Just days to go until Canada picks it’s next government.
The leaders continued to pound the pavement Monday, and also attacked their opponents.
Justin Trudeau of the Liberals in Vancouver vowed to introduce legislation to make it a criminal offence to obstruct access to any building providing health services.
The leader also re-iterated his promise to protect businesses and organizations from a legal challenge should they decide to require a proof of vaccination from employees or customers.
Trudeau also went after Tory leader Erin O’Toole, “He is defending his candidate who went to visit seniors in an old-age home without being fully vaccinated. That’s not the leadership we need.”
The candidate in question was Michelle Ferreri, who’s running in the riding of Peterborough-Kawartha.
Earlier in the day, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole promised that if elected, he’ll expand the Canada Child Benefit to start at the seventh month of pregnancy instead of at childbirth, as well as allow new parents the opportunity to earn up to $1,000 per month without it affecting their maternity or parental leave payments.
O’Toole also reminded Trudeau that he’s no longer campaigning in 2015, “I’m a different leader (than Stephen Harper) and although I disagreed with Mr. Trudeau, I could respect him. I agreed when he talked about what unites us rather than divides us. I could understand when he talked about a better future that Canada could have, and I appreciated when he talked about healing the country’s rifts rather than exploiting them.”
Federal maternity and parental benefits allow parents to receive a maximum of $595 per week, which is equal to 55 per cent of their earnings.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh took his tour to both Sioux Lookout and Neskantaga First Nation, the site of a 26 year boil water advisory.
“There are grown adults that have not been able to drink clean water ever,” Singh stressed. “This is wrong, this should not be what’s going on and our commitment is to make sure we clean this water and that every community has access to clean drinking water.”
Singh went onto acknowledge that despite the fact it’s hard to make progress on the issue, especially in remote communities, there is no excuse for this being a ongoing problem under six years of a Liberal government.
Monday is the last day to vote at an advance polling station until 9:00 p.m.
You also have until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to vote at any Elections Canada office using a special ballot.
Election Day is Monday, September 20th.
