Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears

OTTAWA — Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, first holding a media availability in King City before visiting a small business in Newmarket, holding a meet and greet in Aurora and visiting another small business in Markham.

He is also scheduled to hold rallies in Mississauga and Windsor, Ont.

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to hold a rally in Delta, B.C., in the morning and a whistle stop in Sudbury, Ont., in the evening.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to hold a campaign event in London, Ont., and attend a Unifor rally in Windsor, Ont.

He is later expected to attend a Lapu-Lapu Day party in Vancouver and an Eid dinner in Burnaby, B.C.

Canadians cast ballots to choose their next government on Monday.

Pierre Poilievre’s recent stop in Saskatoon

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre made Saskatoon one of his final stops just days before Canadians head to the polls.

“Everything is at stake (and) this election is about change,” Poilievre said as he addressed the crowd of supporters and journalists at TCU Place on April 25.

“After a lost Liberal decade of rising costs and crime, we can’t afford a fourth Liberal term.”

He hammered home core promises such as reducing the lowest income tax bracket from 15 per cent to 12.75 per cent and axing the carbon tax.

If the Conservative Party leader wins, he would keep Parliament open all summer to pass three laws addressing affordability, bringing home jobs, and keeping streets safe.

“It’s going to be the biggest crackdown on crime in Canadian history,” Poilievre said.

Mark Carney’s Saskatoon campaign stop

Brief shouts of “51st State!” and “People are being slaughtered in Palestine!” disrupted Liberal leader Mark Carney’s brief visit to Saskatoon on April 9.

The Liberal leader arrived at the Remai Modern art museum and gallery for a “meet and greet” event, with a motorcade that included a bus, two SUV limousines and several other SUVs, escorted by Saskatoon Police.

He took the stage after Saskatchewan liberal candidates including Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River candidate Buckley Belanger, and Carney’s wife Diana Fox Carney introduced him.

“Look at this. We are in the Paris of the Prairies. Thank God. This is amazing… amazing to be back,” he told a crowd of what appeared to be several hundred supporters.

He also again touched on campaign promises he’s previously announced, including building millions of homes, making Canada an “energy super power” in oil, gas, and clean energy in partnership with Indigenous peoples and the provinces, while also creating more educational opportunities and careers for those who want to work in the trades.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tries to drum up support in Saskatoon

A rambunctious group of supporters greeted NDP leader Jagmeet Singh on April 9 in Saskatoon as he made his first stop in Saskatchewan on the 2025 campaign trail.

Singh propped up the candidates for the Saskatoon area and spoke to his supporters for less than 10 minutes. While the speech was short, Singh did meet and talk individually with supporters for just over an hour after his speech.

Singh called this election very important because people are worried about the uncertainty in the world.

“People are really worried and they’re worried about what it means for their lives. They’re worried about what it means for their families, they’re worried about the cost of living,” Singh told supporters.

“People are worried about what’s going to be on the table. What are people going to sacrifice? Are people going to give up on universal health-care? Are they going to give up on workers rights?

“We got a message. Not only will we never be the 51st state, we will never give up on people.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 26, 2025.

The Canadian Press

— with files from 650 CKOM’s Mia Holowaychuk, Shane Clausing and Lara Fominoff