Canadian military and DND leaders attending Hoekstra’s party included Kevin Brosseau, Senior Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence, Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, the Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, Rear-Admiral Jeff Murray, Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, and RCAF Brig.-Gen. Leighton James. MPs who were present included Liberal Rob Oliphant, who is parliamentary secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, and Ontario Tory MP Jamil Jivani, according to a report from The Canadian Press.
