The Writer's Trust of Canada held their 2016 Politics and the Pen gala in Ottawa, at the Chateau Laurier. Hosted by Catherine Clark, and Ben Mulroney, the gala celebrated political and Canadian cultures. In addition, the $25 000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing was presented with John Ibbitson taking home the prize for his work, Stephen Harper.
Jane Kennedy
Robin Doolittle
Becky Toyne
Whitney Fox, Karen, and Daniel Goldberg
Minister Catherine McKenna and Reva Seth
Laura Stone
John
L. Ian MacDonald and Christna Smith
Jennifer Flanagan and Elizabeth Gray-Smith
Shirlee Engel and Alayne Crawford
Photos by Elizabeth Gray-Smith, 2016.
