Conservative Lois Brown welcomed party leader Stephen Harper to a rally with party faithful in Newmarket on Sunday morning.
This was the first time the Conservative leader made a stop in the region during the 11 week campaign. Brown says Harper's visit is a big boost to her campaign.
“We are working hard. We have a phenomenal team that has been working hard every day since the campaign started and we have all day to do this yet, so we will continue our hard work,” she says.
Brown easily won the riding of Newmarket-Aurora in 2011 with 54 per cent of the vote, but the boundaries of the riding have since changed, creating some uncertainty about the outcome on Monday.
NDP candidate Yvonne Kelly was knocking on doors in downtown Newmarket in her final push to convince voters it's time for a change. She says the increased turnout at advance polls is a positive sign.
“It’s 70 per cent up. It's incredible I think. What it says is that people are ready for change and they wanted to get their vote in so nothing could interfere with that Monday,” Kelly says.
This is Liberal Kyle Peterson's second attempt to win the seat. He's excited by the momentum the Liberals have enjoyed in the final week of the campaign and was out knocking on doors to secure votes on Monday. He thinks Harper’s appearance in the riding was a sign.
“I guarantee you, 77 days ago he wasn't planning on being in Newmarket on the last day before the election and now it looks like he is trying to protect what he can because they are in trouble and they are I trouble here in Newmarket-Aurora.
Vanessa Long is also running for the Green Party and Dorian Baxter is running for the Progressive Canadian party.
The one thing that all of the parties have in common is that they are urging their supporters to get out and vote on Monday.
