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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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 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 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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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 is leader Jack Layton.
Edmonton NDP MP Linda Duncan.
