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Canada Election 2015
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Economy on leaders' lips

Stephen Harper's finance minister, who has flown under the radar during the federal election campaign, hit the hustings today to sell the Conservative vision for the Canadian economy.

Joe Oliver held an event in Toronto to target Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's fiscal plan, which includes a pledge to run deficits of up to $10-billion a year for three years to put money into infrastructure projects.

Oliver told a small business the economy remains the number one priority for the Conservatives, especially with the instability in the global markets.

Despite Oliver's campaigning, the latest Nanos Research poll showed 39 per cent of Canadians rank the Liberal's Trudeau as the leader with the best economic platform, followed by 33 per cent who think Harper has the best economic platform.

Harper is not campaigning today.

Trudeau is in Iqaluit, where he announced a Liberal government will funnel $40 million over four years in to the government's Nutrition North program designed to bring health food to isolated communities.

The Liberal leader said he will ensure the program, often criticized for operational problems, will be more effective and transparent.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair will return to British Columbia on Saturday, where he is set to attend events in Victoria and Duncan.



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