Election Campaign Day 17: Promises Include Balancing Budget, Cracking Down on Housing Speculators, and Food Security

As the election campaign reaches the mid-way point of its third week, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole campaigned in Ottawa on Aug. 31, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in B.C. People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier continued his campaign in Alberta, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul was in Toronto. Speaking in Katana, Ottawa, Trudeau said a re-elected Liberal government will spend almost $6.5 billion for a dedicated “Canada Mental Health Transfer” that will be available across the country. This new funding will reduce wait times and increase mental health professionals, including 1,200 additional counsellors for colleges and universities. The funding will also create special “distinctions-based” mental health strategies for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people.-- More...