Canada: Liberal leader Justin Trudeau rallies support in Edmonton on last day of campaign
The longest federal election campaign since 1872 is about to come to close, and if the attention Edmonton has been getting from the party leaders is any indication, the city is a key battleground in the tight race.
In Edmonton Sunday morning, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau urged voters to be sure to vote Monday and help others do the same if they want a change in government.
“We’re not there yet. I need you,” he told a raucous crowd of more than 1,200 supporters at the Maharaja Banquet Hall in the hotly contested Edmonton Mill Woods riding. Liberal Amarjeet Sohi is attempting to knock off Conservative incumbent Tim Uppal in the south Edmonton riding.
“Go knock doors, make phone calls, get out there and talk with your neighbours and your family and your friends. Offer them a ride to the polls, offer to babysit their kids so they can get out and vote. Make sure that no vote and no voter gets left behind,”
“Help us defeat Stephen Harper,” he said, his voice hoarse from the strain of an 11-week campaign. Edmonton was the first of several campaign stops on the last day, with Trudeau rallying support in Calgary later in the day.
People began arriving at 6:30 a.m. to attend the 8 a.m. rally.
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