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Giddy-up: Calgary Stampede attracts politicos in cowboy hats, denim and plaid, and some big ol’ belt buckles

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre alongside Conservative MP Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, Conservative MP Pat Kelly, and interim Conservative Party leader Candice Bergen. The Calgary Stampede returned in full force in 2022. Photographs courtesy of Twitter

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 18, 2022

Loads of MPs, party leaders, political staffers, lobbyists, and the prime minister took part in the time-honoured tradition that is the Calgary Stampede last week, complete with free pancakes, live music, the annual parade, lots of networking and it all happened in a sea of cowboy hats and denim. S...

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