NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on voters to help the New Democrats “hold the line” — a signal the party is on the defensive and fighting to save the seats it has.
Source: CBC News (Politics)
All of the major federal leaders have now released their campaign platforms. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who released his costed plan yesterday, will speak in Hamilton during the 9 a.m. ET hour. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is heading west and will speak at 11:15 a.m. PT (2:15 p.m. ET) in Victoria, B.C. We’re also expecting to hear from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet this morning.
The attempt to claim Mark Carney and Justin Trudeau are cut from the same political cloth has been a significant feature of the Conservative campaign. But it also raises questions of just how fair such comparisons are, and if they’ve been an effective attack against the Liberal leader.
There is an “anything you can do, I can do better” vibe to the defence policies of both the Liberals and the Conservatives, but a trio of national security and military experts say each of the parties are missing — or avoiding — the fundamental national security issue at stake in this election.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pounced on a government report that he argues predicts a “terrifying” world in 2040 to warn voters of the dangers of giving the Liberals a fourth term — but the actual report is far more nuanced.
Pierre Poilievre is an ideological conservative who believes there is an inherent value in lower taxes and lower public spending. The campaign platform he tabled on Tuesday broadly hews to those principles. But at least some of the debate now will involve the Conservative Party’s math.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pitched First Nations leaders with what he called practical solutions to create economic prosperity on Tuesday, but he reiterated concerns around the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and its potential impact on resource development.
Public opinion polls suggest the Liberals could form a majority government after this election, while the NDP is at risk of losing official party status.
About 7.3 million Canadians took advantage of advance voting and cast their ballots over the long weekend, according to Elections Canada.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s election promises amount to $90 billion in new measures over the next four years that will be paid for in part by cuts and the economic growth the party says these measures will generate.
