By Kathleen Hunt, CBC News

Senators, MPs, journalists, everyone turned out for the 20th anniversary of the Hill Times Wednesday.

The library and archives building in downtown Ottawa was awash with past and present bright lights.

Seen here is Herb Gray, former MP.

Ontario minister Jim Watson, MP Justin Trudeau, retired CBC reporter David Halton, just to name a few, came to wish the employees and publishers an additional 20 years of life on the Hill.

Many reporters launched their careers at the Hill Times, including Kady O'Malley of Maclean's magazine, for example.