Politics and the Pen
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Fairmont Château Laurier Hotel
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(Richard Gwyn accepts his award at the Fairmont Château Laurier. Credit: Jake Wright)
A highlight of the capital’s social calendar, the Politics and the Pen gala is a grand celebration of Canadian political and literary cultures. Held in Ottawa’s landmark hotel, the Fairmont Château Laurier, the event brings together national politicians, eminent writers, diplomats, and leaders of the arts and business communities for an engaging evening of great food, lively conversation, and superb entertainment.
The 2012 event took place on April 25 and was co-hosted by His Excellency David Jacobson, Ambassador of the United States of America to Canada and His Excellency Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States of America. The climax of the evening was the presentation of the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing (sponsored by Bell Media) to Richard Gwyn for his biography Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times; Volume Two: 1867-1891.
The 2012 fundraising gala was co-chaired by Julie Jacobson and Susan Lightstone and supported by committee members Jim Armour, Heidi Bonnell, Valorie Day, Francoise Gagnon, Elizabeth Gray-Smith, Patrick Kennedy, Charles King, Pauline McKillop, Francoyse Picard, Arlene Perly Rae, Elizabeth Roscoe, Lisa Samson, and Harvey Slack.