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The Hill Times - People. Policy. Politics. Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, left, and NDP MP Daniel Blaikie say the Liberals have put forth an omnibus piece of legislation in budget Bill C-30. While the NDP is likely to support it, the Conservatives have slammed the budget as a ‘massive letdown.’. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Canadian governments should not ‘hit pause’ on digital ID, they should be investing in truly unlocking digital: Brennan. Letters To

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OPINION - THE HILL TIMES A new classroom building of the Kamloops Residential School in Kamloops, B.C., pictured in 1950. The Canadian government and the governments can fly all its flags at half mast at all its federal buildings for a memorial for the Indigenous children who died, but what's really needed is full transparency and accountability to stay on board with the public's needs or to help those whose stories CANADA ‘LATE IN THE GAME’ PASSING UNDRIP LAW, SAYS LAMETTI According to one Cree Parliamentarian, Senators have been given ‘inadequate time’ to offer sober second thought on Bill C-15 with it coming before them in the dying days of the session. While the federal government is not opposed to amending the UNDRIP legislation “in principle,” it’s THE TIME FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY HAS COME TO The 50-year-old incubating concept of a “hydrogen economy” is finally coming to fruition on a global scale. Last year alone, more than 30 hydrogen strategies and white papers were produced at different government levels internationally. The hydrogen economy uses hydrogen as an energy carrier or “currency” for energy storage and FEDS’ ‘FEMINIST’ BUDGET PITCHES PLAN TO STOP 'UNEVEN Underpinning the budget is a three-pronged approach to building blocks Ottawa sees as essential to stabilize Canada’s economic and fiscal

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NAVY DESPERATELY NEEDS NEW SHIPS, BUT THEY CAN'T COME AT Canada appears to be on the cusp of building some of the most expensive warships on the planet. The Feb. 24, 2021, report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates that it will cost $77.3-billion to acquire 15 Canadian Surface Combatants. With a projected $400-billion deficit this year, and the possibility of a slow

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DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE NEW FRONTIER Digital infrastructure is the new frontier. By Saiedeh Razavi October 21, 2020. We need today’s sporadic initiatives to be more interoperable, cohesive, and national. This can start with the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and private partners. Information from cameras, satellites, and digital sensors and the

power of

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, A DISHONOURED TRADITION Royal Military College, a dishonoured tradition. By Joshua Juneau and Michel Drapeau November 2, 2020. The military will not force this change upon themselves. If Parliament is serious about quelling sexual violence within our the Canadian Armed Forces, they must impose strict measures to stop the rape culture at RMC, which is the birthplace of ALL CABINET CHIEFS OF STAFF NOW NAMED, 12 OF 36 ARE FORMER The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of LinkedIn. All 36 members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ’s cabinet now have chiefs of staff in place to run their ministerial offices, and one-third of them are former aides in Mr. Trudeau’s office as prime minister. People. Policy. Politics. This is an exclusive

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The Hill Times - People. Policy. Politics. Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu, left, and NDP MP Daniel Blaikie say the Liberals have put forth an omnibus piece of legislation in budget Bill C-30. While the NDP is likely to support it, the Conservatives have slammed the budget as a ‘massive letdown.’. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Canadian governments should not ‘hit pause’ on digital ID, they should be investing in truly unlocking digital: Brennan. Letters To

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OPINION - THE HILL TIMES A new classroom building of the Kamloops Residential School in Kamloops, B.C., pictured in 1950. The Canadian government and the governments can fly all its flags at half mast at all its federal buildings for a memorial for the Indigenous children who died, but what's really needed is full transparency and accountability to stay on board with the public's needs or to help those whose stories CANADA ‘LATE IN THE GAME’ PASSING UNDRIP LAW, SAYS LAMETTI According to one Cree Parliamentarian, Senators have been given ‘inadequate time’ to offer sober second thought on Bill C-15 with it coming before them in the dying days of the session. While the federal government is not opposed to amending the UNDRIP legislation “in principle,” it’s THE TIME FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY HAS COME TO The 50-year-old incubating concept of a “hydrogen economy” is finally coming to fruition on a global scale. Last year alone, more than 30 hydrogen strategies and white papers were produced at different government levels internationally. The hydrogen economy uses hydrogen as an energy carrier or “currency” for energy storage and FEDS’ ‘FEMINIST’ BUDGET PITCHES PLAN TO STOP 'UNEVEN Underpinning the budget is a three-pronged approach to building blocks Ottawa sees as essential to stabilize Canada’s economic and fiscal

outlook.

NAVY DESPERATELY NEEDS NEW SHIPS, BUT THEY CAN'T COME AT Canada appears to be on the cusp of building some of the most expensive warships on the planet. The Feb. 24, 2021, report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates that it will cost $77.3-billion to acquire 15 Canadian Surface Combatants. With a projected $400-billion deficit this year, and the possibility of a slow

recovery, these

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE NEW FRONTIER Digital infrastructure is the new frontier. By Saiedeh Razavi October 21, 2020. We need today’s sporadic initiatives to be more interoperable, cohesive, and national. This can start with the federal government, in collaboration with the provinces and private partners. Information from cameras, satellites, and digital sensors and the

power of

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, A DISHONOURED TRADITION Royal Military College, a dishonoured tradition. By Joshua Juneau and Michel Drapeau November 2, 2020. The military will not force this change upon themselves. If Parliament is serious about quelling sexual violence within our the Canadian Armed Forces, they must impose strict measures to stop the rape culture at RMC, which is the birthplace of ALL CABINET CHIEFS OF STAFF NOW NAMED, 12 OF 36 ARE FORMER The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of LinkedIn. All 36 members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ’s cabinet now have chiefs of staff in place to run their ministerial offices, and one-third of them are former aides in Mr. Trudeau’s office as prime minister. People. Policy. Politics. This is an exclusive

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In the wake of a U.S. decision to let the 737 Max planes return to air, Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada's decision would come 'very soon.' _The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade_ NDP, BLOC PUSH FOR BOEING 737 MAX CRASH INQUIRY AS LIBERALS, CONSERVATIVES BLOCK EFFORT News|By Samantha Wright Allen ‘In order to have closure, you need to have truth come out,’ says Chris Moore, who believes an inquiry is the best way to get answers about his daughter’s ‘needless’ death in the 2019 crash.

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BOIE APPROVES NEARLY $12-MILLION IN NEW ANNUAL HOUSE SPENDING News|By Laura Ryckewaert

Plus,

the House administration recently published its first-ever disclosure reports, detailing a combined total of more than $9.6-million in

expenses.

DROPPING PREMIER APPROVAL RATES AND COOLING FEDERAL TORY SUPPORT IN KEY PRAIRIE PROVINCES NOT A PROBLEM FOR O’TOOLE, SAY POLITICOS News|By Samantha Wright Allen

Problems

with the vaccine deployment present a political opening but also a risk for Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, who doesn’t have to worry about being ‘painted with the provincial brush,' say

strategists.

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A

PMO spokesperson wouldn't say if any cabinet members will be headed to Washington next January for Joe Biden's inauguration. VAGUE ON DETAILS, FEDS’ FISCAL UPDATE DANGLES POSSIBILITY OF SPRING ELECTION, SAY EXPERTS News|By Beatrice Paez

The

withholding of specifics in the economic statement is part of a longer-term fiscal and electoral strategy to assure different groups the government has their back, says McGill University professor Daniel

Béland.

RACE TO REPLACE MP KENT AS THORNHILL’S CONSERVATIVE ON THE BALLOT A CHANCE TO ‘BRING CONSERVATIVES BACK INTO THE FOLD,’ SIGN OF ‘GENERATIONAL SHIFT,’ SAY EARLY CANDIDATES News|By Mike Lapointe

Two

names have emerged stating their intentions of running for the party’s nomination in the riding so far, including long-time Conservative staffer Melissa Lantsman as well as Progressive Conservative MPP Gila Martow. FEDS PROPOSE PUMPING $100-BILLION INTO ECONOMY TO STIMULATE RECOVERY, AS DEFICIT ON TRACK TO SOAR TO $381-BILLION News|By Beatrice Paez

In

the absence of a fiscal anchor, Ottawa said it intends to use 'several indicators' related to the labour market such as the employment rate, hours worked, and level of unemployment. ‘THAT’S A TOUGH ONE’: POTENTIAL PROLONGED DELAY IN COVID-19 VACCINES FOR CANADIANS WOULD BE POLITICALLY ‘EXPLOSIVE’ FOR TRUDEAU LIBERALS, SAY POLITICOS

News|By Abbas Rana

If

Canadians are behind other countries in getting inoculated against COVID-19, the Liberals would not want a spring election, as speculated, since it would mean losing the government, say politicos. LAMBROPOULOS’ COMMENTS COULD BE USED AGAINST GRITS IN NEXT ELECTION, SAY LIBERAL INSIDERS, POLLSTERS, AND MPS

News|By Abbas Rana

Quebecers

are more upset with Liberal MP Emmanuella Lambropoulos’ comments about decline of French in Quebec than they were with the WE Charity scandal, says one Quebec Liberal insider. MPS, EXPERTS PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOUSING SUPPLY AFTER VERY STRONG YEAR OF SALES, DESPITE COVID-19

During

a banner year for home sales in Canada despite the economic downturn associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, both MPs and experts are watching the country's housing supply carefully in the months and

years to come.

In the wake of a U.S. decision to let the 737 Max planes return to air, Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada's decision would come 'very soon.' _The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade_ NDP, BLOC PUSH FOR BOEING 737 MAX CRASH INQUIRY AS LIBERALS, CONSERVATIVES BLOCK EFFORT News|By Samantha Wright Allen ‘In order to have closure, you need to have truth come out,’ says Chris Moore, who believes an inquiry is the best way to get answers about his daughter’s ‘needless’ death in the 2019 crash.

Politics

IS HE AMONG US? FOR THE LEFT, JAGMEET SINGH IS THE IMPOSTER Opinion|By Erica Ifill FREELAND’S ECONOMIC PLAN PUTS A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT Opinion|By Tim Powers

When

voting time comes, the government is calculating the electorate will have tuned out all the debate on what the big numbers mean and remember the thousand dollars they got, along with the job they were

able to keep.

WHEN KNOWING A LITTLE ABOUT A LOT GOES WRONG Opinion|By Rose LeMay

Five

years into reconciliation, and the government hasn’t added reconciliation nor personal learning for cultural competence as basic knowledge requirements in job descriptions nor performance reviews. SOMETHING IS AFOOT IN THE INDIGENOUS WORLD Opinion|By Michael Harris

Back in 2015, a

campaigning Justin Trudeau promised that he would end all long-term boil water advisories on reserves across Canada within five years. He has had the five years, and nothing has changed.

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TICK TOCK: LIBERALS CALL FOR SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CANADA-U.K. TRADE PACT AS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS REMAINS MURKY

News|By Neil Moss

EQUALITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ON THE LINE IN NEW ASSISTED

DYING BILL

Opinion|By Catherine Frazee

Some

say that the suffering of disabling conditions falls strictly in the domain of medicine. But the agonizing quest of Sean Tagert, who died by MAID last August, teaches us otherwise. FEDS MAKE LONG-OVERDUE START ON LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD ON DATA

PROTECTION

Opinion|By Les Whittington

A

provision allowing organizations to disclose de-identified data to governments for 'socially beneficial' purposes is one of two likely controversial aspects of Bill C-11. CANADA DOESN’T NEED A SHORTCUT TO MEDICALLY ASSISTED DYING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABLING CONDITIONS Opinion|By Michael Bach, Neil Belanger, and Catherine Frazee

It’s

time for the government to hit pause on Bill C-7 and heed the

cautions.

Foreign Policy

NEW THAI ENVOY PLANS HANDS-ON APPROACH TO BRING BETTER SUPPORT TO

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Feature|By Samantha Wright Allen SHIFT IN U.S.-SAUDI ARABIA RELATIONS COULD MEAN A WAKE-UP CALL FOR

CANADA

Opinion|By Ross O’Connor

If

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden holds true to his promises and halts all military sales to the Saudi kingdom, it is quite likely that he will ask his closest allies, like Canada, to stand with him. ETHIOPIA’S WAR IN TIGRAY ENTERS NEW PHASE Opinion|By Gwynne Dyer

Here we are only

less than two weeks later, and the federal government’s troops have already captured Mekelle, a city of half a million people that is

Tigray’s capital.

FEDS’ GLOBAL PANDEMIC RESPONSE MUST SUPPORT LOCAL PEACE BUILDING Opinion|By Annalee Giesbrecht

While serious

human rights abuses have not been reduced, what has changed is the ability of local and international organizations to organize and accompany affected communities, and to monitor and denounce these

abuses.

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END OF FIVE-YEAR LOBBY BAN COMES WITH CONFUSION FOR SOME HARPER-ERA

STAFFERS

News|By Aidan Chamandy ECONOMIC, INDUSTRY CONCERNS TOP-LOBBIED ISSUES AMID RETURN TO PARLIAMENT AND SECOND COVID WAVE News|By Samantha Wright Allen

Economic

development, industry, health, and the environment were among the top-cited subjects in October’s 2,611 filings in the federal

lobbying registry.

THREE WEEKS TO DEADLINE, GRIDLOCKED FINANCE COMMITTEE’S PRE-BUDGET

STUDY IN DOUBT

News|By Laura Ryckewaert

Opinions

are mixed as to how useful the committee's pre-budget study even is, with former PBO Kevin Page saying, historically, it's been a 'wasted

opportunity.'

COVID-19 CONTAINMENT, ECONOMIC RECOVERY EXPECTED TO DRIVE FALL

LOBBYING

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‘I AM GOING TO MISS THE FUN. I AM GOING TO MISS THE FIGHTS, BUT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CHAPTER’: DIANE FINLEY REFLECTS ON 16

YEARS IN THE HOUSE

Feature|By Neil Moss Plus, six former Parliamentarians are given Order of Canada honour, and Murray Sinclair to leave the Senate at the end of January. SENIOR STAFF MOVES AMONG RECENT CHANGES TO MINISTER BAINS’ TEAM Feature|By Laura Ryckewaert Plus, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller has two new hires in his office, including a new senior regional adviser for the Prairies, former provincial NDP staffer Andrea Yellow Horn. ‘OUR GOAL IS TO DECONSTRUCT THE LANGUAGE OF CANADIAN POLITICS’: FORMER LIBERAL MP CAMPBELL PUBLISHES ONLINE DICTIONARY OF ‘UNIQUE CANADIAN POLITICAL WORDS, TERMS, PHRASES’ Feature|By Palak Mangat THIS JUST IN: STAFFING UPDATE FOR FREELAND’S FINANCE MINISTERIAL

TEAM

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Leslie

Church, who was last chief of staff to Public Services Minister Anita Anand, is now director of policy to Chrystia Freeland as finance

minister.

REMEMBERING A TRAILBLAZER ON GIVING TUESDAY Opinion|By Kate Harrison

On

the eve of Giving Tuesday, it’s only appropriate that we honour Tracey Hubley’s generous spirit and keep her legacy of commitment to

community going.

VETERAN MP KENT WON’T SEEK RE-ELECTION, BECOMING THIRD CPC MP TO BOW

OUT OF NEXT RACE

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO CHAMPION CANADA’S AEROSPACE SECTOR—AND NOT JUST DURING COVID-19 Opinion|By Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux A national aerospace strategy is needed to address the challenges faced by the Canadian aerospace sector before the pandemic struck, and the novel challenges that have arisen due to COVID-19, writes MP Matt

Jeneroux.

RENEWED HOPES FOR HUMANITY IN SPACE Opinion|By Kuan-Wei Chen, Steven Freeland and Ram Jakhu A recognition that we share a fragile global commons like outer space as custodians, not just for ourselves but for future generations, is, frankly, the only realistic way forward for the sake of humanity. AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM’S ROAD TO RECOVERY WILL BE LONG AND CHALLENGING Opinion|By Nadia Bhuiyan A holistic approach is needed for a long-term aerospace recovery plan, and should include the three pillars of sustainability: economic, social and environmental dimensions, writes Prof. Nadia Bhuiyan. Read policy briefing: Aerospace Policy Briefing CANADA AND ARTEMIS ACCORDS DRIVE SOVIET-ERA SPACE RULES INTO THE 21ST

CENTURY

Opinion|By Andrej Litvinjenko

Canada

has a role to play in bringing like-minded nations into the Artemis Accords, the new framework established to govern activities in outer

space.

AEROSPACE SECTOR LOOKS TO GOVERNMENT FOR HELP AS PANDEMIC GROUNDS ONCE HIGH-FLYING INDUSTRY News|By Aidan Chamandy

The

aerospace industry is a big contributor to GDP and employs hundreds of thousands of Canadians. Many of Canada's biggest competitors in the space, like France, have doled out billions in sector specific relief. Politics and the pen Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on March 16, 2016, announcing Canada's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The ultimately unsuccessful campaign for the seat had all the hallmarks of a partisan campaign, something that Adam Chapnick says is detrimental to Canada's success on the UNSC. _Prime Minister's Office photo courtesy of Adam Scotti_ THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF CANADA’S ROLE ON THE UNITED NATIONS

SECURITY COUNCIL

Feature|Aidan Chamandy The first definitive history of Canada's time on the UN Security Council is a must read for anyone interested in Canadian foreign

policy.

‘Tinkering’ won’t fix legal system, communities need Indigenous jurisdiction, says former lawyer in new book Feature|Samantha Wright Allen

Harold

Johnson’s book Peace and Good Order is among five shortlisted books for this year's Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Canada’s first female chief justice still hasn’t shaken the

impostor syndrome

Feature|Beatrice Paez

'I

kind of just go ahead and do what I feel I should do, and get myself into situations where I’m thinking, "Oh, everybody here knows more than I do. But anyway, here goes." It served me very well,' says former Supreme Court chief justice Beverley McLachlin. Many Canadians have been ‘naïve at best and self-delusional at worst’ in dealings with China, says journalist and author Manthorpe Feature|Mike Lapointe

Patterns

of interference, intimidation, and harassment of individual Canadians by the Chinese Communist Party ‘demand a response’ from the Canadian government, says veteran journalist Jonathan Manthorpe in his

2019 book.

Insider's Guide

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 14, 2020, arriving for last week's cabinet retreat in Ottawa before Parliament resumes on Sept. 23. Economic and fiscal plans must be tied to economic scenarios with unmeasurable probabilities. Finance ministers around the world will be under pressure to change the way they prepare budgets, writes Kevin Page. _The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade_ COVID-19: ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND PROSPECTS

Opinion|Kevin Page

There are some potential game changers for outcomes—a vaccine; and a resurgence in international leadership and cooperation. Closer to home, we need a Canadian economic recovery plan that will boost confidence in the future with strategic and measured investments in long-term challenges and adjustment support for Canadians and businesses left behind by the coronavirus. Fabulous 50: most influential figures to watch in federal politics

this fall

Feature|Beatrice Paez, Neil Moss, Mike Lapointe, Samantha Wright Allen, and Abbas Rana

In

what was supposed to be a period in which backbenchers and the opposition could wield more influence over the political debate, power and influence is arguably even more concentrated among a narrow cast of mostly familiar figures. The colonial toxicity of the ‘be patient’ speech Opinion|Cindy Blackstock

If

we want to really honour Shannen Koostachin and the many children like her—we need to speak up, keep talking until government takes immediate action to end the inequality. If they don’t—vote them out because kids like Shannen are worth the money. The time for

patience is over.

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MOVE CLIMATE MILESTONE TO 2025 TO SPARK REAL ACTION, READER SAYS BOLD LEADERSHIP AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE NEEDED IN RCMP: READER BUSINESS LEADERS COMMITTED TO MAKING CANADA THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE

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PEMBROKE MUST STOP PERPETUATING THE COLONIAL SETTLER STORY WITHOUT LEGISLATED AUTOMATIC REMEDIES TO UNDERPERFORMANCE, WHAT GOOD

ARE TARGETS?

FEDS SHOULD ADD 2025 TARGET TO CLIMATE ACCOUNTABILITY BILL: READER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING LAW IS NOT ABLEIST, ARGUES READER

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FEDS’ CLIMATE BILL IS A PLAN TO OVERSEE A PLAN, BUT PARLIAMENT CAN

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TIME TO REFLECT, FOR JUSTIN TRUDEAU LIBERALS

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Opinion|Kathleen Finlay Erin O’Toole has fumbled the push for Canada’s 988 suicide hotline

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988 campaign was always intended, at least by me, to be a victim-led, and victim-centred initiative, but the new Conservative Party leader turned it into a political football. Opinion|Andrew Caddell An Ottawa valedictory: time to leave

As

I take my leave from a city that has been home off and on for almost 50 years, I look back with affection and ambivalence, rather than love

or hate.

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Post-pandemic world will be different

In both the

public and private spheres, including our universities, we are doing far too little to understand this new world and to pro-actively

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Opinion|Les Whittington Liberals harness more spending power to fight COVID and lay out election-ready agenda

The

package is meant to keep the economy afloat as Canada grapples with the unexpectedly fierce second wave of COVID-19 while laying the groundwork once a vaccine is in place for a long-term recovery. Opinion|Jenn Wallner and Andrew Parkin Canadian governments must not squander their most precious resource in the fight against COVID-19

Any relapse by

governments into confused messaging and contradictory actions risks eroding the public buy-in, depriving Canada of what up until now has been one of its greatest advantages. Opinion|Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains New privacy law gives Canadians more control and greater transparency

The

Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA) legislation will provide world-leading privacy and data protection for Canadians. It balances our drive for innovation with increased protection of Canadians’

online life.

Books & Big Ideas

Opinion|Jim Creskey

IN NEW BOOK, ROCHE OFFERS RECOVERY FOR A WOUNDED WORLD IN THE NEW

BIDEN ERA

The

Biden presidency is an opportunity for Canada and the world to step back from the brink and break free from that implied and sadly predictable global death wish. Feature|Aidan Chamandy THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF CANADA’S ROLE ON THE UNITED NATIONS

SECURITY COUNCIL

The

first definitive history of Canada's time on the UN Security Council is a must read for anyone interested in Canadian foreign policy.

Hill Climbers

Feature|Laura Ryckewaert KATHERINE KOOSTACHIN JOINS PMO AS A SENIOR POLICY ADVISER

Plus,

Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef is in need of a new director of policy following Yanique Williams’ recent exit. Feature|Laura Ryckewaert CHAMPAGNE HIRES NEW COMMS DIRECTOR FROM ENVIRONMENT MINISTER’S TEAM

Louis

Hamann recently exited his role as director of communications to Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

Heard on the Hill

Feature|Palak Mangat ‘OUR COUCH WAS OUR FRONT LINE, OUR PATIENCE WAS OUR WEAPON’: GERMAN COVID AD HAILING COUCH POTATOES AS HEROES EARNS TRUDEAU’S NOD

Plus,

a new political party could be on the horizon in Ontario, thanks to efforts that are led by former Conservative leadership hopeful Jim Karahalios and his partner, Belinda.

Feature|Neil Moss

CHINESE AMBASSADOR TURNS DOWN INVITE TO APPEAR AT CANADA-CHINA

RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Plus,

Trudeau champions press freedom at international conference, and MPs congratulate Biden and Harris on their election win and call on feds to extend invitation for a parliamentary address.

Civil Circles

News|Mike Lapointe

AS UNION MEMBERS FACE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ‘HEAD ON,’ PSAC CALLS FOR FEDS TO RETURN TO BARGAINING TABLE

Treasury

Board spokesperson Martin Potvin says the government's goal is to take 'constructive steps to keep meeting and to prepare for negotiations

when they resume.'

News|Mike Lapointe

‘CRITICAL SITUATION’ IN PRISONS AS HEALTH-CARE WORKERS THREATEN TO WALK OVER LACK OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

'The

Correctional Service of Canada continues to take a number of preventative measures to restrict the spread of COVID-19 in federal institutions,' according to the office of Public Safety Minister Bill

Blair.

Party Central

Feature|Aidan Chamandy NO MORE HILL PARTIES, AFTER CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC FORCES PARLIAMENT

HILL TO SHUT DOWN

'Politics

and the Pen is probably the exact opposite of social distancing. We cram so many people into the ballroom that you can barely keep one to two inches away,' says Jim Armour. Feature|Aidan Chamandy SORBARA MAKES ’EM HOWL AT THE MÉTROPOLITAIN

Pat

Sorbara's new book, Let 'em Howl, offers lessons learned over a more than four-decade career in federal and provincial politics as a high-ranking Liberal backroomer.

Diplomatic Circles

News|Samantha Wright Allen MEXICO CALLS ON CANADA TO MAINTAIN NEW MEASURES PROTECTING MIGRANT

WORKERS

Inspections,

national housing standards, and continuing a binational contact group are among key commitments Mexico would like from Canada, says its consular head in Ottawa. Feature|Samantha Wright Allen HUNGARIAN ENVOY SEES A ‘NEW MOMENTUM’ FOR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP

Mária

Éva Vass-Salazar says her priorities in Ottawa include tightening political connections, trade, innovation, and co-operation through

NATO.

Parliamentary Calendar SENATOR WANDA THOMAS BERNARD LOOKS AT ROADMAP FOR BLACK YOUTH IN DEC.

4 PANEL

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020 PSG Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard will take part in a panel discussion on ‘A Roadmap for Canada's Black Youth’ hosted by the Empire Club of Canada on Friday, Dec. 4. _Photograph courtesy of the office of Wanda Thomas Bernard_

Photo of the day

Prime

Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Nov. 20, 2020, was back at Rideau Cottage, a familiar backdrop for Canadians who tuned for his press briefings during the first wave of the pandemic. Trudeau pleaded with the public to limit social contacts and to take it upon themselves to help flatten while the country is in the grip of a second wave that could be grimmer than the first. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade From The Hill Times' Photo Archives

Season

4 of The Crown, the smash-hit Netflix fictionalized series about the life of Queen Elizabeth II, is a hot ticket as people binge-watch movies and series during the global pandemic. The Crown’s latest season, which covers 1977 to 1990, and introduces Lady Diana Spencer into the series, her royal wedding to Prince Charles and their rocky marriage, has reportedly attracted 29 million viewers, according to Britain’s Tattler. In real life, Lady Diana who became the Princess of Wales, toured Ontario in 1991 with the Prince of Wales and their two sons, William and Harry. They made stops in Toronto, Sudbury, Kingston, Niagara Falls, and Ottawa, pictured here in October 1991. The Princess of Wales became a global icon before she was killed on Aug. 31, 1997, in a car crash in Paris. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy Hill Times Slideshows RETURN TO RIDEAU COTTAGE

NOV 20, 2020

OTTAWA MARKS REMEMBRANCE DAY, IN A PANDEMIC

NOV 13, 2020

CALLS FOR WEALTH TAX, TEMPORARY FREEZE ON AUDITS

NOV 6, 2020

‘A HORRIFIC NATIONAL TRAGEDY’

OCT 30, 2020

A THRONE SPEECH, IN A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

SEP 25, 2020

CONSERVATIVES HUDDLE AHEAD OF THRONE SPEECH

SEP 22, 2020

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