Photo: Time out for a chat

Mary Simon, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, enjoys a tête-à-tête with Laureen Harper, the wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, at the sold-out Taste of the Arctic fundraising event held Feb. 1 in Ottawa. The evening featured performances by Elisapie Isaac, Taqralik Partridge and Artcirq, as well as a keynote speechby ex-Governor General Michaëlle Jean. Money raised that night will go to Nunavik’s Avataq Cultural Institute and towards Inuit language work in Nunavik. (PHOTO COURTESY OF CYNTHIA MUNSTER, ITK)