Former PM Stephen Harper invested into Order of Canada in London

Former prime minister Stephen Harper was invested into the Order of Canada in London on Sunday.

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, right, and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau shake hands following a debate in Toronto, Sept. 28, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark BlinchIf Shakespeare thought misery acquaints people with strange bedfellows, he may well agree that mourning a cherished monarch may also bridge some political divides.

So Gov. Gen. Mary Simon invested Harper in a private ceremony in London Sunday afternoon while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and former prime ministers Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Kim Campbell looked on. The bad political blood between Harper and Trudeau in particular is well-documented, but the two posed side by side for photos after the ceremony.

In her own tweet last week, Harper's wife, Laureen Teskey Harper responded to a journalist who suggested the flight to London would be interesting with all the political actors on the same plane.

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