A dispatch from the front lines of the new French revolution

Farewell to Quebec

<p>Speaker Andrew Scheer hosted his second a Robbie Burns dinner on Wednesday evening on Parliament Hill.</p>
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				Liberal MP Carolyn Bennet and her husbandher husband, film producer Peter O&#8217;Brian.
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				Tory MP Wai Young and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.
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				Liberal MP Mark Eyking and Conservative MP Larry Miller.
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				Conservative MPs Bob Dechert (L) and Andrew Saxton.
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				Conservative MPs Candice Bergen (L) and Cathy McLeod.
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				LIberal MP Kirsty Duncan.
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				Speaker Andrew Scheer (l) and Conservative MP Andrew Saxton.
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				Green Leader Elizabeth May.
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				Immigration Minister Jason Kenney (L) and Conservative MP Chungsen Leung.
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				 Conservative MP Chungsen Leung.
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				 Conservative MP Ed Holder.
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				(L-R) Conservative MP Chungsen Leung, Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner and NDP MP Paul Dewar.
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Photo Gallery: The Speaker’s Robbie Burns Dinner

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