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Make no mistake about it, Justin Trudeau is campaigning on the public dime well before the election is called.

On Thursday, Trudeau flew to Montreal — no word on carbon offsets — aboard a government jet. He made an announcement about government funding for a subway extension before flying to London, Ontario for a festival opening and then a party fundraiser.

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What is odd about the Montreal announcement is how and when it was made.

Parliament is no longer sitting and won’t resume sitting until after the election.

The subway funding wasn’t part of a budget promise back in March, so this is pretty much an election promise that has all the hallmarks of the Government of Canada making the announcement.

Including you paying for the PM and his entourage to fly from Ottawa to Montreal for the announcement and for your tax dollars, some $1.3 billion worth, to be promised for something that Parliament has not discussed.