Past month of Politics in Ottawa

NDP MP Olivia Chow scrums with media in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford signs an autograph while scrumming with media during the Big City Mayors’ Caucus Meet in Ottawa on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with the Spiritual Leader of the Ismaili Muslims The Aga Khan in his office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

A guard walks the halls of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Vadym Prystakio met with iPolitics’ journalist Olesia Plokhii at the Ukraine Embassy in Ottawa on Monday, Mar. 3, 2014. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

A family poses for a photo on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Mar. 6, 2014. Matthew Usherwood

WWII veteran and sole survivor of a pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge in 1936 John R Newell poses for a photo during a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 96th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

NDP MP Nycole Turmel walks off the stage after speaking to delegates during the NDP Policy Convention in Montreal on Saturday, April 13, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

Liberal Leadership Candidate Justin Trudeau is greeted by supporters at the beginning of the LPC Results Announcement in Ottawa on Sunday, April 14, 2013. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood

Newly elected Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau leaves the House of Commons Foyer after question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, April, 15, 2013. It was his first official day as the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. iPolitics/ Matthew Usherwood