With only three days left to campaign, the leaders continue to push the undecided voters under their tent.
On Day 32, Justin Trudeau of the Liberals took the time to highlight the party’s health care promises, including hiring more doctors and get rid of waitlists.
“We are spending more in the first year on eliminating the backlog than (the Conservatives) are spending entirely over the first five years on everything from transfers to mental health,” explains Trudeau.
Conservative leader Erin O’Toole made it known Wednesday that the party is different than before.
“Inclusive, diverse, forward looking, progressive, worker friendly… we’re not you’re Dad’s Conservative party anymore,” promised O’Toole.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh vowed to end for-profit long term care, adding both the Liberals and Conservatives have voted in favour of private care.
“We’ve said clearly that we need to get profit out of long term care,” stressed Singh. “When you have a for-profit home, that means profit is put ahead of people, so our loved ones suffer.”
Making the pitch to voters ahead of election day on Monday.
On Day 31 of the federal election campaign, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole made his pitch to families east of Ottawa, promising that if he’s elected Prime Minister, the Child Care Expense deduction will be converted into a refundable tax credit.
Screen capture of Conservative leader Erin O’Toole (CPAC)
“To help lower income families today, not five years from now, with up to 75 per cent of child care expenses covered,” remarked O’Toole. “Six years of inaction by Mr. Trudeau, now he’s telling families to wait another five or six years, we’re going to help them now.”
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in British Columbia pressed that the Tories don’t believe in climate change.
“Do we continue and move forward even faster and harder in the fight against climate change or do we let Erin O’Toole take us back?” asked Trudeau.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau image (CPAC)
“Mr. O’Toole says now he’s in favour of public health care but he told groups of Conservatives that he thinks there should be more, private, for-profit health care. These are the types of things we’re seeing from Mr. O’Toole, he’s not leading he’s misleading Canadians.
The NDP are promising to lower cellphone and internet bills if they’re the governing party.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in Toronto (CPAC)
Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Toronto that he wants to put a cap on telecom bills, implement mandatory unlimited data plans as well as break up monopolies that allow companies to charge higher prices.
“One of the proposals that we’ve put forward is looking at putting in place a publicly owned crown corporation to invest in the infrastructure necessary, to connect communities that don’t have access to the internet. That is a vital infrastructure piece.”
When it comes to voting before election day, you have until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to vote at any Elections Canada office using a special ballot.
Just days to go until Canada picks it’s next government.
The leaders continued to pound the pavement Monday, and also attacked their opponents.
Justin Trudeau of the Liberals in Vancouver vowed to introduce legislation to make it a criminal offence to obstruct access to any building providing health services.
The leader also re-iterated his promise to protect businesses and organizations from a legal challenge should they decide to require a proof of vaccination from employees or customers.
Trudeau also went after Tory leader Erin O’Toole, “He is defending his candidate who went to visit seniors in an old-age home without being fully vaccinated. That’s not the leadership we need.”
The candidate in question was Michelle Ferreri, who’s running in the riding of Peterborough-Kawartha.
Earlier in the day, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole promised that if elected, he’ll expand the Canada Child Benefit to start at the seventh month of pregnancy instead of at childbirth, as well as allow new parents the opportunity to earn up to $1,000 per month without it affecting their maternity or parental leave payments.
O’Toole also reminded Trudeau that he’s no longer campaigning in 2015, “I’m a different leader (than Stephen Harper) and although I disagreed with Mr. Trudeau, I could respect him. I agreed when he talked about what unites us rather than divides us. I could understand when he talked about a better future that Canada could have, and I appreciated when he talked about healing the country’s rifts rather than exploiting them.”
Federal maternity and parental benefits allow parents to receive a maximum of $595 per week, which is equal to 55 per cent of their earnings.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh took his tour to both Sioux Lookout and Neskantaga First Nation, the site of a 26 year boil water advisory.
“There are grown adults that have not been able to drink clean water ever,” Singh stressed. “This is wrong, this should not be what’s going on and our commitment is to make sure we clean this water and that every community has access to clean drinking water.”
Singh went onto acknowledge that despite the fact it’s hard to make progress on the issue, especially in remote communities, there is no excuse for this being a ongoing problem under six years of a Liberal government.
Monday is the last day to vote at an advance polling station until 9:00 p.m.
You also have until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to vote at any Elections Canada office using a special ballot.
Let the campaign for your vote begin on September 20.
Newly installed Governor General Mary Simon granted Justin Trudeau’s request Sunday to dissolve Parliament and trigger the 44th federal election.
Opposition leaders are questioning the timing of an election with Canada in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole launches his party’s election campaign, August 15, 2021. (CPAC)
“Mr. Trudeau is launching an election in the fourth wave of a pandemic, not securing the health and economic well-being of Canadians after he let in the Delta variant into this country,” remarked Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. “This is a time for us to work together for the well-being of all Canadians.”
O’Toole also unveiled some details on Canada’s Recovery Plan, which includes a promise to balance the budget by 2031.
“We will get the budget back to balance over the course of the next decade,” O’Toole pledged. “Because our first pillar of the plan is to get people back to work in all sectors of the economy and in all regions of Canada. We’re the only party that supports getting people back to work.”
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters in Montreal, August 15th, 2021. (CPAC)
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stressed that the pandemic has been more difficult on some than others, adding, “We’ve been in the same storm for sure, but some people have ridden out this storm in luxury yachts while others have been in leaky lifeboats. Instead of calling an election, Justin Trudeau should be focused on these crises. On getting people the help they need and walking the path towards recovery instead of walking away from these commitments.”
Singh went onto say, “Justin Trudeau wants to grab power, wants a majority but why does he want it? It’s certainly not that he wants to help people, but that he wants to help people less, and you’ll ultimately pay the price.”
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, who will also be campaigning for a seat in the House of Commons in the Toronto-Centre riding, had a message to those who might think things are back to post-pandemic normal.
Federal Green Party Leader Annamie Paul speaks to media in Toronto, August 15th, 2021. (CPAC)
“We are officially into the fourth wave of this pandemic,” Paul says. “And for anyone who wants to tell me or those behind me that we are out of it or that things are different, they are wrong.”
Paul added, “Having an election during forest fire evacuations, heat domes, fourth waves, losing the legacy of our troops in Afghanistan… well I guess that’s just the price that (the Liberals) feel we’re going to have to pay.
Election Day is Monday, September 20.
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