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Justin Trudeau appears in clothing advertisement sans his permission

Justin Trudeau has had his share of vocations over the past several years: As explained in the E-book 'Contender: The Justin Trudeau Story', Trudeau was a "camp counsellor, white water rafting instructor, bungee jumping coach, snowboarding instructor, bouncer, high school teacher, radio host, engineer school dropout, grad school dropout, not-for-profit administrator, public speaker [and] member of Parliament."

But did you know that Trudeau was also a suit model?

No? Well neither did he.

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Suit retailer Harry Rosen has decided to use to photogenic Liberal leader — without his authorization — for one of their latest ad campaigns.

In the picture (above) we see Trudeau walking down the steps in Parliament with a caption: "I guess you've heard. I've been invited to Harry's Private Sale."

Larry Rosen, the chairman of Harry Rosen told CBC News that the company chose Trudeau because he's "prominent and in the news."

"We're tailors. We sell suits to the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP, you name it," he said.

Indeed, Trudeau shouldn't let this get to his head. This isn't the first time the Canadian clothier has used a politician for their flyers. In fact, in 2007, they used Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.

Flaherty laughed it off but the PMO was none to happy.

"It's pretty tasteless," an official said according to the Toronto Star.

"Conservatives would probably never shop there anyway."

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In response to the Harper/Flaherty ads of 2007, a spokesperson for Harry Rosen told the Star that they regularly use "public domain images" of politicos without seeking their prior permission.

I guess they're like the Canadian paparazzi?

(Photo courtesy of the Canadian Press)

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