Thread by @globeandmail

Conservative Leader @erinotoole unleashed an attack on @JustinTrudeau on Monday, portraying the Liberal Leader as entitled and selfish.

Trudeau, meanwhile, accused O’Toole and @CPC_HQ of being beholden to the gun lobby and the anti-vaccination movement.

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The attacks from both leaders marked a turn to negative campaigning, with just one week remaining before the Sept. 20 vote. #Elxn44

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O’Toole spent the first 18 minutes of a news conference reading from prepared remarks that referenced the Liberal Leader’s former “partying” days, the SNC-Lavalin scandal and Trudeau’s disputes with prominent women in his caucus.

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Mr. O’Toole was asked by journalists how his remarks square with his commitment to run a positive campaign. The Conservative Leader said the election is about trust, which he said comes from leading, and from putting the interests of the country first.

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Asked whether his tone reflected concern about his electoral chances, O’Toole did not address the point. “Canadians deserve change. I want them to look at why we’re in this election and vote for change,” he said.

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Speaking at a campaign stop in Vancouver, Trudeau linked O’Toole with anti-vaccination protests, some of which occurred outside of hospitals throughout the country on Monday.

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A reporter asked the Liberal Leader to provide evidence that Conservatives are involved in the protests.

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Trudeau said O’Toole’s comments about the Tories being a “big tent” party and his refusal to make vaccines mandatory for his caucus meant he was “casting to include people who find themselves outside the fringes of the mainstream.”

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