Royal Canadian Navy and CTV News

Steve Murphy: The Liberal promise came as documents exclusively obtained by CTV News revealed that the Harper government plan to overhaul the Royal Canadian Navy with a multi-billion dollar procurement to replace frigates and destroyers may be in trouble, according to CTV. And in an interview with CTV Atlantic Steve Murphy, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair was pressed on the feasibility of his promise to create one million affordable child care spaces. Here a look back at the highlights: Monday Back on the campaign trail, focus shifted to military procurement as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau vowed to scrap the controversial planned purchase of F-35 fighter jets for cheaper alternatives, a cancellation that both the Conservatives and NDP said would harm the Canadian aerospace industry. Tuesday Nanos Research daily tracking for CTV and The Globe and Mail had the three major parties locked within two percentage points of each other nationally. Harper was forced to defend a multimillion-dollar campaign pledge to match Terry Fox Foundation donations after Conservatives were accused of politicizing one of Canada most respected icons. At a campaign stop in Montreal, Justin Trudeau said under no circumstances would the Liberals prop up a Conservative minority government should the Tories receive a small plurality of seats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.