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The contenders in Monday害羞草研究所檚 federal election are out today staging one final, frantic barrage of sales pitches before voters go to the polls, and they害羞草研究所檙e doing it in and around Vancouver, where a host of seats are still up for grabs.
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer kicked off his day in Stanley Park, touting what he called his party害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所減ositive害羞草研究所� campaign, before visiting a number of local ridings, culminating in a rally at a hotel near the city airport.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is also on the West Coast, staging visits with voters and candidates at a blistering pace to show the party is taking nothing for granted.
Speaking to supporters, Trudeau called on voters to unite behind the Liberals, particularly in his home province of Quebec, by raising the spectre of separatism should the Bloc Quebecois have a large haul of seats.
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害羞草研究所淭he Bloc Quebecois came out and said its No. 1 priority is separation, is dividing the country once again 害羞草研究所� not even the fight against climate change, not even to stop Conservative cuts, but to revive old debates that we moved past. We need to work together.害羞草研究所�
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Speaking to reporters in Laval, Que., Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet called the Liberal leader a liar 害羞草研究所� a comment made before Scheer also took aim at Blanchet over Quebec separatism.
Blanchet said separatism wasn害羞草研究所檛 a priority for his party, nor was a referendum on the matter imminent.
The NDP害羞草研究所檚 Jagmeet Singh, before mainstreeting in Vancouver and Surrey, B.C., said that any divisions in the country were a result of economic insecurity, exacerbated by the policies of successive Conservative and Liberal governments.
The NDP leader suggested his party害羞草研究所檚 platform commitments would bridge any divides when asked about specific actions he would take to bring the country together if elected prime minister after Monday害羞草研究所檚 vote.
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害羞草研究所淚 believe we can build a unified country if people see justice in their lives, if they see affordability in their lives, if they see child care and a health care system and housing that is affordable that is there for them.害羞草研究所�
He also said he had no regrets about the campaign.
Green Leader Elizabeth May, who was also focusing on her home territory of B.C., made a plea to voters with a pledge to reform the voting system 害羞草研究所� something the Liberals promised in 2015, but ditched after a series of parliamentary and political missteps.
May was also heavily critical of what she called 害羞草研究所渄irty smears害羞草研究所� from other parties, and the New Democrats in particular.
She said she believed she had a good relationship with Singh 害羞草研究所� May decided not to run a Green candidate in a byelection that gave the NDP leader a seat in the House of Commons 害羞草研究所� but that now appears to be in tatters.
害羞草研究所淚 didn害羞草研究所檛 think that this election would be so marred by dishonesty,害羞草研究所� she said.
害羞草研究所淣ow all the media is covering this now that this was a dirty election and that people lied 害羞草研究所� the Conservatives lied about the Liberals, the Liberals lied about the Conservatives, the NDP continue to lie about the Greens. It害羞草研究所檚 one of the hardest things I害羞草研究所檝e ever had to endure.害羞草研究所�
People害羞草研究所檚 Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier wraps up his campaign in his Quebec riding of Beauce.
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