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In the name of love, it must be hard work being Bono.

Not only does the diminutive Irish singer bear the rock star’s burden of having to single-handedly cure world poverty, he’s obliged to travel the world talking to a bunch of sanctimonious self-promoters with Jesus complexes. People with whom he has nothing in common. Absolutely not.

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The U2 frontman was on Parliament Hill Monday to meet Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau to discuss foreign aid, specifically the One Campaign, the non-partisan advocacy organization devoted to eradicating poverty.

He emerged from a tinted glass SUV, peering from behind tinted glass sunglasses, and proceeded to battle his way through star-struck tourists and MPs.

Fans pressed him for selfies, autographs and tips on how to delete the Songs of Innocence album from their iPods.

“The world needs more Canada,” he said, repeating the line he used last time he tried to inveigle more development aid money out of a Canadian prime minister, more than a decade ago. “I’m here to thank Canada for its generosity but I’m always asking for more.”