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HAMILTON, Ont. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper ramped up his criticism of Justin Trudeau, delivering a stinging attack on the Liberal leader during a pep talk to Ontario Conservatives.

In a speech at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton on Thursday night, Harper took aim at several of Trudeau’s past statements, from terrorism to China.

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He noted neither the Liberals nor the New Democrats have supported his government’s law and order reforms.

Harper accused the opposition parties of believing criminals are victims of society.

He referred to Trudeau’s reaction to the 2013 terrorism attack at the Boston Marathon when the Liberal leader said governments must look at the root causes of homegrown terrorism.

Harper also alluded to opposition criticism of his government’s handling of foreign policy, referring to a comment Trudeau once made about admiring China and asked how many Canadians want to live there.