The Calgary Stampede is looking a little less political this year.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won’t make it to the 2017 Stampede, his office said Tuesday.

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“Unfortunately, due to scheduling constraints, he will not be attending this year,” press secretary Cameron Ahmad said in an email.

Trudeau’s absence is bound to be noted just days after he neglected to name Alberta in a listing of all other provinces and territories in a Canada Day speech, sparking a flurry of criticism on social media. He later apologized for the omission.

Trudeau was at the Stampede last year as PM, hitting the pancake breakfasts of MPs Darshan Kang and Kent Hehr and meeting with Premier Rachel Notley, and had previously attended the event as an opposition leader and MP.

The Wildrose, meanwhile, has cancelled its annual Stampede Stomp BBQ, originally set for Wednesday, due to “logistical reasons.”

In an email, executive director Jeremy Nixon made note of the upcoming July 22 vote of Wildrose members to decide whether to unite with the Progressive Conservatives in the new United Conservative Party.

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He said Wildrose Leader Brian Jean, MLAs and party officials are “are working hard to drum up support for unity in advance of the vote.”

Nixon added that Jean will, however, attend various Stampede events.

Politicians will still be thick on the ground during Stampede, however. Notley is expected to take part in Friday’s kickoff parade and will host the premier’s breakfast at McDougall Centre on July 10.

Numerous MLAs and MPs will have their own events as well, while Jason Kenney will host his annual Stampede breakfast for the first time as PC leader this Saturday.

Andrew Scheer will also make his Stampede debut as federal Conservative leader, speaking Saturday at the fundraising barbecue at Heritage Park, where former prime minister Stephen Harper was the man of the hour for years.