NDP MP says Seniors’ Income Supplement an Important Step

“I think that NDP is very well positioned to defeat the Conservatives in this riding”, she said in an interview at the event.

Speaking in Quebec City, Harper repeated a theme of his campaign for a fourth term, warning that changing governments would be risky at a time of global instability.

“Given the challenges around us, we need to stick with a long-term plan that has been working and will work”, Harper said today.

New Democrats fired back with a written statement by Toronto candidate and former Saskatchewan finance minister Andrew Thomson, who described Martin’s economic legacy in slash-and-burn terms.

Prime Minister Harper says things with the economic situation in the world being so uncertain, it would be wrong to change course at this point.

It began in May – three months before the polls were even announced – when the Conservatives released a new video ad dubbed “The Interview” mocking the coiffure of Justin Trudeau, leader of Canada’s Liberal Party.

A Conservative spokesman apologized on behalf of Eid, saying his comments were “inappropriate”, but the party stopped short of dropping him as a candidate.

On Vancouver Island, support for the Greens has increased markedly-from 20% in May to 32% in August-placing the party just seven points behind the NDP (39%).

Martin, who helped tame the federal deficit during his time as finance minister, touted his track record: eight budget surpluses, cutting government debt and reducing Canada’s debt ratio to one of the lowest in the G7. Mulcair said his government would cut the small business tax to 9 per cent from 11 per cent.

The ads make other claims, concerning his views on balancing the budget and his hair. “So is governing the country”, he said. “We have been reminded over the past weeks that we have a prime minister and a government that serves itself when it ought to be serving Canadians”.

Trudeau said that the Liberal economic team includes former federal and provincial economic ministers, entrepreneurs and experts in First Nations governance and natural resources. All he needs is one chair and a mirror.

I would love to see these ads answer the question: “What are you going to do that is different?”

He blamed Harper for manufacturing job losses and a less diversified economy. “Like many Canadians, I’ve known people who’ve served their country with honour and distinction. Together we can rule the galaxy”, quickly went viral on social media, prompting some Canadians to ask where they could purchase one.

Trudeau said Harper has walked away from its obligation to veterans, citing the closing of nine regional Veterans Affairs regional officers and more than $1 billion that was unspent on veterans issues.