Party leaders navigate the tricky boundaries of religion
Prime Minister Stephen Harper takes part in a menorah lighting ceremony, celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah in Ottawa, December 16, 2009.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and his wife Zsuzsanna Zsohar attend a Passover seder in Winnipeg on April 18, 2011.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
NDP Leader Jack Layton speaks to members of the Gurdwara Sahib Sikh temple in Vancouver on April 14, 2007.Lyle Stafford/Reuters
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May speaks during the Canadian Jewish Congress' 90th anniversary plenary assembly in Toronto May 31, 2009.Mike Cassese/Reuters
In this file photo, Stephen Harper tours a Coptic Christian Church in Mississauga, Ont., with Fathers Pishoy Wasfy, left, and Angelos Saad on January 13, 2011.Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press