Weekend whirlwind: final push on as voting day nears
Last Updated: Saturday, January 21, 2006 | 4:59 PM ET
CBC News
Canadians head to the polls on Monday.
The Conservatives are continuing to concentrate on votes in Ontario, Canada's most populous province.
Saturday began with that party's leader, Stephen Harper, holding a rally in the Toronto suburban area of Don Mills.
He was also making stops in Guelph and Strathroy before going on to a rally in Sarnia.
"Harper's campaign is really focused on Ontario and areas like B.C. where the Conservatives hope to make gains," says the CBC's Jennifer Ditchburn in Ottawa.
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Liberal Leader Paul Martin, meanwhile, was also in Ontario, with stops in London, Kitchener and Brampton.
His day also includes stops in Manitoba with events in Winnipeg and St. Boniface.
"Martin's strategy includes trying to shore up support in threatened ridings," Ditchburn said.
NDP Leader Jack Layton was travelling from west to east on Saturday.
His day began with a rally in Vancouver. He was then moving on to Regina and then to Ontario with whirlwind run across the province with stops in Thunder Bay, Sudbury, and London.
"Layton's definitely got the most gruelling schedule of all the leaders in the final days," Ditchburn said.
Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe had events in Levis, Que., and Saguenay, Que.
His other scheduled appearances in the province were to be in Ascot, Cowansville and Montreal.
Jim Harris, the Green Party Leader, had several stops in B.C., in Nanaimo, Colwood, Golden Head, and Victoria.
