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Christopher Guly and to make improvements for the future. Meanwhile, Kamal Al-Solaylee, the winner of Katie Schultz Anthony Jenkins The onslaught of Canada 150-themed columns, this year’s prestigious Shaughnessy Cohen Prize Columnists books, and speeches about lessons-learned since for Political Writing, talks about the enormous John Borrows Confederation and what Canada’s next 150 years (and emotional) undertaking of writing a book Asha Hingorani should look like is comparable to the flood of new about the shared experiences and untold stories Photographers Sam Garcia gym-goers in the month of January. of the world’s brown populations (page 6). Jake Wright And, while mentions of Canada 150 may And while Canada 150 is mostly about Vice President, start to garner eye rolls by the end of 2017, this celebrating Canada’s journey to date, it’s also a Marketing and Multi-Media Sales milestone is providing a reason to take stock good time to consider what’s next. We take an Steve Macdonald 613-688-8841 | [email protected] of our country’s developments and to form in-depth look at Canada’s promising future in Directors of Business Development new resolutions—which ultimately, is a good the space sector (page 20), new technological Craig Caldbick thing. Not every newbie wandering through the breakthroughs in digital lobbying (page 66), 613-688-8827 | [email protected] gym on January 3 wearing the new Nikes they and how Christianity might still fit into a Martin Reaume 613-688-8836 | [email protected] snagged at a Boxing Day sale will still be there modern, diverse, and increasingly secular society Samim Massoom sweating it out come May, but some will. And (page 58). 613-688-8840 | [email protected] that’s called progress. So if you haven’t yet had your fill of Canada’s Director of Advertising & Marketing Chris Peixoto In this Canada 150 edition of P&I 150-years in review, pull up an Adirondack chair, Advertising Coordinator and Director – our largest issue yet – we hop on the pour yourself a glass of one of our Canadian of Careers sesquicentennial bandwagon and talk about wine picks, and immerse yourself in this fun Sarah Wells-Smith Canada: its past, present, and future. Our cover and informative snapshot of how the nation has Advertising and Sponsorship Executive Ulle Baum story ponders what the Trudeau government’s evolved, who’s sparking change now, and what 613-240-4622 | [email protected] legacy will be, and what kind of lasting the future looks like for the true north strong Production Manager influences his policies will have on future and free. Benoit Deneault generations (page 30). Senior Graphic and Online Designer One Liberal election policy promise that Joey Sabourin likely won’t come to fruition is electoral reform; Graphic Designer Melanie Brown an issue alluded to a satirical piece (page 64) Web Developer inspired by the popular 1980s British sitcom, Yes, Jean-Francois Lavoie Prime Minister. General Manager, CFO We also assess Trudeau’s cabinet, how Andrew Morrow ministerial monikers have evolved over the Director of Reader Sales Ryan O’Neill decades, and what portfolio name changes say about the government of the day and its Circulation and Marketing Manager Christopher Rivoire priorities (page 78). Reader Development and Sales Manager In fact, there’s a fair bit of history in this Sean Hansel edition of P&I. We look at the evolution of Reader Development Account Executives winemaking in Canada (page 90); the rise of Mark Nadeau Darryl Blackbird the donut as a culinary symbol for Canadian Nelson Rodriguez culture (page 86); and the Museum of History’s Corey Cote new $30-million Canadian History Hall (page Publishers Anne Marie Creskey 74), which ambitiously brings 15,000 years of Jim Creskey Canada’s stories to life. Ross Dickson We also take a walk down memory lane Don Turner in our Visual CV feature (page 18) with Published by Hill Times Publishing 2017 Hill Times Publishing iconic Canadian singer and songwriter Susan All Rights Reserved. Power & Influence Aglukark, who recently launched her new is published four times a year. charity, the Arctic Rose Foundation, which 246 Queen Street, Suite 200, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5E4 works with youth in Canada’s North. 613-232-5952 hilltimes.com Power & Influence Summer 2017 . 1 CONTRIBUTORS RACHEL AIELLO PETER MAZEREEUW C HRISTOPHER GULY Reporter, The Hill Times Deputy editor for The Hill Times Contributing writer, P&I magazine Associate editor, P&I magazine Peter has covered Chris is a contributing Rachel covers legislation, international trade, writer to The Hill the latest in House and foreign affairs, and Times and has Senate committees, and lobbying for The Hill been a member breaking political news Times’ publications for of the Canadian for The Hill Times. Rachel five years. He studied Parliamentary Press loves getting to work on journalism at Carleton University, Gallery since 1993. a good glossy feature and a snappy and lives in Barrhaven with his wife sidebar. Outside of work, she’s the and daughter. Canadian Association of Journalists’ KATIE SCHULTZ BEECHWOOD National Capital Region representative SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN Editor, Parliament Now BEECHWOOD and community manager. Reporter, The Hill Times Katie spends her Samantha has worked days trying to simultaneously CEMETERY CHRISTINA LEADLAY at four daily papers— watch CPAC and CEMETERY Associate editor, Parliament Now from Prince George, Associate editor, P&I magazine B.C. to Saint John, N.B.— listen to the Senate, and has a master’s in fulfilling her dream After finishing her master’s Leather goalie journalism from Carleton University. of working in politics. She has Leather goalie degree in English, a political science degree from Christina thought Carleton University. DALE SMITH mask from 1930 she’d like to write Freelance journalist mask from 1930 for a magazine or a newspaper. 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