Today on the federal campaign trail

A look at what was said and done on the hustings Monday

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

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Singh makes Atlantic Canada sales pitch

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh heads from his airplane as he arrives in Miramichi, N.B. on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Singh is heading to Bathurst, N.B. for a campaign event before travelling to to Nova Scotia and then Manitoba. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Posted: 10:33 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

BATHURST, N.B. - Trying to sell himself as Canada's next prime minister to the people of New Brunswick, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh apologized Monday for the fact he was making his first visit to the province since winning the leadership two years ago.

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Trudeau promises national pharmacare plan

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, makes a health care policy announcement in Hamilton, Ontario on Monday Sept. 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Posted: 8:40 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

HAMILTON - A re-elected Liberal government would introduce a national pharmacare program, Justin Trudeau promised Monday — though he wouldn't say how much it would cost or when it would take full effect.

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Scheer promises plan for home ownership

Federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer makes a campaign stop in Vaughan, Ont., on Monday, September 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Posted: 9:23 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

VAUGHAN, Ont. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer laid out a plan Monday that he says would make it cheaper for Canadians to buy homes, loosening rules put in place by the former Conservative government during the global financial crisis.

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Green ads look to the next generation

Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May attends the launch of her party

Posted: 3:31 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May's Green party is turning its federal campaign into something of a children's crusade.

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Bloc leader calls for pause on border pact

Yves-Francois Blanchet makes an announcement on the leadership race of the Bloc Quebecois in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Posted: 12:29 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - The Bloc Quebecois says Quebec should be able to override decisions made by Canadian immigration officials regarding whether failed asylum seekers can stay in the country.

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Consumer groups wary of Libs wireless promise

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau greets supporters while campaigning Monday, September 23, 2019 in Hamilton, Ont. The Liberal party

Posted: 1:58 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

TORONTO - The Liberal party's promise of a 25 per cent reduction in wireless bills for average Canadian families was greeted with skepticism Monday by observers of Canada's telecommunications industry.

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Tory stress-test plan could lift home prices

Posted: 12:15 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer's pledge to extend mortgage amortization maximums for some homebuyers and loosen a contentious stress test would likely lead to more debt and higher property prices, some experts say.

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High-profile Liberals eye Poilievre's seat

Pierre Poilievre, Conservative candidate for Carleton, runs to the next house while campaigning door to door ahead of the 2019 federal election, in the Ottawa community of Greely, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Posted: 3:01 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

GREELY, Ont. - The battle for a semi-rural riding south of Ottawa has all the makings of something personal for the Liberals.

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PCO warns workers of online posts in campaign

Posted: 3:01 AM CDT Monday, Sep. 23, 2019

OTTAWA - The country's top civil servant has sent a stern warning to government workers as part of his election-campaign guidelines, reminding them to be extra careful about what they say on social media.

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