OTTAWA — It’s not like they were ever besties. Yet Wednesday’s campaign posturing and promises by Canada’s federal leaders showcased the tone and tenor of an ever more fractious Parliament that could tip into an election campaign any time.
Days before the House of Commons returns for the fall sitting, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh each went before cameras and claimed their main concern is bettering the lot of Canadians, as they traded accusations of pettiness, childishness and peddling in falsehoods.
