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Some Donald Trump fans stopped to snap photos of an unexpected sight during their inauguration jaunt through downtown Washington, D.C.

“Canada congratulates Donald Trump,” one exclaimed on Sunday, as he read the sign atop the Canadian Embassy flanked by enormous maple leaf flags off Pennsylvania Avenue.

“Think Justin Trudeau’s up there?”

No, the prime minister was not there. But more than 1,500 people may, indeed, be there attending Canada’s quadrennial inauguration day party on Monday.

This year’s event is a weird one.

The absence of a parade on Pennsylvania Avenue because of inclement weather isn’t the only reason this will be an atypical party.

It’s the first time since Canada’s Embassy opened at its choice location by Capitol Hill in 1989 that there are no formal festivities to witness live from its traditional party.

The other oddity: Partygoers will spend the whole day anxiously awaiting a slew of potentially damaging executive orders threatened by the star of the day, Trump.

It’s like throwing a party and wondering if you’re …

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