Conservatives strike urgent notes in final campaign push

The Conservatives pushedhard on the last day of the federal election campaign, dedicating Sunday to theirlast effort in the key battlegrounds of Ontario and British Columbia.

During his final campaign stop in Abbotsford, B.C.,Conservative LeaderStephen Harper spent most of his speech taking one lastattack atthe Liberals.

"They talk precious little about the contents of their platform because at its heart is out-of-control spending," Harper said, elicitingshouts of "Shame!" from the crowd of Conservative supporters.

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During anevent this morning in Newmarket, Ont.,Harper continued to drive home the message of theTory plan for balanced budgets and low taxesagainst the Liberals' deficit spending using the recently adoptedgame show technique andka-chingsound effectto emphasizehis points.

But it wasn't just cash register sounds that filled the room.With the possible loss of government statusonthe line,notes of urgency also rangin the air.

"We want this country to keep moving forward. We do not want to go back to the days where the government ran for a handful of Liberal special interest groups and the bureaucracy," Harper told the audience.

"And the Liberal campaign, when you cut away all the fancy rhetoric, that's all it is really about."

Harper hammers message on last day of campaign

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Conservative leader Stephen Harper speaks to supporters in Newmarket, Ont.

Conservative candidates Peter Van Loan and Lois Brown, who were on hand to introduce Harper, made several pleas with supporters to show up to the polls to vote.

"That's critically important in this election," said Van Loan."Because we know, that elections in some ridings will be decided by not who votes, but who decides not to vote."

"We can't afford for you to stay home because staying at home is a vote for tax hikes for years to come to pay off those massive deficits," he warned.

Brown joined in the chorus, highlighting "how critical this election is for the future of our families."

"Iam incredibly proud of every one of you. But I'm asking you to go that final mile, that final push on Monday to help just put us over the top."

The Conservative campaign also made a whistle stop in Regina to rally a smallcrowd of about a hundred people who greeted Harper on the tarmac at the airport.

Under blue skieswithunseasonably warm weather, Harper urged the crowd to work a little harderto get out the vote tomorrow.

Every single vote will count, he told supporters gathered on the tarmac.

Peter Van Loan encourages Conservatives to get out the vote

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Conservative candidate Peter Van Loan urges volunteers to get people to the polls and prevent Liberals from forming government