Canada Votes 2021

Affordability was the hot topic Wednesday after Statistics Canada reported prices increased by 4.1 per cent in August compared with the same month one year earlier.

A recent poll conducted by Leger in collaboration with The Canadian Press indicated the Liberals and Tories are tied.

An Ottawa city councillor is concerned with the finer details of any candidate's plan.

A similar poll conducted two weeks ago had the Conservatives ahead with 34 per cent compared with 30 per cent for the Liberals.

"It is not the space, it is not the place to protest," Singh said in front of his campaign plane in Sioux Lookout, Ont.

Monday is the last day for advance polls but voters can still cast their ballot at an Elections Canada office or apply for a mail-in ballot until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The debate was the last of three to be held during the campaign and came 11 days before election day and just as four days of advance polls are set to open Friday.

Advance polls will be open between 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET and are open until Monday.

The five themes selected for Thursday night's debate are: affordability, climate, recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership and accountability, and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

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