While Jagmeet Singh went to Toronto and Brampton to hold “get out the vote” parties with the advance polls open, and promising to find new jobs for oilsands workers, Andrew Scheer was similarly in Burnaby where he outlined his priorities for his first 100 days in office – should he win the election – and named the co-chairs of the committee he plans to use to cut corporate welfare (which seems a bit presumptuous).

Justin Trudeau held a rally in Mississauga, which wound up starting 90 minutes late and when it did happen, Trudeau was surrounded by visible security and was wearing a bulletproof vest – and his wife was not on stage with him as had been planned. The party later did say that there was a security issue, but everyone was fairly vague about the whole thing, which is not unsurprising, but still alarming, particularly given that we have yet to see clear denunciations of threats of violence against the prime minister from those federal and provincial leaders who have been stirring up a great deal of anger for political gain, and who have put forward this notion that Trudeau is deliberately destroying the country.

A protective vest bulges through the shirt of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau at a campaign rally in Mississauga, Ontario. The rally was delayed for 90 minutes for a security issue, pic.twitter.com/DMwmINagGA

— Frank Gunn (@frankgunnphoto) October 12, 2019

Other election stories:

• Elections Canada has been making a push to ensure the homeless know how to access their right to vote.
• Facebook has removed ads paid for by the Manning Centre to anti-Trudeau groups, because they were “excessively violent.”
• Here’s a look at the different promises to tax digital services like Netflix, with the real question about contributions to the Canadian media landscape.
• The Star sketches out how different post-election scenarios could look when it comes to foreign policy.
• Here’s a lengthy read about Trudeau’s political evolution.
• The Conservatives have put out a Chinese-language ad on Facebook to falsely claim the Liberals plan to decriminalize hard drugs. (Scheer has prevaricated in response).
• CBC’s fact-checkers walk through the evaluations of the NDP’s platform costing, particularly where they hope to find new revenues.
• Here’s another look at the Bloc’s apparent resurgence in Quebec.

Good reads:

• Alberta’s Auditor General has found some alarming mismanagement at the Alberta Energy Regulator.
• Alberta’s Election Commissioner has fined a company $18,373 for prohibited contributions to that “kamikaze” campaign in the UCP leadership race.
• Susan Delacourt has a good list of questions that voters should ask candidates on their doorsteps.

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