Hot-topic issues like the pandemic and vaccination, skyrocketing house prices, and indigenous reconciliation have driven the debate these past few weeks in the federal election campaign, and today voters will choose what matters most to them and who they think will actually deliver on their promises.
Liberal Party
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau touted his party’s platform on Sept. 19, reaffirming his pledges on the platform’s main issues such as vaccination, climate change, a ban on “assault weapons,” indigenous reconciliation, and housing affordability.He accused Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole of not having a plan for Canada’s economic recovery.
Conservative Party
O’Toole held his final rally in Toronto on Sept. 19, where he called on attendees to vote for his party while reiterating the stakes of this election.He reminded the crowd of Trudeau’s involvement in the WE Charity scandal, the “cover-ups” of sexual misconduct allegations in the military, and calling a $600 million election, which the Liberal leader promised not to do “only a couple of months” ago.
“Justin Trudeau does not learn from his mistakes and if he is rewarded on Monday, he will only continue to politicize the pandemic, but only worse than before,” O’Toole said.
NDP
In his final campaign stop in Burnaby, B.C., on Sept. 19, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh once again criticized Trudeau for causing the housing crisis in Canada.“The average cost to buy a home nationally has gone up by $300,000 since he’s taken office—things have gotten worse,” Singh said.
People’s Party
People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier tweeted on Sept. 19 that voting for his party is the “only way to stop the rise of authoritarianism in Canada.”At a rally in Westlock, Ont., he told supporters that he will continue serving as the “real opposition” in Parliament even after the election.
Green Party
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul pledged to end old-growth logging during a campaign stop in Victoria, B.C., on Sept. 18.“This is a collective future. There is no one place or one person or one jurisdiction who should be able to compromise that collective future,” Paul said.