Stumping and bumping: Life on the campaign trail for the federal leaders

Federal leaders have been on theroad since mid-August, when the 36-day election campaign began.

With the first half of the campaign over,here's a look back at the partyleaders as they touredCanadian cities, meeting people from all walks of life.

Taking planes and buses

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau waves from hiscampaign plane as he leaves Reginaon Aug. 20.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and his wife, Rebecca, leave the campaign plane as they arrive in Toronto onAug.17.

(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

NDPLeader Jagmeet Singh waves as he boards the campaign plane at the airport in Ottawa onAug.31.

(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet hops off his bus fora campaign event at La Mie Chez Vous, a training and employment non-profit inBuckingham, Que., onAug. 19.

(Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Singh returns to his bus after a campaign stop at Mangia Mangia caf, in Brampton, Ont., on Aug. 16.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

O'Toole waves as he arrives for a campaign stop in Markham, Ont.,onAug.30.

(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Mississauga, Ont., on Aug.27.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Selfies and COVID-era greetings

Green Party Leader Annamie Paul canvasses a neighbourhood after launching her election campaign in the riding of Toronto Centreon Aug. 15.

(Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)

Trudeau greets a child who wanted to show off his new haircutduring a campaign stop in Iqaluit onAug. 30.

(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

O'Toole greets supporters at a campaign rally in Charlottetown on Aug.28.

(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

Singh greets a supporter in a park in Windsor, Ont.,on Aug.25.

(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

Singh records a momentonsocial media during a campaign stop in Thunder Bay, Ont., onAug. 27.

(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

O'Toole takes photoswith a supporterat a campaign rally in Trois-Rivires, Que.,onAug.29.

(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

Trudeau makes a campaign whistle-stop in Richmond Hill, Ont., onAug. 27.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

In bakeries,breweries and restaurants

Chicken wings lie on traysin the community kitchen of La Mie Chez Vous, asBlanchet speaks with the program's general director Jean-Charles Pichereauin Buckingham, Que., onAug. 19.

(Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Trudeau pipes a pastrywith the owner of a bakery and cafduring a campaign stop in Nobleton, Ont., onAug. 27.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Blanchet, centre, enjoys a hot dog while attending a Rouge et Or football game at Laval University against the McGill Redbirds in Quebec City,alongside local candidates Marc Dean, left, and Marie-Christine Richard onAug.29.

(Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)

Trudeau pours a pintof beer as he makes a stop at the Hawthorne Beer Marketin Surrey, B.C., onAug. 18.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

O'Tooleand his wife drawpints while campaigning at a local craft beer brewery in Fredericton onAug. 28.

(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

The O'Toolesenjoy some ice cream while campaigning in Charlottetown onAug.28.

(Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

Trudeau enjoys a coneduring a campaign stop at COWS Creamery in Charlottetown on Aug. 22.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Singh buys an ice cream as he stops at a shop in Ladysmith, B.C., on Aug. 31.

(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Doggos and babies

Singh poses with supporters in Ladysmith on the same day.

(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

O'Toole isjoined by his family ata campaign stop at Dog Tales Rescue sanctuaryin King City, Ont., on Aug. 30.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Trudeau greets a furry friend and their owners as he makes his way to his busfollowing a campaign eventin Surrey, B.C., on Aug 25.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Trudeau high fives a child during a stop in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Aug. 27.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

O'Toolegreets a family during a visit toDog TalesRescuein King City, Ont., on Aug. 30.

(Evan Mitsui/CBC)

Signs of protest

Singh walks away from an anti-vaccination protester as he arrives at LaurentianUniversity in Sudbury, Ont., onAug. 28.

(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

Anti-vaccination protesters block the NDP campaign bus for a brief moment on a street in Sudbury on the same day.

(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

A protester yells atTrudeau as he makes his way to a motorcade in Surrey, B.C., onAug. 25.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

Protesters wait forTrudeau to arrive at a campaign event in Bolton, Ont., onAug.27.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

At the podium

Trudeau is joined by Liberal candidate Gordie Hogg for South-Surrey White Rockat a campaign stop on Aug. 25.

(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

O'Toole speaks to the media in Ottawa on Aug.31.

(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)

Blanchet speaks at a news conference in front of the Chteau Frontenac in Quebec City, accompanied by local candidates, onAug.25.

(Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)

Singh responds to a question surrounded by health-care workers during a news conference in Thunder Bay, Ont.,onAug.27.

(Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)

Paul launches her election campaign at a newsconference in Torontoon Aug. 15.

(Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press)