Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer denied Friday that he was spreading misinformation when he accused his Liberal and NDP opponents of contemplating tax hikes that they have not announced.
The Liberal and NDP leaders said the Conservative leader was just making things up.
Scheer害羞草研究所檚 claim came in Fredericton where he said 害羞草研究所� without citing specific evidence 害羞草研究所� that a potential coalition between the Liberals and the NDP might lead to a hike in the GST.
Most polls continue to suggest the Liberals and Conservatives are deadlocked in popular support, raising talk about potential minority or coalition governments. Support has grown for the NDP in some provinces and for the Bloc Quebecois in Quebec.
害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 not misinformation at all. We know that the Liberals are contemplating these types of things,害羞草研究所� Scheer said.
害羞草研究所淛ustin Trudeau did a lot of things that wasn害羞草研究所檛 in his platform after 2015,害羞草研究所� he added, eliciting cheers from a group of supporters at a campaign event in a brew pub on the Saint John River.
Scheer also defended past claims that the Liberals are contemplating new taxes on homeowners and would legalize hard drugs.
害羞草研究所淭hose claims are entirely untrue. It is unfortunate that the Conservatives keep having to make up attacks against us,害羞草研究所� Trudeau said in the Toronto suburb of Whitby.
The Liberal leader reiterated his attack point that the Conservatives would have to cut $53 billion in services to pay for their pledge to balance the budget, a multi-year total that is drawn from the Conservatives害羞草研究所� platform.
害羞草研究所淭here is a chance that there could be a Conservative government and that would mean cuts,害羞草研究所� said Trudeau.
He said Canadians face a choice between Conservative cuts and the Liberal plan to fight climate change and make streets safer from gun violence.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Scheer was lying about raising the GST.
害羞草研究所淢r. Scheer is just making stuff up because he害羞草研究所檚 getting desperate. We absolutely will not raise the GST. No. Not whatsoever because it害羞草研究所檚 not a progressive tax,害羞草研究所� Singh said in Port Alberni, B.C.
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害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檝e never, anywhere, in any of our announcements ever suggested any vague way that we would be increasing GST. That害羞草研究所檚 wrong. That害羞草研究所檚 not true.害羞草研究所�
Singh said he didn害羞草研究所檛 think voters would believe Scheer害羞草研究所檚 claims. But Singh also took aim at Trudeau, reiterating that he has been a disappointment to Canadians. The NDP and the Liberals are competing for support from so-called progressive voters.
Singh was campaigning on Vancouver Island in a head-to-head fight with Green Leader Elizabeth May. The NDP has been dominant on the island but both the Greens害羞草研究所� seats are there and they害羞草研究所檙e looking for more.
The NDP leader tried to distinguish himself from May by emphasizing that he would not co-operate with a Conservative minority government under any circumstances. He said May has left open that possibility.
May focused on international trade on Friday, saying the Greens would restructure Canada害羞草研究所檚 approach because current agreements favour the rights of corporations at the expense of environmental protection.
Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
