Add women, Harassment change Innovation politics by POLICY on the Hill: Ex- making parties pay, BRIEFING MPs weigh in NDP says p. 4 pp. 15-27 on what needs What’s next for Canada in to change p. 6 Iraq? p. 29 TWENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 1507 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018 $5.00 News Electoral strategyNews #MeToo & politics News Liberal 2018 convention Conservatives NDP to debate new Liberal VP and at Manning Trudeau insider conference harassment policy at Suzanne Cowan seek ways to gunning for top court female, party convention party job The daughter of former millennial, In the wake of allegations against a former and current NDP Liberal Senator James urban voters MP, anti-harassment approaches will be ‘front and centre’ of Cowan played key roles discussions, says the NDP national director. in Justin Trudeau’s The Tories need to tap into leadership campaign and these key groups to win in in the party’s 2015 general 2019, say observers. ‘Getting election win. women voters to support the Conservatives is probably BY CHARELLE EVELYN the single largest obstacle ne of the architects of Prime Min- for them winning the next Oister Justin Trudeau’s successful election,’ says pollster Nik Liberal leadership and 2015 election campaigns, Suzanne Cowan, is hoping Nanos. to help give the Grits another mandate in 2019 as Liberal Party president. BY EMILY HAWS Currently serving as the party’s English national vice-president, Ms. onservatives at last week’s Man- Cowan is the Cning Networking Conference in Ot- fi rst to throw tawa strategized how they can bridge her hat in the the gap between their core 26 per NDP members are set to debate a new harassment policy at their convention in Ottawa this weekend, in the wake ring to replace cent voter base and the 51 per cent of of a National Post report last week of allegations of sexual misconduct against former NDP MP Peter Stoffer, the outgoing Canadians open to voting for them, by centre, which came just a week after the party launched an investigation into Saskatchewan NDP MP Erin Weir, Anna Gainey appealing to women, millennials, and right, for alleged harassment. New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh, left, said in a statement on the Stoffer case in a contest urban dwellers. that he believes the women who came forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, fi le photographs that will be The annual gathering of conserva- decided at the tives took place Feb. 8-11 at Ottawa’s Liberals’ poli- BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN party’s response to recent ha- anti-harassment policy is downtown Shaw Centre. Reaching cy convention rassment allegations levelled expected to be debated, and out to women, millennials, and urban April 19 to 21 at an MP and former MP. party members will have a Liberal backroom dwellers—communities the Conserva- he NDP’s largest-ever in Halifax. At least one delegate- fi rst look at the party’s own organizer Suzanne tives have traditionally failed to en- Tpolicy convention comes “We need Cowan is running to be Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 driven resolution to gage relative to their political rivals— to Ottawa this weekend as a strong ap- the party’s president. delegates grapple with the strengthen the NDP’s Continued on page 31 were all topics of panel discussions at paratus at the Photograph courtesy of the conference. party level Suzanne Cowan Conference speakers were also to make sure about half women, and National Post Full convention coverage inside and at hilltimes.com: we’re ready for 2019,” Ms. Cowan said columnist Andrew Coyne took notice, in an interview. “And that’s where I see tweeting, “The contrast between this Big changes to party fundraising p. 32 the job as the president—as the chief year’s Manning Conference speakers volunteer in a volunteer organization.” lineup and last year’s is ... striking. Where the federal party stands on B.C.-Alberta fi ght p. 30 The Nova Scotia-born daughter of And encouraging.” former Liberal Senator James Cowan, Divisive Israel-Palestine resolution expected p. 33 Continued on page 34 Continued on page 35 2 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2018 | THE HILL TIMES The Canadian Press’ Joanna Smith will be a Dan Aykroyd’s mom, ex- guest speaker at a Carleton Senate clerk Gary Levy die Heard on the Hill University event that will teach Canadian actors Dan Aykroyd and Pe- journalists ter Aykroyd’s mom Lorraine Aykroyd died by Shruti Shekar how to report on Feb. 8 at the age of 99. on traumatic Ms. Aykroyd was a longtime senior events. The public servant and was the secretary to Hill Times fi le then-transport minister Lionel Chevrier, photograph who was appointed in Mackenzie King’s Press gallery’s Marc Fortier cabinet and served as a Liberal MP for 25 years. According to Ms. Aykroyd’s obituary, she later became to retire after 30 years one of the highest- trauma.” It will also include a session on self-care for journalists. paid women in government when with all of you. I have enjoyed all aspects The event is organized by Matthew she was hired as of working for the Canadian Parliamentary Pearson, an Ottawa Citizen/Sun City Hall the secretary of the Press Gallery and I consider my time spent reporter on leave, working as the 2017 Canadian Maritime here extremely rewarding,” Mr. Fortier said Michener-Deacon Fellow for Journalism Commission. in an email to gallery members on Feb. 8. Education at Carleton. She also worked He’s also been the gallery’s artist for The CBC’s Curt Petrovich and the at the United Nations many years and designed many logos, in- Canadian Press’ Joanna Smith will speak as the secretary to cluding the one that appears on the televi- about dealing with reporting on traumatic the delegation to sion screens at the National Press Theatre, events. Mr. Petrovich was treated for PTSD Geneva that explored Lorraine Aykroyd died where press conferences are held. Mr. related to his reporting on Robert Dziekan- the law of the sea, on Feb. 8. She was Fortier has also created several beautiful ski’s death at Vancouver International Air- which later became the mom of Canadian posters for the annual press gallery dinner. port in 2007 after RCMP offi cers stunned a UN specialized actors Dan Aykroyd The gallery is run day to day by its the man multiple times with a Taser. agency dealing with and Peter Aykroyd. chief, Collin Lafrance, who takes direc- The symposium, sponsored by Carleton maritime matters. Photograph courtesy of tion from a volunteer executive board of as well as a couple journalism groups Ms. Aykroyd Trousdale Funeral Home The press gallery’s Marc Fortier will be members. and the Canadian Forum on Violence and would have turned retiring on June 1. Photograph courtesy of the Trauma, will be conducted at the Richcraft Parliamentary Press Gallery Hall atrium, which was formerly the River 100 on April 27. Skills training event for Building on campus, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Her husband, Peter Hugh Aykroyd, was he press gallery’s Marc Fortier an- Lunch and refreshments will be served, a policy adviser to former prime minister Tnounced last week that he would be journalists in Ottawa and the event is free to attend. Registration Pierre Trudeau. retiring. is online through Eventbrite. She died at home in Railton, Ont., near After 30 years, the Parliamentary Press Carleton University is hosting a free day- Kingston. Gallery’s acting manager of multimedia long conference in Ottawa Saturday, March In other sad news, the former editor of events will spend his last day on the job on 3 that Hill journalists may want to go to. Journalists must be mindful the Canadian Parliamentary Review, Gary Friday, June 1. The event, called the Trauma-Informed Levy, also died on “I would like to express my sincere rec- Journalism Symposium, is meant to teach of sexual harassment Feb. 8, at the age ognition after all these years of collabora- students and working journalists how reporting: Singh staff er of 71 after a short tion and sharing. I will keep in mind many to cover traumatic incidents and how to battle with cancer. moments and unforgettable encounters report on “people who have experienced Mr. Levy, who In the wake of a torrent of #MeToo news used to write stories on sexual columns for The harassment related Hill Times, started to Canadian poli- his career as a tics in the past few researcher at the weeks, NDP leader Library of Parlia- Jagmeet Singh’s ment. press secretary Former editor He later became James Smith is the editor of the calling into ques- of the Canadian Parliamentary Review Canadian Parlia- tion how some mentary Review, reporters are trying Gary Levy died on Feb 8. Photograph courtesy which is a publi- to get stories. cation for Parlia- “Dear media of Carleton University NDP leader Jagmeet mentarians that folks: Please be Singh’s press secretary informs them of very careful in your James Smith is calling out the activities of the federal, provincial, and approach to female journalists who he says territorial branches. staffers. I’m hearing are not reporting on sexual Mr. Levy was also a Senate clerk. about some women harassment properly. The getting pestered Hill Times photograph by to tell their stories. Schedule changes for Andrew Meade That’s really f’d up and shows you House committees don’t get it. Other hand, I’ve also seen some truly respectful reporting (mostly female Almost all of the House committees have writers),” Mr.