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in 2010 that the government was trying to staffers, city staffers, and more, over the kick it out of the space. At that time, the years and has raised hundreds of thou- feds said that, as media tenants leave, the sands of dollars for Cystic Fibrosis Canada, space would be held to look at how Ottawa the hot-ticket event is usually remembered can use it to meet other needs. Built in for its good-natured competition and cre- Heard on the Hill 1918, it has been leased to media organiza- ative, funky outfi ts. Among those who take tions and the gallery since the 1960s. As part are Proof Strategies’ Greg MacEach- reported in April, Ms. Anand’s department ern, HuffPost Canada’s Althia Raj, The by Palak Mangat has hit pause on some renovation projects Globe and Mail’s Kirsty Kirkup, and The that involve “exterior repairs,” including at Hill Times’ editor Kate Malloy. 150 Wellington St., in light of the pandemic. Quebec pride on full Pressure mounts on MP Zann adds to her Trudeau’s China approach Hollywood chops display as MPs, province Liberal Nova Scotia MP , Thirteen Senators are calling on the already of X-Men and Spider-Man fame Trudeau government to slap Chinese offi - thanks to her roles as Rogue, has another cials with sanctions over the country’s treat- movie hitting North America in August. mark national holiday ment of its Muslim minority, the arrest of Starring Lucy Liu, Stage Mother chron- two Canadians, and limitations to freedoms icles the story of a conservative church in Hong Kong. In an open letter written by choir director who takes over a drag club Government House Conservative Senators (On- in San Francisco that her deceased son Leader Pablo tario) and (Quebec), signed started. Rodriguez is fl anked by 11 of their colleagues, the group calls on by his senior Ottawa to impose Magnitsky sanctions on Liberal MP communications those offi cials responsible for the persecu- Lenore Zann adviser and former tion of Tibetans “and intimidating our Chi- has another Ottawa Citizen nese Canadians on Canadian soil, as well movie coming parliamentary bureau as for the treatment of our brave Canadians out next chief Mark Kennedy who are arbitrarily detained in China.” month. Image as they jam out to courtesy of mellow tunes to mark Conservative Senator Lenore Zann’s Quebec's national Thanh Hai Ngo, office holiday on Wednesday, pictured at right June 24, St-Jean- in 2017 with a Baptiste Day. Image representative of the courtesy of Twitter Taipei Economic and Cultural Offi ce in Canada, is calling on The two had been estranged since after overnment House Leader Pablo Rodri- Party on an interim basis. The party’s Ottawa to slap China he came out as gay, and Ms. Zann plays Gguez, also known around the Hill for founder, Peter Downing, a former soldier with sanctions. Babette, a Southern Belle. “‘I just saw his smooth dance moves, ditched the dance and RCMP offi cer, resigned and Mr. Hill Senate photograph by the colonel & two soldiers!’ ‘You’ve never fl oor and opted to groove along to some will assume his duties “until the party is Martin Lipman seen that before?’ ‘First time in the Ladies mellow guitar tunes with his staffer Mark able to hold a founding convention and the Room!’” tweeted Ms. Zann on June 25, Kennedy to celebrate Quebec’s Fête natio- grassroots members elect a new leader,” a It comes the same week a group of 19 promoting the trailer. The fi lm opens July nale on June 24. Mr. Kennedy, a former Ot- party release said last week. high-ranking Canadians, including former 21 in the U.K. and makes its way across the tawa Citizen parliamentary bureau chief The party, which was green-lit by Elec- foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy pond on Aug. 21 in North America. Politi- who made the leap to the other side of the tions Canada in January, wants to push and former justice minister Allan Rock, cal theatre at its fi nest? Hill in 2016, has been working with Mr. Ro- for the separation of western provinces, penned a letter calling for Justice Minister driguez as his director of communications an idea that began to gain greater traction to intervene and end the since early 2017. He took over the role in again after the 2019 election handed Prime extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Former minister Clement March fi ve months after the election, when Minister a second mandate. Wanzhou, in hopes that China will release the prime minister named Mr. Rodriguez “I have been watching with great dismay two Canadians who Mr. Trudeau has said advising in psychedelics his Quebec lieutenant. Mr. Kennedy, now the developments on the federal govern- have been arbitrarily detained. Mr. Trudeau a senior communications adviser, joined ment scene and I’m very concerned about has said he respects but “deeply disagrees” world his boss on the guitar in a video posted to the direction the country’s going in,” he with the suggested approach, and warned Former Conservative MP and health Twitter on St-Jean-Baptiste Day. The 34 told CBC last week. “I came to realize that that intervening would lead to China de- minister Tony Clement is advising in the other Quebec Liberal MPs make appear- it will not matter to western Canada who taining other Canadians. world of psychedelics. Ontario-based Red ances in the one-minute-and-55-second wins the Conservative leadership race and Light Holland, which is eyeing “produc- video and hold up signs with short de- who forms the next government … because tion, growth, and sale of a premium brand scriptions of Quebecers and Quebec to the in the end, governments have to cater to Lawn Summer Nights of magic truffl es to the legal, recreational instrumental sounds of Mr. Rodriguez and the golden triangle of Toronto-Montreal- bowling event shifts gears market within the Netherlands,” named Mr. Kennedy on their guitars. The video Ottawa and the West will never get a fair the former Harper-era politician to its ends with a happy looking Prime Minister deal.” Mr. Hill served most recently under to trivia advisory board last week. He will work Justin Trudeau wishing everyone a Happy as government house with offi cials to help the company in its St-Jean-Baptiste Day. leader until his retirement in 2010. Maybe Those looking to get their bocce, er, lobbying and compliance efforts as it everything old is new again? The Wexit I mean lawn bowling fi x in this sum- eyes international expansion. In a June 24 Party plans to run 104 federal candidates mer might have to wait just a tad longer. release, the company’s CEO, Todd Sha- Political veteran Jay Hill in the next election in Alberta, British Co- The popular Ottawa Lawn Summer piro, wrote that Mr. Clement “and I had lumbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. now leading Wexit Nights event, held every July at the Elm- long chats about his true thoughts on the dale Lawn Bowling club, is going virtual, unique sector we’re in. Tony was the fi rst with hopeful attendees encouraged to take Watch out, Parliamentarians, there’s to admit that years ago this would have Hill reporters put feds on part in a virtual trivia tournament in- a new separatist party in town. Former been a diffi cult position to accept. Howev- stead. There is still a fundraiser for Cystic veteran HoCer Jay Hill, who served in er, his shared belief in our vision coupled notice Fibrosis Canada, and registration for the the House for 17 years (1993-2010) under with his extensive research, as of late, into fi rst-ever virtual tourney opened last week the Reform Party, the The Parliamentary Press Gallery execu- the psychedelic space genuinely showed ahead of the July 22 challenge. and the Conservative Party as the MP for tive board agreed last month to “reiterate” his progressive views which created im- Only captains of teams of no more than Prince George Peace-River, B.C., has been to Public Services and Procurement Min- mediate synergies.” four need to register online. In what has tapped to lead the newly emerged Wexit ister that the National Press Other notable Canadians involved with become a summer staple that has brought Building, which is part of the Parliamen- the organization include comedian Russell together public servants, journalists, Hill Former tary Precinct, located on Wellington Street Peters and entrepreneur Ann Barnes, the Conservative across the street from the West Block, is founder and chairperson of the fi rst legally MP Jay Hill, home to its gallery members and its “voca- licensed medical cannabis company in the pictured in tional history” needs to remain intact. “Any country, Peace Naturals Project Inc. 2014, is now at efforts to force out tenants through the im- In 2018, Mr. Clement resigned from the helm of the position of unreasonable lease terms will his House committee duties, was asked to Wexit Party. The be condemned by the board,” read minutes leave the Conservative caucus, sat as an In- Hill Times file from the gallery’s May 28 executive meet- dependent, and didn’t run in the 2019 elec- photograph ing, held on teleconference. tion after he admitted to sharing “sexually The letter will be drafted by La Presse explicit images” and a video of himself to a correspondent Mélanie Marquis, a member person who he believed to be a “consenting of the Parliamentary Press Gallery execu- female recipient,” but who he claimed had tive. Sometimes described as “dingy,” the Eric Dillane, Kyle Allen, Greg MacEachern, targeted him for extortion. The RCMP later recognized federal heritage building is and Chris McCluskey from Proof Strategies are investigated and, in 2019, two men from the leased out to media outlets at commercial pictured at last year’s Lawn Summer Nights Ivory Coast were arrested for attempted cost because of its proximity to the Hill. lawn bowling event. 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told The Hill Times in a June 23 phone interview that he expects Federal, provincial provincial privacy commission- ers to have a big say in over- sight, because “really, the nuts and bolts of this happens at a provincial level with provincial watchdogs still waiting for public health authorities.” That is why, Mr. McEvoy said, he is disappointed that the federal government has not reached out to his offi ce, or the offi ces of full privacy assessment on many other provincial privacy commissioners, to assess the specifi cs in each province. Mr. McEvoy said his offi ce and B.C’s ministry of health have been in national contact-tracing app close contact, but that “no deci- sions have been made in B.C. at this point.” in Information Law and Policy sure notifi cation app, we are satis- daily briefi ng. “There are over 30 New Brunswick Ombuds- The Ontario privacy at the University of Ottawa, said fi ed that privacy is being properly million smartphones that could man Charles Murray echoed his because the federal government considered and addressed.” take this app in Canada, so we provincial colleagues’ concern. commissioner says isn’t going to be collecting data The federal privacy com- can talk about a signifi cant por- Mr. Murray told The Hill Times via the app, a PIA might not actu- missioner released a nine-point tion of the Canadian population in a June 23 phone interview he hasn’t seen the ally be required. framework on April 17 that that could be protected by this that he had seen a demonstra- Prof. Scassa said that the governments can use to assess app.” app in the fi nal form tion and had direct input into information already made public potential privacy threats from The app was built by the the architecture of his province’s about an app from Google, Apple, initiatives like the contact tracing federal Canadian Digital Service, ahead of the planned planned contact-tracing app, and Shopify could help speed up app. the Ontario Digital Service, and which was scrapped after Mr. July 2 rollout, but is the privacy analysis. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau volunteers at Shopify. It uses ap- Trudeau announced the national The Google and Apple Expo- (Papineau, Que.) announced on plication programming interface app. Apple and Google’s terms of ‘satisfi ed that privacy sure Notifi cations System is built June 18 that Canada would be (API) technology co-developed service limit their technology to is being properly one app per country to promote adoption and avoid patchworks. considered.’ Mr. Murray said he hopes to see a demonstration of the app before it launches in his province. Continued from page 1 Mr. Murray said one of the outstanding questions he has The Offi ce of the Privacy The Hill Times about the proposed app is how it Commissioner told knows which information to give on June 24 that the documenta- people who’ve tested positive for tion includes a “privacy analysis,” the virus. but the offi ce has “not received a “When the time comes, how formal privacy impact assessment do you know that you have to (PIA) about this initiative.” give the person New Brunswick Mr. Therrien told The Hill Times information? Because the app I in a May 4 interview that saw had no geolocation encoded a formal PIA “before an initia- and no capacity for that,” he said. tive is launched is the normal “The device wouldn’t know if directive and is desirable” but that contact happened in New “in an emergency situation, the Brunswick or some other place. government may proceed with a If we’re going to direct people privacy-sensitive initiative with a towards the correct testing serious privacy assessment, but information system, we’re going not necessarily a fulsome PIA to have to somehow link to their with all its usual rigour. There is physical location unless we give some accommodation on some of them a whole page and say to the rules, but there needs to be a click on the one that’s appropri- serious privacy assessment before ate.” something is launched.” On June 24, the British Co- Australia launched its con- lumbia Freedom of Information tact tracing app on April 26 and B.C. Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy and federal Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien, pictured on April 25, and Privacy Association and a released a full PIA on April 24. 2019, at a joint news conference in Ottawa to talk about their Facebook investigation involving Cambridge Analytica. number of other civil liberty orga- The Australian assessment was Mr. McEvoy says he would like more information from the federal government on the proposed contact-tracing app. The nizations, including the Canadian conducted by Maddocks, an Aus- Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Civil Liberties Association, sent tralian-based law fi rm. According a letter to Mr. Trudeau and the to a post on the fi rm’s website, the premiers saying the app’s launch on open-sourced code and is a moving forward with a voluntary, by Google and Apple to allow government asked for the PIA “in “has come far too early, as the “very privacy protective protocol,” nationwide contact tracing app, phones with the app to commu- a timeframe much shorter than requisite privacy assessments are Ms. Scassa said. COVID Alert, that will be piloted nicate with other phones not on the minimum six weeks normally yet to be completed.” “Basically, the government in Ontario. the same operating system—so needed for a PIA of the same “If a contact-tracing ap- doesn’t get any of the data,” she “It’s something you can just iPhone and Android users can be complexity.” plication is to earn the trust of said. download and forget about,” he traced. The app will use Blue- At the federal level in Canada, Canadians, then privacy must Ontario Privacy Commis- said. “Because it’s completely tooth data about phones’ prox- PIAs are conducted according to be of paramount importance. sioner Brian Beamish told The anonymous, because it’s low imity to track contact between a Treasury Board directive, not It is concerning that a deploy- Hill Times in a June 23 email that maintenance, because it is com- users. a law. Mr. Therrien has recom- ment date has been publicly his offi ce has not seen the app in pletely respectful of your priva- The various privacy and infor- mended that this be changed in announced before the federal its fi nal form, “but in my discus- cy—including no location services mation commissioners across the a review of Canada’s privacy privacy commissioner has been sions with government offi cials, or geotagging of any sort—people country have been in contact on laws. The guidance says these given the opportunity to com- I was clear that any Ontario- can be confi dent that this is an a potential contact-tracing app assessments should be submit- prehensively review the applica- specifi c features of the app will be easy measure that they can have throughout the pandemic, which ted to both the Treasury Board tion and its privacy impacts,” the subject to review and oversight to continue to keep us all safe as resulted in a joint statement Secretariat (TBS) and the Privacy letter said. by my offi ce. I have spoken to the we reopen, as we get more active.” on May 7 about principles that Commissioner’s Offi ce at the The groups are calling on the federal privacy commissioner and Mr. Trudeau told reporters on should be respected. same time, before the measure federal government to provide we have agreed that our offi ces June 18 that he hopes Canadians The privacy commissioners in question goes into effect. The the federal and provincial privacy will be reviewing the app and the will voluntarily download the from British Columbia, Saskatch- privacy commissioner’s offi ce commissioners with enough time relevant privacy impact assess- new app on their cellphones. ewan, New Brunswick and Nova recommends, however, that insti- and information to “fully analyze ments to ensure that privacy is “It will be up to individual Scotia told The Hill Times in tutions consult it “long before you the application and release an protected.” Canadians to decide whether to emails last week that the federal fi nalize your report.” assessment before, not after, the Mr. Beamish also said that download the app or not, but the government has not yet reached The TBS directive says as- application is released to the “based on the information the app will be most effective when out to their respective offi ces. sessments are only required in public.” certain circumstances. Teresa government has provided us to as many people as possible have B.C. Information and Privacy [email protected] Scassa, Canada Research Chair date related to the proposed expo- it,” said Mr. Trudeau at that day’s Commissioner Michael McEvoy The Hill Times

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fact racism in Canada, but that the overwhelming majority of Ca- Senators to nadians are not racist,” according to Mr. Legault’s report. Reached June 25 for comment, Ms. Beyak’s lawyer Don Bayne decide on declined to entertain any questions, saying “the committee heard from her,” and that she has spoken to her “fellow Senators through her apol- Beyak’s fate this ogy” and does not have anything further to add. Further requests for comment from Mr. Bayne in response to Sen. Lovelace Nicholas’ fall, Pate says comments were not returned. In a letter sent in June to the Senate ethics offi cer, Sen. Beyak acknowledged that posting the Beyak should letters was hurtful and “adversely impacted my Senate colleagues and the institution of the Senate.” “My intent was never to hurt anyone. … My actions did not resign seat and have their desired effect, which was to promote open and con- structive dialogue to the national conversation on this critical issue. off er to make I accept full responsibility for my wrongful conduct,” Sen. Beyak wrote in her June 5 apology. The Senator also apologized Non-affi liated Senator Lynn Beyak was suspended again from the Senate in way for someone “unreservedly” in February just February. A Senate committee has now recommended that her suspension be lifted before the Senate was expected to after she completed her second anti-racism course. The Hill Times file photograph vote she be suspended again until conditions were met. Indigenous She said the letters “were nous people, to fi gure out how to offer to make way for someone disrespectful, divisive, and unac- come together.” Indigenous or a person of colour. ceptable,” adding that she had not Independent Senator “In many cases, people who gives them stuff,” and another intended to “hurt anyone.” (Ontario), a longtime advocate for recognize they’ve behaved in a If the option were said Indigenous people should Sen. Lovelace Nicholas, who the rights of prisoners, said she racist, or in some sort of discrimi- be “grateful” for the residential has been at the forefront in the has yet to fully digest the report, natory manner, often do agree available, and if school system imposed on them fi ght to end sex discrimination but has great respect for her col- to move aside,” Sen. Pate said. most Senators are by Canada’s government, in of First Nations women, said she leagues, especially Sen. Sinclair, “The honourable approach here which as many as 6,000 chil- expected the committee to recom- who have come to the conclusion could very well have been that in favour of lifting dren died and countless suffered mend her expulsion. that Sen. Beyak has sought to Sen. Beyak decided to resign, to abuse. The committee, chaired by make amends. apologize, to undertake the [anti- the suspension, “Promoting this comment is Independent Senator Murray “I must say it’s been a long racism] training.” offensive and unacceptable for a Sinclair (Manitoba), wrote, time coming, and probably all of Sen. Lovelace Nicholas agreed Senator Kim Pate Conservative Parliamentarian,” “while it will be for all Sena- us have a heavy dose of skepti- with Sen. Pate that the suspended Conservative Leader Andrew tors to judge its suffi ciency, your cism,” she said. “It remains to be Senator resign to make way for says she would prefer Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, committee is satisfi ed that, in seen whether this is a permanent someone Indigenous or from a that Sen. Beyak be Sask.) said in a January 2018 her letter of apology, Senator change, and I think many of us racialized background to take her statement announcing Sen. Beyak adequately acknowledges would welcome it.” place. accepted back under a Beyak’s removal from his and understands the impact of Progressive Senator Pierre Asked if she plans to appeal party’s caucus. “To suggest that her conduct and offers thought- Dalphond (De Lorimier, Que.), a to her fellow Senators to vote probationary period. Indigenous Canadians are lazy ful refl ection on her educational former judge, said he hasn’t made against the reinstatement, Sen. compared to other Canadians, is experience and what she has a decision on whether he will Lovelace Nicholas said she hasn’t simply racist.” learned as a result.” support the committee’s recom- “thought that far ahead.” Continued from page 1 mendation. Sen. Dalphond said he “We don’t know when we’ll be The Senate Ethics Committee Independent Senator Murray Sinclair will be giving careful consideration back; I’m sure there will be some issued its report Monday concern- (Manitoba), chair of the Senate Ethics to its report, noting the committee people trying to say she shouldn’t ing the fate of Sen. Beyak, who Committee, told The Hill Times last week, is staffed by well-respected col- be reinstated, or she should stay was forced to step back without ‘One of the aspects of reconciliation, which leagues attuned to issues of racism. on,” she added. pay twice over her defence of I have espoused from the beginning of my “The best way to fi ght against The vote is likely to take place racist letters insisting residential tenure as a Senator, and during my time that [racism] is education. Educa- later in the fall, when the Sen- schools were good experiences, as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation tion in four days is certainly a ate is expected to resume rou- which she had posted on her Commission, is that, in order for us good fi rst step, but I expect to tine sittings, according to Sen. Senate website. It recommended to achieve reconciliation, we have to hear from her that education is Dalphond. The Senate is currently that the non-affi liated Senator recognize that there are obligations on both a lifelong journey,” the Quebec sitting, but is not holding votes. be invited back into the Cham- sides of the discussion. Obligations on the Senator said. Sen. Sinclair, in an earlier ber after completing her second part of Indigneous people, and obligations He also noted there has been interview, told The Hill Times anti-racism course and writing an on the part of non-Indigenous people, to “due process” for Sen. Beyak to that achieving reconciliation apology letter. The 24 hours of in- fi gure out how to come together.’ The Hill respond to the Senate’s con- with Indigenous people means struction, conducted by Jonathan Times photograph by Andrew Meade cerns and has faced disciplinary recognizing that the “educational Black-Branch of the University of measures beyond just a “slap on process” that’s needed “is going Manitoba, was spread out over 10 According to his March 2019 “Personally, I’m of the view the wrist,” including suspension to be pretty bumpy.” Sen. Sinclair sessions. inquiry report, Senate Ethics that Sen. Beyak, like many people without pay for several months. said there’s an “obligation” on the Progressive Senator Sandra Offi cer Pierre Legault said Sen. in Canada are, was totally uncon- “The Senate has been acting part of both parties to “to fi gure Lovelace Nicholas (New Bruns- Beyak told him the she “dis- scious of [her] own racism. I think in a decisive way, imposing real out how to come together.” wick) said it was upsetting to hear claimed an intention to promote she was unconscious of her own consequences and a real pro- At the same time, if Sen. the committee is recommending anything that could be miscon- racism and is less unconscious gram for retraining, and we’ve Beyak fails to demonstrate she’s the lifting of the second suspen- strued as racist or promoting now,” Sen. Sinclair told The Hill shown, as an institution, that we learned from the experience, he sion handed down in February. hatred in any way and reiterated Times last week. take these matters very seri- said, the Senate would not be giv- “I was very surprised. We had that her objective was to restate “One of the aspects of recon- ously,” he said. ing her a third chance. asked Lynn Beyak to take those the positive stories regarding In- ciliation, which I have espoused If the option were available, Requests for comment from letters down for months and dian Residential Schools in order from the beginning of my tenure and if most Senators are in favour Conservative Senators Dennis months, and she wouldn’t do it,” to help fi nd solutions for some of as a Senator, and during my time of lifting the suspension, Sen. Patterson (Nunavut), Don Plett said Sen. Lovelace Nicholas. “I the problems Indigenous people as chair of the Truth and Recon- Pate said she would prefer that (Manitoba), (British don’t believe she’s come to her are facing. In her view this was ciliation Commission, is that, in Sen. Beyak be accepted back Columbia), and senses. She’s saying it was un- necessary because the current order for us to achieve reconcili- under a probationary period. (Quebec), along with Canadian conscious racism, but I just don’t approach is not working.” ation, we have to recognize that At a time when there have been Senators Group Senator Josée believe it. A racist is a racist is a She also initially said that the there are obligations on both a number of high-profi le resigna- Verner (Montarville, Que.), were racist.” letters were “edgy and opinion- sides of the discussion,” said Sen. tions over controversial comments deferred to Sen. Sinclair. One of the letters said Indig- ated,” and that “there is no racism Sinclair. “Obligations on the part related to racial issues, Sen. Pate —With fi les from Palak Mangat enous people in Canada would in Canada.” She later amended of Indigneous people, and obliga- said she hopes Sen. 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Editorial Letters to the Editor Sinclair off ers true reconciliation, Canada does not need a seat at the UN Beyak should show same respect Security Council to be a credible player ndependent Senator Murray Sinclair is one think she was unconscious of her own racism in global peacebuilding: KAIROS Iof Canada’s leading experts on reconcili- and is less unconscious now,” Sen. Sinclair ation. As the former head of the Truth and told The Hill Times last week. e: “It isn’t fun losing UN Security Coun- The problem is not the plan. The prob- Reconciliation Commission from 2009 to Sen. Beyak apologized “unreservedly” Rcil seat, but there’s a lot to be learned lem is that FIAP has been underfunded 2015, he led the team that documented 7,000 in February, which was also the eve of her from it,” (The Hill Times, June 22). There is since its inception, in part, because statements from survivors of the notorious second suspension from the Red Chamber. It indeed much to learn from Canada losing Canada’s offi cial development assistance Indian residential schools across Canada. The was also two years after coming under fi re, a seat on the UN Security Council. And funding has been well below the inter- schools, which ran from the 1870s to 1996, for sharing racist letters against Indigenous while I agree that new voices, particularly national standard of 0.7 per cent gross na- were legally mandated by the federal govern- peoples on her Senate website. In 2019, the women’s voices, are needed to offer an tional income, much lower than Norway’s ment and run by churches across the country Senate ethics offi cer ruled that fi ve of the let- alternative vision of human security and a and Ireland’s. to forcibly remove First Nations, Inuit, and ters had racist content. culture of peace, I also believe that Canada Canada does not need a seat at the Métis children between the ages four and 16 Last year, Sen. Beyak was suspended could provide a credible plan to do just that. UN Security Council to be a credible from their families, and existed in order take without pay for refusing to take down letters Canada’s Feminist International As- player in global peace-building. It could away the children’s language and culture. from her website. Some of the letters, for sistance Policy (FIAP), which is backed by champion a non-militaristic and femi- It’s estimated 150,000 children were removed example, claimed Indigenous people had solid evidence, identifi es gender equal- nist approach to security that refl ects from their families and between 3,200 and good experiences at residential schools. She ity and the empowerment of women and the work of the local women organiza- 6,000 children died at the schools. argued at the time that the letters were sent girls as the best way to eradicate poverty tions and movements all over the world. The TRC released its fi nal report in 2015, to her, not written by her. Sen. Beyak, who and build a more peaceful, inclusive, Canada just needs to match dollars to its calling the federal government’s actions a was kicked out of the Conservative caucus and equitable world. Specifi cally, FIAP words. “cultural genocide” and included 94 calls to in 2018 over the letters, initially denied they recognizes the importance of grassroots Rachel Warden action to commit to reconciliation. The TRC were racist and said pressure to take them women peace-builders in confl ict zones Partnerships manager called for a more respectful relationship down violated free speech. as key actors in rebuilding communities KAIROS between Indigenous and non-Indigenous “One of the aspects of reconciliation, and maintaining peace. Toronto, Ont. people. “Reconciliation is not an Indigenous which I have espoused from the beginning problem. It is a Canadian one,” Sen. Sinclair of my tenure as a Senator, and during my said at the time. “We have described for you time as chair of the Truth and Reconcilia- a mountain. We have shown you the way to tion Commission, is that, in order for us to the top.” achieve reconciliation, we have to recognize Last week, the former associate chief that there are obligations on both sides of the justice of Manitoba, and the fi rst Indig- discussion,” said Sen. Sinclair. “Obligations on Preserving a vital lifeline enous judge appointed to the province, said the part of Indigneous people, and obliga- suspended Senator Lynn Beyak deserved a tions on the part of non-Indigenous people, to “second chance” in the Senate. fi gure out how to come together.” As chair of the Senate Ethics Commit- Make no mistake, Sen. Sinclair also in the time of COVID-19 tee, he released a report recommending Sen. warned that “she’s not going to get a third Beyak’s suspension be rescinded and that she chance,” but last week he showed her and s a 100 per cent Inuit-owned airline, services amidst these unprecedented be reinstated to the Upper Chamber after she offered her real reconciliation. It’s now up ACanadian North was pleased to see challenges, however, this funding will completed an “anti-racism” course that she to Sen. Beyak to begin climbing to the top of thoughtful, in-depth coverage of northern only be available until the end of June. was forced to take. that mountain. She could do that by offering social and economic issues in The Hill The impacts of COVID-19 will last much “Personally, I’m of the view that Sen. to resign her seat and to make way for some- Times’ recent policy brief, which included longer, so we require a long-term fi nan- Beyak, like many people in Canada are, was one Indigenous. Meanwhile Sen. Sinclair has recognition that northern airlines play an cial aid program so we can continue to totally unconscious of [her] own racism. I done more than his part. essential role in the health and well-being serve as a vital lifeline for the duration of northern Canadians, particularly dur- of this crisis. ing the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Cana- Canadian North has already reduced dian North serves an incredibly small and its schedule and capacity by more than widely dispersed customer base, which 50 per cent and implemented tempo- represents less than one per cent of rary and permanent layoffs to decrease Canada’s population, distributed across our workforce. Other northern airlines almost 40 per cent of Canada’s landmass have taken similar, diffi cult steps to stay and three time zones. This includes Can- afl oat. These actions will unfortunately ada’s northernmost communities, Grise not be enough to offset the severe loss of Fiord and Resolute Bay. Of the 25 north- revenue. Furthermore, we are unable to ern communities within our network, 23 reduce our overhead any further due to have no road or rail access and limited the vastness and complexity of the area seasonal sealift service, so our fl ights we serve and the minimum essential air enable the movement of people, food and service that the Territorial and Regional other crucial goods as well as access to governments have asked us to provide. medical care and government services— We believe that the contraction or demise things that most other Canadians take for of Canadian North and other northern granted. airlines would imperil the safety and While we are supportive of the re- well-being of the people and communities strictive territorial travel bans that have across Inuit Nunagat. We urgently need been implemented to prevent the spread our government partners to provide the of COVID-19 within the vulnerable com- assistance necessary for us to maintain munities we serve, they have led to a safe and stable operations for everyone sudden and severe loss of revenue that who depends on us, at a time when we we depend on to operate our airline. We are most needed. are grateful for the short-term govern- Johnny Adams ment funding we have received which Executive chairman, Canadian North has enabled us to sustain our essential Kanata, Ont.

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It’s getting dirty: the outcome, there will be some Modern technology Conservative damage done to the MacKay leadership candidates campaign. makes campaigns Peter MacKay and Erin Many party members are ideo- easier to organize but O’Toole. Accusations logues, who believe in the power of espionage surfaced of Conservative values, but vehe- also easier to infi ltrate. last week when an mently oppose illegal activity. unnamed student Some of them will no doubt be employee of Erin raising eyebrows over the allega- O’Toole was fi red tions. for allegedly leaking MacKay supporters may information to the simply discount the claim as sour Peter MacKay camp. grapes from a losing candidate. The stakes are high, so That is no doubt how the MacKay both sides are baring team will be trying to explain the their knuckles. The Hill issue internally. Times photographs by But the ferocity of the dustup Andrew Meade also shows that Conservatives Sheila Copps believe the winner could actually form a government. Copps’ Corner So political parties go to great to the tiniest organizational detail mail, the opportunity to contact lengths to deny or obscure inter- by simply getting a full video of every voter early can be a huge The stakes are high, so both nal shenanigans. every meeting. advantage. sides are baring their knuckles. Not long ago, it appeared TTAWA—The internal In the olden days, the strategy That security gap is one rea- The deadline for the postal that the Tories were doomed warfare in the Conservative was to try and disrupt delegate son that many companies choose ballot is Aug. 21 and the oppor- O to spend a decade in opposi- leadership is heating up. selection meetings in each riding. not to avail themselves of the tunity to purchase a membership tion. With at Accusations of espionage That involved doing your level Zoom platform but instead use ended May 15. the helm, it was simple for the surfaced last week when an un- best to encourage supporters to encrypted offerings to manage From mid-May until voting day, Liberals and New Democrats to named student employee of Erin get to the meetings and doing the increasing number of post- all candidates will be trying to en- tag Tories as anti-women and O’Toole was fi red for allegedly everything possible to discourage COVID virtual meeting opera- courage switchers to come onboard. anti-gay. leaking information to the Peter other teams’ supporters from do- tions. So, access to information is The picture is much different MacKay camp. ing the same. But political campaigns do not obviously important in building with this leadership race. O’Toole Modern technology makes People would use every form have the same fi nancial lever- targeted campaign messaging. made it very clear during the campaigns easier to organize but of dirty tricks. age as large corporations. The But an investigation by the leader’s debate that he favoured also easier to infi ltrate. Some that have happened in Zoom platform is virtually free if Royal Canadian Mounted Police a women’s right to choose and The alleged offence involved the Liberal Party include dis- the meetings end in less than 40 is probably not the sort of cam- supported the rights of gays and a claim that MacKay’s team abling old-style telephone booths minutes, so they provide an ideal paign messaging that the MacKay lesbians. secured videotapes of high- by plugging gum into the phone, platform for cross country com- team was hoping for. MacKay unsuccessfully tried level Zoom meetings held by the supergluing the door locks of munications. MacKay’s people insisted the to cast himself as the only social O’Toole team across the country. opponents’ offi ces on the day of In the olden days, the big- violations were the work of a liberal in the race. Neither side should be that the vote, and even bugging an op- gest part of a campaign expense single individual, and not part of Both are positioning them- surprised about a dirty tricks ponent’s offi ce to secure valuable would-be long-distance phone a larger strategy. selves to move to the centre at the campaign. confi dential information. Hacking charges. Now in the world of But O’Toole’s team countered end of the Tory convention. Internal party nominations or even theft of computers has voice over internet protocol, it is with a question as to why two And that could spell trouble are always rife with malfeasance also been used to secure clandes- virtually free to connect with all internet providers in Calgary and tine details about the opponent’s parts of the country. Toronto were involved in hack- for Liberals. because the level of outside over- Sheila Copps is a former Jean campaign strategy. But that also opens the door to ing and recording more than 140 sight is non-existent. Chrétien-era cabinet minister and The new Zoom world makes it more intraparty espionage. separate Zoom videos. Only the party can investigate a deputy prime minister. possible, even ridiculously easy, And as the Conservative lead- The police will get to the wrongdoing, and any party is hesi- The Hill Times tant to bring disrepute unto itself. to garner information right down ership vote is going to happen by bottom of the story. Whatever

Trump versus Biden will be negatively unique

presidential race promises to brand him as too radical. (Hence his oppose his own party’s left-wing This particular American presidential race be one of the nastiest and most current unwillingness to jump on base; if Biden is elected president, vicious campaigns in living the “Defund the Police” bandwagon.) they’ll warn, the police will be promises to be one of the nastiest and most memory, as each team will do its At the same time, however, defunded, historic monuments, best to demonize the other side. Biden’s team will take off the gloves such as the Jefferson Memo- vicious campaigns in living memory, as each Yet each team, I’d argue, will and savagely hack away at Trump’s rial, will be dismantled and the team will do its best to demonize the other do so in starkly different ways. character, doing everything they Second Amendment guaranteeing I suspect the Biden cam- can to portray him as a dangerous, the right to “bear arms” will be side. Yet each team, I’d argue, will do so in paign, for instance, will focus narcissistic, possibly racist, corrupt, repealed. on comparing and contrasting and incompetent bully. Expect lots of images showing starkly diff erent ways. the personality and character And given Trump’s record, the looters wrecking cities and van- of their candidate with Trump’s attack ads will basically write dals desecrating statues, to turn personality and character. themselves. up in Republican TV ads. the ones which focus on positivity In other words, the Democratic At any rate, my point is, the In short, according to Team are usually pretty much all alike, Party’s communication strategy Democrats are hoping to creat- Trump’s messaging, a Biden while every negative campaign is will be a mix of positive and ing a warm and fuzzy, nostalgic- victory will be a win for Marx- negative in its own way. negative. tinged vibe around Biden, push- ist malcontents who will destroy That’s because negative Its positive messaging will ing him as a sane and reasonable America’s soul. campaigns focus on a particu- likely stress Biden’s long record alternative to the unstable Trump. Could be an effective message. lar opponent’s weaknesses, and of public service, his avuncular With the current ugly state of True, as noted earlier, Biden weaknesses can vary greatly, de- nature, his trustworthiness and America—race riots, pandemics, will try to distance himself from pending on whom you’re attack- his willingness to work with oth- economic downturn—it’s a mes- his party’s more left-wing ele- ing, depending on the situation’s ers to get things done. sage that will likely resonate with ments, but that might not work Gerry Nicholls political context, depending on The Democrats will also try a weary American public that just since “guilt by association” is a Post-Partisan Pundit the target’s record, and depend- mightily to link their candi- wants social peace and an end to thing in politics. ing on prevalent public attitudes. date with former U.S. president turbulent times. So, to sum up, the Democrats To see what I mean, let’s consid- Barack Obama, reminding Ameri- So how does Trump counter? will say, “our guy is good, the AKVILLE, ONT.—Russian au- er the presidential slug match that’s can voters that Biden served as Well, his obvious play is to other guy is bad,” the Republicans Othor Leo Tolstoy wrote, “Happy taking place right now in America, vice-president during a relatively focus on infl aming emotions, with will say, “Okay, our guy’s bad, but families are all alike, every unhappy between Democrat Joe Biden and peaceful era of “hope and change.” one emotion in particular—fear. the other guy’s worse.” family is unhappy in its own way.” Republican Donald Trump. Additionally, Biden will be That’s to say, the Republicans Gerry Nicholls is a communi- The same thing, I think, can First off, let me state the obvi- careful to avoid embracing any will try to make the case that cations consultant. be said for political campaigns; ous; this particular American controversial policies that might Biden is too weak and feeble to The Hill Times 10 MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion We see The daily handouts remarkable have slowed and the change ahead reckoning has begun The assistance to large corporations Perhaps our best hope (those worth more than $300-million) has also been greeted wanly— partly because of recovery, not entirely it comes with strings attached, and partly because the interest rates for the bridge foolish, is that Canada’s fi nancing are not attractive. Recipients abundance—our mineral, are required to produce a carbon reduc- tion plan and accept limits on executive natural and human pay, dividends and share buybacks, and, of course, pay back the loans. resources—will prevail. It Some also quietly question whether giving seniors a universal one-time $300 is crucial, however, that smacks more of pandering than sound everyone shares equally the policy—given that seniors are, generally, fi nancially secure. But most of the targeted sacrifi ces and rewards that aid, notably to cities and provinces, has been needed and appreciated. lie ahead. That will require But now the daily handouts have slowed and the reckoning has begun. uncommonly wise political First, it is important to note that while the economy took an unprecedented hit leadership. with the highest projected defi cit ever of $250-billion for 2019-2020 and a projected debt of more than $1-trillion, there are glimmers of hope. Many government employees kept their jobs and continued working from home. Health-care workers are, if anything, over- worked. Front-line grocery store employees (who received shamefully short-term wage increases), delivery personnel and food producers continued to work throughout the downturn, at considerable personal Canada’s transportation fuels industry has Susan Riley risk. And, while many teachers were laid Impolitic off, others continued working remotely. Canada’s unemployment rate rocketed worked hard to keep people and goods moving from 5.6 per cent in February to 13.7 per during the pandemic. Now our focus shifts to HELSEA, QUE.—While the pandemic cent in May, but most adult Canadians Cis far from over, its impact is declin- continued to work. And, last month, the fuelling Canada’s future with solutions that ing in many parts of Canada and there are economy actually added 289,000 jobs as increasing stirrings of concern about the retail, manufacturing and other sectors be- drive a strong, resilient economy and help us next challenge: how do we get ourselves gan to re-emerge. Indeed, the construction out of this economic hole? sector and associated trades are booming, achieve our environmental goals. The general answer is “intelligently and as home renovations, public works and carefully,” but anyone who professes to other outdoor work accelerate. have a detailed plan is suffering a danger- And while many retail outlets, restau- ous abundance of confi dence. Too much rants and bars—particularly in shopping is unknown, including the duration of the malls—were fatally wounded, other small fi rst wave and the timing and severity of businesses thrived. Greenhouses, gar- We are ready to support Canada’s recovery by: a second. And we won’t understand for a dening stores, sporting and cycle shops, while how this unprecedented shock to our and online sales did box offi ce business. lives and our economy will change old eco- Those Canadians who continued working, • Reducing GHG emissions at the lowest nomic patterns and old political bromides. especially from home, continued to draw possible cost to society We could be facing a changed world—or normal salaries with fewer places to spend not. their money. There has been unusual political con- Needless to say, the bright spots were • Leveraging and adapting existing infrastructure sensus that the geyser of federal spending shadowed by the collapse of family res- was necessary—remains necessary, in taurants, tourism operations, concert and and expertise many sectors—and most was dispersed entertainment venues, losses in the airline with unprecedented dispatch and effi cien- industry and layoffs across the manu- cy. The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy facturing sector. Young people, notably • Enhancing domestic energy security (CEWS) was undersubscribed—some graduating students, hourly-wage earners, $13.3-billion has been distributed from a immigrant communities and women were potential $73-billion budgeted—but the disproportionately hurt by the economic elves in Finance are tweaking the program, chaos and continue to suffer from lack of intended to help companies and organiza- day care and, in some cases, unsafe work- tions retain staff during the downturn. places. Nor will the more than three mil- Eventually, it is expected to replace the lion jobs lost in recent months re-appear Learn more about how we can help popular Canada Emergency Relief Ben- overnight. New Bank of Canada Governor efi t (CERB), which pays some six million Tiff Macklem warned recently that recov- Canada power into a better future. Canadians $2,000 a month until Septem- ery will be “prolonged and bumpy with the ber, at least. At the depth of the downturn, potential for setbacks along the way.” more than eight million took advantage of That said, much has been made of the program. It is much simpler to access Canada’s remarkable recovery from a pre- than the CEWS, which originally required vious cataclysmic event: the record defi cits employers to prove a 30 per cent decline and debts accumulated during the second in revenues to be eligible. And, for many world war. In the burst of growth and pros- businesses, it is hard to predict how many perity that immediately followed the war, CanadianFuels.ca pre-pandemic employees they will still the crucial debt-to-GDP ratio diminished to need in an uncertain new economy. Others 20 per cent from 110 per cent by the 1970s. have simply closed operations. Continued on page 22 THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 11 Comment Systems are made up of people, systemic racism is based in people

Ottawa’s Parkdale Anti-racism is a United Church Rev. Anthony commitment to the Bailey, pictured on June 5, 2020, value of equity and at the anti-racism human rights. One demonstration on Parliament Hill, must value the human which attracted an estimated 8,000 rights of others, people. Systemic racism shows itself including others who in any measure in are diff erent, to be which Indigenous peoples, or Black inclusive. One must Canadians, or people of colour uphold the principle are doing worse than any other of equity for all, not group. It is that simple, writes Rose just those who look LeMay. The Hill like me. And one must Times photograph by Andrew Meade act on the values of equity and human rights. Not all racism is blatant or An anti-racism glaring. Some racism is racism by protester, omission, such as giving a lesser pictured at the quality of service because of the anti-racism individual’s race or culture; not demonstration getting served as often or at all on Parliament in restaurants; being invisible in Hill on June 5. hospitals instead of being served Anti-racism is as urgently as any other person in a commitment the emergency waiting room. This to the value is dangerous. of equity and Some racism is unconscious human rights. Rose LeMay bias. Canadians have been The Hill Times Stories, Myths, and Truths brought up on the lies that In- photograph by digenous peoples need help, and Andrew Meade they’re all just unemployed or TTAWA—Racism is harmful. unintelligent or poor or drunk. ORacism simply says there is But these are stereotypes, lies told no room for those who look dif- to maintain racism. When Cana- ferent. dians are immersed in them and Anti-racism is a commitment reinforced through media which to the value of equity and human rarely highlights Indigenous suc- rights. One must value the human cesses, the lies become ingrained. rights of others, including others And then quick decisions are who are different, to be inclusive. made based on unconscious bias One must uphold the principle of and with grave results. Hospi- equity for all, not just those who look tal staff assume the Indigenous like me. And one must act on the person’s stroke symptoms are values of equity and human rights. instead about drunkenness. Police Racism is acting on the belief assume the Indigenous person’s that some do not have human clothing represents poverty rather rights, that equity is not available than casualness. The conference void of the minority’s values and overrepresentation of Indigenous changes. Some individuals simply for all. assumes the Indigenous speaker’s beliefs refl ected in policy and peoples with disease is a mea- don’t want the status quo to I have the right to be free from silence is about lack of intel- procedure and perhaps just miss- sure of the systemic racism in change. The silent majority pro- discrimination. It is a right recog- ligence rather than thoughtful ing completely as people. Much health systems from funding and tects them all. Silence is support. nized and upheld by the United consideration. It’s painful. of it is from unconscious bias so all the way through to account- The spotlight is now focused Nations. When I experience Repeated experiences of rac- it is diffi cult to recognize, but it ability measures. The alarming on the darkness of racism. It is blatant racism, when another ism, or consistent inclusion in so- is glaringly obvious to those who overrepresentation of Indigenous not the light’s fault. individual blatantly acts or says ciety, might well be a fundamen- are impacted negatively. peoples enduring brutality at Rose LeMay is Tlingit from the something to demean me because tal determinant of well-being in Systemic racism shows itself the hands of police is a glaring West Coast and the CEO of the of my race or culture, that indi- Canada. Repeated racism might in any measure in which Indig- measure of the systemic racism Indigenous Reconciliation Group. vidual is essentially saying that I well have impacts like repeated enous peoples, or Black Canadi- of police forces, leaders, and She writes twice a month about have no rights, and that my iden- trauma and it risks health and ans, or people of colour are doing unions. Indigenous inclusion and recon- tity is not worthy. Being followed well-being. worse than any other group. It is Systemic racism calls out both ciliation. In Tlingit worldview, the in stores because of the assump- Systemic racism is the sum of that simple. The overrepresenta- the acts of conscious and un- stories are the knowledge system, tion that I’m a thief or telling a the majority of humans acting on tion of Indigenous Canadians in conscious racism, and the silent sometimes told through myth youth that she should not expect conscious and unconscious bias. corrections is not a measure of majority who have done nothing and sometimes contradicting the to make good money because no Systems are simply the sum of Indigenous criminality—it is a and may continue to benefi t from myths told by others. But always ‘Indians’ are rich; these things are the majority’s values and beliefs stark measure of systemic racism the system. Some leaders simply with at least some truth. harmful. in policy and procedure, and the in the corrections system. The don’t want the trouble of making The Hill Times 12 MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Feature ‘Just not the same’: Parliamentarians plan Canada Day festivities around the Last year's Canada Day celebrations on the Hill and Major's Hill Park welcomed packed crowds as a sea of red joined to ring in the country's 152nd birthday. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing restrictions, this year's July 1 will look very different from eras past. The Hill COVID-19 pandemic Times photograph by Sam Garcia

“Sometimes people don’t “We do not celebrate the exis- ‘We do not celebrate recognize this, but through the tence of this country in the same 70s, 80s, and 90s, with all of the way other people do, because we the existence of this threats of Quebec separation and think that the existence of this the two referendums, western country came at a price to our country in the same Quebec, and particularly Anglo- ancestors and to us,” he said. “We way other people do, phone western Quebec, was really talk about the history of this coun- preoccupied and against separa- try to our grandchildren … I tell because we think tion,” he said. “So there’s always them about what my grandparents been this upwelling of passion for went through, so that they know that the existence of Canada Day, because it enables what will not be taught to them in them to demonstrate not only the school. And that is that we have this country came strength of their community, but come through a diffi cult time and Independent Senator Murray Sinclair, Liberal MP William Amos, pictured their passion for a country that we’re still here and we’re fl ourish- pictured in March 2018, plans to last June in Mansfi eld-et-Pontefract, at a price to our they don’t want to see blow up.” ing and we’re doing well, because spend the day with his children says he plans to hit the water to ancestors and to us,’ Made up of “strong pockets we are a strong people.” and grandchildren. The Hill Times celebrate Canada Day this year. Image of anglophones,” and including Sen. Sinclair, who chaired the photograph by Andrew Meade courtesy of the William Amos’ Instagram says Senator Murray towns like Shawville, Low, Sheen- Truth and Reconciliation Com- boro, and Wakefi eld, he predicted mission, laughed and added that Sinclair. the population in some communi- “for the most part, we have some ties nearly quadruples during the pretty fi erce card games during day’s festivities. “They can’t have the course of the day. Dominoes, BY PALAK MANGAT their events this year, which is apparently, has now come back, actually not just a cultural loss, because now the younger people ith major Canada Day cel- but an economic loss as well,” said are playing dominoes, which I Webrations across the country Mr. Amos. “Of course there will be didn’t know could be as fi erce either halted entirely or mimick- efforts to modify and transform and potentially violent as it ap- ing Parliament in their move to a the celebrations to some degree pears to be.” more virtual venue, some Hillites online … but for a region that Conservative MP Jasraj Singh and MPs are still eager to get into borders Ontario … it’s a tough Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, the celebratory spirit as much as blow, for sure.” Alta.) said he has been invited to they can, while still paying respect Typically, Mr. Amos’ celebra- take part in virtual celebrations, to the past and those hit hardest tions span two days, taking his some of which are in neighbour- by the COVID-19 pandemic. staff at least a day to co-ordinate ing ridings. Liberal MP William Amos (Pon- his stops across multiple com- “There’s so many events to tiac, Que.), whose riding spans munities. He usually begins by name, but all those won’t be more than 40 municipalities, will throwing out the ceremonial fi rst happening this year. So this year take part in an online celebration pitch to open a Mansfi eld softball I’ve been invited so far to four for the village of Wakefi eld, “but tournament, while his provincial digital ones on Zoom,” he said. apart from that, my plan is defi - colleague takes a swing of the They include a virtual one hosted There will be a lot less hand-shaking this Canada Day thanks to cancelled or nitely to get out in a canoe. I need bat. Then, it’s off to a parade in by the Dawoodi Bohra com- scaled back events, says Conservative MP , pictured at Diefenbaker to do something that I know in my Quyon, followed by a singing of munity, another organized by a Park during last year’s celebrations. Image courtesy of Kevin Waugh’s Instagram bones feels Canadian.” the national anthem, a raising of local mosque, and an in-person He said the day “is all about the fl ag, and fi reworks. barbecue and turban tying event Sask.) said usually, he starts half ago from the site at Diefen- tradition. It’s about seeing the On the day of, he begins at a at the Dashmesh Cultural Centre the day at Diefenbaker Park in baker Park. But it’s just not the kids dressed up, it’s about the pancake breakfast in Shawville, in Calgary. All are slated from Saskatoon, joining constituents same,” said Mr. Waugh. Around face paint and remembering then aims to hit communities like 11 a.m. into the early afternoon, as they fl ip pancakes, groove to noon, the MP usually heads over the time. So I feel like this is a Wakefi eld, Low, Kazabazua, Ot- leaving Mr. Hallan to offer about live music, hear from dignitaries to a local mosque, before setting moment when COVID isolation ter Lake, and back to Aylmer or 30 minutes to each event. like himself, and revel in evening his sights on an event hosted by really strikes a raw nerve.” Wakefi eld for the evening. Though a rookie MP, Mr. fi reworks. the Islamic Association of Sas- Mr. Amos said he hopes to do “These towns are so well Hallan said he is no stranger to “There’s only about seven katchewan. a road trip around to the region’s co-ordinated, they respect each running around his riding, noting or eight guys [organizing] and “I’m not going to Canada Day long-term care homes. “I obvi- others’ parade times, so there’s a he’s door knocked his constitu- they’ve been doing this for de- at Diefenbaker Park, I’m not go- ously can’t go and visit, but I can real regional thing that happens,” ency about three times during the cades. It all starts usually on the ing to the [mosque], I’m not going go and make some noise and he said. “It took me two, three 2019 spring provincial election [June 29], they get fences going to the Islamic Association. So in celebrate and have a big fl ag. years as a fi rst-term MP to really (Mr. Hallan unsuccessfully ran for and then they put it on. It’s great, essence, on July 1, it’s going to be We’re still trying to fi gure out the fi gure out, ‘OK, how do I navigate the United Conservative Party in but [won’t happen] this year,” he pretty quiet here,” he said. In the logistics of all this, of how we do all of these different amazing Calgary-McCall). said. spirit of the celebration, though, it in such a way that doesn’t just community celebrations, and re- “I’m used to it,” he laughed. Hosted by the Optimist Club of Mr. Waugh said he plans to drive confuse people.” His province, ally do justice to the community “Before the pandemic, we were Saskatoon since 1967, the festivi- around and hand out accessories along with Ontario, has been one organizers?’” doing six to seven events in a day ties have been held at the park like Canadian fl ags and pins, of the hardest hit by the pan- Independent Senator Murray on a weekend, so we’re used to all since the 1990s. The in-person but the day will still “be very low demic. As of June 25, there were Sinclair (Manitoba) said he does that kind of stuff.” event was cancelled in April, as key.” He is still fi nalizing which more than 54,000 cases and 5,400 not plan on attending any in-per- “I think the spirit will be there anywhere between 15,000 and neighbourhoods he can hit, but deaths in Quebec. son events to mark the occasion, from everyone, it’s just being 30,000 people were expected to said there are about seven he has Now a two-term MP, he said but the day is very much a family celebrated differently.” attend. “They’re doing virtual his eyes on. the day is a “joyous celebration affair, complete with traditional Conservative MP Kevin greetings on July 1 on their web- [email protected] that has had political undertones.” ceremonies and big meals. Waugh (Saskatoon-Grasswood, page, so I did mine a week and a The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 13 Global

troops on the ground, the war would at least have ended years ago (though it might have ended U.S. sanctions against Syria badly). But none of them were willing to risk their own soldiers’ lives—not even the Russians, who stick to air strikes. And now the won’t bring Assad’s regime down U.S. is hitting Syria with even bigger sanctions. When governments impose UN-brokered peace talks where Syria are by now all led by fanati- Five million Syrians have fl ed sanctions they usually explain When governments he would negotiate his departure cal Islamists linked to al-Qaida, abroad, and another fi ve million that they had to “do something,” impose sanctions they from power. Assad’s wife was al- the group that organized the 9/11 are displaced within Syria. but the new sanctions will hurt ready cross about not being able terrorist attacks, he doesn’t care. So here’s the question: would ordinary Syrians very badly. They usually explain that they to shop at Harrod’s or Bergdorf The Syrian tragedy is mainly you prefer Egypt’s fate or Syria’s? might be justifi ed if there were Goodman, so he should crumble due to endless foreign interven- Both countries are still tyrannies, a reasonable chance that more had to ‘do something,’ any day now. tions. The Syrians who called for but one is literally in ruins, with half sanctions could bring Assad’s re- Other things are crumbling al- an end to Assad’s regime in the the population out of their homes, gime down, but there’s no chance but the new sanctions ready. Ordinary people’s incomes ‘Arab Spring’ of 2011 were just and the other had a few thousand of that, and everybody knows it. are collapsing (down by three- like the young men and women deaths. It’s a no-brainer, isn’t it? In a famous paper in 1997, will hurt ordinary quarters since the beginning who started demanding the fall of The Syrian power struggle would Robert Pape of the University of Syrians very badly. of the year). The price of food Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak probably have ended in an Assad Chicago showed that out of 116 in Syria has doubled. Lebanon at the same time. They were both victory around the same time that cases of international sanctions next door, already in fi nancial genuinely popular movements, Gen. Sisi took over in Egypt if the being imposed during the 20th meltdown, is now seeing its large not fronts for jihadis. U.S., Turkey and Saudi Arabia hadn’t century, in only six cases did the trade with Syria vanish as well. The Egyptian protesters won, begun sending the Syrian rebels target government yield to the Even those Syrians who there was a free election—and arms and money. U.S. motives were demands of the country imposing support the regime—around then the army struck back in mixed, but the Turks and the Saudis, the sanctions. The success rate one-third of the people who have 2013, slaughtered several thou- both led by different kinds of mili- has not improved since. not fl ed the country—will have a sand people in the streets of tant Muslims, just saw an opportu- It’s 70 years since the United much harder time, but they won’t Cairo, and put General Abdel nity to replace a secular regime with States imposed sanctions on desert the regime. The more pros- Fatah el-Sisi in power, where he a hard-line Islamist one. North Korea, and the Kim family perous ones depend on Assad’s remains to this day. Egypt is at They would probably have is still in power. It’s 60 years since regime for their income, and the peace, although hundreds more succeeded if Russia had not inter- it put sanctions on Cuba, and Gwynne Dyer poorer ones are mostly minorities people have probably died in vened to save Assad in 2015, and the Communists still rule. It’s 40 Global Aff airs who fear they will be slaughtered Sisi’s prisons since then, and Syria would probably be divided years since Washington slapped if the jihadis win. thousands have been tortured. today between al-Qaida and sanctions on Iran, and the ayatol- The U.S. decision to raise the The Syrian protesters didn’t get Islamic State. The groups linked lahs still rule. Not to mention ONDON, U.K.—On June 17, pressure on Assad is probably that far. They were driven from the to al-Qaida absorbed or destroyed Zimbabwe (sanctions since 2003), Lthe United States imposed a random by-product of Donald streets—but then various foreign all the others, and today they rule or Venezuela (2006), or Russia new sanctions on Syria: a “sus- Trump’s obsessive campaign powers started organizing the reb- over a single province in north- (2014). tained campaign of economic against Iran (which has been els and giving them arms. The war west Syria under Turkish protec- Gwynne Dyer’s new book is and political pressure” to end the helping the Syrian regime to stay has lasted another eight years, and tion. But still the war drags on. ‘Growing Pains: The Future of nine-year war by forcing Syrian afl oat). If Trump even knows that somewhere between 400,000 and If any of these outside players Democracy (and Work)’. President Bashar al-Assad to the remaining rebel groups in 700,000 Syrians have been killed. had been willing to put their own The Hill Times

and not terrorism. If you add in the Once you think you have a handle on where two “incel” killings in recent years as terrorist deeds—I for one do not but I will concede the point to make one— terrorism is going it throws you for a loop it is clear that yes Canada does have a violent far right problem. The added diffi culty in all this is The current dominant strain is the failed or completed in 2019 in 13 that terrorism has become compli- The added diffi culty in all this is that terrorism has fourth such “wave” of terrorism, as EU countries, resulting in 27 people cated. Not that it was ever “simple,” become complicated. Not that it was ever ‘simple,’ described by U.S. academic David being wounded, 26 of them by ISIS. but we now need our security Rapoport. Like other waves, it will Of the 10 people killed, all but one intelligence and law enforcement but we now need our security intelligence and law most likely not last forever. But it is were by ISIS-inspired terrorists; agencies to look at multiple actors premature to write its obituary. Twenty-fi ve terror plots have across multiple ideologies all at the enforcement agencies to look at multiple actors Of late, we have been hearing been foiled in the U.K. since the same time. This requires money a lot about far-right terrorism. Westminster attack in 2017, the and resources, both of which may across multiple ideologies all at the same time. Recent events in the U.S. and vast majority of which were Is- soon be in short supply after the Western Europe have introduced lamist extremist in nature; COVID-19 bills come in. cepts such as jihads, martyrdom, us to groups such as the Boogaloo Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, When you hear someone say and suicide bombing. Bois (who are seeking to foment and Nigeria suffer terrorist at- that terrorism has “changed” and It has been generally accepted a second U.S. civil war) and the tacks weekly, if not daily, all per- that we have to change with it that a particular brand of terror- German Nordadler (“northern ea- petrated by Islamist terrorists. be skeptical. Nothing really has ism, what we call Islamist violent gles”) as well as a litany of white When I worked at CSIS, the changed over 150 years with the extremism, has dominated the supremacist and neo-Nazi organi- overwhelming majority of coun- sole exception of technology. headlines and our attention over zations. “Experts” have weighed in terterrorism investigations were Targets are still overwhelmingly the past 20 years. Groups have to say that security services have centred on Canadian Islamist defenceless civilians, terrorists arisen other than the one that car- focused far too much on jihadis extremists, some of whom plotted are motivated by grievances, our ried out those attacks in New York and need to retool to investigate acts of terrorism here (e.g., the decisions sometimes make mat- Phil Gurski and Washington, i.e., al-Qaida. these other actors who, they Toronto 18) while others went ters worse, and ideologies appear National Security Some of these include the Al Sha- claim, pose a much greater threat. abroad to join terrorist groups to wane only to wax again. baab in Somalia, the Boko Haram Poppycock. The jihadist threat (e.g., Ottawa’s John Maguire) or Terrorism is here to stay as a vio- in Nigeria and, of course, the has neither disappeared nor even executed plots in far-away lands lent tactic. Jihadis are not about to TTAWA—We have been Islamic State (ISIS), perhaps the diminished in strength around (Xristos Katsiroubas and Ali fade into the background. Far-right Oliving in a post-9/11 world worst of them all. Together, they the world or in the West, and that Medlej in Algeria in 2013). There actors will continue to be active. We now for almost two decades. The have carried out thousands of at- includes Canada. Recent report- was a small far-right desk, but may see the return—yes, the return, events of that fateful day led to tacks and killed tens of thousands ing supports the position that we frankly there was little to look at. not the rise—of far left terrorism. two military invasions by the U.S. of people in dozens of nations. are nowhere close to being able I would imagine that has What was old is new again. and its allies in the name of ‘fi ght- It was not always this way, how- to shift our gaze from Islamist ter- changed. Alexandre Bissonnette, I wish it were otherwise. ing terrorism’ as well as actions ever. Terrorism did not burst forth rorists to far-right ones, abandon- who shot up a Québec City mosque Phil Gurski is the president of Bo- by other nations in the same vein. into our world on Sept. 11, 2001: ing the former and dashing full in 2017, was an example of a far- realis Threat and Risk Consulting and We have all learned more than we it has been around, at least in its speed ahead on the latter. To wit: right extremist, even if he pleaded the author of fi ve books on terrorism. probably wanted to about con- modern form, since the mid-1800s. 119 terrorist attacks were foiled, guilty to murder/attempted murder The Hill Times 14 MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion An electoral democracy that serves all Canadians and that Canadians trust

Chief Electoral I am committed to Offi cer of Canada Stéphane leading Elections Perrault, pictured Sept. 18, 2019, Canada and its at Connaught dedicated staff , both Public School in Ottawa, says at headquarters and Elections Canada recently released across the country, as three discussion papers on the we work together to issue of the deliver an electoral overall regulatory regime that democracy that governs political communications serves all Canadians in federal elections and and that they trust, an says, 'events around the world electoral democracy are a constant that we can all reminder of the fragility be proud of and of democratic institutions and celebrate for many our electoral democracy.' years to come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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n July 1920, Canada had just Icome out of a world war and safe, secure, and accessible voting what we do to make the vote ac- changes to the Canada Elections in making informed recommen- was struggling with the global opportunities. cessible and secure. Act. dations to Parliament so that our Spanish fl u pandemic that had In addition, we need to work As part of our approach, and electoral regime remains relevant killed some 55,000 Canadians. collaboratively. We live in a in line with our new strategic to today’s challenges. The Russian Revolution was cast- Serving Canadians better rich, complex, and challenging plan, Elections Canada prepared ing a long shadow over Europe Our mission as an organiza- environment. Independence does three discussion papers on the and democracy was about to be tion remains the same as it has not mean working in isolation. issue of the overall regulatory Moving forward shaken off its foundations in a for 100 years: to provide trusted In recent years, we have made regime that governs political While we are this week cel- number of countries. voting services to all Canadi- efforts to work with political communications in federal elec- ebrating the past, it is with an In Canada, Parliament decided ans. But the way in which we parties to provide more predict- tions. They were released publicly eye to the present and the future. to create a non-partisan elec- work to achieve those goals able guidance on their regulatory earlier this month. Events around the world are a tion offi ce, independent of any must evolve to meet changing obligations. We continually work The fi rst paper, The Regula- constant reminder of the fragility government or political party, in expectations. with civil society groups that help tion of Political Communications of democratic institutions and our order to reinforce public trust in The right to vote may be electors who often face barriers Under the Canada Elections Act, electoral democracy. Acceptance the federal electoral system. In so universal in principle, which was to the electoral process. We have aims to foster discussion about by citizens and elected represen- doing, Canada became a pioneer certainly not the case in 1920, also worked with government se- whether existing provisions in tatives of the values that underpin and Elections Canada one of the but there remain real barriers to curity agencies in preparation for the act meet the challenges that successful democracies, such world’s fi rst independent elec- voting. The languages, cultures, the last general election and will have arisen in recent years due as the rule of law, freedom of toral agencies. religions, physical abilities, continue to do so. Collaboration to evolving communications expression, equality, and human This week, Elections Canada is and economic circumstances with provincial electoral manage- technology. rights are critical to our collective proudly turning 100. The agency of Canadians are increasingly ment bodies is also essential to The second paper, The Impact future. We all have an important has certainly evolved and adapted diverse. Electoral democracy is a better serve electors. of Social Media Platforms in Elec- role to play in this and Elections its operations, and will continue promise of equality. It is therefore Finally, we need to carefully tions, looks more closely at social Canada’s ongoing success as an to do so, to meet the changing crucial that we listen carefully manage our human and fi nancial media and digital advertising institution will also be the success needs of Canadians. But through to individuals and civil society resources in a sustainable man- platforms and aims to promote of those who contribute to our it all, our founding principles of groups to understand their needs ner to maximize our ability to discussion on the impacts that electoral democracy in myriads independence and non-partisan- for an equal right to participate support evolving services in an these platforms can have on elec- of ways. ship have remained the same. in elections, be it as electors or as increasingly digital environment. toral democracy. For my part, I am committed to We continue to play a key role in candidates. Earlier this year, Elections The third paper, The Protection leading Elections Canada and its Canada’s democracy by helping More than ever, it is also es- Canada adopted a new strategic of Electors’ Personal Information dedicated staff, both at headquar- Canadians to exercise their rights sential that Elections Canada plan refl ecting those four key in the Federal Electoral Context, ters and across the country, as to vote and run as a candidate in not only listens but also shares elements for our success moving aims to encourage discussion on we work together to deliver an federal elections. information about the voting pro- forward: listen, share, collaborate, how fair information principles electoral democracy that serves As we celebrate this milestone cess. It has always been our role and manage. could be applied to political parties, all Canadians and that they trust, on July 1, we must recognize that to inform Canadians about where taking into account their unique an electoral democracy that we challenges facing our electoral and when to vote. But we must role in Canada’s democracy. can all be proud of and celebrate process continue to exist. For go further. Trust in our electoral Supporting Parliament The purpose of these three for many years to come. instance, the current pandemic democracy requires that we adopt As chief electoral offi cer, I am papers is to generate discussion Stéphane Perrault is Canada’s poses exceptional challenges to open data practices and that we also mandated to provide support and feedback from various stake- chief electoral offi cer. our ability to offer Canadians become better at communicating to Parliament by recommending holders and experts to assist me The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 15 Opinion

international ‘immunity via collec- Prime Minister tive failure’ paralysis where we all Justin Trudeau, lose big time. The COVID economic pictured May dislocation could and should have 29, 2020, been a last chance to use renewed 'climate governmental capacity to initiate change is an policies for deep systemic change emergency. to reduce emissions. This must There is an evolving mitiga- mean a new tion strategy to use both arms of government, the scissors—supply-side as well an emergency as demand-side—that requires coalition fossil fuel producing countries like government Canada, Australia, or Norway that that can act, are developed, wealthy and politi- and renouncing cally and socially stable to lead in our present winding down production in their plan to fail,' countries and to form fossil fuel writes climate non-proliferation treaties with their change activist trading partners. This would hope- Bill Henderson. fully catalyze more ambition glob- The Hill Times ally and put the pressure on Russia, photograph by the Saudis, and the Americans to Andrew Meade get equally serious about mitigation. But under the Trudeau govern- ment, we are not even thinking such thoughts: just continuing to be a bad example by claiming to be climate leaders while doing next to nothing. Climate, like COVID, is an emergency but the weak Trudeau government will not act responsibly. This global failure to mitigate has some on the left calling for an ecological Leninism. The capital- ists are never going to change; in- cremental change within neoliber- al business as usual will just waste the last opportunity for the deep systemic change needed. They are right in that deep system change is surely needed and presently not IBSONS, B.C.—Looks like row have signed up to international possible. But the leftists are wrong GCanada is going to miss a mitigation treaties, then set insuf- in that there is only a tiny minority huge opportunity to take much- fi cient emission reduction targets, of Canadians that would be in fa- needed action on climate change. and then failed to initiate policies vour of socialist central planning. Climate Activists and green energy that could meet these inadequate There is a reasonable gover- insiders have been lobbying the targets. At the same time each of nance innovation half way between Trudeau government for COVID these governments continued to do continuing political and economic recovery stimulus investment in everything in their power to expand business as usual and a revolution renewable energy and transition Canadian fossil fuel production. for a socialist reordering of our so- change is an funding for fossil fuel production Canada signed on to the Kyoto, cio-economy. It is a path to climate regions hit hard by the COVID Copenhagen, and Paris climate trea- safety that should have been at least lockdown. Constraining them- ties to reducing emissions in order seriously considered if not taken a selves to what they believe is to stay safely under an agreed pre- full decade ago—a wartime-style, possible, they have mostly been cautionary ceiling of as far below coalition emergency government asking for a Green New Deal a 2C global rise in temperature as with a mandate to do what was nec- emergency, Lite—not the full ‘Big Government possible. Monotonic warming will essary to reduce emissions. Such Plan’ for transitioning to a post- increase extreme weather, sea level a government could achieve seven carbon economy advocated by rise, forest fi res, etc., but the real per cent to 10 per cent emission some Democrats in the U.S. or the concern for policymakers is staying reduction rates while regulating a nascent green recovery plan cur- safe from non-linear, catastrophic managed decline of Canada’s fossil we need a rently being debated by the EU. runaway warming. fuel production. Such a government Leaks from within the govern- Recent climate science papers could enforce the energy transition ment and government economic and informed commentary upon utilizing the market-based socio- support to date point at a govern- what effective climate mitigation economy fortunate Canadians ment stimulus package that could must now mean posit emission treasure. be labelled as a Green New Deal reduction at the rate of seven per There will be no effective coalition Extra Extra Lite. There will be cent to 10 per cent per annum climate mitigation without such money in programs for a series of until zero emissions are achieved governance innovation and the shovel-ready projects like build- within two decades. Canada un- protracted battle against COVID ing retrofi ts, transit, rehabilitat- der the Trudeau government has may yet require such a coalition ing abandoned oil wells, etc., promised to raise our emission government. So we should be and some transition funding for reduction ambition with policies at least debating the merits of government areas hard hit, but nothing close (including the COVID recov- emergency government. We need to what many advocating for a ery stimulus) that will produce deep systemic change to a post- Canadian GND had envisioned. around a one per cent per annum carbon economy that uses a great Systemic change is also reduction; one per cent, not the deal less energy and materials, needed to make our socio-econ- needed seven per cent to 10 per a socio-economy more centred to act now omy more resilient, much more cent. Economic and fossil fuel upon health and nurturing ser- equitable, and to free government production recovery will in all vices than today’s stuff economy. from the golden straitjacket so it probability keep Canada from We should have faith in our can govern effectively. But system even meeting this totally inad- longer term social and economic But it looks like change is still not allowed or even equate emission reduction. evolution. This must mean real cli- seriously considered in Ottawa, or Under the Trudeau govern- mate mitigation action, not more Canada is going Toronto, or Edmonton. A just re- ment, Canada continues with ineffectual time wasting. Climate to miss a huge covery with a brighter future for a plan to fail, a pretend climate change is an emergency. This those presently marginalized will mitigation where only policies that must mean a new government, an opportunity to take be part of the opportunity wasted. can be shoehorned into political emergency coalition government Greenhouse gas emissions and economic business as usual that can act, and renouncing our much needed action are still increasing both globally are allowed and where fossil fuel present plan to fail. Bill Henderson and in Canada after three failed production expansion can’t be Bill Henderson is a longtime on climate change. decades of ineffectual mitigation. even questioned. Canada’s pretend climate activist based in Gibsons, Opinion Five Canadian governments in a climate leadership fi ts into an B.C. 16 MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion

adequate training, as this equips our fi rst responders, primarily police and RCMP, to carry out Prejudice with power is racism their duties responsibly in a way that combats racism, not displays it. Civil society and minorities, in As parliamentarians, we need to wield our ISG Senator Mary particular, are highly dependent Jane McCallum on the police/RCMP for ensur- power and work with Canadians to determine (Manitoba), ing their security and protection pictured in this against violent forms of racism how we overhaul the systemic, institutional fi le photo on and discrimination. The police/ the Hill. 'As RCMP have a special role to play and structural racism that is deeply embedded Parliamentarians, in tackling racism and discrimi- in this country we call Canada and thereby we then have an nation in that these actions can important role to be brought under the powers of make it a better and more just place for all. play in ensuring criminal law. As Parliamentarians, such institutions, we then have an important role to many of which play in ensuring such institutions, BY SENATOR MARY JANE witnessed in the House. Here, the are overseen many of which are overseen by the MCCALLUM victim is the one being punished, by the federal federal government, are improved as the racism they identify is government, are and accountable when it comes to ats and roaches live by an experienced trauma. Racism improved and combatting racism. “Rcompetition under the law should not be protected by privi- accountable In the article, Race, Power and of supply and demand; it is the lege—a privilege which is granted when it comes Policy: Dismantling Structural privilege of human beings to live by having the word “racist” termed to combatting Racism, by the Grassroots Policy under the laws of justice and as unparliamentary language. Is racism.' The Hill Project, it states: “If race no longer mercy.”—Wendell Berry that not, itself, discrimination? Times photograph matters, how do we explain per- If someone indicates that they “Systemic racism” has become by Andrew Meade sistent disparities among groups fi nd something to be offensive a buzz word lately. Yet racism has and disproportionate levels of and/or racist, they are identifying been around since our very exis- poverty, incarceration, unem- an action that they perceive to be tence, created by the need for hu- ployment, etc. in communities of unacceptable. Expecting a public man beings to feel superior over colour? We can’t. Not without a apology from someone because others. For me, racism is when see it as representing slavery. As nation is concerning. Is injury structural racism analysis.” they called out another’s inappro- someone tells me to get over my Allman stated: “If it causes pain to or death infl icted on Indigenous It continues: “What is power? priate actions is very concerning. 11 years in residential school and someone else, then put it away.” and Black peoples at the hands of It is the ability to tell people what It also becomes a double-edged then tries to justify the good it did The legal system in Canada Canadian institutions not social the problem is, who is responsible sword by carrying the message for me without knowing my hard has caused much pain, suffering, or political murder? Is there an and what should be done about it.” that systemic racism doesn’t exist road to recovering my identity, and premature death to many of abuse of power by government Now is the time that, as Parlia- in Canada while also injuring the language, culture, spirit and pow- the Indigenous and Black peoples leaders when they look the other mentarians, we wield our power reputation of the well-intentioned er. These are all things that were in Canada. If the people who run way—especially after years of and work with Canadians to de- individual. And yet that person intentionally taken away from me this system are unaware that their fruitless parliamentary stud- termine how we overhaul the sys- has done nothing wrong. Is that by leaders of this country. Who system is unjust, callous, and ies and debates that examined temic, institutional and structural limiting the right to freedom are they to determine and make threatening—or deny that system- systemic racism? If they can’t ac- racism that is deeply embedded in of expression or attempting to judgment on my life and worth? ic racism is at the very foundation knowledge that there’s a problem, this country we call Canada and silence Canadians asking for a In Celeste Headless’ article, of Canada’s institutions—then we must determine that they’re thereby make it a better and more study on systemic racism? Racism vs. Discrimination: Why why should they be allowed to not entitled to their position of just place for all. No one should be removed the Distinction Matters, she re- continue to lead the process into power. For one luxury we no lon- Senator Mary Jane McCallum from Parliament for calling out counts a story of musician Gregg a new system of peacemaking? ger have is time. is a member of the Independent what they see as a racist action, Allman, who said all Confederate Blanket denial of the existence Proper direction and under- Senators Group (Manitoba). something we have recently fl ags should be burned if people of systemic racism and discrimi- standing needs to happen through The Hill Times

to ten percent for the foreseeable future, according to the Federal Why Donald Trump will resign Reserve. Trump is not a fi ghter and has never much cared for the presi- South Carolina Highway patrol of a perfect storm of pandemic, dency as anything but a vanity Donald Trump is not a fi ghter and has never offi cers killed three young Afri- revolt and exhaustion. His ratings project. But like Johnson, he has a much cared for the presidency as anything but can-American men who had been have declined dramatically since morbid fear of losing. In his eyes, protesting racial discrimination March and most surveys put his his life is an unbroken string of a vanity project. But like Lyndon Johnson, he at a local bowling alley. Johnson rival, Senator Joe Biden, any- victories. To lose in November was helpless; for a growing num- where between 10 and 15 points would rob him of his narrative has a morbid fear of losing. In his eyes, his life ber of voters he was hopeless, al- ahead. and, at age 74, he would never though polls showed that he still Some may fi nd reassurance have the time necessary to rectify is an unbroken string of victories. enjoyed the support of close to 50 that Trump will fi nd the neces- his reputation. He would, for the per cent of voters. Johnson’s rival sary support to win the Electoral rest of his life, be a loser—the But there is a scenario on the in the Democratic Party, Senator College majority he needs in the very epithet he spits at everyone near horizon that may offer a Eugene McCarthy, beat Johnson mid-west states, but that calculus he dislikes. precedent. On March 31, 1968, in the New Hampshire primary a is rapidly losing its value. Better to go out claiming to Lyndon B. Johnson, a rude and few weeks later. In 2016, the key states that have been defeated by global crude character in his own way, But there was another reason. fl ipped victory to Donald Trump forces such as a pandemic, the announced on television that he LBJ hated to lose. All his life, he were Pennsylvania, Michigan, Chinese, “deep government,” weak would not run for re-election. It had fought to overcome poverty and Wisconsin. These have governors, the World Health Or- was a shock, but the circumstanc- and ridicule to attain the high- traditionally been areas where ganization, or voter fraud. es that winter were diffi cult and est offi ces he could imagine. He Democrats are competitive. Over Watch for it. The announce- parallel our time. had accepted the vice-presidency the past four years, however, they ment will come late, because Patrice Dutil In late January of that year, reluctantly in 1960, but felt he have moved in the blue camp with Trump has no regard for the GOP. Opinion the North Vietnamese communist had no other path to one day strong and popular governors. The convention will scramble forces successfully surged in attain the presidency. He got his Should polls in any these critical and choose a candidate at the the south and even attacked the wish and won the 1964 contest by states confi rm the trend against last minute (not an accident that ORONTO—Observers of the U.S. embassy in Saigon. The “Tet absolutely crushing the Republi- him, Trump has no chance. Senator Mitch Romney has been TAmerican presidency are at a Offensive” diminished American cans. The economy—rather, the visible over the past few weeks). loss in their search for historical prestige around the world and Four years later, now 59, John- health of the stock market and Donald Trump will thus walk into parallels that could explain Don- disillusioned many voters. son felt he had run out of time. the low unemployment rate— history with a new story, one that ald Trump’s performance. His ad- The economy was not doing His pride would never recover were key to the Trump re-election. will keep intact his record—in his ministration has been so eccentric, well. That winter saw the sharpest from losing. He felt he had no These have vanished. The stock mind at least—as a winner. so out of the ordinary, so willing downturn since the Great Depres- choice but to resign, if only to market may have rallied lately, Patrice Dutil is professor of to step into unploughed territory, sion and sparked a dramatic run save his party. but as spring moves into sum- politics and public administration that it has become easy to simply on the U.S. gold reserve which Trump, fi ve months out, is mer, it likely will cool again. The at Ryerson University. declare it as “unprecedented.” caused a sharp panic. On Feb. 8, sinking in the polls as a result unemployment rate will stay close The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 17 Opinion History repeats itself: overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Canadian prisons is alarming

As Zinger notes, “the over- The atrocious living conditions nal Code. On the other hand, there The ‘Indigenization’ of the Canadian incarceration of First Nations, and reduced access to education, are restorative guidelines set out in Métis, and Inuit people in correc- healthcare and government sup- the Gladue Report. Altogether, this correctional system is a product of structural tions is among the most pressing port are the structural barriers leads to ambiguity when judges inequalities entrenched in the legal system. social justice and human rights that cause Indigenous people to canvass appropriate sentences and issues in Canada today.” The issue succumb to a life of crime. It is the the mitigation of prison terms. The numbers are even more disturbing for is not the Indigenous community, lack of government intervention The unresolved tensions be- but rather, the inherently biased that further exacerbates the issues tween Gladue and other sentencing Indigenous women, who now make up 42 per Canadian colonial system. they experience; an indirect conse- provisions disregard the values and Such overrepresentation shows quence is the infl ux of Indigenous principles of Gladue. Canada con- cent of the prisoner population in Canada. how Indigenous people are sub- people into Canadian prisons. tinues to ignore how Indigenous jected to deliberate targeting and So, what can be done? traditions and systems of justice Despite warnings from human over-policing. Indigenous people The disproportionate repre- can be supported in exercising rights organizations, like the Unit- are more likely to be incarcerated sentation in Canadian prisons jurisdiction. And by learning from ed Nations, to address the growing than non-Indigenous individuals is undoubtedly the refl ection community- and healing-based ap- inmate population of Indigenous for the same crime. The justice sys- of social inequalities and, until proaches grounded in Indigenous people, the criminalization of tem cannot help but hold implicit governments start taking urgent law, only then will the traumas of Indigenous groups continues to biases against Indigenous people, measures to focus on Indigenous the past not repeat themselves. persist. The “Indigenization” of the in part due to a larger social struc- lived realities and their unique Canada’s painful and contested Canadian correctional system is a ture that reproduces “Indigenous- needs, the injustice will continue. history of the ongoing abuse of product of structural inequalities specifi c offending circumstances,” The crisis of Indigenous over- Indigenous communities con- entrenched in the legal system. as Tim Rowse writes. representation in Canadian prisons tinues to unfold in our prisons, A’aishah Abdul Hameed The numbers are even more The justice system needs to is a pressing human rights issue reinforcing the communities’ Opinion disturbing for Indigenous women, seek out dynamic sentencing poli- that calls for immediate action. The socioeconomic disadvantage. But who now make up 42 per cent of cies that address the socioeconom- problem in part is due to the legal the justice system can prevent the the prisoner population in Canada. ic disadvantage which contributes and political paradigms that remain manifestation of these inequalities; ORONTO—The endemic over- Canada fails to address the sys- to criminality, understanding thus an injustice to Indigenous offend- it can reclaim Indigenous laws and Trepresentation of Indigenous tematic concerns that underpin mass the social factors that result in In- ers. The role that systematic and legal traditions, allowing these people in Canadian prisons is a Indigenous incarceration, specifi cal- digenous over-incarceration. Why historic discrimination plays when communities to heal and strength- systemic issue that transcends ly how federal corrections seem im- some Indigenous people come sentencing an accused Indigenous en their relationship with Canada. beyond carceral walls. Indigenous pervious to make extensive changes into confl ict with the law and why person is a key tenet under the Redressing the over-incarceration people account for fi ve per cent of to rectify the colonial narrative that prison terms are the subsequent Gladue framework, a 1999 Supreme of Indigenous people is an integral Canada’s general population and is deeply rooted in the justice system. response is what needs to be ex- Court of Canada decision. One step towards reconciliation. yet, the proportion of Indigenous It is not just about meaningful and plored. Disproportionate policing reason that Indigenous incarcera- A’aishah Abdul Hameed is a people in federal custody has rehabilitative reform anymore; it is practices and biased sentencing tion rates keep rising is the scope in fourth-year undergraduate student at exceeded 30 per cent, Correction- about readdressing the issue of why norms explain the over-reliance how Gladue is applied. On the one the University of Toronto in the crimi- al Investigator of Canada Ivan Indigenous individuals are more on carceral sanctions instead of hand, there are retributive measures nology, law, and society program. Zinger reports. likely to be criminalized. trauma-informed approaches. outlined in Sec. 718.2 of the Crimi- The Hill Times

Canada’s defeat in UN Security Council Seat bid also reveals Ottawa’s lingering problems at home

Nations Security Council (UNSC) Since 1970, Ottawa has continu- the 2005 level by 2030. Accord- Today, an Indigenous Canadian is Canada’s defeat tells seat on June 17, experts quickly ously reduced its spending on ing to the UN, Canada will miss 10 times more likely to die at the blamed Ottawa’s lack of global foreign aid. Today, Canada only its climate target by 15 per cent. hands of police offi cers compared more than just its engagement as the key reason. spends 0.28 per cent of its gross A study by the Climate Action to a white Canadian. foreign policy failure. But Canada’s defeat tells of more national income (GNI) on inter- Network also found that Cana- Canada’s mistreatment of than just its foreign policy failure. national development assistance. da’s climate plan is in line with Indigenous groups has not gone On many domestic On many domestic issues, such as Meanwhile, Norway and Ireland the global warming exceeding 4 unnoticed. Most recently, the UN the environment and Indigenous spend at least 0.7 per cent of their degrees Celsius above the pre- Committee on the Elimination of issues, such as the rights, Canada’s actions are not GNI on foreign aid. industrial level. Racial Discrimination urged Ot- consistent with its international The UN fi gures found that Ottawa has indeed instituted tawa to immediately suspend the environment and obligations. Canada’s peacekeeping efforts measures to reduce its green- construction of the Coastal Gas- As one of the founding mem- are currently at the lowest level in house gas emissions, such as the Link pipeline, the Trans Mountain Indigenous rights, bers of the United Nations (UN), 60 years. At the end of April 2020, national carbon pricing frame- pipeline, and the Site C dam until Canada’s actions are Canada’s defeat in the bid for the there were only 35 Canadian mili- work and investment on clean it obtains “free, prior, and in- UNSC seat is a stark reminder tary and police offi cers in the UN energy. The federal government formed consent” from Indigenous not consistent with of Canada’s deteriorating global peacekeeping force, despite its has also earmarked $70-billion peoples. The UN Human Rights infl uence. Canada lost to Norway promise to deploy 600 military of- to address climate change. But Committee also ruled that the its international and Ireland in the fi rst round of fi cers and 250 police offi cers. It is at the same time, the govern- Indian Act discriminates against voting, despite Prime Minister clear that Canada’s foreign policy ment is investing heavily in the Indigenous women. obligations. Justin Trudeau’s intense and does not refl ect its rhetoric. fossil fuel industry. Between Canada cannot portray a expensive campaign for nearly But Canada’s defeat signalled 2012 and 2017, Export Devel- moral high ground abroad while fi ve years. a much deeper problem than just opment Canada (EDC) spent a failing to address these issues at The council has the power to its lack of global engagement. In staggering $62-billion to sup- home. The recent defeat at the deploy peacekeeping operations, many domestic issues, such as port the fossil fuel industry. UN Security Council bid reveals impose sanctions, and determine the environment and Indigenous Ottawa also spent $4.5-billion more than Ottawa’s foreign policy the UN’s response to internation- rights, Canada has failed to up- to purchase the Trans Mountain failure. It is also a reminder that al security threats. As such, a seat hold the values of the UN. pipeline in 2018. Canada’s international obliga- on the UNSC would have enabled Despite being a signatory of Canada has also failed to up- tions extend beyond its global Canada to regain its global infl u- the Paris Climate Agreement, hold its commitment to Indige- engagement. Therefore, Ottawa ence and help shape the future of Canada is one of the worst- nous rights. Although the govern- must ensure that its actions at the world that is becoming more performing countries in climate ment of Canada offi cially adopted home are consistent with its Luthfi Dhofi er interconnected and complex. action. With a population of only the UN Declaration of the Rights rhetoric. Opinion Canada was traditionally 37 million people, Canada is one of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Luthfi Dhofi er is a policy known as a middle power that of the world’s top 10 greenhouse in 2016, Ottawa has yet to intro- analyst based in Vancouver and a championed a multilateral world. gas emitters. Canada is not on duce legislation on UNDRIP. Vio- graduate of UBC’s master of Public ANCOUVER —After Canada But in recent years, Canada has track to meet its target to reduce lations against Indigenous rights Policy and Global Affairs program. Vlost its bid for the United disengaged itself from the world. its emissions by 30 per cent below continue to persist in Canada. The Hill Times 18 MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Comment

Infrastructure and issues, or a range of other mat- Communities Minister ters. MPs told us the amount of Catherine McKenna casework they usually have had (Ottawa Centre, Ont.), multiplied and almost all of it right, pictured June had become much more urgent: 1, 2020, arriving for “This has to get done now,” said that day's ministerial Conservative MP Raquel Dan- briefi ng for the media cho (Kildonan-St. Paul, Man.) on the pandemic. of these requests from constitu- Especially for MPs ents. “There is no putting this who have shifted off. People are suffering, people their Ottawa staff to are not being heard.” aid with constituency At the same time, MPs told work, as many told us they weren’t able to con- us they had to do, nect with constituents in the there are legitimate same ways they normally do— questions about by attending events, holding how soon and how townhall meetings, or having effectively they could people visit their constituency take on the same offi ces. “Politics is like many House responsibilities other human activities: it’s a as they did pre- human-to-human interaction,” COVID, write Kelly Conservative MP Kenny Chiu Blidook, Royce Koop, (Steveston-Richmond East, B.C.) and Lesley Anne Fuga told us. “I need to have coffee who recently wrote with, I need to talk to, I need to an article on this shake hands … [with] constitu- issue in the Canadian ents, stakeholders, [and] col- Journal of Political leagues.” While many MPs told Science. The Hill us they were working directly Times photograph by on people’s concerns—calling Andrew Meade constituents themselves in many cases—they also lamented their inability to meet face-to-face with constituents, which is a key means by which they can know and understand the people they need to represent. What the pandemic has shown Under COVID-19 pandemic, MPs us is the service function of MPs is a critical aspect of their work and something we should be happy was already in place and, in fact, well-established when the across parties and jurisdictions pandemic struck. The communica- tion that fl ows through a constitu- ency offi ce is a primary source for MPs to know what problems exist are shifting heavily toward service and the extent of those problems. In a period when far more people are at risk—health-wise, fi nan- very busy when not in their chairs their responses was that the range calls for help. MPs normally cially, mentally—than usual, MPs What these stories in the House of Commons, but we of activities MPs can normally fo- conduct casework for constitu- play a critical role in fi nding sup- didn’t know what they had been cus upon were much more limited. ents—this can include aiding ports for those who haven’t been also tell us is that, doing since the pandemic limited Unsurprisingly, MPs’ offi ces people with accessing govern- caught in the safety nets that while there were their time in Ottawa. have been fi elding a lot more ment benefi ts, immigration governments have tried to quickly In talking to MPs during the produce. ongoing calls to see COVID-19 lockdown, what we What these stories also tell found was that MPs remain very us is that, while there were MPs back in Ottawa busy—in most cases too busy to ongoing calls to see MPs back speak with us, though we man- in Ottawa as soon as possible, as soon as possible, aged to interview a dozen MPs perhaps we should be happy that perhaps we should be to fi nd out what their workdays there was not a decision to rush looked like. Their responses— MPs back to their full-scale of happy that there was which we document more fully in House duties. While we would research for the Canadian Jour- certainly prefer to see Parliament not a decision to rush nal of Political Science—indicated conducting its necessary func- that their work had shifted, but tions with regard to holding the MPs back to their full- there was plenty of it to be done. government to account, we also Further, our fi ndings suggest we recognize that MPs have been scale of House duties. should perhaps not be overly busy with an increased workload eager for a full recall of Parlia- that should remain a high prior- ment that sends MPs back to their ity. Especially for MPs who have BY KELLY BLIDOOK & ROYCE regular duties. shifted their Ottawa staff to aid KOOP & LESLEY ANNE FUGA In fact, while one MP sug- with constituency work, as many gested that this is the fi rst time told us they had to do, there are oliticians are often criticized they have had some free week- legitimate questions about how Pabout the work they do and the ends during what would normally soon and how effectively they pay they receive for doing it. When- be sitting weeks (a point worth could take on the same House ever Parliament is in session, Mem- thinking about), most MPs indi- responsibilities as they did pre- bers of Parliament are criticized cated to us that they are busier COVID. for what they do while in Ottawa. during COVID-19 than they were Kelly Blidook is associate When Parliament isn’t in session before. professor of political science at (about half of the year) MPs are MPs have been adapting to Memorial University. Royce Koop criticized for being on vacation. working from home, using new is associate professor of politi- When COVID-19 sent most MPs technologies to communicate with cal studies at the University of home from Ottawa, concerns were constituents and stakeholders, and Conservative MPs (Richmond-Arthabaska, Que.) and Richard Manitoba. Lesley Anne Fuga is voiced that they weren’t working. fi lling their workdays differently Lehoux (Beauce, Que.), pictured June 1, 2020, arriving on the Hill for research associate at the Univer- We’ve learned from our past than before—but fi lling them a Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic meeting in the House sity of Manitoba. research that MPs are indeed nonetheless. What struck us about Chamber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 19 Opinion

CognoVision, a software com- pany serving the retail industry, It’s easy to see why U.S. Big Tech sees acquired by Intel; Ethoca and NuData Services, both com- panies specializing in dealing Canada as a happy hunting ground with digital fraud, acquired by Mastercard; DNNresearch Inc., a deep learning AI company with breakthrough technology, acquired by Google; Aeryon The tech giants, such as Facebook, Alphabet/ Labs, Canada’s most promising Google, Amazon, Uber, Microsoft and Apple, drone company, acquired by Flir Systems for $265-million; COM are sitting on billions of dollars in cash DEV, a Canadian space satellite company, acquired by Honeywell and are using it to acquire young growth for $455-million; and Sandvine, a software and systems company, companies—notably their intellectual property acquired by Francisco Part- and talent—anywhere they can fi nd them. That ners and Procara Networks for $562-million. includes Canada. Based on an initiative by Con- servative MP , the Commons Industry and exploit university research Committee is reviewing Invest- to create intellectual property for ment Canada. Although its hear- their parent companies. ings will probably be too brief, In the past, as Jim Balsillie, co- it is raising important issues. We Although Investment Canada makes it extraordinarily diffi cult to obtain founder of the Council of Cana- need a thorough examination of information, we can garner a partial picture of the steady takeover of Canadian dian Innovators, recently told the the role of foreign big-tech in our tech companies and their key intellectual property. Image courtesy of Pixabay House of Commons Committee economy, and what we must do to on Industry, Science and Technol- ensure there is a future economy ogy, we looked to foreign invest- from the U.S. sees Canada as a companies and their key intel- with strong Canadian tech com- ment to bring knowledge and happy hunting ground. That could lectual property. These are some panies. David Crane technology into Canada. But “it accelerate. examples, all of them takeovers In particular, how do we get Canada & the 21st Century is not the case with FDI into the As The New York Times re- by U.S. companies: around the very high thresholds innovation economy where FDI is ported recently, the tech giants, Gennum Corp., a semicon- in place that exclude almost extractive.” such as Facebook, Alphabet/ ductor company, taken over by all takeovers from Investment ORONTO—Investment While a Toyota auto plant cre- Google, Amazon, Uber, Microsoft Semtech for $500-million; DALSA Canada’s “net benefi t” review? TCanada boasts that “it contin- ates opportunities for local sup- and Apple, are sitting on billions Corp., which developed the tech- And how would we compile a list ues to play an important role in pliers and exports, a Google R&D of dollars in cash and are using it nology to transmit images from of strategic industries that would encouraging investments from branch plant does none of these to acquire young growth compa- the Mars landing, taken over by require a special national security global companies.” But is this mis- things—it generates intellectual nies—notably their intellectual Teledyne for $341-million; Zarlink review to address ownership of sion out of date? property for its U.S. parent, which property and talent—anywhere Semiconductor, taken over by intellectual property and access Much foreign investment in is why Balsillie calls it extractive. they can fi nd them. That includes Microsemi for US$525-million; to Canadian talent? Canada today consists of Big There are no local suppliers or Canada. Tundra Semiconductor, taken The Mulroney government Tech fi rms acquiring Canadian exports. This should come as no over by IDT for $120.8-million; made a major mistake in the tech companies for their patents Given Canada’s public funding surprise. Although Investment Maluuba, one of Canada’s most Canada-U.S. free trade pact by and other intellectual property for a strong talent base, signifi - Canada makes it extraordinarily promising artifi cial intelligence agreeing that direct takeovers of and access to their talent, or in cant university-based research diffi cult to obtain information, we companies, taken over by Micro- Canadian companies by Ameri- establishing R&D branch plants and support for young tech com- can garner a partial picture of the soft; Inductive, another promising here to utilize Canadian talent panies, it’s easy to why Big Tech steady takeover of Canadian tech AI company, taken over by Apple; Continued on page 22

capacity or have shut down. More ity will be lost to Canada forever. than half (60 per cent) have laid off In fact, other nations are, as we We’re on the brink of losing workers, and 76 per cent expect to speak, actively soliciting Canadian do so in the next six months. Overall, fi rms to shut down and move to AIAC members say they expect to their jurisdictions. If we fail to keep see their revenues decline by at least up with our competitor countries, Canada’s aerospace industry 40 per cent in 2020. These losses our industry’s $25-billion annual are happening in every region of GDP contribution will be gutted Even prior to the catastrophic Canada—within the very small busi- and Canada will no longer be in a Political leaders saw the potential for aerospace consequences of COVID-19, Can- nesses to the larger companies—op- position to attract and keep highly ada’s aerospace sector was losing erating in all three segments: space, trained skilled workers. This repre- to shrink our vast geography, facilitate global ground. In fact, we raised alarm bells aerospace and defence. sents 215,000 skilled, well-paying a year ago when, together with the When faced with similar stagger- jobs across the country that support trade and commerce, help secure our borders, Aerospace Industries Association ing challenges, other countries have more than 500 small businesses. and raise our quality of life through the of Canada (AIAC), we released the taken action by making aerospace a Our question to the political Vision 2025 report that outlined in- key part of their economic recov- leadership of the day, and indeed all creation of highly-skilled, well-paying jobs in dustry and stakeholder feedback and ery plans. More recently, France parliamentarians, is this: do we want recommendations needed to protect announced an investment of nearly to keep our aerospace industry in every region of this country. This is the legacy Canada’s slipping aerospace position. $26-billion to support its aviation this country or not? If the answer is Despite these alarm bells, the federal industry. French Economy Minis- yes, we need to face up to the new of aerospace. As the situation stands now, we’re government took little action. And ter Bruno Le Maire stated France reality and take action. on the brink of losing it all. now, facing pressures and losses that will not sit back while hundreds Safeguarding the future of our are the biggest in aviation history, of thousands of jobs and expertise industry requires political foresight Canada has slipped even further. disappear and he actually stated and leadership. We are in agreement aerospace sector a policy prior- While our major competi- “we aren’t in the business of being with the Institut du Quebec study ity through strategic action and tor countries have implemented the village idiots of the planet who that reinforces our call for a sector investments. They built Canada into sector specifi c plans and recovery would sit back and allow the disap- strategy that includes a plan to a global aerospace leader with an measures, Canada has continued pearance of … jobs and expertise.” ensure Canada regains our interna- impressive worldwide reputation to sit idly by. Our once-held fi fth Around the globe, competitor na- tional standing and becomes a key that is now coming under threat. place ranking on the global stage tions are taking action with airlines contributor to Canada’s economic Political leaders saw the po- has fallen to number seven. And in the United States benefi tting from recovery. tential for aerospace to shrink our international experts predict that government investments worth Canada must act now, as our vast geography, facilitate global we will continue to fall in ranking $50-billion; Hong Kong investing competitors are, before we lose it trade and commerce, help secure if no action is taken. With this loss $5.2-billion, and government invest- all. The commitment we made as a Jean Charest our borders, and raise our quality in standing comes losses in jobs ments across Europe, including nation 80 years ago to be a global Opinion of life through the creation of and annual gross domestic product $9.8-billion in Germany. leader, is needed again. highly-skilled, well-paying jobs in (GDP) to Canada. Canada must take similar steps. Jean Charest, chair of Vision 2025 every region of this country. This These are real consequences. Make no mistake: aerospace ex- and partner at McCarthy Tétrault, ONTREAL—For more than is the legacy of aerospace. As the In fact, a recent survey found that ists in a fi erce, globally competitive is a former deputy prime minister M80 years, governments of all situation stands now, we’re on the more than 95 per cent of AIAC mem- marketplace and without action, our of Canada and former premier of political stripes have made Canada’s brink of losing it all. ber companies are running at partial sector jobs and economic activ- Quebec (2003-2012). 20 MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES News MacKay’s victory could be a ‘threat to the party unity,’ says Conservative MP Kusie

party by appointing, and this is ‘Peter MacKay has just my perspective, social conser- vatives and Westerners within a proven track the caucus to key shadow cabinet record of uniting positions,” said Ms. Kusie. “I might even go so far as to Conservatives, and suggest he appoint a shadow minister for national unity, that’s precisely what because that’s something that the prime minister attempted to he’s doing in the do through . … He’s going to have to publicly leadership campaign. say he allows votes of conscience And that’s what he’ll to be free.” Political insiders interviewed do if he’s elected said that the Conservative leader- ship election has mostly been as leader,’ says lacklustre, because the global CO- Conservative MP Conservative leadership candidates Erin O’Toole and Peter MacKay are the front-runners in the leadership race. VID-19 pandemic has dominated Conservative MP told The Hill Times that if ‘Peter is the victor, and he still could be, it is a threat much of the national agenda. Michael Cooper. to the unity of the party.’ But Conservative MP Michael Cooper, not pictured, disagrees. The Hill Times photographs by The O’Toole campaign’s al- Andrew Meade and courtesy of Peter MacKay’s Twitter legations has introduced some excitement into the race, but not Continued from page 1 the kind of attention that Conser- 2015. Now, he’s returned in hopes and of its predecessor, the Reform considering that most social Con- vatives want from Canadians. identifi ed two groups—Western of leading the Conservatives in Party, before the merger. And Mr. servative supporters will likely “It’s more exciting; I’m not Canadians and social conserva- the next election. MacKay’s main support base is support Mr. O’Toole. sure it’s good for the party,” said tives—who, she said, could leave Mr. MacKay’s chief rival in in Atlantic Canada, Quebec, and The close contest has caused Prof. Duane Bratt, a professor of the party if Mr. MacKay wins. the current leadership contest is Ontario. tensions between the supporters political science, and chair in the Conservative MP Michael Coo- Conservative MP Erin O’Toole Even before the start of the of both candidates. The O’Toole department of economics, justice, per (St. Albert-Edmonton, Alta.), (Durham, Ont.), who was also a leadership contest, Mr. MacKay campaign recently accused a and policy studies at the Mount who is supporting Mr. MacKay, cabinet minister in the Harper drew the anger of social conser- MacKay organizer of steal- Royal University in Calgary. dismissed the suggestion that a government. He is running on the vatives when he said after the ing confi dential information “This sort of public fi ghting potential MacKay victory would slogan of “True Blue Leadership.” October federal election that the on his strategy. It’s an incident, where allegations of misconduct be divisive for the party. He said In the 2017 leadership contest, in questions about abortion and which has been referred by Mr. are occurring between the two that the former cabinet minister which Mr. O’Toole came in third same sex marriage that dogged O’Toole’s campaign to the RCMP, top contenders has hurt them,” he was a key player in uniting the place, he was seen as a Red Tory Mr. Scheer were like a “stink- and that has further poisoned said. party in 2003, and will keep doing candidate. ing albatross” around the party the relationship between the two Meanwhile, the Wexit Party the same going forward. The other two candidates, leader’s neck. campaigns. The MacKay cam- announced last week they have “I couldn’t disagree more Conservative MP In February, Mr. MacKay told paign has categorically denied chosen Jay Hill, a former Con- strongly,” said Mr. Cooper. “Peter (Hastings-Lennox and Addington, CBC’s Power & Politics that, if the allegations. servative cabinet minister, as its MacKay has a proven track Ont.) and Toronto lawyer Leslyn he became prime minister, he “I don’t think Erin could interim leader. Following the Bloc record of uniting Conservatives, Lewis, have positioned them- would personally oppose restrict- ignore it. I think our team very Québécois model in Quebec, the and that’s precisely what he’s selves as social conservatives. ing access to abortion, and his much takes the approach this Wexit Party seeks to separate doing in the leadership campaign. Social conservatives, who number cabinet would have to follow the is not a political matter, it is a from Canada, because it believes And that’s what he’ll do if he’s in the thousands and actively same position. He said, though, criminal matter,” said Ms. Kusie, the four Western provinces are elected as leader.” participate in leadership elections that he would allow caucus who is her party’s social devel- not getting a “fair deal” from the The Alberta MP said he has and general elec- opment critic. “At federal government. It has plans broad support “from all regions of tions, play a critical that point, we should to run candidates in all 104 rid- the country.” role in the outcome allow the RCMP to ings in those provinces. If that “He could win the leadership, of leadership races. do their work. Hav- happens, the right-of-centre vote and he could go on, I believe, to In the 2017 election, ing been involved in could be divided between the win the next election,” Mr. Cooper former Conservative not a lot, but some Conservative Party and the Wexit said. MPs—Brad Trost and investigations, I feel Party, potentially giving advan- The contest to elect a succes- Pierre Lemieux—ran that, at least in my tage to the Liberals. sor to outgoing leader Andrew as social conserva- experience, the truth Of the 104 seats in the four Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelles, tives, and came in is always determined. Western provinces, the Liberals Sask.) is expected to wrap up fourth and sixth place, And until that the won only 15 seats—11 in B.C. and Aug. 21, the deadline for mail- respectively, in the investigation is com- four in Manitoba—in the 2019 in ballots. In this election, Mr. 14-candidate race. pleted and there is election. In comparison, the Con- MacKay, the last leader of the The social conserva- an outcome, I think, servatives won 71, the NDP 15, now-defunct Progressive Conser- tive vote is believed at this point, we just the Greens two, and one Indepen- vative Party and who held senior to have played an Peter MacKay, pictured with Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer leave it.” dent MP was elected. portfolios in the Stephen Harper important role in Mr. and Jill Scheer, at the 2018 Conservative Party policy convention Mr. Cooper said Both Mr. Cooper and Ms. government, is perceived to be a Scheer’s victory. He in Halifax. Mr. MacKay is the front-runner in the ongoing he does not have Kusie said that the Conservatives Red Tory candidate. won on the 13th bal- leadership contest. The leadership election will conclude on Aug. any first-hand are not ignoring the threat and He has positioned himself as lot, by less than two 21. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen information about keeping a close eye on the issue, a socially progressive option for per cent of the votes. the alleged hacking but are not overly concerned party members. In 2003, sensing May 15 was the last day to members to introduce legislation incident and cannot comment about it. a decimation at the hands of Paul sign up new members to vote in on the subject. In contrast, Mr. on this issue. “It’s something that should Martin’s Liberals, the two right- the contest. None of the cam- O’Toole has said he would allow Ms. Kusie said that if MacKay never be taken lightly,” said Mr. of-centre parties—the Progressive paigns have publicized how many all caucus members to follow wins, he could bring the party to- Cooper. “But I believe that most Conservatives and the Canadian members they’ve signed up and their conscience on this subject. gether by not only accommodat- voters who want to see the defeat Alliance—merged. from where. No matter how many He has actively courted the social ing the rival candidates and their of Justin Trudeau, who is a big After the merger, the new members a riding has, each is conservative base in order to be supporters, but also listening to part of the problem in terms Conservative Party reduced the weighed equally. The winner will their third choice after Ms. Lewis social conservatives. Following of the alienation that is felt in Martin Liberals to a minority in have to carry support in most rid- and Mr. Sloan. the Liberal model, she suggested Alberta and Saskatchewan, and 2004, and then ousted them from ings across the country. Both Mr. MacKay and Mr. that Mr. MacKay appoint some- they understand most voters I power in 2006. According to some Conserva- O’Toole appear to be running one in his shadow cabinet, like believe, who feel that way who Mr. MacKay served as foreign tive insiders, Mr. O’Toole, a for- neck and neck. Mr. MacKay’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia are frustrated and want a change affairs, defence, and justice min- mer Royal Canadian Air Force of- supporters agree that in order to Freeland (University-Rosedale, of government recognize that ister during the Harper govern- fi cer, is believed to have a strong win the leadership, he will either Ont.), to represent the interests of the only way to do that is to vote ment. After being elected six base of support in the Western have to win on the fi rst ballot, or Western Canadians. Conservative.” times in the House, Mr. MacKay provinces, which was the bedrock be very close to winning. Other- “He will have to demonstrate [email protected] opted not to seek re-election in of the Canadian Alliance Party wise, a win could become diffi cult that he supports all areas of the The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 21 News

tions, and I’ve been looking very the last fi ve years, pointing to the closely at what France has been media bailout announced last Editorial independence announced what they want to do year that included “measures that regarding neighbouring rights in are not adding a desired impact.” the media, what Australia is look- “It’s clear evidence that this ing at doing,” said Mr. Guilbeault. lack of serious action taken for assured, say Facebook “I think that those who benefi t fi ve years, that has been exacer- from the media content of our bated by the pandemic, is jeop- news and information agencies ardizing all news media ecosys- in Canada should be paying their tems,” said Mr. Blaney. fair share.” “For Conservatives, what is and Canadian Press, “We will be coming up with critical are issues around copy- something in the fall, looking right and intellectual property,” at neighbouring rights, news pointing to Shifting Paradigms, and information organizations, a report tabled by the Heritage amid launch of and web giants as well,” said Mr. Committee in May 2019. Guilbeault. “What we’ve seen, and what On May 2, the publishers of we feel, is that it’s important to Canada’s major newspapers came fi x the market, and the approach together in a rare demonstration that was based in this report is to $1-million fellowship of coordination to deliver a mes- ensure that the value of the intel- sage to the federal government, lectual property of Canadian con- imploring them to follow the tent is recognized and monetized,” assigned with “no editorial input “Journalism costs money, and example of France and Australia. said Mr. Blaney. “That’s the way A spokesperson from Facebook whatsoever.” the traditional players in the in- They noted that both countries we see the approach is to fi x the “That was kind of a bedrock dustry, who are still very impor- have “announced plans to make market, unlike the Liberals, as we for the heritage principle for us that our indepen- tant are under pressure with their sure Google and Facebook pay get back to this media bailout, are dence had to be respected and own business models,” said Mr. their fair share, instead of exploit- trying to subsidize. … We feel it is minister says ‘we are defended, that we couldn’t have Arnold. “The advertising-driven ing tax loopholes while making important to protect the rights of currently looking any third-party infl uence over the media business model is under billions of dollars off the back of the author—in this case, a jour- content of the news report,” said siege, so we need, as an industry, original content producers.” nalist producing news.” at models adopted Mr. Arnold. “That’s a complete not just CP but everybody, needs The minister was not avail- non-starter for us, and they never to engage with players like Face- able for a follow-up interview, ‘Goes back to a debate in other countries suggested otherwise.” book, Google, Apple, and Ama- but, in a statement to The Hill that’s several years old now’ on appropriate Carleton University journal- Marc Dinsdale, head ism professor Chris Waddell told remuneration of of media partnerships The Hill Times that there have news content and will with Facebook Canada, been years of discussion and left, and Gerry Arnold, debate about whether Facebook come back with new executive editor with should be taxed and whether The Canadian Press. they are the enemy of news orga- propositions in due Mr. Arnold says CP will nizations. have ‘complete rein’ “Should Facebook and some of course.’ over how reporters will the other social media companies be assigned with ‘no be treated as a media company or editorial input from as a technology company? And Continued from page 1 Facebook whatsoever.’ they’ve always argued that they be “a part of the future, or there Photograph courtesy of should be a technology company, won’t be a future”—the Canadian Facebook, photograph which would mean they wouldn’t government has confi rmed it’s courtesy of Gerry Arnold/ have the responsibilities that they looking at models adopted in The Canadian Press would have to have as a media other countries like France and company, in terms of overseeing Australia to make large digital and verifying content,” said Mr. entities “pay their fair share,” as Waddell. Canada’s media sector continues “But over the years, that argu- to be battered by plummeting Kevin Chan, global director zon to come up with innovative Times, spokesperson Justine Les- ment has been watered down, as advertising revenues amidst the and head of public policy with ways to engage them in using our age wrote, “now more than ever, they’ve been forced to do a range COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook Canada, said when journalism that will both inform Canadians recognize the impor- of things in terms of fact-check- As part of the Facebook Facebook fi rst approached CP the public and help them with tance of a strong and independent ing and other stuff like that,” said Journalism Project (FJP), the about seeing how it could help, “I their business models in reaching news media,” which “empowers Prof. Wadell. “So in fact, they are Facebook-Canadian Press News think we ourselves were very Canadians.” individuals and communities by kind of closer to a media compa- Fellowship was unveiled on June clear and forthright in saying that providing them with the informa- ny than they thought they would 16. It’s a one year, $1-million pro- we would expect no role—and in tion they need to make sound be fi ve years ago.” gram that will see eight journal- fact we want no role—in edito- ‘We are currently looking decisions on important issues.” University of Ottawa profes- ists hired in communities across rial.” at models adopted in “We are currently looking at sor Michael Geist, who holds Canada. “They should [be] and are free models adopted in other countries the Canada Research Chair in Prior to the COVID-19 pan- to cover whatever it is that they other countries’ on appropriate remuneration of internet and e-commerce law in demic, which has only exacer- wish to cover,” said Mr. Chan. The announcement of the news content and will come back the university’s faculty of law, bated ongoing fi scal issues within “The intent is then for them to be partnership came on the same with new propositions in due told The Hill Times that he thinks Canadian media, Facebook began distributed across the country, so day Heritage Minister Steven course,” wrote Ms. Lesage. we’ve seen the large internet having conversations with The that they can tell the stories and Guilbeault (Laurier—Sainte- Conservative MP Steven companies provide a number of Canadian Press, which identi- local realities of different regions, Marie, Que.) spoke to participants Blaney (Bellechasse-Les Etche- overtures to the media sector, or fi ed a need for more reporting but we also will be completely at at the Banff World Media Festival mins-Lévis, Que.), his party’s what they would view as efforts resources and expertise, espe- ease and serene if they decide to on June 16, where he noted that heritage critic, told The Hill Times to support the sector. cially regionally, to cover local cover a Facebook story.” the government is looking at how on June 26 that the partnership “I think part of that is being stories from around the country, “I think that is the proper role to “put in place a system that is an acknowledgment from driven by the prospect of regula- according to Marc Dinsdale, head for a platform, and in all the part- will support and sustain a healthy Facebook that Canadian media is tory intervention by various gov- of media partnerships with Face- nerships we do, we do not insert news and information sector” in experiencing a serious crisis. ernments, including the Canadian book Canada. any kind of editorial or curated the fall. “They see there is a crisis and government,” said Prof. Geist. “What we’re hoping is that point of view into anything,” said Mr. Guilbeault pointed to a so they are intervening, and why “And in some instances, there there’s a cohort of recently gradu- Mr. Chan. series of measures announced by are they intervening? Because may be a compelling business ated or young-in-their-career jour- The response to the job post- the government in the last year they are also recognizing the case for some of the support they nalists who have this opportunity ings has been “unbelievable,” with and a half, including a tax credit critical role that Canadian news are looking to provide.” with this amazing organization to more than 1,000 applicants so far, of almost $600-million, credits for media producers are playing “The Facebook example, in be mentored by the people there, according to Mr. Arnold. digital subscriptions, and $50-mil- in this [environment],” said Mr. terms of support, strikes me more and also get access to learning When asked if he thought lion over fi ve years to be spent in Blaney. “Facebook realizes that as a goodwill venture to support about how news can function partnerships between large digi- the Local Journalism Initiative. news content is critical for them a sector that has been the source in the space of digital,” said Mr. tal platforms, such as Facebook But Mr. Guilbeault also said to attract people to use their plat- of some criticism lately,” said Mr. Dinsdale in an interview with The and Google, and more traditional he doesn’t think the government form, and that there’s a serious Geist. Hill Times. media organizations will be part should be funding media. crisis.” The Canadian Press hopes Gerry Arnold, executive editor of the landscape moving forward, “We’re doing it right now. But, Mr. Blaney also said, that to have the jobs fi lled just after with The Canadian Press, said his Mr. Arnold said “these things have There’s a crisis, there’s an emer- this is a demonstration of the Labour Day. organization will have “complete to be a part of the future or there gency … but in the long run, we failure of the Liberals regarding [email protected] rein” over how reporters will be won’t be a future.” need to fi nd longer term solu- their support for the media over The Hill Times 22 MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES Opinion The daily handouts have slowed and the CLASSIFIEDS reckoning has begun Information and advertisement placement: Finally, there are underlying economic Continued from page 10 613-232-5952 • classifi[email protected] challenges that pre-date the pandemic. 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NICE! hotmail.com The existing national security provi- Continued from page 19 sions of the Investment Canada Act already can companies would not be reviewed “apply to foreign investments of any size,” by Investment Canada for “net benefi t according to a recent statement from Invest- “unless assets exceeded $150-million by ment Canada. It is mainly through citing 1992, with that level rising over time. This national security that Canada can block SNORING IS FUNNY meant that most Canadian tech compa- most takeovers today. So here the challenge nies could be acquired by U.S. compa- would be to defi ne national security to chal- ... BUT NOT REALLY nies without “net benefi t” scrutiny since lenge takeovers of promising tech compa- very few tech companies back then were nies and their intellectual property. worth more than $150-million. Americans The U.S. Exim Bank, drawing on the could just swoop in and buy up our most U.S. National Security Strategy, has identi- SNORING MEANS YOU ARE promising tech stars if they wanted, and fi ed 11 industry sectors it considers to be many did. strategic: artifi cial intelligence; biotechnol- HEALING LESS AT NIGHT Since then, the same provision has ogy; biomedical sciences; wireless com- been included in other trade deals we have munications equipment (including 5G); signed while over time the threshold for quantum computing; renewable energy, review this year has risen, to $1.613-billion energy effi ciency and energy storage; SNORING MEANS YOUR BRAIN today for companies from countries with semi-conductors and semi-conductor ma- which we have trade agreements, such as chinery manufacturing; emerging fi nancial AND HEART ARE HURTING the U.S., $1.075-billion for companies from technologies; water treatment and sanita- other WTO investors, and $428-million tion; high-performance computing; and from investors that are state-owned enter- associated services. Canada would have a prises (this is aimed at China). This means different list but we need a list. AND NOT GETTING GOOD OXYGEN that almost all tech companies still fall While much of the takeover debate in below the threshold for “net benefi t” review. Canada is focused on takeovers of Cana- TO HEAL AND FUNCTION Most trade experts agree that we can- dian companies by Chinese state-owned not unilaterally lower the threshold levels companies, the bigger threat to our future for “net benefi t” review now since they prosperity comes from the actions of U.S. are written into trade agreements. So we tech giants and that is the issue we need to have to fi nd an alternative. One way may confront now. We should expect the indus- Call to consult • 613 234 5758 be to put some industry sectors—strategic try committee takes up this challenge. sectors—under a defi ned set of national David Crane can be reached at crane@ [email protected] • [email protected] security concerns, including ownership of interlog.com. intellectual property. The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2020 23 News

The Justin interesting to see how society at Transformative Trudeau large divides.” Liberals have Prof. Johnston said the coming introduced months are critical, with much global pandemic measures hinging on how the easing of worth billions lockdown restrictions pan out, and of dollars whether there’s a second wave. He to help said that, if people plunged back could bring positive Canadians into the community transmission, cope with and a deadly second wave emerg- the negative es, people would lose confi dence impacts of in the ability of the government to changes to society, COVID-19. deliver positive change. The Hill Times In the past, there have been photograph by major historical events that have but will require ‘an Andrew Meade produced some economic and social changes. As an example, he said, after the Second World Pollster Nik Nanos told The front, but has also been an accel- War, a number of new important incredible amount Hill Times that the pandemic erant in the adoption of technol- public policies were introduced in has hit the reset button and ogy. These days, it’s common to Canada, including unemployment has turned some of the well- see personal and professional insurance, the child benefi t, and established political views on meetings held over videoconfer- the Green Book proposals, which of political will,’ say their head. For example, he said, ence. For example, he said, it’s not contained some social welfare until the start of the outbreak, the uncommon to see grandparents measures, most notably a univer- general established view amongst talking to their grandchildren on sal public health insurance. politicos, pollsters most political parties was that Zoom. Similarly, Mr. Graves said that, large defi cits should be avoided at In the short term, he said, the after the Great Depression in the all costs, and that small govern- pandemic has reduced politi- U.S., in the mid-1930s, Franklin ment was better than big govern- cal partisanship, and generally Roosevelt’s administration intro- which would not have been pos- ment. But, after COVID-19 hit speaking, Canadians across the duced the New Deal. It consisted The deeper the impacts sible,” said Mr. Graves. Canadians in mid-March, millions country have been satisfi ed with of a number of public works As of June 25, 102,622 Cana- of individuals and businesses are the way the federal and provincial programs, projects, and reforms of COVID-19 and the dians had been diagnosed with receiving money to pay their bills. governments have been working to help the economy recover from longer the pandemic COVID-19, and more than 8,500 “In the olden days, when a together. Still, it remains to be the severe economic downturn. have died, according to the Pubic politician talked about corporate, seen whether this trend holds. They provided support to a broad lasts, the more likely Health Agency of Canada. social-welfare bums receiving Richard Johnston, a professor cross-section of Americans. Since COVID-19 was de- money, it was a negative slur on of political science at the Univer- Prof. Donald Savoie, a leading that major changes will clared a global pandemic, it governments that wanted to sub- sity of British Columbia, said the expert in the machinery of govern- has dominated the national and sidize and help businesses that post-COVID-19 society will see ment and the public service, told occur in our society, international agenda. This issue businesses should stand on their some changes, but much depends The Hill Times that one of the major says EKOS president has seized all countries affected, own two feet and government on when the crisis abates and challenges the government will with governments around the should not support them,” said Mr. how political parties respond to have to tackle in the coming months Frank Graves, who world making efforts to help their Nanos, founder and chief data the proposed changes gaining will be to rein in the national debt. citizens in dealing with the health scientist at Nanos Research. “Well, traction. He said the government has done hopes for big, positive and economic impacts of this fast forward to now and corpora- Right now, he said, the bal- the right thing by introducing outbreak. tions and Canadian enterprises ance of power is tilted in favour fi nancial measures to help Cana- changes. But Don To help Canadians cope with are one of the main benefi ciaries of the federal government over dians affected by COVID-19. But the economic and health effects of economic welfare from the the provincial government, but is the growing debt will be one of the Savoie says Canada will of the outbreak, Prime Minister government.” likely to change after this crisis impediments in introducing any big also need ‘an incredible Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) Mr. Nanos said that, according is over. Prof. Johnston said that changes, which will require money. government has been making to his polling, after the pan- When this crisis is over, Prof. Savoie amount of political will’ near-daily funding announce- Canadians Pollster demic comes said, the “fi nancial hangover” would ments worth billions of dollars. have felt that Nik Nanos to an end, the be among the chief concerns for the to deal with the massive Millions of Canadians and busi- the pandemic of Nanos government government. nesses have applied for the feds’ has had a Research and opposition “It’s going to have a profound spending hangover emergency relief programs. negative im- says that parties at the impact on government, because Parliamentary Budget Offi cer pact on their COVID-19 federal level post COVID-19, there’s going once the global Yves Giroux, in his latest projec- standard of has will have their to have to be some realignment pandemic is over. tion on June 24, said the defi cit living. But, been a differences between revenues and spending,” could hit $256-billion this fi scal at the same disrupter of opinion, said Prof. Savoie, who holds the year. In May, he said it’s “realistic” time, Canadi- on the because of Canada Research Chair in public to expect that the national debt Continued from page 1 ans now feel public- their compet- administration and governance at could rise to $1-trillion. an increased policy ing electoral the Université de Moncton. has been, could be an impetus or Canada’s credit rating has appreciation front. interests and “And that’s going to require an accelerant that would allow been downgraded by Fitch from of family and The Hill ideological an incredible amount of politi- us to achieve some things that triple A to double A plus because friends, and Times file reasons. Those cal will. It doesn’t require much wouldn’t have otherwise been of the ballooning federal defi cit, are embrac- photograph long standing political will when you’re spend- possible—a different rebalancing according to The Globe and Mail. ing a simpler differences and ing every day,” he said. “It requires of our society and economy,” said But recent public opinion polls way of life. interests will political will, when you deal with Frank Graves, veteran pollster have suggested that a vast major- It’s also be the big- the hangover and that hangover and president of EKOS Research. ity of Canadians are satisfi ed with prompted gest hurdles is going to be very, very, very “We will have a fundamental re- the government’s handling of the people to self-examine their pri- in bringing about any change or diffi cult to manage. I don’t think think of the economy and society once-in-a-century event that has orities, which could result in long- introducing new public policies. people have focused on that.” and our democracies, and how upended the lives of Canadians term impact on public policy. He agreed that ideas, such as a Prof. Savoie said the public they work or don’t work. And the and people around the world. These “[There’s a] recognition that universal basic income or four- service and the political leader- deeper the impacts of this, the polls have also suggested that maybe I don’t need as many day work weeks, are now getting ship should start to think and more likely that those same sorts Canadians are satisfi ed with the possessions, and I don’t need to a sympathetic ear from the plan now about how are they of changes will occur.” overall direction of the country. buy stuff, [which] could have a general public and politicians—a going to reduce the size of the Political insiders interviewed According to a recent poll positive impact on the environ- signifi cant change from the pre- debt. For any government, he said that because of the jolt by Abacus Data, 55 per cent of ment if citizens become more COVID-19 time. But agreement said, turning the tap off of public triggered by the pandemic, some Canadians said the country is citizen focused and less consumer on the scope of the adoption of spending is a big decision and not of the public policy ideas that headed in the right direction; focused,” said Mr. Nanos. “It could this policy remains to be seen. an easy one to undertake. He said have long been unthinkable are 76 per cent said that the public mean that, if people can con- “There are real openings in a minority government, it will now being cast as credible and institutions have responded well sume less, that also means things here, but a lot will depend on the be even more challenging. are drawing public attention. to the pandemic; and 36 per cent like walking to work, taking the details,” said Prof. Johnston, who “It takes an incredible jolt These include a universal basic said they’re now more confi dent bicycle to go visit a friend focus- holds the Canada Research Chair at the wheel to turn off spend- income, four-day work weeks, about Canada’s public institutions ing on events and activities in the in public opinion, elections, and ing,” said Prof. Savoie. “So when move to a post-carbon economy, than before. neighbourhood, that could have representation. “So once you get people get accustomed to receiv- more funding for health, edu- The online poll of 1,500 Ca- a positive impact on the environ- beyond the principles into the ing benefi ts from the government, cation, and efforts to combat nadians was conducted between ment—just all of those micro- actual construction of the policies very diffi cult to cut it back, and systemic racism. May 4 and May 6, and had a behaviours adding up.” that express the principles, then that’s why it requires an incred- “Those are some pretty dra- margin of error of plus or minus Mr. Nanos said that the CO- a lot will depend on how the po- ible amount of political will.” matic examples of things that 2.5 percentage points, 19 times VID-19 global pandemic has been litical class treats it. … Once the [email protected] are now very much on the table, out of 20. a disrupter on the public-policy opposing voices come out, it’ll be The Hill Times Parliamentary Calendar

respects reopening measures and protocols. MONDAY, JUNE 29 Canadians will also be able to watch online House Sitting—The House had its the live-streamed concerts. Concerts will fi nal meeting on June 18 of the Special take place on Friday, July 31, Saturday, COVID-19 Pandemic Committee, composed Aug. 1, Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. Canada turns 153 8. Tickets on sale now. For the details, of all members of the House, but as per a government motion tabled May 25, the including additional dates and performers, House will sit on July 8, July 22, Aug. 12, go to: canadaperforms.ottawabluesfest.ca/ Aug. 26. The House is then scheduled to FRIDAY, AUG. 21 return in the fall on Monday, Sept. 21, for three straight weeks, as per the original Conservative Party Leadership—The House sitting calendar. It was scheduled to years old on July 1, eh? federal Conservative Party’s Leadership adjourn for one week and to sit again from Election Organizing Committee, also known Oct. 19 until Nov. 6. It was scheduled to as LEOC, announced on April 29 that Aug. break again for one week and to sit again 21 is the deadline for mail-in ballots, after from Nov. 16 to Dec. 11. And that would the leadership was suspended on March be it for 2020. We’ll update you once the 26 due to the global pandemic. The party House calendar has been confi rmed. says the winner will be announced once the Senate Sitting—The Senate was ballots can be safely counted. scheduled to sit June 2-4; June 9-11; June THURSDAY, OCT. 15 16-18; and June 22, 23, it was scheduled to break on June 24 for St. Jean Baptiste PPF Testimonial Dinner and Awards—Join Day; and it was scheduled to sit June 25 us at the 33rd annual event to network and June 26. The Senate was scheduled and celebrate as the Public Policy Forum to break from June 29 until Sept. 22. The honours Canadians who have made their Senate’s possible September sitting days are mark on policy and leadership. Anne Sept. 21, 25, 28. It’s scheduled to sit Sept. McLellan and Senator Peter Harder will take 22-24 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1, with a possible their place among a cohort of other stellar sitting day on Friday, Oct. 2. The possible Canadians who we’ve honoured over the Senate sitting days are Oct. 5, 9, 19, 23, last 33 years, people who have dedicated 26, and 30. It’s scheduled to sit Oct. 6-8; themselves to making Canada a better place it takes a break from Oct. 12-16; it will sit through policy leadership and public service. Oct. 20-22; and Oct. 27-29. The November The gala event will be held on Thursday, possible Senate days are: Nov. 2, 6, 16, 20, Oct. 15, at the Metro Toronto Convention 23, 27, 30. It’s scheduled to sit Nov. 3-5; it Centre, 255 Front St. W., Toronto. will take a break from Nov. 9-13; it will sit SATURDAY, OCT. 24 Nov. 17-19; and Nov. 24-26. The possible December Senate sitting days are: Dec. 4, Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner—The 7, and 11. The Senate is scheduled to sit Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner happens on Dec. 1-3; Dec. 8-10 and it will sit Dec. 14- Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Sir John A. Macdon- 18. We’ll also update you once the Senate ald Building on Wellington Street in Ottawa. calendar has been confi rmed. FRIDAY, OCT. 30 WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 CJF Awards Celebrating 30 Years of Canada Day—Canada turns 153 years Excellence in Journalism—The Canadian old on July 1. Happy Canada Day! There Journalism Foundation Awards will be held defi nitely won’t be the same big crowds and on Oct. 30, 2020, at the Ritz-Carlton, celebrations happening across the country Toronto, hosted by Rick Mercer, former host during this global pandemic, but Canadian of The Rick Mercer Report. The CBC’s Anna Heritage has a few plans in place. Due to Maria Tremonti will be honoured. Tables COVID-19, Canada Day 2020 celebrations are $7,500 and tickets are $750. For more will be hosted virtually. Canada’s embas- information on tables and sponsorship sies, consulates and high commissions are opportunities, contact Josh Gurfi nkel at also presenting activities worldwide. To jgurfi [email protected] or 416-955-0394. fi nd out more, check out the Canada Day website. From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. local time TUESDAY, NOV. 3 (2 p.m. Atlantic time) watch Canada Day Happy Birthday, Canada: On July 1, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. local time (2 p.m. Atlantic time), watch Canada Day Across U.S. Presidential Election—The U.S. presi- Across the Country on CBC and Radio-Can- dential election is scheduled for Tuesday, ada as well as on CPAC and Canadian Heri- the Country on CBC and Radio-Canada as well as on CPAC and Canadian Heritage’s digital platforms at 1 p.m. (ET). Nov. 3, 2020. U.S. President Donald Trump tage’s digital platforms at 1 p.m. (ET). The Photograph courtesy of Pixabay is the Republican candidate and former Canada Day Daytime Show brings you a vir- vice-president Joe Biden is the presumptive tual tour of the festivities. Join Serena Ry- Democratic candidate. The winner is sched- der and Pierre-Yves Lord on a trip to meet Canada: Together in Music, on the Stingray and leading industry experts across fi ntech TUESDAY, JULY 14 uled to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2021. talented artists from Yellowknife, Calgary, platform, which brings together Canadian sectors including digital banking, P2P THURSDAY, NOV. 12 Winnipeg, Sudbury, Montréal, Québec City artists participating in the Canada Day fi nance, AI, capital markets, Wealthtech, The Pearson Centre Webinar: Infrastructure and Moncton. Celebrate cultural diversity, national shows. Through the magic of tech- payments, crypto, and blockchain. July and Economic Recovery Featuring Infrastructure Liberal Party National Convention—The sport excellence and Indigenous languages nology, there will be a virtual fi reworks show 8-9. Speakers include: Robert Asselin, Minister Catherine McKenna—Hosted by Pear- announced the and cultures, and honour frontline respond- on the evening of July 1. Presented by Tim senior director public policy, BlackBerry; son Centre president Andrew Cardozo, this 2020 Liberal National Convention will be th ers. There is also a salute to the 40 anni- Hortons, a web app will let you enjoy a new Paul Schulte, founder and editor, Schulte event will happen on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, hosted in Ottawa, from Nov. 12-15. For versary of O Canada as our offi cial national and memorable experience. Details will be Research; Craig Asano, founder and CEO, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. EDT. Just as government more information, please contact: media@ anthem. Featuring: Paul Brandt; Marc announced soon here. 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Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure the are bringing together and Patricia Cano. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cardozo, president of the Pearson Centre, Bitvo; Justin Hartzman, co-founder and and Communities Catherine McKenna talks change-makers at the Victoria Forum to help local time (9 p.m. Atlantic time), watch the on Tuesday, July 27, 3 p.m.-3:45 p.m. CEO, CoinSmart; Peter-Paul Van Hoeken, about how infrastructure can play a role in generate solutions to some of the world’s evening show Canada Day Together on CBC Jim Stanford, economist and director of founder & CEO, FrontFundr; Cynthia Canada’s economic recovery. Will Canada most divisive problems. The two-day virtual and Radio-Canada as well as on Canadian the Centre for Future Work, and Andrew Huang, CEO and co-founder, Altcoin Fan- need a new Marshall Plan? And how can forum will be held Nov. 13-14 to examine Heritage’s digital platforms at 8 p.m. Cardozo will consider the prospects of debt tasy; Austin Hubbel, CEO and co-founder, government centre recovery objectives with issues that fall under the theme of “Bridging (ET). Hosts Serena Ryder and Pierre-Yves repayment, labour, and the role of govern- Consilium Crypto; Patrick Mandic, CEO, issues such as environmental sustainability divides in the wake of a global pandemic.” Lord bring original artistic collaborations ment in the post-COVID world. They will Mavennet; Mark Morissette, co-founder & and gender equity? Register here. The forum will draw on emerging trends from all over the country with stops in Hali- also discuss how sectors can and cannot CEO, Foxquilt; Cato Pastoll, co-founder & FRIDAY, JULY 31-SATURDAY, AUG. 8 and lessons learned from the COVID-19 fax, Toronto and Vancouver. 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