Ottawa barber shop steps away from Parliament Hill marks 100 years in business

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Just steps from Parliament Hill is a barber shop that for the last 100 years has catered to everyone from prime ministers to tourists.

Robin Seguin's Victoria Barber Shop is celebrating 100 years of business in the parliamentary precinct. The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App

"I think it's very, very impressive the fact that we've been able to stay here in the parliamentary precinct," said Robin Seguin, the owner of the Victoria Barber Shop. "We've had everybody from your regular people that come in off the street, you know, tourists, right up to prime ministers have been here. A lot of ministers come here to this day. A lot of Supreme Court judges, MPs and a lot of senators," said Seguin, who is the fifth person to own the century-old shop."I'm happy to work here," said barber Joseph Hamdan. "Not only because of the shop itself. Because of the people too.

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