Poilievre said the office was doing 28 audits a year during Stephen Harper's leadership 10 years ago with a budget of $250 million, but now only does 14 — despite doubling its budget.

Cara McNulty the mother of 11-year-old Joshua Steinburg has launched an initiative called Life Jackets for Life.

"Imagine a program that forces workers to stop working and forces businesses to go out of business."

The Tories say reckless Liberal spending has left the cupboard bare as national crises place new demands on the treasury.

Poilievre announced Thursday that he won't be joining the Conservative party's leadership race for family reasons.

"I knew it would be hard on my family life to do this. But I did not realize how hard."

"Yes, Mr. Harper has left his position on the Conservative Fund," said a Conservative spokesperson.

About 20 people from across the country gathered to present O'Toole with a plan to win the upcoming Tory leadership contest following Andrew Scheer's resignation.

Latest fiscal update showed the deficit is on track to deepen by billions of dollars.

The pledge comes one day after Conservatives urged the government to do so.