Ra, ra Rasputin? Make rising childcare costs a ballot CIO says ‘see ya’ to box issue, say MPs, advocates p. 7 The troubling new federal must-have campaign public accessory Van Dusen p. 5 service Civil Circles p. 4 Ode to Obhrai Tim Powers p. 6 THIRTIETH YEAR, NO. 1655 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 $5.00 News Senate ethics News MacNaughton’s resignation ‘In-depth’ Senate ethics review ‘last act’ for understanding of Congress, retiring Senator Andreychuk Capitol Hill outreach to Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk refl ects on her 26 years in the Upper Chamber, be part of including her proudest moments and the unfi nished business of ethical reform. MacNaughton’s Conservative Senator Raynell Andreychuk D.C. legacy, retired this week. She was say experts dean of the Red Chamber upon BY NEIL MOSS her retirement, having fi rst been hen David MacNaughton appointed in Wdeparts his post as Canada’s 1993, and was ambassador to the United States busy until her at the end of the month, he will last few days in be remembered for the important offi ce fi nishing links he made with Congress, say up Senate work. trade experts and politicos. The Hill Times In the midst of the precarious photograph by Sam renegotiation of NAFTA with the Garcia volatile Trump administration, Canada shifted its eyes towards Capitol Hill, under encourage- ment from Mr. MacNaughton that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) and his cabinet ought to engage with U.S. legisla- tors directly. “I do think that will be part of MacNaughton’s legacy,” said Co- BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN touches on a committee report to tions for Senators to respond fi ve-year review recommended lin Robertson, a former Canadian “signifi cantly” amend the Upper sooner. more than 22 changes to the Ethics diplomat. ust days before Raynell An- Chamber’s ethics and confl ict of As chair of the Senate Ethics and Confl ict of Interest Code for “While others appreciated it, Jdreychuk retired from the Sen- interest code, which offers sweep- Committee, its 50-page report was Senators, and also identifi ed areas he realized it was the only way ate, she was fi nishing up the fi nal ing recommendations to address Sen. Andreychuk’s “last act” after we’re going to succeed in sav- inquiry delays and create obliga- 26 years in the Red Chamber. The Continued on page 14 ing the NAFTA, we had to work around the administration,” said Mr. Robertson, who sits on the international trade deputy minis- Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 News Election 2019 call ter’s NAFTA advisory council. Mr. MacNaughton took his post at the Canadian Embassy on Shorter fall campaign anticipated by many political watchers Washington, D.C.’s iconic Penn- sylvania Avenue—a stone’s throw away from Capitol Hill—in March BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT offi cially begin, but many politi- said John Delacourt, a vice- pectation of a shorter campaign, cal observers anticipate a shorter president at Hill and Knowlton from money to the proven volatil- 2016, during the closing days of the Obama administration, but here are less than 10 weeks campaign this fall, close to the Strategies and a former commu- ity of the Canadian electorate. 36-day minimum. nications director for the Liberal “Campaigns are volatile en- the incoming Trump administra- Tleft until voters go to the polls tion would complicate his job. as scheduled on Oct. 21 and it’s “What is abundantly clear research bureau. vironments and there are hinge an open question as to when the from everything I’ve heard is that Mr. Delacourt said a combina- federal election campaign will a shorter campaign in the cards,” tion of factors are behind his ex- Continued on page 11 Continued on page 10 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 | THE HILL TIMES The People’s Party leader was also not Ms. McLachlin’s soon-to-be-released invited to a potential foreign policy debate Truth Be Told is a memoir of her 17 years put on by the Munk Debates. as chief justice and 28 years on Canada’s The Munk Debates invited the leaders top court. Heard on the Hill of the Liberals, Conservatives, NPD, and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Mr. Greens to participate in a debate. So far, the Dryden has penned Scotty, a book on his Conservatives have accepted the invitation. former coach Scotty Bowman. Together Mr. by Neil Moss The debate will take place at Toronto’s Dryden and Mr. Bowman won fi ve Stanley Roy Thompson Hall on Oct. 1., and be mod- Cups for the bleu, blanc et rouge. erated by Rudyard Griffi ths. Ms. Klein’s The Burning Case for a Green New Deal will be released on Sept. 17 and Ms. Doolittle’s Had It Coming: No national leaders at Former NDP leader What’s Fair in the Age of #MeToo, will be released on Sept. 24. Thomas Mulcair to write for Capital Pride Parade, but Postmedia Sun newspapers CBC to launch new Outspoken former NDP leader Thomas election pod with 10 Liberal MPs will attend Mulcair will take his quill to Postmedia and write for its Sun newspapers for the Rosemary Barton and looming election campaign. Prime Minister “We’re pleased to announce that Elamin Abdelmahmoud Justin Trudeau, @ThomasMulcair is joining the Sun papers pictured on as a weekly columnist, with a focus on In time for the looming federal election, Aug. 27, 2017 the election. First piece coming later this CBC The National’s host Rosemary Barton marching in week,” Toronto Sun columnist Anthony and Buzzfeed News’ Elamin Abdelmah- that year's Furey tweeted on Aug. 12. moud will host a podcast preparing Cana- Capital Pride dians for their vote. Thomas Parade, won't be “She’s got the view from the Hill. He’s Mulcair participating in got the view from the ground,” reads the has been this year's parade, show’s description. a political but 10 local Ms. Barton, a veteran Hill reporter, is commentator Liberal MPs will teaming up with Mr. Abdelmahmoud, edi- on CJAD 800 be. The Hill Times tor of news curation at Buzzfeed, to host since his Party Lines. photograph by retirement Andrew Meade from federal Party Lines, politics. The here won’t be any federal party leaders would not be participating. The parade falls hosted by Hill Times fi le Rosemary Tat the Capital Pride Parade on Aug. on the same day as the offi cial launch of photograph 25, but local Liberal MPs and other party his campaign in Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, Que. Barton and candidates will be there. Elamin Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t be at Abdelmahmoud, the parade, a spokesperson for Mr. Trudeau People’s Party ruled will premier told The Hill Times. Mr. Trudeau will be out of debates by in September. travelling on the day of the parade, Elea- Mr. Mulcair oversaw the halving of the Photograph nore Catenaro said in an email. In 2017, Mr. commission, for now NDP’s seats in the House of Commons when courtesy of Trudeau became the fi rst sitting prime minis- it went from a 95-seat offi cial opposition to a Twitter ter to march in the Capital Pride Parade. The Leaders’ Debates Commission ruled 44-seat third party after the 2015 election. In his place will be a contingent of 10 that the Liberal Party, Conservative Party, Following his departure from the House in The podcast will premiere in Septem- Ottawa-area Liberal MPs including En- NDP, Bloc Québécois, and Green Party August 2018, he became a law professor at the ber. More details will be released later, Mr. vironment Minister Catherine McKenna, have met the requirements to receive de- Université de Montréal. Mr. Mulcair is also a Abdelmahmoud wrote on Twitter. MPs Chandra Arya, Francis Drouin, Greg bate invites, but the People’s Party has not. political analyst on Montreal’s CJAD 800. “This will also be a pod of me trying to Fergus, Mona Fortier, Andrew Leslie, Steve Former governor general David John- He has been critical of NDP Leader be as cool as [Elamin Abdelmahmoud],” MacKinnon, Karen McCrimmon, David ston, the debates commissioner, has not Jagmeet Singh for the delay in him earn- Ms. Barton wrote on Twitter on Aug. 8, who McGuinty, and Anita Vandenbeld. made his decision if Maxime Bernier’s ing a seat in the House of Commons and tweeted earlier last week that she hosted Mr. Trudeau participated in the Van- People’s Party will be able to participate in suggested on CTV’s Power Play that if The National in shorts. couver Pride Parade on Aug. 4, alongside the Oct. 7 and Oct. 10 English- and French- Mr. Singh lost his byelection it would be Vancouver-area cabinet ministers and MPs, language debates, according to a press “extremely diffi cult” for him to remain as as well as NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and release. leader of the party. Public Safety director Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. A party meets Mr. Singh will not participate in the the requirements general John Davies to Ottawa parade, nor will Ms. May. Their for a debate if David Adams Richards, spokespeople told The Hill Times that they it meets two of Beverley McLachlin, Ken become executive director were both unable to attend. three criteria: the Mr. Singh’s spokesperson noted that he party has an MP Dryden penned non-fi ction of upstart spy watchdog had participated in the parade in Vancou- who was elected ver, as well as in Burnaby, B.C., Toronto, as a member of books to watch for this fall John Davies was appointed by Prime and Montreal.