OTTAWA – The three main party leaders have light schedules today, with only one event each ahead of the final debate of the federal election campaign, a French debate hosted by the TVA network on Friday in Montreal.
Stephen Harper’s campaign remains in the Toronto area, with the party leader taking most of the day to film campaign ads before heading to Quebec City for an evening rally.
He is scheduled to appear with Denis Lebel, Harper’s Quebec lieutenant, and other Conservative candidates, as the party makes a push to capture more seats in the province – and shore up the ones they already have.
The NDP wave that swept Quebec in 2011 left the Conservatives with just five Quebec seats, mostly in and around Quebec City.
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair remains in Nunavut, where he campaigned Tuesday in the riding held by Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq.
He said an NDP government would spend $32 million over four years to ensure more northerners have access to nutritious food.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau appears to be playing offence for the second day in a row.
WATCH: A three-minute recap as Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau and Tom Mulcair dropped the gloves in the Globe and Mail leaders debate.
On Tuesday, he campaigned in a Winnipeg riding held by the NDP and today, he’ll be in the Surrey region of British Columbia, where NDP and Conservatives hold most of the seats.
Trudeau will visit a seniors’ centre in the riding of Surrey-Newton. In 2011 the NDP beat the Liberal incumbent by fewer than 1,000 votes and the party hopes Sukh Dhaliwal can reclaim the seat.
Green Leader Elizabeth May, meanwhile, starts her day in West Saanich in B.C. greeting morning commuters, She will then participate in an online candidate forum, greet evening commuters and hold a town hall event. May was not invited to participate in Friday’s TVA debate.
Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe will hold a news conference in Montreal to discuss the cost of medication before taking part in a pair of photo opportunities.
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