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War of Words with Trump Is Gold for Trudeau Today Hill Climbers: Two PMO staffers on the move p. 31 How are we gonna keep Election reform bill Trump off the farm? p. 10 Trudeau faces diffi culties p. 11 was politically Trump’s rescued by G7 trade p. 7 delusion p. 13 Gun lobby hijacks Bill C-71 I went to a garden party, reminisced legislative process: opinion p. 11 with my old friends: Party Central p. 34 TWENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 1542 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 $5.00 News Ontario Liberal leadership News Canada-U.S. relations News Legislation GTA Liberal Feds to back MPs Holland War of words with Trump is fi ve Senate and Vaughan gold for Trudeau today, could changes to considering cannabis bill, run for Ontario make or break PM in long-run: plus 22 of Liberal leadership their own BY ABBAS RANA & LAURA RYCKEWAERT Parliamentarians and pollsters BY PETER MAZEREEUW fter the devastating and spec- But voters will become ‘a little bit more choosy’ about how they Atacular defeat of the Ontario he passage of the cannabis Liberals in the June 7 election, the support the federal Liberals if the Canada-U.S. trade spat begins Tlegalization bill is the gov- party leadership race is unoffi - ernment’s top priority early this cially on with at least two federal to hit their pocketbooks, say some federal political players. week, and the Senate will have to decide whether to push back on Continued on page 15 Continued on page 4 News Conservative nomination News Senate Blaming ethnic Old Liberal ties and religious ‘do not disqualify’ ‘divisive forces,’ and family Canadians from reasons, former Independent Tory MP Shory Senate spots: PCO quits Conservative BY PETER MAZEREEUW nomination rime Minister Justin Trudeau contest in Calgary Pis willing to appoint Canadi- Skyview ans who worked for the Liberal Testy relations: U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on June 8 at the G7 Summit in Party to the Senate if they can Charlevoix, Que. The testy relationship is good for Mr. Trudeau’s popularity right now. Photograph courtesy of Global Affairs Canada convince his appointment board BY ABBAS RANA they are nonpartisan, according to the Privy Council Offi ce, and BY ABBAS RANA & LAURA RYCKEWAERT the prime minister in the short “People are very kind and very former two-term Conserva- term, say Parliamentarians and sympathetic, but if ever it affects one of his newest appointees has tive MP says he withdrew his A he ongoing war of words pollsters, but could prove to be a their bottom line, they become a done just that. name from the June 16 Conserva- major political liability in the long little less patient, a little bit less Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 tive nomination contest in Cal- Tbetween Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. Presi- term if the North American Free sympathetic and there’s no ques- named Pierre Dalphond to the Trade Agreement is not renewed dent Donald Trump over NAFTA Continued on page 30 Continued on page 16 negotiations is political gold for and the economy takes a hit. Continued on page 6 Indigenous Indigenous leaders, experts, and federal politicians talk about relations policy the state of Crown-Indigenous relations and services and the Jane Perry Natan Charlie Elizabeth Hayden Clément Don Gabriel briefi ng: pp 17-29 work still needed to be done. Philpott Bellegarde Obed Angus May King Cartier Rusnak Ste-Marie 2 MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES Lobbying Heard on the Hill Commissioner Nancy Bélanger by Shruti Shekar tabled her fi rst annual lobbying report on June 7. The This just in: lobbying czar Hill Times photograph by Bélanger tables her fi rst Andrew Meade annual lobbying report obbying Commissioner Nancy Bélanger Feminist politics and Ltabled her fi rst annual lobbying report on June 7, making a bid for the govern- more in new book Chrystia Freeland wins spent the time pressuring the government ment to provide more money for offi ce to fi x its now two-year-old pay problems. technology upgrades. University of Diplomat of the Year award “PSAC has created stickers for members Ms. Bélanger’s report for 2017-18 says an Ottawa’s profes- to wear at NPSW events that highlight the increase in funds is “required to ensure the sor of political Foreign Affairs impact of Phoenix and our call for dam- [lobbyists’ registry] remains current and up science, Manon Minister Chrystia ages,” reads a Public Service Alliance of to date with rapidly evolving IT standards.” Tremblay, has Freeland received the Canada press release dated June 8. “Please The federal lobbying offi ce has not re- a new book out Diplomat of the Year keep an eye out for them in your local and ceived more than $4.5-million since it was about the work of award by U.S. maga- show the employer your support for this established 10 years ago. women in politics zine Foreign Policy. important demand by putting one on.” Ms. Bélanger’s predecessor Karen in Canada and Ms. Freeland PSAC is the largest public service union, Shepherd also pushed for more funding around the world. received the award for representing about 180,000 workers feder- during her time in the role. Ms. Bélanger 100 Questions her “international lead- ally and provincially. There are about 260,000 started on the job less than six months ago. about Women ership and advocacy” public servants nationally, with a signifi cant During a meeting the House Access to and Politics will highlighted by her concentration in the National Capital Region. Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee be published work on NAFTA rene- Government departments handed out a in 2016, Ms. Shepherd said her offi ce had to later this year in gotiations. A May 29 bunch of awards this week, seen on Twitter defer any “signifi cant development of the Reg- September by press release said the and beyond. Others, including the Justice istry of Lobbyists” after former prime minister McGill-Queen’s University Press. award was presented Foreign Affairs Minister Department, Indigenous Services, and Stephen Harper made budget cuts in 2012. The 320-page book delves into electoral at a dinner on June 13 Chrystia Freeland wins Indigenous and Northern Affairs, said they “I’m very limited to what I can do. More politics in Canada and internationally, and in Washington. Diplomat of the Year would award theirs prizes in the fall. money would allow me to invest more in the focuses on women’s right to vote, running It added that Zeid award from Foreign At the CRA the top award winners for registration system,” Ms. Shepherd said, add- for political seats, voting systems, electoral Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN Policy magazine. leadership excellence were Dan Russell ing she wanted to create a phone app that quotas, and women’s voices in Parliament. high commissioner The Hill Times photograph and Monica Moriarty; while Elissa Dodd would allow lobbyists to easily upload meet- The book “takes a comprehensive yet for human rights, by Andrew Meade and Marie-Josée Piché were given the fu- ing information into the registration system. concise approach to demystifying the ma- received the second ture leader award, which celebrates early- Ms. Shepherd was appointed the lobby- jor issues dominating the study of gender award. Members of the public and private career public servants. The outstanding ing commissioner in 2008 and was in that and government,” the book’s sleeve says. sector, government offi cials, media infl uenc- career award, given to those with outstand- role for seven years. Ms. Tremblay divides her book into 100 ers, and the diplomatic community were ing achievements who have worked for the Ms. Bélanger’s report cited the work questions and answers on a range of issues. present at the dinner. government for more than 20 years, was that Ms. Shepherd had done in the months Some of the questions include: Are elec- Jonathan Tupperman, editor in chief of given to Denis Césard and Tony Brosseuk. before she left her role in December. torates sexist or lesbophobic? Are family FP, said Ms. Freeland and Mr. Hussein are The report said in the past year there responsibilities a real obstacle to women’s “the bravest, most principled, and most ef- Th e Globe and Mail were 9,084 registered lobbyists, including engagement in politics? And, are gender fective diplomats working today.” consultants and in-house lobbyists, 500 quotas democratic? “At a time of gathering darkness, they of- wins Michener award more than the previous year. fer both light and hope and models the rest The lobbyists’ registry received 23,218 of us should emulate,” he said in the release. The Globe and monthly communication reports, 94 per Rachel Gilmore leaves Ms. Freeland travelled to Washington Mail’s series titled cent of which were fi led on time, Ms. from June 13 to 14 and delivered a keynote Unfounded won Bélanger said. Right before Ms. Shepherd iPolitics, joins CTV address at the dinner. the prestigious Mi- left her post, her offi ce implemented a new She said during her address that the chener Award for automated compliance verifi cation system Rachel Gilmore is going to be part of a new recent U.S. tariffs that were slapped on meritorious public to verify the accuracy of the reports. Ms. team very soon as Canadian aluminum and steel producers service journalism. Bélanger said her offi ce verifi ed 5 per cent she leaves iPoli- are “protectionism, pure and simple.” The award, of the reports and found that 93 per cent of tics to join CTV.
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