{"id":6730,"date":"2026-02-27T11:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/?page_id=6730"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:44:11","slug":"2026-riddell-reception","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/2026-riddell-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Riddell Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        2026 Riddell Reception\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/\">Clayton H. Riddell Graduate Program in Political Management<\/a> at Carleton University host a reception that brings together students, political leaders and their staff, government relations professionals, and others from across the political spectrum for a candid and respectful conversation about politics in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:&nbsp;<\/strong>March 25th, 2026<br>\n<strong>Time:&nbsp;<\/strong>5:30pm &#8211; 8:30pm<br>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> National Arts Center, 1 Elgin Street<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, we are shining a spotlight on the paths that lead from behind-the-scenes political work to life in public office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Thank you for your interest in the 2026 Riddell Reception. Registration is now closed.<br>\n<\/strong><strong>If you have any questions, please reach out to <a href=\"mailto:mpm@carleton.ca\">mpm@carleton.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Meet Our Speakers:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-3 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Karim-Bardeesy_200x200.png\" alt=\"photo of Karim Bardeesy\" class=\"wp-image-6773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Karim-Bardeesy_200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Karim-Bardeesy_200x200-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/people\/karim-bardeesy\/\">Karim Bardeesy<\/a><br>\nMember of Parliament for Taiaiako\u2019n\u2013Parkdale\u2013High Park<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Jennifer-Howard_200x200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Jennifer-Howard_200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Jennifer-Howard_200x200-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/people\/jennifer-howard\/\">Jennifer Howard<\/a><br>\nFormer Manitoba MLA and Cabinet Minister<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Melissa-Lantsman_200x200.png\" alt=\"photo of Melissa Lantsman\" class=\"wp-image-6748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Melissa-Lantsman_200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Melissa-Lantsman_200x200-160x160.png 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/people\/melissa-lantsman\/\">Melissa Lantsman<\/a><br>\nMember of Parliament for Thornhill<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Moderated by:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Garry_Keller-240x240.jpg\" alt=\"phot of Garry Keller\" class=\"wp-image-5543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Garry_Keller-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Garry_Keller-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Garry_Keller-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Garry_Keller-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Garry_Keller-360x360.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/233\/Garry_Keller.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/people\/garry-keller\/\">Garry Keller<\/a><br>\nVice President at StrategyCorp and MPM Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, students in the Clayton H. 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