Stephen Harper speaks in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — Conservative party leader Stephen Harper is hitting the campaign trail across the prairies.
Harper appeared in Winnipeg on Thursday evening; the second election stop of his day. The Conservative party leader spoke at 5 p.m. at 1405 St. Matthews Avenue at Canad Inns Polo Park.
RELATED: Trudeau campaigns on Senate cleanup as PM talks up tough-on-drugs policy
He spent the morning in Regina touting the Conservatives tax free savings account plan and rejecting accusations it will mostly benefit the rich.
“Half of all TFSA holders earn less than $42,000 a year,” said Harper. “More than half of all people maxing their contributions or people who will benefit from the raised ceiling are low and middle income Canadians over the age of 55.”
RELATED: Harper mentioned in emails at Duffy trial
While Harper hit the campaign trail to talk money his former Chief of Staff was being grilled in an Ottawa court room over the questionable payout given to Senator Mike Duffy.
Night Wright gave his second day of testimony at Duffy’s fraud trial. He says he did not tell the Prime Minister of a plan that would have seen the Conservative Party foot the bill for Duffy’s questionable expenses filings. However, an email presented in court suggested otherwise.
While in Regina, Harper was forced to respond to the scandal amidst his otherwise tightly controlled election campaign.
“Mr. Wright has been crystal clear he did not say that,” Harper responded when asked by two separate reporters about Wright’s testimony.
“I was told Mr. Duffy was going to repay those expenses… that to my knowledge was what he did until I found out otherwise,” he said. “When I found out otherwise I took steps to make sure the people responsible were held accountable.”
Comments