Canada federal election Oct. 14
CBC News will bring you the latest news from the campaign trail in our live blog every weekday from now until election day, Oct. 19.
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Trudeau asked about U.S. Steel: Feds must be at table to help pensioners in distress. Wants to be more thoughtful on foreign investment.10:30 AM - 14 Oct 2015- Reply
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Trudeau says the Liberals know Canadians better than the Conservatives do.
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's event in Hamilton is over.
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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper is up next, appearing in Brantford, Ont., at noon ET.
In the meantime, we'll share with you photos and videos from Mulcair and Trudeau's morning appearances, any breaking news from the campaign trail, and our in-depth election coverage from coast to coast. -
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Would the candidate please speak up, comes a request from the back row of a nursing home common room.
Mike Wallace, the incumbent in the southern Ontario riding of Burlington, obliges with his best theatre voice -- he's making his campaign pitch to about 15 very elderly voters, most of them in wheelchairs.
It's a small audience, but every set of ears counts in an election that is so much more uncertain this time, so much harder to get a read on -- even for a strong incumbent like Wallace.
Wallace won this riding of Burlington with 54 per cent of the vote in 2011 -- there was no story here of Liberal-NDP vote splitting sending the Conservative up over the top.
A few kilometres away, outside the Fortino's grocery store, brand-new mother Naomi expresses the uncertainty that's coursing through some of the most theoretically blue ridings.
"Probably leaning towards Mike Wallace, but not 100 per cent sure," said Naomi, who asked that her last name be withheld.
"Leadership is very important to me. I think that Stephen Harper has done a reasonable job navigating us through the financial crisis ... but I also think that Stephen Harper has been in power long enough and that it's time for a change."
Wallace says voters in Burlington, about a fifth of whom are seniors, are well informed and engaged. He says they like to hash out the differences between the Conservative and Liberal positions on deficits and spending. - Canadian Press
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Just met 11y/o Aliza Malik from Stoney Creek who asked her dad to skip school and come meet @JustinTrudeau http://t.co/bgZxgFBxcM
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Photos from NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's event this morning in Dartmouth, N.S. (All photos: Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)
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John Masaro of Stoney Creek, Ont., painted a Canadian flag to give to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau today at Mohawk College in Hamilton. Masaro said he painted it on the weekend. Unimpressed with Harper's 'game show' antics, Masaro said, "I saw Harper flashing around money, it's an insult to Canadian people, that is not what a now past prime minister should do. I think Mr. Harper owes Canadians an apology." It reminded him, he said, of a boxer "knocked out in the ring, every time someone slapped money on the table, it was like a manager throwing in the towel." Harper was on his first of five stops in five cities. Asked today about the possibility of something more than a minority government Trudeau said in French "do I want a majority government, yes."
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Trudeau asked whether the long campaign is, in hindsight, a blessing given his standing in polls. http://t.co/OQ0IABnX5U11:02 AM - 14 Oct 2015
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Photos from Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's event earlier today in Hamilton, Ont. (All photos: Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)
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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair clarified his party's stance on marijuana earlier today:
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Election 42. It's kind of a big deal. #elxn42 . #exciting . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRSRIb0W8AA4EaX.jpg
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Photos from Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's appearance at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ont., today. (All photos: Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)
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Photos from NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's event earlier today in Dartmouth, N.S. (All photos: Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)
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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper doesn't make his first campaign speech today until noon ET, but he appeared on local radio in Ontario and made a campaign stop at a coffee company. (All photos: Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)
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From CBC's Catou MacKinnon:
The NDP has lodged an official complaint to Elections Canada following what it calls 'mean' and 'dishonourable' rumours about one of its candidates.
The party's campaign director for Quebec is accusing Liberal party members of telling voters that Hull-Aylmer candidate Nycole Turmel is terminally ill and near death.
Rebecca Blaikie says three weeks ago, people started called NDP offices worried about Turmel.
Blaikie says at one time, Turmel had an inner ear infection -- but that it is completely cured.
The Liberals deny the accusation.
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Eighteen Teletype circuits are added to the normal three circuits used for transmitting election results, guaranteeing that the CBC English and French networks are first with the results.
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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper is the last of the three main party leaders to make his first speech today. He's scheduled to appear at toolmaker J.P. Bowman Ltd. at noon ET.
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While we wait for Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's noon ET appearance, let's take a quick look at what NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau were up to this morning.
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Tom Mulcair started Wednesday in Nova Scotia, where at least one of his three NDP incumbents in the Halifax area is locked in a tough fight ahead of the vote on Monday.
The NDP leader was in Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, a riding won by Robert Chisholm in the last election.
Chisholm, a former provincial NDP leader, ousted Liberal Mike Savage by a narrow margin in 2011 and faces a battle for re-election.
Mulcair said he feels Chisholm will win and once again brushed aside the latest polls that suggest flagging support for his party and a possible Liberal victory.
Chisholm, deputy leader Megan Leslie and veteran MP Peter Stoffer are working hard to ensure they'll be part of the first NDP government in Canada, Mulcair said.
"I share optimism and confidence with the people that I meet across Canada," he said at a partisan rally.
"Whatever the polls have shown, I've always said for the first time in Canadian history, we have a three-way race. For the first time in 148 years of being told we have no choice but to alternate
between Liberal corruption and Conservative corruption, in this election, Canadians have a real choice."
The bedrock of the NDP's pitch to Canadians is that it is the shortest path to defeating Stephen Harper's Conservatives, a narrative that presupposes the party can hold on to its historic
2011 victories, like the one in Chisholm's riding.
After he departs Nova Scotia, Mulcair is scheduled to campaign in Quebec, a province that gave the New Democrats 59 seats in 2011 and helped elevate his party to official Opposition status for the first
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Justin Trudeau is asking Canadians to give his Liberals a majority mandate in next week's federal election.
Polls suggest Trudeau's campaign has the momentum as the final days of the campaign wind down.
Appearing at a college in Hamilton, Ont., Trudeau was also asked how he would stay in power if he receives a minority mandate on Monday.
Trudeau says Canadians don't want to politicians organizing backroom deals about who would wield power.
The Liberal leader's tour is making five stops in five cities today in southern Ontario. - Canadian Press
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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's appearance has been delayed. It's now scheduled for 12:30 p.m. ET. We'll be handing the live blog over to your questions for constitutional expert Philippe Lagassé at 1 p.m. ET regardless.
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Woman from Six Nations came to Stephen Harper's event to tell ask for inquiry into #mmiw #elxn2015 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRShLmmUYAA43yw.jpg
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CBC's Catherine Cullen on a small confrontation outside Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's event:These folks are being asked to leave. Woman says she just want to greet Harper and welcome him onto First Nations territory. One of the women just called the private security guard a racist.
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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and his wife, Catherine Pinhas, board the party's campaign plane for a flight to Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press) -
As we wait for Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's event to begin, here's CBC's Tom Parry on what Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said this morning - much of it referring to Harper and his Conservatives:
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he is asking Canadians for a majority government on Oct. 19.Trudeau made the comments during a campaign stop in Hamilton, Ont., today.
Asked about his party’s prospects in the upcoming vote, the Liberal leader answered in French.
“Am I asking Canadians to vote for us? Yes. Am I asking them to vote for us across country? Yes. Am I asking them for a majority government? Yes.”
Trudeau would not repeat his comments in English.
When asked by a CBC reporter about the chances of a Liberal majority, Trudeau dodged, delivering a rambling two-minute answer in which the word ‘majority’ was never once mentioned. With that, the Liberal leader ended his question and answer session.
With just five days remaining in the campaign, the Liberals do not want to appear overconfident, despite their surge in the polls. Trudeau’s comments today prompted an e-mail from Liberal organizers to reporters covering the Trudeau campaign, reminding them both Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair have called on Canadians to give their parties a majority in the House of Commons.
Trudeau was also asked today about the possibility of co-operation or even a coalition with the NDP in the event of a minority parliament. The Liberal leader said his party has a history of working across the aisle in the House of Commons but steered clear of specifics.
“What Canadians don’t want is politicians organizing backroom deals around who actually gets to wield power,” Trudeau said.
“We will put the service of Canadians at the front of everything we do.”
Trudeau responded as well today to recent attacks from the Conservatives. Stephen Harper has been using props, sound effects and piles of cash to warn voters their taxes would rise under a Liberal government. Trudeau today said Harper could do “as many game show simulations as he likes.”
The Liberal leader also commented on Conservative ads placed in Chinese and Punjabi publications alleging the Liberals want to make marijuana more easily available, legalize prostitution and open injection sites in more neighbourhoods.
“I think we’ve seen over the course of this campaign and indeed over the course of Mr. Harper’s government that he never misses an opportunity to divide, to play up fear and division and even to directly mislead Canadians,” Trudeau said.
The Liberal leader is continuing to campaign in Ontario today, making stops in St. Catharines and Welland before heading to Ajax tonight for a rally in the riding of Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander. -
Today's Conservative event in Brantford, ON should get under way shortly. Expect more sound effects. #elxn42 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CRSop4NUwAAS6XO.jpg
1:30 PM - 14 Oct 2015- Reply
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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's event live stream is up and running. No sign of Harper yet.
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Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's appearance is underway.
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From CBC's Susan Lunn:
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper continues his swing through southwestern Ontario today, starting with a stop at J.P. Bowman, a tool and die maker in Brantford.Today he will continue his criticism of the Liberal election platform, with a focus on seniors.
There will undoubtedly be more game show sound effects, as Harper tries to show how people will lose money if the Liberals form government next Monday.
Harper will also highlight Liberal promises to cut the expansion of tax free savings accounts, and a possible end to the home accessibility tax credit.
The Conseratives have held this riding since 2008, and won it last time by more than 10,000 votes.
There are many ridings up for grabs in southern Ontario and in the greater Toronto area, which is likely why Harper has spent four days in this part of the country, as the election campaign enters its final days.
Harper began his day in nearby London, visiting a coffee packaging warehouse.
He shook hands with a number of employees and had a tour of the facility.
He also pre-taped an interview with the local radio station, AM 980.
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"Every year we have been in office, we have lowered taxes," says Harper. #elxn42 http://t.co/aPdLX8tEZE
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Harper is talking about his take on the Libs plan for seniors. #elxn421:49 PM - 14 Oct 2015
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Harper essentially says he doesn't believe the Liberals will leave income splitting for seniors in place. #elxn421:50 PM - 14 Oct 2015
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Here's our in-depth look at how much truth is in Stephen Harper's attention-grabbing sound-effect show.
Spin Cycle: Is Justin Trudeau really going to empty your wallet?
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has turned to game-show tactics in his bid for re-election. The point being, of course, is that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is going to cost you money. Is that true? -
Good afternoon everyone! I've missed doing live chats in this space... but I'm back for an hour or so now with our guest, Philippe Lagassé, to hold a bit of a civics class here to help our readers understand what happens after the ballots are counted on Monday night. We've had some great questions submitted so far - keep 'em coming! We'll start in five minutes. -
We'll be leaving our live blog coverage of Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's event while we hold the live chat. We'll catch up with photos, videos and quotes from the event when our live chat is over.
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Let's get started, shall we? Thanks for joining us everyone. And special thanks to our guest for the next hour or so, Philippe Lagassé from the University of Ottawa. He literally wrote the book on how our system of government works...
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(I'm not kidding. The relationship between the Crown and Parliament is his area of academic expertise... )
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It's been four long years since we had a minority government. ;-) We thought it might be useful to clear up some of the confusion about what happens, and doesn't, if the ballots are counted and we don't have another majority government after Oct. 19.
