Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his New Democrat opponent Jagmeet Singh traded sharp criticism Tuesday in their fight for the hearts and minds of 害羞草研究所減rogressive害羞草研究所� voters 害羞草研究所� or those Canadians who aren害羞草研究所檛 committed to Conservatives.

Both blasted Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer as their common opponent, but Singh continued to back away from his weekend comment about forming a coalition government with the Liberals after Scheer called that too expensive a proposition for Canadians.

害羞草研究所淚 want to be your prime minister. But whatever Canadians vote for come the 21st of October, I want Canadians to win. And, so I害羞草研究所檓 saying to win, if you vote for New Democrats, we will fight in whatever form the government takes, whatever the power the people give us, to make sure we deliver on the things that people need,害羞草研究所� Singh said in Toronto.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 proud of the fact that I害羞草研究所檓 ready to fight Conservatives no matter what, and however I can. I think Canadians want that. The majority of Canadians don害羞草研究所檛 vote Conservative. The majority of Canadians want a progressive government.害羞草研究所�

Singh reiterated his main attack points on Trudeau: that his four years in power have been marked by a series of broken promises, and that only an NDP government will tax the richest Canadians to make life more affordable for working people.

Polls suggest the Liberals and Conservatives are deadlocked in support, with the NDP rising nationally and the Bloc Quebecois on the uptick in Quebec following last week害羞草研究所檚 two televised leaders害羞草研究所� debates.

Trudeau took aim at Scheer and Singh as he began a day of barnstorming through New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, a major portion of the region that Singh has been accused of ignoring, and that the Liberals swept in 2015.

害羞草研究所淭he choice is very clear: are we going to move forward with a government that invests in people and ensure that everyone has access to a family doctor or are we going to go back to a time when Conservatives simply cut services?害羞草研究所� Trudeau posited in Fredericton.

Trudeau said his government protected Canadian workers by successfully renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement with an unpredictable, protectionist Trump administration that was threatening to rip up the deal.

害羞草研究所淲e succeeded in renegotiating the most important trade deal we have, despite the fact that in the House of Commons Andrew Scheer was calling for us to simply capitulate because that害羞草研究所檚 what Stephen Harper had told him to say,害羞草研究所� said Trudeau.

害羞草研究所淎nd Jagmeet Singh and the NDP are not supportive of the protections we were able to get for our workers, for steelworkers, for aluminum workers, for autoworkers right across the country.害羞草研究所�

Trudeau is spending his time in ridings the Liberal party hopes to keep in the federal election on Oct. 21. His schedule has him in Fredericton and Riverview, N.B., before moving on to Cumberland-Colchester, Masstown, New Glasgow and Halifax, N.S., where he害羞草研究所檒l end the day with a rally.

Scheer was in Quebec, hitting areas where the Conservatives hope to make gains.

Despite the apparent deadlock with the Liberals, Scheer refused to entertain any post-election scenario, including a potential Conservative minority by vowing, 害羞草研究所淲e害羞草研究所檙e going to get a majority government.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檒l leave it to others, and pundits and analysts to speculate. My job in the next six days is to go get that majority government, and that害羞草研究所檚 exactly what I害羞草研究所檓 going to do,害羞草研究所� Scheer said in Quebec City, where he committed to meet premiers in January 2020 to improve interprovincial free trade if he害羞草研究所檚 elected.

Scheer also dismissed Singh害羞草研究所檚 comments on Monday that the New Democrats are 害羞草研究所渘ot talking about a coalition government害羞草研究所� one day after the NDP leader was unequivocal about his willingness to form an alliance to prevent a minority Conservative government.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 quite clear that the NDP and Liberals will work together to implement high-deficit, high-tax government. And it害羞草研究所檚 quite clear that Justin Trudeau would pay any price to stay in power,害羞草研究所� Scheer said.

Scheer害羞草研究所檚 schedule has him headed to Trois-Rivieres and the Montreal suburb of La Prairie 害羞草研究所� two seats held by Liberals and one by a New Democrat.

The Green party害羞草研究所檚 Elizabeth May is scheduled to talk about her party害羞草研究所檚 tax plans in Kamloops, B.C.

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