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You could call it a full court press by the Trudeau cabinet.

The PM and his ministers have been spreading out across the country on campaign-like stops making funding announcements or election-style stops in communities across the country. Particularly in communities the Liberals need to win in the upcoming election.

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Good thing these ministers aren’t in charge of running important departments or anything like that.

Justin Trudeau himself emerged from a week-long vacation in British Columbia for campaign-like stops in Vancouver. The claimed reason for Trudeau’s visit was the completion of a coast guard base in Vancouver.

Sure it’s been announced before, more than once I’m told, but why not announce it again so that taxpayers can pick up the tab for Trudeau’s travel and attendance at the party fundraiser rather than having the party pay for any of it.

Also in Vancouver was Small Business Minister Mary Ng, Public Works Minister Carla Qualtrough was in Gatineau in Quebec, Veterans Affairs Minister Laurence MacAulay was in Hamilton, Ont., Bill Morneau was talking finance in Oakville, Ont., and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was in the Toronto area.