Well it's no mystery what Ignatieff and Holland will be talking about in 10 mins... t.co

Ignatieff says the Liberal platform will be out within the week. #elxn41

I have yet to see Ignatieff use a teleprompter.

Tories drove Canada into record deficit with poor fiscal management: Ignatieff

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is assailing Stephen Harper's economic management, accusing the Conservative government of running the country into a record deficit.

After two days of fighting accusations he planned to usurp a duly elected government and form a coalition with "the socialists and separatists" from the NDP and Bloc Quebecois, the Liberal leader is going on the offensive.

"They spent all kinds of money to put us into a deficit before the recession," Ignatieff told a news conference Monday in Toronto.

"We found ourselves confronting a record deficit. We feel that the economic management by Mr. Harper is bad. We have to choose a different way for Canada, economically speaking."

Ignatieff is in Toronto and suburban Mississauga, Ont., where the so-called 905 ridings are considered essential to any victory May 2.

(The Canadian Press)

Tory focus on 'jets and jails' threatening to bankrupt Canada, Ignatieff says

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is accusing his Conservative rivals of putting "jets and jails" and corporate tax cuts ahead of ordinary Canadians.

Ignatieff says Stephen Harper refuses to come clean about the spiralling cost of a Tory plan to buy as many as 65 new F-35 fighter jets.

He also accuses the prime minister of being out of step with Canadian priorities by spending on expanded prisons and costly corporate tax cuts.

Speaking in Mississauga, Ont., Ignatieff is citing last summer's costly G8-G20 meetings in Toronto and Huntsville, Ont,. as a symbol of Tory "contempt."

For the third straight day, Ignatieff is also denying Harper's claim the Liberals would form a coalition government with the New Democrats.

(The Canadian Press)

So odd. Don't expect that in Regina

RT @NDP_ElectionHQ: Help Ignatieff find Conservatives: www.ndp.ca #Elxn41 #NDP #Cdnpoli

Clement explains on Twitter: "To clear up Q I changed my Twitter handle bec w/ Commons dissolved I'm not an MP + I didn't want to endure a slew of "process" stories."

Gaggle of media waiting for @Ignatieff_M in Toronto's Chinatown. #elxn41 he's going to do a walkabout w business owners t.co

Layton tours Saskatchewan, hopes to take back seats lost to Conservatives

REGINA - NDP Leader Jack Layton is calling on voters in Saskatchewan to come back to the party they created.

Layton says the Conservative government of Stephen Harper is just delivering "the same old scandals" Canadians thought had been left behind when they ousted the Liberals in 2006.

"I think people are concluding one thing - that Ottawa is broken and it's time for us to fix it," he said Monday in a rousing speech to party faithful in Regina.

The province where Layton's party was born did not hand the New Democrats a single seat in the last election.

Of the 14 federal seats in the province, the Tories hold 13 and the Liberals hold one. (The Canadian Press)

Chinese Canadian I just spoke to says he's undecided voter, cares about ethics issues, not the coalition talk. #elxn41

And with that, he's off to Mississauga

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in B.C. promising a $2.5-billion tax break for two-parent families, albeit several years from now - and provided the government manages to balance the budget.
The scheme would allow spouses with children under 18 to split household income up to $50,000 in order fall into lower tax brackets. The plan wouldn't begin until 2015-16 under current Conservative deficit projections. (The Canadian Press)

A lot of people I've met on the street so far say they're undecided voters. #elxn41 #cdnpoli

Tory tax break costs $2.5 billion so you won't be able to balance your home tax bill until Harper balances his in, say, 4 years #elxn41

Rumours of robo-love rock the campaign after Global editor's photos posted online

REGINA - Canadian politcs, notoriously devoid of sex scandals, is suddenly abuzz with rumours about amorous robots.

The chatter began with a Global News camera editor, who made an eyebrow-raising discovery upon wandering into a Regina hotel while covering Jack Layton's campaign.

Jamie Butler got off the big orange NDP bus and went up to his room in the landmark Hotel Saskatchewan.

When he opened the door, he saw towels on the floor and items strewn around the room. Things got stranger from there.

He took a closer look around and couldn't believe his eyes: sitting on the desk was something that looked like a suit of armour. A couple of tinfoil limbs lay near the main part of the costume.

And on the back, Butler saw a sign - which featured a rainbow, two brightly coloured drawings of robots, and the slogan: "Robosexuals."

He snapped a few photos, went to see the manager, and was quickly upgraded to one of the fanciest suites in the hotel. (The Canadian Press)