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Carney’s Gift Pistol Heads to Mounties | Calgary News
Prime Minister Mark Carney received a diplomatic gift at the NATO summit—a custom-engraved pistol from Turkish President Erdoğan—but Canada’s strict gift rules require it to be handed over to the Mounties for secure storage, while the bullets remain in Turkey. This isn’t unusual: under Canada’s Conflict of Interest Act, gifts over $1,000 can’t be kept, and even smaller ones must be declared. The British PM previously faced a similar dilemma, leaving his pistol in the UK. Carney’s firearm, now decommissioned, may eventually find a home in a Canadian museum, turning a diplomatic oddity into a…
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