One of the highlights of the social season in Ottawa is the annual Black and White ball, a benefit for the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Opera Lyra Ottawa. This year's event, to be held next Saturday, Feb. 27, is co-hosted by Conservative MP Maxime Bernier and former Liberal MP Sheila Copps. The evening features lots of other cameos and performances by Ottawa's political class. Here's more details of the lineup for this year's event:
- MP5, a singing group featuring Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl singing with Ed Fast, Randy Kamp, Kevin Sorenson, and Mark Warawa. Sorenson reprsents the Alberta riding of Crowfoot but the rest are all Conservative MPs from British Columbia.
- Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP from Papineau in Montreal
- Bob Rae, Liberal MP from Toronto Centre
- Lisa Raitt, Labour Minister and Conservative MP from Halton, Ont.