Health Books & Big Ideas pp.39-43 policy briefi ng Heard pp.19-35 on the Hill p.2 Hill Climbers p.46 THIRTIETH YEAR, NO. 1626 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019 $5.00 News House legislative agenda News Racism & politics As House Liberals and Conservatives using enters ‘ugly racism as political tool to mobilize stretch,’ 2019 budget bill, supporter bases, ‘dangerous fi eld Indigenous to play in’ for both parties: Nanos legislation Pictured on Dec. 8, front and But Liberal 2018, anti-migration and groups, including Quebec far-right group centre Conservative La Meute, protested MPs against Canada signing BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT the UN Global Compact vehemently for Safe, Orderly and he clock is ticking, with just Regular Migration, Tunder 40 sitting days left in deny their and clashed with pro- this Parliament and 38 govern- parties are immigration groups. The ment bills still on the Order Paper, document lays out a and the 2019 budget implementa- playing collaborative approach tion bill will be front and centre in to dealing with growing the House this week amid rising politics global migration. Nik partisan tempers and pre-election with the Nanos says federal posturing. politicians are playing The start of spring means the racism and a dangerous game by start of the so-called “silly season” immigration stoking racism. The Hill in the House, compounded this Times photograph by year by the upcoming federal and issues. Andrew Meade a still-smouldering political scan- dal—in turn, MPs are anticipating The Hill Times an “ugly” fi nal stretch, as Liberal BY ABBAS RANA racism as a tool to mobilize their “We’re seeing an increase in view with . MP John McKay (Scarborough- support bases for the next elec- weaponization of racism as a “If we stick with our anal- Guildwood, Ont.) put it. he governing Liberals and tion, which could backfi re result- political tool to mobilize voters ogy, if they weaponize this, like Conservatives appear un- Topposition Conservatives are ing in “mutually assured destruc- in Canada,” said Nik Nanos, in the old Cold War, basically, shaken in their resolve to use playing in a politically dangerous tion” for both federal parties, says chief data scientist and founder fi eld by using the divisive issue of a leading political analyst. of Nanos Research in an inter- Continued on page 13 Continued on page 36 Publications Mail Agreement #40068926 News Climate change strategy Focus on feds’ carbon tax hurting debate on climate change, environmentalists say Lopsided media coverage BY BEATRICE PAEZ order to avoid catastrophic conse- wedge issue in October’s vote and without a plan that meets federal quences expected in 11 years. issuing misleading claims that standards. is also in part to blame for anada’s raging debate on cli- Ottawa’s carbon-pricing the fuel charge is a tax grab by Charles Hatt, a lawyer with Cmate change has been reduced scheme has dominated the na- eschewing mention of the tax re- Ecojustice, said that the Liberals drowning out discussion to a single policy, environmental- tional conversation on climate bates in their messaging. To help appear to have also leaned into on other policy measures, ists say, but more solutions are change, with the federal Con- offset the costs for consumers, the the fi ght that the provinces and needed to engage the public and servatives and their provincial feds are sending rebates this tax environmentalists say. to cut greenhouse gas emissions in cousins seeking to turn it into a season to residents in provinces Continued on page 38 2 MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019 | THE HILL TIMES CBC News and freedom Chrystia Freeland and of information specialist former Financial Times Heard on the Hill Dean Beeby retires colleague Hugh Carnegy to CBC News chat about populism by Neil Moss reporter Dean Beeby retired on Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia April 25 ending a Freeland and Financial Times senior editor 36-year reporting Hugh Carnegy will speak about how the Unceded: Voices of the career. globe can address populist resentments. Mr. Beeby, Prior to joining public life, Ms. Freeland noted for his use worked with Mr. Carnegy as part of the se- of freedom of nior leadership team at The Financial Times. Land, an unprecedented After a four-decade career information laws Populist waves have led to the creation in journalism, Dean Beeby to break news of extreme movements that have swept is retiring. Photograph stories, worked unexpunexpected leaders in exhibit to debut at Canadian courtesy of Twitter at The Canadian powpower,e but some say Press from 1983 to 2014, serving as its Hali- tthehe ggroundswell has fax bureau chief from 1996 to 2003, and Ot- recereceded. Museum of History tawa deputy bureau chief from 2003 to 2014. PProceeding the “His ATIP requests will continue to ar- peapeak of the populist rive at the offi ce for years to come,” wrote ffervour,erv Ms. Free- The multimedia exhibit brings together The Globe and Mail’s Daniel Leblanc on llandand authored Pluto- the Indigenous experience of the past, pres- Twitter. cratscrats:: The Rise of the ent, and future. The Canadian Press’ Mia Robson NNewew GGloball Super-Rich Across four themed “territories,” the exhibit tweeted: “Who is going to ATIP the percent- anandd the FFall of Everyone shows the story of “Indigeneity, resilience, age drop in ATIP requests the government Else iin 2012. Its title sovereignty and colonization,” according to receives after today?” Foreign Affairs Minister suggests the obvi- a press release. Peaceful coexistence will be Over Mr. Beeby’s career, he frequently Chrystia Freeland will ous, plutocrats left highlighted in the fi rst territory, followed by led freedom of information law seminars for discuss populism six everyone behind. A disruption, healing, and then the Indigenous the Canadian Association of Journalists, as years after she warned year later in 2013, cultures strength. well as individual newsrooms. of the rise of plutocrats. Ms. Freeland wrote “I fi rmly believe that the Indigenous world In other retirement news, Jack Aubry The Hill Times an op-ed in The view, which has always sought this balance rode off into the sunset in March. He was photograph by Andrew New York Times, Unceded: Voices of the Land will launch on May Meade titled “Plutocrats vs. 2 and run until March 22, 2020. Photograph between nature, culture and technology, is 27-year veteran of the Ottawa Citizen, as Populists” where she made the case that courtesy of Unceded the path that humanity must rediscover and well as a communications director at Fi- adopt for our future,” Mr. Douglas said in a nance Canada. populists were gaining on both sides of the or the fi rst time, a Canadian exhibit that statement. “The teachings of the Elders are While at the Ottawa Citizien he served ideological spectrum. At the time a Liberal Fappeared at the celebrated Venice Archi- not the teachings of the past. They are the as the Outaouais bureau chief from 1983 to candidate, she wrote: “As this populist wave tecture Biennale will appear on home soil. teachings of the future.” 1987, as well as covered City Hall from 1987 crashes in on both sides of the Atlantic, the Unceded: Voices of the Land is the creation The multimedia elements draw from many and 1990, and Parliament Hill from 1990 to plutocrats, for all their treasure and their of 18 Indigenous architects from Canada and different Indigenous storytellers from across 2008. intellect, are in a weak position to hold it the United States, including Douglas Car- Canada and the United States to tell the story back.” dinal, who designed the Canadian Museum of Turtle Island, the name for North America. Mr. Carnegy began his reporting career of History and the National Museum of the The exhibit will debut on May 2 and re- LeBlanc diagnosed with with Reuters covering South Africa, North- American Indian in Washington, D.C. main open until March 22, 2020. ern Ireland, and the Middle East. When he cancer for the second joined the Times, he was its correspondent in Jerusalem, Ireland, as well as Nordic na- time; vows to return tions. From 2011 to 2014, he the Financial Times‘ bureau chief in Paris. Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs The event will take place on April 30. and Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeB- It is by invitation only, but it will be live- lanc announced in a statement last Friday streamed. that he has been diagnosed with cancer and was stepping aside from his cabinet duties, but said he would be back. Senator and award- “A few weeks ago, I consulted with my doctor for what began as fl u-like symp- winning author David toms. After a series of tests, my doctor has diagnosed me with a form of Non-Hodgkin Adams Richards selects Lymphoma,” Mr. LeBlanc said in a joint Dana Mills as a rising statement he released with his doctor, Nicholas Finn. Canadian writing star “I will be temporarily stepping away from my cabinet duties to focus on my Acclaimed author and non-affi liated health. I have begun my treatment and New Brunswick Senator David Adams it will last several weeks. Once I have Richards picked a Nova Scotia short story concluded my treatment, I look forward to writer to be his protegé. returning to my role in cabinet,” Mr. LeB- As part of a new Writers’ Trust of Canada lanc added. mentorship program that pairs up-and-com- He has been an MP since 2000 rep- ing writers with established scribes, Dana resenting the New Brunswick riding of Mills was selected. Beauséjour. Mr.