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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criss-crossed Windsor on Friday, celebrating the groundbreaking of the new bridge, touring the minivan plant, handing out turkeys at the Unemployed Help Centre, taking selfies with the public at Senator David A. Croll Park downtown and meeting labour leaders.

And he wasn’t coy.

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“I’m looking forward to coming back quite a bit in the coming months because we know we need representation in our government from this particular corner of the country,” he told the crowd at Senator Croll Park.

Said one long-time Liberal, “It’s pretty evident something’s cooking. They think this is an area where they can gain seats in the next election, and they’re going to make it a battleground.”

It was the second time in four months that the prime minister has come here. He visited Leamington on Canada Day. This time, he spent two days here. I’ve never seen a prime minister spend that long here and attend that many events, not even Paul Martin Jr., who grew up here.