2nd week of campaign brings new ads

Stephen Harper shakes hands with supporters, a Guelph, Ontario campaign event Monday. Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press

After a fiery kick off the week on the trail of the campaign, the Canada federal party leaders struck brick new Tuesday for a series of rallies and campaign ads.

Conservative leader Stephen Harper will begin the day in Victoriaville, Quebec, with an announcement to Fernand Giguère Fire Station, where it is expected that it will be to reaffirm the tax credit for volunteer firefighter in the federal budget last month.

Harper then should the head of Drummondville, Que., for an event campaign afternoon, followed by a rally in St. Agathe at 5 pm, local time.

Jack Layton, leader of the NDP, is scheduled to make an announcement at a daycare Winnipeg-area Tuesday morning. It is expected that his announcement will focus on child care.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff smiles as he arrived at the St. John s airport Monday. Nathan Denette/Canadian Press

Layton then travel to an enterprise local with the candidate in Winnipeg North Rebecca Blaikie, followed by a gathering of campaign as Tuesday evening.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff began his day with a visit to two local businesses in Conception Bay South, N.L., followed by visits to organizations of community resources in Charlesbourg, Quebec, Tuesday afternoon. He will wrap up Assembly the day with a rally in Drummondville, Qué.

Monday saw Harper, Ignatieff and Layton exchange gunfire throughout the day.

Ignatieff violently Harper over new revelations of fraud convictions against a former senior Harper Adviser saying issues as a "fundamental" question about the reliability of the Conservative leader. He added that the revelations prove Harper "speaks difficult crime anywhere in the world, but in his own Office.".

Layton went after Harper and Ignatieff, accusing the Conservative leader of Ontario South job losses do not take into account and claim the maraudé Liberal leader NDP policies.

Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe responds to questions from the media during a campaign Monday to Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, that Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press

Harper spent much of the day to defend the decision of his party do not purchase offsets for the carbon footprint of the Tower of the leader during the election campaign and try to allay the fears of what his agenda might be if he won a majority government.

The Green party leader Elizabeth can even once will paste in Vancouver Tuesday Island, canvassing in Saanich, British Columbia Colombia, in the morning, followed by a visit the elderly in the afternoon and door to door canvassing in the evening.

The Green Party is also headed to court Tuesday to fight for the inclusion of Elizabeth May in the televised leaders debates. Lawyer Peter Rosenthal will be argued before the Federal Court of appeal to hear the matter before April 12, the date of the first debate.

Bloc Québécois leader, Gilles Duceppe is expected to hold a press conference at Rimouski, Quebec, Tuesday morning, followed by an appearance at a local restaurant and a second press conference in Saint-Flavie, Que., in the afternoon. Duceppe will end the day with a speech at Mont-Joli, QC.

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