Trudeau Missing Calgary Stampede This Summer, His Only Absence Outside COVID-19 Years

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a Stampede pancake breakfast in Calgary, on July 8, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede.

The annual 10-day rodeo and festival is usually a must-do event for politicians and Mr. Trudeau hasn’t missed a summer except for the COVID-19 years of 2020 and 2021.