Party Central

Remembering Vimy, a Lioness at the High Commission, and the Riddell Reception

March packed a month of parties into the last four parliamentary sitting days, with a double-booking at the French Embassy and the U.K. High Commission on March 24, and a packed Riddell reception on March 25 at the NAC.

Veterans Minister Jill McKnight, top left, and Vimy Pilgrim Donald Wood at the French Ambassador's residence; Casey Stoney and U.K. High Commissioner Rob Tinline on March 24; and MP Karim Bardeesy, bottom left, former MLA Jennifer Howard, MP Melissa Lantsman, and moderator Garry Keller at the Riddell Reception March 25 at the National Arts Centre.Photographs by Steve Gerard, Christiana Osei and Stuart Benson

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BY STUART BENSON

March 26, 2026

The final full four-day week of parliamentary sittings in March was jam-packed with shindigs, leaving Party Central double-booked with the British High Commission and the French Embassy on Tuesday. Fortunately, on Wednesday, the good folks at Carleton Univer...

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