Casts and seal fur at Taste of the Arctic
By Mitchel Raphael - Friday, February 11, 2011 - 5 Comments
For a second year, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) presented A Taste of the Arctic: A Celebration of Inuit Culture. This time the event was held in the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Canada. Below, Evan Solomon, host of CBC’s Power & Politics (left), signs ITK president Mary Simon’s cast.
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Former GG Michaëlle Jean (left) and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.
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Vic Toews poses with Salmon
By Mitchel Raphael - Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 2:29 PM - 4 Comments
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance held a reception at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa. Below, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance Executive Director Ruth Salmon.
.Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea.
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McDonald’s at the Château Laurier
By Mitchel Raphael - Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 9:00 AM - 0 Comments
McDonald’s hosted MPs at a reception at the Fairmont Château Laurier. (Left to right) Liberal MP Rob Oliphant, John Betts, president of McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited, Liberal MP Bonnie Crombie and Dave Henderson, chief financial officer.
.Liberal MP Derek Lee.
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Pharmaceutical companies host on the Hill
By Mitchel Raphael - Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 7:00 AM - 6 Comments
Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) held a reception on the Hill to highlight the work they are doing in Africa. Below, Susan Smith of Bluesky Strategy Group and Tim Powers of Summa Strategies.
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MPs herd over to eat beef
By Mitchel Raphael - Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 7:38 PM - 2 Comments
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association were on the Hill and held a beef
reception which had 200 West Block packed. Beef gets MPs and staffers
every time. Below, Liberal MP Mark Eyking.
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Liberal MP Justin Trudeau.
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Peter Mansbridge and Laureen Harper get a taste of the Arctic
By Mitchel Raphael - Monday, January 25, 2010 at 9:10 AM - 5 Comments
“A Taste of the Arctic,” held at the National Gallery of Canada, kicked
off 2010 as the Year of the Inuit. Below, Laureen Harper (left) and Inuit
leader Mary Simon, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
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Mrs. Harper and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (left).
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Year of the Inuit
By Mitchel Raphael - Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 12:37 PM - 9 Comments
National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, below, and her organization Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) kicked off their “2010: Year of the Inuit” initiative with a special reception in Peter Milliken’s dining room.
.Simon with senators from The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
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Senator Carolyn Stewart-Olsen.
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MPs clam around and a real Ms. Salmon
By Mitchel Raphael - Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 10:00 AM - 1 Comment
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) held a reception to persuade MPs to create a federal Aquaculture Act. Gail Shea (left), Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, with the executive director of CAIA, Ruth Salmon. Yes, her last name really is Salmon.
Conservative commentator and Summa Strategies VP Tim Powers and Liberal MP Judy Foote.
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MPs do their part and chow down on lobster
By Mitchel Raphael - Monday, July 6, 2009 at 6:00 AM - 33 Comments
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea hosted a packed reception at the Westin Ottawa for PEI Seafood Processors Association, in an effort to bring awareness to current low-price challenges facing the lobster industry.
Shea and Alberta Tory MP Ted Menzies.
Defence minister Peter MacKay.
Montreal Liberal MP Justin Trudeau.
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Freedom of the Press
By Mitchel Raphael - Monday, May 11, 2009 at 10:04 PM - 0 Comments
The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom held its annual luncheon at the National Arts Centre.
Globe and Mail reporter Daniel LeBlanc (below) won the 11th annual Press Freedom Award for protecting the identity of the source that helped bring about the sponsorship scandal.
Keynote speaker Graeme Smith from the Globe and Mail.
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Liberals take back bar!
By Mitchel Raphael - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 10:46 AM - 23 Comments
A Liberal group called “The League of Former Hill Staffers” recently organized a “take back D’arcy McGee’s night.” Darcy’s is the Ottawa pub that was once packed with politicos on Wednesday nights. When the Conservatives first took power, the crowd was mixed for a while. Then the Liberals bailed and the Conservative presence fizzled. The “Take Back” was packed. (Left to right) Cape Breton MP Mark Eyking, Montreal MP Justin Trudeau and Liberal Party Whip Rodger Cuzner.
La Presse reporter Hugo De Grandpré (left) and Quebec Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès.
