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These (mostly) Canadian politicians rose to power - either as prime minister or an opposition leader - sporting a signature facial hair look. Do you know when Canada last had a moustachioed PM?

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Sir Mackenzie Bowell is shown in an undated file photo.National Archives of Canada/The Canadian Press

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The Honourable Sir Charles Tupper, Bart., C.B., G.C.M.G.Library and Archives Canada

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Sir Robert Borden is shown in an undated file photo.National Archives of Canada/The Canadian Press

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President William Taft at the White House prior to Woodrow Wilson's inauguration ceremonies on March 4, 1913.Library of Congress

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Pierre Trudeau sports a beard after returning from a wilderness canoe trip in the Northwest Territories, in Ottawa, Aug 15, 1979.Mike Van Dusen/The Canadian Press

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Jack Layton poses for a portrait during an interview in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.Dave Chan For The Globe and Mail

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