Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer denied Friday that he was spreading misinformation when he accused his Liberal and NDP opponents of contemplating tax hikes that they have not announced.
The Liberal and NDP leaders said the Conservative leader was just making things up.
Scheer含羞草研究社檚 claim came in Fredericton where he said 含羞草研究社� without citing specific evidence 含羞草研究社� that a potential coalition between the Liberals and the NDP might lead to a hike in the GST.
Most polls continue to suggest the Liberals and Conservatives are deadlocked in popular support, raising talk about potential minority or coalition governments. Support has grown for the NDP in some provinces and for the Bloc Quebecois in Quebec.
含羞草研究社淚t含羞草研究社檚 not misinformation at all. We know that the Liberals are contemplating these types of things,含羞草研究社� Scheer said.
含羞草研究社淛ustin Trudeau did a lot of things that wasn含羞草研究社檛 in his platform after 2015,含羞草研究社� he added, eliciting cheers from a group of supporters at a campaign event in a brew pub on the Saint John River.
Scheer also defended past claims that the Liberals are contemplating new taxes on homeowners and would legalize hard drugs.
含羞草研究社淭hose claims are entirely untrue. It is unfortunate that the Conservatives keep having to make up attacks against us,含羞草研究社� Trudeau said in the Toronto suburb of Whitby.
The Liberal leader reiterated his attack point that the Conservatives would have to cut $53 billion in services to pay for their pledge to balance the budget, a multi-year total that is drawn from the Conservatives含羞草研究社� platform.
含羞草研究社淭here is a chance that there could be a Conservative government and that would mean cuts,含羞草研究社� said Trudeau.
He said Canadians face a choice between Conservative cuts and the Liberal plan to fight climate change and make streets safer from gun violence.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Scheer was lying about raising the GST.
含羞草研究社淢r. Scheer is just making stuff up because he含羞草研究社檚 getting desperate. We absolutely will not raise the GST. No. Not whatsoever because it含羞草研究社檚 not a progressive tax,含羞草研究社� Singh said in Port Alberni, B.C.
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含羞草研究社淲e含羞草研究社檝e never, anywhere, in any of our announcements ever suggested any vague way that we would be increasing GST. That含羞草研究社檚 wrong. That含羞草研究社檚 not true.含羞草研究社�
Singh said he didn含羞草研究社檛 think voters would believe Scheer含羞草研究社檚 claims. But Singh also took aim at Trudeau, reiterating that he has been a disappointment to Canadians. The NDP and the Liberals are competing for support from so-called progressive voters.
Singh was campaigning on Vancouver Island in a head-to-head fight with Green Leader Elizabeth May. The NDP has been dominant on the island but both the Greens含羞草研究社� seats are there and they含羞草研究社檙e looking for more.
The NDP leader tried to distinguish himself from May by emphasizing that he would not co-operate with a Conservative minority government under any circumstances. He said May has left open that possibility.
May focused on international trade on Friday, saying the Greens would restructure Canada含羞草研究社檚 approach because current agreements favour the rights of corporations at the expense of environmental protection.
Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
