Navdeep Bains turns 30 next month. Three years ago he became one the youngest MPs to be elected to the House of Commons. Since his election in 2004, he has served as parliamentary secretary to former prime minister Paul Martin, and has been the Liberal critic for international trade since Jan. 19.

Jokes aside, the real reason he wears red is because it matches his ties and his party's colour is red, too.

Others mistake him for a Muslim because of the turban.

"I have had people come up to me saying 'Salaam aleikum' [peace be upon you] and I have no objection replying," he says. [Link]