Making the pitch to voters ahead of election day on Monday.
On Day 31 of the federal election campaign, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole made his pitch to families east of Ottawa, promising that if he’s elected Prime Minister, the Child Care Expense deduction will be converted into a refundable tax credit.
Screen capture of Conservative leader Erin O’Toole (CPAC)
“To help lower income families today, not five years from now, with up to 75 per cent of child care expenses covered,” remarked O’Toole. “Six years of inaction by Mr. Trudeau, now he’s telling families to wait another five or six years, we’re going to help them now.”
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in British Columbia pressed that the Tories don’t believe in climate change.
“Do we continue and move forward even faster and harder in the fight against climate change or do we let Erin O’Toole take us back?” asked Trudeau.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau image (CPAC)
“Mr. O’Toole says now he’s in favour of public health care but he told groups of Conservatives that he thinks there should be more, private, for-profit health care. These are the types of things we’re seeing from Mr. O’Toole, he’s not leading he’s misleading Canadians.
The NDP are promising to lower cellphone and internet bills if they’re the governing party.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in Toronto (CPAC)
Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Toronto that he wants to put a cap on telecom bills, implement mandatory unlimited data plans as well as break up monopolies that allow companies to charge higher prices.
“One of the proposals that we’ve put forward is looking at putting in place a publicly owned crown corporation to invest in the infrastructure necessary, to connect communities that don’t have access to the internet. That is a vital infrastructure piece.”
When it comes to voting before election day, you have until 6:00 p.m. Tuesday to vote at any Elections Canada office using a special ballot.
Election Day is Monday, September 20th.
