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Earnscliffe and Politico pack the Mét for second 2025 Housewarming, and a plethora of Hill parties happen in one night

The annual post-summer reunion had stiff competition for attendees on Sept. 16, including a British High Commission barbecue, Mexico’s Independence Day, and Catherine McKenna's book launch.

With plenty of options around the Hill and across the city, hundreds of staffers, politicos, and politicians still packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on Sept. 16 for a nearly six-hour parliamentary Housewarming rager, hosted by Politico and Earnscliffe Strategies.The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

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BY STUART BENSON

September 17, 2025

Despite stiff competition for RSVPs on Sept. 16, for hundreds of staffers, strategists, and assorted politicos, the only place to be was at the annual Housewarming at the Métropolitain Brasserie.

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