Canada election: Leaders focus campaigns on housing, tax loopholes and each other [Video]

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Federal party leaders, most of them out west, were generally focused on their party platforms today as stock markets rumbled in the background.

The Liberals and NDP both reiterated their housing promises. Carney also downplayed comments he made about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at a rally this weekend.

Singh said he’d close loopholes that allow people to flip homes on the real estate market and criticized the sale of part of Rogers to American company Blackstone.

Pierre Poilievre said he wants to crack down on tax havens and talked about the crowd sizes at his rallies.

Green Party co-Leader Elizabeth May said her party would cover costs for all prescription meds.

For more on federal party promises, you can dig in on that here.

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