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Michael Harris p.10 THIRTY-SECOND YEAR, NO. 1791 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 $5.00 News News News Should feds Trudeau told intervene in Trump’s incitement Liberals’ national provincial board of directors vaccine rollout? ‘it looks like’ a of mob hopefully a spring election, Experts according to a in health, wake-up call for senior Liberal source, governance, and but it will happen politics weigh in Republicans, but based on important BY PETER MAZEREEUW conditions he federal government should America’s standing as BY ABBAS RANA Tnot wrest control of the CO- VID-19 vaccine rollout from the rime Minister Justin Trudeau, provinces—or at least not now, say Pwhose Liberals are enjoy- a pandemic policy expert, a for- ing a comfortable lead in public mer Liberal MP and general, and a ‘beacon of democracy’ opinion polls, told members of former top Ontario public servant. the party’s national board of One Toronto physician, Dr. directors before Christmas that Vincent Lam, however, said the damaged, say Canadian “it looks like” the next election Continued on page 19 Continued on page 4 Parliamentarians News News A mob of Trump Regular updates loyalists ‘It seems to have stormed and and ‘keeping breached the hit a nerve’: no U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, margin of error politics out of it’ 2021, as Congressional left for politicians key to COVID-19 leaders convened to caught in travel vaccine rollout, certify the victory of Joe controversy over say experts, Biden as the next U.S. holidays, say politicians president. Screen capture MPs and political via ABC News BY MIKE LAPOINTE insiders s both public health experts BY ABBAS RANA Aand politicians express concern over the slow rollout BY BEATRICE PAEZ & of his supporters to stymie the Parliamentarians, but the violent lected politicians who of Canada’s vaccination regime SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN certification of the electoral results attack is likely to scar America’s im- Etravelled abroad during the so far, one of the country’s top may leave him somewhat dimin- age as a beacon of democracy. Christmas break have no margin utgoing U.S. President Donald ished, serving as a wake-up call for Continued on page 18 OTrump’s incitement of hundreds Republican leadership, say some Continued on page 17 Continued on page 20 Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 Economy Climate Change Arts Heard on the Hill Hill Climbers Canada shouldn’t be happy hunting Canadians’ appetite for climate action Arts and artists need a new deal Media closely tracking politicians’ Ng makes some staffing changes ground for foreign corporations growing, but beware of polarization travel Supporting the arts as part of New year, new staff roster for R&D branch plants of Big Tech are How keen are Canadians for climate the creative class is essential David Akin is asking every International Trade Minister Mary using Canadian talent to generate action in these extraordinarily trying to innovation and economic incumbent if they travelled outside Ng. p. 22 jobs and wealth elsewhere. p. 13 times? p. 7 development. p. 15 the country since last March p. 2 2 MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2021 | THE HILL TIMES Years later on the Hill, she helped the implications of COVID on migrant found and lead the Independent Senators workers with Ontario NDP MPP Taras Group before joining the Canadian Sena- Natyshak. tors Group in 2019, noted Senate Speaker George Furey in a statement. Mr. Furey Poloz to talk shop in Jan. 13 Heard on the Hill called her a “respected member of the parliamentary community” who will be re- webinar membered as “a proud Albertan, an ardent Canada’s long-term prosperity, ever the by Palak Mangat defender of fairness, and a tireless cham- hot topic amid the far-reaching impacts of pion for the people she represented.” the pandemic, will be among the subjects Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a discussed by former Bank of Canada gov- statement that McCoy “championed human ernor Stephen Poloz this week. rights and environmental causes” during Joined by Maclean’s magazine’s writer Global News’ Akin gets her time in the Senate, while advocating Paul Wells, Mr. Poloz, who joined Western for “effective Senate modernization.” University’s Ivey Business School last sum- McCoy died on Dec. 29, 2020, at the age mer, will offer his thoughts on the nation’s good uptake in probing of 74. Though she faced health challenges current economic climate and policy priori- in recent years, the cause of death was not ties for the future. The webinar is being immediately shared. framed by the university as part of “revela- tions” coming out of the new year, with MPs’ and hopeful the duo set to “contemplate” the country’s Conservative MP “economic playbook.” McLeod’s Kamloops office The event will be live-streamed on Jan. politics’ travel plans, broken into, says she was called a 13, and starts at 4:30 p.m., running about an hour. Those interested can register and ‘Nazi-like collaborator’ because submit questions online. she supports COVID-19 vaccines CTV News’ McGregor Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, who Chen joins Hill Times represents Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, B.C., took to Twitter last week to share newsroom, Wright Allen new focuses on current 338 news of a recent break-in at her Kamloops deputy digital editor constituency office, which happened on The Hill Times has hired a new reporter. New Year’s Day, according to Castanet Alice Chen, who hails from the not-so- Kamloops. remote suburb of Richmond Hill, Ont., “It has been suggested I am a Nazi-like started on Jan. 4. collaborator because I believe COVID is serious and support vaccines. … Not a U.S.-scale polarization but we do have issues,” she tweeted on Jan. 6, adding that the Kamloops office had also been “rifled through.” Her tweet came the same day angry mobs storming the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., dominated much of the news cycle, as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump disrupted the ceremonial Congressional certification of the 2020 Alice Chen, left, is a new reporter at The Hill Times, CTV News' Glen McGregor, left, and Global News' David Akin have been asking federal politicians presidential election results. At least one and reporter Samantha Wright Allen is now our new about their travel itineraries in recent days. Mr. Akin is expanding his data to include those hoping woman was fatally shot in the riots. deputy digital editor. Photographs courtesy Alice Chen to run in the next election, while Mr. McGregor shared a list of the current 338 MPs last week. Ms. McLeod said she understands that and The Hill Times file photograph by Jake Wright Photograph courtesy of Glen McGregor's Twitter, The Hill Times file photograph “people are feeling very upset about politi- cians travelling,” amid a growing list of Ms. Chen studied journalism in a joint arliament Hill’s Global News’ chief po- public officials who have been caught in degree program at the University of To- Plitical correspondent David Akin could Alberta Senator Elaine McCoy, recent days travelling abroad, either for ronto and Centennial College and gradu- be onto something. who cut ‘a stylish [swath] through pleasure or for personal reasons, during ated with a set of internships under her The veteran reporter said he was “kind COVID—all while public health offi- belt, spanning work at magazines, com- of thinking out loud” to his some 83,000 fol- Alberta political culture,’ dies cials continue to tell Canadians to avoid munity news, and communications at Pride lowers recently, when he tweeted that he’s Alberta Independent Senator Elaine non-essential travel to help curb growing Toronto. going to be asking all election candidates McCoy, who served four decades in public COVID cases. She said she entered the field of jour- when they last left the country and under office, died last month. Appointed to the “They say, ‘You’re not looking at things nalism with “a strong desire to help people what circumstances since the pandemic Upper Chamber by then-prime minister independently.’ Certainly in the last week through coverage of important issues.” Ms. started last March. Paul Martin in 2005, McCoy was remem- or so, there’s been a really awful tone to a Chen will be covering the federal political Tracking social media, columns, watch- bered as an “icon of Alberta politics.” lot of the engagement,” said Ms. McLeod. parties, political fundraising, federal elec- ing political fallout, and having recent The MP, who has served since 2008, said tions laws, the House Affairs Committee, chats with those involved in campaigns, Late the people who broke into her riding office Hill life and people, LGBTQ issues, and Mr. Akin told The Hill Times that, amid the Independent appeared to use a crowbar and “opened a will be filing Wednesday’s HOH. When not global pandemic, he expects the topic will Senator Elaine number of drawers and cupboards,” though working, you’ll find her nestled in her bed come up in opposition digging and when McCoy, pictured nothing was taken. “I don’t keep a lot of playing video games. party headquarters vet candidates for the in April 2019, valuable information in there. But it was Meanwhile, Hill Times news reporter next federal election. was an ‘icon of rifled through.” Samantha Wright Allen, who first joined He said his goal is not to “pronounce Alberta politics,’ the newsroom in 2017, is our new deputy whether someone’s travel was illegitimate said Independent TVO’s Blind Date features digital editor. or not,” but said it became clear through Senator Paula Ms.

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