Harper, Mulcair and Trudeau in Montreal ahead of French-language debate
Federal leaders vying for seats in Quebec as election day approaches
All three major party leaders were in theMontreal area todayahead of a French-language debate on Friday.
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NDP Leader TomMulcairwasat theMused'artcontemporainin the downtown riding ofLaurier-Sainte-Marie, which the New Democrats snatched from Bloc Qubcois Leader GillesDuceppein 2011. He is trying to win it back from HlneLaverdirein this election.
Trudeaumade an announcement atManutentionQubec, a companyinLac St. Louis, a riding on Montreal's West Island that is a longtime Liberal bastion.
It is one of a handful of seats in Montreal that the Liberals kept in the last election.
Conservative LeaderStephenHarperhad no public events on his calendar and will instead focus on preparation for the debate hosted by the TVA network.
BlocLeader Gilles Duceppe's lone campaign event today was a morning news conference in Montreal where he discussed supply management.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is in British Columbia.
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with files from The Canadian Press