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Canada election 2015: Where the leaders are Wednesday

With the federal election campaign finish line in sight, the leaders of the Conservative and New Democratic parties will spend the day shoring up support in ridings they won in 2011.
The main federal party leaders, from left, Gilles Duceppe, Stephen Harper, Elizabeth May, Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau. (Reuters/Canadian Press)

With the federal election campaign finish line in sight, the leaders of the Conservative and New Democratic parties will spend the day shoring up support in ridings they won in 2011.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will hold his first event of the day in southwestern Ontario in the Brantford-Brant riding, then attend an evening event hosted by the Canada-India Friendship Group in Brampton, Ontario.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair will attend a town hall event in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, which the New Democrats won from the Liberals in 2011.

Mulcair then heads to a farm in the Quebec riding of Repentigny, which the NDP snatched from the Bloc in 2011.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, meanwhile, will spend the first part of his day targeting Ontario ridings the Liberals hope to take from the NDP — Hamilton Mountain and Niagara Centre riding.

Trudeau will then switch gears with a visit to St. Catharines, a Conservative riding where the Liberals placed third in 2011.

The Liberal leader finishes his day with a rally in Ajax, where former Liberal MP Mark Holland is looking to unseat Conservative Chris Alexander.

Green party Leader Elizabeth May will make three campaign stops today in Vancouver and two in the Victoria-area communities of Colwood and Langford.

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe faces a busy day, with eight campaign events in six Quebec communities.

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Here are details of the leaders' itineraries. All times are local:

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper

Brantford, Ont.: Speech at J.P. Bowman Ltd. 12 p.m., 55 Sinclaoir Blvd.

Brampton, Ont.: Event hosted by Canada-India Friendship. 7:30 p.m., Pearson Convention Centre, 2638 Steeles Avd. E.

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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair

​Dartmouth, N.S.: Town hall with seniors at Alderney Landing Theatre. 9:15 a.m., 2 Ochterloney St.

L'Assomption, Que.: Photo opportunity at Ferme Cormier. 3 p.m., 160 rang l'Achigan.

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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau

Hamilton: Event at Mohawk College. 8:30 a.m., 135 Fennell Ave W.

Welland, Ont.: Photo opportunity at Blue Star Restaurant, 12:30 p.m., 676 King St.

St. Catharines, Ont.: Photo opportunity at Caffe Gatti. 2:05 p.m., 3 Race St.

Ajax, Ont.: Rally at Ajax Liberal Campaign Office. 6 p.m., 599 Kingston Rd. W.

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Green party Leader Elizabeth May

Vancouver: Event opposing sale of CBC properties at Queen Elizabeth Theater Pavilion. 10 a.m., 649 Cambie St.

Vancouver: Speech at Grandview Park. 12:10 p.m., 1657 Charles St.

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Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe

​Sainte-Therese, Que.: News conference. 10:45 a.m., 212 Cure-Labelle.

Joliette, Que: Rally. 6:25 p.m., 40 Lajoie Sud.

View a map of the leaders' movements so far, including in the months leading up to the campaign.

With files from CBC News