Federal party leaders kick off election campaign

Sep 11, 2019 | 9:35 AM

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is taking aim at Justin Trudeau over the SNC-Lavalin affair ahead of the prime minister’s visit to Rideau Hall to officially launch the federal election campaign.

Scheer is calling Trudeau a “liar,” arguing the Liberal leader has lost the moral authority to govern and saying his goal for the next five weeks is to convince Canadians of that.

Much of his attack arises from a report in the Globe and Mail that cabinet confidentiality is preventing people from speaking to the RCMP as the force considers a possible investigation into obstruction of justice.

With the Conservative campaign plane behind him, Scheer also says he plans to spend the next five weeks or so talking to Canadians about the Tories’ platform.

Federal party leaders kick off election campaign

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