Kent Hehr, Alex Nuttall face off in tug-of-war challenge on the Hill
Sport and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr's team beat a team assembled by Conservative MP Alex Nuttall, the shadow minister for sport and persons with disabilities, in a friendly tug-of-war challenge on Oct. 3. The event was hosted by ParticipACTION, a non-profit organization to help Canadians be more physically active and healthy, and was part of the group’s Canada 150 playlist. The playlist, which was created a year ago, is an initiative that celebrates Canada’s 150th in a
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