Election 2025: Campaign Roundup - Day 14

Welcome to Day 14 of Canada Minute’s 2025 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2025 Canadian federal election now finally underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

Campaign Roundup - Day 14:

• We’re a third of the way through the campaign! Election Day is Monday, April 28th, and polls will be open for 12 hours at assigned polling stations. Advance voting will take place from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm from April 18th to 21st. You can also vote early at any Elections Canada office until April 22nd using a special ballot. All of the information you need to cast your ballot is available at the Elections Canada website.
  
  
• Parties are finalizing candidates, with both the Liberals and Conservatives dropping some due to controversial remarks. Nominations close on Monday, and a list of confirmed candidates will be available on Elections Canada’s website on Wednesday.
  
  
• Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled a plan to eliminate 25% of red tape within his first two years if elected, aiming to ease burdens on taxpayers and businesses. He also proposed a "two-for-one" law to repeal two regulations for every new one imposed, and vowed to cut $2 in government spending for every $1 in new administrative costs.
  
  
• Liberal Leader Mark Carney has promised to invest in skilled trades and provide apprenticeship grants of up to $8,000. His plan includes increasing access to union-led training and establishing a $20 million capital fund for colleges to support apprenticeship spaces. Carney also aims to boost labour mobility across provinces and territories and address challenges like interprovincial trade barriers to “build one Canadian economy”.
  
  
• NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised that an NDP government would guarantee all Canadians have access to a family doctor by 2030. To incentivize provinces, he would offer a 1% increase in Canada Health Transfer funds for those who meet the goal of guaranteed primary care access. Singh's plan includes hiring 7,500 new family doctors, making it easier for international physicians to practice in Canada, and implementing a pan-Canadian licensure to address the healthcare shortage.