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10:30 p.m. Closing statements

The leaders were given a minute each at the end to make one last pitch to voters.

Singh

The NDP leader started by referring to Trudeau, suggesting he “has surfed on his privilege all his life.”

Singh said his upbringing was different, referring to himself as “a fighter, a progressive, I’m for the right to abortion.”

He said he’s very different from Scheer and said Blanchet is too focused on Quebec-Ottawa squabbles

“I’m proud of Quebec, I believe in asymmetric, respectful federalism.” He said the NDP “will fight for the environment, for health care, for workers.”

Scheer

The Conservative leader said Canadians “are tired of Trudeau and his out-of-control spending and endless deficits… tired of him embarrassing you on the international scene.”