Appearing Sunday morning in Hamilton, where the NDP holds one seat, Layton positioned the party as one that would defend the environment, health care and foreign policy in Parliament from Conservative policies.
"We are going to stop the spread of credit-card medicine," he said.
Layton emphasized the NDP commitment to "working families," and contrasted that with the Conservatives. "Their priorities are wrong," he said.
Jack Layton campaigning in Hamilton Sunday.
The Conservatives expect tax cuts will fix Canada's problems, but that's not right. The tax cuts will give dimes to people but dollars to banks and oil companies, Layton asserted.
"Working families are tired of being at the back of the line when they deserve to be at the front of the line," he said.
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He emphasized seniors, saying that many families had expressed concern about taking care of aging parents and grandparents.
Layton had little to say about the Liberals, again asking voters to switch their support to the NDP.
Layton will appear in Toronto later Sunday, where he holds the sole NDP seat.
