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Tom Mulcair says he predicted last year that Justin Trudeau would enjoy a “honeymoon” with Canadian voters but that it will inevitably “settle down” before the next election.

In an interview with Postmedia News Friday, the NDP leader maintained his “adversary in the next election is Stephen Harper. Period.” While he doesn’t deny the Liberal leader has hogged headlines with his plan to legalize marijuana, is soaring in public opinion polls and already has pundits musing about a Liberal victory in 2015, Mulcair’s not afraid the Grit leader will take a bite out of his party’s seemingly sinking support.

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“If the next election were two weeks or two months away, my reaction might be slightly different,” said Mulcair ahead of next week’s caucus session in Saskatoon where MPs will gather to plot strategy for the fall.

Of course we’re not going to ignore the Liberals

“The next election is two years away and we know exactly what we have to do and we’re very confident about our ability to promise Canadians good, competent public administration.”