Canadians 'thinking twice' about Tories: Martin
Last Updated: Friday, January 20, 2006 | 2:47 PM ET
CBC News
The Liberal leader was in St. John's for a rally that kicks off three days of intense campaigning that will end on Sunday in British Columbia.
"Canadians are waking up to the possibility of a Stephen Harper government, and they're thinking about what it would mean in their lives," Martin said.
"They're thinking twice and they're deciding and they're acting, and they're joining us," Martin said.
Paul Martin in St John's, Friday, Jan. 20, 2006. (CP photo)
Attacking Harper for his past statements about Canada as a welfare state, about Atlantic Canada's "culture of defeat" and for aligning himself with the conservative movement in the United States, Martin said some Conservative candidates have been muzzled during the campaign.
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Martin named Cheryl Gallant, Rob Anders, Rob Merrifield and Harold Albrecht as Tory candidates who have a hidden social agenda, and warned that they are still part of the Conservative party even if they haven't been heard from.
The Liberals say those candidates have been kept out of sight so they can't make remarks about abortion and same-sex marriage.
Martin had some pointed remarks about NDP Leader Jack Layton, as well, accusing him of refusing to fight the Conservatives.
"I say to Jack Layton, if you're not ready to take the fight to Stephen Harper, then move over, because I am."
Arguing that the majority of Canadians are against the Conservatives, Martin called on New Democrats and Green party supporters to unite and vote Liberal.
"We Liberals are on a march and we are marching towards a remarkable comeback," he said.
