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LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — A Quebec NDP candidate who proposed reopening the Constitution to revisit freedom of religion in order to rule on the question of niqabs now says his comments were ill-considered and “contradictory.

OTTAWA — A look at key developments Friday on the campaign trail: Conservative Leader Stephen Harper was asked Friday to clarify a controversial comment from Thursday night’s debate.

CALGARY — Stephen Harper blasted his two main rivals in the leaders’ debate Thursday for economic policies which he says will cost thousands of jobs and hit Canadians in the pocketbook.

CALGARY — A combative Justin Trudeau was under fire from all sides Thursday as opponents slammed the Liberal leader’s economic plan as a formula for dumping debt on future generations and raising the taxes of working Canadians.

CALGARY — Tom Mulcair tried to position himself as a prudent and progressive alternative to his Conservative rival Thursday as he declared the untested NDP ready and poised to take the reins of the economy.

CALGARY — Some key exchanges from Thursday’s televised leaders’ debate on the economy.

OTTAWA — A look at key developments Thursday on the campaign trail as the three main party leaders largely kept a low profile ahead of their debate on the economy in Calgary: The New Democrats kicked off the day in Ottawa announcing they had calculat

OTTAWA — For most voters, the state of the country’s economy will be a deciding factor when they cast their ballot on Oct 19. Here are five questions Canadians may want answered on the economy in Thursday night’s leaders’ debate: 1.

OTTAWA — Bread and butter issues are typically top of mind for Canadians when they decide how to cast their ballots. So tonight’s debate on the economy is crucial for all three of the main party leaders.

OTTAWA — A look at key developments Wednesday, Sept. 16, on the campaign trail: The NDP believes it would be able to run a $4.1-billion surplus in the next fiscal year should it form the next federal government.