Elections? Already?

Is it just me (i.e. observing Canadian politics from afar) or does it feel like we are already in the middle of an election campaign? What with Rona venting about other Canadian political parties to the international community? And Libs commenting on Harper's pedantic/juvenial approach to foreign policy and China's snub? To discussion of the Conservs already following in Mulroney's steps and running a deficit in September? And the constant analysis of poll numbers?

Not sure what it feels like "on the ground" back at home, but after reading the papers, bloggers, pundits, columnists, for the last few days, it feels to me, like we are already smack dab (though obviously not technically) in the middle of a federal election...