Politicos let out their inner space geek at MDA’s 50th anniversary party at the National Arts Centre

Astronauts were in abundance at the event, including Governor General Julie Payette and Jeremy Hansen. David St-Jacques also sent in video greetings from the International Space Station.

Parliamentarians, bureaucrats, and industry leaders schmooze at MDA's 50th anniversary party on Feb. 25. Left to right: MDA's Holly Johnson, Lieut.-Col. John Cowen, MDA's Mike Greenley, Brig. Gen. Kevin Whale, astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and MDA's Leslie Swartman.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

March 4, 2019

[caption id="attachment_190771" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gov. Gen. Julie Payette and Arctic Security Consultant's Pierre Leblanc.

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