [email protected] Andrew Morrow Sam Garcia The newsroom: Deputy editor Bea Vongdouangchanh, left, photographer Cynthia Münster Subscription Sales Reception Jake Wright Brent McInnis Alia Heward Jake Wright, editor Kate Malloy, and reporters Laura Ryckewaert, Chris [email protected] Director of Advertising Associate Publisher Plecash, and Jessica Bruno. Don Turner Circulation Anne Marie Creskey [email protected] Heather Marie Connors [email protected] Publishers Advertising Coordinator Ross Dickson Amanda Keenan Finance and Administration Jim Creskey Tracey Brydges Editor’s Note Publications Mail Agreement No. 40068926 Published by Hill Times Publishing Inc. BY KATE MALLOY RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN www.hilltimes.com ADDRESSES TO: CIRCULATION DEPT. 69 Sparks Street 69 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5A5 When it comes to power and infl uence in Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1P 5A5 (613) 232-5952 Fax (613) 232-9055 Prime Minister Stephen Harper has it all. In fact, today e-mail: [email protected] he’s considered one of the most powerful prime ministers in Canadian history. You might say Harper’s government Mark Bourrie holds a makes Jean Chrétien’s “Friendly Dictatorship” look like the master of journalism from Good Ship Lollipop. Prime Minister Harper controls the Carleton University and public service, his party, his caucus, the House, the Senate, a PhD in history from the and more. But he can’t do everything alone. There are University of Ottawa. His people who do have some power and infl uence in Ottawa, 10th book, The Fog of War: including federal and provincial politicians, bureaucrats, Censorship of Canada’s political staffers, and, believe it or not, a few journalists. Media in World War II Five years ago, The Hill Times started producing “The reached No. 6 on Maclean’s 100 Infl uential People To Watch in Government and Poli- bestseller list in September tics” because we wanted to shed more light on who these 2011. He is a three-time people are. And so it started. Over the years, we’ve been The Hill Times National Magazine Award lobbied by some players to get on the list, by some to get nominee, winning gold in others off the list, and we’ve been blasted by some who the social affairs category in did not make it on the list. We’ve learned a lot, sometimes 2001. He has been a member painful lessons. This year, we decided to publish the list of the Parliamentary Press and the 100 profi les in a special magazine, Power & Gallery since 1994. Infl uence, which will now come out annually. Photograph by Kate Malloy, Photograph by Kate Malloy, The Hill Times’ deputy editor Bea Vongdouangchanh worked on this year’s list for more than two months. She talked to government insiders, lobbyists, Conser- vatives, New Democrats, and Liberals. Some of the people on the list are always on the list because of their jobs. Others are brand new and refl ect the politi- The Hill Times cal climate. This year, we also ranked the top 20. Next year, we’ll go further on ranking. Mark Bourrie, an author and freelance writer, wrote 50 of the profi les. Ms. Vongdouangchanh, along with The Hill Times’ reporters Jessica Bruno, Chris Plecash, and Laura Ryckewaert wrote the other 50. Photograph by Jake Wright, Photograph by Jake Wright, We hope Power & Infl uence leaves you more en- The design and web boys: Web designer Hao Guo, graphic designer Joey lightened about some of the key players in government Sabourin, web developer Peter Du, and production manager Benoit Deneault. and politics, especially as we head into the 2012 win- ter/spring Parliamentary session. It left us enlightened. 4—January 2012, Power & Influence POWER AND INFLUENCE IN OTTAWA Reach of Harper’s power something to behold By BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH Another lobbyist told The Hill Times that power and infl uence in TTAWA—Hands down, notable. “She can deny, and has de- the nation’s capital “is a hand-in- Prime Minister Stephen nied, people the right to run for the glove relationship—having infl uence Harper is the most powerful party,” said one political insider. gives you power.” When it comes to Operson in government and But Mr. Harper is not merely government and politics, it can mani- politics. He’s been described as disci- a one-man show. He has an inner fest itself in several ways. Power can plined, ruthless, and a control freak circle, and there are outsiders who come from being at the Cabinet table by some, including by Lawrence Mar- impact government—staffers, the and controlling the levers of govern- tin, author of the runaway bestseller bureaucracy, lobbyists, media, and ment, and infl uence can come from a Harperland: The Politics of Control. other public fi gures. That’s infl uence. person’s proximity to the power. “The reach of Harper’s power has “Power is the ability to make Another said while it’s not always been something to behold,” Mr. Mar- things happen, while infl uence is the about “who-you-know-in-the-PMO” tin, a Globe and Mail national affairs ability to advise those who have pow- personal relationships matter because columnist, told The Hill Times. His er,” Prof. Savoie wrote in his book. trust is an important part of infl uence. book was published in 2010. One lobbyist told The Hill Times But there is also a “quiet infl uence” “He also is, by the way, a guy that power is a misleading term exerted by political outsiders, such as with a big, big mainframe-computer because offi cial Ottawa is run more media and think tanks that can shape mind. It’s very impressive. He’s dis- on infl uence. public perception and force govern- ciplined. He studies fi les. He knows “There’s this misconception that ments to act. his stuff as well as anybody,” Mr. power is the ability to when some- “I think it all feeds into the Martin told The Georgia Straight. body wants to do A, get them to environment in which decisions are Prime Minister Harper (Calgary do B. Even though that might very made. You can’t make a decision Southwest, Alta.) is also powerful, well be the objective, it shouldn’t in Ottawa without some consider- in the political science textbook be equated with force,” said the ation of how is this going to play in way—“Those with power can issue lobbyist who did not want to be the street,” one insider said. “So in a command, make a decision and identifi ed. “I think infl uence is a an-hours-of-the-day issue, you want expect that they will be obeyed,” much better word. … It’s being able to make sure that you’re getting according to Université de Moncton to empathize with the people who neutral or positive coverage from professor Donald Savoie’s book are making the decision in terms of the people that are infl uencing the Power: Where Is It? the pressures that are on them, and most because remember the media Since coming to power in 2006, keep in mind, this isn’t about being doesn’t tell you what to think, but Mr.