Poilievre stops in Stoney Creek as federal leaders make their final pitches to voters

Hamilton was back on the federal campaign trail today.

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre made a stop in Stoney Creek, announcing more promises to stop crime.

Poilievre promised that if he is elected, law enforcement will have the tools to dismantle and criminally charge people living in encampments.

Judges would also be able to sentence those charged for simple possession of illegal drugs to mandatory drug treatment instead of harsher penalties.

“This homeless crisis is a symbol of everything the last Liberal decade has done, doubling home prices, doubling food costs” he said during the announcement.

Poilievre added that he would end Liberal laws that he claims are holding back economic growth, and took aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s campaign platform and its spending.

Meanwhile, Mark Carney was in Victoria, B.C., urging a vote for his party is the answer during a trade war.

“I think having a clear mandate will pot the country in a better position when it comes to these negotiations, so we have the ability to build this great land for everyone,” he said.

Carney also fired back at Poilievre, calling the Conservative platform “phantom growth,” and defended the Liberal platform which includes $28 billion in unspecified cost cuts and a promise of increased productivity.

At an election campaign stop in Edmonton, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh urged voters not to turn their backs on New Democrats, boasting about his party pushing the minority Liberal government on dental care, pharmacare and workers protections in exchange for support in Ottawa.

“While people have rejected the Conservatives, you can’t give Mark Carney all the power,” Singh said during a press conference.

“When you give the Liberals all the power, they never deliver for Canadians. They will fail on those promises.”

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