Top 100 Events in Canada 2017 - Political Events
1. Parliamentarian of the Year
Ottawa
#1 Political Event (up from #2)
Head leftie Tom Mulclair was named Parliamentarian of the Year, as voted on by Members of Parliament, at last year’s gala at the Fairmont Château Laurier, located right beside Parliament Hill. The evening of political glitz and glamour saw Rona Ambrose named Hardest-Working MP and Nathan Cullen as Best Orator. Next: November 7, 2017
2. Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala
Ottawa
#2 Political Event (up from #3)
Colm Feore returned to host the gala event’s 25th anniversary in 2017, when comedians Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin paid tribute to laureate Martin Short at the newly renovated National Arts Centre. Next: June 2, 2018
3. Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner
Ottawa
#3 Political Event
The crowd of journalists, editors, and political pundits shrank to 500 from 600 at Canada’s “nerd prom” this year, following a banner 2016 when the Press Gallery celebrated 150 years. The Grand Hall at the Canadian Museum of History was once again the venue for the black-tie affair. Next: Spring 2018
4. Politics & the Pen
Ottawa
#4 Political Event
Conservative MPs Rona Ambrose and Scott Brison hosted the 500-person, sold-out dinner at the Fairmont Château Laurier, and authors such as Terry Fallis and Heather O’Neill were in attendance. Kamal Al-Solaylee won the $25,000 prize for Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone). Next: Spring 2018
