With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election.
The Wednesday with all parties eager to get going on convincing Canadians their path is the right one to choose come the Oct. 21 vote.
And all framed the campaign as one that will feature both direct promises to help Canadians, but also be about bigger picture issues.
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Trudeau is to continue campaigning in B.C., where there is a four-way fight among the major parties.
He will be in Victoria for an announcement before heading to Kamloops for an event with Terry Lake, the Liberal candidate for the riding.
Later in the day, he is expected to take part in a rally in Edmonton, which has two Liberal MPs.
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He was not fazed by that on Wednesday.
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Trudeau has declined to appear, leaving Scheer to face off against Green leader Elizabeth May and the NDPB次元官网网址檚 Jagmeet Singh.
Singh begins his day in his political birthplace of Brampton, Ont., a city just northwest of Toronto where he cut his teeth as a provincial politician and thatB次元官网网址檚 now home to five federal ridings. He is to make an announcement alongside local NDP candidates.
Scheer has a brief morning stop at the Toronto office of a charity that supports families with children who have been diagnosed with serious illnesses. Both the New Democrat and Conservative leaders are to spend the rest of the day preparing for the debate.
May, who began her campaign Wednesday in Victoria, only has the debate on her public schedule.
The Canadian Press
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