EROSION OF TRUST IN THE INTERNET THREATENS ‘EIGHTH WONDER OF THE MODERN WORLD’ p. 22 DAVID CRANE p. 7 SUSAN RILEY p. 10 ANDREW CARDOZO p. 12 GERRY NICHOLLS p. 9 NANCY PECKFORD p. 12 RACHEL AIELLO p. 26 Trudeau Trudeau’s tough Survey shows high Sewing up What a difference a Party Central: plans to price talk on climate level of support the so-cons: year, and a regime CBC News’ Terry carbon right turns to tokenism for diversity it’s a talent change, can make Milewski’s shindig TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR, NO. 1376 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2016 $5.00 NEWS ENVIRONMENT NEWS LIBERAL CAUCUS NEWS IN THE HOUSE Climate change Government to ‘issue of the Rookie Liberal MP push substantive century,’ ministers Erskine-Smith’s overhaul of should demand environmental YouTube video House rules assessments BY RACHEL AIELLO causes some friction, Substantial changes to House procedure on department could be on the way for things like how MPs vote, when and how long MPs sit, and proposals, says how opposition days and private members’ head-scratching in bills are handled. “I don’t want the simple stuff; I think we environment need to see some significant change to take place,” said Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg commish Liberal caucus North, Man.), parliamentary secretary to Government House Leader Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.), in an interview following a BY RACHEL AIELLO Liberal MPs Kim Rudd and Mike Bossio say they’re daylong debate on such matters last week. Calling climate change “the issue of the ‘disappointed’ with their colleague’s YouTube video, Not only do changes need to happen century,” Canada’s federal Environment quickly if they’re going to happen, they should and Sustainable Development Commis- but won’t hold it against him. also be comprehensive and not incremental or sioner Julie Gelfand says federal depart- “low hanging fruit,” said Mr. Lamoureux. ments must do more to help the govern- Liberal MP ment realize its sustainable development Continued on page 16 Nathaniel goals, and ministers and cabinet should Erskine-Smith’s refuse to consider their proposals until YouTube video they are accompanied by assessments of created some the environmental impacts of their plans. NEWS LOBBYING friction in the Liberal caucus Continued on page 20 because in it he Newspapers seek suggests people vote against federal help, NEWS CONSERVATIVES MPs in the next election who major lobbying don’t support his Conservative animal cruelty push made in bill. It was defeated by the recent months MPs vow to make Liberals, cabinet, and most BY DEREK ABMA election issue Conservative MPs last week. Canada’s newspaper industry has been out of Liberal Mr. Erskine- making a push to have its concerns heard Smith said he by federal officials on Parliament Hill in did not intend recent months, with goals that include expenses in 2019 to urge people more advertising from the government, to vote against more funding from a government periodi- his own party. BY ABBAS RANA cal fund, and reforms to copyright law. Photograph courtesy Newspapers Canada has filed 14 com- Conservatives MPs say they will con- of Liberal MP munication reports with the federal lobbyists tinue to dig into the Liberals’ political weak- Nathaniel Erskine- registry since late July. The only other com- ness on their expenses and promise to make Smith munication report filed by this group—which it an election campaign issue in 2019. has been around for eight years as a part- “I’m going to be bringing that up,” said nership between the Canadian Newspaper Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 five-term Conservative MP Larry Miller Association and the Canadian Community (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Ont.) told The Newspapers Association—was in 2012. Hill Times. “That’s the culture that some The newspaper industry has struggled people seem to have in the Liberal Party. BY ABBAS RANA Recorded for an animal rights orga- for several years, particularly in this last There’s people in all parties, sometimes, nization in May, Liberal MP Nathaniel year. Postmedia Network, the biggest that abuse it. ... I hate to call it tradition [of A YouTube video posted by a rookie Lib- Erskine-Smith, 32, (Beaches-East York, newspaper operator in Canada, recently Liberals, but] it’s a trend of entitlement.” eral MP whose controversial animal Ont.) encourages voters in the five-minute closed the offices of its free 24 Hours paper Since early this year, Conservative MPs cruelty private member’s bill was voted video to contact their local MPs to support in Vancouver. It will continue printing, but and staffers have been placing numerous down last week by his own party and cabi- the bill and suggests they vote against MPs with content from Postmedia that appears questions on the Order Paper, a parlia- net has created some friction and a little who don’t support it in the next election. in other publications. head-scratching in the majority-governing Continued on page 21 Liberal caucus. Continued on page 18 Continued on page 6 2 THE HILL TIMES, monday, OCTOBER 10, 2016 FEATURE BUZZ Top NDP staffer Karl Bélanger’s going-away ON party, Brixton’s, Oct. 4 HEArd THE HILL The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright BY DEREK ABMA Vancouver Sun Hill scribe O’Neil’s book on St. National Post’s Marie-Danielle Smith, CBC News’ Chris Rands, CBC Germain out next month News’ Murray Brewster, and the man of the hour, Karl Bélanger. Republican strategist to speak at Ottawa breakfast event Republican strategist Steve Schmidt will speak during a breakfast event at the Rideau Club in Ottawa on Oct. 26. CBC News’ Michael O’Shaughnessy and National CBC News’ O’Shaughnessy and It’ll happen a little less than two weeks be- Post’s John Ivison. Christina Lopes. fore the U.S. election on Nov. 8, which features Republican candidate Donald Trump against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Mr. Schmidt was the senior strategist and adviser to John McCain when he ran for president in 2008, ultimately being de- feated by Democrat Barack Obama. The event is being organized by com- munications firm Edelman as an official Former Senator Gerry St. Germain is the topic launch to its Ottawa operations. Mr. Mulcair and Mr. Bélanger Mr. Mulcair and Mr. Bélanger of a new book being released this month, It goes from 7:30 to 9:30 am. have an animated discussion. are good chatters. Mr. Mulcair and Mr. Bélanger. written by Vancouver Sun reporter Peter O’Neil. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright Unsuccessful NDP eteran Hill reporter Peter O’Neil, who candidate Richler Vwrites for the Vancouver Sun, has writ- ten a book about former Senator Gerry St. spills beans about last Germain that’s due out this month. The book is called I Am a Metis: The election in book Story of Gerry St. Germain and is pub- lished by Harbour Publishing. A descrip- While some losing tion of the book on Harbour’s website says candidates of elections it details Mr. St. Germain’s life from his fade away from public “humble beginnings in a tiny Métis com- view as the winners The Toronto Star Alex Boutilier and munity to become one of Canada’s most bask in the glory, one Earnscliffe’s Robin Sears. CTV’s Ottawa bureau chief Joyce Napier. influential political insiders.” losing NDP candidate A native of Saint-Boniface, Man., Mr. St. from the 2015 federal Germain was a Royal Canadian Air Force election has decided to pilot, police offer, contractor and poultry tell his story from the farmer. He was the Progressive Conserva- losing side in book. The cover of a tive MP for Mission-Port Moody, B.C., from Noah Richler has new book by Noah 1983 until 1988, losing in that year’s elec- written The Candidate: Richler. Image tion even as his party led by Brian Mul- Fear and Loathing on courtesy of Penguin roney won re-election. During this time, he the Campaign Trail. Random House Published by Penguin served as the political minister for British Star’s Alex Boutilier and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair. Le Devoir’s Marie Vastel. Columbia, as chair of the PC caucus, and Random House, it’s due for release on Oct. held minister of state positions in Forestry 18—one day short of the one-year anniversary and Transport. He later served as president of last year’s election. of the Progressive Conservative Party of Mr. Richler ran in Toronto-St. Paul’s, Canada. Ont., coming in third to incumbent Liberal He was appointed to the Senate by Mr. Carolyn Bennett, who’s went on to become Mulroney as a Progressive Conservative Indigenous Affairs minister, and Conserva- in 1993. He changed his party affiliation tive candidate Marnie MacDougall. to that of an Independent Conservative in “Recruited by the NDP to run in the 2000 after Reform Party leader Preston bellwether riding of Toronto-St Paul’s, he Manning formed the United Alternative was handed $350 and told he would lose,” option in an effort to unite the right and says a promotion for the book on Penguin later that same year to the Canadian Alli- Random House’s website. Hill freelance journalist ance. Mr. St. Germain played a key role in The book promises to contain “sizzling Richard Cleroux and CBC News’ Karl Bélanger and the negotiations to unite the Canadian Al- detail and hilarious frankness” about that Christina Lopes. Brixton’s Julie McCarthy. liance and Progressive Conservative Party campaign, including accounts of door- of Canada. He joined the merged Conser- knocking, being internet-shamed, and be- vative Party in 2003 before retiring from ing advised on slogans and talking points.