Party leaders are spread out across the country on this final day of the election campaign. Polls open Monday, October 19, 2015 at 9.30 a.m. in Ontario and close at 9 p.m. Times are slightly different in other provinces but the total opportunity to vote is 12 hours across the country. Justin Trudeau is in Alberta today where he is trying to grind down support for the Conservatives. A rolling three-day poll shows him within distance of winning the election with an approximately 5 to 6 point lead nationally over the Conservatives. Prime Minister Harper is in Ontario this morning and will swing across the 905 area. NDP leader Thomas Mulcair visited the offices of candidate Jennifer Hollett on College St. Ms. Hollett leads popular support in recent polls in the South Bayview riding of University Rosedale (also known at UR). The prime minister was reflective in an interview with wife:Laureen last night on CP24: “The polls have been all over the place. We shall see. I don’t comment on them. It is a choice for Canadians,” he said. A heavy turnout is expected this election. Advance polling is said to have been as much as 70 percent greater in certain areas over the 2011 election.
