Nothing funny about this year’s Press Gallery Dinner

The PM skipped a situation where he would not have been able to avoid addressing the most immediate question on everyone’s mind about David Johnston’s resignation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s video appearance at the June 10 Press Gallery Dinner alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had the effect of pointing out that there are matters of state more pressing than the nasty, pox-on-all-your houses skirmish in Parliament, writes Les Whittington. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

June 14, 2023

OTTAWA—The annual Press Gallery Dinner, bringing together national media and Parliamentarians for a convivial evening, has always been a mixed bag. Some 30 or 40 years ago, it was the hottest ticket in town, prized as a chance for reporters and their guests to let their ha...

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