Nestlé: More than chocolate bars
By Mitchel Raphael - Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 0 Comments
Nestlé Canada held a special reception at The Westin Ottawa for MPs and folks…
Nestlé Canada held a special reception at The Westin Ottawa for MPs and folks on the Hill. The night highlighted some of their products. “You make Häagen-Dazs” was a popular line when people found out Nestlé Canada had the rights to produce it in this country.
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- Bloc MP Louis Plamondon.
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- Conservative MP Ryan Leef.
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- Robin MacLachlan of Summa (l) and NDP MP Robert Chisholm.
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- Justice Minister Rob Nicholson.
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Glam! Orange Stilettos! Mock awards! The 2012 Press Gallery Dinner
By Mitchel Raphael - Monday, November 5, 2012 at 5:01 AM - 0 Comments
A star-studded photo gallery by Mitchel Raphael
The 2012 Press Gallery Dinner was a night of glamour and mock awards.
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- Labour Minister Lisa Raitt and CBC’s Laurie Graham.
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- CBC’s Evan Solomon. Table #1!
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- Niki Ashton in orange stilettos.
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- La Presse’s Joël-Denis Bellavance and CTV’s Daniele Hamamdjian.
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- Journalists Hannah Thibedeau (L) and Susan Riley.
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- Former cabinet minister Jim Prentice.
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- CBC’s Evan Solomon (L) and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson.
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- Tory Sen. High Segal (R).
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- NDP MP Christine Moore.
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- Tory MP John Williamson in velvet.
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- Tory Kellie Leitch.
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- NDP House Leader Nathan Cullen.
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- Mark Critch.
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- Tory Sen. Nancy Ruth.
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- NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau (L) and Brixton’s Julie McCarthy.
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- NDP MP Peter Stoffer and Robin MacLachlan of Summa.
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- Anne McGrath (l) and NDP House leader Nathan Cullen.
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- Journalist Susan Riley.
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- NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and Catherine Mulcair.
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- Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (L).
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- Tory Sen. Patrick Brazeau.
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- Liberal Leader Bob Rae and Arlene Perly Rae.
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- Global’s Jacques Bourbeau (L) and CBC’s Chris Rands.
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- Steven Lecce from PMO and John Baird (R).
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- NDP glam. (l-r) Peggy Nash, Anne McGrath and Olivia Chow.
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- Tory MP Michelle Rempel and journalist Dale Smith.
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- NDP MP Megan Leslie.
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- Tory Sen. Hugh Segal (L).
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- NDP MP Paul Dewar.
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- Joël-Denis Bellavance of La Presse (L), Tory MP John Williamson (centre) and Lieutenant Commander Kelly Rozenberg of Royal Canadian Navy.
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- Tory Ted Opitz and Liberal Kirsty Duncan
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- Liberal Leader Bob Rae (r).
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- NDP MP Tyrone Benskin.
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- Martha Hall Findlay now with shorter hair.
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- John Baird.
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- Power Play host Don Martin and NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau.
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- Jaime Watt, Executive Chairman of Navigator Ltd (R)
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- Reception.
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- Tony Clement and Joe Clement (no relation).
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- (l-r) Arlene Perly Rae, Bob Rae, Catherine Mulcair, Thomas Mulcair.
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- Peggy Nash in sequins – a favourite among gay staffers.
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- NDP MP Nycole Turmel.
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- NDP NP Glenn Thibeault.
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Big Bird! Bev Oda! Binders of women! Some of the hottest political Halloween outfits!
By Mitchel Raphael - Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 8:05 AM - 0 Comments
NDP MPs, staffers and friends gathered for Halloween at the NDP watering hole Brixton’s….
NDP MPs, staffers and friends gathered for Halloween at the NDP watering hole Brixton’s. Outfits included Mitt Romney’s “binders full of women,” Bev Oda sipping $16 OJ (albeit from a plastic container) and NDP MP Niki Ashton as Big Bird.
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- (l-r) NDP MPs Laurin Liu as Anne Quach (a nod to when CPAC IDed them as each other), Charmaine Borg, Mylène Freeman, Matthew Dubé.
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- Robin MacLachlan of Summa (right).
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- Anne Quach as Laurin Liu (a nod to when CPAC IDed them as each other)
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- The NDP mullet is back!
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- NDP MP Irene Mathyssen.
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- Homage to Gerry Ritz.
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- NDP MP Jack Harris (left).
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- Binders of women!
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- Homage to Lance Armstrong.
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- Binders of women!
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- Homage to Bev Oda.
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- NDP MP Niki Ashton as Big Bird.
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- NDP MP Matthew Dubé.
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- NDP MP Peter Stoffer (left).
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- NDP MP Peter Stoffer.
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- XL Foods homage.
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- Brixton’s Julie McCarthy.
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- Jason? Kenney???
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Casts and seal fur at Taste of the Arctic
By Mitchel Raphael - Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11:36 AM - 5 Comments
For a second year, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) presented A Taste of the Arctic:…
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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Rugby stars and MPs
By Mitchel Raphael - Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 6:55 AM - 3 Comments
Rugby Canada and the New Zealand High Commission held a special fundraising Legends of…
Rugby Canada and the New Zealand High Commission held a special fundraising Legends of Rugby dinner at the Museum of Nature. Defence Minister Peter MacKay (right) with Liberal MP Massimo Pacetti.
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MacKay with rugby star Rod Snow.
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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…
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…
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…
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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NDP sizzle
By Mitchel Raphael - Friday, June 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM - 14 Comments
The NDP party held its year-end BBQ in the courtyard of East Block. Here…
The NDP party held its year-end BBQ in the courtyard of East Block. Here is leader Jack Layton.
Edmonton NDP MP Linda Duncan.
