As the election campaign enters its final week, Liberal Leader Mark Carney releases his party’s health-care platform at an event in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The plan focuses on building new hospitals, growing the health work force, modernizing the system, investing in women’s health and reproductive rights, as well as increasing support for mental health care and substance abuse treatment.
Carney also comments on the passing of Pope Francis, who died Monday morning at the age of 88. Delivering introductory remarks are Sean Casey, Liberal candidate for Charlottetown, and Greg Naterer, vice-president, academic and research at the University of Prince Edward Island.
Carney faces questions from reporters on the Liberal party’s election platform, which promises $130 billion in new spending while running deficits until at least the fiscal year 2028-2029.
With one week until election day, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a news conference in Scarborough, Ont., and lays out his party’s housing plan. He pledges that a Conservative government would build 2.3 million new homes over the next five years. Poilievre also comments on the passing of Pope Francis, who died this morning at 88 years old.
Greg Brady, the Conservative candidate for Ajax, provides opening remarks.As the election campaign enters its final week, Liberal Leader Mark Carney releases his party’s health-care platform at an event in Charlottetown, P.E.I. The plan focuses on building new hospitals, growing the health work force, modernizing the system, investing in women’s health and reproductive rights, as well as increasing support for mental health care and substance abuse treatment.
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