Harper goes on offensive against Liberals
Last Updated: Friday, January 20, 2006 | 9:10 PM ET
CBC News
Speaking to supporters at a rally in Mississauga, Ont., Harper warned of the consequences of a Liberal victory.
"If the Liberals are re-elected ... we will not have any kind of direction for this country," the Conservative leader told a rally. "We will never find the money taken in the sponsorship scandal.
"The scandals, the coverups, the investigations will continue. We cannot have our country go forward like that."
Stephen Harper in Mississauga, Ont., Friday. (CP photo)
The Conservatives have run a well-scripted, controlled campaign. The vote is Monday.
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Martin called the Tory plan "the most socially conservative agenda that has ever been this close to forming a government."
On Friday, Harper refocused his comments on the need for change in the federal government and on the Conservative platform.
Responding to reporters' questions, Harper said he has no plans to reopen the abortion debate.
He also said a Conservative government wouldn't get involved in Quebec's language policy. Bloc Québécois Leader Gill Duceppe said on Thursday that Harper wants to soften the Quebec law that protects French by limiting the public and institutional use of English.
The Conservatives are spending a lot of time in the seat-rich Greater Toronto Area, hoping to make gains in what has been a Liberal stronghold for a decade.
Calling the Martin government "two years of the most disorganized, directionless government I have ever seen in this country," Harper urged campaign workers to concentrate on getting the message out this weekend.
