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Full list of gifts Trudeau family has received since taking office

The Trudeau family has received everything from fashion and artwork to discounted tickets to Whistler and astronaut ice cream.

Everything from fashion and artwork to discounted tickets to Whistler and astronaut ice cream

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau chat as they wait for the arrival of US President Barack Obama on Parliament Hill June 29. Her dress and jacket were a gift from Ottawa designer Muriel Dombret. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)

Here is a list ofthe gifts SophieGrgoireTrudeau has received from designers in recent months:

  • Toronto designer Ellie Mae gave her a floral jacket worth $795 she wore during the couple's state visit to Washington.
  • Toronto designer Kimberley Newport Mimran gave her the Pink Tartan tuxedo suit she wore to the 2016 Catalyst Awards.The jacket retails for $525 while the pants cost $295.
  • Montreal's Rudsak gave her a $595 sweater coat. While the report Prime Minister JustinTrudeau filed with the ethics commissioner says the sweater coat was to be worn at the funeral of singer Cline Dion's husband Ren Anglil, GrgoireTrudeaudecided that morning to wear a coat borrowed from Montreal'sMackagebecause of the weather.
  • Jewelry designer Alan Anderson gave GrgoireTrudeau a pair of earrings after she bought a pair from him. He would not reveal their value.
  • Aldogave her five pairs of shoesworth hundreds of dollars for her state visit to Washington. The company has not responded to questions from CBC News for details about the shoes and their value.
  • A $218 dress and $188 jacket by Ottawa designer Muriel Dombret that she wore during Obama's visit to Ottawa in late June has not yet been reported.
  • GrgoireTrudeau also received fashion-related gifts when she was in Washington.Michelle Obama gave her a custom baby alpaca fibre cape byAlicia Adamsworth $500 US. The president of the United States Institute of Peace gave her a silver brooch by designerJane Swensenworth $250 US.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ethics filing says Montreal designer Rudsak gave Sophie Gregoire Trudeau a $595 sweater coat to wear at the funeral of Cline Dion's husband Ren Angelil. The day of the funeral, though, the weather prompted her to instead wear a coat she borrowed from Montreal's Mackage. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)

Here is a list of other gifts Trudeauand his familyhavereceived since becoming prime minister:

  • 5 Tail Wags Helmet Covers from KarynnClimansof Scarborough, Ont.,to promote safety for children and adults.
  • U.S President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obamagave them an olive branch sculpture by Maryland artist Zachary Oxmanwith a personalized inscription.
  • Obama presented Trudeau with a framed photograph of McDonald Valley in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park by an American photographer.
  • Framed image of the White House including a commemorative plaque from the White House Historical Association.
  • American University items including T-shirts, hooded sweat shirts and American Eagleplush toy mascots.
  • Discounts on guides and lift tickets from Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia for a family ski holiday in February.
  • A framed original painting on canvas entitled "A Canal like no Other" from artist KaterinaMertikas. Presented to GrgoireTrudeau at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario's Healthy Kids Awards.
  • Obama gave themFlying Turtle Ride-on Scooters, a Liberty jigsaw puzzle, pull-toy building blocks, plush toys Bo Obama "The First Dog" and books entitled "Of Thee I Sing, A Letter to My Daughters" by Barack Obama and illustrated by Loren Long.
    U.S President Barack Obama presented Justin Trudeau with a copy of the script of Star Wars: The Force Awakens signed by director J.J. Abrams, in a custom leather slip case with a personalized inscription. (Associated Press)
  • Obamapresented Trudeau with a copy of the script of Star Wars: The Force Awakens signed by director J.J. Abrams in a custom leather slip case with a personalized inscription.
  • Peter Fuhrmanngave Trudeaua stained glass wall hanging representingMt. Athabasca at the Silverhorn Ridge in Alberta and a picture of himself with Pierre Elliott Trudeauat the summit in August 1982.
  • U.S. Major General Bradley Becker presented Trudeau with a 3D laser crystal of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a book entitled "Where Valor Rests."
  • The Tsuut'ina Nation in Alberta presented Trudeauwith a leather jacket during a ceremony to honour him.
  • President of the Republic of Korea Park Geun-hye gave GrgoireTrudeauJ + PrasKorean cosmetic products to mark Korea's Lunar New Year's Day.
  • Katrina Barclay, owner of Malenka Originals, gave the Trudeausa wooden box containing various paint products as a housewarming gift.
  • Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida gave Trudeaua bottle of sake from Hiroshima and two Kagami Crystal Sake Glasses.
  • Barry MacKinnon gave Trudeauan original painting on canvas representing a goal for establishing a Centre for the Life Extension Sciences.
  • Victoria Okpik of Nunavik Creations gave Trudeau a seal skin vest with leather trim during the 2016 Northern Lights exposition in Ottawa.
    United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his wife gave the Trudeaus a Tiffany Crystal Paperweight and Tiffany Crystal Trinket Box. (Canadian Press)
  • United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his wife gave the Trudeaus a Tiffany Crystal Paperweight and Tiffany Crystal Trinket Box.
  • Jordan's King AbdullahII ibn al Hussein and his wife gave Trudeauolive tree bookends with gold plated olive branches and three embroidery covered linen notebooks as a New Year's greeting.
  • Algerian President AbdelazizBouteflikasent the Trudeaus two cases of Algerian wine and a case of Haddoud Salim Algerian dates.
  • United Arab Emirates Ambassador Mohammed Saif HelalAlshehhisent gift baskets for the Trudeau children.
  • Joseph Muscat, prime minister of Malta, presented Trudeauwith MontegrappaItaliaitems including a ballpoint pen, leather notebook case during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November 2015.
  • French President Franois Hollandegave Trudeau three bottles of Chateau Larrivet-Haut-BrionRed Bordeau 2000 during the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in France.
  • Philippine President Benigno AquinoIII gave Trudeau a glass globe highlighting the leaders`countries and a basket containing a variety of liqueurs, dark rum, vodka and chocolatesduring the 2015 APECsummit.
  • Chinese Vice-President Vincent Siewgave Trudeauand his wifea piece of Liuligongfanghand crafted crystal art symbolizing humility and united altruism.
  • Turkish President RecepTayyipErdogangave Trudeaua Pasabahce Magazalannumbered vase as well as a framed flower expressing the Art of Marbling during the 2015 G20 summit.
  • The chairman and the president of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation gave Trudeau a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber jacket, two RCAFflight jackets, a board game, astronaut ice cream, John Deere mugs and family passes to the museums.