Former PM Stephen Harper Invested Into Order of Canada in London

Then-Prime Minister and Conservative Leader Stephen Harper (R) and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau shake hands following an election debate in Toronto ahead of the Oct. 19 election, on Sept. 28, 2015. The Canadian Press/Mark Blinch

If Shakespeare thought misery acquaints people with strange bedfellows, he may well agree that mourning a cherished monarch may also bridge some political divides.

At least temporarily.