Federal leaders continue to campaign over Thanksgiving weekend

After a frenetic Friday following the final debate of the federal election campaign, the party leaders are taking the Saturday of the holiday weekend a little easier.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer made a morning announcement in Burnaby, B.C., possibly the most heavily campaigned-on place in the country since the election call in September.

He laid out what a Conservative government would do in it first 100 days, pledging to curb what he called “frivolous spending.”

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was in the Vancouver suburbs Friday but spent most of Saturday flying back east, for an afternoon rally in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was firing up volunteers and doing some “mainstreeting” in swing ridings in and around Toronto.

At one campaign stop, he pledged that an NDP government would help oilsands workers transition to jobs outside the energy sector.

“These are ways for people with the skills in the resource sector to put those to use in other sectors,” Singh said during a campaign stop in the Toronto area.

“We can make that happen. It’s about commitments, it’s about having the courage to do it and we’re ready to do it.”

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The New Democrats are fighting hard in seats that could go their way if votes split among several candidates, hoping to capitalize on the positive attention Singh’s had since his debate appearances.

Elizabeth May of the Greens is in the Maritimes. She kicked off her day with an announcement on supports for veterans outside Charlottetown before moving on to a late campaign-office opening in Cape Breton and a rally in Halifax.

She called for a “national re-examination” of issues affecting veterans, vowing that a Green Party government would pursue this if they gain power.

“It’s so important that we properly care for those who are on the front lines caring for us,” May said. “And we need to reassure young people considering a career in the Armed Forces that their future will be safeguarded.”

— With files by Global News