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The Conservatives and NDP are turning their sights on Justin Trudeau as the Liberals appear to be gaining momentum heading into the home stretch of this marathon federal election.

In separate campaign events Monday, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair both urged voters not to elect the Liberals, who most national polls show are either tied with the Conservatives or leading the pack.

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“The choice is clear,” Harper said during a stop at a family-owned apple farm in southwestern Ontario. “The choice is keeping the benefits you have under us, and getting more, or having them taken away under the Liberals and getting deficits instead.”

Mulcair, meanwhile, accused the Liberals of being no different than the Conservatives because of their refusal to categorically oppose a massive new free trade agreement with 12 Pacific Rim countries. The NDP leader noted the Liberals have also supported the Keystone XL pipeline, and voted for Bill C-51.