A new Challenge Broader lessons of security from quiet diplomacy Cold War cooperation with China? in COVID-19 Probably world not Michael Rose Jennifer Harris Gwynne Welsh p.12 Dyer p. 13 LeMay p. 15 Greg McClinchey p. 14 p.10 Hill Climbers p.19 THIRTY-FIRST YEAR, NO. 1748 CANADA’S POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT NEWSPAPER MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020 $5.00 News News News Feds recognize It doesn’t ‘there’s more ‘Nobody calls out the require a ‘social work to be revolution’: done on prime minister’: WE pandemic diversifying the reshaping public service,’ what’s possible, says Liberal MP Charity scandal ‘a say experts BY BEATRICE PAEZ Alghabra & PALAK MANGAT BY MIKE LAPOINTE truly systemic error,’ n a span of fewer than six Imonths, the pandemic has laring” under-representation upended, encroached, and “Gof visible minorities in the transformed just about every upper echelons of the federal facet of life. 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BY MIKE LAPOINTE Prime Minister Justin The Hill Times leading pollster photograph by BC Ottawa News anchor Trudeau’s judgment Andrew Meade CAdrian Harewood has been BY ABBAS RANA involved in the fight against and his government’s systemic racism in the media ability to do its job in the BY ABBAS RANA from the We Charity controversy, ith the Conservative leader- for nearly 30 years, a fight that’s some Liberal MPs are “upset,” Wship election in the home been accelerated in recent weeks midst of the COVID-19 ith Prime Minister Justin “outraged,” and “disappointed,” stretch and Peter MacKay leading WTrudeau yet again on the Continued on page 6 pandemic. defensive dealing with the fallout Continued on page 17 Continued on page 16 2 MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020 | THE HILL TIMES appointed by Mr. Harper in 2015. His years were marked by high-profile efforts by Harper to lead British think the military to address sexual misconduct tank’s commission within its ranks and usher in the Liberals’ Speaking of former Conservative prime defence policy. minister Stephen Harper, he was named Heard on the Hill Mr. Trudeau said in a statement that the last week to lead the British think tank, government would begin its recruitment the Policy Exchange’s new international by Palak Mangat process immediately, meanwhile, Gen. commission on the Indo-Pacific region. The Vance will serve in his role until a replace- Policy Exchange will tap into diplomats, ment is named. “In his five years as chief of politicians, and civic and military leaders the defence staff, General Vance has served from the U.K., U.S., India, Japan, Australia with distinction during a challenging and Singapore for its commission, which Liberals to remain in period, leading the Canadian Armed Forces will write a “blueprint for a new strategic as they served at home and around the approach to the region, examining ques- world, from Mali to Ukraine to Iraq,” said tions of trade, diplomacy, politics, defence Mr. Trudeau in a release. Defence Minister and security that centre on the Indo-Pa- hot seat over WE Charity Harjit Sajjan said Gen. Vance had helped cific,” noted a July 20 release. It is the first usher in “transformative change” guiding such U.K.-led effort, and the group argues the Liberals’ defence policy, relief efforts that “isolated positions are vulnerable at home in disasters like floods and forest places” in today’s world. controversy as Trudeau, fires, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Ac- cording to CBC and Global News, the feds Former prime said last week that they would not nomi- minister Stephen Telford prepare for nate Gen. Vance for the role of chairman Harper, pictured of NATO’s military committee, which is at a campaign expected to become available next year. It stop in New has not been held by a Canadian for more Brunswick on House committee probe than 15 years. October 2015, has been tapped Prime MacKay gets former premier’s nod by a British think Minister Conservative leadership hopeful Peter tank for work on Justin MacKay earned former Ontario pre- the Indo-Pacific Trudeau's mier Bill Davis’ endorsement last week. region. The Hill chief of staff “My friend Bill Davis sent me this email Times photograph Katie Telford, and asked me to share it with all of you,” by Andrew Meade pictured at a tweeted Mr. MacKay on July 20. In a note Liberal event to the former Harper-era cabinet minister, in 2014, will Mr. Davis, who will turn 91 on July 30, The commission will “help position testify before wrote that having worked closely with him Britain” as a new focus for “alliance-building the House “in the successful effort to unify Conserva- among independent states committed to Finance tives in 2003, I know you are the candi- the rule of law in the Indo-Pacific,” and of- Committee date best able to unite our party and this fer policy briefings, analytical reports, and about the country.” Mr. Davis was Ontario’s premier backgrounders for policymakers. Led by Mr. WE Charity from 1971 to 1985, after first being elected Harper, it also features Ely Ratner, a former controversy. in 1959 where he served as a backbencher deputy national security adviser to former The Hill in Leslie Frost‘s Progressive Conservative U.S. vice-president Joe Biden. Mr. Harper Times file provincial government. tweeted on July 21 that he was “pleased” to photograph chair the group. “Looking forward to col- laborating with the commission’s global membership of policy-makers on a strategic ast week in a rare move that will place Lametti’s happy tweet was liked by 277 approach for maintaining rules-based order LCanada’s prime minister in the par- sausage-pasta-loving people. in the Indo-Pacific century,” he wrote. liamentary hot seat and just days before his two-term finance minister admitted to What’s repaying an outstanding $41,366 to WE cooking: Son marks late Jack Layton’s 70th Charity, the organization at the centre of a Justice Toronto councillor Mike Layton marked controversy surrounding the federal gov- Minister what would have been his late father’s 70th ernment, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau David birthday last week, sharing a selfie with one accepted an invitation to appear before the Lametti in of his daughters by the waterfront statue of House Finance Committee. At the time of his kitchen former NDP leader Jack Layton, which was publication, the PMO had not nailed down in Ottawa. decked out with a mask and an orange and a time to meet the group that met twice last Photograph white polka dotted party hat. week, on July 21 and 22. courtesy The WE Charity controversy has of David dogged the government in recent weeks, Lametti’s after Mr. Trudeau and Bill Morneau‘s ties Twitter to the organization came to light and the group pulled out of the government’s sole- sourced $900-million contract to adminis- ter the troubled Canada Student Service Top military commander resigns Former Ontario premier Bill Davis, pictured After five years on the job, the Ca- Grant. Prime ministerial appearances be- in 2014, is endorsing Peter MacKay for the nadian Armed Forces’ chief of defence fore committees are rare, though ministers Conservative leadership race. Photograph staff announced last week that he will be often do so to discuss their departmental courtesy of Alex Guibord’s Flickr stepping down and handing over the reins spending estimates, to push for legislation “in the months to come.” Gen. Jonathan they have tabled, or to brief and update He served as one of the negotiators Vance tweeted a letter he to his troops on MPs on decisions within their respective for the Progressive Conservatives when it Toronto councillor Mike Layton, the son of Jack July 23, writing that he would “relinquish departments. The last such prime ministe- and the Canadian Alliance joined forces Layton, rang in the late NDP leader’s 70th control” of the CAF and that a new per- rial appearance was in 2006, when then- to unite the right in 2003, to create the birthday last week with one of his daughters. son will be named at a date decided by prime minister Stephen Harper appeared new Conservative Party of Canada. At the the government. “Remember, you mean Photograph courtesy of Mike Layton’s Twitter before a special Senate reform committee time, Mr. Harper led the Canadian Alliance everything to Canada, you are important in the Red Chamber. Both Mr. Trudeau and while Mr. MacKay led the PCP. On July 20, “Happy 70th birthday dad!!!” tweeted Mr.