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Gallery after 30 years He was making reference to Justin Friends star admits he Bieber’s 2015 hit song Sorry. Parliamentary Press Gallery beat up Trudeau technical Books, books, books, So let’s get this straight; Justin Trudeau services was able to beat Patrick Brazeau in a box- including one from GG coordinator ing match, but he got beat up by the guy Normand who played Chandler on Friends? Johnston Gagnon is To Mr. Trudeau’s credit, it happened retiring this when he was a kid, and he was double- Gov. Gen. week after 30 teamed by other kids who were older and, David years with the assumingly, bigger than him. Johnston organization. This revelation came last week during an has co- Photograph episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live from guest written a courtesy of Matthew Perry, the now-famous actor who new book. Normand spent much of his childhood in Ottawa. The Hill Times Gagnon Mr. Perry told Jimmy Kimmel that he was photograph by reminded by a friend of how when they were Jake Wright in Grade 5, and Mr. Trudeau was a few years younger in the same school, they roughed up the boy who was the son of then prime We got bunch of new books sent to us minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. last week, and ones that people around Ot- ormand Gagnon, coordinator of tech- “We actually beat up Justin Trudeau,” Mr. Mr. Gagnon’s retirement party is being tawa tend to like, including one co-written nical services for the Parliamentary Perry said on the show, prompting laughter N held on Thursday, March 23, at 3 Brewers at by Gov. Gen. David Johnston. Press Gallery, is retiring this week after 30 from the audience and Mr. Kimmel. 240 Sparks St. in Ottawa, starting at 6 p.m. Mr. Johnston and Tom Jenkins, chair of years with the offi ce. “Why?” the host asked back. OpenText, have written a book coming out His last day on the job is March 23, one “I don’t know,” Mr. Perry replied. “We both on March 28 called Ingenuous: How Cana- day after the federal budget comes down. Harper to speak at beat him up. I think he was excelling in a sport dian Innovators made the World Smarter, “I was hoping for a smooth week before that we weren’t as … so it was pure jealousy.” American/Israeli Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier I left; it’s not going to happen with the Mr. Perry’s mother, Suzanne Perry, was and Happier. It’s 232 pages, and the title only budget,” he joked, adding that he’s actually a press secretary to prime minister Pierre conference takes up a few of them (zing). But seriously, “happy to have that as an activity—my last Trudeau. it’s sure to be great reading, outlining several big event.” Mr. Kimmel asked, “Don’t they have Secret Canadian innovations such as the telephone He must’ve done something right, because Stephen Service there protecting the children of their and its later incarnation, the BlackBerry. he’s retiring at the age of 55, just like they used Harper will prime ministers? Because that would never Old-school things like canoes, dogsleds, and to say was possible in that commercial. be speaking happen with Barron Trump (son of U.S. Presi- snowshoes are also featured. It’s published Mr. Gagnon said he might continue to at a pro-Israel dent Donald Trump). you’d be in the stockade by Signal/McClelland & Stewart. do some work on a case-by-case basis, but event in right now. you’d be in Russia somewhere.” Among the other books to look for are: “on my own terms.” But mostly, he wants to Washington, Mr. Perry went on to say he doesn’t have Democracy Rising: Politics and Participation travel around the world, spend time at his D.C., this contact with Mr. Trudeau nowadays, and, “I in Canada (Dundurn) by Bill Freeman and cottage, and get more involved with local month. The feel shame. I don’t want to think about it.” due out March 25; The Daunting Enterprise theatre groups. Hill Times The Prime Minister’s Offi ce was not of the Law: Essays in Honour of Harry W. The affable Mr. Gagnon started with the photograph by being any fun last week and declined to Arthurs (McGill-Queen’s University Press) press gallery in 1987 as a clerk. He worked Andrew Meade comment on Mr. Perry’s comments. edited by Simon Archer, Daniel Drache, his way into positions such as foyer and Peer Zumbansen and already released coodinator and senior multimedia techni- Will the real Justin please this month; and Down Inside: Thirty Years cian before coming into his current role. in Canada’s Prison Service (Goose Lane) by He was a clerk for CBC/Radio-Canada Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper stand up and say ‘sorry?’ Robert Clark, to be available May 16. for six years before joining the press gal- is among those scheduled to address the We also got one called Direct Action: lery. This predated the gallery’s use of any American Israel Public Affairs Commit- Guy Caron Protest and the Reinvention of American kind electronic system for distributing tee’s policy conference in Washington, had a funny Radicalism (Verso) by L.A. Kauffman, press releases, and Mr. Gagnon recalled D.C., this month. line about which doesn’t seem to have much to do how he used walk over to the gallery offi ce Mr. Harper tweeted last week, “Look- the two with Canada, but still might be pretty good. to collect press releases for CBC reporters. ing forward to this year’s @AIPAC Policy famous This one’s been out since February. It was during this time he became friends Conference!” Canadian with people like Terry Guillon and John Among the other featured speakers at Justins Waterfi eld, both working for the gallery this event will be U.S. Vice-President Mike during the Former reporter O’Neil at the time, which led to Mr. Gagnon’s Pence, U.S. Ambassador to the United fi rst NDP employment there. Nations Nikki Haley, Republican Majority leadership lands at Privy Council Offi ce Mr. Gagnon said he and Mr. Guillon, Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, Re- debate. The who soon became gallery chief, used talk a publican House Speaker Paul Ryan, and Hill Times Well that was a quick bounce-back. lot about the changing technology land- Democratic Minority House Leader Nancy photograph by Just last month, Peter O’Neil left his job scape and how they could use that to better Pelosi. Jake Wright as Hill reporter with the Vancouver Sun serve journalists. This resulted in use of U.S. President Donald Trump, then after almost 30 years with the newspaper or faxes for press releases, and eventually the running for the Republican presidential its parent companies, Postmedia Network email distribution that exists now, as well nomination, and Hillary Clinton, running and, before that, Canwest Global. He took a making audio recordings of press confer- to be the Democratic presidential nominee, buyout, like many with Postmedia have been ences, among other things. were among those who addressed this There wasn’t a lot of juicy zingers from doing amid that company’s fi nancial issues. He said he has many fond memories of conference last year. the fi rst NDP leadership candidates’ debate That might have been a real good deci- his time at the press gallery, including vis- The website for this conference de- on March 12, but we’ll give Guy Caron sion. Turns out, there was a job waiting for its to Canada by international fi gures such scribes itself as “the largest gathering of some credit for setting off the laugh track him at the Privy Council Offi ce. An offi cial as Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. America’s pro-Israel community.” It is hap- at one point. there confi rmed he started March 13 and But perhaps even more important than pening March 26 to 28. Mr. Caron predicted Prime Minister is doing some speechwriting and other that, he said, is the 28 times he served as A spokesperson for the conference said Justin Trudeau, before the 2019, “will be support for Democratic Institutions Minis- Santa Claus at the annual Christmas party last week that a schedule for when Mr. quoting another famous Canadian Justin. ter Karina Gould. the gallery hosts on the Hill for members Harper and others would be speaking was He will tell progressives, ‘Is it too late to [email protected] and their children. not yet available. say sorry?’ ” The Hill Times T:10.375” T:13.5”

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In the West, Norway leads with 100,000 plug-in cars and plans to phase out conven- tional vehicles altogether by 2025. Several are pipelines a political pipe dream? European and Latin American cities have banned gas-powered vehicles from down- Even the industry can see town on weekends, or on specifi c days. In recent months, a number the writing on the wall and Canada’s efforts are token, by contrast, is making alternate plans, with an estimated 30,000 electric vehicles of energy multinationals investments in renewables. already on the road and spotty government Apart from the Trump blip, support for the nascent industry. Ontario have withdrawn investment so is much of the developed provides incentives up to $14,000 to electric from Alberta in favour of world. As too often happens, vehicle purchasers and Quebec wants 3.5 Canada, now led by Prime per cent of cars to be electric by 2019, ris- cheaper, more accessible Minister Justin Trudeau, ing to 15 per cent by 2025. pictured with U.S. President The federal government is spending sources of shale oil Donald Trump at the White $7-million to build advanced charging House on Feb. 13, sits on stations across the country—more pilot elsewhere, mostly in Texas. the sidelines and lets others project than transformative policy, and one Exxon Mobil wrote off 3.5 take the risks—and reap the that pales beside the millions in subsidies rewards. Photo courtesy of Donald that still fl ow to the oil and gas industry. billion barrels of oilsands Trump’s Twitter Not that oilsands production is expected to stop overnight. Instead, it is projected assets to Canadian Natural to expand until 2030, although at a slower pace than projected. Too much has been Resources, a domestic invested in Fort McMurray mega-projects across the Prairies to Lake Superior, in environmental and landowner resistance for major oil companies to walk away, and, company. Conoco Phillips Wisconsin, and on to Chicago, the Gulf in the U.S. and only lukewarm political once they are built, day-to-day operating is cutting 1.2 million barrels states and the eastern seaboard. The more support in Canada. After all, it would not costs are relatively low. And some Cana- controversial is Kinder Morgan’s $7.4-bil- “get Alberta oil to tidewater” which has be- dian companies are still planning smaller- from its Canadian portfolio. lion twinning of an existing pipeline from come a mantra for pro-pipeline forces. The scale projects. the oilsands, through British Columbia ambitious Energy East, which would take The key political and economic question to Vancouver harbour, with construction Alberta oil all the way to Saint John, N.B., is this: what happens after that? Although expected in the fall. Since then, the election also faces opposition in Quebec and may less crude and clumsy than Trump, neither of Donald Trump had led to the revival of not be needed for decades to come, if ever. Notley, nor Trudeau—and almost none of Trans Canada’s $8-billion Keystone XL That said, with the election of Donald the Conservative leadership candidates— pipeline, intended to run south through Al- Trump, global progress towards a sustain- seem any more inclined to hasten the berta to hook up with existing pipe leading able future could be seriously stalled. inevitable transition to a cleaner, greener to Gulf coast refi neries in Texas. Last week, for instance, the president energy sector. But is there going to be enough oil to fi ll announced a weakening of fuel emissions As Notley told the Texas conference: “I two, never mind three enormously expen- standards after a decade of steady move- feel pretty confi dent that the oilsands has sive pipelines? ment towards less polluting cars. He has the ability to remain a competitive, reli- Susan Riley Not in the short term. In recent months, also promised to revive the coal industry, able, progressive producer and supplier to a number of energy multinationals have revoke environmental protections for the many years to come.” Trudeau has pre- Impolitic withdrawn investment from Alberta in Great Lakes and undo many green mea- dicted the oilsands will still be producing favour of cheaper, more accessible sources sures pioneered by Barack Obama. jobs and petroleum-based products in 100 ATINEAU, QUE.—It is odd the way of shale oil elsewhere, mostly in Texas. His new Environmental Protection Agen- years. Both have embraced carbon pricing, GCanadian politicians—notably Prime Exxon Mobil wrote off 3.5 billion barrels cy chief, Scott Pruitt, is a climate change but they send a contradictory message: Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Pre- of oilsands assets to Canadian Natural skeptic and an enemy of government regu- build those pipelines, keep those oil subsi- mier Rachel Notley—continue to promote Resources, a domestic company. Conoco lation. On the other hand, Trump’s secretary dies fl owing and pretend the Paris climate oil pipelines as a key to economic prosper- Phillips is cutting 1.2 million barrels from of defence, James Mattis, is on the record as targets are still within reach. ity. It’s odd, because that isn’t the way the its Canadian portfolio. regarding climate change as a potential se- The truth is that no one knows what is market appears to be going, not now and And Royal Dutch Shell, the world’s sec- curity threat to the U.S. Ultimately, Trump’s going to happen to the price of oil, or the possibly not in the future, either. ond largest oil company, has agreed to sell climate policy may waver, depending on future of oil. However, we appear close to At a key energy conference in Texas last off the rest of its carbon-heavy Canadian who he spoke with last. another tipping point, between embracing week, Enbridge CEO Al Monaco, speaking oilsands properties for $8.5-billion. At the Meanwhile, many states, notably a low-emissions future—not only rhetori- for the continent’s largest pipeline com- same time, it is increasing its investment California, will continue to defend fuel cally, but with tough-minded policy—or pany, said Canada needs only two export in renewables to $1-billion by the end of emissions standards. Several large cities in living on the fumes of a dying industry. It is pipelines at least until the middle of the the decade and tying executive bonuses to the U.S. have recently agreed to electrify the second course that Trudeau, Notley and next decade. Collapsing oil prices have led emissions reductions. The Norwegian com- their municipal fl eets, purchasing up to $10 most federal Conservatives have taken. major oil producers to scale back expan- pany, Statoil, has also joined the exodus million worth of electric street-sweepers, This isn’t leadership, this is wishful sion plans in the oilsands, home to some and is promising to direct 15 to 20 per cent garbage trucks and police cars. thinking. Even the industry can see the of the heaviest, most polluting and most of total spending to renewables by 2030. Around the world, too, electric vehicles writing on the wall and is making alternate expensive-to-refi ne product in the world. These investments may be proportion- are making halting inroads. China is water- plans, investments in renewables. Apart At $100-$140 per barrel of oil, the mega- ately small but they suggest that oil compa- ing down original targets, but still aims to from the Trump blip, so is much of the projects around Fort McMurray made ny executives know which way the political have electric cars compose eight per cent developed world. economic sense. At $50 a barrel, or less, wind is blowing. That also explains support of its 2019 fl eet—a small percentage, but a As too often happens, Canada sits they don’t. for the Paris agreement on climate change lot of vehicles. China already has 600,000 on the sidelines and lets others take the Canada, of course, has recently ap- from the heads of Exxon Mobil, Conoco electric cars on the roads and smog-choked risks—and reap the rewards. proved two new pipeline projects. One is Phillips, and other oil giants. Beijing has recently announced plans to Susan Riley is a veteran political colum- the $7.5-billion expansion of Enbridge’s In this scenario, the most vulnerable replace all 70,000 city taxis with electric nist who writes regularly for The Hill Times. Line 3, which will bring Alberta product pipelines are Keystone, which still faces vehicles in coming years. The Hill Times

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Morneau begins his address to ‘A budget bill is the the House. This week, the 2017 This year, a lockup is happen- blueprint of what a federal budget and ing for MPs and their staff at the subsequent budget Sir John A. Macdonald Building government’s real implementation bill at 144 Wellington St. Senators will be introduced in and other federal officials will be values and priorities the House by Finance attending lockups in the Valour Minister Bill Morneau. Building at 151 Sparks St. are,’ says NDP He will deliver a At the newly renovated Welling- speech going over ton Building at 180 Wellington St., Murray Rankin. the broad economic there will be provincial officials, as picture, and that well as tax and legal professionals kicks off an average holed up going over the budget. By Rachel Aiello four days of debate At the Department of Fi- in the House. The Hill nance’s headquarters at 90 Elgin Budget day is coming, and Times photograph by St., a lockup will be held for staff opposition parties are ready to Jake Wright of the 1-800-O’Canada call centre. pounce. The Conservatives will External stakeholders and lob- be on guard for signs of fiscal ir- byists will be spending their day in responsibility and new taxes from the Centre Block Reading Room, the Liberal government, while the and then will move across the hall NDP will be assessing whether to the Railway Room to speak with the government’s spending plans media after the embargo is lifted. matches its rhetoric. Media will be spending the On Wednesday, March 22, the day at the Shaw Centre, at 55 2017 federal budget and subse- Colonel By Dr., along with a quent budget implementation bill number of Department of Finance will be introduced in the House officials, ministerial staff, and by Finance Minister Bill Morneau other experts brought in as guests (Toronto Centre, Ont.). He will of reporters. deliver a speech going over the Logistically speaking, it’s the broad economic picture, which biggest annual event for the Par- kicks off an average four days last six months, and the unem- ting briefed on their files. But Mr. liamentary Press Gallery, which of debate in the House. As of ployment rate going from seven Rankin said, given the party’s Rundown of the budget coordinates with Finance Canada the end of the last week, debate per cent to 6.6 per cent, as key fewer speaking slots in the House, day lockups happening officials for weeks in advance to was scheduled for all day Thurs- elements of the government’s they will have to be strategic pull it off. day and possibly continuing on economic record so far. when it comes to deciding their around Ottawa: Following budget day, it’s been Friday. Ms. Petitpas Taylor said the debate roster. Ahead of the budget’s on common practice for cabinet “A budget bill is the blueprint budget will include “smart, “It really has to be a multi- March 22 in Ottawa, there will ministers to fan out across the of what a government’s real val- targeted investments to support pronged perspective on how we be lockups for politicians, stake- country to sell the budget, and for ues and priorities are. Leave all Canadians,” and in the debate on address the budget. If there are holders, and media happening ministers and the prime minister the rhetoric and posturing aside. the budget bill, Liberals will be things that we support, we want throughout the Parliamentary to make a round of high-profile In that famous Jerry Maguire highlighting both work already to say so. If there are things where Precinct, where, stripped of their media appearances as well. quote from the movie, ‘show me done, and how the 2017 budget they’ve let us down, we’ll certainly cellphones and internet connec- Ms. Petitpas Taylor said plans the money,’” NDP House Leader supports those initiatives in the say that as well,” said Mr. Rankin. tions, they will have nearly the are underway for another post- Murray Rankin (Victoria, B.C.) future. “There will be a lot of debate whole day to sift through the few budget tour this year, but wasn’t told The Hill Times. “This is when As the Mr. Morneau’s parlia- in the House, and, yes, the critics hundred pages of spending and able to provide further details. a government tells us what its mentary secretary, her role will will be plugging in from their policy plans before the embargo [email protected] real values and priorities are.” be to help usher the budget bill perspectives, so we’ll get the is lifted at 4 p.m. EST, and Mr. The Hill Times He said what’s at stake for the through the Commons by filling richness, if I can call it that, of the government, in this second bud- in for Mr. Morneau in the House response.” get of its mandate, is no less than or in interviews when he’s not Mr. Deltell—who said he’s no “their reputation.” available, as well as liaising with rookie to budget lockups after cov- Status of government bills The fall economic update caucus members. All Liberal ering around 20 between his time predicted that the federal gov- MPs and cabinet ministers will as a journalist, a legislator in Que- House of Commons • C-34, An Act to amend the Public Service Labour ernment would run a deficit of • S-2, Strengthening Motor Vehicle Safety for Relations Act and other Acts (second reading) be counted on to sell the merits bec’s National Assembly, and now Canadians Act (second reading) • C-36, An Act to amend the Statistics Act $25.1-billion in the 2016-2017 fis- of the budget in the House and as a federal MP since 2015—said • C-5, An Act to Repeal Division 20 of Part 3 of the (committee) cal year, followed by a $27.8-bil- across the country. he’s also keeping an eye out for Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1 (second • C-38, An Act to amend an Act to amend the lion deficit in 2017-18 and a The Conservatives say where the Liberals land on things reading) Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in $25.9-billion deficit in 2018-19 they will be putting pressure on they’ve committed to, such as not • C-7, An Act to Amend the Public Service Labour persons) (second reading) and Finance Canada has released the government to ensure no taxing health and dental benefits. Relations Act, Public Service Labour Relations • C-39, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and Employment Board Act, and others (RCMP (unconstitutional provisions) (second reading) numbers that show the country additional taxes are incurred for While Prime Minister Justin union bill) (consideration of amendments made could run deficits through the Canadians, that taxes are lowered Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) had by the Senate) Senate 2050s. • C-12, An Act to Amend the Canadian Forces for businesses, and that a plan is pledged that the budget wouldn’t • S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination Members and Veterans Re-establishment and “This is a critically important put forth for the government to include a new tax on these insur- of sex-based inequities in registration) Compensation Act (second reading) budget. A new government gets to get back to a balanced budget as ance benefits, the Liberal caucus (committee) • C-17, An Act to amend the Yukon Environmental blame the last government only • S-5, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act and the soon as possible. voted against a motion from the and Socio-economic Assessment Act (second Non-smokers’ Health Act (committee) so long,” said Mr. Rankin. “There’s “Unfortunately, right now, Conservatives calling for the reading) • C-4, An Act to Amend the Canada Labour Code, a whole lot of promises that the the Liberals are spending like government to abandon its plans • C-21, An Act to amend the Customs Act (second Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations government has made, and we’ll reading) a teenager who got the keys to to do so. Act, Public Service Labour Relations Act, and see in this budget, to a large mea- the house for the weekend,” said “Can one assume that, there- • C-22, National Security and Intelligence Income Tax Act (third reading) Committee of Parliamentarians Act (report stage) sure, whether they are going to be Conservative finance critic Gé- fore, we have a right to expect • C-6, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act (third keeping those promises or not.” rard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, the budget will contain specif- • C-23, Preclearance Act (committee) reading) Liberal MP Ginette Petitpas Que.) “On Wednesday, we will see ics to implement the things that • C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and the • C-16, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Taylor (Moncton-Riverview- the big picture of that.” they’ve said that they would sup- Financial Administration Act (second reading) Rights Act and the Criminal Code (committee) Dieppe, N.B.), parliamentary sec- Each one of the Conservative port, or is that just throwaway?” • C-25, An Act to amend the Canada Business • C-18, An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban retary to Mr. Morneau, said: “Our Corporations Act, Canada Cooperatives Act, Park Act, Parks Canada Agency Act, and Canada critics is making plans to go over said Mr. Rankin, noting that the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and National Parks Act (second reading) government has been very clear, Competition Act (committee) their area of expertise in the bud- Liberals have voted in favour of • C-30, Canada-European Union Comprehensive with respect to our plan, and get on Wednesday, and prepare some NDP motions, including • C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation our plan is to help middle-class responses and debate notes based around tax loopholes and CEO Standards Act, 1985 (second reading) Act (committee) Canadians and those who are on that. Similarly, all 14 of the deductions on stock options. • C-28, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim • C-31, Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement working hard to join it. In budget Conservative leadership candi- “What does it mean when the surcharge) (second reading) Implementation Act (committee) 2017, we are going to continue on dates are expected to offer their government votes in favour of a • C-32, An Act related to the repeal of section 159 • C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and that plan.” of the Criminal Code (second reading) Substances Act (committee) perspectives, too. motion that contains very spe- • C-33, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act She cited the creation of The New Democrats will also cific initiatives? ... Does it mean (second reading) 220,000 jobs created over the have each critic in lockups get- anything at all?”

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E ditorial Letters to the Editor Sen. Meredith author of his Kitts should lobby federal own demise in Senate government, Canadian Taxpayers n paper, Don Meredith, “Senator Meredith drew upon his Federation to empower Canada O52, seemed like a great Senate ap- weight, prestige and notability of his pointment back in 2010: an ordained office, as well as his relative position of Revenue Agency to recover billions minister who helped youth involved with power as a much older adult, to lure or gangs and guns in Toronto, urban, a man attract Ms. M, a teenager who, by virtue t might prove a better use of Ottawa of world-class health care to all Canadi- of colour, and well-spoken. He was also of her age, was necessarily vulnerable,” IHospital CEO Jack Kitts’ fundraising ans. It is not too late to soundly reject the the unsuccessful Conservative candidate Ms. Ricard stated said in her report. “He energy to lobby the federal government sort of “rugged individualist” mythology in the 2008 by-election in Toronto Cen- exploited Ms. M and the power imbalance and influential bodies like the Canadian that leaves millions of Americans without tre, so prime minister Stephen Harper between them.” Taxpayers Federation to empower the care and threatens the same here. appointed him to the Senate in 2010, “Senator Meredith made promises and Canada Revenue Agency to recover the Beyond that, it seems that lower- but in 2015, he was expelled from the suggestions to Ms. M that would draw on billions of tax dollars lost annually to ing Canada’s corporate tax rate hasn’t Conservative caucus after The Toronto the resources, weight and authority of his offshore tax havens. In a similar vein, Mr. stemmed the outward flow of jobs or Star reported allegations that he had a office as senator, as well as his external Kitts might encourage the federal govern- improved the lot of working people. Quite two-year affair with a teenager who was professional connections apart from that ment to impose a one per cent transac- the contrary. Therefore, Mr. Kitts should 16 years old when the affair started. It office, to promote, assist and advance Ms. tion tax on activities in Canada’s stock direct his attention to the sharks, the min- took two years to complete her report, but M and members of her family,” Ms. Ricard market. nows have little to give. two weeks ago, Senate ethics officer Lyse wrote. Success in these ventures would gener- Morgan Duchesney Ricard ruled that Sen. Meredith had vio- Sen. Meredith has apologized publicly ate ample funds and ensure the provision Ottawa, Ont. lated the ethics of the Senate and failed to numerous times and said he has “engaged uphold the “highest standards of dignity in continuous prayers of repentance,” inherent to the position of Senator.” She but he also last week told The Canadian said he had acted in a way that could Press that he believes he’s been a victim damage the Senate and that he improp- of racism ever since the allegations were North Korea’s nuclear threat erly used his position as a Senator. reported in 2015. He said individuals of In her report, she stated Sen. Meredith colour rise like himself, but are some- had sexual relations with the unidentified how taken down, either by “self-inflicted directed against its own people, woman once before she turned 18 and or orchestrated.” Said Sen. Meredith: twice after she turned 18. In the report, “Absolutely, racism has played a role in says Ottawa reader Sen. Meredith acknowledged the sexual this. This is nothing new to me. There is relations but said it only happened after always a double standard that exists in e: “The maniac of Pyongyang,” (The unhappy place on the Earth. Its people she turned 18. this country.” RHill Times, Feb. 20, by Gwynne Dyer). are seething with discontent against the Initially, Sen. Meredith argued the Senators are now calling for his resig- Mr. Dyer writes: “Why can’t the rest of the tyrannical regime of King Jong-un. Such Senate had no business investigating his nation. Sen. Meredith is refusing to do so. world believe that North Korea is doing a tyrannical regime can only survive as behaviour since it had nothing to do with The Senate Ethics Committee is supposed this in order to deter an American nuclear long as it can terrorize its own people. the business of the Senate. The Ottawa to deliver its report on March 28. attack? North Koreans have lived 65 Kim Jong-un seems to believe in Roman Police investigated, but later dropped Sen. Meredith has acted inappropri- years with the knowledge that the United tyrant Caligula’s dictum: “Let them hate, its investigation. Sen. Meredith met the ately as a Senator because he apparently States could do that whenever it wanted, as long as they fear.” young woman at a Black History Month used his power and influence as a federal and it is not maniacal to take out a little Paranoia of Kim Jong-un is evidenced event in 2013 in his capacity as a respect- lawmaker for sexual purposes. This is insurance against it.” by the recent assassination of his half able Senator and he later wrote a letter against not only the Senate’s code of eth- But he seems not to realize that the brother who never posed any threat to of reference for her application for a par- ics, but unbecoming of a federal public United States was never in a position to his regime and yet the regime eliminated liamentary internship program. He made officer holder and, in the end, he has only attack North Korea with nuclear weap- him. Similarly, if any part of North Korea it the Senate’s business. himself to blame and no one else. ons. If it could to do so, it would have dared to revolt against him, Kim Jong- done it to destroy North Korea during un would not hesitate to drop a nuclear the Korean War. It was one thing to bomb on his own people. drop atomic bombs on Japan during the Survival is the key to any tyrannical Second World War, it is another to attack regime. This is why it is highly unlikely North Korea with nuclear bombs. This that Kim Jong-un will dare to attack the would have completely destroyed any United States with long-range missiles hope of normalization of relations with carrying nuclear warheads, as this would China and would have turned the Cold mean total destruction of North Korea War into a real one with the Soviet Union, in a retaliatory U.S. nuclear strike. Kim which was a close ally of China. Jong-un may be a tyrant, but he is not Mr. Dyer also fails to realize that a maniac. In fact, he is using the world China will never allow the United States condemnation to tighten his grip on his to attack North Korea with nuclear weap- unfortunate people. ons in the same way the United States So, what should the United States do? will never allow Russia to attack Canada. At best, it should ignore North Korea North Korea is a virtual protectorate of while providing necessities of life for its China and China will never allow the deprived people. It is in the U.S. inter- United States or Japan to attack it, even est to provide aid to the people of North with conventional weapons. However, Korea while condemning Kim Jong-un’s China will never allow North Korea to human rights violations. attack the U.S. or Japan, who are China’s As for bribing the North Korean biggest trading partners. North Korea un- regime, it will not work as the regime is derstands this very well. So why is North bent upon intimidating its own people Korea exploding nuclear weapons? with its military prowess. The short answer is to scare its own Mahmood Elahi restless people. North Korea is the most Ottawa, Ont.

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Siegel was deeply involved in the nomination which prompted Politics at its worst in political parties my departure from politics. He oversaw a decision to count 500 unsigned ballots that had not implications for all political par- candidacy was green lighted, been initialed by the returning Retroactive cutoffs, and green light committees ties in Canada. surprised everyone by winning the officer. The membership system in We saw from afar, via leaked nomination. the party offices was so ‘over- with no public transparency or accountability, Democratic National Committee By any standards, former PMO loaded’ that, just before midnight, turn voters off. More important, they turn emails, to what lengths party of- staffer Mary Ng, and former Que- an official deleted 378 eligible ficials were willing to go to tilt the bec provincial minister Yolande Liberals from the voting list. party members off. As a volunteer, if you are process in favour of the preferred James would both have been Party officials wanted to ensure choice of the establishment. excellent candidates. They are the nomination of my opponent, not allowed to participate in a nomination, you The dubiousness of the DNC young, articulate and reflect the who was the leader’s choice. decision to marginalize Bernie diversity of Canada’s population. I was not the only one who may just take a pass on an election too. Sanders played out in the elec- But party meddling handed exited Parliament under a cloud. tion. The insider rebuff of Sanders them a poisoned chalice. Rigged nominations across the Wednesday say it is the first time played into the hands of Donald In Ng’s case, the party ap- country ultimately poisoned the in history that the NDP has pre- Trump, who won the election, in proved a retroactive voting pro- volunteer base. Many diehard vented someone from running for part, because of Democratic hubris. cess resulting in the disallowance Liberals dropped out of the party the leadership. Similar warning signs surfaced of 1,500 memberships sold by her and two million of them stayed Brian Graff, a former Liberal in recent Liberal Party decisions chief opponent. home when Prime Minister Paul who joined the party last August, involving byelection nominations. Ng’s obvious talents may help Martin lost the election to Con- was informed in late December Decisions were made which her overcome the rocky begin- servative Stephen Harper. that he could not be a candidate. served to tilt the nomination pro- ning of a controversial nomina- Thanks to the NDP complaint, He was given 48 hours to appeal cess in the races to replace outgo- tion victory two weeks ago. But the courts may ultimately decide the decision. ing ministers, John McCallum and party actions in both nominations that political parties need to estab- Sheila Copps His appeal was dismissed with- Stéphane Dion. Notwithstanding have soured volunteers. lish rigorous, transparent processes Copps’ Corner out any “reasons, explanation or public protestations to the contrary, The moves provoked a hot de- so their decisions are not just seen basis for their decision” according non-transparent internal steps bate among Liberals. Jack Siegel, to be arbitrary or biased. to court documents. Graff’s lawyer, were taken that served to benefit former co-chair of the Liberal Retroactive cutoffs, and green TTAWA—Politics is at its Nader Hasan, applied for a judicial party-preferred candidates, facing constitutional and legal affairs light committees with no public Oworst in political parties. review, complaining that the inter- tough nomination battles. committee.defended the party on transparency or accountability, Internal decisions are usually nal appeal process was flawed. In one case, the meddling back- his Facebook page. He claimed turn voters off. made in secret with little recourse He told The Globe and Mail that fired. The popular mayor of St. Lau- “the Liberal Party has had retro- More important, they turn par- to the rules of due process that ap- while political parties have the right rent, Alan DeSousa, was deemed active blind cut-offs for close to ty members off. As a volunteer, if ply to normal business decisions. to choose their nominees “We’re ineligible to run by the party’s 25 years,” using it as a means to you are not allowed to participate That may change, as a dis- saying that, if they want to vet out vetting committee. That move prevent “dumping thousands of in a nomination, you may just gruntled New Democrat took his people, they at least have to respect ostensibly paving the way for party forms at the deadline, keeping take a pass on an election. case to the courts last week after basic principles of procedural fair- favourite and former provincial their signups secret and over- Sheila Copps is a former Jean his party would not allow him to ness in a transparent and open way.” minister Yolande James. Instead, loading the party’s membership Chrétien-era cabinet minister and run for the leadership. If the courts rule in Graff’s DeSousa’s 26-year-old assistant, systems with the flood of forms, a former deputy prime minister. Court documents filed last favour, it could have wide-ranging Emmanuella Lambropoulos, whose all in urgent need of inputting.” The Hill Times

Speak to the hand: The most blatant populist The real populist question wannabe, of course, is Conservative known as “populism,” political take on the role of populist cham- leadership candidate Do we have a observers in this country keep pion and thus exploit for political Kellie Leitch, whose asking the wrong question. gain any resentment that might campaign strategy politician in this In the editorial pages of news- be percolating in our Dominion? can be described papers, in magazine articles, on TV Certainly some are trying to as a continuous country who can public affairs shows, journalists, go that route. diatribe against the take on the role of academics, and pundits keep won- The most blatant populist ‘elites,’ writes Gerry dering aloud if populism could ever wannabe, of course, is Conserva- Nicholls. The Hill populist champion take root here in Canada. tive leadership candidate Kellie Times photograph by That’s the wrong question Leitch, whose campaign strategy Jake Wright and thus exploit for to ask because the answer is so can be described as a continuous painfully obvious: yes, populism diatribe against the “elites.” political gain any can take root in Canada; in fact its And while Leitch is pushing resentment that might roots here are deep and ancient. populism from the right, it looks Check your history books; such like NDP leadership candidate Niki be percolating in our erstwhile Canadian political parties Ashton will push it from the left. as Social Credit, the Co-operative Indeed, when announcing her After all, how can you fix a So maybe he can mobilize Dominion? Certainly Commonwealth Federation, the candidacy, Ashton sounded quite broken system, if you’re part of populist sentiment. United Farmers of Ontario, and “Leitch-like” when she declared, the broken system? Or maybe not. some are trying to go most recently, the Reformers, were “We need strong leadership to This is why Donald Trump could Even though some of all more or less populist. stand up to the elites in Canada successfully play the populist card. O’Leary’s language does have a that route. Also, the late Rob Ford, former and the elite politics … that are As a “citizen politician,” who had nev- fiery populist tinge to it, unlike mayor of Toronto, was cut from holding us back.” er before held elected office, Trump Trump, he is not overtly advertis- populist cloth. Even Prime Minister Justin could cast himself as the ultimate ing himself as an anti-establish- The fact is populism can thrive Trudeau is a dabbling a bit in outsider, which gave authenticity to ment figure. in any country at any time, since populist rhetoric. his “Drain the Swamp” rallying cry. In other words, the politicians all it takes for it to flourish is a Consider how he recently told Anyway, getting back to Cana- in Canada who have the will to healthy dose of that age-old hu- the media that “unless we make da, it will be hard for either Leitch be populist leaders may lack the man emotion we call resentment. significant changes around who or Ashton, to claim “outsider” credibility, while those with the Simply put, people are open gets the benefit of economic status since both are established credibility, may lack the will. to populist appeals whenever growth—unless we’re much better Ottawa politicians; Leitch was And if populist sentiment can’t they perceive that the established at including everyone in the suc- even a one-time cabinet minister. find a voice, then it won’t influ- economic and political powers cess of the country—then people This can’t help but tarnish ence the system. Gerry Nicholls are ignoring their concerns and will start to lash out.” their populist credentials. Let’s hope that doesn’t cause On the other hand, one Con- more resentment. Post-Partisan Pundit anxieties; and that perception is But while talking like a popu- always present. list is easy, being taken seriously servative leadership candidate Gerry Nicholls is a communi- So here’s a more pertinent as one is difficult. who can legitimately play up the cations consultant. AKVILLE, ONT.—When it question to ponder: Do we have a For one thing, it helps a lot if outsider theme is businessman www.gerrynicholls.com Ocomes to the phenomenon politician in this country who can you’re an outsider. and TV celebrity, Kevin O’Leary. The Hill Times 10 MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES opinion

secondly such action would most probably cause the suspect to go elsewhere for support, thus intro- Mr. Big tactic should be allowed, ducing a dangerous unknown into a legitimate investigation. A good agent seems real and supportive to the suspect and is a valuable especially in terrorism cases source of intelligence/evidence as to the designs of a terrorist. That evidence in turn can be used to Everyone in Canada should abide by in which a suspected criminal is and the evidence gained through it, charge the suspect and bring the led to believe that a large illegal were in fact admissible in court. As matter to court. our laws and everyone who transgresses (yet fi ctitious) outfi t wants him to a result, the trial of Ismael Habib, So long as the agent is not join and, once a trusting relation- who has been charged with trying threatening violence, the Mr. Big should be held to account, including our ship has been established, the to leave Canada to join the Islamic approach should be considered protectors. The Mr. Big tactic, however, unwitting criminal confesses to State, can continue. valid under Canadian law. Rather having committed an offence, al- Two rulings; two very differ- than ‘creating’ terrorists (as was is a very valuable counter terrorism lowing the police to gain evidence ent outcomes. Which one is valid? alleged in the Nuttall/Korody to use in court. While each case must be looked appeal), it is an excellent way to tool and must be part of the arsenal we The Supreme Court of Canada at on its own merits, I will argue, determine intent. Serious intent declared its discomfort with the not surprisingly, that the Mr. Big should be prosecuted. In the case give those in security intelligence and tactic in rulings issued in 2014 (the tactic should be allowed, espe- where a suspect moves away from court stated that the Mr. Big ap- cially in terrorism cases. committing an act of terrorism law enforcement, provided it is used proach could be used, albeit care- A terrorism investigation authorities are faced with a dif- appropriately. fully, and that the alleged criminal should ideally be carried out fi cult decision: does the person cannot be put in a position where before an attack has taken place truly no longer pose a threat or is he feels that he is coerced or fear- since doing so afterwards may the change of heart temporary? i.e. law enforcement agencies and ful of serious physical harm should serve justice but it does little The implications of choosing their members. Nothing subverts he not give Mr. Big the response he for the families of the dead and wrongly between these two hy- the faith a society has in its legal wants). The debate over the tactic wounded. In this type of inquiry, potheses are enormous. institutions more than the belief has also surfaced in two recent ter- authorities are attempting to as- Everyone in Canada should that laws are not applied equally rorist trials. certain how committed a person abide by our laws and everyone to all citizens, irrespective of their In 2013, John Nuttall and is to the execution of a crime who transgresses should be held social status or the power and in- Amanda Korody were arrested that is by defi nition motivated by to account, including our protec- fl uence they wield. We rightfully after placing pressure cooker ideology (political, religious or tors. The Mr. Big tactic, however, demand that there is one law for bombs near the B.C. Legislature other). This is in effect conspiracy is a very valuable counter terror- all and that all are subject to it. on Canada Day. After being con- to commit terrorism. To do so, law ism tool and must be part of the Phil Gurski Recently in Canada, there victed by a jury, the couple had enforcement has to see how far arsenal we give those in security their charges thrown out when an Column Name has been some debate over a a person will go and to do that it intelligence and law enforcement, technique used by law enforce- Appeals Court judge found that has to place agents near to the provided it is used appropriately. ment agencies that has come to the RCMP had essentially en- potential perpetrator. That agent Throwing it out entirely is foolish TTAWA—In a democracy be known as the ‘Mr. Big’ practice trapped the pair in what amount- has to be of a similar mindset to and makes us less safe. Othat prides itself on the rule and which some have seen as ed to a Mr. Big-style operation. the terrorist and not placed in situ Phil Gurski is president and of law, no one in Canada is above overzealous. Developed report- More recently, in an ongoing tri- to dissuade the suspect. Arguing CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk the law, even—and especially— edly by the RCMP some decades al in Quebec, a judge has ruled that about the merits of terrorism is Consulting. those charged with enforcing it, ago, Mr. Big operations are ones the RCMP’s use of the technique, fi rstly not a job for the police and The Hill Times

for new members normally takes many years. A short generation in Scotland So an independent Scotland could fi nd itself outside the EU single market because of Brexit, The Scottish referendum on independence in 2014 was supposed “material change of circumstanc- and outside the British single mar- es” since the fi rst Scottish referen- ket as well because of its secession to be a once-in-a-generation event. That was the one thing that dum, and claim that this change from the United Kingdom. Scot- justifi es another one. However, land exports four times as much then-British prime minister David Cameron and then-Scottish her claim is seriously undermined to the ROUK (Rest of the United by the fact that Scots are opposed Kingdom) as it does to the EU, so fi rst minister Alex Salmond agreed on: even a one-vote majority to another referendum, even this could spell economic disaster. under current circumstances, by a At the same time Scotland would settle the matter for a generation. three-to-two majority. The whole would also fi nd itself outside referendum process is just too NATO, the main Western alli- In fact, the majority to stay in course, but she needed a plau- painful and divisive. ance. As Jens Stoltenberg, the the United Kingdom was close sible pretext to demand a re-run Moreover, there has been an- NATO secretary general, told Sky to half a million. It couldn’t have of Scotland’s own referendum other “material change of circum- News: “By leaving the U.K., (Scot- been a clearer outcome. There so soon. The English nationalists stances” that hurts the case for land) would also leave NATO. Of was none of the obfuscation for who committed the entire United Scottish independence. Low oil course it is absolutely possible to which Quebec’s referendums on Kingdom to leaving the European prices and the gradual depletion apply for membership and then independence from Canada were Union in last June’s referendum of the North Sea oil fi elds have the allies will decide.” But that famous (like the 106-word ques- gave her that pretext: 53 per cent cut the Scottish government’s tax would certainly take years. tion in the 1980 referendum that of the English voted to leave the take from North Sea oil revenue The future looks distinctly did not even mention the word EU, but 62 per cent of Scots voted from $14.2-billion in 2008-09 to unpromising for an indepen- Gwynne Dyer “independence”). to stay. only $2.2-billion in 2015 and a dent Scotland that breaks away Global Aff airs The referendum in Scotland Why such a difference? Be- mere $73-million this year. The oil from the United Kingdom just as simply asked: “Should Scotland cause the “Little Englanders” who income that subsidized Scotland’s the U.K. pulls out of Europe. (It be an independent country”—and voted to leave were seduced by high social spending is fi nished. hardly looks golden for England ONDON, ENGLAND—Maybe the Scots said No by a 55 per cent the neo-Elizabethan fantasy of Then there is the fact that the either.) The Scots didn’t vote yes Lthey reach sexual maturity very to 45 per cent majority. But only a swash-buckling, free-trading European Union is made up of for independence even when young in Scotland. What else could 30 months later, the next genera- England that would stay rich by sovereign states, and that such there was no Brexit in the offi ng. explain the fact that they are going tion of Scots must already have living on its wits. (Unlike the real states instinctively cooperate to Why would they do it now? to have another referendum on arrived. Elizabethan England of 400 years discourage and punish separatism One reason would simply Scottish independence only three Nicola Sturgeon, Alex Sal- ago, whose major foreign source in any of their members. Brussels be anger at the arrogance and years after the last one? mond’s successor as leader of the of income was piracy.) has plainly stated that an indepen- stupidity of the Little Englanders The Scottish referendum on Scottish National Party and fi rst Scotland was never a great dent Scotland would not automati- who have presented them with independence in 2014 was sup- minister of the Scottish govern- power, and it views the European cally retain EU membership. this unpalatable choice. But there posed to be a once-in-a-genera- ment, announced on Monday that Union as an economic and politi- This is the “Barroso doc- is little enthusiasm in Scotland tion event. That was the one thing there will be a second referendum cal safe haven. A large majority trine”—that if any part of an ex- for independence on these terms. that then-British prime minister on Scottish independence in late of Scots have no desire to leave isting EU country becomes an in- Most Scots just wish the whole David Cameron and then-Scottish 2018 or early 2019. She didn’t the EU—especially if they are dependent state it has to apply for question would go away. fi rst minister Alex Salmond even have the grace to say best being dragged out of it by the membership—and the European Gwynne Dyer is an indepen- agreed on: even a one-vote major- two out of three. gravely deluded English. Commission has just reconfi rmed dent journalist whose articles are ity would settle the matter for a It’s Sturgeon’s job to promote So Nicola Sturgeon can rea- that Scotland would be subject to published in 45 countries. generation. the idea of independence, of sonably say that there has been a this rule. The application process The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 11 opinion

The prize for recklessness would be British Columbia’s awarded for what British Columbia premier Liberals: A rogue Christy Clark’s Liberals have done to B.C. Hydro, government that including, most recently, the decision to proceed must be dispatched at record pace with the Site ‘C’ The Liberal government Let me list the charges. Negligence dam project, causing harm to pupils. Negligence causing writes Murray of Christy Clark is not so harm to families on social assistance and Dobbin. The those with disabilities. Negligence causing Hill Times much a government as harm to B.C. Ferries. Negligence causing photograph by harm to B.C. Hydro, once the pride of the Jake Wright it is an anti-government: province under governments of all stripes. The ‘harm to pupils’ should be famil- contemptuous of both the iar even to those outside B.C. given that B.C. Hydro—including, most recently, the B.C. Hydro have abdicated their fi duciary public good and of the it received national attention when the decision to proceed at record pace with the and legislative responsibility. They have Supreme Court of Canada ruled the Clark Site ‘C’ dam project—at $9-billion (which will allowed primarily the premier and the min- citizens it is supposed to government violated the Constitution when likely become $13-billion) the most expen- ister of energy to run B.C. Hydro.” it unilaterally gutted the teachers’ contract sive public infrastructure project in B.C. his- Doctor Harry Swain, who served as the be governing for. language on class size and composition. tory. Flying in the face of withering criticism chair of the Site C Joint Review Panel broke That resulted in a whole generation of stu- from a large array of strange bedfellows and his silence in 2016 saying the project was not dents—15 years worth—being denied not experts, Clark is furiously building ‘facts on needed now or in the foreseeable future: “you only decent class sizes but librarians, spe- the ground’ so it can’t be stopped. would only want to do that if there were an cialist teachers and those serving kids with overwhelming economic case that this was special needs. And the principal reason for the best and cheapest way, including all this outrage? Clark’s animosity towards Punishing the poor is hardly new external effects, of providing something that the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. in this neo-liberal world, but the provincial economy absolutely required.” In Clark’s world, the fi rst will always All of this criticism has been tossed be fi rst and the last, last. Under the Liberal the B.C. Liberals have proven aside by the Clark government because government, social assistance rates have of yet another reckless commitment it not been raised in 10 years. That means to be not just right-wing, but has made: to the development of a huge Murray Dobbin that you get $610 a month for everything (if spectacularly reckless and liquefi ed natural gas (LNG) industry in the you are on disability you get $906). you get Column Name province supplied by the fracking fi elds of more if you have kids but forcing a family incompetent when it comes to northeastern B.C.—the idea being to pro- to exist on such rates in Vancouver is tanta- public utilities. vide clean Site C electricity to an industry OWELL RIVER, B.C.—The experience mount to child abuse. with a huge carbon footprint. Pof anything approaching good govern- Punishing the poor is hardly new in One madness has led to another—be- ment or robust democracy in the province this neo-liberal world, but the B.C. Liber- Among the angry and dumfounded op- cause experts in the fi eld of LNG say it will of British Columbia is now such a distant als have proven to be not just right-wing, ponents are large industrial users of elec- be years, possibly decades, before any- memory that the present danger is people’s but spectacularly reckless and incom- tricity who in 2014 declared BC Hydro “out thing like the Liberals’ plans will play out. low expectations. The Liberal government petent when it comes to public utilities. of control.” They will have seen a doubling Perhaps three or four of the 20 proposed of Christy Clark is not so much a govern- There are, of course, institutions in B.C. of electricity costs even before the dam is plants envisioned for the B.C. Coast are ec- ment as it is an anti-government: contemp- that even the rabid privateers in Clark’s half built. Some pulp mills have already onomically viable—and then only after the tuous of both the public good and of the political universe didn’t dare privatize decided to use natural gas to produce their huge supply coming on line in the next few citizens it is supposed to be governing for. outright: ICBC (the public insurance corp), own—cheaper—electricity. years—increasing world supply by over 50 From reckless and damaging tax cuts B.C. Ferries and B.C. Hydro. But even And just this past week, UNESCO added its per cent—is taken up and prices rise. for the wealthy and corporations (which though they couldn’t sell off B.C. Ferries voice with a dire warning that if the Canadian Despite the ‘facts on the ground’ both leaves a budget shortfall of over $3-bil- they ‘commercialized’ it turning it into a government didn’t intervene, the negative Harry Swain and former Hydro CEO lion a year) to the $9-billion to $13-billion semi-private corporation with a mandate downstream effects of Site ‘C’ could result in Eliesen said this week it still makes sense Site ‘C’ dam catastrophe, to the fi nancial to make a profi t. Even the National Post, in the giant Wood Buffalo National Park being to cancel the project. It would cost at least commitment to an LNG business that the 2014, was left rolling its eyes on the results: declared a world heritage site “in danger.” a couple of billion dollars but that is still experts say is not viable, the Liberal gov- “[B.C. Ferries’] government subsidy has The bizarre 70-year fi nancing of the cheaper than a potential white elephant ernment is aiming to govern into the future ballooned by more than $20-million a year, dam means that it will not be paid for until with $9-billion in stranded costs—and huge even if it loses the May 9 election. These fares have risen by as much as 100 per 2094. In other words it will be at least two price increases to pay down the costs. decisions will fi nancially cripple future cent, and as per one recent study, the generations before B.C. citizens see any Regrettably we can’t charge this wreck- governments. combined effect has sapped an incredible return on “their” investment. ing crew with criminal negligence. But at If governments could be charged with $2.3-billion out of the coastal economy.” Former B.C. Hydro CEO Marc Eliesen least on May 9th we can throw them out of negligence, the Christy Clark Liberals But the prize for recklessness would be has also denounced the project as irre- offi ce and stop the carnage. would be in the dock. awarded for what the Liberals have done to sponsible: “In my view, the directors of The Hill Times

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deservedly under relentless attack, and no one seems able to stop this Trudeau can all-too-predictable train-wreck. Furthermore, those responsible would have been identified and held accountable, so that they could fix our broken not cause further damage. This is vital. Based on my experience in industry (including quality assur- ance of major, complex software whistleblowing projects) I believe that it is often impossible to properly identify and fix the root technical problems while there are people in the management chain who are motivated to create system: here’s a smokescreen in order to conceal their own culpability. I suspect that this is why no one seems able to fix Phoenix, or even to predict with con- why and how fidence how long this might take.

This week, the House Government In Canada, it’s more Operations Committee will hear from no dangerous to kick a dog than less than four experts representing countries to destroy a whistleblower’s that have much better laws: the U.S., U.K., life. If you attack a helpless animal, someone might see Australia, and Ireland. The comparisons you. A video of the incident these experts can offer will be eye-opening, might go viral online, and since the Canadian system simply does not you might face public protect whistleblowers from reprisals. outrage and damage to

Our system is in urgent need your reputation, even your of reform. career. But if you destroy a Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright whistleblower’s life in plain Trudeau will decide Once the committee makes its sight—through bullying satisfied with the handling of their committee charged with monitoring recommendations, Justin Trudeau and harassment, unfair cases by PSIC or the Tribunal. PSIC refused to hear any testimony will make the final decision Stripping away much of the from others even when commission- regarding how much will be done: dismissal and blacklisting— extraordinary secrecy that surrounds ers presented their annual reports— some superficial bandaids for it’s unlikely that you will face the operations of PSIC and the tri- and so remained unaware of serious public consumption, or the root- bunal. This secrecy does not protect problems that were obvious to civil David Hutton and-branch reform that is needed. any consequences. whistleblowers—rather it protects society. Only the auditor general was So it’s helpful for politicians such the alleged wrongdoers, for example, occasionally able to penetrate this Whistleblowers Once politicians (and senior as Trudeau and his cabinet to by ensuring that reports of alleged curtain of silence bureaucrats) understand their understand how their self interest wrongdoing remain hidden forever. The vitally important and legal- self-interest in protecting whistle- TTAWA—The House Govern- aligns with the public interest. Establishing performance ly-required five-year review has blowers—and how this aligns ment Operations Committee It’s simple: when whistleblow- standards for PSIC, including been delayed without explanation O with the public interest—then the deserves kudos for taking the bull by ers are protected and listened detailed reporting, useful perfor- and is now taking place a decade question becomes how best to fix the horns in its review of Canada’s to, this actually protects those in mance measurements, and proper after the act came into force. our current broken system. failed system for protecting govern- power, by enabling them to learn oversight, as detailed below—so ment whistleblowers. This week the about misconduct and to nip it in that poor enforcement of the law H ere’s what’s needed in committee will hear from no less the bud—before it metastasizes Strategies for is quickly identified and fixed, than four experts representing coun- into the type of full-blown scan- improvement rather than being ignored for a future: tries that have much better laws: the dal that taints and even brings The committee charged with decade, as has just happened. • Detailed information from PSIC U.S., U.K., Australia, and Ireland. down governments. This also reviewing the whistleblowing law, Open up the process for draft- that enables a proper examination The comparisons these experts protects the public interest. the Public Servants Disclosure ing and amending the law of its internal operations, such as the can offer will be eye-opening, since In contrast, crushing and silenc- Protection Act (PSDPA), faces a The task of rewriting the PSDPA processing times for all cases. the Canadian system simply does ing whistleblowers is an instinctive daunting task. The law is so riddled cannot be left again to Treasury • Tried and tested performance not protect whistleblowers from but counter-productive strategy. It with problems that it’s easy to Board to conduct behind closed measurements that reveal PSIC’s reprisals. In more than 10 years not a allows misconduct to flourish, and get lost in the detail of the count- doors, without adequate understand- effectiveness in: dealing with single truth-teller has been awarded drives desperate whistleblowers to less amendments that are surely ing or respect for best practices. This whistleblowers respectfully and a remedy by the Public Servants the media—so that ministers may required. And there are essential is like asking the fox to guard the fairly; winning the trust of public Disclosure Protection Tribunal (the be the last to know about serious changes required that have less henhouse. Rather there should be an servants at large; and helping only body that can do so), and not a problems that have been brewing to do the law and more to do with open, transparent process in which reduce the prevalence of wrong- single aggressor has suffered conse- within their own departments. They how PSIC is staffed and moni- civil society groups and international doing in the public service. quences for taking reprisals. may find out for the first time from tored. We respectfully submit that experts have a real say, including the • Performance comparisons with In Canada, it’s more danger- scandalous news headlines. agreeing on a few broad strategies power to report to Parliament any other jurisdictions. These can be ous to kick a dog than to destroy a The Phoenix payroll system like the following may simplify the concerns regarding TBS’s proposals. obtained through collaboration in in- whistleblower’s life. If you attack a is a good example. This topic has committee’s task. ternational research studies, such as helpless animal, someone might see come up repeatedly at hearings of Dramatically improve one currently being led by Australia. you. A video of the incident might the committee, and the consensus Burst the bubble that • Parliamentary oversight that go viral online, and you might face among knowledgeable witnesses reporting, performance respects and indeed requires the public outrage and damage to your is clear: if public servants (and surrounds this system testimony of civil society groups reputation, even your career. But if contractors) had real whistleblower The PSDPA created a com- measurements and that work with whistleblowers. you destroy a whistleblower’s life in protection, at least some would pletely new quasi-judicial system oversight • A regular review process—say plain sight—through bullying and have come forward and reported just for whistleblowers—but one It is astonishing that, in a modern every three years—that is thor- harassment, unfair dismissal and to the whistleblower watchdog the that operates inside a bubble, democracy, an important agency so ough, independent, transparent, blacklisting—it’s unlikely that you serious problems that evidently shrouded with impenetrable clearly failing in its mandate should and cannot be arbitrarily blocked will face any consequences. existed right from the start. secrecy, and sealed off from our be allowed to continue for a decade by ministerial edict or inaction. Even if you are reported to our With an independent investiga- proper legal system. with virtually no intervention. This Public Sector Integrity Commis- tion by this agency under way— This bubble needs to be burst was possible only because of a stun- Dramatically improve sioner and he decides that repri- and the prospect of a public report by allowing much greater visibil- ning lack of oversight: sals took place (which he rarely to Parliament—there would have ity of what goes on within PSIC, • The commissioner’s annual the process for selecting does) he has the power (which he been no choice but to stop and fix and by reconnecting the whistle- reports contain almost no useful blowing system with the real commissioners almost always uses) to block the the problems before any major information A previous article in this series world. This means for example: tribunal from taking any action rollout. Politicians would not now • There are literally no useful per- described how, in all three ap- Allowing whistleblowers full ac- against you. It’s too bad about the be in the current situation—where formance measurements in place pointments to date, Privy Coun- whistleblower, but you, the aggres- thousands of public servants cess to the courts—not just judicial • Parliamentary oversight has sor, are fully protected! are suffering, the government is review—to appeal if they are dis- been virtually non-existent. The Continued on page 13 The Hill Times | monday, march 20, 2017 13 Whistleblowers Opinion

Continued from page 12 things. I really need to talk with someone who understands the dilemma and that person has to be in cil Office (PCO) ignored expert Do the right thing, how the Integrity Commissioner’s Office. advice and ensured (in our view) I am very discouraged but deter- that only career bureaucrats were mined to continue. I need to talk to appointed who could be relied someone about this; someone who upon to protect the bureaucracy to blow the whistle can listen; someone who under- and politicians from scandal. stands; someone who can guide me. It seems likely that the current If I don’t do something, who will? commissioner, Joe Friday, may be in- My decision is made. I am going vited to step down once the commit- on wrongdoing in the to file a complaint of wrongdoing. tee has properly examined his per- Time to read, “How to disclose formance—including his response wrongdoing.” What’s this? I have to to a judicial review decision handed complete a disclosure form. Why? I down in January 2017 regarding just want to talk to someone. Second the case of Sylvie Therrien. The government: it’s not easy step is to gather information. For judge found that the Commissioner that I need to talk to someone. What “violated the appellant’s procedural Canada’s type of information is helpful? Docu- fairness rights,” and made a determi- How to blow the whistle Public Service ments, copies of emails, memos to nation that “was unreasonable” and Integrity and from management? Do I need “incompatible with the intent and on wrongdoing in the Commissioner a written record of all my meetings purpose of the PSDPA.” Joe Friday, and discussions on this? PSIC states Yet the specific practice that federal government: it’s left, pictured that I will have an opportunity to dis- earned such harsh criticism has ap- in this cuss the file with an analyst if need parently been standard procedure not easy. photograph be. What file? I haven’t submitted for the past 10 years under all three with former one yet. In any case, I need to dis- commissioners. This type of behav- auditor cuss the situation even if the analyst iour—which I see as twisting of the general Sheila doesn’t. Why are the needs of an law to justify inaction—cannot be Fraser. The Hill analyst more important than mine? allowed to continue. Times photograph Reading on, I now understand In future, integrity commission- by Jake Wright that I am not allowed to talk to any- ers should be selected who have one at PSIC. It is clear. I must sub- demonstrated past willingness and mit all the details in person to the ability to police the bureaucracy and PSIC office, by mail or by fax. Who root out misconduct. This will re- uses a fax anymore? PSIC states quire major changes to the appoint- that e-mail is not a secure means of ments process, which should include Allan Cutler transmission. Why? I have a Gmail the following elements: a truly account, a Hotmail account, and independent appointments commit- Whistleblowers others that are not government tee; a public, merit-based search for linked. I think they are secure. I candidates; and the final selection to TTAWA—Whistleblowers are (PSIC). Now I will have someone action. They already know I have would never send PSIC informa- be made from a short-list of candi- not well understood. They to talk and who will understand. asked questions. Will I be protect- tion over a government line that dates determined by the committee. O are under tremendous pressure Let’s click on “Disclosure of ed? Am I going to be transferred? could be monitored. It must be that (These steps, modelled on Ontario’s and are faced with resolving their Wrongdoing.” There are three Thinking about it, why should I be the Integrity Commissioner’s Of- appointments system, are described own personal belief in doing the headings under this: Five Ques- the one transferred? After all, I am fice does not have security. Finally, in detail in Democracy Watch’s sub- right thing with survival. This af- tions to Ask Yourself Before Dis- only doing my job the way that I I am asked to respect the confi- mission to the committee.) fects them at work and at home. closing; Protection From Reprisal, am supposed to. I am going to have dentiality of the process while they The whistleblower may be faced and How to Disclose Wrongdoing. to carefully think about reporting determine the next steps. Nothing The way forward with a number of situations: from I know there is wrongdoing, but I through the Integrity Commission- is there about respecting me and Some developed English-speak- blowing the whistle perhaps on the should check out the five questions. er’s Office when I am exposed. my needs. I am the one who is at ing countries have had effective use of chemicals that have polluted What are they anyway? Oh no, the Question five is of equal con- risk, not them. Why are they only whistleblower protection laws for the water table of neighbours, to first question requires the wrongdo- cern. All the commissioner does concerned about themselves? decades (for example the U.S., UK blowing the whistle on financial ing to be illegal under a government is report whether the wrongdoing This is frustrating. I doubt very and Australia) and these countries’ fraud, to blowing the whistle act. How can I be certain? I am no is founded. Nothing else happens. few people in my situation would laws put ours to shame—we should on major and critical problems, lawyer. I will tell PSIC the problem That leaves me out on a limb with even get this far. Why bother when learn from them. such as in the Phoenix pay system. and someone in their personnel will no protection and a serious situa- the Integrity Commissioner’s Of- Also, with better understand- The following is written from advise me. They are the experts in tion that has not been corrected. fice is not interested in helping or ing of best practices, the standard the perspective of a person who this, not me. What does this mean? The next header is “Protection protecting people. They state that of new legislation is improving. In could be facing this type of “At times, something may appear from Reprisal.” I wonder if it answers they want people to come forward the last three years both Ireland dilemma and who is trying to to be wrong but may not be con- any of the questions that the first and then make it almost impossible and Serbia passed laws that are decide what to do. sidered wrongdoing under the act.” header did not answer. Not much to proceed. This is like a four-way among the best in existence. Both What should I do? I tried So wrongdoing may not be wrong. help here. PSIC states that it is obli- intersection with no stop signs of these regimes have already to bring up the problem to my What a curious thought for an integ- gated and fully committed to protect- and the person going through is proven effective, shutting down manager. He listened, promised rity commissioner to post. ing my identity, with the caveat, “to proceeding at great risk. reprisals against whistleblowers that action would take place but The second question is easier: the extent possible.” Do they really I must be stupid, stubborn, or and restoring them to their jobs nothing happened. I know that he where can I disclose the wrongdo- think I won’t be spotted once I make desperate to even continue. I am before serious harm is done. In is concerned about taking a stand ing? There are three possibilities: a disclosure? We are a small group not certain which but I will per- Canada, under our whistleblow- as that could end his career. to a manager, to a senior officer and only a few of us have the infor- severe. Next step is to fill out the ing system, nothing like this has I am alone, isolated with no one for internal disclosure, or to PSIC. mation or access to the files. In any disclosure form. ever happened, not even once. to talk to or willing to support me. I have already ruled out the first event, I am already known as raising Footnote: Due to length, this There is an international trend Since I spoke up, I am watched, two. Now I know I am in the right concerns. What a meaningless title narrative will be continued next towards protecting whistleblow- my work closely scrutinized. Every place, disclosing it to the Integrity for the section. There is nothing week as the employee attempts ers in order to protect society from word that I say can be used against Commissioner’s Office. about protecting me from reprisal, to report the wrongdoing. It is wrongdoers. With the current review me. It is only a matter of time The third question is what the only about confidentiality. important to realize that at this of our law, the opportunity now ex- before something happens. It is dif- Integrity Office does with a disclo- I am discouraged. Why go on? point in time, most do not think ists for Canada to become one of the ficult to be careful every minute of sure. No problem with this. They can PSIC will not help or protect me from of themselves as “whistleblowers.” leading countries in this movement every day when you know they are analyze my information and give me reprisal. I will be left to the mercy Rather they have personal values and a beacon to others. The knowl- waiting for you to make a mistake. some advice. I am not certain what of management while an investiga- and a belief (trust) that doing the edge and the expertise required are There is the ethics adviser who is meant by “procedural fairness” and tion goes on (for up to a year). I have right thing will have positive re- there for the taking, and the benefits is supposed to help me but I heard “natural justice” when it states, “The heard others were fired for reporting sults. Canadians for Accountability are enormous: greater protection for her say that her job was to protect right to procedural fairness and nat- wrongdoing and PSIC wouldn’t help (www.canadians4accountability. the integrity of our institutions, the the department. She reports to ural justice of all persons involved in them. Why would my situation be org) is now the only organization public, and our society. the deputy minister and is more investigations is respected through- any different? Maybe I should just in Canada dedicated to helping If countries like Ireland and concerned about her career than out the process.” Still, it is good to not bother reporting wrongdoing. No whistleblowers. This narrative was Serbia can do it, why can’t we? helping people. know that I will be respected. I am one will ever know. By the time it sur- written based on discussions with Canadians expect strong leader- Where can I go? I need to talk beginning to feel better about going faces, my management will all have many whistleblowers. Real lives ship from Prime Minister Trudeau to someone who understands. Let to an independent body. I will have received promotions or transferred. are impacted, usually negatively, on this issue and the integrity of me think. I heard that we now an ally in addressing the situation. Once gone, they are safe. It is only the when trying to report wrongdoing. our democracy depends on it. have an integrity commissioner. What is this? Question four few of us left behind who will suffer. Allan Cutler is past president David Hutton is a senior fellow Maybe that’s where I should go. states it may take one year to com- Maybe I can find a transfer. I should of Canadians for Accountability, a at the Centre For Free Expression This commissioner must have a plete a full investigation. What hap- look for a job in an organization group formed to help whistleblow- at Ryerson University and former website to give advice. pens to me in the meantime? I can’t where I can work with pride. ers, fight corruption, and an advo- executive director of FAIR. Found it. It is the Public Sector survive a year in this job, especially I don’t know if I could live with cate for truth and transparency. The Hill Times Integrity Commissioner’s Office once it is known that I have taken myself if I don’t at least try to fix The Hill Times 14 MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES opinion Conservative, NDP debates a show of contrast

Watching the two leadership campaigns, someone unfamiliar with Canadian politics could be forgiven for thinking that it is the Conservatives and not the New Democrats who have been out in the wilderness for so long that they are desperate to jump on anything that glitters, even when it is manifestly fool’s gold.

fi rst all-candidates meeting is to engage guage talk show such as Radio-Canada’s contenders are anything but household in a study in contrast. much-watched Tout le monde en parle names in most of Canada. The Conservative campaign features an (TLMEP). In Quebec, the main shortcut to a higher overcrowded podium, essentially proving But if Angus were running for the Con- profi le is an appearance on a broadcast in the process that an abundance of candi- servatives, he would be considered more whose audience extends far beyond the dates does not automatically translate into fl uent than most of his rivals. It would not ranks of the political news junkies. an abundance of riches. take years of practice to raise his French- And then, some of the characters that More than half of the 14 contenders for language skills to a more user-friendly level. have dominated the Conservative lineup to Stephen Harper’s succession would have Niki Ashton, Peter Julian and Guy date have been polarizing fi gures that seem no business in the race if party members Caron are all up to the task of switching as eager to fi ght the premiers, the mayors chantal hébert were serious about treating the capacity to relatively seamlessly between French and of Canada’s big cities or even Canada’s Inside Politics communicate effi ciently in either offi cial English. diversity as to take on Justin Trudeau. language as a prerequisite for national As an aside, before dismissing the abil- Perhaps because she has been los- leadership. ity to pass the TLMEP test early in one’s ing momentum since the new year, Kellie o compare the leadership debates Of the four declared NDP candidates leadership tenure as non-consequential, Leitch has been doubling down on her Tof the Conservatives and the New only Ontario MP Charlie Angus would not consider that the vast majority of the Con- bid to impose a so-called values test on Democrats on the basis of the latter’s be comfortable on the set of a French-lan- servative and New Democrat leadership immigrants and refugees. Two weeks ago the former Conservative minister revealed that she would have border offi cials check whether immigration and refugee appli- cants are willing to work hard in Canada. Raise your hand if you expect anyone to answer in the negative. Last week, Leitch vouched to cut off the federal funding for public transit of the cities that have offi - cially declared themselves safe havens for undocumented immigrants. Those notably include Toronto and Montreal. Reality TV personality Kevin O’Leary has said he would go after the provinces WHO’S DRIVING that impose a moratorium on shale gas drilling. He would reduce the transfers for social CANADA’S services and/or equalization to provinces like British Columbia and Quebec by the same amount they collect from a carbon NEXT SPIKE IN tax. He has declared all-out war on the pre- miers of Alberta and Ontario. EXPORTS? It seems a lot of Conservative members are craving for a federal party that is on permanent combat mode against the other levels of government. If there was one complaint about Sunday’s NDP event, it was that it was too consensual to qualify as an actual debate. There is no doubt that more policy dif- ferences will emerge as time goes on. The NDP vote will not take place until this fall. The pipeline issue for one tends to put the New Democrats in power or aspiring to win government in the Prairies on a col- lision course with those on the campaign trail in British Columbia and with many activists in Central and Atlantic Canada. But the absence of a cat fi ght should not be confused with an absence of content. For instance, Caron—who trained as an economist—is championing a guaranteed basic income program. That’s an idea some Liberals would like to own in time for the next federal election. It is not clear that any of the contend- ers for either opposition party could beat Trudeau in 2019. But it is possible, based on the early evidence, to imagine any of the four on the NDP stage leading a united party against the Liberals in the next campaign. That is not necessarily true of some of the leading contenders for the Conserva-

RAILWAY tive leadership. In support of Canada’s trade agenda, our railways help to deliver more than ASSOCIATION OF CANADA Watching the two leadership cam- $150 billion worth of Canadian goods to markets across North America and paigns, someone unfamiliar with Canadian around the globe. With exciting investments in innovation and infrastructure, politics could be forgiven for thinking that it is the Conservatives and not the we’re driving Canada’s next spike. YEARS New Democrats who have been out in the 2017 wilderness for so long that they are desper- nextspike.ca ate to jump on anything that glitters, even when it is manifestly fool’s gold. Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer for The Toronto Star. This column was released on March 14. The Hill Times

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tives were in power, he felt like and improving food labels to nication report indicating contact he was “fighting political gravity” give more information on added with Ms. Philpott on Jan. 31, when meeting federal officials. sugars and artificial dyes in pro- Cisco Systems Canada on Dec. 9, Health Accord, “Mr. Harper made no bones cessed foods.” and Bell Canada parent company about it; he wanted, quote-unquote, Joslyn Higginson, vice-pres- BCE Inc. on Nov.7. the medicare gum off his shoe,” ident of public and regulatory Cisco spokeswoman Cathy Mr. Tholl said. “By the way, that’s affairs with the Food & Consumer Worden said her company’s opioids, not him I’m quoting; it’s one of his Products of Canada, said her registration related to a Women of senior policy advisers. Every time group met with Ms. Philpott on Influence luncheon at which some- we walked in there, they asked, April 5 last year, along with Coca- one from the company was part ‘What are you here to talk about?’ Cola, which is part of its group. of an “informal group discussion” assisted dying, ‘Health care.’ ‘Well, we don’t want She said this part of the minister’s with Ms. Philpott, which included to talk about health care; that’s a mandate was addressed during some talk about Connected North, provincial responsibility.’” this meeting. a Cisco-led telecommunications That’s all changed now, and “The main purpose of the service that brings mental health he said consultations with Ms. meeting was to understand from services and educational material and more Philpott are particularly produc- the minister how she intended to to northern First Nations communi- tive, given her background as a address her commitments,” Ms. ties, which the federal government physician. Higginson said in an email. “We has provided funding for. “The first thing you realize is are enthusiastic to be working Bell spokesman Marc Choma keep lobbyists that she actually understands the with the minister to achieve her said the company would not issues,” Mr. Tholl said. “You talk mandate to improve the health of “comment on the specifics of our to her about portable electronic Canadians.” discussions with cabinet ministers.” health records, and how impor- Ms. Philpott has also heard Officials from Telus did not respond focused on tant it is to be able to move them from companies in the technology to a request for comment. around among physicians and be- and telecommunications indus- [email protected] tween hospitals and with informal tries. Telus Corp. filed a commu- The Hill Times caregivers; she gets it. She was a Philpott member of a local health team.” Mr. Tholl said meetings with past Health minsters required Lobbyists’ reports indicating contact ‘The first thing tion, opioids, indigenous health, “45 minutes of an hour explain- and the CMA’s 150th anniversary.” ing to the minister what the with Health Minister Jane Philpott: you realize is Mr. Saab added: “The majority problem was, and then being left of the discussion related to the with seven to 12 minutes as the March 9, 2017: Opaskwayak Cree Nation April 5, 2016: Food & Consumer Products of Canada that she actually Health Accord, with the CMA re- minister was going out the door Feb. 14, 2017: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada April 5, 2016: Canadian Consumer Specialty iterating the need for leadership to try and get his or her help to Feb. 13, 2017: University of Calgary Products Association understands from all levels of government to try and fix the problem. … [With Feb. 13, 2017: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Society April 5, 2016: Coca-Cola the issues,’ says bring real advances to the health- Ms. Philpott], you can skip past in of Canada April 4, 2016: Alzheimer Society of Canada care system.” 10 or 15 minutes describing the Feb. 13, 2017: Canadian Medical Association (consultant) March 30, 2016: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network HealthCareCAN’s With all provinces except opioid crisis, because she knows Feb. 13, 2017: Canadian Medical Association (in-house) March 30, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Manitoba now having reached what the opioid crisis is.” Feb. 10, 2017: Canadian Cancer Society March 29, 2016: Canadian Psychological Association Bill Tholl on Health bilateral agreements with the Mr. Tholl added: “Usually Feb. 3, 2017: Maple Leaf Foods (consultant) federal government on health with [Ms. Philpott], you’re not on Feb. 3, 2017: Coca-Cola March 29, 2016: Canadian Psychological Association Minister Jane funding for the next 10 years, Mr. the clock. If we’re into a serious Feb. 3, 2017: Retail Council of Canada (in-house) Saab said “there is an opportunity conversation about opioids, as Feb. 3, 2017: Loblaw March 10, 2016: Beer Canada Philpott, who is a to focus on the health of Cana- we have been, or Health Accord Feb. 2, 2017: Canadian Association for Long Term Care March 7, 2016: Research Canada Jan. 31, 2017: Telus March 7, 2016: Valeant Canada dians, including implementing a discussions, or we did have a con- physician. Jan. 27, 2017: U15-Group of Canadian Research March 2, 2016: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network national seniors strategy to meet versation on this business about expanding access to electronic Universities March 2, 2016: Genome Canada the evolving needs of our grow- Jan. 10, 2017: Syngenta Canada Feb. 29, 2016: Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition ing and aging population. The health records, if she’s into it, Continued from page 1 Jan. 10, 2017: HealthCareCAN Feb. 29, 2016: Food & Consumer Products of Canada March 22 budget presents the she’ll delay the meeting. At her Dec. 9, 2016: Cisco Systems Canada Feb. 29, 2016: Dairy Processors of Canada ideal opportunity for the federal request, the meeting will go on.” Dec. 7, 2016: Council of Canadian Innovators Feb. 29, 2016: Consumer Health Products Canada Ms. Philpott (Markham- government to invest in seniors Several groups from the food Dec. 6, 2016: Canadian Federation of Apartment Feb. 29, 2016: Canadian Cancer Society Stouffville, Ont.) has been named care. Canadian physicians and industry have had contact with Associations Feb. 22, 2016: Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and in 115 communication reports their patients know that the time the Health minister. Coca-Cola Dec. 1, 2016: HealthCareCAN Fragrance Association filed on the federal lobbyists for action is now.” Ltd. has filings for the lobbying Nov. 24, 2016: Loblaw Feb. 22, 2016: Dieticians of Canada registry since starting the job in The next most common lobby- of Ms. Philpott on Feb. 3 this year Nov. 18, 2016: Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Feb. 22, 2016: Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada November 2015 up until earlier ing group of Ms. Philpott has been and April 5 last year. When asked Coalition Feb. 19, 2016: Canadian Life and Health Insurance this month. Groups lobbying her HealthCareCAN, a group which about this, Coca-Cola spokes- Nov. 10, 2016: College of Family Physicians of Canada Association of Canada range from organizations repre- represents hospitals and health- woman Shannon Denny said in Nov. 7, 2016: Colleges and Institutes Canada Feb. 10, 2016: Canadian Nurses Association senting health-care professionals care organizations across the an email: “Those meetings were Nov. 7, 2016: Bell Canada Feb. 10, 2016: Doctors Without Borders Canada and facilities, charities dedicated country. It has filed four reports for conducted as part of our normal Nov. 3, 2016: Canadian Beverage Association Feb. 9, 2016: Canadian Dental Hygienists Association to certain diseases, private com- contact with the Health minister. outreach along with our indus- Oct. 20, 2016: Council of Canadian Innovators Feb. 8, 2016: Innovative Medicines Canada panies in the food and technology A summary of lobbying of try associations and partners to Oct. 18, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Feb. 5, 2016: Indian Residential School Survivors, Oct. 17, 2016 Canadian Medical Association (two reports) Products and Offspring industries, and many more. Ms. Philpott by HealthCareCAN, discuss various topics related to Oct. 17, 2016: Canadian Home Care Association Feb. 4, 2016: Christian Medical and Dental Society Asked about her dealings with given to The Hill Times by the our business.” Ms. Denny said on both occa- Sept. 26, 2016: Queen’s University of Canada lobbyists, Andrew MacKendrick, organization, shows that its Aug. 23, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Feb. 4, 2016: Archdiocese of Toronto sions Coca-Cola was “one party a spokesman for Ms. Philpott, meetings with Ms. Philpott have Aug. 20, 2016: LeadNow Society Feb. 4, 2016: Canadian Dental Hygienists Association said in an email: “With a very featured discussions about the as part of an industry group” that Aug. 15, 2016: Sanofi Pasteur Feb. 2, 2016: McMaster University busy and wide-reaching port- future of home care in Canada, was making contact with the July 19, 2016: Doctors Without Borders Canada Jan. 28, 2016: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network folio, Minister Philpott’s office securing reliable funding for the health minister. Others regis- July 17, 2016: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network Jan. 27, 2016: ParticipAction does receive many requests from Canadian Institutes for Health tered as lobbying Ms. Philpott on July 12, 2016: BioteCanada Jan. 26, 2016: Research Canada interested groups from across Research, getting innovation Feb. 3 were the Retail Council of June 30, 2016: Canadian Health Food Association Jan. 13, 2016: Canadian Medical Association (consultant) the country. Whether to discuss and infrastructure funding for Canada, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., June 30, 2016: Juvenile Diabetes Research Jan. 13, 2016: Canadian Medical Association (in-house) a position on government files or research hospitals, creating an and Loblaw Cos. Ltd. Association (consultant) Jan. 12, 2016: HealthCareCAN upcoming opportunities, it is im- “innovation super-cluster” in the Maple Leaf Foods spokes- June 30, 2016: Juvenile Diabetes Research Jan. 12, 2016: Parachute portant for the minister and her sector of health and life sciences, woman Annemarie Dijkhuis said Association (in-house) Jan. 7, 2016: Research Canada office to be open and accessible to supporting the government’s in an email that the Feb. 3 contact June 24, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Dec. 22, 2015: Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical meet with relevant stakeholders.” assisted-dying law, and advocat- with Ms. Philpott was part of June 17, 2016: Hospital For Sick Children Association The Canadian Medical Asso- ing for a pharma-care strategy in a meeting held by the Grocery June 15, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Dec. 22, 2015: Apotex ciation (CMA), which represents the new Health Accord. Manufacturers Collaborative, at June 9, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Dec. 22, 2015: Teva Canada physicians and physicians in HealthCareCAN CEO Bill which a “healthy eating strategy” June 3, 2016: HealthCareCAN Dec. 18, 2015: Canadian Pharmacists Association June 1, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Dec. 16, 2015: Canadian Nurses Association training, has easily been the most Tholl said one of his mottos when was discussed. May 31, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Dec. 16, 2015: Canadian Dental Association prolific group in terms of lobby- it comes to lobbying is “never to The mandate letter given to Ms. Philpott from Prime Minster May 31, 2016: Chicken Farmers of Canada (consultant) Dec. 16, 2015: Canadian Foundation for Healthcare ing Ms. Philpott, according to the fight political gravity.” And that May 31, 2016: Chicken Farmers of Canada (in-house) Improvement Justin Trudeau says her responsi- registry, having filed 17 communi- works for him right now, since he May 28, 2016: Sightline Innovation Dec. 10, 2015: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada cation reports that name her. feels that this government “actu- bilities include “introducing new May 20, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Dec. 7, 2015: Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition CMA spokesman Ziad Saab ally cares about health care.” restrictions on the commercial May 17, 2016: Canadian Medical Association Nov. 30, 2015: LifeScan Canada said in an email that the most Mr. Tholl has been CEO of marketing of unhealthy food and May 16, 2017: Canadian Nurses Association Nov. 24, 2015: G4S Secure Solutions (Canada) recent meeting with Ms. Philpott, HealthCareCAN since 2014, and beverages to children, similar to May 9, 2016: College of Family Physicians of Canada Nov. 20, 2015: Hospital for Sick Children on Feb. 13, involved CMA presi- has previously held senior roles those now in place in Quebec; April 18, 2016: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Nov. 18, 2015: Mental Health Commission of Canada dent Granger Avery and other with organizations such as the Ca- bringing in tougher regulations to April 18, 2016: Canadian Dental Association Nov. 13, 2015: Canadian Medical Association (consultant) CMA staff. He said the discussion nadian Health Leadership Network eliminate trans fats and to reduce April 18, 2016: Canadian Cancer Society Nov. 13, 2015: Canadian Medical Association (in-house) centred on “the Health Accord, the and the CMA. He said during the salt in processed foods, similar April 11, 2016: University of Canada Nov. 8, 2015: Conteneurs Experts S.D. 2017 budget, marijuana legisla- time Stephen Harper’s Conserva- to those in the United States; April 5, 2016: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Source: Federal lobbyists registry 16 MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES opinion Trump’s words come back to haunt him

Campaigns may not pollsters, the advance people, the digital won. He ran the most insane presidential Judge Watson dismissed the Trump matter any more. Donald elfl ords, the speechwriters, the debate campaign anyone had ever seen—almost regime’s claim that a court would need to prep team: all of us need potential clients no ads, little polling, no structure or co- probe the Unpresident’s “veiled psyche” Trump has proven that. to believe that “campaigns matter” if we herence—and he still triumphed. to locate religious animus. Jusdge Watson are to survive. It is critical. Think about it. A tape came out, would have none of it. Repeatedly, he But words? Words matter. Except for, you know: Donald Trump. mid-campaign, in which Donald Trump cited Trump statements that were help- Agent Orange’s successes, inter alia, boasted about sexually assaulting wom- fully found in the pages of the lawsuit He’s proven that, too. forcefully make the case that the political en. He insulted military veterans and war brought by Hawaii’s attorney general. class should all fi nd a new line of work. heroes and Gold Star families—people “There is nothing ‘veiled’ about this Trump was a political seismic event in considered deities in the U.S. political press release,” Judge Watson wrote, quot- many ways, of course. Trump shattered fi rmament. He repeatedly made racist ing a Trump campaign document titled the Western liberal democratic consensus statements. He attacked the Pope and “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and in respect of trade, immigrants, refugees, the disabled. He invited a hostile foreign complete shutdown of Muslims entering security and race. He upended every power to invade the privacy of American the United States.” convention. citizens—and the hostile foreign power Said he: “A reasonable, objective He also showed everyone, in a yuge did. He refused to release his taxes, un- observer would conclude that the execu- way, that campaigns now don’t matter like every other presidential candidate tive order was issued with a purpose to much at all. Consider the evidence. in modern times. He said, and did, things disfavour a particular religion.” • He had never before held elected of- that were crazy. The general consensus, now, is that the Warren Kinsella fi ce. Ever. Anywhere. And he still won. short-fi ngered vulgarian—per Canadian Th e War Room • He beat 16 others seeking the Donald Trump—the combed-over, Graydon Carter’s now-immortal phrase— Republican presidential nomination, sphincter-mouthed, racist, sexist, fascistic will continue to be hoisted on his own professional politicians who collectively Human Cheeto—showed all of us that petard. As he labours to render the United ORONTO—Campaigns matter. had several hundred years of campaign Campaigns Don’t Matter. you can run a re- States of America an Aryan Nation, Don- T That’s a long-time conceit of politi- experience between them. He beat nine ally shitty one, like he did, and still win. ald Trump will continue to lose in court. cal consultants, of course. We say it all state Governors and fi ve U.S. Senators. But. But one thing, and it is deliciously That is now very clear, to every legal the time. I even worked at a successful He beat the CEO of Hewlett-Packard. He ironic. It is schadenfreude on a scale scholar and constitutional expert. political consulting fi rm which trade- beat an actual brain surgeon. heretofore unseen in politics. It is frig- Why? Because of Donald Trump’s own marked the phrase. Campaigns Matter™. • He beat one of the scions of the ging beautiful. words. Because of the racist, bigoted Campaigns matter—along with its Bush family. A Bush. He beat one of the you can see it in the decisions of things he said in his presidential cam- corollary, “the only poll that matters is Bushes—who had, you know, previously federal judges in Maryland and Hawaii, paign. Because what he said, over and the one on Election Day”—are central to produced two presidents. issued late last week—but particularly in over, is now being used against him. the political consultant’s belief system. It • He beat an army of the best political the must-read decision of Judge Derrick Campaigns may not matter any more. is the foundation upon which our entire consultants in the world. He beat legend- K. Watson, of Federal District Court in Donald Trump has proven that. catechism is built. ary conservative political geniuses like Honolulu. In it, Judge Watson threw out But words? Words matter. If nobody believed that campaigns Mike Murphy, Steve Schmidt and Mary Trump’s second (allegedly kinder and He’s proven that, too. matter so much, we’d all be out of busi- Matalin. He humiliated them. gentler) executive order seeking a Mus- Warren Kinsella is a former Jean ness and pumping gas somewhere. The • He ran the stupidest GOP primary lim ban. And he did so by relying upon Chrétien-era Cabinet staffer. campaign managers, the ad guys, the campaign anyone had ever seen, and the words of Donald Trump himself. The Hill Times The Hill Times Policy Briefi ng March 20, 2017 THE GREEN ECONOMY

Thermometer rising: Carbon tax will be added Federal action needed climate change and expense on families, will for a Canadian shift to a Canada’s economic make us less competitive cleaner energy economy future internationally By NDP MP Linda Duncan, By Timothy Lane By Tory MP Joël Godin NDP MP Richard Cannings PAGE 18 PAGE 20 PAGE 21 Use of carbon tax Electricity costs to Federal budget revenues hold key to rise as more efforts are expected to include ensuring new price undertaken to reduce key elements for doesn’t hinder growth: carbon emissions clean technology By Marco Vigliotti By Marco Vigliotti By Denis Calnan PAGE 22 PAGE 24 PAGE 25 18 MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES Policy Briefi ng The Green Economy Thermometer rising: climate change and Canada’s economic future wrong. Global warming is already having In economic terms, such events have ing the development of new technologies, Setting the right price negative effects, with signifi cant economic effects on both aggregate supply and and helping shift consumption and invest- costs compounding a heavy human toll demand. As a central bank, we can react to ment toward those goods and services that for carbon is at the core around the world, including in Canada. Cli- events as they occur. But we cannot build require less carbon to produce. mate scientists are convinced that global them into our economic forecasts or adjust While some are skeptical that pricing warming is, at least to a large extent, at- our monetary policy in advance because will motivate changes in behaviour, experi- of Canada’s strategy to tributable to human activity. each is unique and unpredictable. In the ence confi rms that price incentives work. Climate systems, like economic sys- short run, they may be viewed as a down- An example is British Columbia’s carbon tackle climate change. tems, are complicated: the forces at work side risk to economic activity in Canada, tax, which is estimated to have reduced can interact in unforeseen ways, so there which we would take into account in our greenhouse gas emissions by fi ve to 15 per are some signifi cant unknowns. But these risk management framework for monetary cent below what they would have been oth- unknowns are all the more reason to act, policy. Over a longer period, that downside erwise. Other examples include the wide- especially if they imply even a small risk of turns from risk into near-certainty—that spread switch to smaller cars, prompted a truly catastrophic outcome. is, a lower growth track for the Canadian by the oil price spikes of the 1970s, and the Correspondingly, while the economic economy than we would otherwise achieve. displacement of coal by cheaper natural costs of climate change are uncertain they Let me turn to discuss two important tools gas for power generation in recent years. are likely to be signifi cant. In Canada that are at our disposal to address climate Properly aligned incentives can re- alone, it has been estimated that, in the change: carbon pricing and green fi nance. duce the need for pervasive regulation. absence of action to address global warm- Of course, regulation has its place as a ing, we would face annual costs of between complement to pricing. But given how en- Timothy lane $21-billion and $43-billion by the 2050s. Getting the price right ergy is used in a modern economy, and the Such costs would take a number of forms. In economic terms, climate change is magnitude of the changes required, regula- Global warming is associated with more a negative externality. Any individual or tion alone cannot possibly do as compre- The following is a reprint of a speech by frequent extreme weather events—such as company that engages in activities that hensive and consistent a job of changing Bank of Canada deputy governor Timothy fl oods, droughts and forest fi res—which often generate greenhouse gases imposes a cost the behaviours and activities that generate Lane, which he delivered to the Finance have tragic consequences at the human level. on everyone else by contributing to climate greenhouse gases. and Sustainability Initiative in Montreal In economic terms, such events can have a change. Establishing a price for carbon Of course, carbon pricing has economic on March 2. The speech has been edited for very high price tag. Take, as an illustration, the emissions forces polluters to bear those consequences: most directly, it is costly for length. wildfi res in Alberta, which deducted about wider societal costs—thus internalizing the households and businesses to transition to one per cent of Canada’s GDP in the second externality. a smaller carbon footprint. But those con- ONTREAL—The connection between quarter of 2016. While the economy subse- Based on this logic, setting the right sequences need not all be negative. They Mclimate change and the Bank of quently rebounded, this event was a setback price for carbon is at the core of Canada’s depend very much on how the revenues Canada’s responsibilities for the stability to Canada’s return to full potential. strategy to tackle climate change. In a from carbon pricing are used. For example, of prices and the fi nancial system is not an We know that such extreme weather- market economy, prices are the mechanism the revenues from carbon taxation could obvious one. We are not experts on climate related events are already more frequent through which decisions of individuals be used to lower the burden of other taxes. science, nor do we control the tools to limit than they were in the past. They will be- and companies are coordinated. Using that That is the approach followed in British global warming. However, climate change come even more so as average global tem- mechanism to address carbon emissions Columbia, where the carbon tax enabled itself and actions to address it will have peratures continue to rise, even if action is aligns environmentally sustainable goals the provincial government to reduce per- material and pervasive effects on Canada’s taken now to address climate change. But with the self-interests of individuals and sonal income taxes and corporate taxes economy and fi nancial system. While many in the absence of such action, the tab will companies. Of course, the right pricing by a roughly equal amount. Such revenues of these will play out over many decades, be much larger. does not mean that greenhouse gas emis- could also be used to smooth the transition I will argue that they are already starting There are also risks to specifi c sectors sions and global warming would stop. It for affected industries and households and to become important. So, the Bank needs associated with climate change—some only means that environmental costs are to address concerns about how the cost of to consider these effects as we deliver on of which have started to materialize. For properly weighed against the benefi ts of carbon pricing is distributed. our mandate to promote the economic and example, the forestry sector has seen the the activities that generate the emissions. Carbon pricing is more effective if the fi nancial well-being of Canadians. epidemic infestation of the mountain pine We can set a price for carbon through same price is in place everywhere in the beetle, the agricultural sector is facing a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade system. world, so that the steps to lower emis- more frequent droughts and the mining Either way, we create incentives to reduce sions can be at the lowest economic cost. The future becomes the present sector encounters infrastructure chal- greenhouse gas emissions in the most ef- Further, a consistent global regime reduces Here in Montréal in early March, it lenges when ice roads become impassable. fi cient way possible. These incentives moti- incentives for high-emission activities to might be tempting to think that rising It is likely that further implications, as yet vate several kinds of changes in behaviour be relocated to another country rather than temperatures could be a welcome change unknown, will become evident as global by encouraging the use of existing technol- scaled back and encourages more effec- for Canada. But, as we know, that would be warming progresses. ogies to reduce carbon emissions, inspir- tive long-range planning for carbon use. CLEAN ENERGY MEANS CLEAN AIR FOR CANADIANS

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This is one reason why global agreements Canada’s federal change or for those associated with the on climate change, such as the 2016 Paris Environment structural changes I have just discussed. Agreement, are so important. Minister Catherine We do not regulate financial markets and It has been pointed out, though, that McKenna, thus do not have the mandate to establish even if there were no global agreement, it pictured. In standards of transparency and disclosure would be in the interest of a single country Canada alone, in support of green finance. like Canada to set a meaningful carbon it has been We do, however, have a broader set of price. Emissions pose other health and estimated that, responsibilities to support financial stabil- environmental costs, even within Canada, in the absence ity, including identifying, analyzing and that would motivate a public policy re- of action to assessing both imminent and emerging sponse. address global systemic risks. We bring this risk assess- Concerns that carbon pricing could warming, we ment into our discussions with other agen- result in a loss of Canadian competitive- would face annual cies that control the relevant policy levers. ness can also be partly addressed through costs of between We also share our analysis with the public the use of the new revenue streams. For $21-billion and in our semi-annual Financial System Re- example, Alberta’s carbon tax has been $43-billion by view and in various staff publications—not designed to help address competitiveness the 2050s. Such to mention in speeches like this one. concerns in energy-intensive, trade-ex- costs would take a Climate change also ultimately has posed industries. number of forms, implications for monetary policy. We will writes Bank of continue to pursue low, stable and predict- Canada’s deputy able inflation amid the structural shift to a Financing the shift governor Timothy lower-carbon economy. The introduction of I’ve made the case that carbon pricing is Lane. The Hill carbon pricing itself will have a transitory a powerful tool for meeting climate change Times photograph effect on inflation—indeed, such an effect targets. So is green finance, which facili- by Sam Garcia is evident in the most recent monthly CPI tates private-sector financial flows into figures. But since this effect is due to a one- environmentally sustainable investments. off structural change, we look through it in Green finance works hand-in-hand with making monetary policy—just as we have carbon pricing. With the right pricing on progress in 2017. industries toward other sectors of the looked through the transitory effect of low- carbon, more green investments become er oil prices in the past couple of years. But profitable. However, enhanced transparen- Despite the challenges, green finance economy. This shift represented a meaning- has the potential to become an integral ful setback to Canadian economic growth the more profound structural changes that cy and analytical tools are also needed to will be taking place are likely to have im- enable investors to exploit those opportuni- part of mainstream finance. During the and much economic pain to many families transition, there will be many opportuni- in the energy-intensive provinces. portant consequences for both aggregate ties, particularly when the benefits may ac- supply and demand, which we will need to crue over a long period of time. In this vein, ties for investors and financial institutions But the Canadian economy has proven to find innovative ways of filling the gaps itself resilient. Our flexible exchange rate consider carefully as we conduct monetary growing numbers of investors—including policy. By the same token, if rising temper- some of you in this room—have signed on in the existing financial structure. Some of helped provide a boost to our non-resource you are probably already working on those industries, including services and manu- atures were to bring increasingly frequent to the Montréal Carbon Pledge for greater adverse shocks, we would need to factor disclosure of climate-related risks. opportunities. facturing. Our labour markets are adapt- Last year was a record year for global able—employment has kept growing at that into our policy stance in the context of So why is transparency so important? our risk management framework. Those investors who choose to make green bond issuance at US$81 billion. In the national level in the face of job losses Canada, Export Development Canada, the in the oil industry. Our financial system is Many of these forces are difficult to environmentally responsible investments incorporate directly into our economic need clarity on the environmental impact Government of Ontario and TD have all is- strong and resilient and has been able to fi- sued green bonds in recent years. Just last nance the transition rather than amplifying models, and we should be modest about of the activities they are financing. the degree of precision we can bring to All investors need to know whether and week the Government of Quebec issued its the resource downturn. Our governments’ first green bond. These are small steps in sound fiscal positions have given them these issues. But models are nonetheless how companies are exposed to any risks very helpful for characterizing the forces at associated with climate change, including the grand scheme of things, but they will room to provide support for aggregate de- help catalyze greater market interest in mand. And at the Bank of Canada, we had work and capturing their interactions. the impact of policy changes. For example, We can also play an important role will the shift to a lower-carbon economy this sector. room to ease monetary policy further to buffer the shock to the economy. Thus, as by being part of the policy dialogue, in affect an oil company’s profitability, either Canada and internationally. I have already through tax changes or reduced demand the effects of the oil shock have bottomed Shifting to a Lower-Carbon out, the Canadian economy is expected to mentioned our contribution to the G20’s for oil? Will certain oil reserves become work on green finance, one of a number of uneconomic—aka “stranded assets”? Economy return to its potential around the middle of next year. settings in which we can—and do—bring These questions are also important for Make no mistake: the move to a lower- ideas and analysis to the table. regulators who assess whether vulnerabili- carbon economy is a major structural shift Of course, adjusting to a lower carbon economy will likely be more profound and All our efforts are guided by research to ties are building in the financial system. for the global and Canadian economies. analyze the economic and financial forces Physical, liability and policy-transition It is a change in the kind of energy that is involve different, more complex challeng- es. But the same factors that have made at work. Indeed, the Bank of Canada’s risks could result in the repricing of finan- used toward sources that emit less carbon. Medium-Term Plan includes an emphasis cial assets—if that were to occur suddenly, It is a change in how goods and services Canada resilient to the oil shock should serve us well as this adjustment proceeds. on “considering alternative futures.” That it could potentially pose financial stability are produced—lowering their energy-in- label seems tailor-made for thinking about concerns. tensiveness. And it is a shift in what goods Through the adjustment and beyond, we also will rely on the innovative capacity climate change—where we can envisage The Financial Stability Board’s Task and services are produced and consumed— a lower-carbon future or another future Force on Climate-related Financial Disclo- away from more energy-intensive products of Canadians to recognize the many op- portunities to develop new products and where our economy is increasingly sub- sures is helping to address the information toward other products and activities. jected to the shocks stemming from rising gap. The Task Force recently released a While many countries will be undergo- technologies for a lower-carbon world. Another important factor is that global temperatures. We are committed to draft set of recommendations for private ing a similar structural transformation, analyzing the change that is here today sector firms on the effective disclosure of adapting to a lower-carbon economy will Canada’s policy strategy for addressing climate change is being mapped out for and where it may take Canada’s economy their climate-related risks. I don’t want to likely mean more profound structural and financial system far into the future. prejudge any of the specific recommenda- changes for Canada than for many other the future—which will help in maintain- tions that may end up in the final report, countries. Canada is an important produc- ing sustained growth and low, stable and which is to be released later this year. But er of fossil fuels. Our manufacturing sector predictable inflation through these adjust- Conclusion the new guidelines should be a helpful is closely linked to energy—notably our ments. Indeed, this is in sharp contrast In these remarks, I have been focusing step forward in promoting more informed automotive and aerospace industries—and to a scenario where we do not succeed in on the future. But these changes are al- investment, credit and insurance under- will be affected by measures to address staving off climate change which, as I have ready in motion and are becoming increas- writing decisions. climate change. And Canadians use more stressed, entails major downside risks and ingly important for decisions on a wide While disclosure is an important piece energy per capita than residents of many uncertainties. range of policies. The effects of climate of the puzzle, green investments face other countries, given the size of our country as change are already being felt, and action to financing challenges. For instance, their re- well as our climate, living standards and The Bank of Canada’s Role address climate change is being taken now. turns may accrue over a long-term horizon, lifestyles. Now, how does the Bank of Canada fit If it is on a sufficient scale to address the which poses issues similar to those faced At the same time, Canada has certain into the picture? Obviously we are not at problem, it is also on a sufficient scale to by many other infrastructure projects. advantages in facing this transition. It is the front line dealing with climate change, have a meaningful economic impact. As another example, green technology already a large producer of renewable but the issues I have been discussing have The issues are complex, but basic eco- companies, like other tech companies, may energy, notably hydroelectric power. And, important implications as we carry out our nomics can cut through some of the com- face financing hurdles in growing to an given our highly educated population, responsibilities. plexity. Putting a price on carbon is a core efficient scale. Creditors and investors may Canada has the capacity to innovate in Let me take a moment to talk about our element of Canada’s strategy for address- also lack the sophisticated analytical tools green technologies—while the magnitude mandate. The Bank has a role to promote ing climate change. And if we get the price needed to properly assess environmental of the transition itself provides a strong a sound and efficient financial system, right, we can do a lot right. Early steps risks and returns. motivation for such innovation. including robust markets. We share our fi- are also being taken to make the financial To address these issues, in 2016 the G20 While the coming shift does pres- nancial stability responsibilities with other system an effective tool for green finance, launched the Green Finance Study Group, ent some unique challenges, Canada has federal and provincial agencies. In contrast including here in Canada. There are signs of which Finance Canada and the Bank shown an ability to adapt. We have expe- to some other central banks, the Bank of that momentum is building. of Canada are active members. The group rienced major structural changes brought Canada is not directly responsible for regu- We at the Bank of Canada will do what issued a report last year with options to about by changes in relative prices. Think lating banks, insurance companies and we can, within our mandate, to help the address green finance barriers at both of the past two and a half years, when the similar financial institutions. It is therefore Canadian economy through these changes. the international and national levels. The drop in commodity prices drove produc- not for us to decide how these institutions This is an integral part of our commitment study group will continue to build on this tion and employment away from resource should prepare for risks related to climate to a better Canada. 20 MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES Policy Briefi ng The Green Economy

ronmental portfolio is very important. As gets. They are the ones in the best position Carbon tax will be a father of two teenagers who are fi lled to know about regional characteristics. with goals and dreams of their own, I Furthermore, Canadians are in no want to see this beautiful country of ours position to estimate the impact of the remain a wonderful place to live and Liberals’ carbon tax, since this non-trans- work, for them, for my constituents, for parent government doesn’t want to share added expense on all Canadians, and for the generations the fi nancial impact data. This is a clear to come. I want Canada to be a place indication that they are not being upfront where its citizens can prosper and live about this and that they are not imple- happy lives. What I do not want is for menting this tax for the real reasons. families, will make my children and my children’s children This is an important issue and Cana- to see their quality of life and quality of dians must oppose the carbon tax, since the nature surrounding them be reduced we don’t know the actual costs or the as a result of the astronomical debt this specifi c objectives. us less competitive current government is accumulating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants exponentially. to be lauded on the world stage for his A carbon tax will not result in a progressive views and be seen as a trans- signifi cant reduction in emissions, but parent leader, but he is hiding the real internationally will be an added expense weighing down reasons, costs, impacts and objectives. families and something that will make us The least he could do is tell Canadians less competitive internationally. the truth. A carbon tax will make life unafford- Canadian taxpayers are already be- A carbon tax will make life unaff ordable, particularly for able, particularly for the poorest citizens ing bled, while this government spends who spend relatively more on basic ne- and wastes their money without con- the poorest citizens who spend relatively more on basic cessities and can’t necessarily afford the sideration. Hardworking Canadians do alternatives. And we can’t forget about not need another tax, which will lead to necessities and can’t necessarily aff ord the alternatives. And the many businesses on the brink, which higher consumer prices, with double-digit we can’t forget about the many businesses on the brink, will have to either cut jobs or simply go increases to the cost of gasoline, elec- bankrupt. tricity and natural gas. Consumers will which will have to either cut jobs or simply go bankrupt. The problem is that in our daily lives, be paying these increased costs as will carbon production happens everywhere businesses, which will then pass these and is not something that can be drasti- increases on to us consumers. e have the privilege of living in cally stopped. It is in fact strongly tied to What we need is a fi nancially respon- WCanada, the best country in the the necessities of life: electricity, home sible government, and in regards to both world. I am proud to serve my country heating, commuting to work, transporta- economic and sustainable development, as the MP for Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, tion of food and goods, etc., etc. Carbon a government that has a real plan able to Que. I am also proud to be a member of taxes work by making carbon emissions meet prosperity objectives and to give us the Conservative Party of Canada, which, more expensive and less affordable, an even greener planet. as the offi cial opposition, is committed to meaning people will either have to pay Conservative MP Joël Godin, who being the voice of the taxpayer to create more, fi nd alternatives, or forego certain represents Portneuf-Jacques-Cartier, economic prosperity and sustainable of these things altogether. Que., is a member of the House Environ- development in harmony with the Paris A carbon tax is not the solution. We ment Committee and his party’s deputy conservative MP Joël Godin Agreement targets. 1867_CMA_HillTImes_PrintAndDigital_Ads_P2A_Print_Glen.pdf 1 16/03/17Mar16 11:16 AM need to implement measures asking each environment critic. Carbon tax It goes without saying that the envi- level of government to meet stringent tar- The Hill Times Canadians want action now

Give seniors the power to choose

“A national seniors strategy would allow seniors to have more choice over the care they receive and the environment in which they receive it. It would also ensure that seniors are able to get prescriptions filled – and not have to choose between medication and basic needs like heat or groceries.”

Glen Loveless, NL

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ing perverse incentives for fossil fuels and incentives for retrofi ts. When the previous those under consideration in Alberta. Federal Canada has a proud history measures to create a transition workforce. Conservative government committed funds support must be substantially increased now While this government has invested in for the ecoENERGy Home Retrofi t Program, for Canadian technical schools who offer a of being a world leader in energy research, in the majority support it was quickly oversubscribed, then cancelled wide array of renewable energy and energy remains dedicated to production of fossil and not repeated. Despite popularity of the effi ciency education and training programs developing new technologies fuels, albeit with a portion for cleaner initiative, the Liberals allocated zero dollars and to Canadian workers pursuing new skills and techniques. We have mining, processing and transport. Despite in their fi rst budget for this program. Motion to become employed or to create employment global advances in improved and afford- M-119, tabled by NDP MP Richard Cannings, in these energy sectors. shown time and time again able cleaner energy technologies and prac- calls for the re-introduction of this program. The government has recommitted to tices, a deeper commitment is needed here Initial support to northern and low income removal of perverse incentives for the fossil that we have the experience in Canada if we hope to both deliver on communities for retrofi ts and energy effi cient fuel sector. Consideration could be given to our greenhouse gas reduction targets and housing construction would be a good start. replacing these with measures implemented and the knowledge to benefi t from the clean energy economy. We also support widespread calls for expedit- in other jurisdictions to incent deployment of overcome challenges that Regrettably, a decade was lost during ing changes to the National Building Code to renewable power, for example investment tax the Harper regime. This energy conversion impose stricter energy requirements. credits for installing solar or production tax many thought not possible. must include concrete measures to support Another area where the federal govern- credits for wind power. The government could more effi cient energy use and in building ment could show leadership is the mod- also lead by example by issuing directives construction. As buildings consume more ernization of our electrical infrastructure. mirroring those issued by the U.S. federal than a quarter of the energy used in Canada, Investments in a smarter and more agile government requiring procurement of renew- programs to improve energy effi ciency in the grid can enable greater access to renew- able energy and imposing specifi ed targets built environment and future construction able power sources. Priority should also for reduction of energy and water use for all must play a major role in any plan to meet be given to enabling Northern and isolated federal departments. The 2013 report by Par- the greenhouse gas reduction targets we regions to access cleaner power solutions, liamentary Standing Committee on Govern- agreed to at Paris. Witnesses testifying be- in particular those reliant on diesel. ment Operations and Estimates “Powering the fore the Parliamentary Committee on Natu- The transition to a cleaner energy economy Future of Federal Buildings: Energy Effi ciency ral Resources have advised that communities also requires substantial upfront investment as a Goal,” offers numerous recommendations account for 60 per cent of energy use and in training and job transition supports. As a on how the government could save tax payer NDP MP linda Duncan, NDP MP Richard over 50 per cent of national greenhouse gas start, the decision to fast-track decommission- dollars by investing in energy effi ciency. cannings emissions. As those in the effi ciency sector ing of coal fi red power necessitates a parallel Concerted, timely federal action could al- Green economy proclaim, effi ciency is the best new fuel so commitment to a national “just transition” plan low Canadians to become a serious player in our focus should be on “negawatts”. in consultation with workers and businesses the shift to a cleaner energy economy. genuine commitment to a cleaner, Unfortunately the Pan-Canadian Frame- to activate concrete measures and co-fi nancial NDP MP Richard Cannings, who repre- Agreener economy will require intensi- work on Clean Growth and Climate Change— commitments to ensure pension protections, sents South Okanagan, B.C., is his party’s fi ed federal action on all fronts including Ottawa’s plan to tackle greenhouse gas retraining and job security. Canada can turn to natural resources critic. NDP MP Linda Dun- supporting1867_CMA_HillTImes_PrintAndDigital_Ads_P2A_Print_Linda.pdf directed research, deploying re- reduction—is mute 1 on 16/03/17Mar16 commitments to11:15 greater AM models of effective transition planning in other can, who represents Edmonton Strathcona, newables, incenting energy effi ciency, end- effi ciency leaving it to the provinces to provide jurisdictions including Germany, the U.S. and Alta., is her party’s environment critic. Canadians want action now

Prioritize aging in place

“As a baby boomer currently dealing with the system and my own aging parents, it’s very important that the necessary systems and facilities are in place. Innovative ways to allow us to stay in our homes longer are a high priority for me.”

Linda Gay, MB

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Use of carbon October announced plans to institute a national minimum price on carbon beginning in 2018. tax revenues Experts say the success of any pricing scheme in reducing emissions hold key to without harming growth rests on how the funds collected from the ensuring new fee are spent. The Hill Times photograph price doesn’t by Jake Wright hinder growth: However, Republican rival and the price. factors such as the timing of bombastic businessman Donald However, Mr. Alexander climate change effects, namely Trump pulled off a major upset noted that the price conceived weather disasters. and won the American presiden- by the Trudeau government “US political writer PJ O’ tial election in November after remains relatively low, and that Rourke says ‘leadership is about Economist a campaign in which he encour- even with the new fee, it would bringing people together’ and aged increased domestic oil be still tough for Canada to meet ‘politics is about dividing it up’. promised last fall to impose a $10 and gas extraction, and greater the ambitious emission reduc- We will need both on climate ‘The entire economic per tonne fee on greenhouse gas production of notoriously carbon tion totals it committed to as change and carbon pricing,” said discussion is around emissions beginning in 2018. The intensive coal. part of UN Paris climate change Mr. Page, who is currently serving provinces and territories were He also promised to curtail a pact in 2015. as the president and CEO of the how you recycle’ free to decide how to collect the number of Obama administration Former parliamentary budget Institute of Fiscal Studies and fee and what to do with the funds. environmental protection rules. officer Kevin Page voiced sup- Democracy, a think-tank based at the proceeds of the The price of carbon will In the wake of Mr. Trump’s port for all efforts by federal and the University of Ottawa. increase steadily in the follow- shocking victory, the opposition provincial leaders and govern- He also called for a new carbon price, says ing years before reaching $50 per Conservatives here in Canada ments to put on a price on carbon, royal commission on taxation in tonne in 2022. have called on the Trudeau gov- saying Canada is at the “very Canada that would focus on ad- economist Craig British Columbia and Alberta ernment to reverse course on the beginning” of a long political dressing the impacts of climate Alexander. already have in place carbon tax- carbon price, arguing that it puts process that will eventually, and change and globalization, saying es that exceed the $10 threshold, Canadian producers at a disad- hopefully, lead to a consistent he hoped to see this proposal in and Ontario and Quebec have in vantage compared to their less- federal-provincial approach to a platform from at least one of By Marco Vigliotti place cap-and-trade systems that taxed American counterparts. carbon taxation. the major political parties in the also constitute prices above $10. Mr. Alexander agreed that if But the path and speed of the next federal election, expected he success of the Liberal gov- Cap and trade refers to a sys- Canada imposes a price on car- process is dependent on a number in 2019. Ternment’s promised national tem where industrial emitters buy bon, and the U.S. doesn’t, it would of factors, he said, including The last royal commission on carbon price largely rests on and sell credits granting them create domestic “competitiveness domestic and global leadership, taxation, the Carter Commission, how the funds gleaned from the the right to produce emissions. challenges.” economic growth, public policy ran from 1962 to 1966. program are recycled back into There is a collective threshold for In fact, the emergence of the development, and public educa- [email protected] the Canadian economy, though emissions mandated by the gov- Trump administration, he said, tion, as well as some less known The Hill Times it remains possible to implement ernment that is typically lowered likely limits the size of price the the fee without hindering growth, over the years. Trudeau government can level. says economist Craig Alexander. The idea is to reward compa- However, Mr. Alexander “We can put a price on carbon nies that reduce their emissions stressed that it’s hardly a death GREEN ECONOMY STATS: and still have the Canadian by allowing them to offload any knell for the Canadian economy economy growing. What’s most surplus credits to more carbon- and emphasized the importance critical is what you do with the intensive firms. of ensuring the money collected $21 billion to 2 per cent: money collected from the carbon A carbon tax is simply a fee from the price remains in the $43 billion: Canada’s estimated contributions to global emissions. price,” he said in an interview attached to emissions inten- economy to prevent the policy Although low, Canada’s carbon footprint per capita is with The Hill Times. Annual economic cost by the 2050s of climate comparatively large: Canada’s population only makes sive products. from hurting growth prospects. change for Canada, in the absence of action to up 0.5 per cent of the world’s population. “If you recycle the money created In an optimal world, Mr. Alex- Carbon revenue generation, he address global warming, according to an estimate from putting a price on carbon in an ander said Canada would have said, should be revenue neutral, in 2011 from the National Round Table on the effective way, then the economic cost one carbon price collected under citing as an example B.C. where Environment and the Economy. is relatively low. If you do a very inef- a singular system rather than the the carbon tax burden is offset by 0.44 per cent: ficient job of recycling the carbon “patchwork quilt” being proposed, cuts to income taxes. The increase in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), on revenues, then your economic costs but the diversity among provin- “If you take a $1-billion out $11.3 billion: average, in Canada associated with every one per cent are significantly higher.” increase in GDP since 1997. Historically, the correlation cial economies and industries, of the economy through carbon The estimated revenue of the Canadian clean tech between GDP growth and GHG emissions has been “The entire economic discus- such as the disproportionate pricing, you should take that industry in 2014, which is expected to grow to $26 almost one-to-one, meaning for every one per cent hike sion is around how you recycle it.” influence of the oil and gas sector $1-billion and put it back into the billion by 2018. in GDP, there was a one per cent hike in emissions. Mr. Alexander, the chief in Western Canada, make that economy just not in the areas that economist with the Conference highly unlikely. are going to reverse the reduction Board of Canada, a research body “The only way we were ever in emissions,” he said. that is one of the country’s lead- going to make actual progress “You’re trying to make carbon 35 per cent: 30 per cent: ing economic forecasters, said it’s The percentage of Canadian clean tech companies The estimated drop in emission intensity, the was to give provinces the flexibil- more expensive than it was in an- based in Ontario - 10 per cent more than any other amount of emissions produced by certain activities, essential for governments looking ity to implement a carbon pricing other world but you’re not trying province. in Canada since 1990. However, absolute emissions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) regime that made sense for them to make other things worse off.” levels in Canada have increased in that span. emissions to put a price on car- and they could get buy-in from Competitiveness issues aside, bon, arguing that regulations to their local residents,” he said. Mr. Alexander flagged the “enor- curb pollution would actually be The challenge, he said, is mous risk” in having governments 21 per cent: “far more painful to the economy” ensuring the carbon price isn’t dip into the pool of available The year-by-year growth rate in clean-tech 10 per cent: than a prospective fee. employment between 2012 and 2013, when 9,000 The share electric cars are estimated to compose too “dramatically different” across funds to cover other costs. jobs were added, bringing the total in the sector of automobile sales worldwide by 2025. Hybrid From an economics perspec- jurisdictions that it creates “dis- He said it’s imperative that to 50,000. vehicles are expected to compose 40 per cent of the tive, he said it doesn’t really mat- torted incentives.” the money be channeled back to market share by that time. ter if the carbon price takes the When Prime Minister Justin businesses and sectors the most form of a cap and trade system Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) origi- affected by the carbon price, 5 per cent or a tax with the major challenge nally unveiled his carbon price though acknowledged that some of $460 million: being competitiveness in an inter- proposal in October, a like-minded the money can be earmarked for to 15: national marketplace. The annual amount, on average, automobile politician, Barack Obama, occupied investments in clean technology. 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FROM THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HELP KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. 24 monda y, march 20, 2017 | the hill times Policy Briefing The Green Economy Electricity costs to rise as more efforts are undertaken to reduce carbon emissions: Senate report

Conservative Senator and ‘We’ve now reached committee chair Richard Neufeld (British Columbia) said the time- the point where we line is simply too tight to achieve such a monumental reduction. know we can no “The government has commit- ted Canadians to meet a target longer afford to do that seems impossible to achieve,” he said during a press conference nothing in the face unveiling the interim report. However, Liberal Senator Paul of climate change,’ Massicotte (De Lanaudière, Que), the committee’s deputy chair, argued As a Senate committee releases a report warning of increased electricity costs as a result of carbon reduction efforts, says Liberal Senator that the cost of inaction is far greater. Conservative Senator Richard Neufeld, left, said the federal government’s timeline to reduce emissions is too tight, Paul Massicotte. “We’ve now reached the point but Liberal Senator Paul Massicotte, right, warns that the cost of inaction is too great. Marny Girard with the Green where we know we can no longer Economy Network, centre, called the pan-Canada emissions reduction agreement ‘one of the biggest leaps we’ve seen afford to do nothing in the face of ever.’ The Hill Times file photograph and photographs courtesy of Wikipedia, the Senate, and courtesy of Marny Girard By Marco Vigliotti climate change,” he told reporters at the March 7 press conference. “The cost of not taking any ac- These climate initiatives have 80 per cent of Canada’s electric- initiative in North America, saying new Senate report warns tion is now simply too great.” created “major opportunities” for ity is non-emitting. It collectively it had the same effect as taking up Athat Canadian homeown- But Sen. Massicotte also businesses to reduce emissions and accounts for 11 per cent off all to seven million cars off the road. ers and businesses can expect acknowledged the difficulties in create jobs, she said, citing a report domestic emissions, out of which A recent report in Policy Op- to see higher electricity bills as reaching the emission targets from the Political Economy Institute coal is responsible for 72 per cent. tions also linked the phase-out to new measures are taken to lower sought by the government. at University of Massachusetts that Hydro power remains a major measurable improvements in air greenhouse gas emissions. He noted that if all the cars, found that every $1-million invested source of electricity in Central and quality reports in the province, In an interim report on its trucks, planes, trains, and ships in renewable energy, energy retro- Eastern Canada, especially in Que- including a steep drop in smog study on Canada’s electricity were to disappear by 2030, fits, and public energy creates many bec and Manitoba, while nuclear is days. sector released earlier this month, Canada would still fall far short more jobs than investments in fossil a major provider in Ontario. Smog is described a mix of air the Senate Committee on Energy, of meeting its greenhouse gas fuel infrastructure. Furthermore, emissions from pollutants that contribute to the the Environment, and Natural Re- reduction commitments. Ms. Girard applauded the the electricity sector dropped 33 per brownish haze sometimes seen sources highlighted investments The Senate committee’s final “strong investments” in the Lib- cent from 2005 to 2014, and are ex- on warmer days. Smog adviso- by producers in harnessing elec- report is expected to be released eral government’s 2016 budget in pected to fall 56 per cent from 2014 ries are issued when the smog tricity from renewable sources, at the end of 2017. It will include public transit and in transitioning to 2030, which the Senate report is particularly pronounced and using less coal, and finding new recommendations to the federal vehicles to electric, no emission flagged as an emission reduction may affect the ability to breathe, technologies to capture and store government models, as well as efforts by pro- contribution greater than any other especially for children and older carbon dioxide from emissions. Marny Girard, director of re- vincial governments to electrify sector of the Canadian economy. adults. But these new efforts come at search and communications with infrastructure. At 26 per cent, oil and gas is The province recorded 53 days a cost, which will be passed on to the Green Economy Network, Most notably, the Ontario the biggest single source of emis- with smog advisories in 2005 consumers. pointed to the pan-Canadian Liberal government has promised sions in Canada, followed closely compared to 0 in 2014. “An increase in costs is one of framework on clean growth and to electrify the core areas of the by transportation at 23 per cent, The interim Senate report also the likely consequences arising climate change reached among Greater Toronto and Hamilton and then buildings (12) per cent notes that as part of efforts to from Canada’s shift to a low car- Canada’s first ministers last De- Area’s sprawling commuter rail and electricity. achieve “deep decarbonization,” bon economy and its bid to meet cember that committed to reach- system, GO Transit, as part of a Alberta is far and above the governments are turning to elec- its commitments under the United ing Canada’s 2030 climate change broader push to increase travel province that produces the most tricity to play a “greater role” in Nations Framework Convention target of a 30 percent reduction times and the number of trains emissions from the electricity sec- the economy through the electri- on Climate Change, often referred below 2005 greenhouse gas levels in operation, as well as lower the tor, followed by Saskatchewan. fication of vehicles, buildings and to as the Paris Agreement,” the as the first “comprehensive frame- province’s carbon footprint. The two provinces both have op- industrial processing. report reads. work” for reducing emissions. The concept is to shift GO erating coal-powered generating But in some cases, the “tech- Canada and 194 countries She acknowledged, though, that Transit from a primarily rush- facilities, though Alberta’s NDP nology is not yet cost effective,” it agreed to the UN climate change the pact “doesn’t get us all there,” as hour system - only two lines are government has pledged to phase reads. agreement inked in Paris in there are 44 megatonnes of carbon in operation outside of rush hour out coal use. Furthermore, while govern- December 2015. As part of the pollution that aren’t captured by - to a speedy, low-emissions all- The federal Liberal govern- ments are also looking to increas- deal, Canada must reduce annual specific initiatives in the deal. day system. The provincial-owned ment unveiled a plan in Novem- es in energy efficiency and smart emissions by 219 megatonnes of “But certainly one of the big- transit service currently uses ber to completely phase out coal grid applications and expansion carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030. gest leaps that we’ve seen ever,” diesel trains. across Canada by 2030. of interprovincial and inter- A megatonne of carbon is she said in an interview. The push for electrification Ontario completely phased out territorial electricity trade, this is the equivalent of taking 211,234 “With most of the provinces seems to be in recognition of how coal power in 2014, becoming the “constrained by the high cost of passenger vehicles off the road or on board, it really signifies...that clean Canada’s existing electric- first jurisdiction in North America transmission infrastructure,” the electricity use for 133,961 homes, the whole country is working ity infrastructure is. to do so. The Ontario Liberal gov- report states. according to information released towards moving to a lower carbon According to statistics in the ernment touted the phase-out as [email protected] by the Senate committee. economy.” Senate committee’s interim report, the single largest climate change The Hill Times THE HILL TIMES | MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 25 The Green Economy Policy Briefi ng Federal budget expected to include key elements for clean technology

She said it started in an apart- potential companies get into the the Centre for International Gov- developing new skills in Canada ‘We’ve had a ment and now has signifi cant devel- scale-up mode,” said Ms. Lawrence. ernance Innovation and president happens. opment space on the West Coast. “If you think about the last year, of Analytica Advisors, an Ottawa- “We haven’t had a national transformational She said another company, I would say we’ve had a transfor- based company that monitors and conversation on skills in Canada change in thinking Ensyn, is taking forest-wood mational change in thinking about reports on the clean-tech sector. in a very, very long time,” she said. waste and transforming it into a innovation and clean technology. She said that the government “I expect a highly consultative about innovation and bio oil that can replace diesel. And it comes from the pan-Canadi- is going to move Canada toward approach, which will engage the Ms. Lawrence said there are an framework on clean growth and relying less on a carbon-heavy provinces, which will establish clean technology,’ gaps in funding clean tech that climate change and the work that economy, and in doing so there some responsibilities within the need to be addressed. a lot of federal departments did on will be an adjustment needed in provinces for building out a skills says Leah Lawrence, “Where there is a gap and where that and provincial departments as the workforce. New skills will strategy for the next 10 to 20 years.” a lot of the dialogue has been is well,” she said. have to be learned for a shifting “For clean-tech companies, what CEO of Sustainable around scale-up potential,” she said. Ms. Lawrence said her organi- economy, and therefore Ms. Bak that means is that they need to think Development “Many of the government zation received $50-million to ex- expects the government to spend about the skills that they require in programs are really focused on tend its program last year and is on training. order to grow for the next fi ve to 10 Technology Canada. research and development and hoping for something similar this “It’s important to know that, years. And that traditionally has not pre-commercial dem- year. She should fi nd out in on a per-GDP basis, Canada has been a priority for clean technology onstration. And what the budget scheduled the world’s third most carbon in- companies, because frankly they are By DeNiS calNaN happens is if you get for Wednesday, tensive economy, after Russia and much more concerned with keeping to the end of those March 22. China. And on a per capita basis, their companies profi tably engaged or those working in the clean- programs? … It’s still “Includ- we have the most GHG intensive in markets,” she said. Ftech sector, all eyes are on this diffi cult oftentimes ed in the economy,” said Ms. Bak. Ms. Bak said the Parliamenta- week’s federal budget. to fi nance your fi rst, govern- “To the extent that we’re ry Standing Committee on Natu- Some want to see a dedication second, or third ap- ment’s actually going to take seriously ral Resources, which she made of dollars to further research and plication,” she said. agenda our commitment to the Paris suggestions to, is investigating development, while others predict “And it’s really is to treaty emissions targets, there’s how to accelerate the adoption of the government will merge its that early commer- make life going to be some changes in clean technology. interest in green technology with cial demonstration better for the economy. Which means that “When the Finance minister its desire to move more Canadians that you need to be people in people who have worked all their sits down in the lockup and breaks into the middle class. able to sell to a large the middle lives in certain fi elds are going this all down, that’s when we’re “The green economy isn’t green Canadian domestic class and to fi nd themselves potentially going to have a really good insight anymore. It’s the whole economy customer or to a mul- those work- losing their jobs. And in order to into where they plan to go with that we’re trying to take to a new tinational or even to a ing hard to safeguard peoples’ livelihoods, the clean tech sector,” said Warren place,” said Leah Lawrence, CEO government. So that’s join it,” said the obvious policy response to Mabee, an associate professor of of Sustainable Development where we often see a gap Céline Bak, a that is to make sure they have geography at Queen’s University Technology Canada, which helps with transition funding senior fel- access to training and opportuni- and director of its Institute for En- fi nance small- and medium-sized for companies, because the low at ties to upgrade their skills so that ergy and Environmental Policy. clean-tech companies and has private sector is still new to they can provide for their families “A lot of money that’s going to invested in 300 companies in its that space and learning about and make sure they con- come down in the next round is 15 years of existence. It receives clean technologies,” she said. tinue to contribute going to be infrastructure money. funding from the federal govern- “There’s lots of folks productively to And it’s going to be money as- ment and operates at arm’s length. that are going to the Canadian sociated with cleaning either old “And for the fi rst time we actu- collaborate to economy,” she infrastructure up or its going to ally have a whole suite of potential try and do said. be new infrastructure for clean choices of clean technologies that we that space Ms. Bak energy generation,” he said. might take into that space,” she said. together suggested “That’s going to be really inter- One of the companies that Ms. over the that it is esting to see how they roll it out. Lawrence said she fi nds exciting next about time Whether they go into partnership to work with is Saltworks, which couple that a with the provinces, or whether they she calls “the Apple of industrial of years serious decide to refi nance [Sustainable wastewater handling.” because consul- Development Technology Canada] It’s a Vancouver-based compa- we’re tative to really become the agency in the ny that “manufactures and deliv- trying to ap- space, or whether they do something ers desalination and wastewater help some Finance Minister Bill Morneau will release the federal budget on March 22 at 4 p.m. in proach all together new,” said Prof. Mabee. treatment plants.” of the high the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright to The Hill Times

will be a desire to fi ll those pipes. ibility in not getting the crunch “If a new pipeline is built where we’re at now, where we there’s a signifi cant incentive to don’t have the capacity and we’ve Need for pipeline capacity actually fi ll the pipeline,” he said. got growing production, which “So that actually means that we leads to undervaluing the sales could end up allowing projects to and creates more constraints in go through in the future just to the system and puts more barrels in Canada under debate make use of infrastructure that on rail,” said Mr. Bloomer. isn’t actually fully utilized. He stressed that the industry By DeNiS calNaN there will be enough space in the “Canada’s oil supply will soon “It’s very expensive for the does not want volume to match system to move all of the oil that’s greatly exceed its current pipeline industry to have a pipeline run- capacity. ipelines and how to get oil currently being under construc- capacity,” the CAPP said in a ning that isn’t fully fi lled up,” said “If they match, you still have Pto seawater is a hot topic in tion,” said Adam Scott, a senior release related to its June 2016 Mr. Scott. the need for more capacity from an Canada, made all the more so campaigner with Oil Change annual oil forecast. Unsurprisingly, the Canadian operational perspective,” he said, with the revived talk of Keystone International. “The need to build new energy Energy Pipeline Association dis- noting the need for maintenance on XL by U.S. President Donald He said the organization was infrastructure within Canada is agrees with Oil Change Interna- pipelines as well as downtime. Trump. able to come to these conclusions clearly urgent,” organization CEO tional’s fi ndings. He said 10 to 20 per cent extra One non-profi t that advocates after building its own model of Tim McMillan said in the release. “We have more volumes to capacity should be there for those for the transition away from fossil pipelines that currently exist and “New pipelines will deliver move than we have capacity,” operational needs. fuels says the industry does not is in reaction to the Canadian As- more Canadian energy to Canadi- said Chris Bloomer, the pipeline Mr. Bloomer also noted that the need more pipelines, and if those sociation of Petroleum Producer’s ans, build our country’s economic group’s CEO. different pipelines under consider- that are being proposed now are forecast that said “new major oil prosperity, and help Canada “It’s not just a matter of ation are to get products to differ- built, Canada will not meet its pipelines are urgently needed to meet the world’s growing energy matching production forecasts ent markets: to the East Coast, the climate targets. deliver safe, secure, and reliable needs,” he said. to pipeline capacity. It’s not a West, and to the Gulf Coast. “There is still capacity in the energy to domestic and world Mr. Scott argued that when just-in-time business. We need to Continued on page 27 pipeline system. And, in fact, markets.” more pipelines are built, there really plan ahead and have fl ex- 26 MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES Policy Briefi ng The Green Economy Vox Populi on the Green Economy

mies are shift- cuts. The cur- deep electrifi cation and fuel switching. Timothy lane, deputy governor ing towards rent Prime Furthermore, if we are to expand economic of the Bank of canada: cleaner, more Minister has activity in emissions-intensive sectors, we will “The issues sustainable raised income need to decarbonize, electrify, and fuel-switch are complex, growth. And taxes, business even more across our economy to balance our but basic Canada must taxes, and is national carbon budget. economics can do the same. implementing a “The industry whose focus includes the cut through “Across carbon tax. His clean technologies that decarbonize, elec- some of the our country, approach will trify, and fuel-switch is Canada’s fi rst new complexity. we need to drive new invest- industry of the 21st century. These compa- Putting a price renew our ment away from nies directly employ over 55,000 people in on carbon is a infrastructure, Canada to the almost 800 fi rms. It’s a highly competitive core element strengthen our United States. and innovation-led industry. These compa- of Canada’s transportation This means less nies are at a stage where they plow back strategy for networks, and jobs for Cana- revenues into hiring Canadians to build addressing invest in new dians and less competitive positions in a fast-growing climate change. technologies growth.” global market. These companies are creat- And if we get to spark innovation and entrepreneur- ing, commercializing, and deploying tech- the price right, ship. This will send a strong signal, to the conservative deputy leader nologies that protect our environment while we can do a markets, that Canada will lead during the growing and diversifying our economy. lot right. Early clean-energy century.” and intergovernmental aff airs “Clean technologies that harness solar steps are also being taken to make the critic Denis lebel on the federal energy to produce electricity or heat or that fi nancial system an effective tool for green alberta NDP Premier Rachel integrate that energy into broader energy fi nance, including here in Canada. There liberal government’s imposition systems are among the fastest-growing in are signs that momentum is building.” Notley on her government’s of the national carbon price: the clean technology space. The opportunity climate change initiatives, “Canadians to position Canada for clean growth with Finance do not expect these technologies is massive, as evidenced including a new carbon tax: the govern- by the current global marketplace.” “It’s going to Minister Bill ment to ask inject money into them for more Northwest Territories Morneau in priority areas that money to pay have the capacity Premier Robert Mcleod to the his budget for its promises. to build and to Carbon pricing house industry, Science and 2016 speech grow right now means bigger in the economy. Technology last November: in the government and It’s also going “The North- more money house: to bring Alberta west Territories “Some believe taken out of into the national is experiencing we must choose Canadians’ and international the effects of between a strong pockets. What conversation climate change economy and a the government with respect to at a faster pace clean environ- is suggesting is greenhouse gas than south- ment. They are a great example emissions and ern Canada. simply wrong.” of how the Prime Minister is interfering in allow us to work, In Inuvik, the provincial business. A carbon tax is a bad I think, more effectively with our partners average annual idea, and Canadian taxpayers will be the to secure diversifi ed market access for the temperature has Prime Minister ones paying the tab. We said it yesterday and resources that we have in Alberta, particu- already risen we will say it again today: the government Justin Trudeau larly in the non-renewable sector.” by 4°C since on the should get out of the way and let the prov- the 1950s, while inces do their job.” in the south- importance ontario liberal Premier ern part of the of green Kathleen Wynne on announcing Patrick Bateman, director of Northwest Ter- ritories, we are already experiencing annual investments in the introduction of a new cap policy and market development temperature increases of 2°C. 2016: and trade system: at the canadian Solar industries “Climate change is resulting in coastal ero- “Working with “Climate change is a problem that is both association, to the house Natural sion, thawing permafrost, landslides, increased the provinces and critically important and urgent. It is causing snow loads on buildings, and drought. Shorter territories, munici- extreme weather Resources committee in March 2017: winter road and marine operating seasons palities, and indige- events, which can “Canada’s as a result of warmer temperatures result in nous groups, we will increase insur- pan-Canadian incomplete or more costly community resup- create a cleaner, more prosperous future ance costs, hurt framework plies. Building techniques have had to adapt, for Canada, and take our place among the wildlife, damage on climate resulting in more complicated and costly pub- leaders in this new, clean growth economy.” our environ- change and lic infrastructure projects. At the same time, ment and affect clean growth transportation of people and goods is being Prime Minister Justin Trudeau farming. Climate charts our disrupted, as permafrost degradation contrib- change needs to national course utes to uneven roads and runways. to energy executives in houston be fought around to reduce our “One thing about northerners though is the globe, and it greenhouse gas that we have always had to rely on our own in March 9, 2017: emissions by ingenuity. With limited access to outside “No country would fi nd 173 billion needs to be fought 30 per cent by resources and supplies for much of its history, barrels of oil in the ground and leave them here in Canada 2030, and by the people of the Northwest Territories have there.” and Ontario. The action we are 80 per cent by always had to be creative with their solutions. taking today will 2050. These are We continue to use that creativity and innova- environment Minister catherine help secure a healthier environment, a more ambitious tar- tion to address modern problems and lead the McKenna at the canadian competitive economy and a better future for gets. They are way in applying new techniques and technolo- climate Forum in 2016: our children and grandchildren.” consistent with gy for cold-weather building construction, road ”It is clear, the impacts of climate the level of effort that is required to meet construction, and renewable power solutions. change are real, and they are framing Tory interim leader Rona ambrose our obligations under the Paris agreement. “We are second in Canada in installed the problems of the 21st century. That is “Numerous analyses have demonstrated solar photovoltaic capacity per capita and a why—together—Canada is taking action. on the promised national carbon that emissions reductions of this scale can be national leader in wood pellet use. Projects like By addressing the problem in a purpose- price after the election of Donald achieved only through the decarbonization of the Mackenzie Valley fi bre optic line and the ful and practical way, we have the oppor- the electricity system and the subsequent use Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk highway demonstrate tunity to create a better world for future Trump as U.S. president: of that electricity to replace fossil fuels across our forward thinking. We think the lessons that generations. ”The new reality Canada faces is simple. a wide variety of end uses, including transpor- we have learned in the Northwest Territories “As I have said before—this challenge The president elect in the United States has tation, buildings, and industrial processes. In can be applied to southern Canada as well, also brings great opportunity. Today, econo- promised major personal and business tax other words, deep decarbonization requires particularly in transition to a green economy.” THE HILL TIMES | MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 27 The Green Economy Policy Briefi ng climate change is still happening, the atmosphere has no borders ment of Finance has costed it out, the cent and our share is expected to decline It’s one thing to be a good global citizen and do our best government has yet to release the informa- as emissions from emerging countries tion. By withholding it, the government is increase steadily in the future. Further, to reduce our emissions, but it’s another thing to do it at not being transparent and this, in turn, is projections from the International En- not helping Canadians better understand ergy Agency show that energy demand is the expense of totally destroying our economy and putting the extent and reality of the challenge. This expected to increase by one-third by 2040 Canadians in the poorhouse. brings me to my third observation which and fossil fuels will continue to play an im- has to do with energy literacy. portant part in meeting that demand. While Environment and Natural Resources, which I I feel many Canadians don’t appreci- Canada is phasing out coal for cleaner chair, has been studying Canada’s transition ate the complexity of our energy sector sources of energy, approximately 2,000 to a lower-carbon economy for the past year and how oil and gas is interconnected new coal-fi red power plants are planned or and is trying to fi gure it out. So far, three things with nearly every aspect of our lives. With under construction around the world. have struck me. our current study, our committee hopes Don’t get me wrong: I believe we should First, the federal government’s target to to provide the government with recom- do what is reasonable to fi ght climate reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per mendations on ways we can transition to a change, but whether we reach our targets cent below 2005 by 2030 is too ambitious. lower-carbon economy in a manner that is or not, climate change is still happening. Canadians are expected to eliminate 219 sustainable, affordable, effi cient, equitable The atmosphere has no borders. It’s one megatonnes in the next 13 years. To put and achievable. Above and beyond that, I thing to be a good global citizen and do conservative Senator Richard Neufeld that number in perspective, projections hope our committee’s work will also help our best to reduce our emissions, but it’s show that eliminating all emissions from create greater awareness on energy-related another thing to do it at the expense of Climate change Canada’s transportation sector—removing matters so Canadians can fully grasp what totally destroying our economy and putting all vehicles from the roads, rails, waters and greening the economy actually means. Canadians in the poorhouse. enerally speaking, when you ask Cana- skies—would still not allow us to meet that Jennifer Winter, a professor at the Uni- Conservative Richard Neufeld is a Sena- Gdians if they support policies to reduce target. While I am confi dent many measures versity of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, tor for British Columbia. He is chair of the Canada’s carbon footprint, most will answer that have been announced will help reduce agrees with me. When appearing before Senate Committee on Energy, the Environ- in the affi rmative. Support drops consider- our emissions, I am afraid we won’t reach our committee and asked if the public has ment and Natural Resources and a member ably when they are reminded that they will our goal. In fact, most witnesses who ap- a sense of the scope of the challenge, she of the National Finance Committee and have to absorb the cost of transitioning to a peared before our committee agree. fl atly said “no” and added that the public is the Social Affairs, Science and Technology lower-carbon economy. This bares the follow- Second, in addition to setting us up for woefully uninformed about it. Naturally, I Committee. Prior to his appointment to ing question: are Canadians truly committed failure, I feel the government is not being felt compelled to contribute to the discus- the Senate in 2009, he served in the British to reducing their carbon footprint or do they forthright with Canadians with respect to sion and provide some insightful informa- Columbia Legislative Assembly from 1991 to simply not fully understand the extent and the cost of the transition and the impact tion that we hardly ever hear. 2008 as MLA for Peace River North. He was cost of the challenge before us? of its carbon pricing policy on households, As our committee’s most recent report minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum I don’t pretend to have the answer. In fact, businesses and individuals. While it ap- highlighted, Canada’s portion of global Resources from 2001 to 2009. the Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the pears an internal memo from the Depart- emissions is relatively small at 1.6 per The Hill Times Need for pipeline capacity in Canada under debate

to build a pipeline, they have to have pro- “It’s a little bit like an internet company. XL, which he said threatens fewer sensitive Continued from page 25 ducers agree to send stuff through it. And They’re not going to run wires until they environmental areas, will be built, and that so if producers and the pipeline companies know they have customers to use those wires. Energy East may not. “The signifi cant increase in crude-by- are saying this makes economic sense for It’s not going to be speculative,” he said. Energy East may take a massive rail was indicative of a fact that there is not us and … if they’re still saying this even in “But they might not sell 100 per cent amount of time to work through the over- suffi cient pipeline take-away capacity from the presence of the carbon tax, I would say of their capacity in the line before they whelming amount of political jurisdictions Western Canada,” said Jennifer Winter, an that they’re not necessarily overstating the build. It’s not like building a condominium, it would need onside. assistant professor at the University of Cal- need for pipelines,” she said. where they might want a hundred per cent For Mr. Scott, the issue has more lay- gary and the scientifi c director of energy The sector was at one point expecting sold out before they stick a shovel in the ers to it than just the capacity for oil in and environmental policy in the School of more aggressive growth when the price ground,” he said. pipelines. It also has to do with Canada’s Public Policy. of oil was higher, but now, along with the “The pipeline industry is not dumb. seriousness about meeting its global “Crude-by-rail is more expensive than prices, those expectations have come down. They can do math. They see where they climate-change goals. transportation by pipeline, and so if pro- “you could infer from that that building may be able to pick up business (in shale “Any further expansion of the indus- ducers are willing to go to a more expen- the number of pipelines that are in discus- oil transport). They’re working on their try would lead to Canada not being able sive transportation option, it’s a strong sion might be an overbuild,” said Warren best estimates, but I think they’re also to meet its climate-change goals. And we signal that there is not suffi cient pipeline Mabee, an associate professor of geography working on the assumption that not every argue there’s no need for new pipeline capacity to meet their need for transporta- at Queen’s University and director of its In- pipeline will be built,” said Prof. Mabee. capacity unless Canada actually intends to tion,” said Prof. Winter. stitute for Energy and Environmental Policy. He predicts that the Kinder Morgan break its promises to reduce it’s emissions,” “The thing is, a pipeline company is He noted that a pipeline will not get Trans Mountain pipeline, which faces some said Mr. Scott. not going to build a pipeline if they think built until there are contracts to move opposition in Burnaby, B.C., due to the cor- [email protected] they’re going to lose money. And in order product through. responding tanker traffi c, and the Keystone The Hill Times

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Untitled-1 1 15-05-25 9:34 PM 28 monda y, march 20, 2017 | the hill times News MPs take steps to protect themselves as anti-Islamophobia motion sparks threats

Liberal MP Adam Vaughan says that making threats to MPs is a scare tactic that is unacceptable nature of the subject. Mr. Scarpaleggia said in politics. Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld says that all MPs should familiarize themselves with the The House deputy sergeant- he is currently looking at a program to train security tools that the House of Commons has provided to them and their Hill and constituency all constituency staff on security, but said offices. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright at-arms recently briefed the details are still being worked out with the Parliamentary Protective Service. the record about the threats or how they’ve individuals who have mental-health issues. Liberal caucus on security Mr. McDonell did not respond to an in- dealt with them. They said by talking about She said the House has provided effec- matters, and is expected terview request, and his office referred all it publicly, they might create an atmo- tive tools for MPs to keep themselves and questions to Heather Bradley, director of sphere of “alarm or fear.” The MPs also said their constituency offices safe and that all to do the same for other communications for House Speaker Geoff sharing such details might give ideas to MPs should make themselves familiar with Regan (Halifax West, N.S.). She declined a mischief-makers. those tools. parties in the coming weeks. comment for this article, saying the House These MPs, however, said they have “We have very good support. Not all does not comment on security issues. passed on information about threats to lo- MPs know about the support that is avail- Mr. McDonell will hold similar briefings cal police and House Protective Services. able,” said Ms. Vandenbeld. “It’s very impor- Continued from page 1 for the Conservative and NDP caucuses MPs interviewed for this story said that tant that we know what we can do to keep in the coming weeks, spokesmen for both even before the Islamophobia motion, it was ourselves safe and also in the process to Ms. Khalid was not available for an parties told The Hill Times. Both parties not unusual to receive threats, but the fre- keep the people that we are meeting within interview last week, but she told The Hill were still in the process of working out the quency of threats has increased and they’ve the community, the people around us.” Times two weeks ago that she has received dates of these briefings. taken on more racist and hateful tones. Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette about 90,000 emails on the issue, along Sources told The Hill Times that Mr. Liberal MP Adam Vaughan (Spadina-Fort (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) said he and some with “thousands and thousands” of phone McDonell told Liberal MPs that the Parlia- York, Ont.) said he received threats but that Winnipeg-area Liberal MPs organized calls and social media messages. Of the mentary Protective Services could get their they were not “criminal” in nature. He declined some staff security training last week on messages received, she estimated, 60 per constituency offices assessed and suggest to share further details. He said, however, that how to deal with “disruptive constituents” cent are negative and 40 per cent positive. any required improvements. He said that MPs have adequate support from law enforce- and how to “de-escalate situations.” He The negative responses include “a number depending on the recommended improve- ment agencies and that if someone makes a said that he and four staffers and volun- of death threats” now under investigation ments, the costs could be shared by the threat to an MP, that person could end up in teers from his office attended the day-long by the RCMP, she said. House and MPs’ office budgets. serious legal trouble. training session, along with several staffers The Peel Regional Police is also still He also advised MPs that if they receive “People should know that idle threats that from other area Liberal MPs offices. A patrolling Ms. Khalid’s residence and con- any threat, they should share the informa- they think are just rhetorical are being dealt Winnipeg security company provided this stituency office. tion with local police departments and with with in a very serious way because we’re not training for $100 per person. House Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms the House. Sharing the information with going to tolerate one serious threat getting “The idea of the training is how to deal Patrick McDonell conducted a 25-minute the House is aimed to ensure that the secu- through as we tolerate seven or eight or 10 or with disruptive people. How can we take briefing at the last Liberal caucus meeting rity staff follow up with the local police. 15 sort of casual threats,” Mr. Vaughan said. a problem down so we don’t have to call on March 8 about how MPs can keep them- MPs was also told to have access to panic “The public should understand that if they security or do security related things or with selves and constituency offices safe from buttons in their offices, use security cameras choose to use threatening language against a police services, but actually just really deal potential threats. to monitor their offices and surrounding Member of Parliament, against the govern- with the issues that the person is facing,” Mr. “We’d organized the briefing to en- areas, and use door buzzers to keep an eye on ment of this country, they’re in fact trying Ouellette said, adding that he did not receive sure that all our Members [of Parliament] who is coming in or leaving their constituency to scare people and using scare tactics in any threats related to Islamophobia motion. know where they can go to learn about the offices. He told MPs to vary times and routes politics is unacceptable and the police will be Liberal MP Majid Jowhari (Richmond resources available and to know who to in their commutes between their residences called.” Hill, Ont.) said his constituency office has speak to if they have a particular problem,” and constituency offices. Mr. McDonell also Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld (Ottawa cameras and two levels of security for the Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac- provided a phone number and an email ad- West-Nepean, Ont.), chair of the Liberal safety of his staff and office. Saint-Louis, Que.), chair of the national dress for MPs to report any threat or incident Women’s Caucus, said she does not want “Our office perimeter and our staff is caucus, told The Hill Times last week. to the House of Commons. to overstate the level of threat that MPs quite secure,” he said. He declined to discuss details of the brief- Some Liberal MPs interviewed for this face, but said on and off, MPs do face chal- Liberal MP Omar Alghabra (Missis- ing because of caucus confidentiality and the article said they didn’t want to speak on lenging security situations, mostly from sauga Centre, Ont.) said he received “a lot of” negative comments and some of those could be “interpreted as threats.” He said that he’s going to consult his staff mem- bers one whether they should get the office assessment done. Also, Mr. Alghabra said he’s considering getting his staff security training in the coming weeks. Liberal MP Bob Bratina (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, Ont.) was not available Canadian Meat Industry Welcomes New President and CEO for an interview last week. His executive assistant, Jesse Shea, told The Hill Times Le secteur canadien de la viande accueille un nouveau directeur général that Mr. Bratina received a threat via social media recently and passed on the informa- The Canadian Meat Council is pleased to announce the Le Conseil des viandes du Canada est fier d’annoncer la tion to Parliamentary Protective Service, appointment of Christopher White as the organization’s new nomination de Christopher White au poste de directeur général. which dealt with it immediately. President and CEO. Meanwhile, the CBC reported last week « Je suis ravi de l’arrivée de Chris White au sein du Conseil des that Ottawa police charged a 27-year-old “I am delighted to welcome Chris White to the Canadian viandes du Canada, s’est exprimé le président du CVC, Troy Warren. Ottawa woman who stole a taxi to drive Meat Council,” said CMC Chair Troy Warren. “Chris will draw Chris cumule plus de 20 ans d’expérience dans des rôles de premier to Parliament Hill and then stole another on his more than 20 years of successful experience in top tier plan dans la sphère politique, au public, et au privé, une expérience vehicle after she was turned away from the political, public, and private sector roles in the development qu’il mettra à profit pour élaborer une nouvelle vision et un nouveau entrance by security last Monday after- of a new vision and strategic plan that will focus our plan stratégique qui fera de notre organisation une association noon. The woman was unarmed and was organization on becoming a best in class trade association,” commerciale de premier rang », ajoute-t-il. charged with two counts of theft of a ve- added Warren. La vaste expérience de M. White transcende les organisations hicle and one count of theft under $5,000. Chris White has extensive industry organization, government industrielles, les relations avec le gouvernement, et les affaires “In order to ensure that the safety and relations, and public affairs experience. Previous positions have publiques. Il avait auparavant occupé le poste de chef de cabinet pour security of the Parliamentary Precinct and included Chief of Staff for five federal cabinet ministers and cinq ministres fédéraux et le titre de vice-président des relations avec le the grounds of Parliament Hill remain Vice-President of Government Relations in the finance, insurance, and auto sectors. gouvernement dans les domaines des finances, de l’assurance, et de l’automobile. paramount, we will not be disclosing the origin of the vehicle,” Melissa Rusk, a Chris has a master’s degree in political science from the University of Windsor, M. White est titulaire d’une maîtrise en science politique de l’Université de spokesperson for the Parliamentary Pro- as well as a bachelor’s degree in political science and a graduate diploma in Windsor ainsi que d’un baccalauréat en science politique et d’un diplôme de cycles tective Service, told CBC. international development from the University of Ottawa. supérieurs en développement international de l’Université d’Ottawa. [email protected] The Hill Times The Hill Times | monday, march 20, 2017 29 News Runciman questions why ethics officer taking so long to investigate Meredith “How long the process takes minister Kamla-Persad-Bissessar. committees, arguing that the Sena- Tory Sen. Bob depends upon the issues that are Citing a report from the Trinida- tor was presumed innocent until involved, its complexity, the number dian government website, the Citi- proven guilty. Runciman also says of individuals that are required to zen article alleged that the trip might After receiving the Senate it was a mistake be interviewed, scheduling issues, have “also have helped advance ethics officer’s report, she said the and the number or process issues Meredith’s own private interests: Independent Senators Group have to put Ind. Sen. that are raised by the various par- his business partner, Stanley Sam of removed Sen. Meredith from both ties and the time that is required Toronto-area construction consulting committees. Sen. McCoy said she Don Meredith on in order to properly canvass and company DMSS Global Consultant has had a conversation with Sen. dispose of relevant issues,” wrote Inc. was part of the delegation.” Meredith after receiving the report Senate committees Ms. Dalphy. “There is a process that Under the Senate Ethics Code, and advised him to resign. She is required to be followed under Senators cannot make use of declined to say what Sen. Meredith after a report of the Ethics and Conflict of Interest their parliamentary positions to said in response, describing it as a an inappropriate Code for Senators (the Code). There advance their “private interests or private conversation. are certain timelines provided to those of a family member, or to [email protected] relationship he had parties within this process. In addi- improperly further another per- The Hill Times tion, issues that require resolution Ind. Sen. Don Meredith, pictured in son’s or entity’s private interests.” with a 16-year-old girl before moving to the next stage this file photograph in the Senate. Sen. Meredith was not avail- could surface throughout.” Conservative Sen. Bob Runciman able for comment last week. In had already surfaced. Former prime minister Stephen says Senate Ethics Officer Lyse an interview with Canadian Vox Populi Harper appointed Sen. Meredith to Ricard should make it a priority Press last Thursday, he sought the Red Chamber as a Conserva- to complete the two outstanding forgiveness from his family, the Lyse Ricard Continued from page 1 tive Senator in 2010. He is the first investigations against Sen. Don young woman at the centre of the Senate Ethics Officer Jamaican-born and the fourth of Meredith as soon as possible. The Hill controversy, and from his Senate “Senator Meredith brought into “I don’t know whether [ethics African descent to serve in the Sen- Times photograph by Jake Wright colleagues for his “moral failing.” the relationship the power and influence of the office of Senator, officer Lyse Ricard] needs more ate, according to Sen. Meredith’s He also said there was no crimi- while Ms. M was a vulnerable teen- website. The other three Senators staff or what the challenges are with Ms. M.,” Ms. Ricard wrote. nal case against him, that he was ager. That dynamic pervaded the entire in that particular office,” said of African descent include Toronto Ms. Ricard started the investiga- a victim of racism, and that he relationship, from the time it was initiated Conservative Sen. Bob Runciman, Ind. Anne Cools (Toronto Centre- tion in June 2015 after receiving a won’t resign his Senate seat. through to when it became sexual,” her former Ontario solicitor general, York, Ont.), former Nova Scotia letter from then-Senate Speaker “Absolutely, racism has played report, March 9. in an interview with The Hill Conservative Sen. Don Oliver, and Leo Housakos (Wellington, Que.) a role in this,” Sen. Meredith, Times. “When you have serious late-Liberal Sen. Calvin Ruck, also to conduct an inquiry to determine accompanied by his wife and Independent Sen. Don Meredith allegations floating around, and from Nova Scotia. if the Toronto Senator had “com- lawyer, told The Canadian Press. “This is a moral failing on my [especially when] the individual Sen. Meredith was booted from plied with his obligations under “This is nothing new to me. There part. As a human being, I made in question is acting like nothing the national Conservative caucus the code. Sen. Housakos wrote the is always a double standard that a grave error in judgment, in my has happened, this didn’t get the in June 2015 after his relationship letter following the Star article that exists in this country.” interactions. For that I am deeply sorry,” adequate priority that it merited.” with a teenager made national detailed the relationship between After the ethics officer’s report Canadian Press interview, March 16. “I Also, Sen. Runciman said headlines. Since then, he’s been the two, providing details about came out, some Senators, includ- believe in the power of forgiveness and that after the June 2015 Toronto sitting as an Independent. Prior text messages, Viber and Skype ing Government Senate Repre- reconciliation. We’re humans, and humans Star exposé about Sen. Meredith’s to his appointment to the Senate, chats, sexual encounters, email sentative Peter Harder (Ottawa, make mistakes.” (Ontario) inappropriate relation- he ran unsuccessfully for the Con- exchanges, and phone calls. Ont.) and Ind. Sen. André Pratte Senator Elaine McCoy ship with a 16-year-old girl, Inde- servative Party in a 2008 byelec- Ms. Dalphy told The Hill (De Salaberry, Que.), urged Sen. pendent Senate Leader Elaine Mc- tion in Toronto Centre, ending up Meredith to resign. Convenor of Ind. Senators Group Times that when Ms. Ricard started CBC interview March 14 Coy (Alberta) made a mistake last in fourth place behind the Liber- “Although I know you must be go- the preliminary investigation, Sen. “He was innocent until proven als, NDP, and the Green Party. year by assigning Sen. Meredith to Meredith’s lawyer challenged the ing through a very difficult time, I am guilty, and that had been our Senate committees. Ms. Ricard, in her damning in- jurisdiction of Ms. Ricard in this writing to plead with you to resign stance all along. We were still operating Until Ms. Ricard’s report came quiry report, found that by having matter, which resulted in exten- from the Senate as soon as possible. on that principle, as we would with any out two year later, on March 9, Sen. an inappropriate sexual rela- sive communication between the If you do not, I am afraid you will do Canadian, you don’t convict them before Meredith served on the Senate’s tionship with the teenager that two. Later, after an interview with yourself and, most importantly, the the verdict is announced. I stand by the National Security and Defence and continued on for two years, Sen. Ms. M., Ms. Ricard found “reason- institution, unnecessary and lasting decision to treat him as he was, as a full Aboriginal Peoples committees. Meredith violated the Ethics and able grounds” to believe that Sen. harm,” Sen. Pratte wrote in an email Senator with the right to participate. I After the report, Sen. Meredith was Conflict of Interest Code for Sen- Meredith may have committed a to Sen. Meredith on March 12. do,” explaining why she decided to send dropped from both committees. ators. To protect the privacy of the criminal offence and, as required by “The Senate ethics officer’s Sen. Meredith to the UN status women Sen. Runciman said that even teenager, the ethics officer did not law, passed on the information to report about what happened two to conference in New York while he was fac- after the affair became public in 2015, name the teenager and referred to police. The Ottawa Police requested three years ago is as damning as it ing questions about his sexual relationship Sen. Meredith, a married Pentecostal her as “Ms. M” in the report. Ms. Ricard suspend her investiga- is thorough,” he wrote. “The fact that with a teenage girl from the Senate ethics pastor and father of two, did not show “I have concluded that Sena- tion until it determined whether throughout the inquiry you have officer. In the end, Sen. McCoy sent Mani- any regret or apologize for his behav- tor Meredith breached subsections to lay charges against the Senator. not been cooperative adds to the toba Sen. Marilou McPhedran, a human iour and kept on performing his work 7.1(1) and 7.1(2) of the Code in the About four months later, the Ottawa injury. As a Senator, and as a man, rights advocate, instead. “as if nothing has happened.” circumstances surrounding the rela- Police dropped its investigation. your conduct was unconscionable. Sen. Runciman said he and tionship he had with a teenager, Ms. Although you have since taken Conservative Senator Don Plett In February of last year, the Conservative Senate Whip other Senators conveyed their M.,” Ms. Ricard said in her report ‘remedial steps,’ you have not issued Star reported that the police CBC interview March 14 She wrote that both subsections feelings to the Senate’s Conserva- closed the file on the request of an apology, to your victim, to the “We expelled him from our cau- tive Whip Don Plett (Landmark, that the Senator violated “require the teenager because she did not Senate, or to Canadians, which you cus because of the investigations Man.), who communicated those that a Senator’s conduct uphold the want her name to become public. should have done long ago.” that he was under and the ISG to Sen. McCoy. But Sen. Meredith highest standards of dignity inher- Ms. Ricard is investigating two Ms. Ricard’s report is now accepted him into their caucus and named was put on committees anyway. ent to the position of Senator and other complaints against Sen. Mer- before the Senate Ethics and Con- him as a member of their leadership team “The lack of acceptance of any that a Senator refrain from acting edith. One is related to allegations flict of Interest Committee. The while he was under investigation on three responsibility on Sen. Meredith’s in a way that could reflect adverse- of workplace harassment from five-member committee is meet- different accounts of ethical misconduct or part, I think, [especially] when he ly on the position of Senator or the some of his former staffers. This ing in-camera on March 22 to workplace harassment. I think that makes goes on as if nothing has happened, institution of the Senate.” investigation was requested by discuss the issue and is expected no sense at all.” and then being granted privileges by The relationship started in 2013 late-speaker Pierre Claude Nolin, to recommend the next course of the Independent Senators Group, I when Sen. Meredith was 48 years after “observing an irregular rate of action by March 28. think it was upsetting to a lot of us,” old, according to the report, and the staff turnover and other patterns in Sen. Plett said in an interview Conrad Black said Sen. Runciman. young woman was 16. Ms. Ricard the office of Senator Meredith.” with The Hill Times said that he was National Post column, March 17 Louise Dalphy, administrator wrote that in this “improper relation- Another is related to an Ottawa disappointed with Sen. Meredith’s “The demand for Sen. Meredith’s and ethics adviser to the Senate ship,” there was an “obvious imbal- Citizen report that Sen. Meredith conduct, but he would wait for the resignation has ensued, and I saw one zealot on a CBC panel ethics officer, said in an email that ance of power” between the two. “led a business delegation to the Ethics Committee recommendation the length of time that an investi- “He engaged in a physical before saying whether Sen. Meredith on March 14 declaim that he cannot be Caribbean in Jan. 2015 that includ- allowed to resign; he must be expelled. gation takes depends on factors sexual relationship with Ms. M should step down. He confirmed that ed a representative of a company That is the first rung in the ladder that that included two encounters be- such as the complexity of the issue, he co-owns.” Former Toronto-area he conveyed Conservative Senators’ leads to Stalin’s demand that his police number of people involved in a fore she turned 18, one of which Conservative MP Joe Daniel also concerns to Sen. McCoy about as- prevent his victims from committing case, scheduling issues, and also involved intercourse, and two accompanied Sen. Meredith on this signing Sen. Meredith to committees. suicide, because he wanted to be able to the overall workload of the office. encounters just after she turned trip along with a group of business Sen. McCoy told The Hill extract false confessions and denuncia- She declined to offer any timelines eighteen, both of which involved people who travelled to Trinidad Times that she did receive those tions from them by torture and then to use as to when the other two investiga- intercourse. He also engaged in and Tobago and met with Parlia- concerns, yet she defended her them in show trials and execute them.” tion reports will be made public. numerous sexually explicit chats mentarians, including then-prime decision to assign Sen. Meredith to 30 monda y, march 20, 2017 | the hill times News Raitt willing to serve in O’Leary-led Conservative caucus Mr. Labelle noted how Mr. O’Leary Lisa Raitt says Kevin has not committed to running for Kevin O’Leary has been a target of Lisa Raitt and other candidates in the Conservative leadership race. It remains to be a seat in the House of Commons seen how other candidates will fit into caucus if Mr. O’Leary becomes leader.The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright O’Leary is ‘wrong’ if he doesn’t win the Conservative for Canada and the leadership. If did, Mr. Labelle said spends in the United States, and told Trudeau, and not get distracted by sley said on whether the candidates Mr. Bernier would select the most him at a recent debate that being the fact that others perceive Mr. in this Conservative leadership Conservative Party, qualified people available a critics party leader “is not a part-time job.” O’Leary as the only threat to their race can work together when it’s or for cabinet, and wouldn’t say Conservative leadership candidate own campaigns,” he said. over. “It’s going to be the ego of but she is willing to how likely it is that Mr. O’Leary Deepak Obhrai (Calgary Forest Joe Jordan, a senior associ- who wins. I mean, do they want to would make the cut. Lawn, Alta.), at the same debate, told ate with Bluesky Strategy Group take these people who have been turn the other cheek Despite her willingness to Mr. O’Leary to “learn the Constitu- and former Liberal MP, said: “The crapping on them? And on the other work with him, Ms. Raitt said she tion” to better understand provincial personal attacks have surprised me side, for the people who lose, do if he becomes leader. stands by what she’s said about Mr. rights after Mr. O’Leary said he a bit in this one. And it’s not just Lisa they want to work for the guy they O’Leary, adding that he would be would impose financial penalties on and O’Leary. It’s candidates against said really couldn’t do the job?” Continued from page 1 “a very hard sell” as Conservative provinces that have carbon taxes. Kellie Leitch and whatnot. I guess it’s Yet, Mr. Beardsley said that leader in the next election “because When asked how comfortable he just the fact that there’s so many in if Mr. O’Leary wins, there has “Whoever the leader is, they’re of some of the things that he’s said would be working in a caucus led by the race that people are desperately been a great deal of ammunition going to pick who they want to be in the past that will be pointed to Mr. O’Leary, Mr. Scheer’s campaign trying to differentiate themselves.” created during the course of this as a critic and who they want to by the Liberals and NDP.” officials forwarded an emailed state- There are 14 candidates in the leadership contest that the Liber- be as a cabinet minister,” Ms. Raitt An incident that stands out for ment from him in which he repeated, Conservative leadership race. als will be able to use. (Milton, Ont.) said in an interview Ms. Raitt is when, during a 2011 “Being the leader of the Conserva- Referring to Ms. Raitt’s saying It’s like when the Conservatives last week with The Hill Times. “If episode of The Lang & O’Leary Ex- tive Party is not a part-time job.” that Mr. O’Leary is “wrong” for used clips showing Stéphane Dion I’m asked by any leader to serve, change—a CBC TV show co-hosted He added: “I will keep fighting for Canada and the Conservatives, going on the defensive about his of course I will serve. Because it’s by Mr. O’Leary and Amanda Lang— conservative values and opposing and Mr. Obhrai’s suggestion that previous government’s environ- serving the Canadian public and Mr. O’Leary said: “Elect me as prime the Trudeau government no matter Ms. Leitch’s campaigning could mental record against leadership there’s no greater way to serve than minister for 15 minutes, I will make who is leader. That said, I’m running get immigrants killed, Mr. Jordan rival Michael Ignatieff in a Liberal by being a member of a cabinet, and unions illegal. Anyone that remains a because I want to unite all conser- said, “I can’t remember attacks leadership debate in 2006. “This is I have that experience.” union member will be thrown in jail.” vatives in order to beat Trudeau in that were that targeted or that per- unfair. … Do you think it’s easy to Ms. Raitt (Milton, Ont.) tweeted Ms. Raitt was Labour min- 2019, and I know I can, which also sonal [in a party leadership race].” make priorities?” Mr. Dion said in a that Mr. O’Leary was a “chicken” ister in prime minister Stephen means all my fellow leadership Ms. Raitt, however, said she clip, which was heavily utilized by after he opted not to participate in Harper’s government and facing candidates would be welcome in my doesn’t think this contest has the Conservatives in the lead-up to a debate in Edmonton in Febru- a possible strike by Air Canada caucus, were they to run for a seat.” been “nasty.” the 2008 election, when they faced ary. And her campaign is behind a flight attendants at the time. Mr. Obhrai’s campaign de- “I don’t think it’s been nasty the Dion-led Liberals. website, www.StopKevinOLeary. “The folks in Milton who vote clined a request to comment on at all,” she said. “You will see, if “That was one of mine, actually,” com, that says that Mr. O’Leary is for me belong to unions, and they’re his willingness to work within you go behind the stage at any of Mr. Beardsley laughed. “If I was on “wrong for the Conservative Party good people, and they deliver great an O’Leary-led Conservative these events, we’re all talking to [the Liberals’] side right now, I’d be and wrong for Canada.” products for Canadians to sell,” she caucus. Officials for the campaign one another. … There’s good com- building up data banks of quotes But she said if “the membership said. “I would have a problem with a Mr. Chong did not respond to a petition, but personal animosity and comments and clips from has elected [a leader], my job is to leader who had denigrated them and request for comment. isn’t happening. Everybody’s go- debates and all sorts of stuff that work with our leader and support their choice to be in a union.” Harsh criticism in this leader- ing to fold back fine into caucus.” people could use. That’s the beauti- our leader, and I will do absolutely Ms. Raitt added that she worries ship debate hasn’t been exclusively Ms. Raitt likened the leader- ful thing about leadership races if everything I can to do so.” about Mr. O’Leary’s ability to work aimed at Mr. O’Leary. Mr. Obhrai ship race to debates that happen you’re on the other side because More controversy related to Mr. with other parties if the Conserva- has accused Conservative lead- at a cabinet table. you get all sorts of material. … Oh O’Leary and the Conservative lead- tives ever found themselves in a ership candidate Kellie Leitch “You have your fight at the table, yeah, [the Liberals are] going to get ership race broke out late last week minority-government position. (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.) of practising a but if you don’t win, it doesn’t mean a lot of stuff on this one.” when he accused some within the Yet, she also had positive things kind of “divisive politics” that has be- you go off and sulk,” she said. “It Robin Sears, a principal with party of selling fake memberships to say about him. “I do like what Kev- come common in the United States, means that you stay around and you Earnscliffe Strategy Group and in an attempt to “buy a leadership in says on the economy. I do think resulting in immigrants getting help explain the decision, you help past NDP operative, agreed. victory.” He didn’t name any names, he’s a masterful communicator.” killed there. Mr. Chong has accused support the decision. And that’s how “Of course, one of the risks but reports indicated the campaign Ms. Raitt was speaking before Ms. Leitch of “Trump-style politics.” I’ve always operated, and that’s part of leadership debates is that you of Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) Mr. O’Leary’s allegations of fraud Yet, unlike with Mr. O’Leary, of being part of the party.” say things that don’t look so good is under scrutiny. within the party came out. Follow- polls are not showing Ms. Leitch Keith Beardsley, who was deputy that get repackaged and reused Mr. Bernier’s campaign was non- ing this, she said on Twitter: “The as a favourite to win the leader- chief of staff to former Conserva- by your enemies,” he said. committal about how willing he integrity of the membership & rules ship. Polling done by Mainstreet tive prime minister Stephen Harper, But he said this Conservative would be to work within a Conser- that govern the #cpcldr race must Research for iPolitics in late Febru- said this leadership race is actually leadership race doesn’t neces- vative caucus led by Mr. O’Leary. be maintained. Any allegations con- ary and early March showed Mr. “petty tame. Go back to the Clark- sarily have more ill will between “I don’t think that’s something trary, demand an investigation.” O’Leary as the first-ballot favourite Mulroney wars. It was a hell of a lot candidates than what’s typical of that going to happen,” Maxime She isn’t the only Conserva- for about 24 per cent of party mem- nastier than what this is.” Conservative and Liberal leader- Hupé Labelle, spokesman for Mr. tive leadership candidate who has bers polled, followed by Mr. Ber- He was referring the Progres- ship contests, though he said NDP Bernier, said about the prospect of taken shots at Mr. O’Leary. After nier at 19 per cent. The next three sive Conservative leadership race leadership races tend to be more his candidate working within an Mr. O’Leary posted a video of him- were Mr. Scheer at eight per cent, of 1983 when Brian Mulroney, who cordial. He said the Conservative O’Leary-led caucus. “We’re raising self shooting automatic weapons Ms. Raitt at seven per cent, and Ms. would become prime minister a race might seem rougher due to more money. We’re selling more at a Miami gun range on the same Leitch at six per cent. year later, unseated former prime the role social media plays in it. memberships than him. Maxime day as the funerals of three of the Ari Laskin, a spokesman for Minister Joe Clark as party leader. “I could wander the Château has been campaigning for a full six killed in the Jan. 29 Québec Mr. O’Leary, would not say if the Among the things that happened Laurier in the old days with a year here in Canada. Kevin O’Leary City mosque shooting, Conserva- tone of this leadership race would during that contest, he said, was bottle of scotch and say terrible has been campaigning part-time.” tive leadership candidate Michael make it impractical for some of an instance of Mulroney support- things about competitors, and Mr. Labelle said Mr. O’Leary’s Chong (Wellington-Halton Hills, Mr. O’Leary’s opponents to be ers locking the convention doors be relatively comfortable that accusations last week amounted Ont.) said, “That video will cost us welcomed into a caucus led by him on a group of Clark supporters to it wouldn’t appear in The Hill to “mudslinging” and “dirty tricks the next election,” and he referred and given prominent roles. Rather, prevent them from voting. Times or The Globe and Mail,” Mr. to win this, but Maxime is win- to Mr. O’Leary as “Rambo.” he said Mr. O’Leary is focused on “That was pretty vicious stuff,” he Sears said. “But now I’ve got to be ning and that’s why he’s being Conservative leadership defeating the Liberals in 2019. said, though he noted how Mr. Clark aware that it’s going to appear in attacked by Kevin.” candidate Andrew Scheer (Regina- “We will continue to focus on went on to become a prominent social media about two minutes Asked how Mr. O’Leary would Qu’Appelle, Sask.) has criticized the one person who is hurting member in Mr. Mulroney’s cabinet. after I leave somebody’s room.” fare within a Bernier-led caucus, the amount of time Mr. O’Leary Canadians’ pocketbooks, Justin “It’s going to be egos,” Mr. Beard- [email protected] THE HILL TIMES | MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 31 opinion Political lies nothing new, and media were accomplices until Trump came along

the things you hear in the media.” It was the died, and the only WMDs discovered were He stressed that “if there be still impro- last time I interviewed him. degraded, unusable ones from the 1980s.” prieties which this rule would not restrain, Politicians lie not only to the public, but Lies in Parliament, lies in the media, lies its supplement must be sought in the cen- also to each other. during the electoral campaigns, lies fl ying sorship of public opinion.” A minister was accused in the House all over, all the time. Why now are some Obviously, Jefferson couldn’t predict the of something unethical and his opposition surprised that Trump is lying and people depth of tolerance “public opinion” could critic called him “dishonest and a pig.” After don’t care? develop towards lies. Question Period, the critic approached the What is the difference now? Trump For too long, media and politicians, in minister, saying, “you know I didn’t mean broke the unoffi cial rule that politicians spite of their apparent public dislike, have that, but you know it’s politics.” never attack the media. I think it was Mark operated in cahoots, dishing out half- angelo Persichilli In her book President’s Club, Nancy Duffy, Twain who once said, “Never pick a fi ght truths, encouraging distrust, and inoculat- Politics talking about former U.S. presidents Lyndon with people who buy ink by the barrel.” ing into the public opinion a vaccine that B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, wrote that At the time of digital media, ink is not has immunized people from lies. “they had much in common; their humble needed and everybody is free to pick a James Reston, in his book Deadline, ORONTO—The Globe and Mail wrote roots, their devout mothers and loutish fa- fi ght with the media. Trump did. He has writes: “We were, I constantly insisted, tell- Tan editorial last week with the head- thers, their resentment of the silver-spooned, lured them into a fi ght from which they ing the reader what happened but not why, line, “Donald Trump lies constantly. Why is their promiscuous relationship with the truth.” have nothing to gain. In fact, they are los- and worst of all assuming far too often that it working for him?” Talking about American presidents, some- ing. Trump has challenged the assumption offi cials told the truth.” Lies work with Trump because lies in one wrote that Nixon was the president that that only media have the power to say who People don’t assume any longer. They politics always work. In politics, the demar- couldn’t tell the truth, Carter couldn’t tell a lie, is lying and who is not lying, never mind believe that everybody lies and everything cation line between truth and lies faded a while Ronald Reagan didn’t know the differ- telling the truth. coming from a politician is a lie. long time ago, and for the majority of voters, ence. yes, Carter didn’t lie, but that’s probably They have absorbed the axiom fi rst So, why does lying work for Trump? there is no difference between truth and lies. why he was not re-elected. presented by Thomas Jefferson, author Because that’s politics. Several years ago, I had a politician as a Former Democratic presidential candi- of the Declaration of Independence and Besides, as Winston Churchill once said, guest in my radio talk show. A caller asked date Adlai Stevenson, talking about his op- third president of United States. In his “There are a terrible lot of lies going about why his government wasn’t changing a ponents, said: “I will make a bargain with second inaugural speech, Jefferson the world, and the worst of it is that half of particular piece of legislation to improve the the Republicans. If they will stop telling said that there should be no censorship them are true.” status of a certain group of workers. He said lies about Democrats, we will stop telling against media. He stressed that “since Angelo Persichilli is a freelance journal- that he himself had a private member’s bill the truth about them.” He lost, by the way. truth and reason have maintained their ist and a former citizenship judge for the ready to be presented in the House. During The Globe recently reminded us: “George ground against false opinions in league Greater Toronto Area. He was also a director the commercial I asked him why he didn’t W. Bush sent American troops into Iraq in with false facts, the press, confi ned to of communications to former prime minister tell me about this bill, which was something 2003 on the false claim that Iraqi dictator truth, needs no other legal restraint; Stephen Harper and is the former politi- I considered an important social initiative. Saddam Hussein was actively making and the public judgment will correct false cal editor of Corriere Canadese, Canada’s He smiled at me and said: “Can I give you stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. reasoning and opinions on a full hearing Italian-language newspaper in Toronto. some confi dential advice? Don’t believe all Hundreds of thousands of people have since of all parties.” The Hill Times

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vote is a logical fallacy—it doesn’t We see constant examples like don’t have a fi rm enough grasp ate together three nights a week, exist because elections are 338 this being proposed.” of their own job descriptions, and and collegiality suffered greatly Dale Smith talks separate events and not a single that has allowed the party leaders as a result. What happens if we one, but when people cite it as a You ask: ‘what if it’s our own to really exert more control than let them work and vote from their about his book reason to ‘prove’ why the sys- ignorance that is killing democra- they should have. Part of this ridings all the time and appear at tem is broken, it’s a disconnect cy?’ What are you talking about? is because of the way in which committee by Skype? How does between their perception and What are people ignorant about? leaders have grown more power- collegiality and the ability to Th e Unbroken reality. I think we need to have a “We have an appalling lack of ful because of how we choose network suffer if MPs stop seeing clear-eyed look at how our system basic civic literacy in this coun- them, but it’s also because not one another on a daily basis?” Machine: really works before we can have a try. When I was in high school enough of MPs know about their conversation about what needs to in Alberta, the most we learned own agency that they don’t know What’s the best part about Canada’s change, and I think what needs to about Canadian politics was that when and how to push back. Parliament and politics, in your change isn’t the electoral system.” bills go through three readings, We’re used to MPs complaining opinion? go to the Senate for sober second that the parties are making them “The best part about Parlia- Democracy Why don’t you think the electoral thought—without any explana- do things against their will and ment and politics is that we have system needs to change? What do tion of what that means—and how we need to change the rules a system that has served us well in Action. you suggest? get royal assent. That was it. We to better empower them, but I’m for over 150 years, we have rich “Changing the electoral sys- didn’t learn about party member- not sure they know enough to traditions and our system is re- tem won’t actually fi x the things ships, or nomination contests, know that they already have all ally quite accessible for ordinary By KaTe Malloy the powers they need, but only Canadians. It’s why I’m encourag- need to know how to use them.” ing more people to learn how the TTAWA—Dale Smith is a system works, so that they can be Obit of parliamentary politi- What are the powers that MPs part of it in a more meaningful cal nerd. He’s the only journalist have, are not using, and don’t way.” on the Hill who goes to Question know about? Period every, single day and he’s “MPs have the power to say no What’s the worst part about that rare media bird who under- to their party whips or leaders. Parliament and politics, in your stands the fi ner details of the They don’t have to read the lines opinion? parliamentary system, Canada’s given to them and told to recite “Right now, the worst part electoral system, and how politi- dutifully. That’s one of the great is how much we are reliant on cal parties work. The 38-year-old things about fi rst-past-the-post message discipline. We no longer Alberta native, who has been on as an electoral system—it gives have real debate in the House of the Hill since 2008 and freelances MPs individual agency and not Commons—we just have MPs for Reuters, The Law Times, and their parties or leaders. But as reading speeches into the record LooniePolitics.com, has been in- with anything, just one or two with very little actual back-and- terested in the world of the parlia- MPs standing up for themselves forth or spontaneous exchange. mentary and political institutions is diffi cult when you have a Question Period is about offering for years. But he decided to write a caucus that wants them to just be a buffet of clips for the evening book about it, The Unbroken team players. If more MPs stood news instead of trying to have Machine: Canada’s Democracy up for themselves like they have a meaningful dialogue about in Action, recently published by the power to, it gets harder for accountability, or about engaging Dundurn, because he grew weary Author and freelancer Dale Smith, right, pictured on the Hill with Senator the parties to push them around in a bit of political theater that of people’s lack of knowledge Grant Mitchell: ‘Changing the electoral system won’t actually fi x the things because trying to punish more uses wit and humour to draw in how Canada’s democracy that people identify as problems with the system and will simply create new than one or two upstarts becomes Canadians into the conversation works. And he says it works. problems.’ The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright a spectacle that the media and in about what is going on. We are turn voters can’t ignore.” almost at the point where we Why did you want to write this might as well either send in book? that people identify as problems which are one of the most funda- What are your solutions? drones to the chamber to recite “Part of the genesis of this with the system and will simply mental aspects of our system, or “The solution is really basic these speeches and vote according book was my own frustration sit- create new problems. People about what responsible govern- civics education, which we’re not to the leaders’ instructions, or just ting in the press gallery every day, may fi xate on proportionality ment actually meant in a practical getting in schools. I’m hoping that emailing the speeches directly to watching MPs who don’t know as a ‘fairness’ argument without sense. When people don’t have this book will help to remedy that Hansard and not even bothering. what their own jobs are, spending actively contemplating the out- this fundamental knowledge, they a little more, but it’s going to need If we want Parliament to matter so much time and energy doing comes, nor do most of them look feel excluded and grow resent- to be a broader effort, most espe- again, we need to get away from things that are distractions while at how various proposed systems ful and it’s fuelling the kind of cially from the media who need this complete scripting.” their own actual duties of holding would actually work in a Cana- populist backlash that resulted in to do a better job with adequately the government to account and dian context. Instead, I think we Brexit or the election of Donald describing how our system oper- Why is this book important and scrutinizing the estimates are be- need to move toward rolling back Trump.” ates. When we rely on American- who should read it? ing left by the wayside. It was also other changes like how we select isms and treat routine events like “The book is an important re- in reading and hearing my media party leaders and re-empowering How do you know people are prorogation as some kind of il- fresher in how our system works colleagues constantly using Amer- MPs that way.” feeling excluded and resentful? legitimate tool, based on a cynical on from a strictly mechanical icanisms to describe events rather “Every day, we hear stories move by a single prime minister perspective—what a vote means, than putting things in a proper You also suggest that all the pro- about how populism is on the rise who was able to exploit people’s how a nomination works, what Canadian context, so I emptied my posals to make the system “more because people don’t feel they’re ignorance to his own advantage, an MP’s job is, why we have the bookshelf of all of my various poli- democratic” may end up making benefi tting from the system, and then that hurts Senate con- sci books and put all of the really things worse, weakening the sys- how elites are telling them how to the public’s structed in the necessary information in a single tems of accountability. Can you live their lives and go about their understanding. The Unbroken way we do, and place that was going to be acces- elaborate on this? business. This has manifested It’s also about Machine: so on. There’s sible and not strictly academic.” “A great example is how lead- itself in things like the Brexit teaching MPs Canada’s no political ership contests are conducted. It referendum or the election of their own jobs Democracy in theory or phi- The underlying premise of your used to be that the party caucus Donald Trump in the States, or better so that losophy, but a book is that the political system would choose the leader, and then even Rob Ford in Toronto. They they’re not Action, by Dale hands-on look is not broken and that it’s peo- he or she would remain account- talk about parties, politicians, and being pushed Smith, Dundurn, at the various ple’s understanding of it that’s able to them, and they could fi re government as being this remote around by their 147pp. $21.9 components of the problem. Why do you say this the leader at any point that he or ‘other’ that is working against party leaders the democratic and what do you base this on? she abused their authority. When them without really seeming to and whips.” machine and “We constantly hear phrases parties started moving to allow realize how much they’re really how those com- like ‘Ottawa is broken,’ or ‘our their memberships to vote on the just people in their community What do you think of the govern- ponents relate to one another. democratic system doesn’t work,’ leader—to be ‘more democratic’— who have gotten involved.” ment’s current proposals to make And I would hope that every and more often than not, people they eliminated that system of the House more family friendly? Canadian would read it so that start citing falsehoods to justify accountability, and party leaders What are the “critical gaps in “I think they have the very real they have a better understanding these positions. One of the most started accumulating all kinds of civic literacy that have become potential for unintended conse- of why our democratic system common ones is around the power that they shouldn’t have endemic within Canadian politi- quences that will make things matters and why it’s important popular vote versus the distribu- and started behaving auto- cal culture,” as your book states? worse. When the House of Com- for people to participate in it, tion of seats as a way of justifying cratically, and then justifi ed it by “Beyond just our lack of basic mons eliminated evening sittings which goes beyond casting a vote changing our electoral system. saying they have a democratic civics, we’ve developed this cul- in the early ’90s to be more family every few years.” The problem is that the popular mandate from their membership. ture where the people we elect friendly, it meant MPs no longer The Hill Times The Hill Times | monday, march 20, 2017 33 News

The Liberals, pictured in this file photo, will Liberals to meet in Centre Block March 24-25 for a special extended meet for two- caucus meeting in the absence of a usual retreat this day caucus winter. The Hill Times photograph by this week, Jake Wright some Grit MPs

dissatisfied sultation on decisions from the content, and not really the politics of MPs and to listen to any input government. He said there is around it,” said Mr. Scarpaleggia. about their departments. Ministers some consultation within the cau- Some Liberal MPs in not- sometimes also send their staffers cus, but the discussions should be for-attribution based interviews to attend these meetings and take more detailed. told The Hill Times that in the notes on top-of mind-issues. with level of “There’s never enough con- early months of the Trudeau “We have very free-flowing sultation,” the Liberal MP said. government, one issue that back- caucus meetings, and everyone “There’s always need for more bench MPs faced was that they who wants to have a say, has a and more and more.” were not getting information from say. … I don’t see a problem,” said This MP said that consultation cabinet ministers quick enough Mr. Scarpaleggia. consultation means different things to differ- about government program an- In interviews last week, Lib- ent people and, in some cases, if nouncements for geographical eral MPs said they expect this the government does not follow areas where their ridings were lo- two-day meeting to be a standard als flexed their free-vote muscles the advice of an MP, that MP cated. But this is thought to have one in which MPs discuss par- The meeting will in defying the government’s will thinks he or she was not consult- happened mainly because most liamentary strategy, and receive on private member’s bill S-201 on ed, which the MP said he doesn’t ministers and their staffers were briefings from cabinet ministers mark first time the genetic discrimination. agree with. new and did not know that area and the party staff. The bill, originally sponsored A second Liberal MP told The MPs should be kept abreast of Mr. Scarpaleggia said Finance full Liberal caucus by now-retired Senator Jim Hill Times that there’s consulta- new government announcements. Minister Bill Morneau (Toronto Cowan, seeks to introduce the tion in the caucus, but his concern This issue was also raised Centre, Ont.) will further brief has been together first-ever nationwide penalties is that it should be more detailed in the regular weekly caucus caucus on the budget, they will against genetic discrimination and more open. This MP said meetings and the prime minister hear from the Liberal Party on since Liberal passed third reading in the House cabinet ministers and their par- advised cabinet ministers several “party-related matters,” and there on March 8 without the govern- liamentary secretaries should do times to inform MPs ahead of will be an opportunity to hear ment’s desired amendments— more one-on-one consultations, time. Now, these MPs says they from the Prime Minister’s Office backbenchers criticized as essentially gutting especially with MPs who disagree are getting information on time. in relation to “current issues.” the bill—by a vote of 222 to 60. with a government policy or “The centre needs to be cog- “The weekend caucus will pro- passed the genetic Mr. Trudeau said that day, just legislation. nizant of the fact that the caucus vide the usual opportunities for after the Liberals’ last caucus In most consultations, this MP is feeling perhaps not as much a exchanges among caucus mem- discrimination bill meeting, that the bill was uncon- said, ministers show up for a limit- part of the team as they could be, bers,” Mr. Scarpaleggia said, both stitutional, an argument that ulti- ed amount of time because of their and they show it in strange ways, on regional and national issues. which was opposed mately held little weight with the busy schedules and MPs have to and I would expect more of this “We talk about the session, just dissenting Liberal backbenchers. be brief in their comments. These rogue behaviour if they don’t get basically, where we are, where by cabinet. At numerous stages of study consultations lack a detailed back a little aggressive in trying to ad- we’re going, that sort of thing,” and debate before the Commons, and forth between Members and dress it,” said the Liberal lobbyist. said Liberal MP Ken Hardie Continued from page 1 the government, through Justice ministers, the MP said. The Liberal caucus has about (Fleetwood-Port Kells, B.C.). “It’s Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould One Liberal lobbyist, who asked a dozen issues-based caucus- pretty general stuff and every The meeting is a replace- (Vancouver Granville, B.C.) and not to be named, told The Hill es: the seniors caucus chaired by party would more or less cover ment for the usual winter caucus various parliamentary secretaries, Times that the dynamics are sure Deborah Schulte (King-Vaughan, that ground in their caucus meet- retreat, and will start on the after- tried to claw back two of the three to be interesting inside the caucus Ont.); the indigenous affairs ings.” noon of Friday, March 24, and last main pillars of the bill, arguing room after the Bill S-201 vote. caucus chaired by Don Rusnak Liberal MP Omar Alghabra all day Saturday, March 25. that the bill impedes on the prov- “It’s an interesting dynamic in (Thunder Bay-Rainy River, Ont.); (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) also Usually, all political parties inces’ and territories’ ability to de- the House when the backbench the auto caucus chaired by John echoed Mr. Hardie’s views. He meet prior to the start of the post- cide for themselves what regime votes against the front bench and Oliver (Oakville, Ont.); the energy said the party didn’t get a chance Christmas parliamentary sitting, works best for addressing genetic you can walk back the cat and and environment caucus co- to hold a caucus retreat before but this time Liberals are meeting discrimination, and expressed figure out why,” this source said. chaired by Jonathan Wilkinson the MPs returned in the new year, in the middle after “timing” issues worry that court challenge could “And it’s never a good thing, even (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Kim and this meeting is a substitute for made it tricky to meet before, come from the insurance industry though people will try and spin it Rudd (Northumberland-Peter- that. Mr. Alghabra said that he had according to Liberal MP Francis if the bill passed. as, ‘This is democracy in action.’ ” borough South, Ont.); the aero- not seen the agenda, but added Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, However, Liberal supporters Which is exactly how Mr. space and space caucus chaired that like any other retreat, there’ll Que.), chair of the national caucus. of the bill pointed to top constitu- Scarpaleggia classified it, saying by Leona Alleslev (Aurora-Oak be a session where MPs can ask It was also shortly after the winter tional experts’ testimony defend- he doesn’t think any message was Ridges-Richmond Hill, Ont.); questions from cabinet ministers. break that Prime Minister Justin ing the bill and said they had yet sent by the Liberal backbenches’ the digital caucus co-chaired by Bluesky Strategy Group senior Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) shuffled to hear a compelling argument, dissent on Bill S-201, and that he David Graham (Laurentides- associate and former Liberal MP his cabinet and shook up the par- including any justification from thought they were adequately in Labelle, Que.) and David Lametti Joe Jordan told The Hill Times: liamentary secretary roster. their government, against it. the loop. (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.); “These events are best when indi- In part, it’s also making up for The government has since “I think people felt compelled the food policy caucus chaired by vidual members can speak freely. the lack of a Wednesday caucus announced it is looking to refer because of the particular content Julie Dabrusin (Toronto-Danforth, I always loved it, because in the meeting this week because of the bill to the Supreme Court to of the bill. … They were involved Ont.); and there are four regional course of an hour, you’ve got a the budget lockups scheduled get advice on whether the bill is in the decision-making process caucuses on immigration. snapshot of what the country was on March 22, one of which is constitutional, once it officially last week in votes on those bills, The issues-based caucuses thinking. That’s the currency that happening in the Reading Room, passes. very much so,” he said. “It was just meet on the Hill when Parliament MPs spend. That’s the fuel that where the Liberals usually meet. One Liberal MP, who spoke a difference of opinion … and is in session. Depending on the runs the machine.” It will be the first time the to The Hill Times on condition in some ways democracy at it’s timing of the meeting, cabinet [email protected] whole caucus has been together of anonymity, said that he’s not best where people are carefully ministers sometimes attend these [email protected] since some 100 backbench Liber- satisfied with the level of con- considering a bill, or a motion’s meetings to hear the concerns The Hill Times 34 MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES opinion The Russians are coming, better get ready

You don’t say: Foreign Russia is far too clever Affairs Minister to send troops across Chrystia Freeland, left, with Status of Women the border of a NATO Minister Maryam Monsef, Employment member, which would and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, trigger the Article 5 International Trade Minister François- provision and a strong Philippe Champagne, Alliance military Democratic Institutions Minister response. Instead, the Karina Gould, and Immigration Minister Canadian deployment Ahmed Hussen, all pictured Jan. 10, will be targeted with a 2017, at Rideau signifi cant disinformation Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Jake campaign of industrial Wright scale and scope. The recent mini-brouhaha over Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s family background is just a small Much nefarious activity has recently Russia is far too clever to send troops to occupying forces and the ‘mistreatment’ been attributed to Russia or its proxies. There across the border of a NATO member, of the local Russian-speaking population. taste of what is to come. has been mischief afoot to infl uence the which would trigger the Article 5 provision Thugs may be hired to elicit reactions by Brexit vote, the American, German and Dutch and a strong Alliance military response. soldiers including fi ghting: these ‘impromp- elections, encouraging the National Front Instead, the Canadian deployment will be tu’ events will be fi lmed and used against in France, and credible claims of trying to targeted with a signifi cant disinformation NATO forces. engineer a coup in Montenegro to replace the campaign of industrial scale and scope. On-line Canadian news sites will government with one less inclined to NATO The recent mini-brouhaha over Foreign feature massive amounts of commentary membership. British intelligence warned Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s family from “trolls,” people paid to engage in and against threats to its politicians, government background is just a small taste of what is dominate the on-line space. Spouses of offi cials and think tanks, offering training to come. deployed members might be phoned and against Russian hackers. The U.S. Justice Deterrence, reassurance and confi - told their loved one has died. Soldiers Department has just charged two former dence-building missions are the most could receive legitimate-looking emails Russian intelligence offi cers and two hired as- challenging of all operations to publicly or posts claiming a major crisis at home Brett Boudreau sociates for cyber-crimes. And, SACEUR Gen. explain: counter-insurgency (Afghanistan), requiring their immediate attention. Social Foreign policy Philip Breedlove called the campaign to wrest counter-terrorism (Daesh), peace-restora- media accounts of soldiers will be studied Crimea from Ukraine “the most amazing infor- tion (UN), domestic response and humani- for vulnerabilities, and exploited. This is all mation warfare blitzkrieg we have ever seen.” tarian support missions are all consider- carefully designed to destabilize, distract hatever one thinks of Russia’s recent Later this year, Canada will deploy 450 ably easier. There are four main reasons and discredit. Wantics on the world stage, you have soldiers to Latvia and lead a six-nation NATO for this. What can the Canadian-led Battle to concede they have brilliantly exploited Battle Group including forces from Albania, First, “being there” activities like joint Group do in response? For starters, replace information-age tools to confuse audiences Italy, Poland, Slovenia and Spain. They will exercises, neighbourhood patrols, hockey a platoon of infantry with a platoon of about what is truth, what isn’t, and to set liaise closely with other Battle Groups in the games amongst soldiers and attending communications practitioners. Require their own narrative. The returns have been region led by Germany, the U.K., and the U.S., community events can’t compare to the every nation in the force to provide people massive and out of all proportion to the to collectively demonstrate NATO resolve drama and news value say, of special to assist the information campaign. Deploy modest investment. against any physical incursion into the Baltics. operations forces helping direct fi re onto with spokespersons fl uent in Russian Daesh positions. and Latvian and embed staff with long Second, the Baltic States are demo- experience of serving or living in the cratic, enjoy a high quality of life, and are region. Monitor media and social media deeply supportive of the deployment. There 24/7 in Russian, the Baltic languages, and are no dams to rebuild, no schools to re- those of countries providing forces. Put pair, no humanitarian support needed, and mechanisms in place to share information no villages to wrest from insurgent groups. amongst the deployed forces, NATO HQ Third, for Russia, the information ef- Brussels, back home—and to react quickly. fect is central to its operational effort. The Detail, and enforce a social media capability is massively resourced, remark- strategy. Ensure the tenor and tone of all ably well done, and is always ‘on’ across public communications is professional multiple information channels, backed by and appropriate. Equip all patrols with the fearless use of diplomacy, military and Go-Pro cameras so that events staged to SERVICES | AMENITIES | LIFESTYLE economic instruments of national power. incite NATO responses can be discounted Fourth, NATO militaries includ- with imagery. 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Watch for “honey-traps,” stories of with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. women being molested or raped, reference The Hill Times The Hill Times | monday, march 20, 2017 35 News Manitoba premier calls for action from Trudeau on asylum seekers from U.S.

She said the prime minister’s Manitoba Premier #WelcomeToCanada Twitter mes- sage “to those fleeing persecu- Brian Pallister tion, terror & war” the day after President Trump released his wants Prime travel-ban executive order in late January does not, in her opinion, Minister Justin “reflect the reality” of his govern- ment’s “refusing to take action.” Trudeau to speak Conservative MP Ted Falk (Provencher, Man.), whose rid- with U.S. President ing includes Emerson and who was unavailable for an interview Donald Trump last week, said in a statement that Mr. Trudeau’s tweet “has about issues that created a great deal of confu- sion” and raises the question as are driving refugees to whether “his open invitation to migrants” also includes those north of the border. crossing the U.S. border into Canada “illegally” by avoiding official entry points. By Christopher Guly Last Thursday, Mr. Trudeau tweeted that “regardless of who you ast week, Prime Minister are or where you come from, there’s LJustin Trudeau was in New always a place for you in Canada.” York City where he addressed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump speak at in Washington, D.C., in February. Mr. Falk responded to this on the audience of and took in a Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister wants Mr. Trudeau to talk to Mr. Trump about issues driving asylum seekers into Facebook: “Are you serious? ANY- Broadway performance of Come Manitoba from the U.S. Photograph courtesy of Justin Trudeau’s Twitter ONE is welcome? Mr. Trudeau, not From Away, the musical about only are you unwilling to condemn Newfoundlanders accommodat- Affairs critic for the Canadian asylum were received in Canada, sustainable and should instead illegal border crossings, now you ing thousands of American airline Alliance party when the terrorist at- according to figures from the be refocused, starting with the are openly encouraging it.” passengers stranded in Gander tacks of Sept. 11, 2001 happened. IRCC and the CBSA. suspension of the Canada-U.S. Conservative MP Dianne after 9/11. “We’re dealing with people, “Our resources are really, Safe Third Country Agreement. Watts (South Surrey-White Rock, While Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, some of whom have been in the really stretched, our frontline Under this agreement, migrants B.C.), whose southern bound- Que.) was hamming it up for United States for some length of people are stressed, and the ac- arriving in the U.S. at official ary extends to the U.S. border, a crowd that included likes of time, feeling they must now make commodation issues are getting border entry points must make wants the federal government to Ivanka Trump, his first minister a run for the border at great risk to tougher,” Mr. Pallister said of the a claim for refugee protection release a comprehensive plan that counterpart from Manitoba was themselves and, in too many cases, situation in Manitoba. “This is a there even if their final destina- addresses both asylum-seeker in Winnipeg wondering when Mr. a risk to their children as well.” textbook example of where the tion is Canada. safety and border security. Trudeau might have a word with He’s already spoken to North federal government could step She said that pact has re- “We can’t just say everybody’s Ms. Trump’s father. Dakota Republican Governor up and assist when Manitobans sulted in asylum seekers risking welcome and we have free health Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister Doug Burgum, who assured the really are shouldering the lion’s “life and limb” to enter Canada care for them,” she said in an would like Mr. Trudeau to discuss premier that his administration share of the challenge.” “through the back door” on their interview. “There’s also the concern with U.S. President Donald Trump “will be spreading the word about The province is providing own or through underground that a route has been established the fallout from his administration’s the dangers [of border crossing] refugee claimants, many of whom human-smuggling operations. to Manitoba, and we have to be attempts to close the American as much as they can.” come from Somalia (a country on Heartbreaking stories of these mindful that people aren’t profiting border to refugees that has left Mani- When asked whether Mr. Trump’s travel-ban list), with tem- perilous journeys have been re- from the movement of those whose toba scrambling to accommodate Trudeau could convince Mr. porary housing, emergency health ported, most recently about a man circumstances are less fortunate.” a steady stream of asylum seekers Trump to change the tone of his care, job-skills and language from the Ivory Coast living in New Although B.C. has had a rela- who have come from far away. messaging regarding the travel training, and access to paralegal York City for the past decade, who tively small number of illegal bor- “It’s fear that’s driving most ban, even as the president vowed and legal-aid services, and wants was found barely conscious in the der-crossings—51 between Jan. 1 people here,” Mr. Pallister told last week to appeal the recent the federal government to provide woods near the border crossing and Feb. 21, compared to 290 in The Hill Times in an interview last ruling on his executive order to financial support and resources to at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que. Quebec, based on reported RCMP week. “They’re desperate people, the U.S. Supreme Court, Premier support these initiatives. Last month, CBC reported that a intercepts—Ms. Watts, who serves obviously, or they wouldn’t be Pallister said the prime minister Thus far, $30,000 has been two-year-old boy told his mother on the House of Commons Stand- crossing frozen fields in bliz- “never will if he doesn’t confront allocated for emergency services (who were part of that group of 22 ing Committee on Public Safety zards.” the challenge of doing so, and I’m in the Municipality of Emerson- refugees who crossed into Mani- and National Security, expects One weekend last month, 22 encouraging him to do so.” Franklin, which Public Safety toba last month) that he wanted the West Coast numbers could refugees braved temperatures Manitoba receives the largest and Emergency Preparedness “to die in the snow.” increase as the weather turns that dipped below –20C to cross number of refugees per capita of Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina- Ms. Kwan recalled the poi- warmer and migrants caught up the U.S. border from North Da- any province, and it has seen the Wascana, Sask.) announced gnant photograph of three-year- in another White House executive kota into the Manitoba commu- largest influx of refugee claimants during his visit to the community old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, order look to Canada for refugee. nity of Emerson. crossing the border of any province earlier this month. lying dead on a Mediterranean The first directive, issued in “They’re frightened because of on a per-capita basis, according to Mr. Goodale was unavail- beach in September 2015, which late January, which includes some of the noise they’re hear- the premier’s office. In 2017, about able for an interview last week. prompted the Trudeau Liberals, President Trump’s plan to build ing out of the United States,” the 250 asylum seekers have entered However, his press secretary, still trying to get elected, to unveil a wall at between the U.S. and premier said. Manitoba, near Emerson mainly Scott Bardsley, said in an email their ambitious plan to resettle Mexico, also targets those who Mr. Pallister, who was a Con- via a nearby abandoned U.S. bor- that, “the CBSA and the RCMP 25,000 Syrian refugees. enters the U.S. illegally at its servative MP for Portage-Lisgar, der point at Noyes, Minn. have made internal adjustments “So are we waiting for some- southern border and allows for Man., from 2000 to 2006, said he Last year, there were 575 to ensure they have the right per- one to die in the snow before we their deportation to Mexico. wants Prime Minister Trudeau refugee claims in Manitoba, ac- sonnel and tools in the right place take action?” Ms. Kwan asked, Not everyone is critical of the to raise the issue of “uncertainty” cording to Immigration, Refugees to deal with the existing circum- regarding the current wave of federal response to asylum seekers. that has resulted from President and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) stance safely and securely. As the asylum seekers. Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan Trump’s travel bans, the second of and the Canada Border Services situation evolves, these profes- She accused the Trudeau (Châteauguay-Lacolle, Que.), whose which was put on hold last week Agency (CBSA). sional organizations will advise government of being “complicit riding has experienced the greatest by a federal judge in Hawaii. “At the current rate, assum- as to what extra resources may be in Trump’s discriminatory, racist influx of irregular border crossers, “There are a number of people ing arrivals do not increase as required, [and] contingency plan- travel ban” and “afraid of Trump said the RCMP and the CBSA pro- coming across the line, who I am the weather improves, there will ning is underway to anticipate and afraid to stand up to the vide round-the-clock surveillance at told have already been processed be around 1,200 refugee claims possible future developments and bully” by refusing to suspend the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle. and approved by the United States, this year,” according to Manitoba be ready to respond.” Safe Third Country Agreement. “I am satisfied that what needs and are frankly outside of the gam- government spokesman David However, NDP Immigration “Our government needs to to be done is being done,” she told ut of what the president is saying he von Meyenfeldt. critic Jenny Kwan (Vancouver stand up for human rights and The Hill Times. wants to address. Yet they’re afraid,” During the first two months East, B.C.) said the federal gov- that’s what Canadians expect our [email protected] said Mr. Pallister, who was Foreign of 2017, about 5,500 claims for ernment’s current strategy is not government to do.” The Hill Times 36 The Hill Times | Monday, March 20, 2017 Classifieds Information and Advertisement Placement: 613-232-5952 • [email protected]

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imagine cultures, provinces, territories, cit- It is time for another classic Canadian nance we have enjoyed since Confederation A new voting construct may ies, and even religions becoming singularly compromise to address the concerns of vot- in 1867. CRPS would also advance participa- represented on the national stage, advocat- ers feeling disenfranchised, for uniting with tory inclusion while expanding representa- be on pause, but it’s still ing self-centered goals at the expense of them only makes the country stronger. tion to refl ect our modern diversity. very much needed. our broader national common cause. It appears the only hope for any kind of The minor, yet inclusive, modifi ca- Veteran columnist Jonathan Manthorpe reform is a less disruptive, yet just model tions that CRPS makes to our electoral also discussed Canadian parallels with that facilitates a more inclusive voter base process is far more likely to be passed in a Spain and separatist movements, along represented in Parliament. desired referendum by Canadians whom with the diffi culties of even forming a With entrenched and discordant opin- have voted at every opportunity against government, after a PR vote process as ex- ions on a major overhaul to the way our radical electoral amendment; P.E.I. in 2005, perienced by Ireland, Belgium, and Spain votes formulate representation in Parlia- Ontario in 2007, and B.C. in in 2009. in and article last year for iPolitics. ment I introduced the Canadian represen- Although the CRPS proposal model The prime minister’s expressed favour tative parliamentary system (CRPS) option would be more inclusive than our current for a preferential-ballot system could leave published in The Hill Times early in the model, it is likely incomplete in detail, parties with signifi cant public support government’s mandate. requiring study, debate, and compromise, under or even unrepresented in the House The CRPS model was drafted to harmoni- and might only be a stopgap measure. only to exacerbate the core problem of ously augment our parliamentary representa- But it may be considered fair and simple Wayne Pajunen voter alienation. Furthermore, the offi cial tion construct with the belief that Canada is enough to conciliate the nation’s desire for opposition Conservative Party opposes PR/ successful, has served Canadians well, and electoral inclusion and justice to pass the RB as self-serving to the ruling Liberals. therefore wasn’t in need of a disruptive over- desired referendum. A CBC analysis of an election under RB haul to the way we do governance. Canadians are eager for greater repre- hen Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pro- concluded the Greens could win two seats What Canada does need though is a sentation in our parliamentary democracy. Wnounced: “I think we can see that there and the Bloc Québécois reduced to one, means to address the disparity of represen- The CRPS accommodation may appease is a fairly clear desire out there to improve and that would be two reasons enough to tation and alienation conundrum. A means that desire until further discussion and edu- our electoral system” he was right. discard its consideration. to provide a voice to political parties with cation on proportional representation, adop- Although he recently darkened the Electoral reform needs to foster a sense substantial support at the polls and under- tion of new technology, or another option skies of electoral reform by claiming: that each vote can count, not necessarily representation in the House of Commons, shines a new consensus over our horizon. “There is no consensus. There is no clear in the literal sense but that each vote has i.e. make their votes count. In the meantime, a little Canadian style path forward. It would be irresponsible to a fair chance to affect representation in While changing the voting system will compromise such as a Canadian repre- do something that harms Canada’s stabil- the House of Commons. Electoral votes not be in new Democratic Institutions Min- sentative parliamentary system could be ity,” his original assessment of the desire count as a collective and professing each ister Karina Gould’s mandate, mandates the way forward and a ray of light to the for betterment was correct. vote counting equally on grand scales is change and are of undetermined duration. “sunny says” Canadians believed to be on To the consternation of many, Trudeau a poetic canard. Each vote does represent In an attempt to jumpstart the process the horizon when this discussion began. has drawn the shades on his proposed elec- a vital “say” in the process but does not of addressing alienation among voters, I Wayne Pajunen is a political affairs toral reform pledge that considered radical always directly affect the ambition of the will endeavour to detail and expand on the columnist, consultant, and former transformation to Canadian governance. process, governance. original CRPS concept with the remainder employee of Canada’s House of Commons Whether the PM misread the elector- Voter alienation is well known, and of this article. and the Liberal Party of Canada. ate’s capacity for change or not, it takes a well detailed in a recently published piece The clearest example of the injustice The Hill Times capable leader to switch course when the on Rabble.ca. The report details how real and perceived of those alienated as- path of reform winds towards a dead end. Canadian voter turnout has been steadily serting “my vote doesn’t count” is this one Thankfully Trudeau has this capacity. declining from: “80 per cent between 1958 from the last federal election when the The system of governance we’ve had and 1963, to 58.8 per cent in 2008, before Green Party won only one seat. This injus- since 1867 has served Canada well by rebounding to 68.5 per cent in 2015.” It tice magnifi es when considering that the any reasonable assessment, so why make deduces that there’s “evidence that un- Green’s vote count was over 600,000 and extreme modifi cations to our electoral con- representative outcomes contribute to an only 1.3 per cent of total votes cast fewer struct when Canadians are either not eager alienation from electoral participation and than that of the Bloc Québécois, winners of for it or are unable to fi nd consensus? political engagement.” 10 seats in the House. An Angus Read poll published Nov. 29, The desire for change is strong and usu- To address this injustice CRPS would 2016 concluded that 75 per cent of Cana- ally expressed with apathy and voters not carve out or add 10 seats to the House of dians “would like to see a referendum on bothering to go to the polls. The Ontario Commons, facilitating parliamentary inclu- any major changes to the electoral system,” provincial election of 2014 refl ected the sion within a kind of proportional repre- while 66 per cent saw “changing the system urgency of the impotency felt with “anti- sentation for parties that suffer under the as a low priority.” apathy demonstrations,” as a record 31,399 fi rst-past-the-post (FPTP) construct. Disunity among average Canadians and voters actually took the time to go to the What is a Canadian representative par- those advocating for major transforma- polls only to register a protest non-vote! liamentary system? tion does not mean we should abandon the The government’s recent House of Com- The 10 new seats would be allotted to search for a fair solution to elect parlia- mons’ Special Parliamentary Committee parties garnering more than 15,000 votes mentary representatives. on Electoral Reform (ERRE) released its and fewer than fi ve seats won after the To remind us of this on Feb. 11, Cana- report on Dec 1, last year, “Strengthening votes are tabulated in conjunction with our dians expressing a need for recognition Democracy in Canada: Principles, Process- current FPTP, and could even work under did their best to ensure we pressed on for es, and Public Engagement for Electoral an RB system, for that matter. electoral reform and from sea to sea to Reform.” Party’s accumulating 15,000 votes sea, they attended rallies to demonstrate After extensive consultation and analy- would qualify for a minimum of one of the against the prime minister’s pause. sis, the committee concluded with recom- 10 seats up for allotment. Too many Canadians feel that their vote mendations that included two key points In 2015, three parties garnered at least doesn’t count, fermenting voter apathy that address Canadian’s core concern: 15,ooo votes and won less than fi ve seats, and disrespect for the nation at large. Any • The critical importance of having an qualifying them for a proportional share of proposal to address this smouldering struc- electoral system that minimizes the gap the 10 new CRPS seats. tural defi cit should be considered. between the popular will of the elector- Actual results after the 2015 election al- The current impasse has resulted from ate and the resulting parliamentary seat located the Green Party only one seat while consideration of the two dramatic altera- allocations. the Libertarian and the Christian Heritage tions to our electoral process; proportional • The committee advocated for mea- parties were left out in the cold. Under a From a private business representation (PR) endorsed by the NDP sures that would improve voter turnout of CRPS construct, all three parties would be and the self-professed citizen lobby group historically disenfranchised and under-rep- represented in the House and the Greens’ lunch to a lavish affair, at Fair Vote Canada, and the PM’s preferred resented groups; those with disabilities; the 600,000 or so votes would get it eight seats, preferential or ranked-ballot (PR/RB) vot- early registration of youth; and measures approaching the 10 seats the Bloc Québé- Giovanni's we strive to ing systems. to improve overall voter participation. cois won with its 800,000 votes. What’s wrong with PR and RB voting Canadians have voiced two basic de- The full breakdown would look like exceed all expectations. for Canada? sires on electoral reform this: Green Party received 602,933 votes, Vocal advocates of PR trumpet the one Firstly, as the PM said, there is no representing 92 per cent of the three citizen/one vote panacea, which sounds as consensus for wholesale change to our qualifying parties’ votes for eight CRPS Open Monday to Friday fragrant as a rose smells, but its prickly tried and true electoral system as polls and seats. While the Libertarians’ 36,775 votes, thorns of divergence make it intractable referenda have demonstrated. Second, we at six per cent, and the Christian Heritage lunches and dinner 7 for a vast and diverse country like ours to want change and a say in it. Party’s 15,232 votes, or two per cent, would embrace. Canada works because our diversity qualify for one CPRS seat each in the nights a week. PR threatens to fracture the nation’s breed’s empathy, and this empowers com- House of Commons. psyche, fostering narrowly focused and mon ground as witnessed by the Herculean A Canadian representative parliamentary even single-issue parties. Hence, it is not process to patriate our Constitution in system would allow Canadians to maintain Free valet parking diffi cult, especially with our history, to 1982. the continuity and the stability of gover- Hill Times 1/4 page ad 2017 38 MONDAy, MARCH 20, 2017 | THE HILL TIMES Feature Spin Doctors By Laura Ryckewaert (5.25” “M-103w is upx for debate6.5” this week. Whath) do you think of the motion and reaction to it?”

KATE CORY RICCARDO MATHIEU R. DAN PURCHASE HANN FILIPPONE ST-AMAND PALMER mid Feb to mid-AprilLiberal strategist Conservative(2 strategistmonths)NDP strategist Bloc Québécois strategist Green strategist iversity is Canada’s onservatives are committed to ighting hate and discrimina- he Bloc Québécois is always -103 condemns systemic “Dstrength, and inclusion is a “Cfreedom of religion and free- “Ftion should never be a partisan “Tprepared to condemn “Mracial and religious discrimi- value that we, as Canadians, hold dom of speech. We strongly support issue. New Democrats are happy to Islamophobia and any other form nation and would strike a standing dear. Our government will always the right to freedom of expression, support this motion and any motion of racism or religious discrimina- committee to study this trend in fi ght for these values. Since 2012, and do not support restrictions on le- that seeks to reaffi rm our Parlia- tion. Indeed, we did so by voting Canada. Ezra Levant and those in his hate crimes against Muslims have gitimate freedom of speech. That said, ment’s commitment to fi ght racism in favour of the Conservative orbit are convinced that by including doubled. The rise in Islamophobia we have never hesitated to condemn, and religious discrimination. motion that condemned all forms and failing to defi ne Islamophobia, incidents in Canada—including in the strongest of terms, all hate- “We were proud of achieving of racism and all forms of religious the eventual demise of free speech the terrorist attack in Quebec, ful acts committed against religious unanimous consent last October on discrimination. That motion should and the reign of Sharia law are not where six Muslims were shot communities. Canada is home to over a motion that condemned Islamo- have been an inspiring moment of far off. Assurances from the Cana- because they were Muslim—in- one million Muslims, and they are an phobia in Canada. With the rise of parliamentary solidarity and been dian Civil Liberties Association that controvertibly shows that one integral part of this country, and they anti-Muslim rhetoric in the U.S. unanimously adopted. Sadly, the these concerns have no rational legal community is being targeted. need to feel safe and free to speak from President Trump, we have no- Liberals decided to descend into argument have fallen on deaf ears. “We reject the politics of divi- about their faith, just the same as all ticed a spill-over effect in Canada. petty politics, at a time when they “Somewhere closer to reality is a sion and the campaign of fear other people of faith. This kind of hate was tragically should have risen to the occasion. legitimate need to address a minor- and misinformation being used “As the last number of weeks of illustrated by the terror attack car- “The biggest problem with ity view on the perceived threat of against M-103 and the issue of news coverage have shown, we’re ried out in a Quebec mosque. Motion M-103 is the notion that a immigration to supposed ‘Canadian Islamophobia. We are especially not completely immune to rac- “In the course of the debate on ‘climate of hate and fear’ has de- values’. Exploiting rage is subsequently disappointed in the Conserva- ism and discrimination, especially Motion 103 there are those that have veloped in Quebec and in Cana- too tempting to those seeking an easy tives’ response. They presented against Jewish community centres objected to the specifi c reference to da. We witnessed just the opposite foothold on the political ladder. a weakened and watered down and synagogues as well as Islamic Islamophobia. This has been largely following the Quebec City attack, “The House was united following version of the motion, which mosques and cultural centres. It’s carried out by conservatives andHill agi- when Times wave of solidarity, 1/4 love page and the hate-inspired ad 2017 murders at the Islamic was a cynical attempt to spare for those reasons we introduced tators on the right. It’s just another harmony swept across Quebec. Cultural Centre in Québec City in Janu- themselves from their own lack our own motion which condemns form of the dog whistle politics that “Furthermore, it was highly in- ary. But what could have resulted in of leadership and internal divi- ‘systemic racism, religious in- we saw emerge in full force during appropriate(5.25” of Heritage Ministerw x 6.5”reasoned h) debate amongst parliamen- sion on Islamophobia. tolerance and discrimination of the 2015 election campaign. Mélanie Joly to insinuate that those tarians on solutions to a growing and “We call on the opposition Muslims, Jews, Christians, Sikhs, “The Muslim community in whomid do not Feb vote into favour mid-April of the (2global months) protectionist trend has quickly to support M-103, take a fi rm Hindus and other religious com- Canada is currently facing abhor- motion are intolerant. That kind descended into an anonymous cam- stand against systemic racism munities’ as well as acknowledging rent levels of hate and discrimi- of blackmail has no place in such paign of disinformation. 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The chief trade commissioner, Global Affairs Canada; Leah 2017 Kesterton Lawrence, president and CEO, Sustainable Develop- Lecture will be ment Technology Canada; Chief Jim Boucher, Fort presented by outgoing Mansbridge to McKay First Nation; and Christopher Henderson, CBC anchor Peter president, Lumos Energy. Public Policy Forum presi- Mansbridge, pictured. dent Edward Greenspon will moderate. Register via March 21, 7 p.m.- deliver Kesterton eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch-jim-prentices-triple-crown- tickets-31965767471?aff=erellivmlt. 9 p.m. Richcraft Chicken, Egg, Turkey Farmers Host Reception— Hall, second floor lecture March Chicken Farmers of Canada, Egg Farmers of Canada, conference rooms Turkey Farmers of Canada, and Canadian Hatching Egg and atrium, Carleton 21 at Carleton Producers are hosting their Joint Annual Reception University. The Hill on Wednesday, March 22, 6-9 p.m. in the ballroom of Times photograph by Jake the Chateau Laurier. Parliamentarians, their staff, and Wright industry friends are invited to come have delicious, University high-quality Canadian chicken, turkey, and eggs, and share a drink with the farmers who raise them. Forum for Young Canadians MP Receptions—The Fo- MONDAY, MARCH 20 rum For Young Canadians will be celebrating Canada’s independent from the government, but it is the govern- further professionalize the sector, build knowledge and House Sitting—The House is sitting March 150th anniversary by welcoming 350 secondary ment that gives and sometimes diminishes their power, set the agenda for Canada’s humane movement for the 20-March 24, it breaks again March 27-March 31 and students from across Canada to Ottawa in 2017. It will their independence, and their funding. Some say that year to come. April 8-11, 2017. The Westin Ottawa, 11 then sits again April 3-April 13. 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This half-day seminar is presented by will be in Ottawa to meet with Parliamentarians about sociation of Fire Chiefs invite MPs to the Speaker’s Trade Experts Roundtable: The New Security Dimen- the Canadian Study of Parliament Group. Breakfast issues of importance to Canadians, such as access to Salon where they will be hosting a cocktail reception. sion of Global Commerce—This symposium, hosted by and buffet lunch included. $150 for members, $25 affordable prescription drugs, investing in Canada’s infra- 5:30-7:30 p.m. Speaker’s Salon, Room 216-N, Centre the University of Calgary School of Public Policy and the students/retirees, $200 non-members. For more structure and international trade. For more information, Block, Parliament Hill. March 20. Canadian Global Affairs Institute, will examine issues information, visit cspg-gcep.ca, or contact the CSPG contact Susan Murray ([email protected]). confronting exporters and policy-makers operating at the Secretariat at 613-995-2937 or [email protected]. Michael Healey’s 1979—Canada’s Shaw Festival is TUESDAY, MARCH 21 nexus of trade, commerce, and security. Speakers include: Nature Nocturne: Picture Perfect—Friday, March 31, set to co-produce a new production of 1979 by Michael OEA/CABE 2017 Spring Policy Conference—The Ot- former CSEC chief John Adams, Chamber of Commerce 8 p.m. to 12 midnight. The not-to-be missed event on Healey with Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company. tawa Economics Association and the Canadian Associa- president Perrin Beatty, former national security adviser every hill staffers’ social calendar, celebrate the Junos The play takes us back to the eve of former prime tion for Business Economics invite you to their annual to the prime minister Richard Fadden, and former CBSA at this month’s Nature Nocturnee. On the theme of minister Joe Clark’s minority government’s defeat in a spring policy conference, titled “Pardon the Disruption: president Luc Portelance. Barney Danson Theatre, Cana- Picture Perfect, the evening includes a mix of eclectic non-confidence motion. It’s a fast-paced satire incorpo- Embracing the Headwinds of Economic Change.” dian War Museum, 1 Vimy Pl., Ottawa, Ont. 9:30 a.m. activities, photo booths, selfie stations and more, with rating political heavyweights and influencers of the era. Speakers include: Craig Alexander, senior VP and chief registration, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. program. Registration fee: a bit of natural science mixed in. Plus, last chance to The production will rehearse at Shaw Festival, premiere economist, Conference Board of Canada; Robert Hardt, $89. Register via goo.gl/Wd0zi3. For more information, experiences the Reptiles: Beautiful and Deadly, special in Ottawa at GCTC and tour back to Shaw as part of president and CEO, Siemens Canada; and many more. please contact [email protected]. exhibit and sneak preview of Ikebana, a fascinating dis- its 2017 season. The Ottawa component will run from Members: $350 early bird until Feb. 17/$450 regular Norm Gagnon’s Retirement Shindig—Illustrious Par- play of traditional Japanese flower arrangement. Tickets April 11 to 30, 2017. Tickets for Ottawa’s production after Feb. 17; non-members: $450/$550; student/ liamentary Press Gallery guru Norm Gagnon is retiring. and information available at: www.nature.ca on sale: 613-236-5196 or gctc.ca. retiree rate: $195 (all rates exclusive of HST). Tuesday, Please join us to celebrate Mr. Gagnon’s career with the MONDAY, APRIL 3 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 March 21, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Chateau Laurier Hotel. gallery, wish him well in retirement, and to see if any of Program details and registration via cabe.ca. his acting skills have rubbed off on his colleagues. The House Sitting—The House is sitting April 3-13. It Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to Transparency for the 21st Century—More than 200 3 Brewers, 240 Sparks St., 6 p.m. breaks April 14-28 and resumes sitting May 1-19. The make its latest interest rate announcement as well as Canadian and international experts and advocates in SUNDAY, MARCH 26 Senate sits until April 13 and is then off until May 1, publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report. 10 a.m. access to information, open government, and government at which point it will sit until May 19. Former Parliamentarians—The Canadian Association transparency will meet in Ottawa March 21-23 at the NDP Leadership Debate—The second bilingual NDP Five Byelections—There will be five byelections held of Former Parliamentarians twelfth annual Douglas C. Library and Archives Canada for a two-day conference. leadership debate will take place in Montreal, focused today in: Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.; St-Laurent, Que.; and Frith Dinner will take place on Wednesday, April 12, With participation from the Office of the Information Com- on youth issues. A new leader will be selected no later Markham-Thornhill, Ont.; Calgary Midnapore, Alta., and 2017 in the ballroom of the Fairmont Château Laurier missioner of Canada, the Department of Justice, Treasury than Oct. 29, 2017. Calgary Heritage. For more information, call the PMO Hotel from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The guest speaker, the Board of Canada Secretariat, and Library of Archives MONDAY, MARCH 27 Press Office at 613-957-5555. Hon. Pierre S. Pettigrew, will speak about “The future Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Committee Reporting The Refugee Crisis—A conversation with of Globalization and Canada’s place in the emerging for World Press Freedom, the Canadian Commission for House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting this some of Canada’s top journalists about their experienc- World Order.” For additional information please call the UNESCO, the Library of Parliament, and with a Canadian week, but sits again April 3-April 13. It breaks again es and challenges reporting on the refugee crisis. CBC’s CAFP office at 613-947-1690. leading expert in open government. The conference April 17-April 28 and resumes sitting May 1-May 19. Europe correspondent Margaret Evans; Globe and WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 themes will look at key issues and how they affect a wide It breaks May 21-May 26 and resumes sitting again Mail’s Mark MacKinnon; Foreign Policy and OpenCan- range of Canadians including aboriginal peoples, journal- May 29 and is scheduled to sit every weekday until ada contributor Michael Petrou; Toronto Star national Politics and the Pen—Politics and the Pen, the an- ists, historians, librarians, youth, and national security June 23, but it could adjourn earlier than scheduled. security reporter Michelle Shephard; and freelance nual fundraiser that brings together federal politicians, experts. http://transparencyconferencetransparence.ca The House will break until Monday, Sept. 18. writer Naheed Mustafa will be talking at the Canadian writers, diplomats, notable arts and business leaders Ambassador of Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day Reception— TUESDAY, MARCH 28 War Museum, Barney Danson Theatre, 1 Vimy Place, to support the Writers’ Trust’s mandate to advance and H.E. Jim Kelly and Anne Martin will host an invitation Ottawa, April 3, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Reception to follow. celebrate Canadian writers and writing will happen only reception for St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday, March Information Session for Veterans and Their Families— THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Wednesday, May 10, at the Chateau Laurier Hotel. The 21, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., 2191 Park Road, Rockcliffe Veterans and their families are invited to hear more about evening will end with the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Park, Ottawa. Invitation only. Veterans Affairs benefits and Veterans Review and Appeal Bacon & Eggheads Breakfast—Thursday, April 6, Prize winner for the best political book of the year. 18th Annual Kesterton Lecture, Presented by Peter Board hearings. Organized by 5P Legal Services. Tuesday, PAGSE presents a talk, ‘Building a Climate-smart MONDAY, MAY 15 Mansbridge—The Kesterton Lecture, Carleton Journalism’s March 28, 1:30 p.m. Free. Unit 3, 158A McArthur Ave. World: How Development Research Helps the Global signature annual public event, honours Wilfred Kesterton’s (Chateau Vanier), Ottawa. Free parking, accessible venue. Population Adapt to Climate Change,’ with Robert Donner Prize—The award for the best public policy pioneering contribution to journalism education in this For more info: 613-729-9983. Hofstede, International Development Research book by Canadian will be announced in Toronto at country. The 2017 Kesterton Lecture will be presented Ambassadors Speakers Series—This public lecture Centre. Thursday, April 6, 7:30 a.m., Parliamentary the Donner Prize’s Gala evening. The Donner Prize by outgoing CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge. March 21, will feature Ambassador of Argentina Marcelo Suárez Dining Room, Centre Block. No charge to MPs, Sena- encourages and celebrates excellence in public policy 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Richcraft Hall, second floor conference Salvia. Tuesday, March 28, 5:30 p.m. Carleton Univer- tors, and media. All others, $25. Pre-registration re- writing by Canadians and the winner receives $50,000 rooms and atrium, Carleton University. Information and sity campus, Senate Board Room, 6th floor, Robertson quired by Monday, April 3, by contacting Donna Boag, while the other nominated authors receive $7,500. The registration: https://carleton.ca/fpa/event/18th-annual- Hall (room 608). A reception will follow in room 617. PAGSE [email protected] or call 613-991-6369. shortlist will be announced in April and the winner will kesterton-lecture-presented-peter-mansbridge/ Limited seating. RSVP by March 27 to: ambassador- Investing in Canada: A Long-Term Infrastructure Plan be proclaimed at a gala dinner in Toronto on Monday, argentina.eventbrite.com. to Build the Canada of the 21st Century—The Economic May 15. Last year’s winner was Donald Savoie’s What WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22 Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Great Debate—Should Club of Canada presents Infrastructure Minister Amar- Is Government Good At? A Canadian Answer. For more Liberal Caucus Meeting—The Liberals will meet in Canadians be ashamed of their country’s history? Jack jeet Sohi. Thursday, April 6. 7:45 a.m.-9 a.m. Chateau information, contact the Donner Prize manager Sherry Room 237-C Centre Block on Parliament Hill. For more Granatstein and Noah Richler will hash out that ques- Laurier, 1 Rideau St., Ottawa. Breakfast will be served. Naylor at 416-368-8253 or sherry@naylorandassoci- information, please call Liberal Party media relations at tion as part of another Great Canadian Debate, 7 p.m. Members $89 per seat; guests $110. economicclub.ca. ates.com [email protected] or 613-627-2384. March 28, at the Barney Danson Theatre, Canadian Broadbent Institute Progress Summit—The Broad- WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 Conservative Caucus Meeting—The Conservatives will War Museum, 1 Vimy Pl. in Ottawa. bent Institute will host its annual conference, with the meet for their national caucus meeting. For more informa- THURSDAY, MARCH 30 theme “Change the Game.” Speakers include journalist Bank of Canada Release—The bank is expected to tion, contact Cory Hann, director of communications, Con- and activist Desmond Cole; Sandy Hudson, co-founder make its latest interest rate announcement. 10 a.m. servative Party of Canada at [email protected]. Ikebana 2017: The Art of Japanese Floral Design— of Black Lives Matter-Toronto; and more. April 5-7. The Parliamentary Calendar is a free events listing. NDP Caucus Meeting—The NDP caucus will meet Ikebana International Ottawa Centennial Chapter 120 Delta Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon St. N. For registra- Send in your political, cultural, diplomatic, or govern- from 9:15 a.m.-11 a.m. in Room 112-N Centre Block, will present its annual Ikebana Exhibition from March tion details, see: broadbentinstitute.ca/summit2017. mental event in a paragraph with all the relevant details on Wednesday. Please call the NDP Media Centre at 30 to April 2 at the Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 under the subject line ‘Parliamentary Calendar’ to 613-222-2351 or [email protected]. McLeod St., Ottawa. Entry to the exhibition included in SATURDAY, APRIL 8 [email protected] by Wednesday at noon before the Bloc Québécois Caucus Meeting—The Bloc Québé- regular museum admission. Monday paper or by Friday at noon for the Wednesday cois caucus will meet from 9:30 a.m. in the La Fran- FRIDAY, MARCH 31 2017 CFHS National Animal Welfare Conference—The paper. We can’t guarantee inclusion of every event, but cophonie Room (263-S) in Centre Bock, on Wednesday. annual Canadian Federation of Humane Societies Na- we will definitely do our best. For more information, call press attaché Julie Groleau, The Relationship Between Parliament and the Agents tional Animal Welfare Conference features speakers and [email protected] 514-792-2529. of Parliament—Agents of Parliament are meant to be dozens of different animal welfare topics, helping to The Hill Times Dear PM Trudeau: You promised to end fossil fuel subsidies. Will you follow through in Budget 2017?

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