FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a Liberal party election campaign event in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Candace Elliott
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday promised tougher action on gun control if he is re-elected next month after a recent string of deadly shootings near Toronto, Canada's biggest city.
"Far too many communities and families are facing terrible tragedies because of gun violence and it is really important that a government show leadership on that," Trudeau told reporters during a campaign stop outside Toronto. Canadians head to the polls on Oct. 21.
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