One week in and the NDP's election campaign already looks and feels different than 2019, with stops out West and in the Prairies taking priority in the early days, writes CTV News' Annie Bergeron-Oliver. Read her campaign notebook for details from the campaign trail on election.ctvnews.ca.
MONTREAL -- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent the first week of the 2021 federal election campaign crisscrossing the country, targeting ridings the NDP doesn’t currently hold but need to pick up if they want to form government.
But while the NDP’s finances are helping to highlight a more concerted strategy to pick up support from disillusioned Liberals and those who want a more affordable life, the big difference this campaign is COVID-19. If cases continue to rise, Singh -- who in the first week of the campaign took part in at least three virtual events -- says he is “prepared” to go virtual if needed and park his chartered jet and wrapped buses. His team, he says, is being “vigilant” and routinely monitoring public health advice.
COVID-19 precautions, in addition to daily rapid antigen tests, that both Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole are using as they hold events, and campaign stops across the country.
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