Liberal “Mombers” of Parliament Robert Oliphant and Justin Trudeau, along with some other MPs, decided to grow out their upper lip in support for “Movember,” a charity event aimed at raising funds and awareness about cancers that affect men.
“At the start of Movember guys register with a clean-shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Mo, raising money along the way to benefit men’s health,” says a website for the event.
While NDP leader Jack Layton, who is currently battling prostate cancer, didn’t shave his own ‘stache, his NDP colleague Peter Stoffer did.
“It’s been a long time since my upper lip has seen the light of day,” Stoffer said in a statement. “But if shaving my moustache takes us one dollar closer to finding a cure then it’s more than worth it.”
