CAFP NEWS Regional meeting in Victoria Photo Credit: Paul Forseth, Susan Simms, Brian MacDonald and Francis LeBlanc The CAFP hosted a regional meeting in Victoria, B.C. in September 2017. Lt. Governor of Victoria, the Hon. Judith Business Meeting at BC Legislature. Maureen Forseth and Kathy Hays. Guichon. Hon. Vim Kochhar, Janis Clarke and Hon. Left to right, Lynn McDonald, Libby Davies, Douglas Fee, Hon. Judd Buchanan and Bill Andy Mitchell. Bill Clarke, Lynn Hunter, Hon. Audrey Fee. McLaughlin and Jean Crowder. Page 2 Beyond the Hill • Summer 2018 Beyond the Hill • Summer 2018 Page 3 Beyond the Hill Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians Volume 14, Issue No. 1 Summer 2018 CONTENTS Regional meeting in Victoria 2 Not just Canadian Confederation – CAFP News 4 a look back at 1867 22 By Lynn McDonald How the President sees it 5 By Hon. Andy Mitchell Personal legal files of five retired MPs disappear from federal mailroom 23 Executive Director’s report 6 By Maya Gwilliam By Francis LeBlanc It seems to me 24 Bryon Wilfert receives CAFP’s Distinguished By Dorothy Dobbie Service Award 7 By Hayley Chazan Parliamentary Intern Roundtable 25 AGM Memorial Service 8 Encouraging multi-party democracy internationally 26 AGM Business 9 By Hon. David Kilgour AGM Senate Reception 10 How it works 28 A tour of Rideau Hall 11 By Hon. John Reid AGM Speaker’s Reception 11 Parliament to campus program 29 Bob Rae receives CAFP’s Lifetime Where are they now? 30 Achievement Award 12 By Hayley Chazan and Scott Hitchcox By Harrison Lowman MPs who died in office 33 Parliamentarians celebrate 150th anniversary By Hayley Chazan of the first meeting of Parliament 14 By Maya Gwilliam Bookshelf: What Happened by Hillary Clinton 34 Reviewed by Hon. Peter Adams Defining the MP job description 15 By Hélène LeBlanc Bookshelf: On! Achieving excellence in leadership 35 Forget the lines – the company behind Reviewed by Hayley Chazan voting by “selfie” 16 By Harrison Lowman Bookshelf: Foreign voices in the House 36 Reviewed by Sergio Marchi From Parliament to City Hall 18 By Hayley Chazan Political passages 38 By Harrison Lowman and Lauren Malyk Demonstrations on the House floor – do they work? 20 Geoff @ 30 46 By Maya Gwilliam By Geoff Scott Page 2 Beyond the Hill • Summer 2018 Beyond the Hill • Summer 2018 Page 3 CAFP NEWS Beyond the Hill welcomes new intern orn and raised in Ottawa, Maya Gwilliam is a recent Bgraduate of Carleton Univer- sity’s School of Journalism. She is a passionate writer who tries to bring A bird’s eye view of the new House of Com- a refreshing take on Canadian poli- mons chamber as of July 2018, where members tics, at each level of government. will sit for the next decade while Centre Block When Maya is not chasing down is under renovation. More on the story in the sources for this publication you can next issue. Photo by Bernard Thibodeau. either catch her with her nose in a Editor-in-Chief good book, or at the latest exhibit Dorothy Dobbie in one of the capital city’s many lively museums. Associate Editor Geoff Scott Maya has exhibited a keen inter- est in politics ever since she was a Assistant Editor child. She remembers the first time Harrison Lowman her father took her to Parliament Editorial Interns Hill. Maya Gwilliam. Hayley Chazan, Maya Gwilliam “I was about eight years old Editorial Board when I first stepped foot in the Dorothy Dobbie, Hon. David Kilgour, Parliament buildings and I still re- this tribute in such a special way. Derrek Konrad, Lynn McDonald, member the sense of wonder I felt Thank you once again to Céline, Hon. John Reid, Geoff Scott when I realized I was inside the Susan and your whole team. I hope Editorial Board Emeriti four walls where history often takes to see you again in the future. Hon. Jim Fleming, Claudy Lynch, place,” she explained. “It’s crucial Yours sincerely, Keith Penner, Doug Rowland to understand the immense impact Isabelle Guay, daughter of the late Contributors politics and politicians have on our former Liberal MP Raynald Guay Hon. Peter Adams, Hayley Chazan, society, and even more so, to report Christian Diotte, Dorothy Dobbie, on it.” • • • Maya Gwilliam, Scott Hitchcox, Hon. As a journalist, Maya hopes to be David Kilgour, Francis LeBlanc, Hélène a positive addition to Beyond the Dear CAFP, LeBlanc, Harrison Lowman, Lauren Malyk, Sergio Marchi, Lynn McDonald, Hill magazine and is excited to see I have been writing some com- Hon. Andy Mitchell, Hon. John Reid, where the future takes her. ments on articles in a paper in my Geoff Scott. old riding about proportional rep- resentation. The interest seems to Production Assistants Thank yous Céline Brazeau Fraser, be continuing with no sign of abat- ing. I very much enjoyed Dorothy’s Susan Simms, Karl Thomsen Dear CAFP, article in your Fall 2016 issue. ISSN 1920-8561 My family and I would like to thank you for organizing such a Thank you, Our Mission Statement Jim Gouk Beyond the Hill, a magazine for former lovely day and such a moving com- memorative service to honour our MP BC Southern Interior 1993 parliamentarians, is designed to engage, to 2006 enlighten and inform its readers about father and other former parliamen- each other, their Association and its Edu- tarians. cational Foundation. Its aim is to encour- I would like to thank you for hav- Corrections age participation in the Association and ing chosen me to read that wonder- to promote democracy. The views of the ful text. It was an honour for me From the previous issue: contributors to this publication do not to be able to pay tribute not only • p. 17, we failed to caption the necessarily represent those of CAFP nor to my father, but also to all former photo of the gentleman holding its Educational Foundation. Beyond the Hill welcomes letters to the editor, submis- parliamentarians who dedicated up the Stanley Cup. Our caption sions and suggestions. P.O. Box 1, 131 their lives to serving Canada and should have included former Lib- Queen St., House of Commons Ottawa, Canadians and have now passed eral senator and NHL player Frank ON, Canada, K1A 0A6. Telephone 1-888- away. Our country is what it is to- Mahovlich. He is third to the right. 567-4764, Fax: 613-947-1764 E-mail: ex- day because of them, and I was very Beyond the Hill regrets this omis- [email protected]. Website: www.exparl.ca. touched to be able to participate in sion. Page 4 Beyond the Hill • Summer 2018 Beyond the Hill • Summer 2018 Page 5 YOUR ORGANIZATION How the President sees it Hon. Andy Mitchell. he women and men who are former parliamentarians have a body of knowledge and experi- ence that can be a valuable resource for shaping the public agenda in Canada. T The contribution of former parliamentarians takes many forms. Some go into careers in the private sector, where their knowledge of government helps shape their decisions. Others go into academia, where they have the opportunity to influence the next generation of leaders. Still others go into the not-for-profit sector and help deliver initiatives they helped shape while in of- fice. These are all important roles that allow former members to contribute immensely to public and private life in Canada. The reality is, however, that beyond our personal contributions, former parliamentarians can make a collective impact. The value of the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This is where CAFP can and should make a difference. When one considers the many issues facing us today, such as managing the federation, re-negotiating NAFTA, preventing climate change, transporting our natural resources to market, adapting to a digital world, investing in Canadians and ensuring a safe and eq- uitable workplace, who better to provide advice and insight than those who have faced similar challenges in the past. As an association, we have worked hard to provide additional opportunities for our members to continue their contributions. I believe this needs to be a key objective as CAFP meets its mandate of strengthening democracy at home and abroad. In 2019 CAFP will welcome a new cohort of former MPs and senators who will have spent a number of years engaging in the debates shaping Canada. They are likely to want to continue to contribute. It will be important that CAFP help to make this happen. I welcome your ideas and suggestions on things we should consider doing as an association that will help our current and future members further contribute to public life in Canada. Please send your suggestions by email, or better still, come to the AGM where we can discuss them in person. Hon. Andy Mitchell, President P.S. At the AGM in June, 2018, Andy Mitchel completed his term as president. The new president is Dorothy Dobbie. Page 4 Beyond the Hill • Summer 2018 Beyond the Hill • Summer 2018 Page 5 CAFP News Executive Director’s Report By Francis LeBlanc Francis LeBlanc have long felt that former parlia- us to keep in touch with one other and Promoting democracy abroad mentarians in Canada constitute a the wider world through news blogs, Whether it’s monitoring elections I potentially powerful network and a events, social media and web-based ser- abroad or speaking to your local high force for good in this country. We are, vices. It is my hope, too, that this web- school or service club, there are many in a sense, the “alumni” of the institu- site will showcase the many interesting things former members can do to be tion of Parliament.