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On the Campaign Trail

Abortion and affordable housing front and centre yesterday

It was another busy day of campaigning for the party leaders.

Conservative leader Erin O'Toole was asked to explain a policy in his party's election platform aimed at protecting the conscience rights of doctors and nurses when it comes to referring patients for an abortion, gender reassignment surgery and assisted dying.

O'Toole trying to reassure voters he is pro choice,

But Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and the Bloc's Yves-Francois Blanchet says the platform sends the opposite signal

Meantime the Conservatives promising to build a million new affordable homes, the NDP half a million new homes as well as bring in rent controls.

Trudeau promised to hire more Personal Support Workers for long term care and pay them appropriately.

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