Ontario leaders 害羞草研究所� old and current 害羞草研究所� were pinned in the crossfire of Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer害羞草研究所檚 battle Monday for the vote-rich province that害羞草研究所檚 the gateway to federal victory.
Their fight focused in large part on whether a Liberal or a Conservative government would be best suited to work with the provinces to protect Canada害羞草研究所檚 public health-care system. Over in Atlantic Canada, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Leader Elizabeth May also jockeyed over their party害羞草研究所檚 health-care policies.
Scheer and Trudeau, were trying to plunder a bountiful crop of votes in the densely populated communities around Toronto and the rest of the Golden Horseshoe around the west end of Lake Ontario.
Trudeau fired the first shot, telling Ontario voters not to 害羞草研究所渄ouble down害羞草研究所� on Conservatives after they elected Doug Ford premier in 2018. Trudeau used a new promise of a national pharmacare program to portray Scheer as a faithful Ford follower who won害羞草研究所檛 defend people害羞草研究所檚 interests in fighting for better access to doctors, drugs or mental-health counsellors.
Scheer, meanwhile, evoked the vanquished Ontario Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne, and her predecessor Dalton McGuinty, linking Wynne害羞草研究所檚 political demise to a federal leader he branded corrupt and incapable of telling the truth. Scheer promised to make it cheaper for Canadians to buy homes, pledging to resurrect 30-year mortgages and ease the so-called stress test on mortgages, while accusing Trudeau of digging Canadians deeper into debt.
害羞草研究所淭he question becomes for Canadians: Who do you want negotiating with Doug Ford when it comes to your health?害羞草研究所� Trudeau said.
In the suburban Toronto community of Vaughan, Ont., Scheer deflected questions about his affiliation with Ford by lampooning Trudeau害羞草研究所檚 focus on other Conservative leaders.
害羞草研究所淭he real question is: What害羞草研究所檚 the difference between Kathleen Wynne and Justin Trudeau? The very same people who are the architects of the failed Kathleen Wynne-Dalton McGuinty government that raised taxes, ran massive deficits, mired in scandal and corruption, are now working for Justin Trudeau, and they害羞草研究所檙e following the same playbook,害羞草研究所� said Scheer.
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害羞草研究所淪o voters in Ontario know that they can limit the damage from Justin Trudeau to one term.害羞草研究所�
In Halifax, Singh criticized both his frontrunning opponents, saying only a New Democrat government could help deliver the health care Canadians need.
害羞草研究所淛ustin Trudeau attacked Harper so viciously but he actually implemented his cuts to health care. And Mr. Scheer is going to keep it going,害羞草研究所� Singh said, sparking applause at a town-hall meeting.
The upbeat response allowed Singh to pivot from his uncomfortable debut in neighbouring New Brunswick earlier in the day where he was forced to address criticism that he has forgotten that province by never visiting, amid a summer controversy that saw some NDP candidates switch to the Greens.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 really sorry,害羞草研究所� Singh said in Bathurst, N.B. 害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 sorry I didn害羞草研究所檛 get here earlier. I害羞草研究所檓 happy to be here. I害羞草研究所檓 honoured to be here and it害羞草研究所檚 a beautiful place.害羞草研究所�
In Fredericton, May outlined her party害羞草研究所檚 plan to break down barriers to mental health care, including reducing wait times and putting more money into services in rural and remote areas. 害羞草研究所淯niversal health care is under attack,害羞草研究所� she declared.
The Canadian Press
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