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French Ambassador hosts blow-out Bastille Day BBQ

More than 1,200 politicos, diplomats, and francophones flocked to the French Embassy on July 14 for a night of fine food and fireworks.

French Ambassador Michel Miraillet, left, and Barbadian High Commissioner Gline Clarke enjoy a glass of champagne at the Bastille Day garden party on July 14 at the French Embassy in Ottawa.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY STUART BENSON

July 18, 2023

The wine and champagne flowed liberally, equally, and at a rate reminiscent of a college fraternity at the French Embassy’s annual Bastille Day party, alongside celebrations across the country in honour of the friendship between Canada and the francophone half of our p...

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