Campaigns dig up dirt, sling mud as Ontario election enters final post-debate stretch [Video]

Ontario’s snap election campaign is heading for its post-debate home stretch, with political parties starting to dig up dirt, sling mud and change course.

The Feb. 27 vote is now less than 10 days away, and while there is nary a costed platform to be found, aside from the Greens’, the campaign appears to have entered a different phase.

The Progressive Conservatives are showcasing problematic posts from Liberal candidates with increasing frequency. The Liberals are road testing a new tactic of trying to woo NDP voters, though denigrating the party as acting like “money grows on trees.” The NDP is dismissing the Liberals as desperate.

Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie first tried out her pitch to NDP voters during Monday night’s debate, then drove it home Tuesday by going to Hamilton, a city that traditionally shows deep NDP support, to repeat the message.

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