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Premier Kathleen Wynne took a day off governing Tuesday to spend it campaigning with federal Liberals across Toronto, going all-in on the bet she made against Conservative Leader Stephen Harper months ago.

The antipathy between Ontario’s premier and Canada’s incumbent prime minister runs deep and long. She began with criticizing Conservative policy in 2014, moved on to call for a change in government, then for Ontarians to vote Liberal, and has now appeared personally with candidates in University-Rosedale, Spadina-Fort York, Oakville North-Burlington and Etobicoke-Lakeshore. These are all seats where Liberal prospects are strong but not necessarily locks.

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Thursday she’s campaigning in Ajax (against Immigration Minister Chris Alexander) and Don Valley West (her own riding). Liberals are trying to re-take both seats from Conservatives.

But this is not just a bet on Justin Trudeau against Stephen Harper. It’s also a bet against Tom Mulcair. In two of the ridings she’s hit, the Liberal candidate’s main competition is a New Democratic Party star candidate (ex-MuchMusic host Jennifer Hollett in University-Rosedale, and the sainted Olivia Chow in Spadina-Fort York).