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Two parties, one massive gas leak, Conservative schmoozing, and one missing Defence minister

Party Under the Stars for military vets and the annual Doug Finley dinner highlighted the Ottawa party circuit last week.

Former Defence minister Rob Nicholson, left, with Conservative MPs Karen Vecchio and John Brassard, and Liberal MPs Sherry Romanado and Bill Blair at Party Under the Stars last week. The Hill Times photograph by Shruti Shekar

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

May 8, 2017

OTTAWA—Tuesday, May 2, was just one of those crazy busy days: everyone was hosting an event; MPs were settling in on the Hill after a two-week break; there was a massive gas leak in downtown Ottawa; the Senators were playing an ill-fated Game 3 against the New York Rangers; and to top it off, it...

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