Yeehaw and giddy-up: MPs, politicos to descend on the Calgary Stampede, wearing cowboy hats, ready to flip pancakes

Large numbers of parliamentarians of all political stripes will be in attendance at this year's Calgary Stampede as Alberta's upcoming separatist referendum looms large.
Mark Carney attending his first Calgary Stampede as prime minister in 2025. Photograph courtesy of Mark Carney's X account
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BY AIDAN RAYNOR
July 2, 2026

The Calgary Stampede is a not-to-be-missed appointment for every federal leader’s year, and 2026's will be bigger than most amid concerns of Alberta's upcoming referendum about a potential split from Canada.

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