The social media gaffes died down during the seventh week of the campaign and the focus turned to the economy. Here鈥檚 a recap.
MONDAY
There are more than five million senior citizens and they are much more likely to vote, so i.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau promised to eventually boost the guaranteed income supplement by $920 a year, and to index old age security benefits to inflation.
The , but also spend more on home care, nursing home beds, palliative care, 鈥檇ementia and Alzheimers.
The Conservatives - who previously announced a slew of benefits for seniors - celebrated the news that for 2014-15 under their watch.
TUESDAY
Not to be outdone on the seniors file, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper announced , which he said would start in 2017 and save up them up to $600 a year.
Mulcair made an announcement for another demographic, for youth, but that was overshadowed , including Rachel McAdams, Stephen Lewis and Naomi Klein.
In contrast to the NDP鈥檚 platform of balanced budgets, openness to free trade and sustainable development of Alberta鈥檚 oilsands, said they want the next government to end free trade deals and a phase out fossil fuels in a few decades.
Harper was in Vancouver, where a recession in Alberta 鈥渉as been made worse because the NDP government came in and followed up by raising taxes."
WEDNESDAY
Trudeau was more kind to the Alberta NDP, . He accused Harper of 鈥渕issing an entire boom cycle鈥� in Alberta and not getting 鈥渁ny of the projects needed鈥� built.
The NDP, meanwhile, offered , which suggests they would pay for billions of dollars of new promises in part with a two per cent rise in the corporate tax rate - similar to the Alberta NDP鈥檚 recent hike.
THURSDAY
that the economy has certainly been on the minds of voters. It was the most-discussed topic between early August and mid-September, with big spikes coinciding with the news that Canada had slipped into technical recession and that it posted a $1.9-billion surplus.
At in Alberta, the leaders fought over their plans for greenhouse gases, a possible house price bubble, the wisdom of deficits and immigration policy.
Green party leader 鈥橢lizabeth May wasnt invited but , where she shared videos, including one 鈥渇act-checking鈥� Harper鈥檚 comments on renewable energy.
FRIDAY
, all three leaders attempted to create post-debate momentum.
Harper upped his game by doing a Q&A in Toronto .
(Saskatchewan) to announce his commitment to working with the provinces toward universal prescription drug coverage.
Trudeau, meanwhile, seized on a comment Harper made at the debate about 鈥�,鈥� telling supporters in Montreal it showed Harper was 鈥渆ager to use the politics of division.鈥�
Nanos Research鈥檚 daily tracking for CTV and The Globe and Mail Friday morning, as it had for eight days.
Next week will show whether any leader broke through.
