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Press gallery members schmooze, bhangra, and laugh at annual dinner

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer didn't hold back on jokes about the media or from making fun of each other.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes a swig of beer during the press gallery dinner cocktail hour, before getting on stage at the annual event at the Canadian Museum of History and roasting himself and his opponents. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

May 30, 2018

From teaching the press gallery to bhangra, to jokes about #MeToo and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s not-so-popular trip to India, everyone can agree this year’s Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner was a hit. More than 500 Parliamentarians, lobbyists, and industry leaders locke...

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