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Inside Track The defeat of Doug Young and David Dingwall adds a whole new dimension to the Atlantic candidates to succeed Chrétien * One of the problems of getting 2/3 of your members from Ontario is getting balance in your cabinet. Luckily the PM has backbench strength east and west.* When in power, provincial political parties seem to be the kiss of death to their federal counterparts * Reform must wonder what the secret formula is to be considered national * A majority of four means much tighter times for committees * The imagined sound of research money flowing into all those official parties makes Ottawa downright nervous * Plus, a few more observations on the election results. See page 2

Parliament Voters in only one province didn’t make changes to their team of MPs. The result is that there will be 89 new or almost new faces in the next Parliament. Among the newcomers are 25 women. See page 4

People The many components of La Rélève are slowly falling into place. With all the examinations underway, no senior manager should be able to say they don’t understand what the personnel needs are. See page 6 Senior appointments See page 7

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INSIDE TRACK Atlantic leaders The election put several other things into play and into perspective with respect to the Atlantic Canada challengers for the Liberal leadership race which got underway, unofficially, June 3rd. The defeat of Doug Young and David Dingwall leaves a huge gaping alleyway for the Premier of New Brunswick, Frank McKenna. It also leaves a bit of space for Captain Canada, Brian Tobin.

New Cabinet material The election has also left Jean Chrétien with a few holes to fill in his cabinet. Luckily for him, he retained all his cabinet strength in western Canada, kept some sound backbenchers, and also got some new people with potential. By retaining his seat in Fredericton, Andy Scott shows the depth of his talent — talent that so far, the government has squandered. With the Atlantic ranks depleted, Scott should shine even more. He has been joined in caucus by Claudette Bradshaw who should merit a junior post somewhere. From Quebec, the PM has Denis Coderre who finally made it to Ottawa. Also among those with potential are Marlene Jennings and Raymonde Folco. In Ontario, the potential successor to David Dingwall stands out like a sore thumb — former provincial Liberal

minister, Elinor Caplan. But Ontario is full of capable women with proven track records at the municipal level in returning MP Carolyn Parrish, and newcomers Judi Longfield and Karen Redman. Not to be forgotten is the PM’s staunch friend and ally, David Collenette. The forthcoming release of the Somalia inquiry will be but a temporary obstacle to his return to cabinet. Among the other standouts are John Godfrey, Jim Peterson, Andy Mitchell and Shaughnessy Cohen Chrétien also has some good material in Manitoba in Reg Alcock and John Harvard, either of whom could easily replace Jon Gerrard.

Provincial governments curse federal chances When you see how the parties fared in provinces where they are in government, maybe Reform has good reason to discourage the development of provincial Reform parties. Newfoundland came within a couple hundred votes of coughing up five of its seven seats to the PCs (As it was, the PCs took three). Nova Scotia, where Liberal popularity is at an ebb, the Liberals lost all. In New Brunswick, where the luster is beginning to wear off the

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McKenna shine, the Liberals lost seven of ten. Only in PEI, where the voters had recently resoundingly booted the provincial Liberals out of office did the federal Liberals fare well, keeping all four seats. The BQ dropped in proportion to the PQ’s sagging popularity, the PCs were unable to advance in Ontario, while Reform were the big winners in Saskatchewan. There’s a message here.

ble digit percentages in two Atlantic provinces by any other measure than the ones applied by the media, would have to be considered a national party.

Interesting notes

In the last Parliament, the Liberal majority in the House translated into a comfortable majority on committees. As a result, Liberal attendance was often lackadaisical. Things should be quite different in the new Parliament, however, where the Liberal majority will translate into one vote.

· All three representatives from Canada’s far north are

women. · The two members who passed the most significant pri-

vate members bills of the last Parliament were defeated. Anna Terrana, who gave us our new voting hours and Guy Arsenault, who took a few wrinkles out of EI that affected his constituents. What does this say about individual initiative? · Paul Martin supporters are not expected to lament the

defeat of Health Minister David Dingwall. The bad blood between the camps showed through the clashes of the two ministers over the tobacco initiative, among other things. · Two sons didn’t make it but two others did. On the los-

ing side of political dynasties were Dominic LeBlanc and Geoff Regan. On the winning side were Peter MacKay and Jim Jordan. · Don’t mess with commissions of inquiry. All three

ministers who had to deal with them aren’t around anymore. Dingwall had Krevar, Young had Somalia, and Ron Irvine, who packed it in on his own accord, had the RC on aboriginal affairs. · Preston Manning will now have the honour of leading

off question period every day. This provides the Leader of the Opposition a good chance of setting the agenda for the day, the week, or the weekend. However, Manning was seldom in town on Mondays and the other leaders are seldom around on Fridays. Does this mean that Manning will change his habit of heading back to Calgary every weekend?

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No doubt, this will make the job of the Whip’s office considerably more challenging.

Research is frightening The most threatening thing for the Liberals in the new order is the expanded budgets for the parties. Reform, as official oppostion, is likely to make much more mischief for the Liberals than the Bloc, which focused much of its talents and extra finances that come with opposition status in Quebec. Reform can be counted on to use all the new resources to a max. The same can be said about the Tories and the NDP. Both these parties will now have fully-funded research offices to fuel question period. With more money and more time in the House, everyone expects the opposition parties will keep the Liberals much busier than they would like to be. In addition, often in the second mandate, the level of frustration or dismay within the public service reaches a critical level. When that happens, brown envelopes start to pass under the transoms of the opposition parties. Already, the Liberals are facing morale problems ina stressed-out public service. Unless the Liberals can do something to address the greviances, the envelopes could flow earlier than usual. All this suggests that the House will be a very different place come September.

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PARLIAMENT There will be 89 new or almost new faces among the 301 who make up the 36th Parliament. Of these, 25 are women. Here’s a breakdown by province

British Columbia (8) Grant McNally (Ref) Reed Elley (Ref) Gary Lunn (Ref) Gurmant Grewal (Ref) Chuck Cadman (Ref) Libby Davies (NDP) Sophia Leung (Lib) John Reynolds (Ref)

Dewdney Allouette Nanaimo-Cowichan Saanich-Gulf Islands Surray Central Surrey North Vancouver East Vancouver Kingsway West Vancouver Sunshine Coast

Alberta (7) Eric Lowther (Ref) Deepak Obhrai (Ref) Jason Kenney (Ref) Rob Anders (Ref) Peter Goldring (Ref) Rahim Jaffer Rick Casson (Ref)

Calgary Centre Calgary East Calgary Southeast Calgary West Edmonton East Edmonton Strathcona Lethbridge

Saskatchewan (8) Gerry Ritz (Ref) Rick Laliberte (NDP) Dick Proctor (NDP) Derrek Konrad (Ref) Lorne Nystrom (NDP) Jim Pankiw (Ref) Roy Bailey (Ref) Maurice Vellacotte (Ref)

Battlefords-Lloydminister Churchill River Palliser Prince Albert Qu’Appelle Saskatoon Humboldt Souris-Moose Mountain Wanuskewin

Manitoba (6) Rick Borotsik (PC) Brandon-Souris Bev Desjarlais (NDP) Churchill Inky Mark (Ref) Dauphin-Swan River Howard Hillstrom (Ref) Slekirk Interlake Pat Martin (NDP) Winnipeg Centre Judy Wasylycia-Leis (NDP) Winnipeg North Centre

Ontario (16) Aileen Carroll (Lib)

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Karen Redman (Lib) Kitchener Centre Joe Jordan (Lib) Leeds-Grenville Jim Jones (PC) Markham Steve Mahoney (Lib) Mississauga West David Pratt (Lib) Nepean Carleton Bryon Wilfret (Lib) Oak Ridges Sarmite Bulte (Lib) Parkdale-High Park Hec Cloutier (Lib) Renfrew-Nippissing-Pembroke Carmen Provenzano (Lib) Sault Ste Marie John McKay (Lib) Scarborough East Paul Bonwick (Lib) Simcoe Grey Carolyn Bennett (Lib) St Pauls Elinor Caplan (Lib) Thornhill Lynn Myers (Lib) Waterloo-Wellington Judi Longfield (Lib) Whitby-Ajax

Quebec (21) Guy St Julien (Lib) Abitibi Yvon Charbonneau (Lib) Anjou-Reviere-des-Prairies Claude Drouin (Lib) Beauce Daniel Turp (BQ) Beauharnois-Salaberry Gilbert Normand (Lib) Bellechasse-EtcheminsMontmagny-L’Islet Denis Coderre (Lib) Bourassa Jacques Saada (Lib) Brossard-LaPrairie Richard Marceau (BQ) Charlesbourg Andre Harvey (PC) Chicoutimi David Price (PC) Compton-Stanstead Jocelyne Bujold Girard (BQ) Jonquiere Raymonde Folco (Lib) Laval-Ouest Caroline St Hilaire (BQ) Longeuil Odina Desrochers (BQ) Lotbiniere Helen Alarie (BQ) Louis-Hebert Ghislain Fournier (BQ) Manicouagan Marlene Jennings (Lib) Notre-Dame-de-GraceLachine Andre Bachand Richmond Arthabaska Gilles Perron (BQ) Saint-Eustache-St-Therese Yolande Thibeault (Lib) Saint-Lambert Diane St Jacques (PC) Shefford

New Brunswick (7) Yvon Godin (NDP) Angela Vautour (NDP) Greg Thompson (PC) John Herron (PC) Jean Dube (PC) Claudette Bradshaw (Lib) Gilles Bernier (PC)

Acadie-Bathurst Beasuejour-Petticodiac Charlotte Fundy-Royal Madawaska-Restigouche Moncton Tobique-Mactaquac

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Nova Scotia (11) Michelle Dockrill (NDP) Bras d’Or Bill Casey (PC) Cumberland-Colchester Wendy Lill (NDP) Dartmouth Alexa McDonough (NDP) Halifax Gordon Earle (NDP Halifax West Scott Brison (PC) Kings-Hants Peter MacKay (PC) Pictou-Anitgonish-Guysborough Peter Stoffer (NDP) Sackville-Eastern Shore Gerald Keddy (PC) South Shore Peter Mancini (NDP) Sydney-Victoria Mark Muise (PC) West Nova

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Newfoundland (3) Bill Matthews (PC) Norman Doyle (PC) Charlie Power (PC)

Burin-St Georges St John’s East St John’s West

NWT (1) Nancy Karatek-Lindell (LIB)

Nunavut

Yukon (1) Louise Hardy (NDP)

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La Rélève With the election out of the way, and a Liberal majority in place, senior officials can redirect some of their energies back to the renewal effort in the public service.One aspect meriting attention these days is how to stop the drain of talent to the private sector. That, in turn translates into higher pay for executives. There was some concern when it looked like a minority government would be the result. Raising executive salaries wouldn’t have been the best thing to defend in a minority situation under the circumstances. Now, the government will have the tools to deflect any criticisms, but does it have the will? In addition to the better known program to identify high flyers ready for accelerated promotion paths in the public service, COSO has created committees to examine proposals concerning the development of skilled managers and employees in several sectors. The committees are reviewing proposals which identify the demand for managers and skilled employees in these sectors, how these can be selected and trained, and how various training programs such as exchanges, and so forth can be put in place to enhance the career prospects and talents of public servants in the future. The sectors identified for the special measures, along with the DMs in charge of the reviews are: · Science &Technology - Bill Rowat · Informatics - Ian Glenn · Communications - Peter Harder · Policy - Wayne Wouters · Human Resources - Michele Jean · Controllership & Finance - John McLure · In addition, Mel Cappe is heading up the group look-

ing at the Office of the Future

Most of the groups have presented initial action plans to the Clerk Jocelyne Bourgon. However, there remains much work to do. For example, for the communications sector, Toby Fyfe has been brought on board to help Ruth Cardinal put some meat on the bones of the IS community plan. Fyfe is developing the standard Treasury Board submission that will to get some FTEs (full time equivalents or old pys) so that departments will be able to hire promising entry-level people. There are also efforts underway to develop an exchange program that involves exchanges among departments as well as with private sector interests. Efforts are also underway to build an inventory of existing training opportunities as well as negotiating more On the executive recruitment and identification front, the ADM Pre-Qualified Pool (ADMPQP) and the Accelerated EX Development Program (AEXDP) are proceeding smoothly. Approximately 15% of the eligible EX population applied to the initiatives. As of early May, 447 applications remained “active ”: 122 for ADMPQP only, 204 for AEXDP only, and 121 for both programs. The extensive assessment procedures are underway and will be completed by September, at which time, the first appointments will be made. Meanwhile, yet another component, the review of HR departmental plans to identify public service wide (i.e., corporate) succession and resourcing plans and help identify resourcing and training needs for particular shortage occupations or career streams is nearing completion.

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Senior Appointments André Dulude, former Policy Advisor, Regional And Economic Development, Privy Council Office has been appointed a Privy Council Officer, in the Economic and Regional Development Secretariat, of the Privy Council Office. Karen Ellis, Former Director, Consumer Information and Coordination, Industry Canada has been appointed a Privy Council Officer, in the Economic and Regional Development Secretariat, of the Privy Council Office. David McGovern, former Senior Analyst, Economic and Analysis Branch, Privy Council Office has been appointed a Privy Council Officer, in the Economic and Regional Development Secretariat, of the Privy Council Office.

NEB Changes The National Energy Board has been re-organized into five business units: Applications - application assessment and process relating to facilities, tolls and exports including environmental assessments and financial surveillance. Brenda Kenny Operations - pipeline safety and environmental monitoring, and all matters related to exploration and production in Frontier areas. John McCarthy Commodities - reserves assessment, market studies, electricity, supply and demand projections, and industry monitoring. Terry Rochefort Information Management - records management, computer services, the library, regulatory operations and corporate communications. Scott Richardson Corporate Services - human resources, financial and administrative advice to the Board. Sylvia Farrant Together with Gaétan Caron, the Executive Director, these five form the Board's Executive Team:

U.S. Moves President Clinton has nominated Marc Grossman as the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs. Ambassador Grossman, of Arlington, Virginia, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister Counselor, currently United States Ambassador to Turkey. He joined the Foreign Service in March of 1976. His career in the Foreign Service has included assignments such as Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan; Deputy Director of the Private Office of the Secretary General of NATO; Executive Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy at Ankara, Turkey; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs; and Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department of State. Ambassador Grossman was sworn in as the Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey on November 21, 1994. He received a B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1973, and an M.A. from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1974. In his capacity as Assistant Secretary, Ambassador Grossman will assist the Secretary of State in providing direction, coordination and supervision of U.S. Government policies concerning Europe and Canada.

Paid their dues Watch this space for the names of defeated Liberal members.

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