“The leaders, locked in a statistical dead heat in the polls, adopted a more combative tone at The Globe and Mail debate Thursday night in Calgary – the second of the 2015 campaign. On a night that saw a series of fractious back-and-forths over which among them has the best plan to recharge a sluggish economy, there were no obvious knockout blows, but each leader defended their positions on the oil sector, corporate taxes and the Canada Pension Plan, among others,” wrote Steven Chase and Bill Curry for The Globe and Mail on Thursday September 17, 2015.
Chase and Curry continued, “Stephen Harper, who seemed comfortable to stand back and leave his rivals to hammer at one another, defended his record in a year that has seen the economy shrink in the first half.
Mr. Harper, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, each of whom have about 30 per cent of the electorate’s support after 47 days on the campaign trail, used the debate to try to connect with voters and surge ahead of the pack.
At issue was how to create jobs and spur growth at a time when the country’s centrepiece petroleum sector is plagued by low oil prices.
Taxation emerged as a major point of contention between the three leaders. Mr. Harper noted that he is the only one who is promising not to raise taxes and warned that the Liberal and NDP plans would harm the economy. He was particularly focused on attacking his rivals’ plans to expand the Canada Pension Plan, which he argued is an unnecessary payroll tax.”
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Raymond Matt, CFP, CLU, TEP, CHS
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