Prime ministers at the Calgary Stampede: 20 years of western wear
From leather vests to personalized belt buckles, prime ministers have been adopting western wear at the Calgary Stampede for decades.
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Calgary Stampede Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, walks on stage with Stampede Princess Breanna Correia as he attends the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Friday, July 4, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Calgary Stampede Prime Minister Mark Carney waves to the crowd from the stage at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Friday, July 4, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Calgary Stampede Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, attends the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Friday, July 4, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
Rachel Harper, six, left, watches her dad Conservative leader Stephen Harper dish out pancakes at a Stampede breakfast in Calgary on Tuesday, July 12, 2005. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, left, waves to the crowd as he participates in the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday July 8, 2005. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper poses for a photo with the queen and princesses from the Calgary Stampede while attending the annual Senator Dan Hays Stampede Breakfast at Heritage Park in Calgary, Alberta on Sunday July 9, 2006. (The Canadian Press / Larry MacDougal)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper adjusts his hat after arriving for the president's dinner at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Friday, July 7, 2006. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
At the beginning of the Calgary Stampede parade Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his kids Ben, age 10, and Rachel, age 7, give a thumbs up with wife Laureen (top centre) in Calgary, on Friday, July 6, 2007. (The Canadian Press / Larry MacDougal)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper poses with Calgary Stampede queens Amanda Byrne, left to right, Amanda Kochan, and Caia Morstad, while attending a Stampede breakfast at Heritage Park in Calgary, Sunday, July 8, 2007. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, second from right to left, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Laureen Harper watch a child sheep ride event at the Stampede in Calgary on Thursday, July 7, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward (JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Laureen Harper react as they watch a bull riding at the Calgary Stampede on Thursday, July 7, 2011. (The Canadian Press / Nathan Denette)
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prime Minister Stephen Harper leave a reception at the Calgary Stampede Thursday, July 7, 2011. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, right, and his wife Laureen arrive for the Calgary Stampede president's dinner in Calgary, Friday, July 6, 2012. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Liberal MP Justin Trudeau, centre, has his cowboy taken by his son Xavier, 4 years-old, while his wife Sophie Gregoire, second from left, holds daughet Ella-Grace, 3 years old, while they attend the party's annual Stampede breakfast in Calgary, Saturday, July 7, 2012. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh
Liberal Leader Bob Rae, centre, and MP Justin Trudeau, left, joke with Lyall Curry, 92, while attending the party's annual Stampede breakfast in Calgary, Saturday, July 7, 2012. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau greets spectators during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, Friday, July 3, 2015. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, flips flapjacks at a Stampede breakfast in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, July 16, 2016. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his daughter Ella-Grace enjoy a ride during their visit to the Calgary Stampede, in Calgary on Friday, July 15, 2016. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, poses with the Stampede Queen and Princesses at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, July 15, 2017. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets rodeo fans in the rain during his visit to the Calgary Stampede, in Calgary on Friday, July 15, 2016. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears a personalized belt buckle as he attends the Stampede in Calgary on Saturday, July 7, 2018. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes in the sights at the Calgary Stampede on Sunday, July 10, 2022. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, cooks pancakes as he attends a Stampede pancake breakfast in Calgary, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme walk the grounds of the Calgary Stampede on Friday, July 7, 2023. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Jean Chretien holds up his jeans to show his new cowboy boots to the crowd at a Liberal Stampede breakfast in Calgary on July 8, 1995. (The Canadian Press / Mike Ridewood)
Prime Minister Paul Martin flips a pancake during a stop at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday July 17, 2004. (The Canadian Press / Jeff McIntosh)
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau and his wife Margaret Trudeau at the Calgary Stampede on July 24, 1971. (Photo by Graham Bezant/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
