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Liberals remove campaign video from Facebook that featured Julie Payette

The Liberals have removed a promotional video from leader Justin Trudeau's Facebook page that featured behind-the-scenes footage from the first day of the election campaign, including video of Gov. Gen. Julie Payette inside Rideau Hall.

'Under no circumstances can footage ... of the Governor General be used for promotional or electoral purposes'

in this still image take from Forward TV's first episode, Governor General of Canada Julie Payette signs official documents on the day the election was called with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to standing behind her to her right. (Forward TV)

The Liberals have removed a promotional video from leader Justin Trudeau's Facebook page that featured behind-the-scenes footage from the first day of the election campaign, including video of Gov. Gen. Julie Payette inside Rideau Hall.

Forward TV Part 1, which was posted to Trudeau's page on Tuesday, appeared to be the first in a series of documentary-styleshort films that take voters behind the Liberal campaign curtain.

The first episode was about six minutes long and began with Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeaugetting their kids ready for school before going to Rideau Hall to meetthe Governor General and getthepaperwork required to launch the federal election.

Those scenes inside the Governor General's residence show Payette signing official documents with Trudeau at her side.

GG is non-partisan

A spokeswoman for the Governor General would not confirm that Rideau Hall had taken issue with the Liberal campaign video, but noted that the Governor General is not to be used in campaign material.

"Rideau Hall and the Governor General are non-partisanand, under no circumstances, can footage or photography of the Governor General be used for promotional or electoral purposes," said Natalie Babin Dufresne.

Dufresnedid not directly respond to CBC News's question as to whether Rideau Hallhad askedthe Liberal Party to have the video removed or edited.

The Liberal campaign said in an email to CBC News that the videos are intended to give Canadians a look at a day on the campaign and that the first episode was pulled from the site because edits needed to be made.

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