#CANADA: Opponents Avoiding Liberal Ldr. Justin Trudeau's Famous Last Name In Campaign

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Media have noticed that party leaders running against Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau - son of the late former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau - are refusing to use his last name in speeches and interviews. PM Stephen Harper calls him "Justin" to illustrate the 43-year-old's relative youth, while New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair calls him the "third party leader."

#CANADA: New Democrat's Leader Tom Mulcair Takes Tough, Soft Questions During Facebook Q&A

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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is the first major party leader to participate in a Facebook Q&A, in a format that allowed for carefully crafted answers -- but also unscripted questions and criticism from voters. Most of the questions he chose to answer were about the economy -- one of the top election issues given ongoing concerns over a Canadian recession and world market volatility.

#CANADA: Prime Minister Candidates Stress Economic Solutions After Market Plunge

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The federal party leaders engaged in some heavy crossfire the day after the market plunged, with clashing visions of how to balance the country's books and grow the economy taking shape on the campaign trial. The focus on the economy intensified as the TSX/S&P composite index fell more than 420 points on Monday.

#CANADA: NDP Ldr #TomMulcair Accuses #StephenHarper of Serving "Bloody Dictator" #Assad

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In parliament Wednesday, New Democratic Party Leader Tom Mulcair accused Stephen Harper's Conservative government of being at the service of "a bloody dictator" due to the Prime Minister's openness to extend air strikes to Syria, but only with Bashir Al-Assad's permission.

CANADA: NDP Leader's Bill Would Strengthen Parliament's Budget Watchdog [world politics news]